The Angel's Successor, The Truth From Ten Thousand Years Ago?

The young girl tried to prop up her weak body to offer a salute, but Qian Daoliu gently pressed her back down.

"What is your name?"

Qian Daoliu asked in a gentle voice. He remembered clearly that this was the second time he had seen this girl; the first was at the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, where he had been on the scene to execute an evil spirit master.

And this time, it was once again while he was purging evil spirit masters.

This girl and I truly share a bond, Qian Daoliu thought to himself.

He could not fathom why he felt such extra concern for the girl before him. Is it merely because our spirits are both of the Angel lineage?

"Your Excellency Angel, my name is Ye Guyi!"

The girl's melodious voice rang in Qian Daoliu's ears.

"Ye Guyi!" Qian Daoliu murmured.

For some reason, upon hearing that the girl's name was Ye Guyi, the hope in Qian Daoliu's eyes faded into disappointment.

Yet, holding onto a sliver of hope, he asked her:

"I see that your spirit is also an Angel spirit, so we share the same origin. I wonder if you know of the Spirit Hall Angel clan from ten thousand years ago?"

Beside them, Bo Saixi watched Ye Guyi with curiosity, eager to hear any information regarding that era.

Facing the gaze of two Limit Douluos, Ye Guyi felt her heart tighten. She was filled with hesitation; she had never dared to easily reveal the secrets of her lineage.

However, the image of Qian Daoliu purging the evil spirit masters and protecting the masses at the tournament surfaced in her mind. She knew this man possessed great righteousness and was by no means a villain.

After a surge of conflicting emotions, she suppressed her concerns, lowered her eyes, and confessed: "Your Excellencies, I am indeed a descendant of the Angel God Qian Renxue's lineage from the Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago."

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu's expression shifted abruptly. He stepped forward in agitation and gripped her arm, his tone urgent as he fired off questions.

"What! Your ancestors came from Spirit Hall?"

"Did your ancestors also carry the surname Qian?"

"Then why have you changed your surname to Ye?"

The strength of a Peerless Douluo was immense; a moment of carelessness caused Ye Guyi to tremble all over, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

Seeing this, Bo Saixi quickly stepped forward to gently dissuade him. After several attempts to soothe him, Qian Daoliu finally calmed his emotions and slowly loosened his grip.

"Guyi, I am truly sorry. I was just too excited!"

"Was your ancestor's father Qian Xunji?"

After calming down, Qian Daoliu deduced from the Sea God's divine sense that Qian Renxue was likely his descendant, and he posed this question.

"Your Excellency, how did you know? Qian Xunji is indeed the name of the ancestor Qian Renxue's father!"

Ye Guyi had recovered by now, and hearing Qian Daoliu speak the name of her ancestor's father, her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

"Boom!"

Qian Daoliu's head felt as if it were exploding.

"It matches, it all matches!"

Qian Daoliu paced back and forth, both agitated and incredulous.

"Qian Daoliu, what matches?"

Bo Saixi asked, looking completely bewildered.

"Xixi, I told you that before I met you, I had a son, and his name was Qian Xunji!"

"Boom!"

Now it was Bo Saixi's turn for her head to feel like it was exploding.

"Qian Daoliu, are you saying she is a descendant of your son Qian Xunji's lineage?"

Bo Saixi pointed at Ye Guyi, who was lying on the bed, and asked Qian Daoliu.

"Yes, Xixi, that must be it."

"If you don't believe me, ask Guyi: is Qian Renxue's grandfather Qian Daoliu?"

Qian Daoliu gestured toward Ye Guyi, feeling a sense of profound loss.

Bo Saixi turned her gaze toward Ye Guyi and asked the question.

"Senior, how do you know the name of the ancestor Qian Renxue's grandfather?"

Ye Guyi could not help but ask Qian Daoliu.

Now it was Ye Guyi's turn to feel amazed.

The Angel Excellency before her not only knew the name of the ancestor Qian Renxue's father but also the name of her grandfather.

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu sighed with helpless wonder at the mysteries of fate: "Because I am the Great Elder of Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago, Qian Daoliu!"

"What? You are the grandfather of the ancestor Qian Renxue?"

