"Ancestor, does this Xuantian Sect have any iconic martial souls, and what is the primary surname of the sect?"
Qian Ningshuang seemed to have thought of something and asked Qian Chongling again. Xuantian, self-created soul skills, strange weapons—it was almost as if all the elements were falling into place.
"I'm not quite sure about that myself; I only learned of such a sect through the fragmented accounts of my father. Miss Gu Yuena should know about this, right?"
Qian Chongling awkwardly stopped stroking his beard and turned to ask Gu Yuena instead.
"The Xuantian Sect doesn't have any iconic martial souls; they have all sorts. As for their names, they are all surnamed Tang, and outsiders who join the sect must also change their surname to Tang."
Gu Yuena answered without hesitation. As a force that had caused no small amount of trouble for the Star Dou Forest, she had been unable to intervene back then due to the constraints of the God Realm, but she had possessed a basic understanding of them.
Qian Ningshuang was beyond speechless. Xuantian, self-created soul skills, strange weapons, the surname Tang—the only thing missing from this list was the Haotian Hammer!
"But, why are you asking about this, Shuang'er?"
Gu Yuena looked at Qian Ningshuang. A sect that had been destroyed ten thousand years ago—what their surname was or what their representative martial soul was shouldn't have anything to do with the present.
"It's nothing, just curiosity. I wanted to learn a bit more."
"But Ancestor, what exactly did you experience in the God Realm?"
Qian Ningshuang didn't continue to dwell on the question of the Xuantian Sect. How much could a sect of Evil Soul Masters from ten thousand years ago really have to do with that "pure and noble" fellow? At most, it was just a bit of gossip.
After all, no matter how hateful or powerful the Xuantian Sect had been ten thousand years ago, the moment you added Blue Silver Entanglement to the mix, the atmosphere instantly became filled with hilarity.
Gu Yuena didn't press the matter further; children were naturally curious, which was understandable. Then, she also looked toward Qian Chongling.
Qian Chongling continued stroking his beard and began to speak on the topic that had been interrupted by Qian Ningshuang. At the same time, many of Qian Ningshuang's doubts were resolved one by one through his narration.
As a successor to the Angel God, Qian Chongling's talent was no less than that of the current Qian Renxue, and his trials were also the Angel Nine Trials. However, during the final trial, Qian Chongling had given up.
This was easy to understand, as the final trial of the God Trials required the sacrifice of the High Priest, who was Qian Chongling's father.
The Angel God, who was still alive at the time, witnessed all of this. She could not accept a descendant with such peerless talent disappearing into the annals of time due to the rigid inheritance rules of the God Realm, so she intervened and promoted Qian Chongling to the God Realm to serve as her divine official.
Thus, Qian Chongling arrived in the God Realm, where he discovered that the Angel God's situation was not very good. Almost the entire God Realm was hostile toward the Angel God, with the Asura God King being the most prominent among them.
The reason for this was simple: a conflict of divine offices. The Angel God herself held the divine offices of purification, order, justice, and judgment. Unfortunately, judgment and order were in direct conflict with the Asura God King.
Conflicts of divine office could be heavy or light, depending entirely on the intensity of the clash. A minor one might just be a matter of splitting authority, while a major one could cause the gods holding those positions to suffer mental breakdowns or become brain-dead.
The conflict between the Angel God and the Asura God King was of the more severe variety. While it didn't go so far as to cause brain damage, the long-term effects were likely to result in a regression of cultivation. Naturally, the two gods couldn't stand each other, and getting into a fight at the drop of a hat was a common occurrence.
Of course, the God Realm was not the Asura God King's personal domain; there were other gods. The real reason the Angel God was completely unwelcome in the God Realm was because of her divine office of justice.
This touched upon the fundamental issue of the gods: the power of faith. If it were just a matter of absorbing the power of faith, it wouldn't be a problem, as the Angel God also attained godhood through the power of faith.
The problem was that the gods of the God Realm had always held the view that a person's faith was purest and strongest when they were at their most desperate. Therefore, the lower realms managed by the God Realm could not be described as peaceful or prosperous; they were places of misery, suffering, and constant warfare.
This was something the Angel God, with her divine office of justice, could not stand to watch. She had clashed with almost every other god. Yet, she was exceptionally strong even among first-tier gods, capable of trading blows with God Kings. Whenever a conflict arose, the other gods couldn't beat her in a fight, nor could they out-argue her. Over time, the Angel God, a righteous deity, found herself in a worse position in the God Realm than even the God of Plagues.
This situation, where even the dogs in the God Realm wouldn't pay her any mind, intensified sharply after the Sea God ascended. One of the Sea God's divine offices was purification, which clashed with the Angel God's as well. And the Sea God was always quite skilled at forming cliques, which directly deepened the conflict between the already unwelcome Angel God and the rest of the gods in the God Realm.
And so, in an atmosphere of "I can't stand you" and "I wish you were dead," the great war between the Angel God and the gods of the God Realm began.
The outcome of the war was not unexpected. No matter how capable a single god might be, they could not fight a group of gods. Even with the addition of Qian Chongling, who had already cultivated to the level of a first-tier god through the laws, they were outnumbered.
In the end, the Angel God detonated herself, leaving behind only her divine position. After the Angel God's self-detonation opened a passage to the Douluo Planet, Qian Chongling did the same, shielding a remnant of his soul as he fled back to the Douluo Continent.
"These gods are truly as hypocritical and disgusting as they were back then."
After hearing Qian Chongling's experience, Gu Yuena sneered and crossed her arms.
"After I escaped the God Realm, I remained in a state of slumber until I was awakened by the influence of Shuang'er. Then, I discovered that the hands of the gods had already reached into Wuhun Hall."
"Therefore, whether for the sake of revenge or for the survival of Wuhun Hall, I must have another showdown with the gods of the God Realm."
Qian Ningshuang confirmed the speculations of the experts in her past life's online forums; sure enough, the destruction of Wuhun Hall was orchestrated by the God Realm.
However, this was not surprising. According to Qian Chongling's description of the gods, it would have been strange if they hadn't taken action against Wuhun Hall. After all, the Douluo Continent under the management of Wuhun Hall was filled only with the fighting of soul masters, which did not align with the God Realm's desire for constant chaos and war.
At the same time, this explained why the "pure and noble" Tang God King allowed Evil Soul Masters to run rampant and always acted as a spoiler whenever the continent was on the verge of unification.
A chaotic lower realm was exactly what the God Realm desired.
As for the fact that the Angel God was gone, that was also within expectations; the experts of her past life had already analyzed it, and now it was merely confirmed.
Today's gossip was substantial and satisfying!
Qian Ningshuang, now feeling more at ease, looked at Gu Yuena and asked, "Sister Gu Yuena, can you answer a question for me?"
Since so many mysteries regarding the original story had been unraveled today, she didn't mind clearing up one more.
Gu Yuena was very happy to see Qian Ningshuang's closeness; it was rare for this girl to let down her guard against them.
"Ask away, Shuang'er. If I can answer it, I certainly will."
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