Chapter 61: Joining Spirit Hall? Conquest and Being Conquered!
"Ugh!"
Qian Renxue's body trembled.
She felt a dense and terrifying poison rapidly spreading throughout her body.
She tried to unleash her sacred power. Although it could slow the spread of the poison, she still could not break free from Zhu Zhuqing's control.
"Young Miss!"
Seeing the situation turn dangerous, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo prepared to step in and rescue her.
Zhu Zhuqing's right fist released blazing flames, and the Eight Spider Lances were fully retracted.
Her dark gold left hand suddenly exerted force, violently throwing Qian Renxue down toward the ground.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After crashing and rolling several times along the ground, Qian Renxue rose into the air with a flap of her wings, finally regaining her freedom, though she looked extremely disheveled.
"Hell Rush Stab!"
Zhu Zhuqing closed the distance again and launched a second attack, pressing forward with fierce aggression.
"Angel's Blessing!"
The third and fifth soul rings beneath Qian Renxue lit up simultaneously.
Illusory angels appeared around her, purifying and baptizing her body while healing her wounds and expelling the poison.
Sacred flames once again condensed into blades in both her hands, crossing as they slashed toward the charging girl.
"Clang!"
The sound resembled metal colliding.
Qian Renxue, together with her flaming sword, was blasted backward more than ten meters. The wings behind her flapped wildly before she could barely stabilize herself.
At that moment, her vision suddenly blurred.
Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared!
Immediately afterward, a cold voice sounded behind her.
"You're too slow."
Qian Renxue turned around abruptly, but all she saw was a fleeting afterimage.
Phantom Flash!
Zhu Zhuqing struck with a punch that knocked her straight out of the air.
Then she moved like a ghost, weaving around her opponent. Every time she appeared, it was accompanied by a fierce attack.
Qian Renxue did everything she could to dodge and block, but she was still repeatedly struck.
Left shoulder, right arm, waist, hips, chest…
Bright red blood soaked her pure white dress, creating a shocking contrast.
"Damn it!"
Qian Renxue's face filled with unwillingness as she struggled desperately to resist.
Only now did she realize something.
Aside from her higher level and greater soul power, she was completely outmatched by Zhu Zhuqing in every other aspect.
Compared to Zhu Zhuqing, who possessed multiple soul bones, Qian Renxue only had a single torso soul bone used for disguise.
Just in terms of skill variety alone, she was overwhelmingly crushed.
"Ah!!!"
As the situation worsened, Qian Renxue had no choice but to unleash Angel's Howl once again.
She refused to believe that her strongest soul skill could truly be completely useless against Zhu Zhuqing.
Her sixth soul ring lit up as soul power transformed into a shockwave of spiritual force that surged outward toward Zhu Zhuqing.
However…
"Still not willing to give up?"
Bai Lu sat lazily upon the throne in the spiritual sea.
With a casual wave of his hand, the incoming spiritual shock vanished instantly.
Back in the outside world...
"It's useless."
Zhu Zhuqing flashed behind Qian Renxue and immediately unleashed Hell Hundred Claws.
A storm of claw shadows layered over one another, striking the angel wings repeatedly and forcefully snapping them apart.
Her slender waist twisted as she delivered a sweeping whip kick into Qian Renxue's side.
"Boom!"
Qian Renxue flew out like a kite with its string cut, crashing through three large trees before finally stopping.
"Cough… cough…"
She struggled to stand, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth. The wings behind her flickered briefly before disappearing.
Her martial soul was forcibly dismissed, like an angel whose wings had been broken.
"I told you. You are not my opponent."
"In this battle, I have not even used half of my strength."
Zhu Zhuqing slowly walked toward her, looking down from above.
In her heterochromatic eyes, there was no emotion, only calm indifference.
Her White Tiger martial soul had not even been used, meaning at least half of her strength remained sealed.
Yet even so, Qian Renxue was already drenched in sweat.
"Cough…"
Qian Renxue stubbornly lifted her head.
There was no fear in her eyes. No hatred.
Only a nearly mad, burning passion.
"Your strength… far exceeds my expectations."
Her voice was hoarse, yet strangely excited.
"The more I see it, the more I want to possess you. Follow me. I can give you everything."
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing fell silent for a moment before calmly replying.
"You're too weak. You are not worthy of my allegiance."
"…Heh."
Qian Renxue's pupils trembled slightly. Instead of anger, she laughed.
"You're right. I am not strong enough now. But only now."
She stared directly into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes and spoke word by word.
"I want you to join me."
"You do not need to become my subordinate. Become my conspirator instead."
