"Hahahaha! Tang Chen, now that you don't have the asura blood sword, if it's just the Slaughter Domain and the Clear Sky Hammer, perhaps you are stronger than me, but you need to understand that we both have factions. Do we really want to make things so ugly?"
"Matters between the juniors, we elders shouldn't interfere, how about it?" Qian Daoliu squinted his eyes, looking at Tang Chen, whose expression was a bit grim.
Meanwhile, Tang San whispered, "Great-grandfather, my father seems to be in a bad state."
Looking at Tang Hao, whose body surface was cracking further and who had fallen into a deep slumber, Tang Chen looked at Qian Daoliu and said, "The internal injuries on Hao'er were caused by the unique power of your Angel Clan. Heal him with your Angel Power, and I'll let this go!"
With that, Tang Chen also withdrew his Slaughter Domain and stood motionless, looking at Qian Daoliu.
Subsequently, a golden light entered Tang Hao's body, nourishing him, and the surface wounds gradually recovered.
Before Tang Chen could rejoice too soon, Qian Daoliu said faintly, "My Angel Power's healing ability is limited. I have already removed the wounds on his body's surface and the Angel Power burning within him, but his previous actions have already damaged his foundation. This cannot be healed by a simple healing Spirit Ability."
"Please proceed!" Qian Daoliu extended his left hand, making a gesture to see them off.
Tang Chen snorted, grabbed Tang Hao and Tang San, and flew into the distance.
Oh, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai too.
Yu Xiaogang: ???
Under his detection, his grandson had indeed suffered irreversible damage. Although he seemed fine now with Qian Daoliu's Angel Power healing him, a drop in cultivation was probably unavoidable.
After all, forcing his body to use all its strength and not being exploded by that spirit power, it was already fortunate that he was not dead now.
Then, he flew towards the location of the Clear Sky Sect, according to his memory. He hadn't returned to the Sect for so long, he wanted to go back and see how the Sect was doing after so many years of seclusion.
It's just that his mood was extremely unpleasant now. The asura blood sword given to him by the Asura God was just taken away like that.
He still couldn't understand how Xiao Tian managed to control the asura blood sword, which weighed less than a hundred jin in his hands but over a hundred thousand jin when others touched it?
Moreover, his cultivation instantly surged by nearly ten times! This was even more terrifying than his Ring Explosion secret art!
Just by taking a sip of wine?
Could that wine have something special about it?
Tang Chen was baffled. He considered himself an unparalleled genius, yet there was someone even stronger than he was in his youth!
After Tang Chen left, Qian Daoliu finally breathed a sigh of relief, unable to help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"High Priest! Are you alright!"
"Grandfather, what's wrong with you?!"
Seeing Qian Daoliu spit blood, Golden Crocodile and the others, as well as the low-spirited Qian Renxue, also became anxious.
Qian Daoliu waved his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled: "It's nothing. Accepting the temporary power boost from your six spirit powers still puts a bit of pressure on me. That Xiao Tian can remain in that state for so long, his own physical quality is truly amazing."
The complete spirit power of six Super Douluo above rank ninety-five merged into Qian Daoliu's body. If it weren't for his complete set of Spirit Bones and the blessing of Angel Power, even if the spirit ring fusion was gentle, he would probably have exploded and died.
After all, the combined power of these six spirit rings was far more terrifying than Tang Chen's Ring Explosion of nine rings. It was precisely because of this that Qian Daoliu was able to break free from the control of the Slaughter Domain and forcibly display his Angel True Body.
Subsequently, Qian Daoliu looked at the various forces surrounding the square and resumed his smile: "Today, I've made a spectacle for everyone. The Soul Master Competition ends here today. Please leave Pope Mountain in an orderly fashion."
Hearing what Qian Daoliu said, these forces dared not stay there any longer. They wished they could leave quickly, feeling that the heavens were about to change!
Soon after, only the Seven High Priests, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and the uninvited Ju Gui Douluo remained in the square.
Although it wasn't the time for validation, Qian Renxue couldn't hold back anymore. She looked at them, her face a bit pale, and said, "Grandfather, how long are you going to keep things from me?"
Even the strong Qian Renxue couldn't help but let a tear slide down her cheek.
Seeing Qian Renxue like this, their hearts sank, and they were also a bit confused. Qian Jun Jiang Mo hurriedly stepped forward, looking somewhat flustered.
