Chapter 140: Qian Renxue: I'm This Good at Enduring, Of Course I'll Succeed!
Three days later, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
"Elder Chrysanthemum, you're here!"
Zhu Zhuqing tossed the snot- and tears-covered Ning Rongrong straight to the arriving Chrysanthemum Douluo.
"Greetings, Your Holiness. Second Saintess, this is…"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was momentarily stunned.
"Too weak. Train more."
Zhu Zhuqing cast a calm glance at Ning Rongrong and gave a concise reply.
To cure her laziness, she had rigorously trained Ning Rongrong over the past few days.
This pampered young lady had been made to experience devilish training within the gentle haven of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyelids twitched.
Do you even hear what you're saying?
If everyone followed Your Holiness's standards, shouldn't we old fellows just bury ourselves?
Thinking this, he even felt a bit of sympathy for Ning Rongrong.
So this is what it feels like to have a monstrous overachiever by your side?
He tilted his head slightly and chuckled awkwardly:
"Looks like the Second Saintess has benefited greatly."
"I have matters to attend to later. I'll leave Rongrong to you. Take her back and let Teacher and the others arrange things."
Zhu Zhuqing said calmly.
"No! I don't want to go back!"
"I want to go out and fight alongside you, Zhu Qing!"
Ning Rongrong wiped her tears and lunged toward the girl's thigh, trying to cling tightly!
"Fight your head."
Zhu Zhuqing sidestepped and said speechlessly:
"When I return, I'll begin closed-door cultivation. Focus on your own training."
"For your fifth soul ring, you can choose a forty to fifty-thousand-year soul beast. For your sixth soul ring, choose a seventy to eighty-thousand-year soul beast. That's the plan for now."
"Fifth? Sixth?"
"Wait! Zhuqing, how long are you going into seclusion?"
Ning Rongrong's face changed drastically as she lunged again, trying to grab Zhu Zhuqing.
But the girl's figure dispersed like an illusion.
Nothing was left behind.
"Zhuqing, don't go!"
"If you leave, how am I supposed to live alone? Zhuqing!"
Ning Rongrong instantly broke down in tears.
"Second Saintess, don't cry. It's time to go."
Chrysanthemum Douluo comforted her.
"Cry? Who said I'm crying?"
Ning Rongrong wiped her tears in one motion, instantly switching to a proud expression:
"Crying kids get candy. You wouldn't understand, but I won't blame you!"
"…"
Chrysanthemum Douluo: …
"Hehe~ I don't know what Zhuqing is going to do, but next time we meet, I'll definitely make her look at me in a new light."
Ning Rongrong put her hands on her hips, full of confidence:
"Next time, I'll make Zhuqing beg me for buffs!"
"6!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo: …
——
Night deepened, Heaven Dou Empire, Crown Prince's residence.
"Click~"
Xue Qinghe slowly walked into the study, closed the door, and prepared to deal with the piled-up government affairs.
As soon as he reached the desk, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes turned sharp.
"Who?"
He could clearly sense that besides himself, there was another presence in the study.
From the shadows, a cold figure slowly stepped out.
Zhu Zhuqing raised her eyes and looked at him. Her thin lips parted slightly, uttering a single word:
"Me."
Seeing this familiar figure, Xue Qinghe froze for a moment, then relaxed.
He raised his hand and removed the human-skin mask, shedding his disguise.
Golden long hair cascaded down. The dignified crown prince of a nation turned into a beautiful woman with skin like snow.
"It's you? Why are you here?"
Qian Renxue looked down at her from above, a playful smile curling at the corner of her lips:
"You, the famous Spirit Hall Saintess, are not staying in Spirit City to cultivate in seclusion…"
"Waiting to squeeze out that woman Bibi Dong and ascend to the position of Pope… how do you have time to come to my Heaven Dou Empire?"
She leaned forward slightly, teasingly:
"Could it be that you can't wait to be conquered by me?"
