NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 154: How Strong is Qin Xiao?
Chapter 154: How Strong is Qin Xiao?
"Dugu Bo is on your side?"
Qian Renxue repeated Qin Xiao's words incredulously.
"So, Dugu Bo took Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran away to protect them?"
"That's right."
Facing Qian Renxue's inquiry, Qin Xiao nodded again. "The situation was critical at the time, and I didn't know if I could survive, so I entrusted Dugu Bo to take care of Zhuqing and Yiran for me."
This time, after hearing Qin Xiao's words, Qian Renxue didn't know what to say.
"Ah, it's all in vain. I risked my life fighting Dugu Bo, only to find out that we both had the same goal."
"What a colossal misunderstanding."
On the side, the Snake Lance Douluo clicked his tongue and said with a complicated expression.
On the other hand, Qin Xiao's expression also became strange after hearing the Snake Lance Douluo's words.
Indeed.
It was a close call. Both sides could have lost their lives in this misunderstanding.
"Thank you."
Qin Xiao gave the Snake Lance Douluo a rare smile. "How about this, later you can accompany me somewhere, and I'll have Dugu Bo detoxify you?"
"Dugu Bo?"
The Snake Lance Douluo's gaze flickered. "Isn't he in a tough spot right now?"
Qin Xiao nodded. "Perhaps a bit lighter than you. After he recuperates for a while, he should recover. And you've been poisoned by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Venom."
"Even if I've been poisoned by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Venom, I don't need him to detoxify me. Otherwise, it would seem like I'm inferior to him, wouldn't it?" The Snake Lance Douluo shook his head firmly.
In his heart, he could not afford to be weaker than Dugu Bo. Even if he might not surpass him in strength, he absolutely couldn't allow himself to be inferior to Dugu Bo.
Otherwise, how could he continue to exist in the circle of Title Douluo? He would become a new disgrace among the Title Douluo.
"Well said, you have integrity."
Qin Xiao praised, then shifted his gaze to Qian Renxue. "Qian Renxue, you wouldn't want anything to happen to the Snake Lance Douluo, would you?"
Qian Renxue shook her head. "He'll be fine. When Elder Porcupinefish returns, given his Martial Soul's characteristics, detoxifying the Snake Lance Elder won't be a problem."
Qin Xiao nodded and continued, "I have something else to tell you. I'm going to leave for a while."
"Leave?"
Qian Renxue was startled.
"Yes."
Qin Xiao nodded. "Maybe for three or four months, or maybe one or two years. In any case, I'll be back at the latest before the Continental Soul Master Tournament."
After finishing what needed to be done, Qin Xiao planned to go overseas.
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue couldn't help but say, "For so long?"
Qin Xiao didn't tell Qian Renxue where he intended to go, just said two words, "Take care."
After Qin Xiao left.
The Snake Lance Douluo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't know how Qin Xiao cultivates. What's his level of cultivation? Does he become stronger when faced with strong opponents? The pressure he's giving me now is like facing His Holiness the Pope and the Supreme Pontiff."
His voice was filled with apprehension.
After experiencing this incident, Qin Xiao's weight in his heart had risen sharply.
Even as an elder of the Martial Soul Hall, a Title Douluo revered by countless soul masters, he could only look up to Qin Xiao.
"I can't see through him either."
"Let's inform Grandpa about this matter and let him decide."
Qian Renxue also said with a complicated tone.
However.
In her heart, she didn't care whether Qin Xiao became stronger or not.
She cared more about Qin Xiao returning safely.
"Grandpa Jian, Grandpa Jian, is it really impossible for people to be resurrected after death?"
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong asked tearfully to the Sword Douluo.
"Sigh."
"Rongrong, this is the 996th time you've asked me this."
The Sword Douluo sighed helplessly. "I've heard of some soul skills that can resurrect people within a short period after death. However, it must be within an extremely short period. Qin Xiao has been dead for so many days, and his body is gone, so there's no hope."
How could he not know Ning Rongrong's feelings?
But the reality was cruel.
Once a person died, there was no way to bring them back.
"Then, then..."
Ning Rongrong's face turned pale, and she couldn't say anything.
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Rongrong, don't cry. People can't be resurrected after death." The Sword Douluo said helplessly.
"No, I'll cry. I'll cry."
"I'll cry until I'm done."
Ning Rongrong said stubbornly, "Maybe in another world, I'll still be able to see Qin Xiao."
"Rongrong, stop crying. Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao, he's here."
Suddenly, the Sword Douluo's eyes showed astonishment as he pointed behind Ning Rongrong.
