The murderous intent emanating from Qian Renxue sent shivers down Lin Yu's spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He could sense that if Gu Rong truly wanted to kill, it would only take a moment.
But that astonishing killing intent came and went quickly, after all, today's occasion wasn't just limited to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Although Gu Rong was strong, killing a noble scion of the Heavenly Dou Empire in full view of everyone would be tantamount to slapping the Heavenly Dou Empire in the face.
At that time, the Heavenly Dou Empire would be lucky to avoid a blood feud with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, let alone maintaining good relations.
Having calmed down, Gu Rong withdrew his imposing aura, but still pressed Lin Yu relentlessly. "Boy, I'll ask you one more time: join my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and become my disciple, what do you say?"
Lin Yu's expression remained unchanged as he said in a deep voice, "Please forgive my rudeness, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is not suitable for me, therefore I refuse!"
"Oh, you really refuse!"
As soon as Gu Rong finished speaking, Lin Yu suddenly felt an immense pressure on his body.
Lin Yu naturally knew that this was the work of the Bone Douluo before him, and its meaning was self-evident.
In the past, he knew how rare and powerful Title Douluos were in the current Douluo Continent.
But today, Gu Rong made Lin Yu experience what a Title Douluo truly meant. If he didn't have the identity of the son of the Heavenly Dou Marquis, and was just an ordinary commoner genius, Gu Rong could kill him without anyone even glancing at him. For
the strong, life and death were decided in a single thought. This feeling of being as weak as an ant made Lin Yu realize for the first time how important strength was!
If he were even a Title Douluo, Ning Fengzhi wouldn't dare utter a sound in front of him. After all, at that level, even if he couldn't defeat the combined forces of Sword and Bone, he could still launch attacks everywhere. He refused to believe that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could hide in Seven Treasure City forever!
The pressure he endured grew increasingly immense. The soul power pressure, skillfully controlled by Gu Rong, had unknowingly reached the level of a Soul Master.
However, even at this point, Lin Yu still didn't release his martial soul.
Few people knew about his second ring of a thousand-year-old spirit, and those who did were basically people he trusted.
If he were to expose it at this moment, it was entirely possible that Ning Fengzhi would risk offending the Heaven Dou Empire and use the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to forcibly suppress him.
On the main banquet stage, Xue Qinghe's hand clenched up at some point. Watching Lin Yu being bullied by Gu Rong, her heart was already burning with anger: What a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School! What a Bone Douluo! Did you really think your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was invincible?!
A few days ago... Her newly adopted brother had been so humiliated, which made her secretly add the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the list of forces the Spirit Hall must destroy, even though they were already on the list.
"Your Majesty, Lin Yu has offended you, and I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive him this once, after all, he is just a child!"
These words caused a stir in the previously silent hall.
The person who spoke was none other than Xue Xing, who had a good personal relationship with Lin Zhan. Although they were more like drinking buddies, he undoubtedly stood on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Despite Xue Xing's usual air of a middle-aged playboy, he was actually quite perceptive. For example, he could always sense something unusual about the deaths of his two nephews and Ning Fengzhi's sudden acceptance of Xue Qinghe as a disciple.
As Xue Ye's brother, Xue Xing naturally knew Ning Fengzhi and understood him quite well. Ning Fengzhi was a cunning and treacherous man who wouldn't act without self-interest.
After the Haotian Sect went into seclusion, he was the most active among them, and now he's attached himself to the Tiandou Empire. His true intentions are hard to fathom.
Ning Fengzhi, seeing someone speak up, immediately stopped Gu Rong, "Alright, Uncle Gu, you've gone too far. Since the Lin family's young master is unwilling, how can we force him?"
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Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's order, Gu Rong immediately withdrew the soul power pressure from Lin Yu.
With the pressure gone, Lin Yu felt a sudden lightness, a welcome relief from the constant pressure he had been exerting against Gu Rong. He stumbled, nearly collapsing.
Xue Qinghe appeared just in time to support him. In his fading consciousness, Lin Yu caught a glimpse of her…
The imperial prince's apprenticeship ceremony was extremely arduous, lasting a whole day, leaving even her, already a Soul Master, somewhat exhausted.
Late at night, Xue Qinghe directed two palace maids to bring Lin Yu to his chambers.
After dismissing the two maids, Qian Renxue immediately called for She Long.
Because of the presence of the Sword Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, She Long and Ci Xue had remained in the palace and had not accompanied Qian Renxue.
"Uncle She, quickly check what's wrong with Xiao Yu!"
She Long didn't waste any words, grabbing Lin Yu's arm and immediately using his soul power to examine him. He frowned, "It's nothing, just that his soul power is severely depleted. But didn't he go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with you, Young Master? How did he end up like this?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue couldn't sit still any longer. She briefly explained the situation to She Long and then planned to write to Qian Daoliu, asking her second grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo, to teach the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School a lesson.
From childhood to adulthood, Qian Renxue had never been bullied. Although it was Lin Yu who was bullied today, she, as his older sister, still felt deeply for him.
A cold glint flashed in her phoenix eyes. "You all like bullying people, huh? I'll let you taste what it's like to be bullied!"
She Long and Ci Xue had no objection to using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as a target; after all, they had wronged their young master. If it weren't for their limited strength, She Long would have definitely taken action.
After Qian Renxue finished writing the letter, Lin Yu slowly woke up, and the first thing he saw was Qian Renxue, who had shed her disguise.
Seeing Lin Yu awaken, Qian Renxue quickly ran over, her gentle voice filled with concern, "Little Yu, how are you? If you're still not feeling well, rest a little longer."
"It's nothing, I just feel pretty unlucky."
Gently stroking Lin Yu's short hair, a smile flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes, "It's alright, Little Yu, your potential is limitless, while those two old guys who cut off their own path, if nothing unexpected happens, their lives are already over.
When you become a Title Douluo, your sister will personally lead you to storm the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's gates and personally end that old bastard Gu Rong's dog life!"
Hearing this, Lin Yu felt quite pleased. No one dislikes a protective older sister, but one thing puzzled him, "Sister, you just said they cut off their own path, what does that mean?"
"You're still young, there are some things on the continent you don't know, like Chen Xin, his ancestors were far stronger than him..."
[It's quite puzzling that two Super Douluos struggled against four Title Douluos. I'll elaborate on that terrible plot here. Basically, Sword Bone was indulging in the riches and glory of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, causing his combat experience to weaken over time. I have some evidence for this; for example, Chen Xin couldn't break through, was attacked, and then broke through during a life-or-death crisis. Also, Chen Xin is quite a disgrace to the Chen family, leaving no descendants and instead joining a support-type Soul Master sect. I wonder what Sword Master Chen thinks of that.]