"Xiaoxue, what's wrong? Why are you crying? If there's anything, tell us. Who made you angry? I'll get revenge for you! Did that Xiao Tian bully you before he left? Should I go catch him now?" Jiang Mo hated to see Qian Renxue cry the most, and his words were a bit incoherent.
"Her!" Qian Renxue pointed at Bibi Dong, who stood on the high platform with a cold face.
"You're angry because Bibi Dong, as your mother, didn't protect you just now, but instead let Xiao Tian?"
The Mad Lion looked at Bibi Dong with an angry face and said, "Bibi Dong, don't you see? Your strength should not be weak, right? Just now, you watched Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer smash down towards Xiaoxue without moving. Is that how a mother acts?"
The other High Priests also glared, all wanting to vent their anger for Qian Renxue.
But they forgot that they, too, had not appeared just now.
Bibi Dong looked at the Six High Priests, her face growing even colder.
Qian Renxue recalled Xiao Tian's last words, and the grief in her heart suddenly calmed down a bit. With no emotion visible on her face, she just looked at Qian Daoliu: "Grandfather, my father wasn't killed by Tang Hao, was he?"
Boom—
As soon as these words were uttered, the surrounding air pressure instantly dropped a few points, and everyone's expressions changed. Ju Gui Douluo silently retreated half a step.
Qian Daoliu's lips moved, wanting to say something, but Qian Renxue's next words directly blocked whatever he intended to say.
"Grandfather, there's only one chance. If you deceive me, or act like before, then the Angel inheritance can go to hell! What's the point of me becoming a God if I don't even know the true cause of my own father's death?!"
Qian Renxue's tone was very calm, but the hearts of the Seven High Priests sank.
If Qian Renxue had made a big fuss, there might still be a turning point, but now...
Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue with complicated eyes and sighed, "Xiaoxue, since you already know the truth, why bother asking me?"
"I just wanted an answer..." After getting the confirmation, Qian Renxue's pretty face turned even paler, and she couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Qian Renxue kept shaking her head, looking at the people closest to her, and murmured, "Ha, hahahaha, so why did you all watch my father get killed by this woman! Did my father commit some grave mistake?! Grandfather, tell me, what exactly did our Qian family owe Bibi Dong?!"
The more she spoke, the more agitated Qian Renxue became, and her last sentence was screamed out with all her might, sounding somewhat hoarse.
The six Golden Crocodile looked at each other, and they could all see the helplessness in their eyes. They had told Qian Daoliu long ago that the Qian family owed Bibi Dong nothing at all.
Even if they didn't understand why Qian Xunji abandoned several solutions and forcefully defiled Bibi Dong, they didn't think much of it. It was just a small blemish; if you don't say it and I don't say it, who would know?
They were all people around a hundred years old; what kind of dark sides of society hadn't they seen?
Although Qian Xunji did such an immoral thing, disregarding the master-disciple relationship, if Bibi Dong were not in Spirit Hall but in other forces, she would probably have long become a plaything and breeding tool for those nobles, right?
As for developing feelings? What feelings would a noble develop with you, a commoner!
Wouldn't it be more practical to have more high-quality children to make one's family stronger?
No matter how strong Bibi Dong was, she was ultimately an outsider! Their hearts were as clear as a mirror.
If Bibi Dong hadn't been blind enough to want something with Yu Xiaogang, and even planned to defect from Spirit Hall, she would have honorably become the first Pope of Spirit Hall from an outside family!
No choice, Qian Xunji was no longer young at that time, let alone descendants, he didn't even have a companion.
So, when he took Bibi Dong as a disciple and made her the Holy Maiden (Pope successor), they turned a blind eye, as her twin spirits talent was indeed excellent.
But they didn't know if Qian Xunji protected Bibi Dong too well, so she hadn't seen the dangers of society. How did she suddenly fall for Yu Xiaogang?
They didn't quite understand. In terms of looks, Yu Xiaogang was indeed decent when he was young, but he couldn't compare to Qian Xunji.
She saw the handsome Qian Xunji every day, how could she fall for Yu Xiaogang?
It wasn't that they were narcissistic on behalf of Qian Xunji; no one in the Qian family with Angel bloodline was ugly.
They even thought Qian Xunji was the ugliest among the direct descendants of the Qian family. Qian Daoliu was more handsome than him, and Qian Renxue, of course, goes without saying, though men and women can't be compared.
As for wisdom?
Most of Bibi Dong's knowledge was learned from Qian Xunji. Yu Xiaogang came to Spirit Hall because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan exercised a Papal Decree, which allowed him to enter.