"Senior, do you mean to say that you are people from ten thousand years ago?"

Ye Guyi finally managed to process the information.

However, she still found it somewhat hard to believe.

Qian Daoliu knew Ye Guyi was skeptical, so he immediately retrieved the Offering Hall token from his soul tool: "Grand Elder of the Sun Moon Empire!"

Ye Guyi took the token and read it aloud slowly: "Grand Elder of the Sun Moon Empire!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu realized he had made a mistake: "My apologies, I took the wrong one!"

Beside him, Bo Saixi gave Qian Daoliu a reproachful pinch on his lower back.

"Hmph!"

Qian Daoliu endured the pain in his waist and continued to retrieve another token from his soul tool, handing it to Ye Guyi. It was inscribed with: "Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall!"

The token was made of a lustrous, warm white material. In the center was a majestic relief of an angel with wings spread in an imposing manner, surrounded by ancient, intricate gilded patterns that fully displayed the supreme heritage of the former Spirit Hall.

Ye Guyi's heart trembled. She immediately took out the bloodline token passed down through her family for generations. Comparing the two closely, she saw that aside from slight differences in the inscribed text, the overall carvings, the angel totem, and even the grain of the patterns matched perfectly.

Recalling the day Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and the others had suddenly appeared out of thin air above the Ming Capital, and with such an identical mark placed right before her eyes, all of Ye Guyi's doubts vanished. Her pupils constricted as she became completely convinced of Qian Daoliu's true identity.

"Junior Ye Guyi pays respects to the Ancestor!"

Ye Guyi struggled to rise, her weak body trembling as she prepared to perform a deep bow to Qian Daoliu.

She was stopped by Qian Daoliu before she could finish.

Qian Daoliu looked at Ye Guyi with a touch of heartache and said:

"Child, there is no need for such formalities!"

"Tell me about the situation of the Angel Clan!"

"What of your parents and your kin?"

"And what exactly happened ten thousand years ago that led to the destruction of the Spirit Hall?"

As he spoke, Qian Daoliu used his Angelic power to begin nourishing Ye Guyi's injured body.

At the same time, he secretly swore to himself, I must treat this descendant of mine well!

Feeling the warm Angelic power flowing from Qian Daoliu's hands into her back, Ye Guyi felt an indescribable sense of comfort in both body and mind.

Once she had recovered slightly, she wiped away her tears and whispered: "Ancestor, according to family oral history, ten thousand years ago, Ancestor Qian Renxue attained the Angel God position, but she was defeated by the Sea God Tang San. Ancestor Qian Renxue's godhood was shattered, leaving her stuck at level 89 for the rest of her life, and the Spirit Hall was tragically destroyed by the allied forces of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire!"

"Ancestor Qian Renxue died in deep sorrow. Before she passed, she kept murmuring your name, Ancestor, saying that she had failed your expectations and that the Spirit Hall had been destroyed in her hands!"

"Her only wish before death was that her descendants might one day restore the glory of the Spirit Hall and the Angel Clan!"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu couldn't help but sigh. Although he had never met this granddaughter of his, hearing that the Spirit Hall had been destroyed under Qian Renxue's watch, he still felt a sense of blame for her incompetence.

At this moment, Ye Guyi raised her hand to wipe away her tears, continuing with a sorrowful expression: "As for our Angel Clan, following the fall of the Spirit Hall, we were hunted down by the two great empires, Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and other powers across the continent!"

"The pursuit was relentless, and our kin suffered heavy casualties. The survivors dared not use the surname 'Qian' anymore, so we changed it to 'Ye' and lived in seclusion to survive."

"It wasn't until four thousand years ago, when the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, that the Angel Clan migrated to the Sun Moon Continent for the sake of survival."

"Only then did the Angel Clan have the opportunity to recuperate!"

Ye Guyi's tears welled up again, and her voice choked as she continued: "Ancestor, I thought that by migrating to the Sun Moon Continent we could live in peace, but our Angel Clan's martial soul possesses an inherent holy attribute, which unfortunately made us a thorn in the side of the Holy Spirit Cult. They specialize in the power of evil soul masters and view our holy martial soul as their mortal enemy, hunting down the Angel lineage for generations."