Qian Renxue Makes the List, a New Divine Decree

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked down at Qian Renxue, who had just endured a storm-like barrage of attacks from them. Her aura was in disarray, yet her gaze remained stubborn. Then he raised his head to look at the fading phantom on the Sky Screen. The muscles on his usually stern, rigid old face twitched slightly.

His throat bobbed, but in the end, he only let out a dull, meaningless grunt.

Keep fighting? Fight for what? What would it matter even if they tempered the young mistress to the peak of level ninety-nine? Look at Tang Chen's fate! That was not a problem that levels and power could solve at all!

Xiongshi, Azure Luan, Guang Ling, Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and the other High Priests looked at one another. Each saw the same shock in the others' eyes, along with an indescribable urge to retreat.

They had come in accordance with a divine decree, intending to quickly foster an Angel God capable of competing for the Sky Screen.

But now... the nature of their opponents had completely exceeded their comprehension.

Even if Qian Renxue became a god, could she really win once she went up there? Just look at how miserably the Asura God and Tang Chen had fared!

Although Qian Daoliu had yet to recover from his severe injuries, his will remained connected to the High Priests.

Sensing his brothers' hesitation and solemnity, he let out a long sigh in his heart.

He had originally thought that the blessing of divine power and a Demigod body would be enough to win Spirit Hall, and the God Realm, a place on the rankings.

But reality had dealt him—and every High Priest—a resounding slap across the face.

The gap was comprehensive. It was a difference in systems, a dimensional suppression on the level of rules.

Amid the silence filled with frustration and confusion, Qian Renxue, who stood surrounded at the center, slowly raised her head.

The confusion and pain in her golden eyes had yet to fully fade, but there was even more helplessness and unwillingness within them.

She looked at the seven grandfathers and uncles she had revered since childhood, who now seemed just as lost as she was, then felt the surging yet "unaccounted-for" divine power within her.

"These powers... this tempering..." Qian Renxue's voice was somewhat hoarse, yet it clearly reached every High Priest's ears. "Does it truly have any meaning? Against enemies like that, are our struggles now... doomed to be futile from the very beginning?"

Her words were like an icy awl, piercing the last trace of luck in everyone's hearts.

That was right. What meaning was there? Were they merely supposed to perform more tragically in a script where defeat was already predetermined?

The High Priests had no answer.

Even the most aggressive and battle-hungry Golden Crocodile Douluo could only clench his fists until his knuckles turned white. He could not utter a single word to raise morale.

Both Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen had been defeated. Qian Renxue's current increase in strength only qualified her to make the rankings, but against those absurd Pokemon, she would most likely be unable to keep her rewards.

What was the point of making the list like this? Besides, Pokemon World was clearly becoming more and more insane.

Sending Qian Renxue up there could easily leave her with psychological trauma. It would have been one thing if there had been hope.

But making the rankings now meant nothing but taking a beating. There was no hope of victory whatsoever. It would be better not to go up at all.

Just then, golden light flowed across the Sky Screen once more, and a brand-new ranking was announced.

[Ranked Twelfth: Qian Renxue, cultivation level 98, affiliated force: Spirit Hall (Angel God inheritor)]

[Evaluation: Chosen inheritor of the Angel God, possessing exceptional talent and Innate Soul Power of level twenty. Favored by deities since childhood, with the Six-Winged Angel martial soul. Her sacred power has reached the mortal world's peak. Due to lacking her parents in childhood and yearning to prove herself, she infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire, devoting her thoughts to her struggle with the imperial family and completely wasting her talent. Ultimately, she received divine blessings, and her strength surged sharply to level 98.]

[Reward: Self-Created Godhood, random super divine artifact]

[Random prodigy selection in progress]

With the appearance of the new ranking—

Buzz!

Without warning, a brilliant pillar of light, purer and more blazing than any before it, containing supreme sacred will and an unquestionable command, suddenly tore through the clouds. Ignoring the distance of space, it descended upon Qian Renxue with absolute precision!

