Chapter 582: Chapter 580: The Attitude of Qian Dao Liu, the Young Are Truly Formidable_1
After sending away the two Titled Douluos, Qian Dao Liu, brimming with rage, headed straight for Qian Renxue's residence.
Just thinking about how his adoptive granddaughter had been so easily deceived, even her precious body taken by another, filled him with uncontrollable anger. No matter who Xu Ran was, daring to bully his granddaughter like that would come at a cost.
"Xu Ran, I hope you're not all talk and no action, otherwise, I would be greatly disappointed," Qian Dao Liu said deeply. Although he was furious, now that his granddaughter had been compromised, no remedy could make up for the done deed, even if he wanted to try.
A good woman does not marry twice.
Given Qian Renxue's personality, forcibly separating her from Xu Ran and making her marry someone else was unrealistic.
In fact, Xu Ran's strength was indeed enough to match his granddaughter's, with Xu Ran's talent even exceeding his expectations. Her talent was already top-notch in Soul Land, yet Xu Ran's talent surpassed hers. It would have been a good thing for Xue'er to marry someone like him.
But evaluating strength alone is not sufficient; one must also consider what kind of person Xu Ran is.
Damn it, so young and yet he's been intimately involved with more than a dozen women—it's simply inhuman.
He was somewhat curious about how Xu Ran managed to do so.
Back in his day, that ghost of a son, Qian Xun Ji, couldn't even win over Bi Bidong, yet Xu Ran had so many women by his side. Moreover, upon investigation, they all turned out to be women of top talent from great powers.
Truly, comparisons are odious.
If his ghost of a son had one-tenth of Xu Ran's ability, keeping Bi Bidong's heart in Martial Soul Hall, could that disaster ever have occurred to the Hall?
"Sigh. It's all because Xun Ji was incompetent; nobody else is to blame," Qian Dao Liu thought of his worthless son, his mood complicated. His son couldn't even dominate a woman, bringing shame to the Qian Family.
With a woman who is too assertive, couldn't he just subdue her?
Suddenly, he felt that Xu Ran and his son, Qian Xun Ji, were at two extremes. At least in terms of romantic relations, Xu Ran far exceeded others in handling affairs of the heart.
If Qian Xun Ji were alive, he would have definitely sent him to learn from Xu Ran, which would have been greatly beneficial for Martial Soul Hall.
But now, Qian Xun Ji was long dead, and he became very wary of someone like Xu Ran.
Of course, if Qian Xun Ji were still around, learning such techniques would mean sowing seeds for the Qian Family in other households, promoting the family's lineage. But now, with Xu Ran using those tactics on his granddaughter, the sole successor of the Qian Family, how could he not be anxious?
With a mind full of complex thoughts and a face bearing the marks of time, Qian Dao Liu pondered his strategies.
"Hmm?"
A moment later, Qian Dao Liu stopped in his tracks.
In front of him was a transparent energy screen, which separated the inside space from the outside world. Any movement within would be completely isolated, preventing outsiders from sensing anything.
This was clearly an extremely sophisticated trick.
"What a clever method," Qian Dao Liu looked at the energy screen before him, stroking his long white beard, his expression turning serious while also letting out a sigh of relief. This screen appeared to be Xu Ran's doing, which was enough to prove that Xu Ran's strength was formidable and definitely not just for show.
"Even my spiritual power cannot penetrate this barrier?" Qian Dao Liu exclaimed in surprise. He had unleashed his spiritual power in an attempt to penetrate the light curtain, but to his astonishment, he found that even he could not get through.
At least, using just spiritual power, he was unable to break through.
This was indeed a shock to him.
After all, he was a Title Douluo of the 99th Rank!
He was a person infinitely close to the pinnacle of a Soul Master's "Cultivation Level." Qian Dao Liu, Tang Chen, and Poseissi were respectively known as the strongest in the sky, on land, and at sea.
Before Bi Bidong ascended to godhood, Qian Dao Liu had been the strongest in Martial Soul Hall as a Title Douluo of the 99th Rank.
"Could this Xu Ran have such formidable strength? Could his spiritual power be even stronger than mine? Impossible. No matter how talented Xu Ran is, he couldn't possibly have reached the peak of the Continent so soon. If that were true, wouldn't Xu Ran be soaring to the heavens?" Qian Dao Liu was filled with doubt. The information he had didn't include Xu Ran's battle with the Rakshasa God, a fight that only a few knew the details of.
All he knew was that both Serpent Spear Douluo and Ci Tun Dou Luo had been defeated by Xu Ran's hand.
His previous estimation of Xu Ran's strength was around the level of 96 or 97.
For Xu Ran's age, that was already the limit. Xu Ran's "Cultivation Level" wasn't high, so how could he possess greater strength?
If Qian Dao Liu knew now that Xu Ran's strength had reached the level of a First-Level God, he would already be laughing joyously, and he might even be willing to marry his granddaughter off to Xu Ran directly.
"I don't believe this evil. My strength is already at the peak of the Continent, if this young fellow Xu Ran surpasses me, that would truly be laughable," Qian Dao Liu took a deep breath, refusing to believe that Xu Ran could be that strong.
Even if Xu Ran was powerful, he couldn't possibly be stronger than him, an Elder of Martial Soul Hall.
"Let me see just how strong your spiritual power is." Qian Dao Liu unleashed his Martial Soul, with nine soul rings flickering and an endless, terrifying might emanating from him.
Now Qian Dao Liu was intrigued, seeing that Xu Ran's strength was commendable and lived up to his reputation, he was delighted.
Although Xu Ran was lecherous and flirtatious, his achievements in strength were enough to overshadow his other shortcomings. In Soul Land, strength was revered. For a powerful Soul Master, as long as one did not cause harm to the masses, they were considered a good person.
Qian Dao Liu formed his spiritual power into a series of attacks, probing the strength of Xu Ran's spiritual power.
Each attack vanished instantly upon contact with the light curtain, with Xu Ran's spiritual power seemingly as boundless as the ocean, leaving Qian Dao Liu with no choice but to describe it as unfathomable.
"Not bad, not bad at all. If his other qualities are also adequate, I might even accept him." In just a little while, Qian Dao Liu's attitude towards Xu Ran improved greatly.
Even without having met Xu Ran yet, he could sense that Xu Ran was a decent person.
If Xu Ran and Qian Renxue were together, perhaps that wouldn't be so bad either. At the very least, his granddaughter would have a reliable man by her side in the future, not facing too much danger, and having someone to look after her in the Divine Realm would prevent other gods from bullying her.
"Wait a minute. What's that sound?" Qian Dao Liu was stroking his beard, a continuous smile on his face, when he suddenly heard some intermittent sounds. His recent attacks had torn some holes in Xu Ran's energy barrier, allowing sounds to seep through. The sounds were not loud, but with Qian Dao Liu's spiritual power, nothing could hide.
"Mmm... Ah..."
Frowning, Qian Dao Liu listened to the plaintive, grievous, and lingering sounds coming from within, feeling something was amiss.
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone