Chapter 8. Go to Holy Soul Village to visit Haozi
"From now on, you two elders will wait for Ji'er's orders in the Pope's Palace." Qian Daoliu said.
"Wait, old man, Yueguan and Guimei are both Soul Douluos now. You are too stingy. You can't just give me two Soul Douluos to get rid of me." Qian Xunji said.
"Don't be so ungrateful, you little brat. It's true that Elders Yueguan and Guimei are Soul Douluos now, but they are only one step away from becoming Titled Douluos. Moreover, the combined martial soul fusion skill of the two of them is more valuable than that of an ordinary Titled Douluo." Qian Xunji said, holding up a finger. "Give me another Titled Douluo."
"No, the Pope's Palace has already cost you two Titled Douluo. Yueguan and Guimei are my last tolerance for you. If you continue to embarrass me, I may consider retiring you in the future and let Xue'er take your place."
Qian Xunji: "..."
When the word Xue'er was mentioned, Qian Xunji suddenly wanted to see his little cotton-padded jacket.
"By the way, where's Xue'er?" Qian Xunji asked.
"Xue'er? You've come at a wrong time. I've taken her to absorb spirit rings. She's tired and is resting now. If you want to see her, come tomorrow." Qian Daoliu said.
"What did you say, absorbed spirit rings?" Qian Xunji said in shock.
"How many years?"
"First spirit ring, 420 years, second spirit ring, 760 years. How about it, the spirit ring configuration I found for Xue'er, is it good enough?" Qian Daoliu said.
"What the hell! My Xue'er has an innate level 20 soul power and a physique beyond that of an average soul master, and you're giving her this soul ring?" Qian Xunji angrily declared. He was just about to offer Qian Renxue the two soul beads, but the old man informed him that she had already absorbed the soul rings.
In the original novel, Qian Renxue possessed excellent talent, but her soul ring configuration was incredibly ordinary, incomparable to Tang San, whose fourth ring was ten thousand years old and his sixth a hundred thousand years old. This was largely due to the influence of this old man.
"What else could I do? Young man, don't be so unrealistic, brat. This is the soul ring configuration standard passed down by our angel ancestors. Most soul masters who exceed this soul ring configuration will explode and die. This ancestral family law cannot be changed. Do you understand?" Qian Daoliu said.
"Ancestral family rules? That applies to ordinary people, not true geniuses. My 'good disciple,' Bibi Dong, possesses the second ring of the Death Spider Emperor, yet she's perfectly fine," Qian Xunji retorted. "So what?
Bibi Dong is just an exception. Who knows what will happen if Xue'er absorbs a spirit ring of a higher age? We, the Angel Clan, have waited so long to finally receive a descendant capable of godhood. We should prioritize safety. Can you bear to see Xue'er explode and die from absorbing a spirit ring of a higher age?" Qian Daoliu said guiltily.
"Forget it, I won't tell you, old man." Qian Xunji gazed deeply toward Xue'er's room. Although he longed to see his daughter, he had more important things to do.
He had to see Haozi. Poor Haozi had just suffered the loss of his wife. As Haozi's dearest uncle, I, Qian Xunji, had to visit him.
The next time he saw Xue'er would be after meeting Haozi.
He took Juegui and the other two Soul Douluos and left the Hall of Worship.
Even if Qian Renxue absorbed the soul ring now, it would not have much impact on Qian Xunji. Qian Xunji had plenty of ways to turn all of Qian Renxue's soul rings into blood red.
But in this process, a lot of emotion points would definitely be wasted.
"Hey, what should I do if I don't have enough emotion points? I can only make Dong'er, Xiaogang, Haozi, Xiaosan and the others suffer!" Qian Xunji said with an apologetic face.
Juegui and the other two Soul Douluos who were following behind were a little confused when they heard what the Pope said.
After returning to the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong had adjusted her mood from the basement. She walked up to Qian Xunji and said, "Dong'er meets the teacher."
Bibi Dong, seemingly docile, was internally restless. Upon seeing Qian Xunji's face, the resentment she had just subsided surged again.
[Bibi Dong's Resentment +10,000]
[Bibi Dong's Resentment +10,000]
Qian Xunji's lips curled slightly. "Dong'er, you truly are my good disciple. Just by standing before me, your golden eggs will roll down. It seems I'll have to wave them around more often in the future."
"Ahem, let me introduce you. This is Elder Yueguan, and this is Elder Guimei. They will be the two great Palace Guardians of our Pope's Palace," Qian Xunji said.
"Greetings, Elders."
"Yueguan greets Her Highness the Saint."
"Guimei greets Her Highness the Saint."
The two men exchanged greetings. Yueguan and Guimei were currently at level 89, and Bibi Dong was at level 87. It seemed likely that Yueguan and Guimei would advance to Titled Douluo before Bibi Dong.
Qianxunji said, "Ghost, Yueguan, and Dong'er, I have something I need to go out for. During this time, you must practice diligently. When you advance to level 90, don't attach spirit rings lightly. Wait for me to return, okay?"
"Yes, teacher," Bibi Dong said.
"As ordered, Your Holiness," Yueguan and Ghost said.
After giving Yueguan and Ghostmei his instructions, Qianxunji suddenly heard the system's voice.
[Ding, triggering the main quest, check in with Tang San]
[Quest Requirements: Dear host, please go to Tang San's location immediately. Open to trigger the villain's main quest]
[Quest Reward: A fragment of the future, a universal friendship card]
A main quest? Qianxunji was stunned. He had thought his system only allowed him to torture Tang San and the protagonist, collecting their emotional points to strengthen himself. He hadn't expected the system to issue quests.
But this was just what he wanted. Qianxunji was already going to visit Haozi and his son, Xiaosan, in Holy Soul Village, so this trip was just a side trip.
Next, Qianxunji ordered Yueguan, Guimei, and Bibidong to retreat, while he himself immediately set off for Holy Soul Village.
This time, Qianxunji didn't take a chariot or any other means of transportation, relying solely on his spirit to travel. The speed of a six-winged angel was already incredibly fast, and the twelve-winged fallen angel was even more terrifying.
A round trip from Wuhun City to Holy Soul Village would take several months by chariot, but Qianxunji covered that distance in a single day.
Early the next morning, Qianxunji landed in Holy Soul Village.
(End of Chapter)