Qian Renxue's Identity Exposed! Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden! The Angel Successor!

Golden characters were imprinted upon the Sky Screen, sacred and dazzling.

I... made the list?

Qian Renxue froze for a moment.

Then, an uncontrollable thought rose from the depths of her heart.

I'm only third?

Her Martial Soul had evolved into the unprecedented Twelve Wings, yet she was still only ranked third?

Then what kind of beings were the two ahead of her?

Her gaze unconsciously swept over Gu Nian before falling upon the gentle figure beside him, enveloped in Life Aura—Ah Yin.

In an instant, the faint trace of unwillingness in Qian Renxue's heart turned into acceptance.

She let out a soft sigh.

If those two were ahead of her... then third place was perfectly reasonable.

That was fine too.

Just as Qian Renxue's thoughts raced, a calm voice sounded beside her ear.

"Shouldn't you explain yourself?"

The speaker was Gu Nian.

A faint, ambiguous smile hung on his face as he looked at Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue was startled by his words and instinctively lowered her head to look at herself.

The moment she did, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Xue Qinghe's disguise had somehow completely vanished.

At that moment, she had fully returned to her female form—to Qian Renxue's original appearance.

Because of her Martial Soul Evolution, and because she had been exposed by the Golden Ranking...

Her identity had been revealed before the entire continent?

Even with Qian Renxue's composure, a trace of panic rose within her at that moment.

However, the Sky Screen clearly had no intention of giving her any time to react.

Buzz—

Golden Light flowed across the heavens once more.

The image shifted, and a new line of large characters emerged.

[Qian Renxue's Iconic Scene—Hidden Dragon in the Abyss, A Ten-Year Dream]

The scene unfolded.

Inside Spirit Hall's Worship Hall, a girl who appeared to be only eight or nine years old—delicately beautiful, yet with resolute eyes—knelt on one knee before Qian Daoliu.

"Xue Er, have you truly thought this through? If you go to Heaven Dou, death will await you at every turn. You will lose your identity, your name, everything, all for an illusory plan."

Qian Daoliu looked at the little girl before him, his expression inscrutable.

"Grandfather, my mind is made up. For Spirit Hall's glory, for the Angel God's radiance, Xue Er will not hesitate even if it means dying ten thousand times!"

Despite her young age, Qian Renxue was exceptionally mature.

The scene shifted.

At the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, a carefully orchestrated ambush unfolded.

The true Crown Prince of Heaven Dou, Xue Qinghe, lay in a pool of blood.

The young Qian Renxue personally ended his life. Then, beside that corpse that still retained its warmth, she began an imitation that would last for years.

His words and actions, his personality and preferences, his voice and appearance...

In an almost cruel manner, the Sky Screen displayed those lonely, stifling years before the world.

She lurked in hiding for ten years.

From an innocent young girl, she became the Heaven Dou Empire's most valued and perfect Crown Prince.

No one knew what kind of tenacious, lonely soul lay hidden beneath that gentle, jade-like exterior.

At last, the scene froze upon the night of the Heaven Dou Palace Change.

"Xue Qinghe" tore away his disguise, and Qian Renxue's identity was laid bare for all to see.

She mobilized Spirit Hall's forces and joined hands with Heaven Dou Empire's internal allies. She had been just one step away from overthrowing this vast empire and bringing it into Spirit Hall's territory.

What a grand plan! What an astonishing move!

Yet in the end, it all fell short.

Tang San's appearance shattered every arrangement she had made.

At the end of the footage, Qian Renxue retreated in defeat, her face filled with unwillingness.

But it was not over yet.

Golden words emerged upon the Sky Screen once more, carrying a hint of mockery.

[Qian Renxue spent ten years laying her plans, seeking to devour the empire through Thunder-like means. Though she failed, her ambition was commendable.]

[Yet her successor, Tang San, supported the mediocre and incapable Xue Beng in ascending the throne, then established the Tang Sect within the Heaven Dou Empire.]

[Under the guise of cooperation, the Tang Sect drained the empire dry, monopolizing its military equipment, medicinal pills, and taxes. In less than ten years, it had completely reduced the Heaven Dou Royal Family to figureheads, turning such a vast empire into the Tang Sect's private property. The insidious subtlety of its methods surpassed Qian Renxue's by a hundredfold.]

[One sought to replace it; the other made Bone Corrosion Heart Devour.]

Shrek Academy.

Amid the ruins.

Tang San watched the scenes on the Sky Screen, and a ripple stirred in his heart.

He had to admit that Qian Renxue was indeed an extraordinary opponent.

Ten years of lurking—how many people in the world possessed such resolve?

But when he saw the final words on the screen, that trace of admiration instantly turned into smug satisfaction.

The corners of Tang San's mouth rose of their own accord.

The Sky Screen was right.

Qian Renxue's methods had ultimately been too direct, too crude.

And I, Tang San, am the true master of power.

Supporting a puppet emperor, building my own power, and controlling the entire nation from within—this is the most perfect form of rule.

The Heaven Dou Empire is merely the first cornerstone of my future Divine Kingdom.

As expected, it still has to be me.

At the same time.

Within the imperial bedchamber of the Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Emperor Xue Ye, his face gaunt as he lay upon his sickbed, stared fixedly at the Sky Screen.

The moment he saw "Xue Qinghe" transform into Qian Renxue amid the light.

The moment he saw the Sky Screen reveal the truth behind those ten years of infiltration.

The moment he saw with his own eyes that the son he loved and had placed the highest hopes upon had personally murdered the real Xue Qinghe.

Emperor Xue Ye was utterly stunned!

His eyes bulged like bells, bloodshot veins filling his clouded pupils. A hoarse "huh, huh" sound came from his throat, as though he were a rooster being strangled.

The Crown Prince...

My Crown Prince...

Was someone from Spirit Hall?

Pope Bibi Dong's daughter?!

The heir I had painstakingly cultivated for ten years was actually an enemy!

A fraud!

The immense shock left his mind blank.

"Puh—!"

A mouthful of blood violently sprayed from Emperor Xue Ye's mouth, dyeing the brocade quilt before him red.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

The bedchamber instantly descended into chaos.

Guards, palace maids, and imperial physicians all rushed forward, terrified cries rising one after another.

Yet Emperor Xue Ye could no longer hear anything.

His finger trembled as he pointed toward the Sky Screen. His already pale face was now utterly devoid of color.

Humiliation!

This was the greatest humiliation imaginable!

He, the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, had been toyed with by a woman for ten whole years!

The entire Heaven Dou Royal Family had become the greatest joke on The Entire Continent!

This was the greatest humiliation imaginable!

A joke!

However, when the golden words slowly surfaced on the Sky Screen, exposing Tang San's deeds, the towering fury in Emperor Xue Ye's eyes gradually faded away.

[Under the guise of cooperation, the Tang Sect drained the empire dry, monopolizing its military equipment, medicinal pills, and taxes. In less than ten years, it had completely reduced the Heaven Dou Royal Family to figureheads, turning such a vast empire into the Tang Sect's private property...]

[One sought to replace it; the other made Bone Corrosion Heart Devour.]