Chapter 266: Qian Renxue Fails the Seventh Test, Yu Xiaogang Breaks Through Level 30!
When Qian Daoliu heard from his granddaughter that Bibi Dong's unstable aura was due to her pregnancy, even he was extremely shocked.
But despite his shock, he maintained his composure, first calming Qian Renxue's emotions so she could prepare for the upcoming Angelic Seventh Test.
Once Qian Renxue entered the test, Qian Daoliu went to Bibi Dong's residence.
"Bibi Dong, what is going on?" Qian Daoliu's face darkened as he looked at the now composed Bibi Dong.
Seeing Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong immediately understood that Qian Renxue had informed him of her condition. However, she no longer feared him.
"Grand Worshipper, my matters are none of your concern," Bibi Dong replied coldly.
Qian Daoliu took a deep breath, trying to remain calm. "Bibi Dong, I know the events of that year were my family's fault. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spared you after you harmed my son and even helped you ascend to the position of Pope."
"Normally, your private matters are none of my business."
"But do you know what time it is now?"
"With war imminent, you slept with some man and even got pregnant."
"Have you thought about Xue'er?"
"She is your biological daughter!"
"Ever since you gave birth to her, you've been distant. But I know that the bond between mother and daughter cannot be severed."
"I had planned to tell Xue'er the truth before I died, hoping you two would reconcile."
"But who would have thought you'd do something so foolish!"
"Xue'er is about to undergo a divine test and must maintain a calm mind. Do you realize the impact your pregnancy will have on her?"
"If something happens to her, how will you take responsibility?"
Bibi Dong, usually indifferent to Qian Daoliu's words, showed a flicker of emotion when he mentioned Qian Renxue.
Seeing her silence, Qian Daoliu frowned. "Bibi Dong, don't tell me the child you're carrying is that waste Yu Xiaogang's!"
"Do you still have feelings for the man who stole our Spirit Hall's knowledge?!"
Qian Daoliu couldn't fathom anyone else Bibi Dong could be involved with, except for Yu Xiaogang.
"You're spouting nonsense!"
Bibi Dong's expression changed. "That waste doesn't even deserve my attention!"
Just thinking about Yu Xiaogang made Bibi Dong nauseous.
She was suddenly grateful she hadn't given herself to him; otherwise, she would regret it forever.
"Not Yu Xiaogang? Then who?"
Qian Daoliu saw that Bibi Dong wasn't lying and pressed on, determined to get the truth.
"It's none of your concern," Bibi Dong didn't want to reveal her relationship with Su Yun yet. "When the time is right, I will tell you."
Qian Daoliu's forehead bulged with veins, his voice deepening. "Bibi Dong, I don't care whose child you're carrying. Once we conquer the two empires and the Spirit Empire unifies the continent, it will be time for you to abdicate."
"The emperor of the Spirit Empire can only be of the Qian family's bloodline, only Xue'er."
This was a warning.
"Do as you wish."
Bibi Dong watched Qian Daoliu leave, her eyes dark with thoughts.
She never cared for the throne. Her sole desire was to destroy the Spirit Hall!
Once she became a god, she would ensure the newly conquered Spirit Hall felt the devastation of falling from great heights!
…
"Angel God Seventh Test, draw the Angelic Holy Sword!"
"The test begins now!"
Qian Renxue heard the voice as if from the divine realm, her eyes calmly fixed ahead.
There, the golden Angelic Holy Sword floated in the air.
Taking a deep breath, Qian Renxue spread her wings and flew towards the sword.
"Only by drawing the Angelic Holy Sword can I truly step into the realm of gods," Qian Renxue thought, clearing her mind and placing her hand on the sword.
In the next moment, golden light erupted!
The sword seemed to resonate with her pure angelic power and martial spirit, responding to her!
Qian Renxue could feel the Angelic Holy Sword's recognition of her!
"Success is within reach!" Qian Renxue thought joyfully, trying to draw the sword in one go.
However, a voice suddenly whispered in her ear, causing her to tremble. "I've been waiting for this moment."
"We finally meet."
Before Qian Renxue could determine whether it was a hallucination or an enemy, a black mist enveloped her, shrouding her instantly!
To her surprise, her angelic power and domain couldn't be activated!
"Bang!"
Before she could react, a force repelled her, throwing her off the sword.
Looking up at the sword again, she saw a woman who looked exactly like her on the opposite side of the platform!
"Who are you?" Qian Renxue's pupils contracted. "Who are you?!"
She realized the woman had the same appearance as her, except for her snow-white hair and a seductive aura that seemed to entice and corrupt.
"Wherever there is light, there is shadow," the white-haired Qian Renxue said with a smile. "You can call me the Fallen Angel."
Whoosh——
As she spoke, six dark wings unfurled behind the white-haired Qian Renxue, her aura alone overwhelming Qian Renxue.
"To obtain the Angelic Holy Sword, you must defeat me first," the white-haired Qian Renxue said, her voice alluring and filled with hidden meaning.
"Hmph! If that's the case, I will defeat you first!"
Qian Renxue gripped her sword, staring at her counterpart. "Anyone who stands in my way of becoming a god will be eliminated!"
Qian Renxue, relying on her recent training, engaged in battle with her doppelgänger.
However, to her shock, the other seemed to know her even better than she knew herself!
