"Little crybaby, Uncle wasn't lying to you."
"Take a good look at my Martial Soul." Qian Xunye smiled as the Dark Angel Martial Soul emerged behind him. Beneath his feet, nine soul rings appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red.
Six wings!
It was a Martial Soul nearly identical to the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, except it was black.
It also radiated an extremely intense aura of darkness.
"A dark Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul..." Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled.
She had once heard her grandfather say that the Six-Winged Angel was a god-given Martial Soul. Aside from their clan, no one else on the continent could possibly awaken such a Martial Soul.
Although it was a Dark Angel, Qian Renxue sensed a familial warmth from Qian Xunye, a bloodline connection that only relatives could possess.
That feeling could not lie.
Together with his appearance, which was nearly sixty percent similar to her father Qian Xunji's, it was enough to prove that this man had countless ties to their Angel Clan.
"Y-you really are my uncle?" Qian Renxue was beginning to believe him.
"Genuine as they come! My dear niece."
"If you still don't believe me, you can go back and ask your grandfather later." Qian Xunye slowly walked up to Qian Renxue.
He reached out and pinched her adorable little cheek. "Now Uncle wants to ask you: do you want to carry out the Infiltration Plan, give up your own life, and go undercover in Heaven Dou Palace?"
"I... I... but the Infiltration Plan is..."
Qian Xunye cut her off directly. "No buts!"
"You only need to answer me with what you truly feel inside. Do you want to, or not?"
Tears welled up in Qian Renxue's eyes. A teardrop slid down her cheek, and the grievances she had suppressed for so long erupted at that moment. She cried out, "I... I don't want to!!"
"Good. Then from this moment onward, as long as Uncle is here, no one in this world can force you to do anything you don't want to do!"
"You don't need to prove anything to Bibi Dong either. As long as you stay in Pope's Palace and cultivate properly, Uncle can guarantee that within twenty years, you will become an unparalleled powerhouse, invincible across this continent!"
"By then, you can sweep through the two great empires with your own strength! Lead Spirit Hall to unify this entire Douluo Continent!"
Qian Renxue was stunned.
How arrogant those words were—how domineering, confident, and beyond question!
It was as though everything Qian Xunye said would become reality, proven one by one.
But was she really that amazing?
Qian Renxue doubted herself. "Invincible in twenty years, sweeping through the two great empires and ruling the continent with my own power... Is... is that really true? Can I do it...?"
"Of course it's true, and you can definitely do it!"
Qian Xunye knew very well just how extraordinary his niece was!
She would be chosen by the first-class god Angel God and, in the future, become the Angel God beyond the reach of mortals.
As long as she did not waste time going undercover in Heaven Dou Palace and obediently remained in Pope's Palace to cultivate, with the support of Angel's Nine Trials, breaking through to godhood within twenty years would be effortless.
"Besides, now that Uncle has returned, it isn't your turn, a junior, to shoulder Spirit Hall's mission and responsibilities."
"You only need to grow up happily and cultivate to become stronger. From now on, no matter how great the trouble, Uncle will bear it!" Qian Xunye said with a serious expression.
"U-Uncle!!!"
Qian Renxue's nose stung. Her emotions finally broke, and she threw herself into Qian Xunye's arms, bursting into tears. "Wuwuwuwu~"
At that moment, Qian Renxue felt incomparably warm.
Qian Xunye was like her father, as though she were embracing her own dad.
Her grandfather Qian Daoliu, separated from her by two generations, could never give her that warmth or sense of security.
She was now certain that the man before her truly was her uncle!
A tenderness Qian Xunye had not shown in a long time appeared on his face. He lightly tapped her nose and said, "All right, little crybaby. Stop crying. Let's go home."
"Hmph! I'm not a little crybaby!!~" Qian Renxue wiped away her tears and puffed out her cheeks, looking utterly adorable.
She hurriedly took Qian Xunye's hand. "Then Uncle, let's go back to Worship Hall together. I want to tell Grandpa that you've returned!"
"You go back first. Uncle still has something to take care of." Qian Xunye's gaze gradually sharpened. He patted Qian Renxue's little head, then took the first step, transforming into a black shadow and speeding toward Pope's Palace.
"Hey, Uncle!!"
Watching Qian Xunye's figure vanish into the distance, Qian Renxue withdrew her gaze and muttered inwardly, I need to go back and ask Grandpa what's going on. Why do I have an uncle I never knew about?
Qian Renxue also quickly left the mausoleum.
A moment later.
Qian Xunye stood before the gates of Pope's Palace.
On both sides of the long staircase before him stood guards at the Soul Elder rank and above.
When Qian Xunye stepped onto the stairs, two guards immediately came forward to stop him. "Halt!"
"This is the sacred ground of Pope's Palace. Unauthorized persons are forbidden from entering!"
"Get lost!"
Qian Xunye merely glanced at them, and the two guards were instantly blasted away by terrifying dark Soul Power.
The other guards immediately surrounded him.
"Insolence!"
"You dare cause trouble before Pope's Palace? You're courting death! Seize him!"
"You lot think you're worthy of stopping me?" Qian Xunye's face was full of disdain as terrifying soul pressure crushed everyone firmly to the ground.
"Ahhhhhh!~"
More than a hundred guards dropped to their knees. No matter how desperately they struggled, they could not move even an inch.
"Back then, I left quietly. Now that I have returned, I will return in grand fashion!"
"Bibi Dong, today is the day you die!"
Before the hundred guards, Qian Xunye climbed the stairs step by step and entered Pope's Palace.
"Quick! Go inform His Holiness the Pope! Someone has forced their way into Pope's Palace!!!"
Qian Xunye was all too familiar with the layout and paths of Pope's Palace. After all, this had once been the home where he lived for fifteen years.
Before they could report to Bibi Dong,
Qian Xunye had already arrived before Spirit Hall's highest-ranking administrative hall.
At this moment, inside the grand hall.
Bibi Dong sat upon that lofty Pope's throne.
Many of Spirit Hall's high-ranking officials were present.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Pufferfish Douluo were also there among the four titled Douluo.
They were discussing the Heaven Dou Infiltration Plan.
"Your Holiness the Pope is wise indeed! As long as the infiltration plan succeeds, Spirit Hall will be able to easily take down the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo under the leadership of Young Mistress Qian Renxue and Your Holiness, unifying the Douluo Continent!"
"Yes, yes!"
The high-ranking officials in the hall all showered her with praise.
After all, in everyone's eyes, Bibi Dong was Qian Xunji's woman and Qian Daoliu's daughter-in-law—practically half a member of the Qian Clan.
Therefore, the high-ranking officials treated Bibi Dong with great respect, even though she had only recently taken the position.
"All right, there is no need for further flattery. After all, we are all working for Spirit Hall's future." Bibi Dong smiled faintly, though her heart was filled with boundless ambition and towering hatred.