When their vision cleared again, the two of them were standing inside the Angel Temple in the Inner World's Divine Realm.
On the enormous golden Divine Throne, the Angel God King's phantom looked down at them.
"You came back pretty quickly," the Angel God King said, his voice echoing through the temple.
Qian Xunji bowed his head slightly in greeting.
The Angel God King continued, "Sending you to that world is different from bringing you back. You originally belong to our world, and you carry its aura.
"When you go to that world, you'll be rejected by that plane, so sending you there is extremely troublesome. But you have my Super Divine Artifact in your hands. It's like a set of coordinates. With its guidance, and the repulsive force on the other side, bringing you back will be much easier."
Qian Xunji nodded to show he understood.
"Tell me, how did things go? What did you find out this time?" the Angel God King asked directly.
Qian Xunji was just about to report, "I have fulfilled my duty without fail..."
Before he could finish, the Angel God King suddenly raised a hand and casually waved it.
A flash of golden light instantly enveloped Huang Tian, who was standing beside them. She didn't even have time to react before vanishing on the spot.
Clearly, the conversation ahead concerned the Divine Realm's core affairs. The Angel God King didn't want a Soul Beast to hear it, so he simply sent her back to the Lower Realm.
Qian Xunji watched Huang Tian disappear, his face showing no trace of emotion, as though nothing had happened. He turned his gaze away and resumed the report, telling the Angel God King what he had learned in the Surface World.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I've finished investigating the Divine Realm situation in the Surface World," Qian Xunji said without batting an eye.
"On Douluo Planet in the Surface World, we've confirmed four places with divine inheritances: the Angel God, the Rakshasa God, the Asura God, and the Sea God. We haven't discovered any other divine inheritances yet."
The Angel God King narrowed his eyes slightly and listened closely.
Qian Xunji continued, "In that world's Divine Realm, the Asura God's position is at the God King level. The Angel God, the Rakshasa God, and the Sea God are all only First-Level Gods. All of their inheritance sites can be found on the Douluo Continent."
At this, the Angel God King's phantom swayed slightly, apparently deep in thought.
"There's also the makeup of their Divine Realm's highest authority," Qian Xunji added, delivering his final piece of intelligence.
"The Surface World's God Realm Committee is likewise made up of five God Kings. Aside from the Asura God King I just mentioned, the other four are still the God King of Goodness, the God King of Evil, the God King of Destruction, and the God King of Life."
After hearing Qian Xunji's report, the Angel God King fell silent.
The temple remained quiet for a while as the Angel God King privately weighed the differences and connections between the two Divine Realms.
After some time, the Angel God King spoke again, his voice full of praise. "Well done. Your investigation was thorough, and this will be a great help to our plans going forward."
Qian Xunji bowed his head slightly. "It is my honor to ease the Divine Realm's burdens."
"Wait here for now." The Angel God King rose to his feet. "This intelligence is extremely important. I'll go meet with the other God Kings. We'll discuss how to make use of this information and formulate our next plan."
With that, the Angel God King's enormous phantom gradually faded on the Divine Throne, then vanished completely from the temple, leaving Qian Xunji alone in the vast hall to wait in silence.
Inner World
Outside Kelaishi Academy, two figures appeared silently in the night.
They were Yu Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Overlord Pagoda Sect, and Chen Rong, one of the sect's two great guardians, the Seven Kill Douluo. His Martial Soul was the Seven Kill Dragon, specialized in offense. As a Dragon-type Beast Martial Soul, it was actually somewhat lacking in physical strength, though still far sturdier than a tool Martial Soul.
A few days ago, they had received an urgent letter from Yu Rongrong. Its contents were so astonishing that Yu Fengzhi hadn't dared to delay. He had left Gu Xin behind to guard the sect and personally rushed to Suotuo City with Chen Rong.
The two hadn't disturbed the academy's teachers. Instead, they had gone straight to a shadowed spot behind the mountain and quietly watched the grounds ahead.
Looking at the open space not far away, Chen Rong lowered his voice and asked, "Fengzhi, do you think everything Rongrong wrote in her letter is true? A twelve-year-old child with Soul Power at level forty-seven? And her fourth Spirit Ring is ten-thousand-year level? That's simply beyond what a human can do."
Yu Fengzhi watched the area ahead and replied calmly, "Honestly, I'm not entirely convinced either. But Rongrong has no reason to make fun of us over something like this. She can be a little arrogant in the sect, and she does like throwing tantrums. But when it comes to something as important as the sect's future, she'd never dare deceive us."
Chen Rong nodded after listening and sighed. "Sigh, I thought the same. Rongrong may be playful, but she knows what matters. Still, the thought that what she wrote might actually be true feels unreal."
As they spoke, movement came from the grounds ahead.
Qian San and Xiao Qing arrived at the open space behind the mountain together to begin their evening training. Dai Zhuqing followed behind them.
Once training began, Qian San first taught Xiao Qing some close-combat techniques. He focused mainly on how to absorb and redirect force, as well as how to break an opponent's rhythm with a strike at extremely close range. He didn't teach her any of the Tang Sect's core secret arts, only passing on a few of the most practical fighting techniques.
Dai Zhuqing stood to one side, watching attentively and occasionally copying the moves as she practiced.
The techniques Qian San taught were practically made for Dai Zhuqing. Like Xiao Qing, she was a Power Attack System fighter with a Beast Martial Soul who liked to fight head-on at close range. Watching Xiao Qing use the smallest movements to unleash the greatest destructive force taught Dai Zhuqing a great deal.
After the combat practice ended, Qian San began developing and testing the Metal Armor.
"Qing-jie, Boss Dai, step back a little. I'm going to test a new way to use the armor," Qian San said.
The two immediately moved away.
Qian San circulated his Soul Power, and blue-silver Liquid Metal surged from his palm. First, he had the metal cover his entire body, testing how the armor performed when simply increasing his strength and defense. Controlling his force, he punched a nearby tree. It shuddered violently, and a deep fist-shaped dent appeared in its trunk.
Next, Qian San dispelled the armor and controlled the Liquid Metal, making it change shape in midair. The metal quickly formed into a thick shield and positioned itself in front of him.
"Besides wearing it, the armor can also be used to restrain someone."
Qian San controlled the Liquid Metal as it surged like water toward a boulder ahead. The metal instantly wrapped around the boulder, then hardened and tightened, locking it firmly in place.
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