Chapter 531: The Awakening of Qian Renxue
Behind the young woman floated a massive, dilapidated hall, exuding an aura of divine holiness.
Compared to this colossal temple, her figure appeared minuscule.
However, the intensity of divine energy radiating from her far surpassed that of the temple itself.
There was no doubt this was the divine soul of the former Angel God, Qian Renxue.
In Huo Yuhao's perception, the strength of her divine soul was far superior to the other Angel Clan spirits lingering in the Netherworld.
However, even though she outclassed the others, her soul's strength was still inferior to the remnant spirit of Electrolux, which had been nurtured over a long period.
This indicated that Qian Renxue's divine soul had likely degraded into a remnant soul.
Huo Yuhao speculated that after her God Position shattered, her divine soul significantly weakened, and whatever she experienced afterward had worn it down further, leaving her in her current fragile state.
Huo Yuhao's gaze remained complicated as he looked at Qian Renxue.
To be honest, he had always thought Qian Renxue was a hopeless romantic, blindly falling in love with Tang San and refusing to truly fight against him, even holding back repeatedly.
Not only that, but after Bibi Dong killed Tang San, Qian Renxue actually wanted to take revenge on her mother for killing an enemy.
Yet at the time, Tang San had been their sworn enemy and had already brutally attacked Qian Renxue multiple times.
Even after all that, she still loved him.
There was no saving her.
To be fair, Bibi Dong's decision to kill Tang San was entirely justified from the perspective of the Spirit Empire.
Crushing one's enemies ruthlessly was the correct move.
At the time, Tang San, as the Sea God, was the single greatest obstacle preventing Spirit Empire from unifying the continent.
From a purely logical standpoint, Qian Renxue turning against her mother for executing a sworn enemy was utterly senseless.
Hmm…
If Qian Renxue was still the same hopeless romantic, then Huo Yuhao would have no choice but to fight her.
Ultimately, he would have to erase her consciousness, turning her into a harmless "divine idol", one that he and Electrolux could manipulate from the shadows.
After all, if Qian Renxue still loved Tang San, she would inevitably betray him at some point and that was something Huo Yuhao could never tolerate.
He did not want a ticking time bomb by his side.
Even if he and Electrolux used methods to threaten her existence, it would not work because if she was still a love struck fool, she wouldn't fear death if it meant she could remain loyal to Tang San.
As for a potential battle?
Frankly speaking, even if she had her Angelic Sacred Sword and Angel God Armor, given her current weakened state, it would be as absurd as a child wielding Lü Bu's halberd she would struggle immensely and barely unleash any of their power.
Divine equipment was only as strong as its wielder.
Of course, just to be absolutely certain, he could always bring Qian Renxue's remnant soul out of the Netherworld and into the Douluo Plane first.
If she showed any signs of resistance, Electrolux and the Douluo Plane's Will could easily intervene there would be zero chance of her causing problems in her current state.
However
If Qian Renxue, after thousands of years in the Netherworld, had changed, realizing her past mistakes, and was determined to take revenge on Tang San, then Huo Yuhao would reconsider.
In that case, he wouldn't erase her will but instead recruit her as an ally in their fight against Tang San.
That being said
He wasn't going to jump to conclusions just yet.
First, he needed to talk to her and gauge her mindset.
Just as Huo Yuhao was pondering how to begin the conversation, Qian Renxue suddenly opened her eyes.
Her golden pupils reflected his figure.
She stared at him, sensing the Angel bloodline aura emanating from him, her expression filled with confusion.
"A soul from the Angel Clan?" she murmured.
"No… you're not."
"But "
"The Angel bloodline in you is extremely pure."
"Moreover there is no resentment within it."
"That means… you didn't steal this bloodline by hunting Angel Clan soul masters."
Her golden eyes sharpened as she studied him further.
"But there's something even stranger…"
"You're not a spirit you're a living human soul master."
"That shouldn't be possible. No living human should be able to enter this place."
"Who… exactly are you?"
As she spoke, her gaze shifted toward Electrolux.
"You… are also a divine soul."
"Did another God War occur on the Douluo Continent?"
"Were you defeated in that war… and ended up in the Netherworld as a result?"
She felt a faint sense of pressure from Electrolux.
Had she still been the Angel God, she could have easily crushed him.
But now
She was no longer the Angel God.
Her divine soul was weaker than ever even weaker than when her God Position had first shattered.
Even if she still had her Angel God Armor and Angelic Sacred Sword, how much of their power could she even unleash?
Huo Yuhao carefully considered her words before responding with sincerity.
"Qian Renxue I am a soul master from the Douluo Continent."
"I have joined forces with the remaining Angel Clan soul masters in the world."
"We have come to retrieve your divine soul and bring you back to Douluo."
"The Angel bloodline you sense in me was granted by them."
"They desperately hope for your return after all, you were once the Angel God."
"As for my teacher "
"He is here for the same purpose as I am."
Qian Renxue's eyes flickered with contemplation.
She could feel their genuine goodwill.
Perhaps these two…
Perhaps they could really take her out of the Netherworld and back to Douluo.
After all
If what this young man said was true, then he or his teacher must have traveled to the Netherworld before.
Otherwise, how could they have devised a method to precisely locate her?
She decided to speak openly.
After all, leaving this place was her greatest desire.
"I have tried countless times to leave the Netherworld," she admitted.
"I even burned my own divine soul's power, hoping to break the cycle of life and death and return to Douluo."
"But every attempt ended in failure."
"Douluo's Plane rejects me, preventing my soul from returning."
"I believe… this has something to do with Tang San."
"Otherwise, I should have been able to force my way back."
"But after so many failures, I became too weak to keep trying."
"If you truly have a way to take me out of the Netherworld…"
"…Then once I reclaim my Angel God Position "
"I swear I will help you."
"This will be my payment for your aid."
"You may wonder why I wish to leave the Netherworld."
"I can tell you "
"I hate Tang San."
"I want revenge."
"But trapped here, how can I ever avenge myself?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened in surprise.
Could it be that Qian Renxue was no longer a hopeless romantic?
He pondered for a moment.
To be sure, he needed to ask the right questions and confirm if she had truly changed.
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