Douluo Continent: The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!

Chapter 21 In the Heavenly Dou Palace, Renxue's search for the talisman yields no results.

In the shimmering morning light, the gentle smile of the boy in the crowd was just as striking as the sunlight he was bathed in.

"Excuse me, everyone. My injuries from the hunt a few days ago haven't fully healed. Could you please let me rest for a while?"

Seeing that the smile on his face was becoming increasingly forced, as if he was enduring pain, the crowd around him quickly parted to make way for him.

After leaving the crowd, he reached out and rubbed his slightly sore face.

Sometimes, maintaining a smile all the time can be quite tiring.

Xue Qinghe, carrying a scroll, gave it to his attendant to return, and then left the academy.

As the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, it is perfectly normal for princes to study here.

However, he was happy to have some free time today since he had no classes.

Sitting in a magnificent four-horse carriage with a platinum-colored interior, Xue Qinghe brushed his wrist across the bracelet, and a white paper talisman appeared in his palm.

"Did you find it?"

As he spoke, he placed it by the window, whereupon the noise from the outside world ceased to reach his ears. He drew the curtains, leaned back gently in his leather chair, and his exhaustion was evident.

In an instant, another person appeared inside the vehicle, bowing slightly as he spoke.

"Your Highness, I've searched that street thoroughly, but there are no hooded people selling these things."

Xue Qinghe glanced at the talisman, raised his hand, and saw a blackish-red hue in his palm, which was burning with flames and showing a tendency to spread.

The soul bone skill that can directly change the physical body and the appearance of the martial soul is being broken.

He seemed to know all along and didn't seem to care. He shook his burning hand and took out several crumpled talismans from the bracelet.

As his eyes swept over each stroke, his fingertips lightly brushed across the paper, and he spoke softly.

"Thank you for your help, Elder She Long. Has the healing Soul Master been brought in? The Soul King's Soul Skills in the Imperial City are very ineffective."

"It has already been secretly sent to the palace."

Xue Qinghe nodded and continued his research, but he still couldn't understand how these things produced those special effects.

The frame gradually slowed down and soon came to a stop.

When he came to his senses, he had already entered the imperial city and returned to his palace.

He casually put the talisman away, got up and got out of the carriage, and went back to the palace to enter a closed secret room.

A middle-aged woman, blindfolded, had been waiting there for a long time.

He stepped forward gracefully, his posture and demeanor changing slowly in response.

Her golden hair cascaded down to her lower back, and her figure was slightly taller, giving her the appearance of a young girl.

Her right arm was charred black, which spread all the way to her neck, covered with countless red cracks that emitted a red glow, like blood vessels. Even her beautiful face was covered with several red streaks, making her look extremely ferocious.

"Use your most powerful healing soul skill on me. Don't stop, don't look, understand?"

"Yes." The middle-aged woman didn't say much. After knowing the direction from the voice, she summoned a martial spirit that looked like a crystal ball.

Then a jet-black spirit ring lit up, and several streams of water with extremely rich life force flew out from the crystal ball, circled around the girl, sensed the location of the injury, and then disappeared into her right arm.

Instantly, a burst of scorching steam began to fill the air, and cold sweat poured down the middle-aged man's face.

Meanwhile, the girl named Qian Renxue sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to suppress the chaotic soul power within her body.

All of this stemmed from the spring hunt organized by the Tian Dou royal family yesterday.

This was also the day she planned to begin, during the spring hunting competition held in the royal gardens, to take advantage of the chaos to replace the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe.

She knew that the other party had bought some strange things in the city, and they had remarkable effects.

However, most of them were non-aggressive, and Qian Renxue was well aware of this because the other party had tested them one by one in front of her while in the palace.

Xue Qinghe also mentioned that the person sold two offensive cards, with power roughly equivalent to that of a Soul Venerable, but they were only for one use, so they were not tested.

Unexpectedly, the other party threw out two burning talismans at the last moment.

To show Xue Qinghe enough respect for this final counterattack, she chose to face it head-on and take all the damage.

