Holy Grail of Youth

"Xiao Yu, could I ask you to use the Holy Grail to summon my mother too? I have too many regrets I want to..."

Qian Ren Xue's eyes reddened, her sky-blue gaze filled with pleading. Apart from losing to Tang San and letting down her grandfather and the other consecrates, her greatest regret from her past life was that Bibi Dong had left her just after they had repaired their relationship.

Now that she herself could be resurrected, even if it meant being under Qian Gu Huang Yu's control, this seemed to be the fastest way for her to reunite with her mother.

"See? You're getting impatient again."

Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled as she refused Qian Ren Xue.

Qian Ren Xue lowered her head dejectedly. Her blue eyes dimmed somewhat, but she did not argue. She knew that she was not yet qualified to bargain with Qian Gu Huang Yu.

Looking at the dispirited golden-haired little girl, Qian Gu Huang Yu gently patted Qian Ren Xue's shoulder. "The Holy Grail already exploded just summoning you. Until I figure out what happened to it, I won't use it for anything else."

During her conversation with Qian Ren Xue, Qian Gu Huang Yu had already activated the Star of Omniscience and Omnipotence to investigate why the Holy Grail had exploded.

Qian Gu Huang Yu had also guessed the answer: the Holy Grail could not summon gods, at least not for now.

So even if she summoned Bibi Dong, it would only be a downgraded Bibi Dong, not Bibi Dong as the Rakshasa God.

If Bibi Dong were summoned only in her downgraded form, Qian Gu Huang Yu could not guarantee that she would be able to break through Level 100 and automatically obtain a godhood like Qian Ren Xue had.

And if Bibi Dong was merely downgraded, it was still uncertain whether she could defeat Qian Gu Die Ting, who had been a quasi-god in the original work.

What was more, forcibly summoning Qian Ren Xue as the Angel God had damaged the Holy Grail. Although the Gate of Babylon contained equipment to repair it, when it could be fixed and when a second summoning could be carried out were both unknowns.

From a selfish standpoint, as long as Bibi Dong had not been resurrected, Qian Ren Xue would continue to need her and would be unable to betray her. Until she had the ability to keep Qian Ren Xue completely under control, Qian Gu Huang Yu had no intention of resurrecting Bibi Dong.

Though her conscience did feel a little guilty...

"I can't summon her now, but I can promise you that I'll always reserve a place for Bibi Dong."

"Besides, haven't you always wanted her to see you in a new light?"

Upon hearing that, the dispirited golden-haired little girl seemed to have been injected with stimulants. Her vitality suddenly returned, and her eyes filled with anticipation for the future.

The future was bright! (Praise)

I'll make it up to her some other way.

With that thought, Qian Gu Huang Yu offered a comforting smile. "Since it's our first meeting, it would be rather rude not to give you a gift."

At the same time, a golden halo rippled beside Qian Gu Huang Yu. She casually took out an ornate golden goblet from within it.

This was the divine artifact of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth and daughter of Zeus, king of the gods—the Holy Grail of Youth.

The Fountain of Youth within the Holy Grail of Youth possessed divine power that could preserve one's youth forever. However, for the two of them, who were still growing, its greater significance lay in absorbing its abundant life force.

The instant Qian Gu Huang Yu took out the Holy Grail of Youth, Qian Ren Xue's gaze inevitably became fervent. She could sense an extraordinarily dense aura of life from the golden goblet.

Moreover, its level was extremely high. It was undoubtedly god-level life energy.

Judging by its quality alone, this golden goblet is absolutely no inferior to my Angel Holy Sword. How could she possess something this precious? Who exactly is she?

A strange, milk-white spring water flowed from the golden goblet. Qian Gu Huang Yu filled a cup and handed it to Qian Ren Xue, then poured another for herself.

Raising her cup, Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled amiably. "Welcome aboard."

Qian Ren Xue clinked cups with Qian Gu Huang Yu in perfect tacit understanding, and the two drained the Fountain of Youth in one gulp. As she felt divine life force flowing through her body, Qian Ren Xue sensed her physical constitution undergoing an enormous leap.

Qian Gu Huang Yu, meanwhile, carefully savored the taste of the Fountain of Youth. It was precisely because of it that she had survived Bei Gong Li's hellish training.

The only flaw was that although the Fountain of Youth possessed an extremely high level of life energy, its effects were limited to replenishing life energy, nourishing the body, and improving one's physique and talent. It could not directly raise one's cultivation.

"Where exactly are you from?" Qian Ren Xue asked doubtfully. She firmly believed that no ordinary child could possess such a treasure.

Qian Gu Huang Yu blinked playfully and said mysteriously, "Don't go digging into my past!"

(In the future, the narration will still refer to Qian Ren Xue as Qian Ren Xue. The name Le Qian Xue will only be used in dialogue.)

Shrek City, Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

"Th-this is impossible!"

Qian Gu Die Ting's eyes widened, his pupils trembling violently as he stared silently at the words "Level 20" displayed on the Soul Power testing device.

The cause of it all was naturally that Qian Gu Huang Yu had taken Qian Ren Xue through a special passage reserved for upper management of the Spirit Pagoda, avoiding the surveillance cameras all the way as they left the headquarters.

She then brought Qian Ren Xue, who had already adopted the alias "Le Qian Xue," back to the Spirit Pagoda and told Qian Gu Die Ting that she was a new friend she had met, hoping her father could help awaken her martial soul.

Qian Gu Huang Yu had always been obedient and had never asked Qian Gu Die Ting for anything since childhood. Coupled with her outstanding talent and Qian Gu Die Ting's delight that his daughter had finally made a friend outside the Spirit Pagoda, he agreed to personally awaken Qian Ren Xue's martial soul.

Qian Gu Die Ting had already been greatly surprised when he discovered that her martial soul was the Six-winged Angel. But considering Le Qian Xue's surname, he assumed she was a member of the Angel Family whose bloodline had been lost outside. Yet her Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power completely shattered Qian Gu Die Ting's worldview.

After all, the last person with Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power had been Qian Ren Xue, the Angel God!

Though she was standing right in front of Qian Gu Die Ting at this very moment.

"Bloodline... atavism."

Qian Gu Die Ting enunciated each word. At last, he had thought of an explanation that made sense. His eyes became fervent as he looked at Qian Ren Xue, his expression filled with the joy and excitement of a gambler who had lost his entire fortune only to discover he had won a five-million lottery ticket.

The God Realm was gone. Not a single new god had emerged in ten thousand years, yet now, someone with an atavistic Divine Bloodline had suddenly appeared. How could Qian Gu Die Ting not be excited?

This might be Douluo Star's closest opportunity to achieve godhood in the past ten thousand years.

"Father, don't look at her like that. You'll scare Xue'er." Qian Gu Huang Yu hurriedly stepped in front of Qian Ren Xue to smooth things over.

Qian Gu Die Ting gave Qian Ren Xue a long look. "Xiao Yu, you've truly given me an enormous surprise!"

"The Qian Gu Family's long-cherished wish of becoming gods may finally be realized in our generation!"

"This child will stay with me. I will train your friend into an outstanding Soul Master," Qian Gu Die Ting said to Qian Gu Huang Yu with a smile, deciding Qian Ren Xue's future in a single sentence without asking for her opinion at all.

After being the top dog for so long, he had become a tyrant.

"Father, shouldn't you listen to Xue'er's own wishes?"

(End of chapter)