Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 247 - 236 Evil Desires

Qin Qing returned to Autumn Water Villa.

He didn’t know what exactly had transpired between Lu Tianlong and Qin Sheng.

But there was no doubt that something had been agreed upon to make Lu Tianlong postpone killing him.

Qin Qing couldn’t believe that Qin Sheng, as the ruler of a nation, would enemy Lu Tianlong for the sake of saving him without any reason.

Because of his talent?

Qin Qing couldn’t help but smile.

Talent, although it could be said to be the most important thing for a martial artist,

from another perspective, might also be the least valuable thing in this world.

This world has never been short of geniuses!

However, those who can truly grow and stand at the summit of the martial arts are few and far between.

Because in the cultivation of martial arts, talent is just one of the many factors.

Those who usually engage in cultivation refer to the four main elements as wealth, companion, technique, and location.

The so-called wealth refers to money, simply put.

Cultivation consumes an immense amount of resources.

For the average family, practicing martial arts is like burning money; their meager income and humble savings can hardly support the cultivation of a martial disciple.

Therefore, ninety percent of those with talent are buried at this hurdle.

’Companion’ usually refers to a cultivation partner, but not necessarily exclusively, as sometimes colleagues who cultivate together, such as fellow sect disciples or students from the same Martial Institute, can also be considered companions.

The ancients had a saying: To study without friends is to be narrow and limited in one’s views.

It means if one doesn’t have a cultivation partner or companions and cultivates alone, most of the time it’s like working in an echo chamber, and it’s easy to fall into constraints.

As for ’technique,’ that refers to schools of practice, cultivation techniques,

Martial artists need the most suitable Cultivation Secret Techniques and Martial Arts Techniques for themselves.

’Location’ is about blessed land and caves suitable for one’s own cultivation.

Wealth, companion, technique, location—these are generally considered extremely important.

Of course, talent is not unimportant either!

Talent determines the upper limit of a martial artist.

Without talent, it’s impossible to become a martial artist; insufficient talent means limited accomplishments.

But still, the same old saying goes, this world is never short of talent.

Looking across the entire Tian Nian Star, there are billions of humans, as numerous as grains of sand in the Ganges.

Among them, the number of martial artists with talent is also countless.

Qin Qing knew that Qin Sheng definitely would not risk the wrath of Lu Tianlong and the Lu Clan to save him just because he had talent.

So there must have been some agreement between Qin Sheng and Lu Tianlong.

And the reason for reaching an agreement was to allow Qin Qing to participate in the spring hunt smoothly.

What exactly was the purpose of this spring hunt?

Qin Qing had no idea at present, but since Qin Sheng valued it so much, the spring hunt must be no small matter.

"If I cannot secure first place in this spring hunt, I’m afraid it will not just be impossible to save my father. Qin Sheng will also give up on me directly..."

Qin Qing took a deep breath.

He was well aware of his current situation as well as his own position.

Right now, he was a chess piece—a piece on the board, unable to decide his own fate.

Qin Sheng and Lu Tianlong, they were the chess players.

"So, safety is only temporary, a crisis could descend upon us at any moment!"

Qin Qing quickly re-entered the cultivation chamber.

Everything gave him a very urgent feeling, and what he lacked the most now was time.

The date for the spring hunt was set for one month later.

To be precise, there was still one and a half months left.

Less than fifty days!

In such a short time, Qin Qing’s strength must take a great leap to be able to contend with powerful figures like Lu Yu’an on the Hidden Dragon List.

Qin Qing was very clear about Lu Yu’an’s strength. On the platform, after the spiritual array had shattered, Lu Yu’an launched an attack towards Qin Qing, and at that moment, Qin Qing felt completely unable to resist.

The Emperor Dragon Secret Technique quickly began to operate, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth started converging towards Qin Qing.

The Soul Palace within Qin Qing also began to surface and sink, manifesting his Martial Soul.

Only within the secret chamber could Qin Qing manifest his Martial Soul without any reservations, and it was apparent at this time that Qin Qing’s Martial Soul was an Ancient Divine Dragon, exuding an azure color, looking as if it were carved from the purest azure jade, yet endowed with life. The dragon scales trembled slightly, its whiskers swayed, and with its dragon head held high, it exhaled dragon breath, dispersing the ancient and primordial air into the void.

Under the illumination of the Martial Soul, Qin Qing was enveloped in an azure light.

Afterward, his thoughts radiated from the Soul Palace, merging into the Dragon Soul.

"Ao..."

A dragon’s chant suddenly erupted from the Dragon Soul.

Then, Qin Qing’s Dragon Soul roared upwards, shooting straight towards the heavens above...

This Azure Dragon pierced through the long sky, tearing through the dense clouds, soaring directly up ninety thousand miles before flipping in the sky, and then charging towards the Nine Heavens above.

The galaxy was vast, the starlight was endless.

Basked in the endless starlight, the Azure Dragon, and Qin Qing’s Soul Palace, entered into a wonderful state.

Before long, Qin Qing connected with the Heavenly Soul deep within the stars.

The power of the Heavenly Soul, along with the endless light of the stars, enveloped Qin Qing’s being.

Qin Qing’s physical body and Martial Soul were nourished and uplifted at this time...

Meanwhile, in another corner of the imperial city of Luochuan.

This was a recently renovated mansion within the imperial city.

It was previously the old residence of a general of the Great Qian Dynasty, but that general had gone to the Northern Pass, following the Prince of Zhennan.

His residence was thus reclaimed by the Imperial Court.

Nowadays, the mansion had a new owner, one named Mu Hongtu.

Mu Hongtu was now a councilor for the Ministry of War, a proper official of the Imperial Court, even with real power due to being close to the Minister of War.

Of course, with his official rank, he shouldn’t have such a large mansion in the imperial city.

The reason he could enjoy this kind of treatment was none other than because of Mu Yunlan.

Mu Yunlan was a disciple of the Great Qian Martial Institute.

If it weren’t for being overshadowed by another monstrous disciple, Qin Qing, Mu Yunlan would unquestionably be the number one newly admitted disciple.

Additionally, Mu Yunlan was extremely beautiful. If it hadn’t been for the Prime Minister’s son dying at Qin Qing’s hands, she would have already married into the Prime Minister’s household.

Yet even now, numerous scions from prestigious families still pursued Mu Yunlan; for example, Xun Zizhang, the son of the Minister of War, was one of them, and previously the young prince from the Dragon Marquis’s residence also had an interest in her.

At the moment, in a corner of this newly renovated mansion, Mu Yunlan, who had been cultivating, suddenly opened a pair of eyes.

Her eyes, naturally beautiful, were at this time emitting a chilling cold light that could terrify anyone.

Looking up at the ceiling, the python-patterned winged serpent above her head suddenly began to emit high-pitched, piercing shrieks...

An extremely sinister and uncontrollable desire began to grow and spread in the depths of Mu Yunlan’s heart...