Chapter 246 Qian Renxue has an appointment
After bidding farewell to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, Ye Chen was preparing to return to Shrek Academy when Qian Renxue unexpectedly sought him out again.
"My dear brother, the mansion I prepared for you is almost complete and is about to be decorated. Would you like to come and see it?"
Previously, during the Soul Master Competition, after learning that Ye Chen planned to settle in Heaven Dou City after graduating from Shrek Academy, Qian Renxue had promised to give him a large mansion.
Later, after searching for a while and finding no suitable options, the generous Qian Renxue directly bought a plot of land near the bustling Heaven Dou Street in Heaven Dou City and built a new one from scratch.
"Mm."
Ye Chen nodded, intending to go and take a look.
Soon, they got into a carriage and arrived at Heaven Dou Street.
Looking at the mansion, which was largely complete with only a few details left unfinished, Ye Chen was momentarily stunned.
"Brother Qinghe, this house must have cost a fortune, right?"
Previously, Qian Renxue had only mentioned a large mansion, but Ye Chen hadn't expected the Angel Miss to be so generous, providing a massive estate covering over three hundred mu.
Although the Douluo Continent was similar to the ancient society of Ye Chen's previous life, the concept of real estate was already taking shape.
This was Heaven Dou City, where every inch of land was precious, and it was also close to the bustling Heaven Dou Street. Even without considering construction materials and labor costs, the value of the land alone was substantial.
"Just a few gold coins, my dear brother. Don't take it to heart. Moreover, you are an Earl of my Heaven Dou Empire; a mere mansion is nothing significant."
In fact, although Ye Chen's mansion was not as large as the residences of Spirit Master families with many members, it was already quite sizable among private residences within Heaven Dou City. Even the mansion of the Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo, was of this caliber.
For a Spirit Master like Ye Chen, who outwardly appeared to be merely a Five-Ring Soul King, it could be considered high-end.
However, one couldn't look at things that way. With the talent Ye Chen had displayed, his future achievements would definitely surpass Dugu Bo's. At that time, an ordinary residence would no longer be fitting for his strength and status.
To avoid having to find another place in the future, Qian Renxue simply went all out in one go.
"Then many thanks, Brother Qinghe!"
Ye Chen didn't decline and accepted it directly.
After walking around the mansion and offering some suggestions, Ye Chen returned to Shrek Academy.
His new home was still undergoing renovations, estimated to take half a month. So, even though the Soul Master Competition had ended and he could graduate from Shrek Academy, Ye Chen still needed to stay at Shrek Academy for the time being.
...
Three days later, in the afternoon.
Ye Chen was cultivating in his small villa when suddenly, a student from Shrek Academy came looking for him.
"You are?"
Ye Chen looked at the student in the Shrek Academy uniform, not understanding his purpose.
"Senior Ye Chen, my name is Zhang San, and I'm known as 'Outlaw Maniac'. Someone outside the academy just entrusted me with this letter to hand over to you."
Zhang San handed the letter to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was surprised, 'Outlaw Maniac'? Quite arrogant~, but he quickly asked, "Is the person who sent the letter still here?"
"No, he left after giving me the letter."
Zhang San shook his head.
"Alright, thank you!"
Ye Chen thanked Zhang San.
"You're welcome! Our Shrek Team, under your leadership, won the championship of the Soul Master Competition. Senior, you are my idol!"
Saying this, Zhang San looked at Ye Chen with an expression of admiration.
Hmm, Ye Chen's fan + 1.
After the little fanboy Zhang San left, Ye Chen opened the letter.
— Tonight, small forest outside Heaven Dou City's South Gate. Signature: Qian Renxue
"Uh, an appointment with the Angel Miss?"
Looking at the letter in his hand, Ye Chen was momentarily stunned, but since it was an appointment with the Angel Miss, he definitely had to show up.
But~, a small forest and the Angel Miss?
Ye Chen harbored a strong sense of anticipation for this.
...
As night fell, Ye Chen left Shrek Academy and headed to the small forest outside Heaven Dou City's South Gate.
Ye Chen, being bold due to his skill, went alone.
Although Qian Renxue had two Titled Douluo as bodyguards, if a real fight broke out, Ye Chen's Spirit Ability effects would be greatly weakened due to the immense difference in their ranks.
However, with the strength of those two mediocre Titled Douluo, Sha Long and Ci Xue, Ye Chen believed that if he simply wanted to escape, it shouldn't be a problem.
