In Douluo Continent, there is a proper way to die.

Chapter 63 I just want her body (honest face)

The three of them flew through the air one after another, led by Yinlan, traversing through the lush forest. Qianrenxue couldn't help but glance a few more times at the petite figure at the front, her mind becoming increasingly shocked.

At such a young age, to be able to cultivate the "Blue Silver Grass" martial soul, possessing considerable innate soul power, and having the ability to fly with an external soul bone, and even flying for so long without showing any signs of fatigue—Qian Renxue even vaguely saw the girl occasionally turning back to look at her, indicating that the other party was actually worried that she couldn't keep up! And this speed wasn't even the other party's limit! On the contrary, it seemed that she was actually holding the other party back?!

What level of external spirit bone is that?! And to possess and absorb such a spirit bone at such a young age—neither the "Seven Great Sects" nor the Spirit Hall would dare to claim such extravagance! They have the ability to cultivate such a genius! What is the background and origin of this person?!

The two sides had barely exchanged a few words, and things even got a little unpleasant at first. But in the short period of time that followed, the other party's behavior had made Qian Renxue feel a chill run down her spine.

She had initially thought of taking the "high ground," planning to compensate them after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest if she misunderstood them. Now it seems that even their compensation might not be worth it.

Qian Renxue had begun to suspect that the mother and daughter might come from some powerful "hidden family" or something. The Douluo Continent was so vast that some things were definitely not as simple as they appeared on the surface. She had indeed thought so before, but she never expected that she would actually encounter such a thing.

From small things, we can see the big picture. Putting aside the resources required to cultivate what that girl has already revealed, the fact that she dares to expose all of these things to herself without any concealment is enough to tell us something.

This shows that she has enough confidence in her own safety and is not afraid of any bad guys having any designs on her.

...You should know that even she, Qian Renxue, the young master of the Qian family of the Spirit Hall, a level 99 peerless Douluo (Limit Douluo), and the granddaughter of "Invincible in the Sky" Qian Daoliu, did not have this kind of confidence. She had to publicly claim that she had "faked her death" to hide herself in the dark and dared not expose herself to prevent other forces from nipping her in the bud!

"...How long have I been unconscious?" After flying with Yinlan for a while, Qian Renxue finally broke the silence, trying to find some topics to bring the two closer.

Since such speculation has arisen, we certainly cannot treat this mother and daughter in the same way we would treat any other power. Even if we cannot win them over, we must find a way to keep them neutral in the future changes in the power dynamics among various factions, and at the very least, we cannot allow them to stand against the Spirit Hall.

Although Qian Renxue still had confidence in the power of the Spirit Hall, every high-level combatant in the Spirit Hall was an elder who had watched her grow up. If that mother and daughter were really of extraordinary origin, she did not want to lose an elder in the future because of her mistake at this time.

"I don't know. We found you around afternoon, and we don't know how long you were unconscious before that," Yinlan replied casually, pointing to the sunset on the horizon as she flew. "But we took care of you for almost two hours."

In fact, she could have completely ignored the lives of the Soul Masters who entered the Star Dou Great Forest. Whether they were humans or Soul Beasts, strictly speaking, they could all be considered "of the same kind" to her. However, due to the trouble caused by the previous Dragon God, the current cultivation method in this world could not avoid the battle between the two races. This was something that could not be changed before she and Gu Yuena became gods.

Since she can't change things right now, she doesn't have the time to meddle in everything. At most, she'll take care of the people around her. Until she truly becomes a "bridge" between the two races, things will remain the same as before. There's nothing she can do about it.

Yin Lan rescued her simply because she thought, "Golden hair is so pretty, what if she really is Qian Renxue?" She just picked her up without thinking. Anyway, she could get the soul ring anytime, it would just be a little later. If the girl she picked up really was Qian Renxue, she would have hit the jackpot.

Let me clarify beforehand, she wasn't lusting after his body (righteous indignation), but rather she wanted to take another step forward in her efforts to undermine Tang San and Tang Hao... Okay, I can't keep making this up, she just really was lusting after his body (honest face).

