Soul Land 2: Body Sect

Chapter 278: Waiting to Marry You

In the icy wilderness, Xu Tianran, the ambitious man destined to unify Douluo, vanished into the endless snowstorm.

Xu Tianran's death wouldn't stop the Sun-Moon Empire's war against the three Douluo nations; it might even drive the empire to madness and trigger an early war. But all of this was irrelevant to Du Qianjue. If the era was to progress, unification was necessary, and soul devices were an inevitable future trend. Regardless of any behind-the-scenes manipulation by Tang San, soul devices were destined to play a major role.

Thus, whether there was war or not didn't matter.

Du Qianjue had already set everything up for the Body Sect. He and Jin Peng wouldn't rashly drag the sect into the messy war for continental unification. With that off his mind, he faced a sudden change in scenery.

Before him stood a majestic and imposing palace of ice and snow, a sight he was all too familiar with—the Snow Emperor's Palace. It was a palace that Du Qianjue had helped build for Xue Linglong, decorated by their own hands.

"Du Qianjue ~" A voice, cold yet filled with tenderness and joy, softly echoed. Turning his head, P Du Qianjue 's gaze fell upon that familiar, breathtakingly beautiful face that seemed to dim the surrounding world.

With a gentle smile and eyes filled with longing, Xue Linglong melted the slight murderous intent from Du Qianjue, restoring his usual sunny and peaceful demeanor.

"Xue'er, I'm here."

Although he had only killed Xu Tianran, Du Qianjue truly disliked the man, and naturally, killing him had stirred a hint of murderous intent. However, this faded away with Xue Linglong's arrival.

"What brings you here this time?" Xue Linglong gently leaned against Du Qianjue, her voice as tender as ever.

"What's this?" She also noticed the soul of Xu Tianran in Du Qianjue´s palm, which, due to spatial constraints and having been molded into a ball, appeared only as a transparent orb with yellow, purple, and black hues.

"Can't I come to see you without a reason? You are my wife, after all. I came because I missed you," laughed Du Qianjue, planting a gentle kiss on Xue Linglong's cheek.

"As for this," he continued, holding up the soul, "this is just a scoundrel from the Sun-Moon Empire, a human soul master. He's also an experimental subject for my teacher and me. We're planning to see if we can turn this unfortunate soul into a soul ring!"

Hearing Du Qianjue´s sweet nothings, Xue Linglong blushed slightly. But upon hearing his plans for the soul, her flush of shyness turned to shock.

"Turn a soul into a soul ring?" She stood up from his embrace, her head tilted in astonishment.

"Is that even possible?"

"It's an experiment, after all," shrugged Du Qianjue casually. "Whether it works or not doesn't really matter. It's no big loss if it fails."

The concept of destruction was not a necessity. The attribute of destruction, much like the utmost evil attribute Du Qianjue had gained from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, remained an abstract concept without a clear function.

"Well, I actually thought you came just for me," Xue Linglong pouted slightly, her tone mixed with a hint of disappointment.

Since their last encounter at Shrek Academy's final Sea God's Matchmaking Festival, Xue Linglong had completely opened her heart to Du Qianjue and accepted him fully. Naturally, her personality had become more like that of a real human girl.

"It's not like that," Du Qianjue hurried to explain, holding the soul casually to one side as he embraced Xue Linglong again. "I'm just really busy right now. Once I break through to become a Titled Douluo, I'll have much more time for you!"

He needed to advance his level as delaying his breakthrough would only slow down his journey towards godhood—a process that required time to refine.

Understanding his reasons, Xue Linglong didn't complain further. She kissed him passionately, her warmth unfazed by the icy chill of the northern lands.

After a long moment, their lips parted. A crystal of ice broke silently between them, scattering into countless fragments around the couple, whose eyes lingered on each other with deep affection.

"When I become a Titled Douluo, I'll come to the northern lands to marry you and take you home. How does that sound?" Du Qianjue caressed her face, his voice soft.

Overwhelmed by his proposal, Xue Linglong's cheeks turned a deeper shade of red, her eyes misty with emotion. "Yes, I'll wait for you to marry me~" she smiled gently.

Around them, countless ice crystals danced joyfully in the air, reflecting their happiness, while Xu Tianran's soul, carelessly discarded by Du Qianjue, slowly froze in the snow.

Du Qianjue wanted to make their wedding night special, striving to give Xue Linglong the perfect wedding, thus restraining his desires for the night.

But as for Xue Linglong, she wasn't quite ready to let him off so easily...

The next day, when Du Qianjue dug up Xu Tianran's soul from where it had been buried in the snow, his face was haggard, and his eyes were shadowed by dark circles, making him look like a national treasure from another world.

His dazed eyes seemed to still see Xue Linglong's mischievously pouting face from the night before and her playful question, "Do you give up?"

(End of Chapter)