After exiting the South Gate, Ye Chen noticed that about three li away from Heaven Dou City's wall, as far as the eye could see, there seemed to be only small forests?
After all, the Douluo Continent had not undergone an industrial revolution, and Heaven Dou City was located in a temperate zone, surrounded by green mountains and clear waters. Outside the city, besides farmland, there were either barren lands or forests.
The three-li clear zone adjacent to Heaven Dou City's wall was created by the city's defense forces to broaden their view, otherwise, it would also be overgrown with weeds and trees.
"Uh, which direction could it be?"
Looking at the ubiquitous small forests, Ye Chen thought blankly.
The letter only said outside Heaven Dou City's South Gate but didn't specify the exact location.
After some thought, Ye Chen released his aura.
Presumably, if Qian Renxue wasn't far, she should be able to sense it, right?
Indeed, immediately after releasing his aura, Ye Chen also sensed a spirit power fluctuation emanating a sacred aura from within the forest.
Immediately, Ye Chen rushed in that direction.
...
Soon after entering the small forest, Ye Chen saw Qian Renxue in the distance, dressed in a palace-style long dress.
"Sister Xue'er, long time no see~!"
As soon as he saw Qian Renxue, Ye Chen immediately greeted her.
"Is that so? It has indeed been a long time! Little brother Ye Chen, have you forgotten what you did to this sister in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Having reverted to her original identity, Qian Renxue had no other qualms and immediately brought up the past.
"How could I forget that? Sister Xue'er's fragrant lips are still fresh in my memory, with an endless aftertaste!"
Ye Chen said with a straight face.
"Damn it~!"
Qian Renxue looked at Ye Chen's mischievous expression, secretly gritting her teeth, wishing she could immediately go up and smash his dog head.
"Alright, let's not talk about that. I wonder what you wanted to see me about this time, Xue'er? If it's just to talk about life and ideals, why don't we go back to the city and find a place with a good atmosphere to talk?"
Ye Chen, pushing his luck, didn't even call her 'sister' this time, directly calling her 'Xue'er'.
"Ye Chen, I heard you made a big statement at the Soul Master Competition, saying that if any young Spirit Master from Spirit Hall could defeat you, you would join Spirit Hall?"
Ignoring Ye Chen's mischievous thoughts, Qian Renxue went straight to the point.
"Mm-hmm, I said it."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Very good, this Miss will defeat you fair and square today!"
Qian Renxue said with a serious expression. She had been bothered by her previous defeat at Ye Chen's hands and was now eager to win back after thinking of a strategy.Chapter 247 Bullying me for not being able to fly?
"Ahem, Xue'er, excuse me, where are those two Titled Douluo who were with you last time?"
Ye Chen, after sensing for a bit, found no trace of Sha Long and Ci Xue nearby. Were they just good at hiding, or simply not there?
If they weren't there, wouldn't he be able to properly torment the Angel Miss?
"Hmph~, don't think about such useless things, come and fight!"
Instantly, Qian Renxue's Seraphim Spirit possessed her, and her seven spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—shone brightly.
As for where Sha Long and Ci Xue went? Naturally, Qian Renxue sent them elsewhere; Qian Renxue didn't want them to know about some private matters.
"Wait a minute~, if your Spirit Hall wants to recruit me, you have to offer some terms, right?"
If you want to recruit people to work, how can you do it without first agreeing on the salary and benefits?
"Hmm? So what do you want?"
Qian Renxue said with a frown.
"How about this, let's make a bet?"
Ye Chen said with a smile.
"A bet? What kind of bet?"
"If you win, I will join Spirit Hall unconditionally. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to chase a dog, I will never go catch a chicken!
But if you lose~, then we'll skip the matter of joining Spirit Hall for now, and you'll grant me one request!"
Ye Chen said with a playful look.
"I agree, tell me, what is your request?"
Hearing Ye Chen say this, Qian Renxue's heart was moved, and she immediately agreed.
Anyway, she wouldn't lose out on this. As for the request? Well, she's a young lady, it's normal for her not to keep her word, isn't it? But if the request isn't too excessive, she might agree.
Of course, the premise was that Ye Chen could defeat her again.
"I imagine Spirit Hall, as the most powerful Spirit Master organization on the Continent, must have a lot of external possessions like gold coins, right?
