Chapter 80: Lin Chen, I Think My Brother Is a Woman
After reaching an agreement,
Lin Chen and Qian Dong headed together toward the inner region of the Star Dou Forest.
A sixth soul ring generally requires hunting a soul beast over ten thousand years old. Soul Beasts of that level could only be encountered in the inner region.
After walking for about half a day,
The two of them drew closer and closer to the inner circle of the Star Dou Forest.
With the Golden Dragon present, Lin Chen hardly needed to worry about low-bloodline or low-year soul beasts coming to interfere.
In soul beast terms, the Golden Dragon's strength was roughly equivalent to a twenty-thousand-year Di Tian.
After all, both possessed second-generation Dragon King bloodlines—one being the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the other the Golden Holy Dragon King.
A twenty-thousand-year Di Tian could practically roam the Star Dou Forest unchallenged.
Aside from the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts daring to interfere, all other soul beasts would flee as far as possible upon sensing such a presence.
"Brother Chen, your external martial soul is truly extraordinary."
Qian Dong stepped forward and touched the Golden Dragon's scales, his eyes filled with amazement.
"By the way, Brother Qian Dong, I have not yet seen your martial soul. I am quite curious."
Lin Chen looked at him, a glint flashing in his eyes. He wanted to verify the suspicion in his heart.
The surname Qian, a light attribute martial soul, and a genius Quasi-Soul Emperor—combining these clues, it was hard not to suspect he was from the Angel Clan.
Lin Chen even had a bolder guess: Qian Dong might very well be the little angel from Spirit Hall in disguise.
"Haha, Brother Chen, my martial soul is the Two-Winged Angel."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Dong summoned his martial soul.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—five soul rings circled around him.
Behind him appeared an angel with a pair of wings, radiating holy light and holy flames.
After summoning his martial soul, Qian Dong explained,
"With your insight, Brother Chen, you should be able to see my background."
"I come from Spirit Hall. The Qian family is divided into a main branch and a side branch. I belong to the side branch."
"That is why my martial soul is the Two-Winged Angel. Upon reaching Soul Saint, it evolves into a Four-Winged Angel. Only after becoming a Titled Douluo can it transform into the Six-Winged Angel martial soul of the main branch."
"As for the cousin I mentioned, she is the heir of the main branch and the most talented girl of our Angel clan."
"Her name is Qian Renxue. Brother Chen, have you heard of her?"
After saying this, Qian Dong looked at Lin Chen with interest, waiting for his reaction.
Hearing this explanation, Lin Chen felt uncertain. After thinking carefully, it seemed somewhat reasonable.
The Angel clan had been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Spirit Hall had stood on the continent for just as long. No one truly knew whether the Qian family had separate branches.
The original records only described three generations: Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Xunji.
There was almost no mention of other Angel clan members. Lin Chen could not guarantee that Qian Dong was lying.
'This is bad. Now I am really confused. Is Qian Dong actually the little angel or not?'
Before this explanation, Lin Chen had been ninety percent certain that Qian Dong was Qian Renxue.
Now, his confidence has dropped to sixty percent.
After all, ten thousand years later, there truly was a soul master named Yu Mengdi who possessed an Angel martial soul, and her evolution path matched Qian Dong's description exactly.
Seeing the confusion gradually surface in Lin Chen's eyes, Qian Dong's lips curled slightly in a corner he could not see.
'Lin Chen, you are finally fooled. Hehe, I really am clever.'
After learning about Qian Dong's martial soul, Lin Chen did not dwell on it further. He continued leading Qian Dong deeper toward the habitat of the Bright Unicorns within the Star Dou Forest.
Their dwelling lay in a vast valley within the inner region.
Several hours later, Lin Chen and Qian Dong appeared before the valley. They could already sense the dense aura of light radiating from within.
They knew this was where the Bright Unicorn herd resided.
"Brother Qian Dong, I will take you directly to obtain your soul ring."
Lin Chen grabbed Qian Dong's hand, sat on the Golden Dragon's back, and flew into the valley.
Though the Bright Unicorn herd was powerful, before the Golden Dragon, they were little more than prey awaiting slaughter.
A twenty-thousand-year soul beast with a second-generation Dragon King bloodline was nearly invincible in the inner region of the Star Dou Forest.
Only within the core region would there be beasts capable of threatening it.
Riding atop the dozens-of-meters-long Golden Dragon, the two surveyed the valley below.
Near the entrance were mostly hundred- and thousand-year soul beasts. Only deeper inside could ten-thousand-year Bright Unicorns be found.
When the Bright Unicorns saw the Golden Dragon flying overhead and felt its terrifying dragon pressure, they knelt half-prostrate, expressing the highest reverence.
Deeper within, Qian Dong's eyes locked onto a Bright Unicorn close to twenty-five-thousand years old.
"Brother Chen, I want that one."
He tugged at Lin Chen's sleeve, pointing at the unicorn below, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
In both attributes and age, it was perfectly suited for him.
"Understood. Golden Dragon, capture it."
Lin Chen pointed at the five-meter-tall unicorn in the valley.
The Golden Dragon nodded human-like, then dove downward, swooping toward the Bright Unicorn.
Seeing the attack, the unicorn initially attempted to flee. But under the Golden Dragon's bloodline pressure, it could not even exert half its strength.
"Neigh!"
Caught within the massive dragon's claws, the Bright Unicorn let out a sharp, anguished cry.
After capturing it, the Golden Dragon roared, deterring the surrounding unicorns from approaching.
It then carried Lin Chen and Qian Dong away from the valley, flying toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
Half an hour later, the Golden Dragon found an open clearing and slammed the Bright Unicorn heavily onto the ground.
Seeing this, five soul rings—two purple and three black—rose around Lin Chen as battle intent filled his eyes. He shouted,
"First Soul Skill: Golden Dragon Claw!"
His arm became covered in golden scales, his hand transforming into a massive golden dragon claw.
With a single strike, the Bright Unicorn was severely wounded and collapsed.
"Alright, Brother Qian Dong, finish it quickly."
After completing the attack, Lin Chen turned to him.
"Thank you, Brother Chen."
Qian Dong stepped forward and gave Lin Chen a tight embrace.
Catching the faint fragrance from Qian Dong's body and feeling the unexpected softness against him, Lin Chen's thoughts began to drift.
'So fragrant. So soft. Is Brother Qian Dong really a man? Are you sure he is not a sweet, soft little girl?'
The suspicion in Lin Chen's heart deepened.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qian Dong might indeed be the little angel from his memories.
In Douluo, regarding the matter of my brother actually being a woman…
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