Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

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The sky was covered with dark clouds, and snowflakes dotted the sky, creating a world of ice and snow.

The ground was covered with rainwater, like a vast ocean of swords.

"go with!"

Countless swords hovering in the air flew into the sky.

The rain on the ground met the snowflakes in the sky; the two extremely beautiful scenes collided, and endless killing intent erupted.

Snowflakes collided with drops of sword rain, creating countless teeth-grinding cutting and scraping sounds.

Shui Bing'er's face was extremely pale inside the blue pillar of light. As the mastermind behind the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, she clearly felt the energy contained in the sword energy that collided with the snowflakes.

Bang bang bang bang!

The rain of arrows flowed backwards, not a single snowflake could pass through, and the vast expanse of arrows continued to fly upwards, pressing the snowflakes back down.

Shui Bing'er gasped. Shen An was simply inhuman; his strength alone had completely overwhelmed her Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

She was initially worried that Shen An might get hurt.

Since that's the case, then I don't need to worry anymore. Shui Bing'er's gaze was firm as she poured all her soul power into the pot without hesitation.

A clear phoenix cry rang out from the blue pillar of light that reached the clouds, and the snowflakes, which were already being pushed back, began to flow backward at an even faster speed.

Countless snowflakes gathered and gradually took shape, and a seven-meter-long ice-blue phoenix appeared out of thin air.

Huo Wu bit her pink lips lightly. She had always been competitive, and she desperately wanted to defeat either of the two people on the stage.

One was Shui Bing'er, whom she had never gotten along with, and the other was Shen An, who had once forcefully defeated her and shattered her pride.

But after watching their fight today, she realized that she had no chance of winning at all.

"Shen An, let's settle this with one move," Shui Bing'er said again.

A magnificent ice phoenix slowly descended, its body radiating dazzling ice-blue light, drifting down with boundless power.

Shen An smiled and said, "Alright!" He then pointed his fingers like a sword, and the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass instantly flew into the sky.

The scattered rain of swords flew towards the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and a giant cyan sword was instantly formed, carrying unparalleled momentum as it slashed towards the phoenix!

Everyone stared at Shen An in horror.

Faced with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, especially one dominated by the top-tier Beast Martial Soul Ice Phoenix, Shen An didn't try to dodge but instead confronted it head-on.

Rumble!

With a deafening roar, the blue and cyan colors collided, and the magnificent ice-blue phoenix shattered piece by piece, unleashing the ice and snow energy contained within its body.

Bai Baoshan set up a soul power barrier outside the arena, which was too powerful. If the aftershocks of the battle spread, it would endanger the lives of ordinary people.

As the organizer, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.

The Ice Blue Phoenix dissipated, but the ever-changing, enormous Nine-Leaf Sword Grass continued its invincible attack on Shui Bing'er, who was falling from the sky and could no longer maintain the blue-white pillar of light.

At this moment, blood was spilling from Shui Bing'er's mouth. Facing the blue giant sword, she was powerless to dodge and could only close her eyes in resignation.

Instead of the expected offensive, she was suddenly pulled into a hug, enveloped by a masculine aura.

"Alright, we're all friends, let's end this fight here."

Shen An chuckled and, with a deft flick of his wrist, smoothly sent Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to the arena.

Xue Qinghe, watching from the VIP seats, was itching to get his hands on him. Seriously, was he this warm to everyone? Was this normal?

Chapter 245 Emperor Xueye, this old man doesn't know what's good for him.

"Brother Xue, I won the game, why do you look a little unhappy?" Shen An teased, stroking the cat.

At the same time, Shen An glanced at his own fame score, which made him burst out laughing.

The reputation points originally consumed in exchanging for soul bones have returned to a staggering one million after this battle, and are still constantly increasing.

In the preliminary rounds of this Soul Master Competition, each team will go through twenty-seven rounds of battles, and finally five teams will be selected to participate in the qualifying rounds.

Based on the current rate of increase...

Shen An believed that in this Soul Master Competition, which was comparable to the Olympics and World Cup in his previous life, all he needed to do was keep showing his face.

So before the finals, his fame had already reached tens of millions, making obtaining the fifth spirit ring a piece of cake.

Xue Qinghe snorted softly: "Stop associating with people from Tianshui Academy. Those vixens will only hinder your path to becoming stronger."

"Remember this: if you have no woman in your heart, your sword will naturally be divine."

Xue Qinghe regretted her words immediately afterward. What if Shen Anzhen heard this? How would she interact with her once she regained her identity as Qian Renxue?

"What you just said was too extreme. You should hang out with people who can help you and who can travel with you," Xue Qinghe corrected.

Among those who can be helpful and accompany you on your journey, given Shen An's talent and achievements, who else on the entire continent could compare?

"Brother Xue, you don't actually dislike women, do you? If that's the case, I think we should keep our distance."

Shen An looked at Xue Qinghe suspiciously and said.

Xue Qinghe snorted and was about to punch Shen An in the stomach. "Let you speak such nonsense. Of course she doesn't like women, she's a woman."

At the same time, his desire to avoid being an undercover agent grew stronger.

Shen An quickly used Tom's meat shield to block the attack.

A perfectly healthy cat was beaten into a pancake by Xue Qinghe, with a tall red bump standing up on its flat head.

Tom looked at Shen An with tears in his eyes, wondering why he was always the one who got hurt.

Emperor Xueye and Salas both smiled with satisfaction as they watched Shen An and Xue Qinghe making a ruckus.

Their own child (the young master) and a peerless genius like Shen An are so good together; they will definitely belong to their faction in the future. Just thinking about it is exciting.

The two old men exchanged glances, both wondering to themselves, "What's he laughing at?" Humph!