It just so happens that I'm a little short on cash lately, earning some pocket money. If you, Xue'er, lose, I won't be too greedy. I'll just ask you for one copper coin on the first day, two copper coins on the second day, four copper coins on the third day, with each day being double the previous day, and so on, for sixty days, plus one million gold coins in cash!"
Ye Chen said he wouldn't be too greedy, but in reality, he had already opened a colossal, sky-swallowing maw.
One copper coin on the first day, doubled to the sixtieth day, would be 5.76 followed by seventeen zeros in copper coins, and the conversion rate between copper coins and gold coins is 100 to 1.
Well, even if Spirit Hall were sold off entirely, it wouldn't be possible to come up with that many gold coins.
Hmm, finding a rich person with enough power to sell the entire Douluo Continent should be enough to gather it.
As for the extra one million gold coins in cash, Ye Chen was certain that Qian Renxue wouldn't carry one million gold coins of immortal gold with her.
This way, he could then naturally ask her to write an IOU.
"Is that all?"
Listening to Ye Chen's conditions, Qian Renxue asked with a bewildered expression.
In Qian Renxue's eyes, who wasn't very sensitive to numbers and lacked mathematical concepts, how far could a mere copper coin double? Even with the one million gold coins in cash, wasn't it just pocket change for her, the young master of Spirit Hall?
"Mm-hmm, that's right!"
"Very good, this Miss agrees!"
Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction. Before, she was afraid Ye Chen would make some difficult request, but she didn't expect it to be just mere gold coins.
Qian Renxue, feeling good about herself, thought Ye Chen was giving her face, and her mood immediately brightened.
Immediately, the golden Angelic Domain blossomed, and the fifth spirit ring on her body flickered slightly. Holy Fire condensed in Qian Renxue's hand, forming a brilliant golden Holy Sword.
With her four angel wings flapping behind her, Qian Renxue soared into the air, the tip of the Holy Sword in her hand pointing diagonally at Ye Chen on the ground: "Come and fight!"
'..., Damn~, are you bullying me because I can't fly?'
Sorry, he really couldn't fly!
"Hey, hey, hey, Xue'er, you're cheating! This can only be considered a draw, not a decisive victory!"
Looking at Qian Renxue flying in the air, Ye Chen felt a bit annoyed.
Although his Spirit Abilities could also be considered long-range control Spirit Abilities, their maximum attack range was actually not far.
Coupled with the fact that activating Spirit Abilities also required a certain amount of time, if Qian Renxue, flying in the air, kept her distance from him, even if his Spirit Abilities had a mental lock effect, the target would exceed the maximum attack range and the ability would fail.
Of course, Qian Renxue was not a long-range ADC, so in this case, neither of them could do anything to the other.
"Don't worry, today this Miss will show you the power of the Seraphim Spirit!"
"Seventh Spirit Ability, Angel True Body!"
Instantly, Qian Renxue activated her ultimate move, and a giant Seraphim appeared.
After activating Angel True Body, Qian Renxue's Angelic Domain truly began to show its real effect.
Ye Chen, enveloped by the Angelic Domain, immediately felt his sensory abilities suppressed considerably, and even his strength was suppressed by ten percent, while Qian Renxue's strength was increased by thirty percent.
Combined with the activation of her Martial Soul True Body, Qian Renxue's strength at this moment had absolutely surged to the level of a newly advanced nine-ring Titled Douluo.
In addition, the Angelic Domain not only had the effect of suppressing the opponent's strength and enhancing her own; the Angelic Domain was filled with holy energy that had purifying and dissolving effects, causing the spirit power within Ye Chen's body to continuously dissolve.
"Qingjing Domain, break!"
Suddenly, after manifesting his Qingjing Bamboo Staff Martial Soul, Ye Chen's body abruptly burst forth with a Domain emanating a white jade luster, filled with a Pure Nether and calming aura.
The moment the Qingjing Domain appeared, Qian Renxue's Angelic Domain immediately collapsed and vanished directly.
Within the Qingjing Domain, Ye Chen's various Spirit Ability effects could be increased by 50%, possessing the effect of Pure Nether and calming the mind, rapidly restoring mental force, and also capable of breaking other Domain effects.
With the Angelic Domain broken, and without the 30% strength boost from the Angelic Domain, Qian Renxue's aura immediately diminished significantly, no longer possessing the momentum of a newly advanced Titled Douluo.
"Damn it~!"
Seeing her Angelic Domain instantly shattered, Qian Renxue gnashed her teeth in anger.
