Xuantian Sect

"I accept this alliance."

The Silver Dragon King looked solemnly at Qian Chongling. With the chance to heal her injuries and gain a future God King, this alliance was worth accepting no matter what.

"Ha ha ha, excellent! As it should be! Let those hypocritical gods of the God Realm experience the resolve of dogs driven from their homes."

Qian Chongling laughed heartily as he looked at the Silver Dragon King, his eyes filled with hatred and killing intent toward the God Realm.

"However, now that we are allies, could I ask Your Excellency the Silver Dragon King to take human form? After all, it would not be good if that enormous dragon form frightened this little girl."

"I can. Although remaining in my true form is somewhat more beneficial for healing, now that I have this girl, that small benefit can be ignored."

As the Silver Dragon King spoke, silver-white light burst forth from her body. When the light faded, a graceful and stunning figure appeared before Qian Chongling and Qian Ningshuang.

She was around one meter seventy-five tall, with long silver hair. Her figure seemed sculpted by the heavens, flawless in every way. Her skin was like ice and her bones like jade; her face possessed the beauty of a celestial maiden, while her purple eyes brimmed with indescribable mystery and nobility.

"My name is Gu Yuena."

The silver-haired beauty introduced herself. Continuing to use the title Silver Dragon King was clearly inappropriate between allies.

"Little girl, what about you? What is your name?"

Gu Yuena looked at Qian Ningshuang.

"Qian Ningshuang."

Even while facing Gu Yuena's breathtaking beauty, Qian Ningshuang remained as meek as ever.

What did it matter to Qian Ningshuang if someone capable of turning her into minced meat with a single slap was devastatingly beautiful?

She truly did not know how those transmigrator seniors could have such big hearts, still thinking about winning Gu Yuena over in a situation like this.

Though Gu Yuena, whom many people in her previous life had ranked as the most beautiful woman on Douluo Continent, really was beautiful.

"Then I'll call you Shuang'er."

Gu Yuena was quite willing to build a relationship with a future God King.

"Oh, oh. Call me whatever you like."

Qian Ningshuang's age across both lives might not even amount to a fraction of Gu Yuena's, so Gu Yuena could call her however she pleased.

Seeing that Qian Ningshuang was clearly still frightened, Gu Yuena temporarily put aside the thought of building rapport and decided to let her adjust first. She then turned to Qian Chongling, who was still floating in the air.

"By the way, what exactly is Shuang'er's origin? How did Mr. Qian Chongling find Shuang'er back then?"

"I don't know. Shuang'er's appearance was entirely an accident. After escaping from the God Realm, this old man fell into a deep slumber. If not for Shuang'er's influence, I might have continued sleeping until Spirit Hall's destruction. By the time I woke, Shuang'er had already appeared before me."

Qian Chongling shook his head.

The bracelet in which he hid and slept had been worn by Qian Xunji at the time. When Qian Ningshuang's influence woke him, the first thing he saw was his severely injured descendant, along with Qian Ningshuang, who had clearly only been born not long ago, nearby. He had immediately told Qian Xunji to bring Qian Ningshuang back to Spirit Hall and had Qian Daoliu give her the surname Qian.

As for Qian Ningshuang's origins, why her Martial Soul was so powerful, and how she could influence Qian Chongling from the moment she was born, he did not really care. As long as she could help him take revenge against the God Realm, that was enough.

"I see."

Gu Yuena had only asked casually and had not expected to truly learn of Qian Ningshuang's origins. A Martial Soul powerful to that extent was indeed not something they could investigate.

"As allies, Mr. Qian Chongling, who has stayed in the God Realm, should already know my origins and what I experienced. But what about you? What exactly happened to you in the God Realm for you to end up in this state?"

Gu Yuena raised another question.

"That is a long story. Miss Gu Yuena, you should know about the relationship between Spirit Hall and the Angel God, correct?"

Qian Chongling did not mind recounting his experiences—or rather, the pain of his life.

Perhaps because she had not spoken with anyone for a long time, Gu Yuena immediately began talking when Qian Chongling mentioned Spirit Hall and the Angel God.

"Yes, I know that very well. The Angel God was one of the few humans Star Dou Forest should be grateful to. Ten thousand years ago, the Evil Soul Master sect—the Xuantian Sect—ran rampant across the continent with its unique Soul Power cultivation methods, numerous Self-Created Soul Skills, and all manner of inexplicable weapons. It made the entire human world suffer beyond endurance, and Star Dou Forest suffered greatly as well. Those Evil Soul Masters would slaughter the Spirit Beast clans of Star Dou Forest one tribe after another just to obtain Spirit Bones. At the time, the Beasts of Star Dou Forest were restricted by the God Realm and could not intervene. We could only watch helplessly as Star Dou Forest grew smaller and smaller."

"All of that continued until the Angel God emerged out of nowhere. She led the humans oppressed by the Xuantian Sect, along with some of Star Dou Forest's Spirit Beasts, and after several decades, completely consigned the Xuantian Sect and Evil Soul Masters to history. After the Angel God ascended, the Spirit Beasts returned to Star Dou Forest, while her human followers established Spirit Hall as an organization to manage human Spirit Masters and prevent Evil Soul Masters from making a comeback. At the same time, it served as a place to spread faith in the Angel God and as the inheritance ground for the Angel God's divine position."

"Ah!"

As Gu Yuena spoke, Qian Ningshuang cried out in shock. Xuantian Sect, numerous Self-Created Soul Skills, inexplicable weapons—didn't those factors together sound exactly like a certain pure and spotless Third Brother?

"What is it, Shuang'er?"

Both Qian Chongling and Gu Yuena looked toward Qian Ningshuang.

"It's nothing. I just didn't expect Spirit Hall to have such an origin. But Ancestor Qian Chongling, why had I never seen any records about this Xuantian Sect in Spirit Hall?"

Qian Chongling stroked his beard. Qian Ningshuang had been cautious and timid from the start, and this was a rare question from her. He had to properly explain it to the person they would rely on in the future to resist the God Realm.

"The reasons Spirit Hall does not record anything related to the Xuantian Sect are complicated. Perhaps people's eyes were blinded by hatred. Of course, it may also be because the Xuantian Sect committed too many sins. During the two thousand years after the Xuantian Sect was eliminated, not only Evil Soul Masters, but any sect or individual with Self-Created Soul Skills, even industries related to forging—anything sharing similar elements with the Xuantian Sect—was frantically destroyed and rejected by the Spirit Masters of that era."

"And Spirit Hall's role in that excessive and frenzied behavior was not particularly honorable."

Qian Ningshuang was speechless. To drive ordinary Spirit Masters this mad—and keep them mad for two thousand years—just how hated had the Xuantian Sect been?

However, some of Qian Ningshuang's doubts from her previous life had now been answered. For example, why people on Douluo Continent seemed never to have seen crossbow bolts, and why nearly all of them relied on Soul Skills in battle, with only Tang Family members clever enough to create their own skills. So this was where it all began.

Two thousand years of slaughter and rejection—although later generations did not record that period of history, certain habits would continue to be passed down. For instance, few people would attempt to create Self-Created Soul Skills, and few would try to develop new weapons.