"Woo woo woo, Grandpa Jian, this is the 238th time you've lied to me. I won't fall for it."
Ning Rongrong wiped the tears from her face with her small hand, saying she didn't believe it, but she still turned around.
Better safe than sorry.
Being deceived once by the Sword Douluo wasn't a big deal.
As long as Qin Xiao returned.
She turned around and looked in the direction the Sword Douluo had pointed.
But after just one glance, she couldn't look away.
Under the moonlight, a tall and handsome young man ascended step by step.
And upon sensing Ning Rongrong's gaze, a smile appeared on his face.
"Ning Rongrong, it's only been a few days, and you've become a crybaby? Crying too often will make you ugly, you know."
"Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao, he's really back, alive."
"Yes, I'm back."
Even the Sword Douluo was astonished.
Opening his mouth as if to say something, but not knowing how to begin.
This kid is really lucky.
He recalled the fluctuations in the previous battle and admitted that he was no match.
At this moment, Qin Xiao looked at the Sword Douluo with a smile and asked, "Surprised? Unexpected?"
"Damn surprised and unexpected."
Asked like this by Qin Xiao, the Sword Douluo couldn't help but swear, "You brat, you always manage to surprise me, doing things I never expect."
Just as the Sword Douluo finished speaking.
Suddenly, laughter came from afar:
"Hahaha, Master, look, it's really Qin Xiao."
"Unexpectedly, I can see Qin Xiao alive in this lifetime."
As the voices fell, two figures appeared in the field.
Qin Xiao looked over, one person with a faint smile on his lips, it was the Bone Douluo.
Beside him was an elegant man, who else could it be if not Ning Fengzhi?
"Qin Brother, congratulations."
Ning Fengzhi's face was full of smiles as he clasped his fists towards Qin Xiao.
"Oh? I wonder what Brother Qin is congratulating me for?" Qin Xiao asked back.
Ning Fengzhi said, "Of course, congratulations to Brother Qin for surviving the great danger."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao just smiled faintly, "I just wanted to tell Brother Ning that the people around Blue Tyrant Academy can withdraw now. Since I've returned, no one can act recklessly."
Previously, when he was at Blue Tyrant Academy, Fran told Qin Xiao about the situation at Blue Tyrant Academy.
Qin Xiao wouldn't use any merciful means on those who were acting suspiciously.
He took decisive action, subduing those people one by one.
But before Qin Xiao could interrogate these people about their origins, they recognized Qin Xiao and directly told him that they were from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, arranged by Ning Fengzhi to protect the safety of the academy.
"Alright, since Brother Qin has returned, the disciples deployed by me are naturally redundant."
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, Ning Fengzhi nodded.
"Qin Xiao, I still have a doubt, whether to mention it or not?"
Seeing the two finished discussing official business, the Sword Douluo couldn't help but suppress his curiosity and spoke up.
Qin Xiao directly replied, "It's not to be mentioned. You better not ask anything."
The Sword Douluo: "."
This kid is really something.
"Haha."
Seeing the Sword Douluo looking frustrated, Qin Xiao couldn't help laughing, "Actually, it's nothing. Don't you want to know who my previous enemy was? I'll tell you guys, it was the head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan, Yu Yuanzhen. However, he's dead now."
"Who, Yu Yuanzhen?"
The Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi were all surprised.
"This doesn't make sense."
The Sword Douluo shook his head and took out a shiny golden item from his spatial soul tool.
Qin Xiao looked over and saw a palm-sized golden scale.
Then, Qin Xiao heard the puzzled voice of the Sword Douluo, "We found this scale at the place where we fought before. Shouldn't people leave behind such scales?"
"Not only is there something strange about the scale, when we sensed it, there were also residual battle fluctuations, the Martial Soul was full of the aura of light, and the cultivation base..."
The Bone Douluo added, "I've seen Yu Yuanzhen. His cultivation base is around ninety-five, at most breaking through to level ninety-six. But the person who attacked you... Well, let's just say, even with the assistance of the Master, he might not be an opponent."
He still couldn't believe that the person was Yu Yuanzhen.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao asked, "Do you guys know the term 'Martial Soul Evolution'?"
"Martial Soul Evolution?"
As Qin Xiao's voice fell, everyone in the field, except Ning Rongrong, couldn't help but exclaim.
The Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, these are existences like Mount Tai and the North Star in the Soul Master world, naturally they have heard of this term.
Ning Fengzhi, not to mention, knowledgeable, is not something an ordinary Soul Master can compare to.
Naturally understood the true meaning of the term Martial Soul Evolution.
