"It's been a long time, Zhu Zhuqing. Oh no, I should say Your Excellency the Rakshasa God now."
The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong lightly curled up a smile.
"You're really something! Apart from your slightly weaker talent, in terms of effort, I, Ning Rongrong... uh, my clone, am willing to call you the strongest."
Somewhere high in the sky, the real Ning Rongrong was watching the battle.
She covered her forehead, looking rather helpless. "The clone nowadays is getting more and more outrageous."
"It must be the influence from Tokisaki Kurumi's breakthrough. Probably!"
It has to be, whether it actually is or not.
How could someone as reliable as her have such an unreliable clone?
"Hoo—"
Ning Rongrong lightly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Ning Fengzhi had led people to attack the Star Luo Empire—how could she possibly set her mind at ease?
After finishing her own matters, she had already been secretly observing from the shadows.
However, he was truly surprised that Zhu Zhuqing had actually become a god. Relying on her own martial soul fusion skill, she had reached a level close to Tang San's.
Unbelievable.
"Is it because someone is backing her?"
That's right. Ning Rongrong had discovered the whereabouts of the Wisdom Emperor but had not killed her.
She even knew about Zhu Zhuqing becoming a god.
That was why she had left a contingency for Ning Fengzhi—and afraid that one wasn't enough, she left three in a row.
It was impossible for all three contingencies to detonate at the same time and for her to be unable to come to the rescue, right?
That possibility was almost nonexistent.
"Next, it's time to write the final chapter for the Star Luo Empire."
A trace of chill crept up her back, but Ning Rongrong did not turn around.
"I've done what you asked me to do."
"Xue Di, I really didn't expect you to help me."
That's right—the one standing behind Ning Rongrong was Xue Di, who had already reached above level 120, her strength already at the level of a second-level god.
"I'm only doing this for Bing Di's breakthrough. Don't get the wrong idea."
"Besides, thank you for what happened in the Extreme North."
"How is Lan Fozi's side?" Ning Rongrong did not continue that topic.
"According to the information transmitted through divine power, all sea soul beasts have submitted." Xue Di paused slightly in her voice. "But are you really okay with doing this?"
"Qian Daoliu and your father have no idea about our plan at all."
"Qian Renxue agreed, didn't she?" Ning Rongrong's voice carried a trace of coldness.
"Sigh..." Xue Di sighed. "I have to say, you and Qian Renxue are the same kind of person."
"She said something like that back then, and I even refuted her."
"Anyway, the ones who die are you humans—it has nothing to do with me." Xue Di shrugged.
"But what about the Abyss side? Are you confident?"
"Before this, my clone already analyzed the structure of the Blood River God-Slaying Great Array.
"This week, using hundreds of ten-thousand-year soul bones to set up the array—if even that doesn't work."
"Then we can only stretch our necks and let the Divine Realm chop us."
"Qian Renxue isn't as tough as you imagine. Her personality..." Xue Di shook her head.
"Doesn't matter." Ning Rongrong spoke. "I'm only helping her under the condition that she needs to become a god. Whether she can break through afterward is her business. My goal is for me to break through."
"Forget it. You humans don't care, so why should I, a soul beast, care?"
"In the Star Luo Empire, all the forces that submitted, as well as the army and Title Douluo, have already been completely transferred to the Heaven Dou Empire. The remaining people in the Star Luo Empire..."
"Are just nutrients, right? That's what you want to say."
"We saved half of the Star Luo Empire's people. Moreover, that wasn't my plan—it was the Wisdom Emperor's plan. I just didn't stop it."
"I told the information to Qian Renxue, and she didn't even tell Qian Daoliu. Why should I meddle?" Ning Rongrong said.
"Snakes and rats in the same nest. Too lazy to talk to you. I always feel like one day I'll be sold out by you people."
"I'll come back when the plan starts." After saying that, Xue Di's figure faded. She gave a flat glance at the confrontation below and shook her head. "Even gods are just chess pieces, huh?"
