One, Two, Three, Four—Try Again

"And from the look of it, he seemed to be at odds with the Qian Family."

"Perhaps I could use him to destroy the Angel lineage's inheritance!"

Though there were still some things she did not understand, such as why Lucifer was hostile toward the Qian Family—

Bibi Dong had already decided to find a way to get in touch with Lucifer.

In the air, Qian Xunjie carried Qian Renxue and flew behind Qian Daoliu.

At his signal, the two Spirit Kings took the five unconscious Soul Ancestors away.

After this, the paths of those five Soul Ancestors as Soul Masters would probably come to an end.

They would most likely become idiots.

Even if they were lucky enough to regain their senses, their Spiritual Power would never advance any further.

Lucifer was not a softhearted person.

The reason he had not dealt heavily with that Lark Soul Ancestor earlier was because they had not possessed even the slightest will to fight at the time.

Beating up enemies with no fighting spirit—wouldn't that lower Lord Lucifer's image?

Only with the will to fight could it count as something resembling a proper battle.

The scene calmed down.

Qian Daoliu did not attack again.

Nor did Lucifer cause any further trouble.

Qian Daoliu quietly watched Lucifer.

After forcing Lucifer out of Qian Renxue's body just now, he had felt a trace of relief.

He had thought this Fallen Angel was nothing special after all, someone who could still be controlled.

But after Lucifer sent his sword flying, that relief vanished completely.

His emotions flipped to the other extreme, becoming incomparably heavy.

Lucifer had seen through his intentions and launched a domineering, razor-sharp counterattack!

An enemy with both intelligence and immense strength had always been exceedingly difficult to deal with.

"What was the purpose of causing such a scene?" Qian Daoliu asked.

He understood that someone like Lucifer could not possibly have come out and stirred up such trouble merely to show off by beating up a few weaklings.

There had to be a deeper purpose!

Moreover, Lucifer was so powerful, yet he had not revealed it on the previous two occasions.

That only made this matter seem even more unusual.

"I merely came out to stretch a little. Look at all of you, standing on guard like you're facing a great enemy. Was that really necessary?" Lucifer stretched lazily.

Qian Xunjie snorted. "You call that stretching a little?"

"What?" Lucifer raised an eyebrow.

Qian Xunjie still wanted to angrily rebuke him, but Qian Daoliu raised a hand and stopped him.

Qian Daoliu understood the hidden meaning behind Lucifer's words.

"You wish to operate independently outside for an extended period?"

Lucifer smiled and looked at Qian Xunjie as though he were an idiot. "See? That's what you call a smart person!"

"Truly a tiger of a father and a dog of a son! Learn more from your old man!"

"You..." Qian Xunjie was furious and embarrassed, yet he did not dare argue with Lucifer.

Wouldn't refuting him mean he believed his old father, Qian Daoliu, was inferior?

Qian Daoliu pondered for a long time.

Agreeing to the other party's conditions would undoubtedly bring enormous risks!

But if he refused, the other party certainly would not let the matter rest.

He would most likely seize another opportunity and try again!

Seeing his father hesitate, Qian Xunjie hurriedly urged, "Father! We cannot agree to him!"

"This time, we did not understand the situation and let him exploit a loophole!"

"As long as we make sure Xue'er keeps her mind steady in the future, he will never have another opportunity like this!"

Qian Daoliu glanced at Qian Xunjie. "Then what was this about? I warned you about this point long ago!"

Qian Daoliu lowered his gaze to Qian Renxue in Qian Xunjie's arms, his eyes filled with pain.

"This..." Qian Xunjie was left speechless.

Even he felt that today's incident had been caused by him. It was all because he had tested Bibi Dong, subjecting Qian Renxue to a massive mental shock!

Seeing his expression, Qian Daoliu snorted coldly, disappointed that he had failed to live up to expectations.

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Without even needing to know what had happened before Douluo Hall, he understood that this was Qian Xunjie's fault.

However, he felt Qian Xunjie was not entirely wrong either.

As long as they kept a close watch on Qian Renxue, something like this would most likely not happen again.

Qian Daoliu was still inclined to stall for now and search for a solution.

"So you don't intend to agree, then!" Lucifer's smile did not fade in the slightest.

He was not particularly surprised that he had failed to achieve it in one attempt.

At worst, he could just try again.

After all, this world was merely one journey in his long life.

Once fifty years had passed, he would leave.

As long as he ensured the Worldline did not converge, whether he acted quickly or slowly, he would still have to wait fifty years.

The Worldline Convergence Degree was still in the green zone. He was not in a hurry.

Qian Daoliu's expression gradually became resolute. "I said it before—the Angel lineage is not so easily controlled!"

"I ask that you seek someone else."

Beside him, after Qian Xunjie sent a trace of Soul Power into her, Qian Renxue slowly woke up.

"Dad! Grandpa!"

"What happened to me just now?"

She had no memory whatsoever of what had just happened.

"You..." Qian Xunjie was about to explain the situation to Qian Renxue when Qian Daoliu suddenly interrupted him.

"It was nothing! You were simply too upset and fell asleep!" Qian Daoliu comforted her gently.

For some reason, the normally ruthless Qian Xunjie actually felt a little jealous.

His old father had never treated him like that!

Not even when he had been a child!

Once Qian Renxue became a little more alert, she quickly remembered what had happened before she fainted.

Bastard child!

That was what her mother had called her!

Qian Renxue lowered her eyes, her face gloomy.

"Hasn't he disappeared yet?" She noticed Lucifer in the distance.

Considering where they were now, she realized something must have happened while she had been unconscious.

"Xue'er! Withdraw your Second Spirit!" Qian Daoliu said softly.

"Mm!" Qian Renxue answered obediently.

Immediately afterward, Lucifer sensed the will of his host body.

He had the ability to dissolve that will, but doing so would consume his soul origin.

Following the principle of not consuming his origin unless necessary, Lucifer dispersed into specks of black light.

His initial purpose in finding a body to possess had been to nourish his soul.

Consuming his origin on unnecessary matters—wouldn't that run contrary to his original goal?

Besides, even after possessing Qian Renxue and becoming her Second Spirit—

He would still consume energy while existing independently outside her body.

If he did not consume energy absorbed from Qian Renxue or others, then he would have to consume his own soul-origin energy.

The energy he had absorbed just now was nearly exhausted. Even if Qian Renxue had done nothing, he would have vanished on his own.

Before dispersing, Lucifer looked toward a certain spot in the forest below.

"I believe you will definitely give me another chance!"

After Lucifer disappeared, the three generations of the Qian Family silently breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

This Fallen Angel was truly difficult to deal with!

Qian Xunjie sighed. "Fortunately, Xue'er can withdraw him. Otherwise, we really wouldn't know what to do!"

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly.

Yet Qian Renxue was somewhat puzzled.

That night, when she had withdrawn her Second Spirit, she had tried several times and used extremely strong force of will.

But this time, perhaps because she was feeling low, her will had not been nearly as strong as it had been during those first few attempts that night!

She had thought she would need to put in more effort.

Why had she withdrawn her Spirit so smoothly?

She could not figure it out, but she had no mood to think about it any further at the moment...