Almost as soon as Lin Ye stepped out of the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue arrived at the Worship Hall.
The two had missed each other perfectly.
Filled with excitement, Qian Renxue came before Qian Daoliu.
"Grandpa! Xiaoxue is back!~"
"My good granddaughter."
Qian Renxue threw herself into Qian Daoliu's arms. "Grandpa, Xiaoxue missed you so much."
Qian Daoliu gently stroked Qian Renxue's hair, his expression incomparably tender. "Xiaoxue, Grandpa missed you too. You must have suffered a lot these past two years."
"Good child, you won't have to suffer anymore. No one will ever be able to make you suffer even the slightest grievance again."
"Grandpa, what exactly is going on? Why did you suddenly have me terminate the Infiltration Plan and return? Does she... know?" Qian Renxue asked the question weighing on her heart.
"Whether Bibi Dong knows about your return to undergo the Angel Nine Trials no longer matters. When the nine curtains of angelic light descend, everyone will look forward to you becoming the great Angel God!"
"What!? The Angel Nine Trials! Me...?" Qian Renxue froze.
"That's right, Xiaoxue. You have been chosen by the Angel God. You are now the Angel Heir." Qian Daoliu said with a beaming smile.
"Heavens! This is far too sudden..." Qian Renxue covered her mouth in shock, her delicate body trembling slightly.
It felt just like a dream. She even wondered whether she had misheard. "I... I can become a god... become the Angel God? I'm not dreaming, am I... Grandpa, are you sure?"
Every member of the Six-Winged Angel clan possessed Innate Soul Power at level 20. (Every time I write this, some readers criticize it, so let me make this clear: the original text explicitly states that all Six-Winged Angels are innately level 20. Feel free to verify it if you don't believe it.)
Their clan had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and generation after generation had produced many peerless geniuses capable of dominating an era.
Even someone as powerful as her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, had not been chosen by the Angel God.
How could Qian Renxue have dared to imagine that she could become the Angel God?
To her, this was simply an unexpected delight.
"Xiaoxue, you are not dreaming." Qian Daoliu smiled indulgently, but his smile quickly faded, replaced by a trace of complexity. "However, there is another child besides you who has been chosen by the Angel God."
"Grandpa has accepted this child as his personal disciple. He will begin the divine inheritance trial of the Angel Nine Trials alongside you."
"There's another person? Is the Angel God making me compete with him?" Qian Renxue's gaze immediately sharpened.
"That's right. Speaking of which, if this child's martial soul awakening hadn't alerted the remnant will the Angel God left behind in the mortal world, Grandpa would never have known that you too possessed the qualifications to become the Angel God. You were able to return because of him."
Upon hearing that, the sharpness in Qian Renxue's eyes eased somewhat.
"What kind of genius could awaken a martial soul and directly alert the Angel God, becoming chosen by a god?" Qian Renxue was now full of curiosity about Lin Ye. "Grandpa, where is he now?"
"Lin Ye only left the Worship Hall a short while ago. Grandpa will send someone to call him back at once, and the two of you can immediately begin the Angel God's trial."
"There's no need, Grandpa. I'll go find him myself." Qian Renxue turned and left, her eyes brimming with confidence and a hint of challenge. "Lin Ye? No matter what kind of genius you are, I, Qian Renxue, am determined to obtain the Angel God's divine inheritance!"
Meanwhile.
As Lin Ye made his way to the Martial Soul Mimicry Training Ground, he happened to run into Hu Liena and the other two, who had returned.
"Hey, Nana, Xie Yue, look! Isn't that Lin Ye?"
The three turned their gazes toward him.
Lin Ye also saw Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, but he ignored them and continued walking forward.
Yan grinned at the sight. "This kid doesn't even dare look at us when he sees us. Don't tell me he doesn't even have talent equal to Innate Soul Power level 6! Hahahaha!"
"Come on, Nana, Xie Yue, let's go over there. I want to see what martial soul this kid awakened and what level of Innate Soul Power he has."
Xie Yue knew Yan wanted to humiliate Lin Ye, so he raised a hand to stop him. "Forget it, Yan. We all grew up in the same dormitory courtyard. Now that we've severed our ties, we should just leave each other alone. There's no need to kick him while he's down and humiliate him."
"Why not? Hmph, wasn't he awfully arrogant back then? Didn't he say he might not be worse than me?" Hu Liena sneered, her face full of displeasure. "And he even took the initiative to sever all ties with us without knowing his place. I want to see whether he can still act so arrogantly in front of us now!"
"Yan, let's go!"
"Alright, Nana!~"
Xie Yue shook his head helplessly and followed them.
The three quickly blocked Lin Ye's path.
Yan looked at him teasingly. "Yo, isn't this Lin Ye? So, what martial soul did you awaken? What level is your Innate Soul Power?"
Without even thinking, Lin Ye knew that these three had come specifically to humiliate him.
With a calm expression, he said, "What martial soul I awakened and what level my Innate Soul Power is have nothing to do with you, do they?"
"Tch, you don't even dare say it. Don't tell me you don't even have Innate Soul Power level 5? Hahaha! Then you really are trash!" Yan mocked loudly.
"What if I have Innate Full Soul Power at level 10?" Lin Ye said blandly.
"What!? Innate Full Soul Power?"
"Hahahaha! Lin Ye, you really can brag without even drafting a script!
This is hilarious. You, with Innate Full Soul Power? Do you know that in the past hundred years, fewer than three people have possessed Innate Full Soul Power?"
"You're killing me! No, no, my stomach hurts from laughing, hahahaha~" Yan clutched his stomach and mocked him mercilessly.
"Hmph, how ridiculous." Hu Liena shook her head speechlessly, her face filled with scorn. "Lin Ye, I never expected you to tell such an absurd lie just to preserve that little bit of pride of yours."
"If your talent is lacking, then it's lacking. What's the point of telling such a lie?"
"You people! If I don't say anything, you claim I don't dare to say it. When I do say it, you don't believe me. Sigh, I can't be bothered arguing with you. Move aside. Don't waste my time." Lin Ye shoved the two aside and walked forward.
"Stop! Did I say you could leave?" Hu Liena shouted furiously. "Lin Ye! You're still pretending. Do you really want me to expose you in person?"
"Fine! You said you have Innate Full Soul Power, so you should have absorbed a soul ring during these past dozen days, right? If you truly have Innate Full Soul Power, then you should already possess your first soul ring!"
"If you don't, that proves you're lying!"
"Lin Ye! Release your martial soul. If you truly have Innate Full Soul Power, then I, Hu Liena, will apologize to you!"
Lin Ye ignored her and continued walking forward.
Seeing this, Yan rushed forward and blocked Lin Ye's path again, his face full of mockery. "Kid, you think you can run after bragging? Not so easy. Release your martial soul. If you really have Innate Full Soul Power, I, Yan, will eat shit on the spot!"
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