Douluo: Unparalleled General, Starting by Deceptive Thousand-Snow-Peak 115

Chapter 115: Mother and Daughter Conflict within the Martial Soul Temple

Seeing Tang Hao leave and no longer sensing his aura, Lan Xue finally relaxed.

“I never imagined that after all these years, Tang Hao’s strength has improved to this extent,” Lan Xue said, holding the long spear in her hand. Blood continued to seep from the tiger’s mouth of her hand, staining the spear shaft. “Mr. Du Guobo, if you hadn’t been there today, I wouldn’t have stood a chance in a one-on-one fight against Tang Hao.”

Even though Tang Hao was covered in hidden injuries, his overall configuration was simply too overpowered. Before his injuries flared up, he could suppress her to the point of suffocation.

In their battle years ago, Tang Hao didn’t yet possess a full set of Soul Bones and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. While there was a gap in their physical strength, it wasn’t as extreme as it was today. But today, every hammer blow from Tang Hao sent excruciating pain through her internal organs.

“Let’s go, Mr. Du Guobo, let’s return to the town,” Lan Xue said.

“But Your Excellency Xuanbing, your injuries?” Du Guobo worried. Lan Xue’s injuries were severe; her lungs and internal organs were injured by the昊天锤 (Hāotiānhuí -昊天 Hammer), and her shoulder bone was fractured, only held together by the ice.

“It’s nothing; these injuries are insignificant to me,” Lan Xue said indifferently.

The hammer blow Tang Hao couldn’t control back then had injured her far more severely than today. Moreover, times had changed. Lan Xue had consumed two immortal herbs. Although neither was a body-tempering herb—the Hun Yuan Immortal Herb only increased her strength without improving her physique—the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng gave Lan Xue’s body incredible resilience. As long as she wasn’t dead, her body’s self-healing speed was extremely fast, and it was difficult for lingering injuries to remain.

These injuries would heal in a short time, and her soul power could be restored with a night of meditation.

Tossing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone in her hand, Lan Xue looked very happy. This was the first time in her life that she had obtained such a precious treasure.

With this, she could temporarily leave the little rabbit alone. Even if she and Du Guobo didn’t deal with her, it didn’t mean no one else could target her. She believed that someone else could also discover Xiao Wu’s true identity—her son.

One of Nan Feihuang’s external soul bone skills, Ghost Eyes, could see through the flow of soul power. The biggest difference between transformed soul beasts and humans was twofold: one was their aura, but only Title Douluo-level powerhouses could detect this; the second was that the flow of soul power was completely different from humans. Lan Xue believed her son wouldn’t miss it.

On the other hand, as soon as Tang Hao was far away from Lan Xue and Du Guobo, in a secluded part of the forest, he couldn’t help but spit out a large mouthful of blood. “Ugh!!!”

“Cough… cough…”

Then came an uncontrollable cough.

This battle had pushed him to his absolute limit. If he hadn’t pretended to have some remaining strength, he wouldn’t have been able to deceive Lan Xue and Du Guobo.

The claim that the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Ring could provide him with the vitality for one final nine-ring explosion was pure bluff. While it’s true that the Blue Silver Emperor could enhance vitality, it couldn’t be powerful enough to allow a nine-ring simultaneous explosion. If he truly did that, he might have perished before his opponents.

“Damn it, Lan Xue’s body is so strange. She only has one Soul Bone, yet its toughness is extraordinarily strong, far exceeding that of the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos back then. If I hadn’t used the昊天锤 (Hāotiānhuí -昊天 Hammer) to take the initiative and establish dominance, today’s battle would have been much harder,” Tang Hao muttered.

Tang Hao’s hidden injuries were a significant problem. Short-term battles were fine, but if he encountered a similarly powerful opponent in a prolonged fight, he would easily be worn down.

If he hadn’t been plagued by his recurring injuries, he definitely wouldn’t have lost to Lan Xue and Du Guobo. If he had won, he would have killed them. Although these two were people of strong integrity, in Tang Hao’s eyes, only dead people could keep secrets absolutely safe.

“Oh well, this outcome is the best I could have achieved,” Tang Hao sighed.

At least he didn’t have to worry about Lan Xue and Du Guobo going after Xiao Wu for now. The two were very serious about their promises; since they promised not to bother Xiao Wu again, they wouldn’t easily break their word.

Unfortunately, his gaze was misplaced. Someone else was the one who truly intended to target Xiao Wu.

Under the bright moon, the ravaged forest looked as if it had just experienced a magnitude ten earthquake. If the three hadn’t deliberately restrained themselves and hadn’t used their ninth soul abilities or the Great Sumeru Hammer, the town might have been affected.

The three Title Douluos had left. In a room in the town, Nan Feihuang looked at the red mane in his hand. This time, he might need Chi Tu’s help.

