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"I thought you wouldn't come?" Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes gazed quietly at Xu Tianyang, a faint smile gracing her fair, jade-like face.
Xu Tianyang turned around, his gaze soft as he looked at Qian Renxue, saying, "To check on your situation."
"Consider yourself sensible!" Qian Renxue huffed playfully, extending her fair hand, her slender, delicate fingers tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I've already completed the Angel Five Trials and am currently undergoing the Sixth Trial. Soon, I'll become a true Angel God. Just wait and see how I, your elder sister, suppress you then."
As she spoke, Qian Renxue even made a fierce expression, but to Xu Tianyang, her exquisite features made it appear charmingly unique.
"Hahaha, then I'll look forward to it." Xu Tianyang chuckled, not telling Qian Renxue that he had already condensed his divine body and divine sense. Even if Qian Renxue became a God, she might not be able to suppress his current self.
"It must be hard, isn't it?"
"What?"
The sudden words made Qian Renxue's body tremble, her eyes quivered, and tears welled up, yet she still pretended to be puzzled as she looked at Xu Tianyang.
"Spirit Hall has established a nation. The Spirit Hall that belonged to the Qian family and the Angel God is a thing of the past. Now, only the Spirit Empire, belonging to Bibi Dong, the Empress of the Spirit Empire, remains." Xu Tianyang sighed, pulling Qian Renxue into his embrace.
The relationship between this mother and daughter was too complicated, like an unsolvable puzzle.
"Why... why did she do this to me...?" Finally, in Xu Tianyang's arms, Qian Renxue could no longer maintain her strong facade and began to sob softly.
"Alas!"
A helpless sigh, accompanied by soft weeping, gradually dissipated into the night sky... Today, Spirit City was extraordinarily lively; all its citizens gathered before the Supreme Pontiff Palace's plaza.
The leading group consisted of the Hall Masters from various Spirit Temples, the Sect Masters from various sects, and the Kings of numerous affiliated kingdoms and duchies.
Amidst the cheers of the multitude, the magnificently dressed Pope Bibi Dong, leading the elders of Spirit Hall and the Saintess Hu Liena, emerged from the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Everyone's gaze was drawn to Bibi Dong. From today onwards, she would become the first Empress of the Douluo Continent.
As several clear horn blasts sounded, the nation-founding ceremony officially began.
"Long live Her Majesty the Pope..."
"Long live Spirit Hall..."
The people within Spirit City spontaneously shouted loudly.
Bibi Dong gently raised her hand, and the plaza instantly fell silent.
Bibi Dong's prestige within Spirit Hall had deeply permeated people's hearts, even surpassing Qian Daoliu's. After all, he was a legend from a century ago, and a hundred years, given the common situation of early childbearing on the Douluo Continent, meant at least five generations had passed.
The invincible in the sky was long a legend; Pope Bibi Dong was the one they truly encountered.
Bibi Dong took a few steps forward and spread her arms, "Thank you all for attending the founding ceremony of my Spirit Hall today. You are all the elites of my Spirit Hall, and the development of Spirit Hall cannot be separated from your efforts."
"For the long-term peace and stability of the Douluo Continent, Spirit Hall, in accordance with the will of heaven, establishes its nation here, renaming itself the Spirit Empire. I shall serve as the first Empress of the Empire, henceforth governing all Spirit Masters under heaven. All Spirit Masters must obey the commands of my Spirit Empire. Those who defy shall be regarded as heretics and executed without mercy."
At this moment, except for the observers from the Xingluo and Sun Moon Empires, everyone knelt on the ground. Whether they were Sect Masters or Kings of kingdoms, all shouted loudly: "Long live Your Majesty, long live Spirit Hall!"
In Xu Tianyang's gaze, a vast power of destiny and faith converged towards Bibi Dong, growing increasingly stronger.
And with the arrival of this destiny and faith, the evil aura emanating from Bibi Dong gradually dissipated, as if suppressed. The madness deep in her eyes also slowly cleared.
After reaching this conclusion, Xu Tianyang couldn't help but rub his chin. Bibi Dong seemed to be using the power of faith and destiny to resist the erosion of the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts, allowing herself to maintain her own will to inherit the divine position.
No wonder her strength had always been a mystery... Next, Bibi Dong conferred titles upon a large number of members. Those forces and duchies that had long pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall finally reached their season of harvest.
After the conferment ceremony, Bibi Dong raised her arm and said, "Gentlemen, let us together create a new era belonging to the Spirit Empire!"
..."I didn't expect to meet again, and you're already this strong. Your talent is simply unheard of. Even the Angel God above might not compare to you."
Inside the Hall of Enshrinement, Qian Daoliu, upon seeing Xu Tianyang again, was so shocked that he immediately declared Xu Tianyang surpassed the Angel God, his lifelong belief.
Qian Renxue stood to the side, looking at Xu Tianyang in surprise. How had she not noticed he was this strong?
"High Priest..."
"If you don't mind, call me Grandpa." Qian Daoliu said with a smile, looking at Xu Tianyang and Qian Renxue.
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's face rarely showed a hint of shyness.
"Grandpa!" Xu Tianyang, however, with his indestructible divine body and a thick skin impervious even to fixed-mount Soul Guidance Cannons, immediately changed his address.
"On your body, I don't sense the aura of the Sea God. It seems the previous Sea God inheritance belongs to someone else. I wonder if you could satisfy my curiosity and tell me which deity's inheritance you obtained." Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction, looking at Xu Tianyang with curiosity.
Qian Renxue, beside him, no longer bothered with shyness and cast a curious gaze.
"This junior has not yet begun a divine trial." Xu Tianyang shook his head, stating this amidst their astonished gazes.
"How is that possible...?" Qian Daoliu looked at Xu Tianyang in shock, then suddenly reacted, saying, "You're going to follow the path of the original Angel God and Sea God, to become a God on your own!"
"This junior indeed has that intention."
"Difficult, difficult, difficult..." Qian Daoliu shook his head, saying, "The Douluo Continent's destiny and faith are limited. The Angel God condensed the land's faith on the Douluo Continent to become a God, and the Sea God condensed the ocean's faith to become a God. These two sources of faith already have masters.
Although the Sun Moon Continent has no deities and could serve as your foundation, you don't have time..."
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu sighed with regret in his eyes.
In any previous era, he would have believed Xu Tianyang had a chance to become a God on his own. But in this era, it wasn't about which method of becoming a God was stronger, but who was faster.
The fastest to become a God would be the victor, able to immediately sweep away others on the path to godhood, achieving a winner-takes-all scenario.
Like in the original work, after Qian Renxue became a God, Tang San still managed to escape from her grasp, which was entirely due to forcibly enabled cheats and the intervention of the Sea God and Asura God.
"Is Senior worried about the Pope?"
"Alas! This is all my fault!" Qian Daoliu shook his head, looking remorsefully towards the Supreme Pontiff Palace and then gazed tenderly at Qian Renxue.