Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong, her eyes devoid of any sympathy, and shook her head, saying, "Bibi Dong, look, in your heart, Yu Xiaogang will always be more important than me, your biological daughter. So why should I keep you around?"
With that, before Bibi Dong could react, she was split in two by Qian Renxue's sword beam!
Seizing this opportunity, Xiao Tian used special means to extract Bibi Dong's incomplete Rakshasa God Position.
Since Tang San could inherit the Asura God Trial in the original work, he could naturally follow suit.
The Rakshasa God's status, whether dead or alive, was uncertain, so he didn't need the consent of this half-dead level one Divinity for his actions.
He would just find a suitable successor to inherit Bibi Dong's God Trial when the time came.
Bibi Dong had already completed the first eight trials, with only the Ninth Trial remaining.
Opening the planar passage connecting Douluo Star and the God Realm?
He could do that now, without needing to sacrifice millions of lives like Bibi Dong did.
Whoosh~
After killing Bibi Dong, a tear silently fell from Qian Renxue's eyes. Her face was pale, her spirit power almost exhausted, and she could no longer maintain flight, slowly falling downwards.
But the next moment, she felt a warm body embrace her, carrying a very pleasant scent.
"Do you regret it?" Xiao Tian asked softly.
Qian Renxue shook her head slightly: "No, I'm just wondering why I couldn't have a mother's love? From childhood, I seemed to lack nothing, but those weren't what I wanted, Woo woo woo——"
Qian Renxue gradually began to sob softly in Xiao Tian's embrace.
Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue like this, his heart deeply moved. He still hadn't fulfilled his duty as a grandfather.
Perhaps from the very beginning, he was wrong.
Xiao Tian's previous questioning, he had actually thought about it, but for all these years, in order to allow Xiaoxue to successfully pass the Angel Ninth Trial, he had been playing a grand game. The only thing he hadn't expected was that Bibi Dong would obtain the Rakshasa God Trial, which was beyond his expectations.
As the High Priest of the Angel God, he knew the specific content of the Angel Ninth Trial.
For the first eight trials, he and the other six High Priests could go easy, but only the Ninth Trial required Qian Renxue to pass it alone.
And the Ninth Trial was a test related to the seven emotions and six desires.
However, he, the High Priest, wasn't entirely clear on how many stages this test of seven emotions and six desires was divided into, but one stage was already confirmed to be about himself.
After all, to activate the Ninth Trial, he needed to sacrifice himself. When Qian Renxue had to face her inner self, she would definitely encounter this stage, meaning he would appear in Qian Renxue's illusion.
As for the second stage, he had also chosen the target: Bibi Dong!
As Qian Renxue's mother, she was also the most suitable candidate. Otherwise, did they really think he didn't understand the principles Xiao Tian spoke of?
Having reached this point step by step, what kind of situations, what kind of human nature had he not seen?
The idea that because Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue's mother, the Qian family owed her, so they let her become the Supreme Pontiff despite the brothers' objections.
However, there was one thing even he hadn't accounted for: his own son was actually schemed against by Bibi Dong and used to complete the Rakshasa God Trial. He happened to be absent at that time, otherwise, how could Bibi Dong have succeeded!
But now, he could only make the best of a bad situation and see it through to the end.
Qian Renxue was the Angel God's designated successor, and he absolutely had to ensure his granddaughter became a Divinity. This was his lifelong wish!
But as he thought of a remark Xiao Tian had made to him not long ago, he couldn't help but smile wryly.
"I hope you can fulfill your duty as a grandfather and not scheme against your own granddaughter like this."
Xiao Tian saying that to him indicated that he had seen through everything long ago. He truly was a terrifying child.
"If you don't mind, let me be your support. I will give you the love you need, how about it?" Xiao Tian's gentle voice entered Qian Renxue's ears.
Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled slightly. This sentence truly touched her heart. Wasn't this what she longed for?
"Really?" Qian Renxue raised her head, revealing her tear-filled eyes.
Xiao Tian, in turn, expressed his determination through his actions, lowering his head and kissing her.
Xiao Tian's movements were slow. If Qian Renxue had been unwilling, she could have easily dodged.
But Qian Renxue didn't. Although her eyes held a hint of shock and her eyebrows trembled slightly, the corners of her lips curved up slightly, and she even actively leaned up to meet him.
Qian Daoliu:
Poseidon:
Hey, hey, hey, we're still here. How did you two suddenly start kissing?
Qian Daoliu smiled. Perhaps this was the best outcome. Besides having a few too many people around him, Xiao Tian was actually the most suitable person for Xiaoxue.