The pillar of light did not come from the Sky Screen, but from somewhere loftier and more ethereal—the Angel God Temple of the God Realm!

"Urgh!" Qian Renxue groaned. She felt a sacred, mighty force far more vast, tyrannical, and irresistible than the power from the God-given Spirit Ring pour madly into her body, washing through every inch of her meridians, bones, and even her soul!

The Six-Winged Angel martial soul behind her swelled and unfurled violently beyond her control, radiating pressure that made even the surrounding High Priests' hearts tremble!

Her level instantly rose to that of a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo.

At the same time, a vast, majestic divine will filled with urgency branded itself directly into the depths of her soul. It was also transmitted with perfect clarity to every High Priest present, to the point that even Qian Daoliu, who was recuperating from his injuries in Spirit Hall... could not help widening his eyes.

[The time has come. There can be no further delay!]

[The Angel Ninth Trial shall begin immediately!]

[Inheritor Qian Renxue, complete the Angel God's Ninth Trial: pass Judgment upon Qian Daoliu and the remaining High Priests for their sins, and inherit the final godhood!]

[Grand High Priest, together with the High Priests, fulfill your destiny. Use your bodies as the guide and your souls as the sacrifice. Ignite the divine flame of inheritance and aid the inheritor... in ascending to godhood in a single step!]

The contents of the divine decree were cold and direct, leaving no room whatsoever for negotiation!

Especially the final part concerning Qian Daoliu's "sacrifice," which was like the sharpest ice spike, viciously stabbing into every heart present!

"What?!" Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others changed expression drastically, looking at the pillar of light in shock and fury.

Even Qian Daoliu could not help changing expression. He coughed dryly, then roared, "What does this mean? Doesn't the Angel Ninth Trial only require the Grand High Priest's sacrifice? Why must my brothers be included as well?"

Yet the Angel God gave no reply. Qian Daoliu powerlessly lowered his arm. Everything had been foreshadowed long ago.

Qian Renxue's original strength had simply been too weak.

The Light Divine Power on Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others could not possibly have come without any cost. Now was the time for them to pay it.

Qian Renxue herself looked as though she had been struck by lightning. Her delicate body trembled violently, and her face instantly turned pale as paper!

"No... Grandfather... you can't!" Qian Renxue cried out, her eyes filled with resistance and fear.

Her feelings toward her grandfather were complicated. There was reverence, dependence, and estrangement born from their long separation and differing ideals, but she would never stand by and watch him sacrifice himself for her to "become a god"!

And the other High Priests—those elders had watched her grow up. Was she supposed to let them die just so she could become a god?

More importantly, this sacrifice seemed to stem more from the God Realm's pressure to "test" and "respond to" Pokemon World than from her own cultivation reaching its natural culmination!

However, the Angel God's decree contained supreme will. How could mortals question or resist it?

The divine power within Qian Renxue surged madly, beginning to pull her body of its own accord toward the Angel God's inheritance site!

"Young Mistress... Xiao Xue!" The High Priests were both shocked and enraged. They wanted to stop her, yet they feared the divine might and did not dare truly move against the divine decree.

At this critical moment, when familial love and divine command clashed violently—

The pillar of light connecting Qian Renxue and the Angel God Temple rippled slightly.

Immediately afterward, an even more concealed divine will, carrying an unquestionable "additional condition," was transmitted solely to Qian Daoliu. Still conscious, he was in Spirit Hall, his mind shaken by the sudden divine decree:

[This is the key to testing the other world. Having received the blessing of divine power, it is time for you to contribute to the God Realm.]

[Your sacrifice is not merely a ritual for ascending to godhood, but also to draw upon the origin power of the godhood and pour it into the inheritor.]

[Allow her to attain godhood, immediately make the rankings, and challenge them, testing Pokemon World's methods and limits in dealing with a 'true god.']

[To chart a path forward for the God Realm, this is the supreme glory and duty of your line of High Priests.]

[If deities were not unable to descend to the lower realm, did you truly think that people like you could become gods? You are nothing more than tools for gathering faith.]