"In the future, we will change the rules of this continent together."
"Interesting…"
A ripple appeared in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, but she still shook her head.
"Your motives are impure."
"So what?"
Qian Renxue admitted it openly. A fierce fighting spirit burned in her gaze.
"I cannot defeat you now, but one day I will conquer you."
"If you are willing to join Spirit Hall, I can contact my grandfather and arrange for you to be affiliated with the Douluo Hall under a special status."
"At that time, you could enter Spirit Hall Academy and receive guidance from several of the strongest Titled Douluo on the entire continent."
"With your talent, you will surely become a worship-level powerhouse in the future."
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.
On the surface, it seemed she was thinking.
But in truth, she was asking inwardly.
"Should I give you control of the body so you can escape?"
"No. Agree to her."
Bai Lu shook his head slightly.
"Alright."
"You're not even going to ask why?"
Seeing her agree so decisively, Bai Lu himself was a little surprised.
"I trust you."
Zhu Zhuqing spoke with complete sincerity.
She knew Bai Lu would never harm her.
And when it came to major decisions, trusting Bai Lu would never be wrong.
He had his own reasoning.
Sometimes, all she needed to do was listen.
"If you simply want to walk a predetermined path, then whether you join Spirit Hall or not makes no difference."
Bai Lu continued.
"But if you want to walk a special path, joining Spirit Hall might save a lot of time and effort."
The predetermined path meant inheriting a god position.
The special path meant creating a god position.
Creating a god position required faith.
And Spirit City was the place with the densest faith in the entire continent, aside from Sea God Island.
Furthermore…
He knew that what Zhu Zhuqing truly wanted was to live openly in the light before the world, not to hide and survive like a fugitive.
Across from her, Qian Renxue noticed Zhu Zhuqing's long silence, and her expression gradually changed.
A genius like this absolutely could not be allowed to wander freely outside.
If necessary, she could simply capture her and slowly train her into the shape she desired.
"If you truly refuse to join, then don't blame me…"
"Deal."
"…What did you say?"
"I am willing to join Spirit Hall."
Zhu Zhuqing spoke calmly, hiding all emotion beneath her cold expression.
"Good! Very good! You made the correct choice!"
Qian Renxue was overjoyed.
She stepped forward and looked closely at Zhu Zhuqing, her eyes burning like blazing stars.
"Just wait. Sooner or later, I will conquer you."
The intense gaze caused Zhu Zhuqing's eyes to flicker slightly.
But suddenly, it was as if she had become a completely different person.
Her eyes turned cold and domineering as she looked directly at Qian Renxue.
"You think you can conquer me?"
She raised her hand and gently pinched Qian Renxue's chin, lowering her head slightly as a playful smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Have you considered the possibility that the one who ends up conquered… might be you?"
"Im… impossible!"
Looking at the beautiful face before her, which was no less stunning than her own, Qian Renxue unconsciously swallowed.
"Why does your tone sound less confident than before?"
Zhu Zhuqing stepped closer again, her gaze filled with aggression.
"Nonsense!"
Qian Renxue snapped back to her senses and hurriedly pulled away, forcing herself to maintain her pride.
"You will become mine eventually. You must!"
"Is that so? Then I'll be waiting."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled teasingly, her deep eyes seeming capable of seeing straight through a person's heart.
"Then just wait!"
Qian Renxue suddenly no longer dared to meet her gaze.
She quickly pretended to remain calm and took out a piece of paper and a pen to write a letter. She then handed it to Porcupinefish Douluo, along with a token.
"Uncle Ci, I'll trouble you."
"Yes, Young Miss!"
Porcupinefish Douluo respectfully accepted it before turning to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Miss Zhu, please follow me to Spirit City."
"Alright."
Zhu Zhuqing returned to her cold demeanor, casting a strange glance at Qian Renxue.
Then she departed with Porcupinefish Douluo, flying toward Spirit City.
Once she was gone, Qian Renxue felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
"Uncle She, what do you think of her?"
She gazed toward the direction where Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared, the smile on her lips growing deeper.
"That girl… is unfathomable."
Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, replied solemnly.
"If she truly used only half her strength just now, then within ten thousand years before or after this era, no one at rank 48 would be her opponent."
Even a god, before ascending to godhood, might not have been her match at rank 48.
He only dared to think that last sentence silently.
"My judgment is never wrong."
Qian Renxue stared toward the distant sky, confidence overflowing in her voice.
"One day, I will make her willingly submit to me!"
"…Young Miss, perhaps you should treat your injuries first?"
Snake Lance Douluo could not help reminding her.
End of Chapter