Even though Qian Renxue had witnessed the Qingjing Domain during their first battle and had anticipated it, she still couldn't help but feel a surge of anger now.
It wasn't that her army wasn't strong enough, but that the enemy army was unreasonable!
"Xue'er, here I come~! First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment!"
His first spirit ring flickered slightly, and Ye Chen waved his Bamboo Staff at Qian Renxue, who was flying in mid-air. Instantly, a phantom Bamboo Staff flew out rapidly, quickly descending above Qian Renxue's head.
Originally, because she was in the air and the distance between them wasn't close, Qian Renxue could have dodged this move, but she chose not to in order to test the effect of her Spirit Ability.
After all, simply dodging would never defeat Ye Chen, and that wasn't what Qian Renxue wanted; what she wanted was to defeat Ye Chen fair and square.Chapter 248 Are you wearing safety pants?
"Second Spirit Ability, Etherealization!"
Instantly, Qian Renxue's body radiated golden light, and her entire being transformed from solid to ethereal, entering an Etherealization state.
In this Etherealization state, all physical attacks are unable to touch her, and she gains 50% immunity to energy attacks.
After Qian Renxue activated Etherealization, the Bamboo Staff phantom descended, and Ye Chen, on the ground, watched with his own eyes as his staff passed directly through Qian Renxue's body, as if Qian Renxue at this moment was merely an illusion.
"Heh~, I made the right bet!"
Watching the Bamboo Staff phantom pass through her body without her being affected by its control, a slight smile appeared on Qian Renxue's lips; this was a sure win!
Although the effect of Etherealization was very brief, lasting only three seconds, for Qian Renxue, three seconds was already enough.
Ye Chen's control Spirit Ability had no effect on her, so wasn't he at her mercy?
Seeing that his first Spirit Ability had no effect, Ye Chen swung his staff at Qian Renxue again.
Unfortunately, after activating her seventh Spirit Ability, Martial Soul True Body, Spirit Abilities below seven rings had no cooldown, and relying on the Etherealization Spirit Ability, Qian Renxue once again gained immunity.
'This little girl came prepared, huh~!'
With two trump cards in a row being nullified, Ye Chen was slightly surprised.
The saying 'one trick pony, eats all over the world' is not false, but Ye Chen knew that his Spirit Abilities were not invincible; for example, long-distance Teleportation, substitution, etherealization, and so on, could all break his control Spirit Abilities.
Ye Chen had long anticipated this situation; though a bit surprised, that was all it was.
Since Spirit Abilities were not working, he would switch to Soul Bone Skills; besides, normal attacks were also an option! With his powerful physical constitution, the power of a normal Bamboo Staff attack would not be weak.
At this moment, Qian Renxue, flying in the air, looked down at Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, didn't expect this, did you? Your Spirit Abilities are useless now, just surrender obediently!"
After a moment's thought, Ye Chen said to the haughty Qian Renxue, "Little Xue'er, you're flying up there, are you wearing safety shorts?"
Although Qian Renxue was flying in the air at this time, due to the activation of her Angel True Body, Ye Chen couldn't see some of the beautiful scenery.
"You~, hateful! Fourth Spirit Ability, Angelic Holy Light!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately became enraged, and her entire body glowed with golden light.
As the golden light bloomed, Qian Renxue's aura surged significantly, once again reaching the Titled Douluo level.
"An amplification-type Spirit Ability?"
Looking at the golden radiance blooming from Qian Renxue, Ye Chen thought to himself.
Ye Chen guessed correctly; Qian Renxue's fourth Spirit Ability, Angelic Holy Light, was a self-amplification type Spirit Ability that could boost all her attributes by 100%.
"Hmph, Ye Chen, I hope you can handle this next move! Sixth Spirit Ability, Angelic Roar!"
The massive Angel True Body roared towards the sky, and with Qian Renxue at the center, an invisible sound wave instantly enveloped an area within a hundred meters.
The sixth Spirit Ability, Angelic Roar, uses a special conversion method of Angel spirit power to instantly transform spirit power into a mental force impact for a large-scale attack.
Those who are attacked will experience a strong mental shock; if the opponent's mental force is more than double that of Qian Renxue, their soul will shatter directly, leading to a head explosion and death.
If the gap is within double, it converts into a mental force impact, causing mental damage to the opponent.
But if the opponent's mental force is even greater than Qian Renxue's, then it will only be a loud noise.