"Are you here to obtain spirit rings?" Qian Renxue continued to search for topics, first glancing at Yin Luo, then turning her gaze back to Yin Lan. "Why are you going so deep into the Star Dou Great Forest? Do you have any special requirements for spirit beasts that produce spirit rings? It's not easy to find spirit beasts around four hundred years old in this place."

She didn't think it was the spirit ring that Yinluo needed to break through to. However, considering that no spirit ring floated out when Yinlan released her spirit earlier, she could tell that the child hadn't obtained her first spirit ring yet. But the maximum absorption period for the first spirit ring was only 423 years. The spirit ring required for the "Blue Silver Grass" spirit was also a plant-type spirit beast. Hundred-year-old plant-type spirit beasts could be found on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, but they still ventured deep into this mixed zone, hence this guess.

Yinlan merely glanced at her sideways, revealing a subtle smile, though the smile accentuated more of her cuteness on her youthful face.

Qian Renxue's question left her speechless, with a lot of grievances stuck in her throat, unsure of where to begin.

She's even considering moving to Bengbu!

Seeing her like this, and then glancing at Yinluo beside her, who looked completely unconcerned, Qian Renxue tentatively asked, "Excuse me, did I ask something that's inconvenient to answer?"

Some long-established families have already researched what kind of soul beasts can produce soul skills that are most effective for their own martial souls. For example, the "Light Unicorn" that Qian Renxue needs for her fifth soul ring can provide her with a soul skill called "Holy Sword". This was something that the Qian family had already decided on long ago.

Therefore, in order to prevent a certain soul beast that could produce the required soul skills from being maliciously hunted and targeted by hostile forces, resulting in future generations having no soul rings to obtain, the source of the soul rings acquired by various forces has also become a secret and not to be revealed to outsiders.

The three-pronged approach of the Dai and Zhu families of the Xingluo royal family has been used for a full 30,000 years, and it's still the same three-pronged approach in the era of Dou Si.

"No, you'll find out." Yin Lan shook her head, giving a vague answer. She probably wouldn't develop any kind of family. After she and Gu Yuena become gods in the future, they will definitely change the cultivation system of Douluo Continent, so there's really nothing to be ashamed of. But she really hadn't figured out how to find a reason to explain things to Qian Renxue and reach a cooperation agreement with her.

Qian Renxue didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a polite way of saying something that was inconvenient to say in order to avoid offending the other party, so she didn't ask any more questions.

You can probably guess what Yinlan wanted to complain about (laughs).

I'm a bit worried because that's my writing style. I need to develop the characters. Actually, the first draft had a longer and more detailed storyline about Qian Renxue, but I was afraid of being accused of padding, so I sped up the pace and cut some things.

Then someone actually realized something: as the young master of the Qian family, didn't Qian Renxue arrange for someone to find and keep an eye on the soul beasts beforehand? Was she just going to go and get them when she hit a bottleneck?

The latest novel is first published here!

Because I deleted that part of the plot, I forcibly created this opportunity to speed up the pace of her getting to know the protagonist. I had no choice but to arrange it this way from the author's perspective, speeding up the pace while also considering not ruining her character, just like I reshaped Gu Yuena.

The situation did indeed deteriorate somewhat, and the pacing became a bit out of control. Some readers expressed strong opinions about the current state of Qian Renxue.

Because my writing style tends to use analysis to advance the plot, this situation is somewhat similar to the previous "Dragon God's Prohibition" incident, which I mentioned at the end of Chapter 54. This time, it was because I removed the analysis of how Qian Renxue developed her personality, resulting in many people being dissatisfied with Qian Renxue's performance. I then added those analyses back to the end of Chapter 59.

But to be honest, this feeling is very unpleasant because this is a novel, a complete book, not some online forum discussion thread. I can't possibly add my post-hoc analyses to the author's notes every time, instead of writing them in the book itself; that's related to the book's integrity.

Sigh, I'm really worried. There are also family issues at home that's making me a bit flustered and confused. Maybe I need to adjust my mindset.

(End of this chapter)