Using the sealing technique from that time, he didn’t know how much power Chi Tu had sealed within itself. As long as it was more than 80%, Nan Feihuang was confident that he could temporarily borrow the remaining less than 20% of Chi Tu’s power using the Man and Horse Unity auxiliary skill without causing it to break through its seal and attract a million-year divine tribulation.

Don’t underestimate that remaining 10% or so. Chi Tu was incredibly powerful; that single 10% surpassed many Title Douluos.

Meanwhile, in the Martial Soul Temple’s archives.

Late at night, someone was still diligently reading and researching; it was Qian Renxue, who had just returned.

Dozens of soul beast encyclopedias were on her desk. Qian Renxue quickly flipped through them, seemingly searching for something.

From morning until now, she finally found what she wanted in the twenty-seventh book.

“Yes, this is it!” Qian Renxue rejoiced, quickly taking out pen and paper to draw the soul beast’s appearance, and copying down its living habits, fighting style, habitat, and age identification methods.

Her handwriting was beautiful and neat, just like her personality.

Qian Renxue copied extremely carefully, afraid of any omissions. She didn’t even notice that a figure had already stood at the doorway, watching her with a complex expression.

Only when Qian Renxue finished copying and began to tidy up her desk did she approach. “Found what you wanted? For a young man, you went to such lengths.”

“It’s you.” Qian Renxue turned to see the visitor—it was Bibi Dong, her “sister.”

“So late, what are you doing here? Is something wrong?”

“That Nan Feihuang, he’s important to you?” Bibi Dong said bluntly. “You even searched through my Martial Soul Temple’s collection of rare soul beast information for the soul ring he wants. Are you trying to aid the enemy?”

“Aid the enemy? Ha, what nonsense. First, Feihuang saved my life, so it’s only natural for me to repay him. Second, Feihuang isn’t an enemy of the Martial Soul Temple, and I’m confident I can bring him over to my side. How can that be aiding the enemy? Speaking of aiding the enemy, I heard that when you were young, you brought someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan here and almost used this archive room as a dorm. Who’s the real one aiding the enemy?” Qian Renxue sneered and retorted.

Bibi Dong’s face darkened. She retorted immediately, “Bring him over to your side? You’re truly naive. You’re deceived by a man and still foolishly believe he likes you. If Nan Feihuang truly cared for you, why would he hide things from you?”

“Feihuang hid things from me? What did he hide?” Qian Renxue asked, feeling a little uneasy. Could Feihuang really be deceiving her somewhere?

“You don’t know, do you? He already has a childhood sweetheart by his side. You’re completely being played by him,” Bibi Dong said. She had already obtained information about Nan Feihuang through Xu Rong, a traitor within the Ancient Thunder King Country. But before, Qian Renxue only had the intention of using Nan Feihuang, so this information was irrelevant.

Over the years, she gradually realized that Qian Renxue seemed to be falling for him, so she had to let her suffer the pain quickly.

“Childhood sweetheart? You mean Lü Lingqi?” Qian Renxue instinctively said.

Bibi Dong was stunned. “You even know? Nan Feihuang is surprisingly candid with you.”

Qian Renxue smiled slightly. So that’s what Bibi Dong wanted to say. She immediately felt relieved.

As Bibi Dong said, if Nan Feihuang truly cared for her, he wouldn’t hide things.

Conversely, Nan Feihuang’s frankness was precisely because he liked her and was afraid she might misunderstand in the future?

In a way, Bibi Dong was unwittingly manipulated by Nan Feihuang; she had given him a reverse assist.

“Yes, Feihuang said he’ll introduce her to me next time. Actually, the first time we met, he told me the types of girls he liked. Someone like me is one type, and Lü Lingqi is another. It’s only natural to have impulsive feelings when you’re young, and he didn’t hide it from me. He admitted to having feelings for Lü Lingqi, but after meeting me, he knew what true love was. Sister, you said that love shouldn’t involve deception. I agree. So, what do you think of Feihuang’s honesty?” Qian Renxue asked confidently.

However, this confidence was extremely irritating to Bibi Dong.

Nan Feihuang’s behavior up to this point had gradually solidified its meaning in her mind.

Initially, without knowing that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, he expressed his ideal type—a woman like Qian Renxue.

In the court, their interests and political views aligned; they were like-minded.

In the Star Dou Forest, he risked his life to save her.

In the Heavenly Dou Empire Palace, he confessed his mistake to Xue Qinghe, admitted his love for Qian Renxue, and was even willing to break off his engagement with Xue Ke, regardless of offending the Heavenly Dou Empire. He even confessed to Qian Renxue without knowing her identity.

Now, he was openly revealing his first love to her without reservation.

From secret admiration to experiencing hardship and life or death together, to an unintentional confession, and a clear understanding of each other’s feelings.

Then there were two years of continuous letter exchanges.

Even she wouldn’t believe that Nan Feihuang didn’t love Qian Renxue.

But why? Qian Xun Ji ruined her life, so why should Qian Renxue be entitled to happiness?

(End of Chapter)

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