After Tianlin and Qian Renxue left, Meyers eyed Ning Rongrong and the others maliciously. "Elder Snake Lance, Elder Ghost Leopard, should we capture these people while Sword Prince isn't here? Even if Jun Tianlin returns, we could use them as hostages."
She Long glanced coldly at him. "You want to touch Ning Rongrong? Go ahead, I won't stop you, but I won't be responsible for your corpse when Chen Xin comes for you."
Ghost Leopard nodded silently; in their Spirit Hall meetings, they'd only discussed dealing with Tianlin, never Ning Rongrong.
After all, Chen Xin had already reached level 99, and with his life-burning technique, he would stop at nothing for Ning Rongrong. Anyone who harmed her should prepare their coffin.
Everyone knew—no matter how much Chen Xin loved his disciple Jun Tianlin, Ning Rongrong, his granddaughter, always came first. She was his reverse scale.
For Tianlin, Chen Xin would protect him, but as a swordsman, Tianlin needed hardship to grow.
But for Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin was an unstoppable steamroller—flattening every obstacle to ensure her happiness. Anyone who dared harm her would face the wrath of the Seven Kill Sword.
"My apologies, I misspoke," Meyers finally realized Ning Rongrong's special status. If he really hurt her, even hiding in the Worship Hall wouldn't save him.
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Meanwhile, Qian Renxue and Tianlin had arrived outside the city, staring at each other intently. Finally, Qian Renxue spoke first. "Xiao Tian, fight me. I want to see your true strength. Even if you insulted my father, I can't pretend not to know."
"Sister Xue, you know I rarely provoke others unless they provoke me first. But as for my opinion of your father, I won't take it back. In fact, I'll add—he's not just a fool, he's also scum!" Tianlin smiled. "I know this will anger you, and I'll explain later, but I must warn you: Sister Xue, you may be strong enough to challenge those above your level, but you still can't beat me!"
"Very good. My Xiao Tian has really grown up. Now that we're enemies, you don't even care about me anymore? Then take this! Whether I can beat you or not, let's find out!" Qian Renxue was truly angered and hurt. If Tianlin cared about her, he wouldn't insult her father to her face. So, this fight had to happen.
Two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red—eight soul rings appeared. This surprised Tianlin a little. Qian Renxue breaking through to Soul Douluo wasn't odd, given her rapid progress, but he hadn't expected her to have a 100,000-year soul ring.
"First spirit ability, Angel Assault!"
Qian Renxue's first ring shone, focusing the holy energy of her six-winged angel into her fist as she dove at Tianlin.
Ordinary people couldn't take this move head-on, or even if they blocked it, it would drain their soul power due to the holy energy's dissolving effect.
"Frozen Snow!"
Tianlin created an ice wall as a shield, blocking Qian Renxue's attack.
The punch was powerful, but not enough to break through the ultimate ice defense with one hit.
Qian Renxue smiled, forming a sword of light in her hand. "Fifth spirit ability, Holy Sword!"
The holy sword sliced through the ice wall like tofu, its energy continuing toward Tianlin's chest.
Tianlin dodged sideways, and the sword energy cut a trench hundreds of meters long in the ground.
"Not bad, Xiao Tian. You dodged my Earth Shatters Strike. Next, try this—Blood Drenches the Rivers!" Qian Renxue spun, sending blood-red sword energy mixed with golden holy energy in all directions.
Everywhere it passed, all plants and trees were not only cut down but vaporized by the holy energy.
"Is that—the Seven Kill Sword technique?" Tianlin was surprised. He hadn't expected her to know it.
But there was no time to ponder. Facing the Seven Kill Sword technique, he countered with the same, "Blood Drenches the Rivers!"
Their sword energies collided and dissipated evenly.
Finally, Tianlin had to ask, "Sister Xue, where did you learn the Seven Kill Sword technique?"
"What's so strange? You never hid your practice from me. Did you think I was an idiot? After watching so many times, of course, I learned it," Qian Renxue laughed.
"Well! You've stolen my sect's secret skill. Now watch mine—Angel Radiance, Holy Light Shines!"
Tianlin channeled sacred power into his palm, forming a ball of light, which exploded into countless beams sweeping in all directions.
"What move is this?" Qian Renxue was shocked and hastily used her defensive spirit skill. "Third spirit ability, Angel Barrier!"
The Angel Barrier was her best defense, usually able to block even a Title Douluo's sixth ability. But unfortunately, Tianlin's soul power was even purer than hers.
Under the onslaught, the barrier finally shattered. Luckily, Tianlin stopped in time; otherwise, Qian Renxue would have been injured.
Seeing him hold back, her anger subsided greatly.
"This is a method for using sacred power recorded in my Qian clan's Angel techniques. Xiao Tian, where did you learn it? I've never used it in front of you."
"Sister Xue, don't forget, we trained together for years with the Heavenly Snow Power. Our meditation techniques were intertwined. But my meditation method was actually far superior, so while you benefited from mine, I absorbed all of yours. My Nuwa Emperor Meditation Method absorbed your angelic holy power and your soul power flow."
"So, learning how your clan uses holy power wasn't hard for me," Tianlin said smugly.
Qian Renxue blushed deeply instead of getting angry. "So...when we trained together, you could see me inside and out?"
Even her internal body—she was sure Tianlin could see through her disguises.
Tianlin nodded honestly. "Yeah. To be honest, Sister Xue, you've become more beautiful over the years, but your figure hasn't developed much. I remember when I was eight, I stayed overnight in your East Palace after a late-night training session—you used me as a body pillow all night. Honestly, it was uncomfortable. We haven't slept together since, but from training, I estimate you're about 85-58-82 now!"
At last, Qian Renxue was utterly furious, her last thread of reason snapped!
"Seventh spirit ability, Seraphim True Form! Eighth spirit ability, Angel Incarnation!"