Shen An tried to coax Tom, usually offering him some food, but today Tom turned his head away angrily.

Is Tom really angry? Shen An wondered silently.

Immediately, Tom pointed his cat paw at the students fighting on the field. This time, it was Kamikaze Academy and an unknown academy that were going to fight.

Under Feng Xiaotian's leadership, the opponent was defeated in just three rounds of dive attacks.

"You want to play too?" Shen An asked, guessing.

Tom nodded excitedly, as did Jerry. They were both incredibly bored lately and wanted to find something to do.

Shen An...

With the cat and mouse team on the field, no one else has a chance. Besides, this is a Soul Master Competition, not a Soul Beast Competition!

Tom and Jerry can't get in!

After his explanation, Tom and Jerry both lowered their heads in disappointment.

Xue Qinghe, standing to the side, noticed everything with a flicker in his eyes.

Battles between Soul Masters rarely take a particularly long time, so the third day of the preliminary rounds was already over.

That night, Xue Qinghe went to the main hall of the palace at the behest of Emperor Xueye.

The magnificent palace appeared to Xue Qinghe as a huge cage that bound her.

"I really want to leave more and more," Xue Qinghe muttered to himself, then put on a fake smile and went inside.

She gradually came to an answer, but remained somewhat hesitant.

"Haha, Qinghe, I've come to tell you about Shen An," Emperor Xueye said with a loud laugh.

"Father, may you elaborate?" Xue Qinghe bowed respectfully.

"Shen An's talent is too outstanding. If he can be bound to my Tian Dou royal family, it will be equivalent to having another peerless expert in the future. My royal family will surely prosper in the future."

"What I mean is that your relationship with Shen An alone is not enough. I want to marry Xue Ke to him. What do you think?"

Emperor Xueye revealed his plans with a hint of smugness.

Xue Qinghe suddenly looked up, his gaze chilling, his heart surging with murderous intent.

"Strange, why does the room suddenly feel cold?" Emperor Xueye said in confusion.

Seeing that Emperor Xueye was looking at her, Xue Qinghe quickly lowered her head again.

Years of lying low had long since made her never reveal her emotions, but just now, in that instant, both Shen An and Xue Ke were involved.

Therefore, even someone as shrewd as her showed signs of weakness.

Humans are not plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Especially since Xue Ke's plans did not conflict with hers, and she was also a simple-minded person.

Over the years, Xue Qinghe has come to regard Xue Ke as half a younger sister.

Yet, in the mouth of the Snow Night Emperor, it was casually treated as a commodity to win over geniuses.

And that genius was none other than Shen An.

Xue Qinghe took a deep breath and put on a smiling face: "Father, Xue Ke is too young, it may not be appropriate, and Shen An may not be willing to accept her."

"What's the harm? At worst, we can give Xue Ke some medicine to enhance her soul power and help her obtain a soul ring as soon as possible. Her appearance will change eventually."

Xue Qinghe felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this. Those kinds of drugs that could enhance soul power all had extremely serious side effects, yet Xue Ye was so ruthless.

Suppressing his anger, Xue Qinghe said with a smile:

"It's only the preliminary round now. Why don't we wait until the Soul Master Competition is over and Shen An wins the championship? Then we can take the opportunity to make our offer to show the royal family's intention to recruit young talents."

Emperor Xueye nodded in agreement: "Qinghe, you're right. At that time, the reputation of our Tiandou royal family for valuing talent will also spread."

"However, those three spirit bones from the Spirit Hall are indeed priceless. If all else fails, I'll have to use the National Treasure from the treasury..."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Emperor Xueye's eyes, but it quickly turned into determination. With the national treasure and his own daughter, he refused to believe he couldn't win Shen An's heart.

Given Shen An's potential, he was willing to take the gamble.

"Then it's decided. Qinghe, you may leave."

"Yes, Father."

As Xue Qinghe, who had been smiling, turned and walked out of the palace, her face instantly darkened.

Gazing at the deep night sky, Xue Qinghe felt a chill run through his heart.

That old man, Emperor Xueye, is utterly ungrateful.

Bibi Dong had long intended for me to take action against you, but I was merciful and did not, hoping for a peaceful transition of the throne.

Now you old dummy actually want to use Xue Ke as a commodity to bind others, especially since that person is Shen An.

Oh, snowy night, you have found your way to death.

Xue Qinghe walked straight towards her residence. As the Crown Prince, in addition to living in the palace, she naturally had her own Crown Prince's Mansion.

Along the way, Xue Qinghe reflected on what he had been doing all these years of lurking in the shadows. Was it all for a weak Heavenly Dou Empire?

She suddenly felt ridiculous, realizing how worthless she had been all these years.

At this moment, with no one around, Xue Qinghe gently released his soul power, which was the golden soul power unique to the god-level martial soul, the Six-Winged Angel.

This is the power she truly possesses—the power to change everything.

A glimmer of golden light burst forth, dispelling the darkness.

"I'm tired of playing these childish games."

Chapter 246 At an age when you can't even hold chopsticks properly, you're going to take on seven people at once?!

In the Soul Master Competition, for the next six matches, everyone who drew Shen An's name in the draw automatically conceded defeat.

Just kidding. Even a strong team like Tianshui Academy lost. What are they going to use to fight? They might as well conserve their strength.

"Congratulations, Vice Captain Tian Dou, your opponent has conceded again tomorrow," a staff member said to Shen An.

Shen An... He felt isolated by the other Soul Master academies.

This won't do. Although winning all the time can bring a lot of fame, it's nothing compared to getting involved in the competition yourself.

But the other party didn't give Shen An a chance to show his face at all.

"The other side is Canghui Academy, right? And there's only one person there whose level is over 40."