"Is this the work of an Evil Spirit Master?" Qian Renyue murmured.
Looking at the scene before her, Qian Renyue couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that this Tian Dou noble had been collaborating with the Holy Spirit Sect all along?
The reason for Qian Renyue's suspicion was the cruel and terrifying basement of the Duke's mansion that lay before everyone's eyes.
The basement was divided into three sections. The first section was where human children were being grafted onto soul beasts—a scene identical to the one Qian Renyue and her companions had witnessed when they encountered Nan Gong Cai in the desolate mountains.
It was an experiment in grafting the bodies of soul beasts onto human bodies. The only difference from what they'd seen at the Holy Spirit Sect was that the Holy Spirit Sect grafted powerful soul beasts onto humans, whereas here, in the Duke's mansion, they were grafting all manner of strange, beautiful, or furry soul beasts onto the children.
Qian Renyue suddenly remembered something and asked Aunt Su, "Auntie, I recall that this beast obtained the title of Duke because he presented a cat-woman with a mutated martial soul to Prince Xuexing. Is that correct?"
Aunt Su thought for a moment before replying, "Yes, my husband and I even met that cat girl back then. As a child, she was a very pretty little girl. We hadn't even had time to rejoice that her martial soul wasn't a useless one when we discovered it was actually a mutated martial soul—one that couldn't be cultivated. Since she couldn't retract her martial soul, she remained in the form of a cat-girl, which caught the attention of many nobles with peculiar tastes. In the end, she fell into the hands of that beast and was presented to Prince Xuexing."
Qian Renyue nodded and said, "It seems that after reaping the benefits, he became overly greedy. When he couldn't find any more special Cat Girls, he began using these children and Soul Beasts for experiments."
Qian Renyue turned her gaze to another area, where a group of children around six years old were gathered. Some had not yet completed their martial soul awakening, while others had. The children who had awakened beast martial souls had been reduced to test subjects, and those who had awakened artifact martial souls had been reduced to slaves.
The innermost section was the filthiest and most chaotic of all; Qian Renyue's blood boiled at the mere sight of it. She longed to utterly destroy this filthy place.
It seemed someone had recognized their own child and was now trembling and breaking down as they made their way toward the basement. Seeing this, Qian Renyue could not bear to watch any longer.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the door—the Duke had rushed back with his men.
"Your Highness." Even as the villagers searched for their children, they didn't forget to ask after Qian Renyue's safety. Seeing this, Qian Renyue's heart—which had originally been set on destroying everything—began to soften.
"Don't worry. Just take care of the children who are still alive here. I'll take you home," Qian Renyue said.
Qian Renyue walked alone toward the entrance of the Duke's mansion. When she reached the square, she saw the Duke, his face contorted with rage, and the guards who had surrounded her.
"Are you Duke Hillerbach? The Prince of Snow Star's lapdog?" Qian Renyue tilted her head slightly and asked in a detached tone.
"Who are you, you insolent upstart? You're quite bold. You seem to have some charm—since you've come looking for trouble, you might as well stay right here!" Duke Schillerbach released his Soul Spirit, and seven soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—glowed around him, revealing him to be a Soul Sage.
"A Soul Sage? Is that the basis for your lawlessness and audacity?" Qian Renyue sneered.
"What exactly is your relationship with the Holy Spirit Sect? Tell me the truth, and I'll put you out of your misery quickly," Qian Renyue said coldly, pointing her long sword at the Duke.
"Your Highness? Youngster, who exactly are you?" Duke Hillerbach asked with a hint of apprehension, seeing that his opponent didn't take him—a Soul Saint—seriously at all and even referred to himself as "Your Highness."
"Hehe, I never expected to run into you here. " A chilling male voice rang out, accompanied by a sinister laugh. "It's been a long time, my dear Holy Maiden."
Before the man appeared, five yellow, two purple, and four black Soul Rings materialized; then, an elderly man clad in a black robe materialized in the sky before everyone's eyes.
"So it's you, Raven Douluo. It's been a while—I wonder if the half of your face I sliced off has healed yet." Qian Renyue glared intently at the evil soul master who had nearly killed her back then, speaking with scorn.
"You little brat, no one's coming to save you today." The Crow Douluo shouted to the Duke, "This girl is no pushover. To prevent anyone from coming to her rescue, let's team up and finish this quickly."
"Understood, my lord," the Duke replied.
"First Soul Skill: Black Feather Assault."
"First Soul Skill: Eagle Feather Assault."
To Ling Qianrenyue's surprise, this despicable duke actually possessed a Blue Eagle Martial Soul and, like her, had the ability to fly.
