Born Evil

After working and fighting alongside the Lord of the Divine Court for so long, Lucifer knew his personality extremely well.

"And during that great battle, I learned from him that..."

"He hadn't received a mission in a long time. Most of the time, he could only stare helplessly at the System Shop!"

"The system said that although the cracked version could use certain ultra-privilege functions, it also came at a tremendous cost!"

"From here on out, aside from the Worldline Gravitator, there probably won't be any other problems!"

"Fine. I'll treat this period as a vacation!"

"After fighting in the Heavenly Court of Light for so many years, it was rather exhausting to think back on it!"

Lucifer floated down in Qian Renxue's Spiritual Space, leisurely crossing one leg over the other.

He had never been the sort of person to wallow in bitterness, even in adversity!

Besides, his previous failure had been caused by an unexpected variable. Now, all the factors were known.

He only needed to move steadily forward according to the plan they had made!

Though the road was winding, the future was bright!

"Let me think about how to have some fun in the Douluo World..."

Inside the Pope's Palace, the atmosphere did not ease just because Lucifer had left.

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunjie still wore grave expressions.

On the contrary, Qian Renxue was in much better condition than before and had regained control of her emotions.

Lucifer had withdrawn his influence and no longer affected her.

She resumed the noble bearing of Spirit Hall's heir and waited for her father and grandfather to speak.

Qian Xunjie looked to Qian Daoliu, waiting for his old man to speak.

"Alas!" For a moment, Qian Daoliu did not know how to handle this either.

"After ruling out the Angel God's influence, I originally thought the Fallen Angel was searching for an heir, which was why it bestowed Xue'er with a Second Spirit!"

"But this Second Spirit actually possesses independent consciousness, and it said it was searching for a vessel for its power!"

Qian Daoliu stroked his granddaughter's head, his voice full of concern.

"This means the Fallen Angel may simply be looking for a puppet of Dark Power, not an heir at all!"

As Qian Daoliu spoke, Qian Xunjie's expression grew increasingly ugly.

Qian Daoliu continued his analysis. "Moreover, I suspect this Fallen Angel from another world may have lost its physical body for some reason!"

"Becoming Xue'er's Second Spirit may merely be its attempt to use her as a new container for its soul!"

"In other words, it is likely not a strand of divine consciousness, but its true soul!"

"So," a thoughtful look flashed across Qian Xunjie's face, "he and Xue'er are now one body, living and dying together?"

Then Qian Xunjie snorted coldly. "So he still has a weakness, doesn't he? We aren't completely passive!"

"Could you bring yourself to exploit that weakness?"

Qian Daoliu quietly watched Qian Xunjie, his gaze narrowing slightly.

"Uh..." Qian Xunjie's expression stiffened as he hurriedly explained.

"I mean, we can use that to threaten him. I don't truly mean to do it!"

"Xue'er is my only bloodline, and the Qian Family's only heir!"

"To protect Xue'er, I would not hesitate to give my life!"

"How could I truly harm Xue'er?"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction. He believed his son would not be so shameless as to go that far.

"But we must also stop him from corrupting the Bright Holy nature of the Six-winged Angel!"

"We'll have to think of another way!"

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunjie both fell deep into thought.

Seeing that her father and grandfather were troubled, Qian Renxue said with a resolute expression, "To protect the Bright Holy nature of the Six-winged Angel, I am willing to give my life!"

"To completely erase that dark Fallen Angel!"

As she spoke, Qian Renxue took out a delicate little dagger and slowly drew it!

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunjie were both startled by the sight.

"Nonsense!" Qian Xunjie snatched the dagger from his daughter's hand and casually tossed it away.

The dagger flew into a corner and struck the ground with a crisp clang.

"As the Qian Family's heir, your life does not belong to you alone. You have no right to do something like this on your own!"

Qian Xunjie's tone as he rebuked Qian Renxue was extremely stern.

"I was wrong, Xue'er!" Qian Renxue silently lowered her head.

Qian Daoliu had spent nearly every day with Qian Renxue, yet it was the first time he had seen such determination in her!

He crouched down and reached out to stroke his granddaughter's cheek.

Alas!

If Xue'er had been born into an ordinary family, she would not have had to bear so much!

Perhaps she would have been happier that way!

"Xue'er..." Qian Daoliu's face was full of affection.

A smile curled Qian Renxue's lips. "Grandfather!"

"Don't worry. Grandfather will definitely resolve this matter! Don't ever have such thoughts again!" Qian Daoliu said gently.

Qian Xunjie echoed him. "That's right! With your grandfather and father here, you need not fear any danger!"

Qian Renxue smiled even more brightly and nodded vigorously. "Mm-hm!"

At that moment, a voice came from the entrance to the Pope's Palace. "Great Enshrined!"

The person at the door was Golden Crocodile Douluo, the Second Worship of the Elder Hall, who had returned after leaving.

"Come in!"

Only after Qian Daoliu spoke did Golden Crocodile Douluo step into the Pope's Palace. He then nodded in greeting to Qian Xunjie and Qian Renxue in turn.

"Your Eminence the Pope!"

"Young Master!"

Then he looked toward Qian Daoliu.

"Great Enshrined, we searched outside for a long time, but found nothing unusual."

Golden Crocodile Douluo did not look pleased.

He was a level ninety-eight peak Titled Douluo. Yet even leading a group of Titled Douluo, he had failed to find even a trace of the person causing trouble!

Without question, this left him deeply frustrated and humiliated.

"It's fine!" Qian Daoliu waved his hand. "The cause was not outside the hall. Naturally, you could not find it!"

"Oh?" Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression improved somewhat.

Qian Daoliu briefly explained to Golden Crocodile Douluo how Lucifer, the incarnation of Dark Power, intended to corrupt the Six-winged Angel inheritance's Bright Holy nature.

This matter could not be kept from them forever.

Besides, there was no need to hide it from Spirit Hall's core upper echelon. Their loyalty was beyond doubt!

Golden Crocodile Douluo's face filled with killing intent as Soul Power surged around him.

"What a Fallen Angel, evil by nature!"

"Seeing the Young Master's exceptional talent, it actually sought to corrupt her with darkness!"

After his anger subsided, Golden Crocodile Douluo said firmly, "However, I believe the Great Enshrined will surely find a way to deal with the dark Fallen Angel!"

Qian Renxue nodded in agreement, also full of confidence in Qian Daoliu.

Yet Qian Daoliu sighed deeply. "Right now, I have no idea what to do..."

"For the time being, Xue'er can only refrain from summoning her Fallen Angel Second Spirit!"

Qian Xunjie agreed with him, though a faintly different thought lingered deep in his heart—

What a pity! She clearly possessed a Second Spirit, yet could not make use of it!

"Grandfather, don't worry. I would never summon that dark Fallen Angel Martial Soul!"

Qian Renxue's young face was full of determination.

"I am the heir to the Bright Holy Six-winged Angel. I will not be so easily corrupted by darkness!"

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunjie both looked gratified upon hearing this.

Golden Crocodile Douluo also nodded repeatedly at the Young Master's performance.

Only Lucifer, within Qian Renxue's Spiritual Space, let out a meaningful, teasing laugh.

"Heh!"