Soul Land: Raiden Shogun Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 228: The Forgotten Original Female Lead

Bibi Dong was referred to as "that woman," and Hu Liena as "that bitch."

To be honest, Qian Renxue secretly envied Hu Liena. Despite being just a disciple, Bibi Dong treated her better than her own daughter. How could Qian Renxue not feel jealous?

Still, she hid these feelings deep in her heart, never letting them show.

"I ran into them, but it was just a minor conflict. That red-haired guy, trying to impress... ahem, Hu Liena, ran his mouth a bit too much, so I taught him a lesson."

Kong said nonchalantly. The whole incident with Yan was hardly worth his attention.

They were all sycophants, after all. Even Feng Xiaotian had shown more spirit, while Yan was doomed to remain a loser.

A proud woman like Hu Liena wouldn't acknowledge anyone unless they could defeat her and crush her arrogance.

Someone like Yan, who relied on flattery, would only provoke her disgust. He'd have been better off just knocking her down and... ahem...

As a proud daughter of heaven and Bibi Dong's disciple, Hu Liena had every reason to be arrogant. Her talent was exceptional, and among her peers, she had virtually no equals.

Yan's talent and strength weren't bad either, which was why he was considered one of the Golden Generation. In the original story, without plot armor and immortal herbs, the Shrek Seven Devils would have stood no chance against the Golden Generation.

At their age, their soul power levels wouldn't have differed much.

Qian Renxue already knew what had happened earlier. Seeing that Kong hadn't developed a grudge against Spirit Hall, she finally felt relieved.

In such a large organization as Spirit Hall, it was inevitable that there would be a few oddballs. Which major faction didn't have people like that?

"They think they're invincible among their peers, which makes them arrogant and unreasonable," Qian Renxue said softly.

"They don't realize there's always someone stronger, always a higher sky."

"With their meager strength, they're hardly worth mentioning."

Just reaching the Soul King level made them exceptional among their peers, but compared to true geniuses and prodigies, they were insignificant.

Take Dugu Bo's granddaughter, for instance. She broke through to Soul Emperor by age twenty, and her talent wasn't far off from Qian Renxue's own!

The Golden Generation, aside from Hu Liena, who was slightly younger, were all approaching twenty-five years old. Reaching Soul King at that age was hardly impressive. What was there to be proud of?

As someone born with innate rank twenty soul power, Qian Renxue could look down on nearly everyone in the Douluo Continent in terms of talent.

There was no one who could stand against her!

Only twin martial souls could surpass her in the later stages, but even then, advancing with twin martial souls wasn't true cultivation. It was just absorbing soul rings and gaining power, and a couple of soul rings could easily close any early-stage gap.

"They are indeed arrogant and unreasonable, though most of it is directed at nobles. It seems your Spirit Hall's education has some flaws. The ambition to stir things up seems to have seeped into their textbooks," Kong said, patting Qian Renxue's jade-like hand with a smile.

Xie Yue, Yan, and even Hu Liena displayed a certain disdain toward nobles. Though they weren't nobility themselves, they had achieved the Soul King level earlier than most noble offspring, giving them some justification for their attitude.

This didn't bother Kong. Spirit Hall's plans to move against the major noble clans of the Douluo Continent aligned with his own thoughts and didn't conflict with his views.

"That's not true. Their attitude stems purely from disdain for the behavior of most nobles."

"The nobles of the past made great contributions to the Douluo Continent, but their descendants have fallen into decadence, only caring about their own pleasures..."

Qian Renxue sighed as she spoke. Disguising herself as the crown prince for so many years, she had come to fully understand the state of the continent's nobility.

"We've strayed from the topic. I just hope you don't let a few nobodies affect your opinion..."

Before Qian Renxue could finish her sentence, Kong shook his head and placed a hand over her mouth.

Blinking, Qian Renxue looked at him in confusion.

"Did you forget? I understand Spirit Hall better than you do!"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue suddenly realized. Of course! Kong even understood her so well—how could he not understand Spirit Hall?

After pulling his hand away, Qian Renxue asked, "Strange… how did you manage to get Yue Guan to slap that red-haired guy?"

Yue Guan was a Rank 95 Titled Douluo and an elder of Spirit Hall. While his strength wasn't among the top in Spirit Hall, it was unthinkable for him to attack his own people.

"Even Tang Hao isn't my match. Yue Guan is hardly worth mentioning..."

Qian Renxue: "..."

What Kong said was logical—she had no way to refute it.

"Hurry back. The competition is ongoing. You're the Crown Prince; how can you leave so suddenly?"

Kong was more concerned about Qian Renxue risking exposure over a trivial matter than unwillingness to spend time with her.

"Hmm..."

After a moment's thought, Qian Renxue nodded. She didn't have much free time at the moment.

There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"Alright."

Qian Renxue hesitated briefly, intending to "sneak attack" Kong before leaving. But Kong didn't follow the usual script—he made the first move.

"Mm..."

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. It was the first time Kong had initiated a kiss with her.

The sudden happiness left her overwhelmed. She even felt an impulse not to leave at all.

The scene shifted to Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.

The forgotten female lead was now in the city.

Perhaps it was fate. When Xiao Wu had left the Star Dou Forest for Star Luo Empire, she had encountered a dream-like treasure sought after by all transforming soul beasts: the Transformation Grass.

The Transformation Grass!

This immortal herb had no other use but to allow soul beasts with less than 100,000 years of cultivation to take human form prematurely. If consumed by a transformed soul beast, even a Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to detect their identity.

It was because of this that Xiao Wu dared to appear openly in Star Luo City.

"Tang San, Tang Hao, Bibi Dong... I will give you a surprise! Even if it costs me my life, I won't let you off!"

"Mother, Da Ming, Er Ming... Wuwu..."

Whenever Xiao Wu thought of what happened in the Star Dou Forest, she couldn't stop herself from crying. Her mother was gone, and her two companions who had stayed by her side for so long were also gone!

It was all because she hadn't seen Tang San's true nature earlier. If she had, Da Ming and Er Ming wouldn't have died.

Xiao Wu hadn't witnessed Ei killing Da Ming and Er Ming. She always believed they had been killed by Tang San's father, Tang Hao.

She wanted revenge!

Understanding the cruelty of the human heart, Xiao Wu had changed since reentering human society.

She was no longer the carefree and naive girl. Now, she was silent and reserved, hiding her pain and hatred deep within her.

(End of Chapter)

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