"Conquer me…"
Zhu Zhuqing lifted her cold eyes to meet hers without the slightest retreat.
Her tone was calm but carried undeniable arrogance:
"You?"
A few light words instantly struck Qian Renxue's sore spot.
Her expression darkened as she suddenly stood up:
"Don't think that just because your cultivation is higher than mine now, you can suppress me forever!"
"I am the rightful Young Mistress of Spirit Hall!"
"With the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, bathed in the glory of angels, I will be the one who laughs last!"
"In the end, I will conquer you!"
She stared at Zhu Zhuqing, her eyes filled with defiance.
Since childhood, she had always been the proud daughter of heaven, admired by all.
Except for Zhu Zhuqing, no one had ever dared to look down on her like this.
To provoke her again and again!
"Oh? Based on what?"
Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head slightly, a trace of confusion on her face:
"Because you're older than me?"
"Ugh!"
That sentence pierced Qian Renxue's heart like a blade.
She was instantly speechless, her chest rising and falling violently, her face flushed red with anger.
"What did you say?!"
Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and retorted sharply:
"I possess the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, with innate rank twenty soul power! A top genius unseen in ten thousand years on the continent!"
"So, you're proud of that?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, her tone calm and indifferent:
"I'm twelve years old this year, with soul power at rank sixty-four. How old are you, and what rank are you?"
"I…"
As soon as those words were spoken, Qian Renxue was left speechless.
She was already over twenty, yet her soul power hadn't even reached rank sixty-three.
Ten years older than Zhu Zhuqing, yet one rank lower.
An utter humiliation!
Zhu Zhuqing gave her no time to breathe and continued, her tone calm but every word cutting deep:
"Tang Hao reached the Titled Douluo realm at the age of forty-four. Pope Bibi Dong seemed to have reached the Titled Douluo realm before the age of thirty-five."
"Can you do that?"
"Of course I can…"
Qian Renxue instinctively wanted to respond, but the words reached her lips and were forcibly swallowed.
She suddenly came back to her senses, her heart turning cold.
For the grand plan of usurping the nation, she had disguised herself as Xue Qinghe and infiltrated the Heaven Dou imperial palace for years. Much of her energy had been spent on schemes and politics, and her cultivation had long been delayed.
At this rate, even in another ten years, in her thirties, she might not even break through to the Soul Douluo realm.
If Emperor Xue Ye lived longer and the plan continued to drag on, her cultivation would be delayed even further.
By then, even if she reached the Titled Douluo realm, her age would no longer be an advantage.
Moreover, both Bibi Dong and Zhu Zhuqing possessed twin martial souls.
After rank ninety, their cultivation speed would only surpass hers through absorbing soul rings.
Calculating it this way, if she didn't participate in the Angel God trials in the future, she might be suppressed by these two women, one older and one younger, for her entire life, with little chance of rising!
At that thought, the pride in Qian Renxue's heart began to waver.
Her expression alternated between pale and flushed, clearly shaken.
"Rank doesn't matter!"
After a long time, she forcibly suppressed her frustration and spoke through gritted teeth, her tone firm:
"As long as my plan to usurp the nation succeeds, I can rightfully become the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"At that time, I will command a million troops and control all the resources and power of the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"Even if you become the Pope of Spirit Hall, you'll only be on equal footing with me!"
Zhu Zhuqing was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
She looked at Qian Renxue with a bit more curiosity:
"A plan to usurp the nation? Is that why you've been disguised as Xue Qinghe all these years?"
"Of course."
Qian Renxue snorted coldly, lifting her chin, her eyes carrying a trace of pride:
"For the sake of my great cause, I've endured for many years."
"Disguising myself as a man is only a temporary grievance."
"When my great plan succeeds, the entire world will bow before me."
At this point, she couldn't help but feel proud of her years of endurance.
She was this good at enduring; of course, she deserved to succeed!
End of Chapter
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