"Qin Xiao, are you saying that Yu Yuanzhen's Martial Soul evolved into the Holy Light Dragon?"
"That's right."
Qin Xiao nodded, "The Martial Soul Evolution of the Holy Light Dragon gave Yu Yuanzhen's strength a tremendous boost. Coupled with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan's Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, Yu Yuanzhen had truly become a real soul beast, a true Holy Light Dragon. His strength, I estimate, is enough to rival a ninety-nine level Title Douluo."
"Also, because of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, the scales that fell from his body are no different from those dropped by soul beasts," Qin Xiao said, half-truthfully and half-falsely, deliberately omitting the matter of the True Dragon Nine Crowns.
After all, there are still many secrets within the True Dragon Nine Crowns, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
"Holy Light Dragon."
"Dragon Transformation Secret Technique."
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, Ning Fengzhi was quite shaken.
"I thought that the Haotian Sect's secret technique, the legendary Great Xumi Hammer, was enough to bear the title of the most powerful on the Douluo Continent. But this Dragon Transformation Secret Technique is also quite impressive," the Bone Douluo couldn't help but marvel.
To be honest, he knew that the sect's inherited secret techniques were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be this powerful.
However, they didn't know that the strength of Yu Yuanzhen's dragon transformation didn't lie in the secret technique itself, but rather in the remnants of the Holy Light Dragon on top of the True Dragon Nine Crowns.
"Qin Xiao, tell me the truth, what realm have you reached in your cultivation now?"
"Don't tell me you're already a level ninety-nine Title Douluo?" Suddenly, the Sword Douluo asked Qin Xiao.
"Yeah, I also want to know, how strong has Brother Qin become?" With the Sword Douluo speaking up, Ning Fengzhi also chimed in.
Although the Bone Douluo didn't speak, he also looked at Qin Xiao, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"I..." Qin Xiao smiled and pointed to himself with his finger, "I'm just a humble level ninety-three Title Douluo, nothing worth mentioning."
This was the truth.
In fact, it's even difficult for him to unleash the full power of a Title Douluo level.
However.
The Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo sneered, the words "I don't believe it" written all over their faces.
And Ning Fengzhi also shook his head helplessly, as if to say: Qin Brother, even if you don't want to tell us the truth, you shouldn't treat us like fools, right? A level ninety-three Title Douluo, can he be a match for a level ninety-nine Title Douluo?
It's a joke.
Even the story circulating on the Douluo Continent wouldn't dare to be written like this.
"Wow, under the Thunder Emperor's Crown, indeed extraordinary."
Ning Rongrong's eyes were shining.
As for who in the field believed Qin Xiao's words, it was only this young lady from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Rongrong, you're the wisest," Qin Xiao smiled and pinched Ning Rongrong's cheek.
"Hehe." Ning Rongrong giggled foolishly, not saying anything.
"Master Ning, two seniors, everything that needs to be said has been said. I won't stay any longer," Qin Xiao clasped his fists towards everyone.
"Brother Qin, why don't you let me carry some fine wine for you?" Ning Fengzhi tried to persuade.
But Qin Xiao shook his head firmly, "Master Ning, there's no need. There's plenty of time for drinking and tea in the future. I do have important matters to attend to."
"What?"
"Important matters?"
When Ning Rongrong heard Qin Xiao's words, her voice suddenly rose a few decibels.
Without asking for the reason, she directly came to Qin Xiao's side and hugged his arm.
Qin Xiao was speechless, "What are you doing?"
Ning Rongrong, with a determined look on her face, said, "I don't want it, I don't want you to leave. Even if you want to leave, you have to take me with you."
Uh... Qin Xiao was completely baffled.
What is this?
Is she like a plaster?
Helpless, he could only look to the Sword Douluo for assistance.
The Sword Douluo looked up at the sky, "The moon tonight is really round."
He looked at the Bone Douluo.
The Bone Douluo also looked at the sky, "Not only is it round, it's also very bright."
What kind of people are they? Qin Xiao thought to himself, then looked at Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi was still alright, not looking elsewhere.
"Brother Qin, do you remember the favor I once asked you?" Hearing Ning Fengzhi's question, Qin Xiao was startled for a moment, then remembered that Ning Fengzhi had asked him to take Ning Rongrong with him wherever he went.
"But, my journey this time is somewhat dangerous."
"It's okay if it's somewhat dangerous, I believe you can protect Rongrong," Ning Fengzhi said.
Qin Xiao was speechless. Ning Fengzhi gave him the feeling that he wanted to send Ning Rongrong away as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)
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