Thus, Qian Renxue asked Tai Yi:
"Xiao Yi, do you have any tricks for communicating with the God of Destruction?"
Hearing this, Tai Yi did not know how to answer Qian Renxue for a moment. Was he supposed to say that he had made much of it up himself? The God of Destruction was just like the Angel God and hardly ever contacted him.
Thus, Tai Yi did not know how to reply.
In the end, Tai Yi could only say to Qian Renxue:
"Maybe Lord Angel God is rather aloof and does not concern herself with mortal affairs. But it is fine. Haven't you started your God Trial as well?"
Naturally, Qian Renxue was not particularly satisfied with Tai Yi's answer. In her view, Spirit Hall had worshipped the Angel God for so many years, and she herself was a direct descendant of the Angel God, yet the Angel God had never once hinted to her where an opportunity might lie.
In the end, Qian Renxue could only console herself by thinking that perhaps Tai Yi's talent was simply too exceptional. After all, he had received a Divine Position inheritance the moment his Martial Soul awakened.
Thus, Qian Renxue said:
"Xiao Yi, perhaps it is as you said."
Then Qian Renxue asked:
"By the way, Xiao Yi, when we go to Notting City this time, is your opportunity still something like an Immortal Herb that can raise Soul Power?"
Hearing this, Tai Yi thought of how this trip was meant to take Tang San's mother's Spirit Bone. Naturally, it would not be like the Immortal Herbs from last time.
Thus, Tai Yi said to Qian Renxue:
"The God of Destruction told me that this time, it is not an opportunity like an Immortal Herb. This time, there is a top-tier plant-type Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue asked in confusion:
"Xiao Yi, a top-tier Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone is indeed rare, but its attribute does not suit your Martial Soul. Do you intend to absorb it? Did the God of Destruction tell you to?"
Qian Renxue could hardly be blamed for saying this. Spirit Hall possessed immense resources, and it was not as if it lacked Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. Yet Qian Renxue had never absorbed even one. Since childhood, Qian Daoliu had told her that Spirit Bones would be crucial for someone like her, who was destined to become a god. She could not absorb ones with incompatible attributes or insufficient age.
Hearing this, Tai Yi naturally understood Qian Renxue's concern, so he said to her:
"Xue'er, do not worry. The God of Destruction did not tell me to absorb this Spirit Bone, and I have no intention of absorbing it either. He merely told me that such a Spirit Bone was there. Since there is one like this, why not take it for ourselves? Even if I do not use it, I should not let someone else take it."
"Moreover, the God of Destruction told me that if we are lucky this time, we may obtain a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
As for why Tai Yi said "may," it was because he knew that Tang Hao was currently watching over Xiao Wu. After all, Xiao Wu had been chosen by Tang Hao as a reserve Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone for his son, Tang San.
Therefore, Tai Yi was not completely confident that he could take Xiao Wu away.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue asked in confusion:
"A transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Are there really Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts foolish enough to transform nowadays?"
At this, Tai Yi thought, Not only are there, but two have appeared in recent years. What is even more absurd is that they both found a father and son, one for each of them.
Only then did Tai Yi answer:
"I do not know either, but that is what the God of Destruction told me. We will know when we encounter one."
Qian Renxue nodded at that.
Then the two said nothing more and simply rode in the carriage toward Notting City.
Meanwhile, a great drama was unfolding across Douluo Continent. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire had all received messages delivered by Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
The message was that Spirit Hall's two most gifted individuals had left Spirit City alone to travel Douluo Continent: one was a twenty-one-year-old Soul Saint, and the other a fifteen-year-old Soul Emperor. If they were given more time and became Title Douluo, Spirit Hall would dominate Douluo Continent for another century. Moreover, if the two had even the slightest ulterior ambitions, no one on the entire continent would be their match.
In short, the message Yue Guan and Gui Mei conveyed was that if they did not eliminate these two, then once they matured, it would spell doom for them all. Spirit Hall would become the sole dominant power.
Furthermore, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had disguised these messages as information sent by spies those forces had placed within Spirit City. Therefore, after receiving the messages, all those forces reacted.
First was the Heaven Dou Empire. After Xue Ye received the message, he summoned his younger brother Xue Xing, as well as Xue Qinghe, whom he currently valued most. Although the current Xue Qinghe was not Qian Renxue in disguise, he was still someone selected by Worship Hall to impersonate him. He was even more convincing than Qian Renxue's original disguise and was more favored by Xue Ye. Thus, whenever Xue Ye had matters to discuss, he would bring Xue Qinghe along. He was already grooming Xue Qinghe as the crown prince.
The three sat in the imperial study. Xue Ye said nothing as he handed the message in his hand to Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe, then asked:
"Take a look, then tell me what our Heaven Dou Empire should do."
After seeing the message, both Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe were startled. Xue Xing was genuinely shocked, while Xue Qinghe merely pretended to be.
Then Xue Xing spoke first:
"Brother Emperor, if this is true, then if these two are not eliminated, our Heaven Dou Empire will suffer in the future as well. We must find a way to get rid of them."
When Xue Qinghe saw this message, he naturally knew it referred to his Young Master and young lord. At this time, Xue Qinghe still did not know that this was Qian Daoliu's plan. Thus, the false Xue Qinghe was thinking about how to send word back to Spirit City and have the Grand Pontiff protect the Young Master and young lord.
Seeing Xue Qinghe still lost in thought, Xue Ye asked him:
"Qinghe, tell me your thoughts as well."
Having been called upon, Xue Qinghe came back to his senses and said:
"Forgive me, Father Emperor. When I saw the information on these two, I was shocked as well. I am even older than they are, yet I possess only the strength of a Soul Ancestor."
At this, Xue Ye secretly sighed. There was nothing to be done. The Heaven Dou imperial family was not particularly strong, and their talent was poor as well. Although they had married talented women into the imperial family in hopes of changing this, the results had been minimal.
There was no solution. Furthermore, the kingdoms and duchies beneath the Heaven Dou Empire held the talented individuals of their respective provinces in their grasp. Those people could not come serve the imperial family, so the regional powers only grew stronger while the imperial family grew weaker.
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