Their Xiaoxue had even managed to marry up.
Because there were still outsiders present, the two only shared a light kiss, a brief touch and separation.
Afterward, Xiao Tian saw Qian Renxue's moist face uncharacteristically turn red. She appeared incredibly shy in his arms.
"What should we do next?" Qian Renxue whispered, her eyes completely afraid to look at Xiao Tian, truly the image of a girl who had just fallen in love.
Xiao Tian chuckled: "Naturally, Spirit Hall will unify the entire continent, right? Now that the Star Luo Empire's emperor is dead, it will be easy to conquer. Only the Heaven Dou Empire remains."
"Once your Spirit Hall unifies the entire continent, without any surprises, my Shu Mountain Sword Sect will also join. However, as previously agreed, we will have a supervisory relationship, not a subordinate one."
Qian Renxue agreed without hesitation. Given her current relationship with Xiao Tian, a supervisory relationship between the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and Spirit Hall was also good.
"Haha, you two, why don't you find a time to hold the wedding? How about it?" Qian Daoliu, seeing that it was about time, walked over and laughed.
"Grandfather! What are you saying?" Qian Renxue's voice carried a hint of shyness. To be honest, she had just established a relationship with Xiao Tian, and now she was to marry him immediately?
She wasn't mentally prepared yet.
Xiao Tian knew Qian Daoliu's meaning. Wasn't it just to bind him and Qian Renxue together completely?
But wasn't this a bit too hasty?
Xiao Tian thought for a moment and said, "Let Xiaoxue complete the Angel God Trial first. High Priest, you also know that I have quite a few women around me. I want to wait until the continent stabilizes, then hold a grand wedding that everyone on the continent knows about."
Qian Daoliu had no objections to this.
Moreover, as Xiao Tian said, he no longer needed to die now. He had Sea God consuming his divine force to help open the planar passage between Douluo Star and the God Realm.
"Alright then, Xiaoxue will focus on her God Trial now. The remaining matters will be handled by me and the other High Priests."
Now that Bibi Dong was dead, it was time for his old bones to step forward to ensure his granddaughter had enough time to complete her God Trial.
Xiao Tian smiled, muttering to himself, 'Old man, it's about time you stepped up. At least you have some foresight.'
Xiao Tian was truly afraid that Qian Daoliu, because Bibi Dong was dead, would directly make Qian Renxue assume the position of Supreme Pontiff.
Then, Xiao Tian lowered his head and gently kissed Qian Renxue's forehead: "Now that matters are settled, I should leave. I also need to find my own path."
"Xiaoxue, let's make a promise, shall we?" Xiao Tian said, seeing the reluctance on Qian Renxue's face.
"What promise?" Qian Renxue immediately became curious.
"Next time we meet, let's see whose level is higher, how about it? Let's see if you become a Divinity first, or if I reach level one hundred and become a Divinity first." Xiao Tian smiled.
"You don't plan to inherit a God Position?" Qian Renxue looked at the purple energy in Xiao Tian's hand, which was the Rakshasa God's half-God Position. As long as he absorbed it, Xiao Tian could inherit the first eight trials Bibi Dong had completed and start from the Ninth Trial.
"No, this Rakshasa power isn't suitable for me. That God Position might be helpful to you, but to me, it's a Bondage. I plan to establish my own God Position!"
"Well, that's not quite right. I should say, I never intended to establish a God Position. Does not having a God Position mean I can't continue to advance in level?" Xiao Tian said confidently.
"But, according to the inheritance I've received, this God Position means eternal life?"
Xiao Tian gently hooked Qian Renxue's small nose and shook his head: "As long as my level increases, my lifespan naturally increases. Moreover, Xiaoxue, have you ever thought about why only by obtaining a God Position can one achieve eternal life?"
"For example, if my strength reaches level one hundred and twenty without a God Position, compared to a Divinity at level one hundred and twenty with a God Position, what's the difference? Why can they live forever and I cannot?"
"Hmm~ I haven't thought about it." Qian Renxue pouted uncharacteristically, shaking her head cutely.
In Xiao Tian's opinion, the so-called eternal life of Divinities was merely an illusion. Can Divinities truly live forever?
If they could truly live forever, why would Divinities like Asura God and Sea God, who hold significant positions in the God Realm, want to pass down their God Positions?
Besides having too many duties and wanting to retire, were there truly no other reasons?
In his speculation, the Asura God had already reached the upper limit of levels a God King could achieve, and the increase in lifespan had also reached its limit. Unless his cultivation improved further, he would eventually grow old.