The result was such a direct injury that it almost made it impossible for her soul bone skill, which could perfectly transform her physical body and martial soul, to be concealed.

Actually, when he sold the shares, Zhang Xun didn't say one thing: his reference was based on his own capabilities.

With his current level 37 soul power, although he is a Soul Venerable, under the blessing of his internal energy cultivation method, his soul power is solidified in his meridians and dantian like a spring, and its quality is comparable to that of a Soul King.

Even if Qian Renxue is now close to the Soul Sect, she still can't handle it.

This treatment lasted for three hours.

The morning light outside the palace had already faded in the west. Qian Renxue exhaled a long breath of turbid air. She raised her right arm, which had been burning unbearably with the slightest movement. Her skin was fair, and her once ferocious appearance had completely returned to normal.

She stood up and stepped on the charred carbon shells scattered on the ground.

"You've come all this way, now you can go back. You know the rules."

"Yes." The middle-aged woman nodded and bowed, the silk blindfold never being removed.

Ci Xue carried him away, while Qian Renxue casually sat on the bench and continued to examine the white paper talisman.

Ordinary paper, some strange symbols, constituted the incredible power that seemed to have burned her to ashes yesterday.

Unfortunately, the elders around him searched for a whole day but couldn't find any trace of that person.

It's a waste to have such talented people scattered throughout the territory of the Heavenly Dou Imperial City selling this item; bringing them under our command would be a great help.

She didn't care about her injuries. Having grown up under Bibi Dong's beatings and scoldings, she was used to pain, whether physical or mental.

If it benefits oneself, one may not necessarily be able to bring the enemy into one's fold.

"Elder Shelong, please keep a close eye on that area. If you see anyone selling these things while wearing a hood, please let me know as soon as possible."

"Why don't I just bring it directly?"

"You must not reveal this. The prince personally invited you; that shows true sincerity. Talented people should always be treated with the utmost respect. Alright, it's about time to prepare. There's a banquet tonight exclusively for Xue Qinghe."

As Qian Renxue spoke, she stood up and walked out of the secret chamber. With each step, her figure transformed once again into that of the handsome eldest prince.

She Long then began to clean up the traces. Even in a secret room, these traces could not be left behind, after all, this was the imperial city.

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Meanwhile, Zhang Xun, who hadn't left the academy for over a month, strolled aimlessly along Tiandou Street.

He planned to study the soul tool, but the only storage soul tool that Chen Xin had was dismantled by Zhang Xun a few years ago, so he couldn't rely on it.

Looking around the deserted auction house, I stepped forward to take a look at today's auction items. The first item was a soul tool, a complete refrigeration device that could be activated and release cold air simply by inputting soul power, and the starting price was five thousand gold soul coins.

hiss~

Looking at the price list, Zhang Xun gasped, feeling it was outrageous. How could an air conditioner be so expensive? They might as well rob someone.

However, nobles are not short of money, and for this purpose alone, they will probably drive the price up very high.

As for the others, aside from medicinal herbs, there are various expensive-looking ornaments, and some rather unconventional things, such as population.

In the end, he didn't pay the ticket price to go in and gamble that no one would steal the soul tool, and Zhang Xun really felt that the price wasn't worth it.

Turning around, they searched elsewhere and found a group of antique sellers in a remote corner, selling things dug out from various historical sites.

Speaking of which, could there be any historical remnants of a 'pre-civilization' in these ruins? It's highly unlikely, otherwise the Heavenly Dou Empire's library would have some.

After sensing the area, I found that the internal soul power transfer structures were mostly in poor condition; the only usable one was a small table lamp.

Even this lighting equipment cost two hundred gold soul coins. After buying a few broken ones to disassemble and compare, Zhang Xun decided to leave this infuriating place.

I sighed; antiques are indeed incredibly profitable everywhere.

Just as he turned around, he heard someone call out to him.

"Hey buddy, are you selling soul tools?" The other person's voice was hoarse and weak, with a hint of pleading.