After Xue Di left, Ning Rongrong let out a long sigh. "I really am evil... Clearly I had the ability to stop it, but I let it go because it involved my own interests..."
Earlier, when the clone returned from the Sun Moon Continent, it brought back a lot of information.
It wasn't just the little bit from the memory ball. It included Tang San's improved Blood River God-Slaying Great Array, as well as the approximate confirmed time when the Divine Realm barrier would disappear.
So she had to speed up the plan. As for Ning Fengzhi and Qian Daoliu attacking the Star Luo Empire, that was only the surface-level plan. The real purpose was to pull over as many people from the Star Luo Empire as possible—the rest were just disposable pawns.
In other words, in the areas occupied by the Heaven Dou Empire, she, Ning Rongrong, had pulled out the Blood River Great Array, but the array could still operate. Or rather, she had only changed the occupied zones.
Zhu Zhuqing and the Wisdom Emperor's goal was to use the people of the Star Luo Empire to open the Abyss passage.
"I could have completely stopped it, yet I didn't... Heh..."
"I'm like that, and so is Qian Renxue."
In order to achieve God King status...
A fallen half-step God King is necessary.
As for the strength of that half-step God King, Ning Rongrong could roughly confirm the opponent's power level from her clone's previous observation and analysis.
Moreover, when the Crimson Mother comes over, she definitely won't be at her peak.
Ning Rongrong raised her head to look at the azure sky and murmured, "No one can stand at the top of the pyramid from the very beginning. In the end, only a tiny handful of people occupy the peak."
"To gain something, you have to give up something else."
"Perfection rarely exists."
"Qian Renxue... can you bear the good and evil of this planet?"
"If you fail, your position as God King will be hopeless."
Ning Rongrong nodded slightly and looked toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest. She sensed a very strong divine power fluctuation approaching the Star Luo Empire.
"You finally succeeded, Bibi Dong!"
Ning Rongrong's figure turned transparent and disappeared from the sky a few seconds later.
...
At the battlefield location.
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the宗!"
Ning Rongrong's clone once again used technique to force Zhu Zhuqing back.
The expression on Zhu Zhuqing's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
She hadn't expected Ning Rongrong's strength to be this great. From the information unintentionally revealed just now, the other party seemed to be merely a clone.
Yet she was completely no match.
"Are you toying with me?" Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth. She finally understood why Tang San hated Ning Rongrong so much.
This thing simply didn't follow common sense. Without using soul rings, her strength was comparable to god-level.
Moreover, every time she tried to use her own martial soul fusion skill, the opponent would coincidentally interrupt it.
She had only just become a god and hadn't reached the peak of a first-level god's strength.
"No, I'm not!"
The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong manifested a weapon in her hand, drawing a sword flower as she shook her head. "Your opponent isn't me, and I have no intention of fighting you."
"Besides, you'd better be careful of the Abyss!"
"What?"
Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful brows furrowed tightly. "What do you mean?"
"Who knows? Your real opponent is here."
"Bye-bye."
As she spoke, the four God Origin Realm experts who had been watching from behind were protected by a barrier layer. Then it tore open space and they flew inside, disappearing to who-knows-where.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong's clone turned into specks of light and dissipated.
"Damn... damn it!" Zhu Zhuqing's hand holding the Rakshasa's Scythe trembled slightly. "Am I just a chess piece to them?"
In her mind, she instantly recalled the Wisdom Emperor, who had allowed her to rapidly reach level 99.
However, before Zhu Zhuqing could think further.
A black meteor streaked across the sky and landed not far from her.
"Rakshasa God, huh? Such a familiar divine position."
Seeing the newcomer, Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed slightly as she let out a shocked voice. "It's you, Bibi Dong! You... you've actually become a god? How... how is this possible!"
The vast divine power had not yet fully retracted, shining like a bright lamp in the dark night.
What else could this be if not a god?
(End of chapter)