Douluo : Capture the goddess starting from peerless tang sect

Qian Ran was momentarily entranced.

Orange's beauty truly stood out, especially after she had taken the effort to dress up. Her charm was undeniable. If she hadn't passed the beauty threshold, Xu Tianran wouldn't have chosen her as his empress.

Qian Ran began to suspect that Orange had deliberately downplayed her looks while hiding her identity at the academy. Previously, Qian Ran had never thought Orange was stunning enough to turn heads.

Now, without the disguise, Qian Ran could see the intelligence and confidence in her eyes.

"Orange, you're looking a little too sexy," Qian Ran couldn't help but swallow nervously. The thought that this stunning woman before him was Xu Tianran's chosen wife and the future empress of the empire made his heart itch.

Her status alone brought a thrill to Qian Ran.

A woman this beautiful, who wouldn't want to bed someone so unattainable? Heh, heh, heh…

The most exhilarating part was the possibility of giving Xu Tianran, the crown prince of the Sun-Moon Empire, a nice, big hat to wear.

Since Xu Tianran was already damaged, who's to say he wouldn't find it stimulating if something happened between Qian Ran and Orange? Many people who suffered such setbacks tended to develop twisted minds, with tastes far from ordinary. Qian Ran had read countless novels on forums that described just this kind of scenario.

Who knows? Seeing his wife entangled with someone else might even give Xu Tianran a certain… feeling, and it might even help him recover.

Of course, Qian Ran didn't care about Xu Tianran at all. What surprised him most was Orange's stunning beauty. Compared to Orange, Keke and Nana seemed just a little less striking.

"Do I look good? I've had this outfit for ages but never wore it," Orange asked, blushing and showing a hint of bashfulness.

Being stared at so intensely by Qian Ran made her feel somewhat ashamed.

Compared to Xu Tianran, Qian Ran clearly had a more passionate personality. Xu Tianran's gaze never held any desire for her. With his inability to perform in that area, Xu Tianran only admired her as a beautiful object.

On the other hand, this was the first time Orange had encountered someone like Qian Ran, whose thoughts were so unabashedly evident.

"You look amazing. Way better than the uniform from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy," Qian Ran said with a smile.

"But you must have a reason for coming to see me, right?"

Orange hesitated for a moment.

"That Tang Ya—did she become stronger because of you?" Orange asked, lifting her gaze to meet Qian Ran's eyes directly.

The past few days, she had skipped classes to investigate Qian Ran and the people around him. She had learned a bit from Xu Tianran before, but this time, she had conducted a thorough investigation.

Especially regarding Tang Ya.

When Tang Ya first entered Shrek Academy, she had been completely ordinary—practically at the bottom of the barrel. With a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, Tang Ya's early days at Shrek Academy were almost identical to her own.

Tang Ya's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, while hers was a food-based martial soul, also one of the weakest types.

These facts were public knowledge, and once Orange started investigating seriously, they were easy to uncover.

She noticed that Tang Ya's rapid improvement began a few years ago—right around the time Qian Ran enrolled. In other words, Tang Ya's meteoric rise coincided with Qian Ran's arrival.

Without Qian Ran's earlier hints, Orange wouldn't have dared to connect Tang Ya's transformation with him.

But now… The more she thought about it, the more terrifying the implications became.

And it wasn't just Tang Ya. Several prodigies who shone during the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament hadn't been particularly remarkable before. It was likely they, too, had grown stronger after meeting Qian Ran.

Moreover, all those prodigies seemed to share something in common—they were all women with close relationships to Qian Ran!

Putting all this information together, there was no way it was a coincidence.

Qian Ran truly held the secret to making people stronger!

"You've been investigating, haven't you? And yes, you're right. Ya Ya became strong because of me," Qian Ran said with a smirk.

"Then… could you make me as strong as Tang Ya?" Orange's breathing quickened, and her heartbeat raced. As a soul master, the desire to grow stronger was universal.

Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass had seemingly transformed from a useless martial soul into a top-tier one.

Given the similarities between her own martial soul and Tang Ya's, could Qian Ran…

"What do you think?"

"If I couldn't help you, I wouldn't have said anything," Qian Ran replied with a smile.

"But, you know, there's no such thing as a free lunch. What do you think, Senior Sister Orange?"

"What do you want, Junior Brother Qian Ran? Whatever it is, you can have it," Orange said, blinking her eyes coquettishly. Her heart was already in turmoil.

Even though she had suspected as much, hearing it directly from Qian Ran was still shocking.

How did Qian Ran do it? Transforming a weak martial soul and a low-ranking soul master into a top-tier powerhouse!

Orange couldn't even begin to fathom it.

Could Qian Ran possess some sort of heaven-defying treasure?

But then she recalled how Qian Ran had guided her and Keke in their training not long ago. The porridge he had made for them must have been a priceless treasure.

For Qian Ran to share such a treasure so freely with outsiders like them suggested that he had something even better at his disposal, treasures so rare that he didn't even value the ones others would find priceless.

Orange's mind raced as she tried to make sense of Qian Ran's secrets.

Could it be the Wuhun Sect?

There were rumors that the Wuhun Sect had ties to the Spirit Hall. A thousand years ago, the Spirit Hall had dominated the Douluo Continent and was blessed by the Angel God. If so, the Wuhun Sect might have inherited some of Spirit Hall's resources and secrets.

With this in mind, it wasn't surprising that Qian Ran could bring out such miraculous items.

After all, the Spirit Hall of old was immensely powerful. Who could say how many of its secrets the Wuhun Sect had preserved?

"Senior Sister Orange, my resources are reserved for my girlfriends. Helping you and Keke before? That cost me treasures worth millions of gold soul coins. If I were to auction them, they could easily fetch that amount," Qian Ran said, his tone relaxed but factual.

He wasn't exaggerating. The herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were unparalleled treasures.

Just one herb could boost someone's level by five or six ranks and continue to refine their body over time.

If those herbs were put up for sale, even the Mingde Hall would be desperate to buy them for their heirs. Selling them for millions would be a walk in the park.

For someone in dire need, they might even pay over a billion. Those herbs were essentially one-of-a-kind.

Orange's eyes widened. She hadn't expected the porridge Qian Ran had given her and Keke to be that precious. She gasped audibly.

"Of course, such things aren't that valuable to me. I have plenty of similar treasures at hand, and I'd never sell them. I don't lack gold soul coins," Qian Ran said, shrugging casually.

For someone at his level, money held little meaning.

(End of Chapter)

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