The Seraphim Spirit does not follow a mental-type path; although Qian Renxue has an Angel head Spirit Bone, her mental force is at most at the level of an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo.
While this is much stronger than Spirit Masters of the same rank, compared to Ye Chen, it is clearly not enough.
With two 100,000-year head Spirit Bones, plus the Creation Soul Forging Art, and the Tearful Autumn Dew she consumed earlier, let alone in the future, even at the current stage, the only ones who could surpass Ye Chen in mental force were those long-established Titled Douluo.
Thus, Qian Renxue awkwardly discovered that in the face of her Angelic Roar, Ye Chen merely narrowed his eyes?
Qian Renxue: "..."
Looking at the unharmed Ye Chen, a sense of frustration couldn't help but rise in Qian Renxue's heart.
Fortunately, the mental force attack generated by Angelic Roar was converted from spirit power, so even though Ye Chen's mental force far surpassed hers, Qian Renxue did not suffer any mental force backlash.
Otherwise, just that one attack might have decided the outcome.
'It seems only close-quarters combat will work!'
Qian Renxue thought to herself.
She was not a long-range attack type Spirit Master; the Seraphim Spirit itself followed a warrior path. Since long-range attacks were not effective, and her mental force was inferior to Ye Chen's, the only option left for Qian Renxue was close-quarters combat.
Of course, saying it was close-quarters combat wasn't entirely accurate.
After all, the Angel True Body was quite large; Ye Chen's stature, in front of the enormous Angel True Body, could only be considered tiny.
"Holy crap~!"
Seeing the Holy Sword in the hand of the true *Angel Big Sister* slashing down at him, Ye Chen's expression changed; setting aside the attack power for a moment, just its sheer size was enough to intimidate many people.
Instantly, a flash of green light appeared between Ye Chen's eyebrows, and a green lotus platform exuding an profound aura emerged.
As soon as the green lotus platform appeared, it immediately flew to the top of Ye Chen's head, showering him with a misty green radiance, protecting him within.
The external Spirit Bone, Creation Green Lotus's Soul Bone Skill: 'Emerging from Mud, Yet Untainted,' could grant 50% immunity to all damage. Although Qian Renxue's Angel True Body was powerful, with the damage reduced by 50%, Ye Chen believed he could still block it.
If Qian Renxue's Holy Sword wasn't condensed from Holy Fire, meaning even normal attacks counted as energy attacks, then if Ye Chen also activated his Soul Bone Skill: Thorn Guardian, just relying on Thorn Guardian's 50% physical damage immunity and its ability to reflect 50% of melee physical damage would make him invincible.
"Boom—"
The giant sword slashed down, creating a booming sound.
The seemingly frail Ye Chen, relying on the Pure Nether Bamboo Staff in his hand, managed to block the massive Holy Sword.
However, action and reaction are mutual; although Ye Chen blocked the sword, it came with a price. The immense force directly caused more than half of his body to sink into the ground.
"A head external Spirit Bone? No wonder your mental force is so powerful!"
As soon as the Creation Green Lotus appeared, Qian Renxue recognized it.
She had initially thought that her sixth Spirit Ability, Angelic Roar, had no effect on Ye Chen because of the head Spirit Bone rewarded at the Soul Master Competition, but she hadn't expected Ye Chen to already possess a rare external Spirit Bone.
Needless to say, this head external Spirit Bone must have significantly boosted Ye Chen's mental force.
It's just, why did Ye Chen's head external Spirit Bone look like it was of a very high year-count?Chapter 249: Qian Renxue Defeated Again
"Hey, hey, hey, Xue'er, you've gone too far! Are you trying to murder your own husband?!"
Ye Chen, stuck in the ground, said indignantly to Qian Renxue.
"Still got a smart mouth? Take this sword!"
Seeing that Ye Chen could still talk back, Qian Renxue knew she had hit him too lightly.
Qian Renxue, having made up her mind, felt that she couldn't give Ye Chen any chance to breathe until she achieved victory.
Immediately, the Holy Sword in her hand once again slashed towards him.
"Xue'er, don't force me to go all out!"
Looking at the Holy Sword slashing down, Ye Chen's eyelids twitched, and he immediately dodged. Dodging was certainly much easier than taking the hit head-on.
"Hmph, use whatever skills you have, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
She said that, but Qian Renxue's actions in her hand didn't stop at all. Sword after sword, she slashed at Ye Chen without hesitation.
"Then you'd better be careful. I'm not even sure about the power of this move!"
