Chapter 62: Chu Chen: Qian Renxue, Why Are You Pretending?
"Damn it! Di Tian, what do you mean? Didn't you see those humans trying to harm the Auspicious Beast? Besides, they even killed my guards!"
Bear Lord's voice brewed with madness; only Di Tian could block one of his strikes so effortlessly.
Di Tian stepped out from the Void Realm. He ignored Bear Lord and walked over to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. After confirming the little one was unharmed, Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
"That Bloodline resonance just now..."
Di Tian's heart was also filled with confusion. Seeing that Di Tian ignored him, Bear Lord's heart flared with rage, but he dared not speak out. He let out a low growl, wanting to hunt down Chu Chen and the others.
"Bear Lord, stop."
Di Tian spoke, his voice filled with a majesty that left Bear Lord with no courage to resist.
"Di Tian, why?" Bear Lord looked at Di Tian, demanding an explanation.
"You dare question this seat? The Auspicious Beast nearly met with disaster at your hands. You should be glad she is fine; otherwise, ten thousand deaths would not suffice to atone for your crime."
An extreme aura of pressure erupted from Di Tian's golden pupils, making Bear Lord feel chilled to the bone. He had no choice but to resentfully lead the Auspicious Beast back to the core area.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, however, seemed somewhat lost in thought and curious.
She seemed to still be savoring the feeling of the moment her Bloodline resonated with Chu Chen...
...
"What happened? Someone stepped in to block that bear's attack?"
Having reached a safe zone and confirmed there were no pursuers, Chu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He kept his Blue Silver Domain active at all times; if any Soul Beasts were hunting them, he would be able to sense it.
Recalling how Bear Lord's lethal strike had been blocked by someone unknown, Dugu Bo asked in confusion.
To this, Chu Chen also expressed a look of bewilderment: "I'm not sure, but we should be glad we escaped with our lives."
There were not many beings capable of blocking a full-strength strike from Bear Lord. If it wasn't a peak Titled Douluo, then it could only be a Ferocious beast.
"A Ferocious beast is unlikely... Since I nearly killed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, a Ferocious beast would want nothing more than to exterminate us. It seems it was Qian Daoliu..."
Clearly, Chu Chen believed the person who acted in secret was Qian Daoliu, who had been secretly protecting Qian Renxue.
Among those connected to their group, perhaps only Qian Daoliu could easily intercept Bear Lord's attack!
"To think such a terrifying Soul Beast exists. That Sacred Fire Mane Lion was his subordinate."
Qian Renxue's heart pounded with lingering fear. The pressure brought by a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was already powerful enough, but what did a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast count for in front of Bear Lord?
Those dark gold sharp claws could tear through space.
"Senior must be Senior Dugu Bo, whose title is based on poison. Thank you for your assistance; otherwise, I'm afraid we would have faced a grim fate."
Qian Renxue said solemnly. If not for Chu Chen's timely rescue when Bear Lord suddenly appeared, the three of them likely would have been directly obliterated by Bear Lord.
"I didn't really help much; it was Chu Chen who saved us."
Dugu Bo did not want any entanglement with people from Spirit Hall, but since they had just fought together, he didn't show any hostility. He simply gave a symbolic nod out of politeness.
"Hello, I am Qian Renxue."
Qian Renxue smiled and extended her hand to Chu Chen.
"Chu Chen."
Chu Chen gave a meaningful smile. After lightly shaking Qian Renxue's hand, he let go.
Ye Lingling was still by his side, and his current relationship with this 'Qian Renxue' identity was just a first meeting. Naturally, he couldn't greet her with the same casual, arm-around-the-shoulder manner he used with Xue Qinghe.
"Young Lord, we should head back."
Snake Lance Douluo leaned in close to Qian Renxue and whispered.
Qian Renxue shook her head, indicating she was in no rush.
"This sister's Soul Power has also reached Rank 40. I assume she is also here to hunt for a Soul Ring. As a gesture of thanks, how about we leave after finding a suitable Soul Ring for her?"
Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
"In that case, thank you."
Chu Chen signaled to Ye Lingling that she could agree. The latter nodded gently and softly thanked Qian Renxue. After all, there was strength in numbers, and finding a suitable Soul Beast for her would be faster.
"Just as well, Uncle She, you two can take this opportunity to heal your injuries."
Qian Renxue signaled Snake Lance Douluo and the other to recover as quickly as possible. They were still in the Star Dou Great Forest, and there was no room for carelessness. No one knew if Bear Lord would continue to send Soul Beasts after them.
"Lingling, do you know of a Soul Beast called the Emerald Swan?"
Chu Chen said to Ye Lingling beside him.
Although any Soul Ring absorbed by the Nine-Heart Begonia would become a healing Soul Skill, Ye Lingling had mentioned before that Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Masters would specifically choose Soul Beasts that already possessed healing abilities.
This would not only be more compatible with the Nine-Heart Begonia but would also take its already terrifying healing power to the next level!
When it came to healing abilities, Chu Chen thought of the Emerald Swan.
"My mother told me that the Emerald Swan is a Soul Beast with extremely strong healing powers, embodying the life force of nature itself."
Ye Lingling nodded; she had certainly heard of this Soul Beast.
"If we can encounter an Emerald Swan, it would be the perfect choice for your fourth Soul Ring."
As Chu Chen said this, he felt a pang of apprehension in his heart.
They had already provoked Bear Lord. If they hunted an Emerald Swan and were sensed by Emerald Swan... provoking Emerald Swan meant provoking Di Tian, which was equivalent to provoking the entire Soul Beast Clan...
Tsk tsk, it seemed a bit dangerous.
Perhaps because the Emerald Swan clan had been taken to the core area by Emerald Swan, they were almost impossible to find. In the end, the group found a six-thousand-year-old Soul Beast for Ye Lingling to serve as her fourth Soul Ring.
"Absorb it with peace of mind. I'll wait for you."
Chu Chen smiled. With a smile in her eyes, Ye Lingling began to absorb the Soul Ring.
While Ye Lingling was absorbing the ring, Chu Chen tried to circulate the Destruction Ancient Dragon Bloodline within his body. The previous Bloodline resonance with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had allowed him to feel a special Bloodline fluctuation...
And that moment of shared perception also deeply intrigued Chu Chen.
"Buzz..."
Chu Chen's brain buzzed, and images suddenly flashed in his mind. They were scenes he had never experienced, seemingly at a lake that looked like a paradise on earth.
The perspective of the images brought him into that paradise lake; he seemed to have become a small figure living there carefree.
A Soul shock made Chu Chen feel as if his Soul were being torn apart, so he stopped thinking deeply about those images.
"The Ancient Dragon Bloodline in my body triggered a resonance with the Golden Dragon Bloodline and fused with it..."
After Chu Chen recovered, his expression was somewhat melancholic.
He didn't know whether this was a good or bad thing.
At that moment, Qian Renxue walked up to him and spoke: "Since this is our first meeting, I must say it's my first time seeing a Soul Master who can Cultivate the Blue Silver Emperor to such a Realm. Chu Chen, you are truly strong."
Chu Chen stared at Qian Renxue with a strange expression and then suddenly spoke.
"Why are you pretending? Why don't you call me Brother Chu Chen anymore?"
Qian Renxue: "..."
She froze in place for a moment, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "So you recognized me?!
Loving Book So Far? Check Out 40+ Advanced Chapters At PA Treon
patreon.com/IdWin