It was over an hour later when Qian Renxue finally rushed out of the palace, not far from where the carriage was waiting. She looked like she was trying to sneak away as she slipped into the carriage, quickly closing the door and reverting to her true appearance.
Behind her, the other carriages held the two Title Douluo responsible for her protection, along with the rest of their entourage, who had been waiting for quite some time.
Nangong Lingyun frowned and asked, "Why are you so late?"
"I encountered a small issue, it delayed me a bit. Let's get going, shall we?"
Although Qian Renxue's tone was asking for suggestions, this entire convoy was prepared by the Spirit Hall, so they naturally obeyed her commands.
As soon as she finished speaking, the exotic horses were urged forward.
They moved with such speed that they were almost comparable to an agile-attack type Soul Master.
Nangong Lingyun didn't pay any mind to such trivial matters. He was just about to bring up the topic of soul ring age when, before he could even open his mouth, his nose twitched, and a look of confusion crossed his face.
He smelled a peculiar fragrance, completely different from the previous two times.
Then, his eyes darted up and down, his gaze curiously sweeping over Qian Renxue, who had completely changed her attire, the red dress as bright as flames.
He murmured, "Something's not right, very wrong."
"What's not right?"
"I recall you never used perfume before. Suddenly changing your habits... Could you be trying to cover up another smell?"
Nangong Lingyun shifted his weight, settling close to Qian Renxue with a thud, his considerable weight causing the carriage to tremble slightly.
Then, he leaned his head in, taking a deep sniff, carefully discerning any scent besides the perfume and body fragrance. His expression immediately turned mischievous.
"After I left, you wouldn't have, you know... helped yourself, would you?"
"What do you mean, with your hands?
Ugh, you perverted bastard, I haven't."
Qian Renxue was taken aback at first, not quite understanding what the person meant.
But she was, after all, an adult. She'd hidden in the palace for so many years, she wasn't exactly a naive, sweet girl. And given this person's reputation, it was unlikely that they were talking about anything other than the gutter.
More importantly, she was already feeling guilty, so it was hard not to think about that particular aspect.
She quickly realized what he meant, and her teeth itched with anger.
"Not hands? Are you going to use… tools?
Don't worry. The sounds in this carriage, as long as I don't want them to, not even Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu standing outside will hear a thing.
Tell your husband in secret, and I promise not to judge you."
"Husband, my foot! Can you stop being so perverted?"
"It doesn't seem to be an item either, so what exactly is it?"
Qian Renxue simply closed her eyes and stopped talking. Although it wasn't what the other person said, she would never admit to such a thing, even if it killed her.
Even if my bones are crushed and my body destroyed, I will remain pure.
Nangong Lingyun looked at the system interface, where the progress of his "conquest" had increased by another five percent. He thought to himself:
You demon, and you say you're not a pervert?
With his most important objective achieved, Nangong Lingyun didn't continue to tease her, letting the bird-woman breathe a huge sigh of relief.
As long as the conquest progress was sufficient, everything else would follow naturally; there was no need to rush.
After only three times, he was already at sixty percent. It wouldn't be long now.
He took the initiative to get back to the main topic:
"The Grand Priest has prepared a fifty-thousand-year-old Light Unicorn for you?"
The Six-Winged Seraphim possesses three ultimate attributes: holy, light, and fire.
Among them, holy is a top-tier existence on the same level as evil, only possibly appearing in the bloodlines of divine beasts like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
To develop this ability, one can basically only rely on the Angel God's God-Given Soul Ring.
Light, though a step below, isn't easy to find either. The lowest quality is super, and the fifty-thousand-year-old Light Unicorn, both in terms of age and compatibility, is already as perfect as possible.
You have to know that the limit for a normal sixth soul ring is only twenty thousand years.
However, Nangong Lingyun still felt a bit dissatisfied.
"A divine-level martial soul, three soul bones with a lifespan of ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine years, and abilities that perfectly match, plus a body that has been transformed once.
If it's a normal super bloodline, it's already enough to challenge a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"A hundred thousand years? Are you confident?"
Qian Renxue was immediately shocked upon hearing this.
On the one hand, exceeding the normal limits by so much caused her concern.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was not just four times stronger than a Two-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; the difference in quality was massive, easily exceeding a factor of ten.
On the other hand, the allure of a red soul ring stirred her heart.
Nangong Lingyun nodded.
"Your previous soul rings completely wasted the advantages of your martial soul's quality. Otherwise, you could have achieved even higher.
Furthermore, the stronger the martial soul, the closer to the limit the soul rings need to be to unlock its potential. It's like a good horse needing a good saddle; it's a simple truth.
If I'm not mistaken, your martial soul hasn't undergone any major changes since it awakened, has it?"
He didn't quite understand.
Why someone with a Six-Winged Seraphim, a god-level martial soul, would still stick to the yellow-yellow-purple-purple soul ring configuration.
Even if the first two soul rings were due to the innate level 20 soul power and the fact that she was only six years old at the time, what about the third, fourth, and fifth rings?
Were they also following Yu Xiaogang's data? No matter how persuasive Gangzi was, he couldn't possibly have tricked the entire Angel family, right? "There isn't much change, but what's the problem?"
"Of course there's a problem, and a big one at that.
Soul rings have three main functions: strengthening the body and spirit, evolving the martial soul, and providing skills.
Almost every soul ring, if chosen normally, will cause a change in the martial soul.
Take myself as an example,
When it was first awakened, it was about the same size as a normal person. But now, fully deployed, it's already twenty meters tall and weighs twenty tons, with a single arm capable of a force of two hundred thousand jin.
The Primal Desolate Saint Body's quality is even above the Six-Winged Seraphim.
"The fact that you haven't changed only proves one thing: the quality of your previous soul rings was simply too poor to have any effect on your martial soul."
Qian Renxue's delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly. She instinctively wanted to retort, opening her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.
She had merged martial souls with Nangong Lingyun before, so she naturally knew that what he said was true. Just thinking about that terrifying power made her heart palpitate violently.
She could only stubbornly say, "Wasn't it ten meters tall before?"
"I'm sorry, a few days ago, I accidentally made a small breakthrough."
Qian Renxue: "..."
The two of them chatted as the convoy began to leave Heaven Dou City.
Nangong Lingyun looked down at his watch. A full twenty minutes had passed since they set off.
A quick calculation revealed that they were still at least seven or eight days away from the Star Dou Great Forest.
Therefore, he was about to stop the convoy when he pointed at the two Title Douluo and said: "You two come with me. The rest of you take the carriages back."
He was used to using his spatial abilities, and wasting so much time on the road was extremely unpleasant for him.
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