Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 5 Qian Renxue

"That wretched butler..." Lang Lei gritted his teeth, "If I ever run into him again, I'll make sure he doesn't get away with it!"

The deacon of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School abandoned them, the adopted orphans, in the inner perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest. If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely not be able to get out.

Looking back now, that year when we adopted more children must have been the final test, right?

And they were the substandard products, ruthlessly discarded.

Admittedly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has no shortage of such menial servants, nor does it have any obligation to support them, but this method of casting a wide net and then selecting the best ones has indeed angered him.

Who told him to be the person involved...

"Brother Lang Lei, he looks very angry." Gretsch turned her head to look at Li, who was walking in front of her to the left.

"It's okay, it's not because of little Gretchen~" Lang Lei immediately changed his expression.

"As expected, cute little Gretchen always makes people feel better~" Elita laughed.

"Roar—!" A huge roar came, and a Void Leopard blocked Lang Lei, Gretchen, and Elita's path.

"Some fool has come along, thinking we're easy to bully..." Lang Lei guessed. The reason was simple: Gretchen had long since returned to her original state, and when she didn't fight, she looked no different from an ordinary person.

On the surface, he was just a level 17 Soul Master.

Lang Lei instinctively shielded Gretchen behind him, regardless of their strength; it was simply that Gretchen's appearance was so endearing that it evoked a strong protective instinct in others.

Elita doesn't need protection; no one can see her.

"Gresh, leave it to me." Lang Lei couldn't judge the age of a soul beast, for a simple reason: no one taught him before the age of six. His talent was too poor after awakening his martial soul, so he ended up as a menial servant…

But since his body doesn't have that sense of fear, he should be able to put up a fight.

Furthermore, he wanted to minimize the bloodstains on Gretchen's hands, given how adorable she was.

"Okay, Brother Lang Lei, be careful." Gretchen nodded obediently, stepped back, and summoned the World-Painting Creation—the Lady on Horseback.

"Master, keep it up!" Elita cheered for Lang Lei from mid-air.

"Hmm." Lang Lei's eyes were fixed on the Void Leopard. He activated his first soul skill, and two short daggers appeared in his hands.

In just a moment, the Void Leopard disappeared from Lang Lei's sight. When it reappeared, it was in front of Li and swung a claw at him.

"clang!"

Lang Lei reacted quickly, blocking the attack with his dagger, and without hesitation, gripped the dagger with his other hand and stabbed it towards the neck of the Void Leopard.

Clearly, the Void Leopard reacted quickly and dodged the attack.

If the other person were a human, they would definitely show a surprised expression, right?

Lang Lei was not surprised by his failure, after all, it was just a mutual test.

"Can't the opponent destroy my weapon...?" Lang Lei felt a little relieved, and his dagger transformed into a spear as he charged forward.

……

"This guy is really good at dodging!" Lang Lei was getting a little impatient.

Several attacks were dodged by the opponent's teleportation. Does this skill not have a cooldown?

"Brother Lang Lei, behind you!" Gretsch's voice came.

Without hesitation, Lang Lei conjured a shield behind him, blocking the Void Leopard's attack. Then, he turned and thrust his spear through the shield without resistance, aiming directly at the Void Leopard.

The Void Leopard, having been stabbed in one eye, roared and teleported away again.

"Thanks, little Greta." Lang Lei smiled and stared at the Void Leopard again.

The wounded Void Leopard was clearly even more ferocious, roaring as it charged towards Lang Lei.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angelic Binding!"

Just as Lang Lei was preparing to defend, a delicate shout rang out, and several golden lights bound the Void Leopard.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Angelic Judgment!"

A golden light flashed, and the Void Leopard transformed into a black spirit ring...

At the same time, Gretchen returned to being the ordinary girl next door.

"Little brother, little sister, are you alright?" A blonde girl walked over, exuding an aura of holiness.

"We're alright." Lang Lei took Gretchen's small hand.

Without a doubt, having read the original work, he knew the identity of the girl before him.

The true Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue.

Since the other party has appeared, there must be at least one Title Douluo by his side.

He wasn't nervous, but he didn't want to get into trouble either.

Gretchen's personality is as pure as paper; within the Flame Chaser, she is deeply protected by the other twelve heroes, undoubtedly the group's darling. It wouldn't be good to go on a killing spree for her sake.

Based on the battle just now, and considering the color of the soul rings left by the dead soul beasts, he judged that after multiple enhancements, his current strength should be at the Soul Emperor level, and his physical attributes should even be infinitely close to that of a Soul Saint.

The main problem is that he lacks a high-burst attack method when only using his first martial soul...

"Why are you two here, little brother?" Qian Renxue could also tell that the two were probably led by Lang Lei.

"I was abandoned here." Lang Lei chose not to lie. Rather, opposing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would be more likely to win the favor of the Spirit Hall's young master.

"Oh? May I know your names?" Qian Renxue frowned and couldn't help but reach out to touch Gretchen's head.

Greta dodged away without leaving a trace.

Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment, but she didn't think about it too much. Instead, she continued to look at Lang Lei.

"Lang Lei, this is my sister, Gretchen," Lang Lei introduced.

"Oh? Brother Lang Lei, do you remember who abandoned you here?" Qian Renxue asked curiously, a thought forming in her mind to recruit him.

Regardless of his talent, his courage to face a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast with the body of a soul master in order to protect his younger sister is enough to move her deeply.

"It was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School that abandoned us here!" Even though so much time has passed, this name still makes Lang Lei grit his teeth. He and the other children are not strangers; they grew up together and lived together for seven years!

Lang Lei still remembers how they died, and if given the chance, he wouldn't hesitate to take revenge in any way.

Moreover, he wanted to use his own strength to avenge his friends.

Qian Renxue was taken aback. She had originally thought that the two of them had been abandoned by some small sects and had come here by chance. She did not expect that they were actually the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the three major sects.

Qian Renxue calmly touched Lang Lei's bone age and roughly judged Lang Lei's soul power level.

At seven years old and already at level 17, with such a temperament, is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School blind?

Qian Renxue thought to herself, but didn't show it.

Just as Qian Renxue was about to touch Gretchen, Lang Lei pulled Gretchen behind him.

"My sister is rather shy, and besides, she doesn't have a martial spirit..." Lang Lei didn't want Qian Renxue to find out Gretsch's bone age, that would be a big problem.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue once again imagined a story of "a genius brother being expelled from the sect for protecting his useless sister." Although there were still some logical inconsistencies, Qian Renxue did not dwell on it.

"Little brother, would you like to come with your sister?" Qian Renxue gave what she thought was a very gentle smile.

Lang Lei had to admit that he was amazed, but that was all.

Greta looked at Lang Lei quietly, still wondering how Elta had suddenly flown into Lang Lei's body and then disappeared.

(End of this chapter)