Ye Xishui's Scheme, Li Qingming's Composure

Thinking of his transmigration experience, Li Qingming truly felt somewhat helpless—or rather, despairing.

Li Qingming had originally transmigrated into this world through his soul, arriving in the previous era.

By the time he arrived, that era was already in its final days.

Although Tang San had not yet become a god at the time, he was close.

When Li Qingming awakened his martial soul at the age of six, it was already the final stage.

By then, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had already been slain. Tang San, bearing the positions of two gods, led every member of that generation's Shrek Seven Monsters to godhood.

That had not been the worst part. After all, they had already ascended at that stage.

And with Qian Renxue's death, Li Qingming received a gift as well: Qian Renxue's remnant soul.

He happened to be awakening at the time, and the martial souls he awakened were twin martial souls—Sacred Angel and Fallen Angel.

And that was not all. His Sacred Angel differed from others from birth, possessing an immensely powerful sacred force—an ultimate sacred force from the very beginning.

It was precisely because of this that he unexpectedly inherited Qian Renxue's legacy, or rather, the Angel God's legacy. He also obtained a trace of Qian Renxue's origin power, turning it into his spirit soul.

It should have 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 Angel Family, the Qian Family—were mercilessly purged.

Whenever he thought of the father who had carefully taught him being brutally murdered before his very eyes—

Whenever he thought of his mother being pierced through by a Star Luo Empire expert and dying, 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 before.

She had initially intended to kill the youth before her outright.

But through her observation—or rather, through the perception of her divine sense—she discovered that the youth possessed twin martial souls, and one of them was actually an evil martial soul.

"Interesting. Twin martial souls are rare to begin with, and for an incomparably sacred martial soul to be paired with an utterly fallen one... you truly are interesting."

Ye Xishui spoke softly, her gaze fixed directly on the youth before her.

By now, Li Qingming had already been removed from the ten-thousand-year ice coffin.

After half a year of recuperation, aside from sacred power and fallen power, an even greater force had appeared within his body: the power of ice.

It was an additional attribute that had completely permeated his body and even thoroughly altered his physique. Li Qingming had no way to avoid this.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. Without you, I might already be dead. Is there anything I can do for you? Or anything I can help you with?"

Li Qingming lowered his head, speaking with great sincerity.

Although Ye Xishui had ruined his plans and prevented him from reaching the next era, he was at another's mercy now. Under such circumstances, Li Qingming naturally would not act out of spite.

Seeing how sensible the youth was, Ye Xishui's eyes flickered.

She looked outside. Within the entire Holy Spirit Cult, only she knew of the young man before her, and this youth's talent was equally astonishing.

Rather than killing him under such circumstances, keeping him would instead be an excellent opportunity to cultivate him.

At that 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 within your body. This worm will cling to your heart."

"So long as you follow my orders and obey my instructions, I will give you a pill to alleviate its effects every three months. As long as you take the pill every three months, you will have no problems."

Ye Xishui spoke softly, her voice even carrying an ethereal quality.

Yet upon hearing her words, Li Qingming felt a chill run down his back.

However, facing Ye Xishui's gaze—or rather, the woman's intrigued gaze—Li Qingming paused for only a second before stepping forward to respectfully accept the pill. Then, without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed it.

Seeing the youth behave so sensibly, Ye Xishui smiled. She then took two steps back and sat down in a chair to the side.

"With the Sacred Angel martial soul and an exceedingly terrifying fallen martial soul, your talent is unlike anything I have ever seen. My request is simple: go to Shrek Academy."

"Follow them normally and report any 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 hint of amusement.

Facing Ye Xishui's gaze, Li Qingming paused for only a second before slightly bowing and nodding.

"Senior saved my life. No matter what order you give, I will naturally do my utmost to carry it out."

"Good. I will arrange for someone to go there. That person will be your superior as well. You need only report information to him in secret."

Ye Xishui raised her hand. As her fingers gently spread, the sound of someone collapsing came from outside the door.

Then the doors opened, and Nangong Wan came running over eagerly.

He looked at Ye Xishui with some terror, then swept a surprised glance over the youth before him.

The youth wore a white casual outfit completely out of place in this era. His face was as fair as jade, and his bearing was strikingly heroic—or rather, he was handsome to the extreme.

Even Nangong Wan felt delighted upon seeing such a handsome young man.

His gaze roamed over the youth's body, and a trace of greed appeared in his eyes.

But that greedy look lasted only a second. As a terrifying blow descended, Nangong Wan's body slammed to the ground.

As a Titled Douluo, his strength was naturally not weak, but before Ye Xishui, he did not dare resist in the slightest.

"This child will be your subordinate from now on. Other than 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 spoke softly. As her words fell, Nangong Wan hurriedly nodded.

"Oh, and let me warn you: do not entertain any improper thoughts about him. His talent is very high, and his future potential will certainly surpass yours. If you ruin my plans, I would not mind disposing of you."

Hearing Ye Xishui's icy voice, Nangong Wan jumped in fright and hurriedly nodded.

Although he was one of Zhongli Wu's trusted subordinates, no one dared not fear this Supreme Elder.

Because in 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 take the Soul-Eating Pill, and his life was no longer in his own hands, he truly did not appear nervous.

After all, though his parents had died and even his entire family had been destroyed because of Tang San, he had brought with him the Qian Family's inherited treasures.

In other words, he actually had quite a few things in his possession—indeed, very many.

Though he was merely a collateral descendant of the Angel Family, after Qian Renxue, the direct descendant, died, most of the assets had fallen into his parents' hands. In turn, most of the Angel Family's resources had come into his possession.

This pill might have been an incomparably terrifying divine pill to others, but to him, it was nothing much.