Xiao Tian never believed that the Divinities of Douluo could achieve eternal life.
Eternal life, approximately equal to infinite lifespan, but how long has the God Realm existed?
This should be calculated using the God Realm's time, not Douluo Star's time.
After all, one day in the God Realm is one year on Douluo Star.
In the original work, Tang San spent twenty to thirty years in the God Realm, while ten thousand years passed in the lower realm. Does this mean Tang San lived for ten thousand years?
No, it only means Tang San lived for twenty to thirty years. After all, the regions of life are different, so how can one use Douluo Star's time to determine how long Tang San lived?
If this counts as eternal life, then eternal life is perhaps too cheap?
Even the strongest individuals in very high-level cultivation Worlds may not achieve eternal life, so why should Douluo's Divinities?
However, the lifespan of Douluo's Divinities is indeed very long, simply because of the existence of the God Realm Central. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Divinities can live for so long?
Of course, the most important point, looking at the Douluo Star timeline, theoretically, a ninety-ninth level demigod has a lifespan of up to one thousand years. If there are hidden injuries, this lifespan will be greatly reduced.
And after becoming a Divinity, the body's condition is cleansed by divine force, and no hidden injuries remain. The lifespan will naturally approach the theoretical maximum infinitely.
Moreover, a ninety-ninth level already has a thousand years of lifespan, so what about one hundred and ten, one hundred and twenty, or one hundred and fifty levels?
Poseidon once said that after a Spirit Master reaches the Titled Douluo level, their lifespan will undergo a qualitative change, with each level increase theoretically adding one hundred years of lifespan.
What about Divinities?
Adding one level of divine force, theoretically increasing lifespan by a thousand years, isn't that too much to ask?
After all, Divinities and Titled Douluo are ultimately the difference between Divinity and human, so the increased lifespan naturally differs greatly!
In that case, how old can a God King live?
Calculating it, for them, isn't it close to eternal life?
Divinities aren't immortal; if a random space-time turbulence appears, even the God Realm can't withstand it. How can any Divinity truly live that long?
So, the eternal life here is just a false proposition!
In other words, this God Position truly holds no appeal for Xiao Tian.
However, just because he doesn't need it doesn't mean others don't. He can leave this Rakshasa God Position to his own people.
Soon, he already had a suitable candidate in mind.
Among the women around him, the only one with a similar attribute to Rakshasadivine force and a strong enough mind to resist the negative effects of Rakshasa's malevolence was Zhu Zhuqing!
Moreover, after Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit evolved from Hell Civet to Netherworld Empress, her inherent temperament was very suitable for the Rakshasa God Position.
The Rakshasa God also seemed to be female, which made it even more suitable.
Compared to having Zhu Zhuqing inherit the Speed God's God Position later, he was more inclined towards the Rakshasa God Position.
Although the Rakshasa God isn't particularly strong among level one Divinities, it still completely overwhelms level two Divinities!
Perhaps the Hell Civet is an agility-attack system, suitable for the Speed God.
But the Netherworld Empress focuses more on the netherworld, which is dark attribute power. The Rakshasa God is actually more suitable.
Furthermore, the Netherworld Empress's cat-eared Spirit just happens to lack a suitable weapon, and this Rakshasa Demonic Scythe looks very good!
Hehe.
In Xiao Tian's self-imagination, that image felt very strong.
Immediately, Xiao Tian looked at Poseidon: "Senior Poseidon, what do you plan to do now?"
At this, Poseidon also found herself in a dilemma. She didn't know what to do either.
Continue following Xiao Tian?
She wasn't anyone to Xiao Tian. She had followed him initially only to resolve her relationship with Tang Chen. Now that it was over, she had no reason to continue following him.
Beside them, Qian Daoliu asked cautiously, "Poseidon, since Tang Chen is dead, can you accept me now?"
No one expected Qian Daoliu to express his feelings to Poseidon again at this moment.
Poseidon herself was also somewhat surprised.
But she shook her head: "Qian Daoliu, you are a good man, but we two are indeed not very suitable."
Qian Daoliu was a little disappointed and said, "Back then, you chose Tang Chen because we both had responsibilities. I won't say anything about that helplessness. But now I am free from Bondage, and so are you, so why can't you accept me?"
Poseidon still shook her head: "To be honest, I don't like your personality. You are a good person, but we are not suitable."
Ding, good guy card!
At this point, a World where only Qian Daoliu was hurt was achieved.
(End of Chapter)
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