"Who are you?!" Qian Renxue panted, retreating as her every attack was countered identically by her opponent.
The other Qian Renxue even executed the soul skills she had learned from the Angelic God trial perfectly.
"I told you, where there is light, there is shadow."
The white-haired Qian Renxue slowly approached with a smile, "You cannot deny my existence."
Qian Renxue gripped her sword, preparing to fight again.
This time, her counterpart merely defended and then retreated a few steps.
This puzzled Qian Renxue.
"Right now, you cannot defeat me."
"Your mind is too chaotic."
These words from the white-haired Qian Renxue struck a nerve in Qian Renxue.
"What did you say?!"
The white-haired Qian Renxue chuckled, "Afraid that the woman will have another child, someone to take your place in your mother's heart?"
Boom!
The moment those words were spoken, a radiant holy sword from the Angelic God slashed through the air towards the white-haired Qian Renxue's position.
Boom——
The platform, a sturdy structure that held the Angelic Holy Sword, shook violently, attesting to the power and anger behind the strike.
"Hohoho~ Enraged, are we, little Xue'er~"
Emerging unscathed from the rolling black mist, the white-haired Qian Renxue's seductive voice rang out again as she reappeared before Qian Renxue.
"Did I hit a nerve?"
"You!"
Qian Renxue's face darkened as she prepared to unleash another soul skill. But before she could act, countless chains emerged from the black mist, binding her limbs.
She then noticed that the platform, once evenly divided between light and darkness, was now predominantly engulfed in darkness.
"How could this be…" A sense of powerlessness washed over Qian Renxue.
"I told you, you are not my match right now."
The white-haired Qian Renxue floated before Qian Renxue, holding her face gently, and lamented, "You cannot even see your own heart clearly. How do you expect to walk far on this path?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Qian Renxue, her limbs restrained, could only let her counterpart caress her face.
"I envy you. You were born into the light."
"I, on the other hand, have always been in the shadow, your shadow."
"I embraced everything you rejected, and that is why I became who I am now."
The white-haired Qian Renxue sighed, "If you want to defeat me, you must first understand yourself."
She then smiled playfully, "Otherwise…don't blame me for taking everything from you…"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue's pupils constricted!
"Hohoho~ For now, please leave~"
With a silver-bell-like laugh, the white-haired Qian Renxue struck Qian Renxue with a palm, sending her back to reality. Unseen, a trace of black mist slipped into her body.
"Xue'er!"
Qian Daoliu, having returned, saw his granddaughter bleeding from her nose and mouth and collapsing. Realizing something went wrong with her Angelic God test, he immediately attended to her.
It must be because of Bibi Dong's pregnancy!
Qian Daoliu quickly checked her pulse and, finding nothing severely wrong, carried her to her room and informed Bibi Dong.
"Bibi Dong, as a mother, I know you are pregnant now, but I think you should take care of your daughter, whom you haven't seen for over ten years," Qian Daoliu said before leaving.
Bibi Dong realized that Qian Renxue must have had trouble with her divine test.
The reason for the trouble was clear from Qian Daoliu's presence.
"I should never have let her know about this." Bibi Dong sighed and went to Qian Renxue's room.
Although their conversations were often cold, Bibi Dong did care for her daughter.
She took care of Qian Renxue until she woke up from her coma.
"You're awake?"
The first voice Qian Renxue heard was the one she least wanted to hear.
"Mm," she responded indifferently.
"This is medicine your grandfather made. You should rest for a while." Bibi Dong said softly.
Qian Renxue drank the medicine, and silence fell between them.
"I'm leaving now."
Seeing her daughter had nothing to say, Bibi Dong chose to leave.
After she left, Qian Renxue gripped her sheets tightly.
Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu returned.
"Xue'er, what happened?"
Qian Daoliu wanted to help his granddaughter pass the seventh test, eager to know what entity could have injured her.
Could it be the Angel God's consciousness?
Qian Renxue shook her head, "My mind wasn't calm enough."
She didn't mention her doppelgänger.
"Sigh, I know it's because of her pregnancy. It's my fault for pushing you into the seventh test too soon," Qian Daoliu said, feeling guilty.
"How about you take some time off to relax?"
"Don't worry about the palace matters."
Qian Daoliu thought letting things take their natural course might be best for his granddaughter's divine test.
"But Grandfather, I heard that Tang San of the Heaven Dou Empire has passed the seventh tests of both the Sea God and Asura God. If I fall behind…"
Before Qian Renxue could finish, Qian Daoliu interrupted, "Xue'er, some things cannot be forced."
"Alright, Grandfather, I'll listen to you." Qian Renxue nodded, recalling her counterpart's words.
The next day, Qian Renxue left the Spirit Empire.
…
Spirit Hall.
Dungeon.
Yu Xiaogang had almost lost track of how long he had been imprisoned.
He was waiting for his disciple Tang San to rescue him.
But today, as every day passed with nothing but the taunts of neighboring prisoners, something unexpected happened.
Upon waking up, Yu Xiaogang found that his soul power had increased from level 29 to 30!
This realization excited him to the point of nearly screaming!
After years of searching for a way to overcome his bottleneck, had it been solved by his imprisonment in the Spirit Hall dungeon?
"Click—"
As Yu Xiaogang reveled in his breakthrough, the sound of the dungeon door's chains echoed.
(End of the chapter)
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