At that time, the relationship between Spirit Hall and the Upper Three Sects was not too bad, so the Papal Decree had the symbols of the three Sects on it. Presenting this token allowed one to exercise certain rights.
If they had known that such a melodramatic incident would happen later, they would never have allowed Qian Xunji to agree.
Not as handsome as Qian Xunji, not as intelligent as Qian Xunji, could it be because Yu Xiaogang was better at sweet talk?
Because Qian Xunji, as a teacher, was more dignified, he couldn't possibly be glib...
A single token caused so much trouble!
Faced with Qian Renxue's questioning, Qian Daoliu said nothing, but Bibi Dong spoke coldly: "That's right, your father was killed by me. What? If you want to avenge your father, come find me anytime! Do you know that when you were born, I wished I could strangle you? If it weren't for them protecting you, you would have died before you were even born!"
With that, before they could react, Bibi Dong disappeared. Her heart was also in turmoil now, unsure how to face the situation.
Xiao Tian: Oh, so you don't know how to face it now!
"Grandfather!" Qian Renxue looked at Qian Daoliu with a stubborn expression.
Qian Daoliu shook his head, waved his hand, and they appeared in the Hall of Offerings.
"Your father indeed wronged Bibi Dong. Your birth was the result of your father's forceful act. They were master and disciple at that time, I haven't mentioned this, have I?"
Qian Renxue frowned: "So what if they were master and disciple? That's no reason! I want to know even more, what exactly happened before and after this incident? And why did you all stand by and do nothing?"
"My father's spirit hunting operation back then was very grand. He returned to Spirit Hall severely injured. It's impossible that you didn't notice. Why was he still able to be killed by Bibi Dong?"
This was the point she understood the least.
Normally, her grandfathers were always in the Hall of Offerings, that's true, but hunting a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast and mobilizing so many people would definitely alert the Hall of Offerings, so why...
Qian Daoliu, helpless, could only recount the entire sequence of events.
After learning the truth, Qian Renxue's mind reeled, and she said in disbelief, "So, Grandfather, the reason you didn't act in time back then was because you were taking me to the Angel Saint Hall to absorb the skull..."
"Xiaoxue! Your father's death has nothing to do with you, it's all Bibi Dong's fault!" The Lion Douluo hurriedly interjected.
Qian Renxue remembered. At that time, she was suddenly sent to the Heaven Dou Empire to execute the infiltration plan. To disguise herself as Crown PrinceXue Qinghe, she needed to absorb the Angel Skull.
And her cultivation at that time was too low. It was very difficult to absorb a ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine year old skull, and the absorption time was very long. Her grandfather even guarded her side, using Angel Power to help her fuse...
So... if it weren't for her, her father might not have died?
The moment this thought appeared in Qian Renxue's mind, she immediately erased it. This was clearly planned by Bibi Dong, what did it have to do with her? How old was she back then? Only about nine years old, and she had to execute such a major mission alone, all for the sake of supposedly attracting Bibi Dong's attention and making her care a little more about herself. Hahahaha, how ridiculous!
Qian Renxue understood all of this. Tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes as she laughed hysterically.
The six High Priests watched, feeling a bit unbearable. It was the first time they had seen Xiaoxue laugh so sadly. These grown men were now somewhat at a loss, unsure how to comfort her.
The six of them all gave Qian Daoliu a look that said, 'You deal with it yourself.' See? If you hadn't told Xiaoxue the reason earlier, now it's backfired, hasn't it?
For some unknown reason, Bibi Dong suddenly went mad and tried to attack Qian Renxue several times, but they secretly stopped her. Subsequently, Qian Daoliu also made a compromise, allowing Qian Renxue to go to the Heaven Dou Empire.
The reason given was for Spirit Hall's plan to unify the continent and for Qian Renxue to perform well, so that if she succeeded, her mother Bibi Dong might look at her differently. However, the real reason was simple: to escape Bibi Dong's pursuit.
The few of them wanted to kill Bibi Dong, who had become insane after returning from Slaughter City, but both Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu rejected the idea. Both believed it was due to the influence of the killing aura from Slaughter City.
And Qian Xunji said that he didn't know why he chose to confine Bibi Dong in the secret room back then, and with some guilt towards Bibi Dong, that's why Bibi Dong was able to live so safely!
So, she had planned it all after returning from her training in Slaughter City!
(End of Chapter)
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