"It seems most of the nobles related to the Tiandou Royal Family possess bird-type Soul Skills," Qian Renyue muttered.
Although he was facing a titled Douluo and a Soul Sage fighting together, Qian Renyue was, after all, at the Soul Douluo level herself. She had made significant progress since then. However, unlike before, she didn't have Ning Rongrong's god-tier support backing her up today.
Knowing that the Crow Douluo was effective against the light sword mode of her Dragon Roar Divine Sword, Qian Renyue didn't rush to summon the Dragon Roar Divine Sword; instead, she first countered using its heavy sword mode.
However, under the attacks of a Titled Douluo, the Dragon Roar was, after all, merely a soul-guided device. After withstanding the relentless barrage of attacks, it began to show cracks.
Qian Renyue sighed. To prevent losing this old companion that had been with her for many years, she finally summoned the Dragon Roar Divine Sword.
"Second Soul Skill: Waning Moon." Qian Renyue seized the moment and charged directly at the Duke; the Duke, struck by Waning Moon, was instantly immobilized.
"Be careful," the Crow Douluo warned.
However, it was already too late—Qian Renyue's attack had already reached him.
Once she closed in on the Duke, Qian Renyue switched the Dragon Roar Divine Sword to light sword mode, then launched a frenzied assault on him, sending sword energy flying in all directions.
Just as the Crow Douluo thought Qian Renyue was going to use this sword energy to activate the Star-Chasing Formation to support herself, she suddenly performed a sword flourish and changed her attack strategy.
Qian Renyue's third soul ring lit up behind her: "Third Soul Skill: Exterminate Evil." Suddenly, all the sword energy in the arena surged toward Crow Douluo. Crow Douluo flapped his wings and fled swiftly, but the sword energy seemed to have eyes of its own, relentlessly pursuing him. Finally, they all pierced toward the Crow Douluo in unison.
The sword energy's inherent thunderous power, combined with Qian Renyue's added divine power of destruction, left the Crow Douluo in great distress, but the dizziness caused by being struck by the sword energy left him temporarily unable to move.
With the heavy sword in hand, Qian Renyue's third soul ring behind him lit up once more. Seizing the opportunity, he began to gather power: "Third Soul Skill: Shatter the Void."
After gathering her power, Qian Renyue brought her heavy sword down with a thunderous strike. The Crow Douluo coughed up a mouthful of blood and retreated several dozen steps before coming to a halt. As for the Duke, both his wings were severed, and he plummeted straight to the ground.
Qian Renyue closed her eyes, reflecting on everything she had witnessed that night. She, Qian Renyue, had never considered herself a good person; everything she had done over the years had been calculated and purposeful, all for the sake of protecting her family.
But she wasn't just Qian Renyue, who lived in a dog-eat-dog world; she was also Qian Yueyue, who had once lived in a peaceful world.
Back then, she grew up under the red flag and in the gentle spring breeze; the worst things she'd ever seen were online reports of school violence resulting in death and men beating women in restaurants at night.
In her current life, the most malicious thing she'd ever experienced was having the living expenses she'd saved up over a month stolen from her.
Even though she had lived in the City of Slaughter for so long, even though she had killed many people herself and had manipulated others, she still could not accept the existence of Evil Soul Masters, nor could she accept the way the nobles trampled on the lives of commoners.
Relying on their noble status, they recklessly harmed commoners and toyed with women who lacked power or status. They imprisoned them in pitch-black dungeons where they endured inhuman torture.
Thinking of all this, Qian Renyue longed to destroy it all. Now, she could hardly wait for the establishment of the Martial Soul Empire—to abolish the nobles' privileges and protect these simple, kind-hearted villagers.
The establishment of the Martial Soul Empire will shatter the privileges of the aristocracy and restore a peaceful and tranquil life to the common people. Her older sister, Qian Renxue—the Angel God—will lead the Martial Soul Hall to exterminate all evil forces under heaven and restore peace to the world.
Even if this goal is a star beyond reach, Qianren Yue will devote her entire life to striving for it.
With this in mind, Qianren Yue closed her eyes tightly, gripped the Dragon's Roar Divine Sword in her hand, and murmured, " Why shouldn't a youth dream of plucking the stars? Dare to draw the mulberry bow and shoot at the Jade Balance."
Suddenly opening her eyes, she saw the Divine Sword of the Dragon's Roar held horizontally before her. Behind Qian Renyue, a golden figure gradually took shape, also clutching a Divine Sword of the Dragon's Roar in its hand. Qian Renyue continued to proclaim loudly: "Do not say there are few Jingwei birds today; let us invite them to witness the sea leveled in days to come."
"Sword Path of the Bright Moon!"
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