Ye Chen was naturally referring to the Soul Bone Skill: Creation Divine Light from the newly acquired Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull.
Qian Renxue's mental force, with the bonus from her Angel head Spirit Bone, was only at the level of an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo. Even though she was currently in her Martial Soul True Body state, with many aspects enhanced, Ye Chen couldn't say for sure if she could block the Creation Divine Light, or more precisely, how much damage she would sustain.
"Soul Bone Skill: Creation Divine Light!"
Instantly, from Ye Chen's eyes, two illusory green beams of light shot out, striking Qian Renxue's Angel True Body with lightning speed.
The Creation Divine Light was a 100,000-year mental-type Soul Bone Skill, and Ye Chen's mental force had reached the initial level of a Titled Douluo. Currently, the maximum power of this move could definitely surpass the level of a weak Titled Douluo.
However, the Angel Miss was not an enemy, so Ye Chen naturally didn't use his full power, only limiting the Creation Divine Light's power to the extreme of an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo level.
Don't let it seem like Qian Renxue's current state was comparable to those weak Titled Douluo. These were all bonuses from her Martial Soul True Body and amplification Spirit Abilities. In terms of mental force, she had not yet reached the Titled Douluo level.
Ye Chen was also worried that if the Creation Divine Light was too powerful, any accident would not be good.
"Second Spirit Ability, Etherealization!"
Feeling the extraordinary nature of this attack, Qian Renxue immediately activated Etherealization again.
Actually, whether Qian Renxue activated Etherealization or not was irrelevant.
Unlike Tang San's Soul Bone Skill: Purple Divine Light, formed after fusing with the Purple Demon Eye in the original work, the Purple Divine Light's beams had a physical form, belonging to a mixed mental and energy damage, primarily mental with spirit power as a supplement.
But Ye Chen's Creation Divine Light was a pure mental attack Spirit Ability with no physical form, so Qian Renxue's Etherealization Spirit Ability was completely useless.
When the Creation Divine Light arrived, there was no roaring sound as Qian Renxue had anticipated. But at this moment, Qian Renxue had no time to pay attention to these things. Facing a powerful mental force attack, the Etherealization Spirit Ability was completely ineffective, directly entering her Sea of Consciousness.
Instantly, Qian Renxue's Sea of Consciousness was engulfed in a raging storm, her mind went blank, and then she lost consciousness.
If it weren't for Qian Renxue having an Angel head Spirit Bone nearing 100,000 years, her mental force far exceeding that of a Soul Sage of the same rank, coupled with her current Martial Soul True Body state which significantly boosted her strength, and Ye Chen not using his full power, just this one blow might have caused irreversible consequences.
Without Qian Renxue's control, the giant Angel True Body in the air dissipated. Ye Chen was stunned: "Is the Creation Divine Light that powerful?"
Before Ye Chen could think too much, he saw Qian Renxue, pale-faced, falling from the sky.
Immediately, Ye Chen stepped forward to catch her, to prevent the Angel Miss from landing headfirst.
"Phew, that's good, that's good."
Ye Chen carefully checked Qian Renxue's injuries and found that they were not serious. However, mental force injuries are not as easy to recover from as physical injuries.
Physical injuries can be healed by ordinary healing-type Spirit Masters, but mental force injuries leave ordinary healing-type Spirit Masters helpless.
Fortunately, this was not very difficult for Ye Chen.
Opening the dazzling System Shop and searching for a while, Ye Chen found an item that could restore mental force injuries: [Water of Soul] Price: One million gold coins. PS: Can restore mental force injuries below the god level.
Without a word, Ye Chen, who was not short of money, immediately bought it and fed it to the Angel Miss.
Suddenly, within Ye Chen's perception range, many people were approaching this way.
Indeed, the commotion here was so great before. Qian Renxue's activated Angel True Body, standing on the city wall of Heaven Dou City, could be seen by anyone with eyes. The Heaven Dou City guards naturally had to come and investigate the situation.
Frowning, Ye Chen immediately took Qian Renxue and left the area.
...
More than half an hour later, Ye Chen brought the still unconscious Qian Renxue into Heaven Dou City and rented a luxurious room at the Tiandou Great Hotel.
"Why isn't she awake yet?"
Looking at Qian Renxue, who was still unconscious on the bed, Ye Chen was a little puzzled. Didn't that Water of Soul say it could restore mental force injuries?
'Could it be that I bought fake medicine?'
Just as Ye Chen was thinking this, Qian Renxue, lying peacefully on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes.
"Xue'er, you're finally awake!"
Seeing Qian Renxue wake up, Ye Chen smiled.
"This is...?"
Qian Renxue, who had woken up, looked at her surroundings, a little confused. She remembered that she seemed to have been challenging Ye Chen in a small forest outside Heaven Dou City before, right?
"This is the Tiandou Great Hotel."
"Tiandou Great Hotel? I lost?"
Qian Renxue, whose head was a bit muddled, finally reacted.
"Could it be that you won?"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes.
"Hmph."
Qian Renxue snorted coldly and turned her head away. She, who had been full of confidence, once again experienced a sense of defeat.
It turned out that even if Ye Chen didn't use those disgusting Spirit Abilities that specifically hit people's heads, he could still defeat her!
"Ahem, alright, Xue'er, as the saying goes, a bet is a bet. Since you lost, give me the money!"
Clearing his throat, Ye Chen demanded Qian Renxue fulfill her promise.
"Hmph, here!"
Qian Renxue found a gold coin card worth one million gold coins from her spirit tool and threw it to Ye Chen. As for the matter of one copper coin doubling for sixty days, she didn't care.
"I don't want a gold coin card, I only want loose gold coins."
Ye Chen shook his head. 'Am I after your one million gold coins? No, I'm after your written contract, signed with Qian Renxue's own name!'
"Have you ever seen anyone carrying one million gold coins on them?"
Qian Renxue glared at Ye Chen, feeling that he was making things difficult.Chapter 250 Selling Myself to Pay Off Debts
A full one million gold coins is no small amount. Which Spirit Master would carry that around? Aren't gold cards better?
Or are they perhaps bothered by the storage spirit tool's internal space being too large?
"Yes! I carry it with me!"
Others don't carry large amounts of loose gold coins because it's inconvenient, but Ye Chen can exchange them at any time in the System Shop. Forget one million gold coins, even if it's one hundred million, he can produce it!
On the contrary, gold cards are inconvenient for Ye Chen, because the System Shop does not recognize gold cards, only gold coins.
Qian Renxue: "..."
"I'll owe you for now!"
After thinking about it, Qian Renxue decided it was better to owe him for now. This small bet wasn't worth her going back on her word.
"Words alone are not proof. Sign this IOU!"
Immediately, Ye Chen pulled out the IOU and a deed of servitude he had prepared in advance for Qian Renxue.
The IOU stated everything that had been agreed upon before: one copper coin on the first day, doubling each day for sixty consecutive days, plus one million gold coins. If she failed to repay by the deadline, Qian Renxue would sell herself to pay off the debt.
Of course, whether Ye Chen had the ability to collect the debt was another matter.
"The previous parts are all fine, but why do I have to sell myself to pay off the debt?!"
Qian Renxue, her face red, glared at Ye Chen and questioned him.
"So, you're not planning to honor it, then? Tsk tsk~, you are the Young Master of Spirit Hall, representing the Angel Family and Spirit Hall. Are you really that untrustworthy?"
"Hmph~, of course I'm trustworthy!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue grew anxious. The reputation of the Angel Family and Spirit Hall could not be lost on her watch.
"Then since you intend to pay, why are you afraid to sign? As long as you honor it, won't that matter be resolved?"
Ye Chen said with a sincere expression.
Listening to Ye Chen, Qian Renxue, completely unaware of the huge trap ahead, signed her name.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad!"
Looking at the IOU and deed of servitude in his hand, Ye Chen carefully put it into his storage spirit tool.
"Little Xue'er, from now on, be my obedient wife!"
Putting away the IOU, Ye Chen said with a smug expression.
"Huh? What do you mean by that?"
Qian Renxue frowned, not understanding why Ye Chen spoke with such certainty.
"It's exactly as it sounds! What was written on that IOU earlier, you definitely won't be able to repay. So, you'll just have to obediently sell yourself to pay off the debt, won't you?"
The IOU was already written, and the name was signed, so Ye Chen was no longer afraid of being exposed.
Hmm, the familiar routine.
"Hmph~, a mere one million gold coins? How could I, this young lady, not be able to afford it?"
Qian Renxue snorted, not taking the one million gold coins seriously at all. Although one million gold coins was a huge sum for ordinary people, in Qian Renxue's eyes, it was nothing.
