Thinking of his experience of transmigrating, Li Qingming truly felt somewhat helpless—or rather, despairing.
Li Qingming had originally transmigrated by possessing another body, arriving in the first era.
By the time he arrived, it was already the very end of the previous era.
At that time, although Tang San had not yet become a god, he was close.
When Li Qingming awakened his Martial Soul at the age of six, Tang San had already reached the final stage.
By then, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had already been slain. Tang San, bearing twin Godhoods, led every member of that generation's Shrek Seven Monsters to godhood.
This had not originally been the worst part, since they had already ascended during that stage.
And with Qian Renxue's death, Li Qingming had received a gift as well: a remnant soul of Qian Renxue.
He had happened to awaken at that time, and the Martial Souls he awakened were the Twin Martial Souls of the Holy Angel Martial Soul and the Fallen Angel.
Moreover, his Holy Angel had been innately different from others. It possessed immensely powerful Divine Power—indeed, it had been ultimate Divine Power from birth.
It was precisely because of this that he unexpectedly obtained Qian Renxue's inheritance—or rather, the Angel God's inheritance—and received a trace of Qian Renxue's origin power, turning it into his soul spirit.
It had originally been an excellent start.
With Tang San gone, even if he became a god and watched over the Douluo World, Li Qingming still had opportunities of his own. Or rather, he could still find a way to lie low and survive.
But after Tang San and the others left, the remnants of Spirit Hall—or rather, the Qian Family of the Angel Clan—were mercilessly purged.
At the thought of his father, who had painstakingly taught him, being brutally killed before his very eyes—
At the thought of his mother being pierced through and killed by an expert of the Star Luo Empire, at the thought of their deaths, the hatred in Li Qingming's eyes could no longer be suppressed.
Seeing the hatred in the youth's eyes, Ye Xishui no longer harbored the killing intent she had shown before.
She had originally intended to kill the youth before her directly.
But after observing him—or rather, sensing him through her divine consciousness—she discovered that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, and one of them was actually an evil Martial Soul.
"Interesting. Twin Martial Souls are already rare, yet you possess an incomparably sacred Martial Soul alongside one that has fallen to the utmost depths. You truly are interesting."
Ye Xishui's voice was soft as her gaze met the youth's directly.
At this moment, Li Qingming had already been moved out of the ten-thousand-year ice coffin.
After half a year of recuperation, aside from Divine Power and fallen power, another, even greater force had accumulated within him: the power of ice.
It was an additional attribute that had completely infiltrated his body and even thoroughly altered his constitution. Li Qingming had been unable to avoid it.
"Thank you for saving my life, Senior. Without you, I might already be dead. I wonder what I can do for you, or how I can help you?"
Li Qingming lowered his head and spoke with great sincerity.
Although Ye Xishui had ruined his plans and prevented him from reaching the next era, he was currently meat on the chopping block. Under such circumstances, Li Qingming naturally would not throw a tantrum.
Seeing how sensible the youth was, Ye Xishui's eyes flickered.
She looked outside. Within the entire Holy Spirit Cult, only she knew about the youth before her, and his talent was equally astonishing.
Rather than killing him under such circumstances, keeping him would be an excellent opportunity to cultivate him.
At this thought, Ye Xishui's eyes flickered. She gently raised her hand, and a dark green pill appeared from the Soul Tool in her hand.
"This pill is called the Soul-Eating Pill. Once you swallow it, a Soul-Eating Worm will appear inside your body and cling to your heart."
"As long as you follow my commands and instructions, I will give you a pill to ease its effects every three months. As long as you take that pill every three months, you will not have any problems."
Ye Xishui's voice was soft, even carrying an ethereal quality.
Yet upon hearing her words, Li Qingming only felt a chill run down his back.
However, facing Ye Xishui's gaze—or rather, the woman's interested gaze—Li Qingming paused for only a second before stepping forward respectfully to accept the pill, then swallowed it without hesitation.
Seeing how obedient the youth was, Ye Xishui smiled. She then took two steps back and returned to the chair nearby.
"With the Holy Angel Martial Soul and an exceedingly terrifying fallen Martial Soul, your talent is unlike anything I have ever seen. My demand of you is simple: go to Shrek Academy."
"Follow them normally and report the geniuses who appear within Shrek Academy to me. That should not be too difficult, should it?"
Ye Xishui's voice was soft, her tone carrying a trace of amusement.
Facing Ye Xishui's gaze, Li Qingming paused for only a second before slightly bowing and nodding.
"You saved my life, Senior. No matter what command you give, I will naturally do my utmost to fulfill it."
"Good. I will arrange for someone to go there. When the time comes, that person will also be your superior. You only need to secretly report information to him."
Ye Xishui raised her hand. As her fingers gently spread, the sound of someone falling to the ground came from outside the door.
Then the doors opened, and Nangong Wan came running over eagerly.
He looked at Ye Xishui with some fear, then swept his surprised gaze over the youth before him.
The youth wore a white casual outfit completely unsuited to this era. His face was as flawless as jade, and his expression radiated heroic spirit—or rather, he was handsome to the extreme.
Even Nangong Wan felt delighted upon seeing such a handsome young man.
His gaze traveled over the youth's body, and a trace of greed appeared in his eyes.
But that greedy expression lasted only a second. As a terrifying blow struck him, Nangong Wan's body crashed to the ground.
As a Titled Douluo, his strength was naturally not weak, but before Ye Xishui, he did not dare resist at all.
"This child will be your subordinate from now on. Apart from you and me, no one knows this child's identity.
"Take him to Shrek Academy. From now on, he will be another hidden agent of our Holy Spirit Cult within Shrek Academy."
Ye Xishui's voice was soft. As her words fell, Nangong Wan hurriedly nodded.
"Oh, and let me warn you: do not harbor any improper thoughts toward him. His talent is exceptional, and his future potential will absolutely surpass yours. If you ruin my plans, I will not mind getting rid of you."
Hearing Ye Xishui's incomparably cold voice, Nangong Wan gave a start and hurriedly nodded.
Although he was one of Zhongli Wu's trusted aides, no one dared not fear this Supreme Elder.
Because within the entire Holy Spirit Cult, even including Zhongli Wu, no one could compare to this Supreme Elder in ruthlessness and cruelty.
Yet upon hearing Ye Xishui's words and seeing Nangong Wan kneeling on the ground, Li Qingming's expression did not change much from beginning to end.
Although he had just awakened only to be forced to swallow the Soul-Eating Pill, placing his life beyond his own control, he was genuinely not nervous.
After all, although his parents had died and even his entire family had been destroyed because of Tang San, he had brought with him the inherited treasures of the entire Qian Family.
In other words, he truly possessed quite a few things—indeed, very many.
Although he was merely a collateral descendant of the Angel Clan, after Qian Renxue, a direct descendant, died, most of the assets had actually fallen into his parents' hands. In turn, most of the Angel Clan's resources had come into his possession.
This pill might have been an incomparably terrifying divine medicine to others, but to him, it was nothing much.
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