One Word: Smooth

At this moment, a tense Martial Soul Awakening ceremony was underway within the Consecration Hall of Spirit City.

Pope Qian Xunji, Grand Consecrator Qian Daoliu, Holy Maiden Bibi Dong, and numerous other consecrators were all present.

An adorable six-year-old girl with golden hair stepped onto the altar for the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony.

Qian Daoliu personally presided over the awakening ceremony.

Ancestors, bless us! Qian Daoliu silently prayed.

Qian Xunji also watched Qian Renxue nervously, thinking, Xue'er, you have to make us proud...

"Come, Xue'er. Stand over here." After setting up the Martial Soul Awakening formation, Qian Daoliu called to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue nodded and walked to the center of the formation.

A sacred golden light flowed into Qian Renxue's body.

The soul mark of a Six-Winged Angel appeared on her arm. Qian Daoliu said to Qian Renxue, "Good girl, Xue'er. Release your Martial Soul."

"Mhm." Following Qian Daoliu's instructions, Qian Renxue spread open her hands, and a golden Six-Winged Angel appeared above her palms.

The instant she saw the Six-Winged Angel, a flash of savagery crossed Bibi Dong's eyes. Standing in the corner and trying her best to make herself invisible, she turned and left the Consecration Hall.

Qian Daoliu could vaguely sense a faint pressure from Qian Renxue's newly awakened Martial Soul. His heart stirred, and he eagerly stretched out a hand, pulling over a crystal ball and placing it before Qian Renxue.

This was a crystal ball capable of testing soul power below level 30.

Qian Renxue placed her hand on the crystal ball, and it immediately lit up.

"Level 20. It's level 20 soul power—Innate Full Soul Power, plus God-Bestowed Ten Levels of Soul Power," Qian Daoliu said.

"Hahahaha! My daughter, Qian Renxue, has the potential to become a god!" Qian Xunji said proudly. "My daughter, Qian Renxue, has the potential to become a god!"

Innate level 20 soul power? The potential to become a god? The young Qian Renxue did not yet understand what that meant. She only knew that she seemed to have fulfilled her grandfather's and father's expectations by awakening a powerful Martial Soul.

She looked in her mother's direction, wanting to tell her that she had awakened a powerful Martial Soul, only to discover that her mother had long since disappeared.

Qian Renxue's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Hahahahaha! My daughter, Qian Renxue, is destined to inherit the Angel Godhood. From now on, who would dare say that I, Qian Xunji, am inferior to Qian Xunyi?" Overjoyed, Qian Xunji could not help blurting out what was in his heart.

"Enough, stop gloating." Qian Daoliu gave Qian Xunji a shove. Only then did Qian Xunji notice that his daughter's mood was off, and he immediately shut up.

After comforting Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu said, "Next, we should arrange Soul Rings for Xue'er."

Qian Xunji said, "Then shall I personally go on a Soul Hunt for Xue'er?"

Qian Daoliu rejected the idea. "No, I'll go myself. I'm afraid you'll squander her talents."

"Our Angel Clan has always hunted the same few soul beasts, hasn't it?" Qian Xunji said.

Qian Daoliu said, "It's different this time. Xue'er's talent is destined to be extraordinary even among our Angel Clan."

Of course, another reason was that Qian Daoliu had not yet told his son about the secret of Whale Glue.

"Fine." Qian Xunji nodded.

The tightly shut door to the Holy Maiden Hall was pushed open a crack, and the young Qian Renxue tiptoed inside.

Bibi Dong sat before her dressing table with her back to Qian Renxue. Her voice was cold and harsh as she asked, "What are you doing here?"

A trace of hurt flashed across Qian Renxue's face. Then she opened her hands and released the little angel from her palms.

At once, the angel's golden light illuminated the dark Holy Maiden Hall.

"Mom, look. This is the Martial Soul I awakened today. Isn't it beautiful?"

Bibi Dong's body shifted slightly. She turned around, her wine-red eyes fixed fiercely on the little angel in Qian Renxue's palms.

The malice in her heart surged.

That's right. It was all because of this Angel Martial Soul, because of that damned Angel God Inheritance, that beast Qian Xunji ruined Xiao Gang and me...

And now, he has obtained everything he wanted.

Damn it—

Bibi Dong walked toward Qian Renxue. Sensing that something was wrong, little Qian Renxue took two steps back and looked weakly at Bibi Dong. "Mom..."

Slap! Bibi Dong struck Qian Renxue across the face and said resentfully, "I've told you many times not to call me that. You don't deserve it."

The only child who can call me Mom is the child Xiao Gang and I have together. And you are Qian Xunji's daughter.

"Wuuuu..." Qian Renxue began to cry.

"Get out—"

Crying as she ran, Qian Renxue rushed out of the Holy Maiden Hall. As she left, she shot Bibi Dong a resentful look before running away.

"You still went soft in the end." The Rakshasa God's voice entered Bibi Dong's ears. "You should have killed her and devoured her soul. It was a good opportunity."

Bibi Dong shook her head and said, "If I did as you said, there would be no place for me in Spirit Hall."

"You can hide in the Rakshasa God Temple and cultivate," the Rakshasa God said.

"Then they won't spare Xiao Gang."

Rakshasa God: ...

Fine, she had gone too hard back then. Her inheritor was practically turning into that Lung Mist from body to soul. Just now, the Rakshasa God had thought Bibi Dong spared Qian Renxue because she felt sorry for her. So it was for Xiao Gang...

Because of the Cosmic Star-Sealing Array, the divine intent sent by the Rakshasa God of the God Realm, ordering her to create obstacles for the inheritor of the Angel God Examination and delay her God Trial progress, had not been received by the divine intent within the Rakshasa God Temple.

Still, she conscientiously reminded Bibi Dong, "If you are unwilling to act against her, then you must be careful. With her aptitude, becoming a Title Douluo in her twenties will not be a problem. If nothing unexpected happens, she can begin the Soul Sage stage of her God Trial. After that, there will be virtually no bottlenecks in her cultivation. She will break through as easily as drinking water."

"Rakshasa and Angel God are mortal enemies. As the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, you must prepare yourself to delay her God Trial progress," the Rakshasa God said.

"I began my God Trial earlier than she did. Could I possibly become a god later than her?" Bibi Dong asked.

Can I tell you that both you and she are just stepping stones chosen for the future inheritor of Asura God giegie? Asura God giegie's inheritor hasn't even been born yet, and you two want to become gods? Dream on.

At the very least, we have to wait until his inheritor has developed to a certain point before letting you become gods.

"Ahem, it's like this. The Angel God Examination requires at least one Grand Consecrator to open the Angel Gate for her, but you do not have that. You must fuse your soul power with divine power and eventually reach the point of breaking through the Rakshasa Gate to become a god. This process will be very long."

Bibi Dong: ...

She suspected she had chosen the wrong god, but for the sake of revenge, she had no other choice. She could only choose this path and walk it all the way into darkness.