"Indeed, a mere one million gold coins, I believe you can produce that. But the IOU doesn't just mention that, oh~."
"Hmm?"
Qian Renxue frowned and began to silently calculate the matter of one copper coin doubling for sixty days.
After calculating for a long time in her mind, Qian Renxue became increasingly confused, and in the end, she was completely dumbfounded.
"Little Xue'er, although it's only one copper coin on the first day, by the thirtieth day, you'll have to give me over five million gold coins.
In just thirty days, it has increased by more than five hundred million times. If it doubles for another thirty days, even selling the entire Spirit Hall wouldn't be enough, would it?
No, even if you sold the Angel God enshrined in your Spirit Hall, you wouldn't be able to gather that many gold coins!"
Ye Chen said to Qian Renxue with great certainty.
At this moment, Qian Renxue's mind was blank. Had she, unknowingly, inexplicably incurred a debt of astronomical proportions?
Qian Renxue, who wasn't very good at math, couldn't calculate how many gold coins she would owe Ye Chen. The only thing she knew was that she absolutely could not repay it.
"Heh~, when did I, this young lady, owe you gold coins?"
Suddenly, Qian Renxue said to Ye Chen with a bewildered expression.
"Hmm? Little Xue'er, are you planning to renege on your debt?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows. Qian Renxue wanting to renege was also within his expectations. After all, any normal person wouldn't pay such a huge sum that was simply impossible to produce.
"So what?"
Qian Renxue held her head high, completely fearless. So what if I, this young lady, renege? If you have the guts, go to Spirit Hall to collect the debt! See if they don't smash your dog's head!
"It's not impossible to renege, but then you'll just have to come to my Ye family and work like an ox or a horse!"
Ye Chen, after surveying Qian Renxue's graceful figure, said with a straight face.
"You dare!"
Qian Renxue was both ashamed and angry at this moment.
"Hmm? Little Xue'er, do you think I dare or not?"
Ye Chen lifted Qian Renxue's chin and said teasingly.
"Hmph~"
Qian Renxue slapped away Ye Chen's 'wolf paw' and turned her head.
"Qian Renxue!"
Ye Chen leaned his head forward and said to Qian Renxue with a serious expression.
"Hmm?"
"Be my girlfriend!"
"!!! Mmm mmm mmm~"
Faced with the sudden sneak attack, Qian Renxue was caught off guard, and Ye Chen succeeded.
At this moment, the room was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, a man and a woman passionately kissing.
After a long while, just as Ye Chen was not content with the passionate kiss and was preparing to push his luck, going for a home run, a burst of spirit power suddenly erupted from Qian Renxue, pushing away Ye Chen, who had almost turned into a wolf.
"Uh, I have something else to do, I'm leaving first!"
Slightly tidying her somewhat disheveled dress, Qian Renxue said in a flustered tone and hurriedly left as if fleeing.
Qian Renxue was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would be completely devoured by Ye Chen.
"Ugh, leaving me hanging like this, what am I supposed to do~"
Looking at the fleeing Qian Renxue, Ye Chen thought gloomily.
Shaking his head, Ye Chen, feeling a bit depressed, returned to Shrek Academy.
...
Standing downstairs, looking at the unclosed window of Ning Rongrong's room on the second floor next door, Ye Chen pondered for a moment and skillfully climbed through the window.
Hmm, this is called taking the unconventional path!
"Oh~, Brother Chen, you're here?"
Inside the room, Ning Rongrong, who was about to go to sleep, sensed someone climbing in through the window. Upon realizing it was Ye Chen, she immediately said with surprise.
"Hmm, Rongrong, did you miss me?"
It had been several days since he played little games with Ning Rongrong, and Ye Chen was a bit impatient.
"You're annoying~"
Under the faint moonlight, Ye Chen saw Ning Rongrong give him a charming side-eye.
"Rongrong, you're not being good, you didn't even miss me? Watch me punish you in the name of justice!"
Ye Chen said with a straight face.
Giving him a flirtatious wink, Ning Rongrong beckoned to Ye Chen with her finger: "Then come on~!"
"Hiss~"
Ye Chen gasped, this little vixen was getting out of hand.
But Ye Chen always felt that Ning Rongrong seemed a little off?
Normally, she was so proper, looking very much like a lady, but once night fell, she would turn into a mischievous little imp.
'No, I must teach her a good lesson!'
Ye Chen thought to himself.
Watch my great Doctor Ye bring the dead back to life!