Douluo: Childhood Sweetheart Qian Renxue, Soul Rings Turn Into Veins

The Sunset Forest, a soul beast forest near Heaven Dou City.

It could be called the place where deities fell.

The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings perished here. Their divine souls and soul bones were buried in this land.

As time passed, the essence of their souls and spiritual power—two polar energies—merged here, forming the miracle known as the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In a sense, the immortal herbs growing here were all nurtured from the corpses of the two dragon kings.

It might sound strange, but it's the truth.

Strictly speaking, these immortal herbs are all treasures of the dragon clan—claimed possessions.

Though their original owners have perished, the one qualified to inherit them either still sleeps or cultivates in the Lake of Life.

"They're here again."

A clear voice rang out. Zi Ji turned her gaze, then bowed.

"Lord."

"Mm."

A somewhat translucent figure appeared—an astonishingly beautiful silhouette.

A head of silver hair cascaded down her back to her ankles, with strands so smooth they shimmered like silver crystal.

She possessed a beauty beyond words—any attempt to describe her appearance felt lacking. Pale, delicate skin and violet eyes.

Even dressed in a simple white gown, she exuded unmatched allure.

Her eyes were especially striking—long curled lashes and clear, glassy purple pupils. When tinged with a hint of confusion, her expression was so touching it could stir one's deepest sympathy.

Gu Yuena, the undisputed most beautiful being in the entire Douluo series.

Her beauty defied all standards—"divinely crafted" would still fall short of describing her perfection.

Just one glance could entrap a soul.

As the sovereign of the soul beast race, Gu Yuena had recently been awakened by the ferocious beasts and the Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Forest.

In a fit of fury, she had flipped the Lake of Life upside down to vent her temper.

But when the divine beast, the three-eyed golden lion king Qiu'er, told her about certain events she had perceived, Gu Yuena changed her mind.

She directly passed a piece of Life Gold imbued with her divine consciousness to Lin Feng via Zi Ji.

This Life Gold had once been nurtured in her arms while she healed. With a fragment of her spirit, it was essentially a tracker—a small divine device that, under certain conditions, could let her glimpse events through it.

Gu Yuena had never used that function—after all, she despised the idea of spying on a mere human.

Her figure flickered dimly with divine light.

To avoid the gods of the Divine Realm from sensing her presence, Gu Yuena had only released a clone of herself, using secret arts to fully mask her aura.

And should she lose control of her clone, she had already prepared to self-destruct it to prevent detection.

Her goal: to investigate the place Qiu'er described, where the power of fate surged unnaturally.

Strangely, ever since that human named Lin Feng appeared, Qiu'er's Eye of Fate had started acting up.

And it was evolving. Now, it could even perceive fate's changes elsewhere.

Gu Yuena opened her eyes, snowy lashes trembling lightly:

"Lin Feng… Why has a human come here?"

She and Zi Ji secretly followed Lin Feng and his group as they approached the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"It's really been a long time since we came here. Xiao Feng, do you still remember what happened here?"

Qian Renxue giggled.

Lin Feng: …

What was he supposed to say? That the first time he snuck a peek at her naked body was here?

Lin Feng casually plucked a herb beside the well and replied:

"Can't recall. You tell me. Or… maybe re-enact it for me?"

Qian Renxue blinked, eyes glinting with mystery. She glanced around:

"You said it, huh? Then get ready. Watch closely this time!"

Lin Feng froze. Wait—you're seriously doing it?!

As Qian Renxue stepped forward, her robes slipped away one layer at a time, revealing her flawless body before Lin Feng's eyes.

"Xiaoxue, you—!"

"Heh~"

Qian Renxue winked at him, then walked straight into the Yin-Yang Well. Having undergone the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body refinement, she had nothing to fear from the energies within.

Lin Feng: I'm afraid though!

Gu Yuena, as a god-tier powerhouse, could easily discern the true nature of every plant and tree in the Sunset Forest.

When she saw Lin Feng picking herbs nourished by the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls, she was shocked.

To soul beasts, these were more than just plants—they were vessels of dragon soul energy, filled with vitality and unimaginable power.

"Why does he know of these herbs? And why is he harvesting them?" Doubt flooded Gu Yuena's heart.

She knew their importance. If they were lost, it would be a devastating blow to the soul beast race.

Zi Ji sensed her concern and whispered, "Shall we stop him, my lord?"

Gu Yuena's gaze shifted continuously. In those herbs, she detected traces of the dragon souls' auras.

Impossible.

Her gaze finally locked on the well itself. Divine light flickered in her eyes, shining like stars.

"The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings! This is where they died!"

She was stunned. Even though the Dragon Kings had perished, their god-level essence remained.

Those soul bones—

No, divine bones—were over a million years old, still holding undispersed divine soul energy!

Her heart beat faster. This was—

A blessing in disguise.

Lin Feng—no wonder even the divine beast Qiu'er had urged her to reconsider. He was simply too mysterious. Even a place like this he could uncover.

Maybe… making him a human partner for the soul beasts wasn't such a bad idea.

"Qian Renxue, is it?"

Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes, looking at the bathing girl in the well, chuckling in her heart:

"To bathe at the grave of my dragon ancestors?

Not afraid the energy might explode your body? Interesting… a mere human soul master surviving in such a deadly environment?

Some kind of stroke of luck?"

"Oh?"

Gu Yuena looked to the twin roots above the Yin-Yang Well.

"So that's it—Companion Spirit Herbs."

Then her eyes turned to Lin Feng:

"You're the one who found them, aren't you? And you resisted the temptation to hoard them—giving them to her instead?

How amusing."

A flicker of mischief flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes.

In the next moment, Lin Feng, who was peacefully gathering herbs, was suddenly flung into the Yin-Yang Well!

Lin Feng, who absolutely did NOT want to get teased by Qian Renxue right now:

"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!!!"

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