Tang San: "Am I the Joke?"

[Li Xun lowered his gaze and fell silent for a moment. A cold edge flashed in his eyes before he said quietly, "But my hands are already stained with too much noble blood. They'll never accept me, much less live alongside me in peace."

"Heh..."

Qian Renxue suddenly let out a soft laugh. She looked up at the young man before her, her clear eyes brimming with love. "A Xun, we've already become gods. I've never cared whether mortal nobles live or die. What matters to me isn't them. It's whether you'll sink into darkness, step by step, and lose yourself."

Warmth spread through Li Xun's chest. He raised a hand and gently pinched her delicate cheek. A stubborn note entered his voice. "Then if they still refuse to change and keep causing trouble, you mustn't stop me again."

"As long as you don't kill the innocent."

Qian Renxue smiled, her expression tender and her voice soft. "The ideal world you want to create was always going to come with conflict, bloodshed, and sacrifice. I understand that. From now on, I won't stand in your way."

"Xue'er..."

Li Xun gazed at the woman so close to him, deep affection surging in his eyes. His voice was low and resonant.

A faint blush rose in Qian Renxue's cheeks. Her long lashes trembled as she shyly closed her eyes. "A Xun..."

The air grew intimate. They leaned closer, their lips about to meet.

At that tender moment, a voice full of resentment and frustration rang out, shattering the mood.

"Hey, Brother Xun, Sister Xue! Could you two spare a glance for the badly wounded man over here?"

Nearby, Tang San leaned against a shattered slab of stone. His injuries were severe, his face alternately pale and flushed, and his expression was one of helpless indignation.

He had just fought with everything he had, enduring countless attacks from Brother Xun in a bloody battle. Now he was grievously wounded and missing an arm.

But once those two made up, they forgot all about him lying there half-dead. Instead of treating his wounds, they started getting affectionate as if no one else existed. They were about to kiss! So I'm the joke?

In an instant, the romance in the air gave way to utter awkwardness and absurdity.

The scene suddenly shifted to Li Qingyang's face, blank with disbelief.]

[Whoa, I knew I'd guessed right. Angel God Qian Renxue won him over with love.]

[Haha, those nobles bowed to the wrong person. Angel God doesn't care whether they live or die. She just doesn't want her lover falling into darkness.]

[Exactly. All that bowing for nothing, haha...]

[What's wrong with Sea God? The Heavenly Screen was about to show them kissing, and he just had to interrupt.]

[Hey, Sea God isn't being difficult. He's seriously injured...]

[Sea God: Speak up for me! Someone speak up for me!]

[Everyone, I found out something. Asura God Li Xun and Sea God Tang San have just turned six this year. They lived in Holy Soul Village outside Nod Town, but apparently they've moved away. No one knows where they went.]

[Whoa... You're just putting that out there? Aren't you afraid someone will silence you?]

[What's there to fear? Nobody knows I said it. This thing doesn't show names.]

[Guys, just hypothetically: if I went and joined them now, would I become a god someday too?]

[What kind of talent do you have? What level is your Innate Soul Power? And you dare say that?]

[I've got level-nine Innate Soul Power, just one step short of Innate Full Soul Power. Is that good enough?]

[You're amazing. Go give it a try and see if the Heavenly Screen shows your future.]

While the viewers' comments on the Heavenly Screen were full of jokes and teasing, things were different on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Li Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, a pale yellow century-old Soul Ring slowly revolving around him. He was absorbing a four-hundred-year-old Riftblade Falcon.

The Soul Beast was a swift bird of prey whose talons were sharper than steel swords. It excelled at tearing through armor, making its abilities an excellent match for his Four Swords of Zhu Xian Martial Soul. Soul Power flowed steadily from the ring into Li Xun's body.

Not far away, Tang Hao and his son Tang San stood together. They exchanged a glance, neither knowing what to say. Everything the Heavenly Screen had just shown still weighed heavily on them.

Tang Hao cleared his throat, breaking the silence. He turned to Tang San and said gravely, "Little San, the glory you saw on the Heavenly Screen is only a future that hasn't happened yet. Don't let it make you aim too high too soon. Understand?"

Tang San nodded solemnly. "I'll remember, Father."

"One more thing!"

Tang Hao's expression grew even more serious. "Don't forget what I told you before. From now on, never meddle in your Brother Xun's family affairs. Otherwise, you might end up losing an arm."

Tang San's heart jolted. Feeling deeply uneasy, he hurriedly lowered his head. "I understand, Father."

He kept replaying what had happened to his future self on the Heavenly Screen. He never imagined Brother Xun would cut off one of his arms someday. It should be healable, though. I'm a god, after all.

On the road to Spirit City.

Yu Xiaogang's face burned with regret. He had never imagined those two supreme talents were so close to him. Yet he had traveled all the way to Spirit City to look for them, throwing away his best chance to recruit both prodigies before anyone else.

But it was too late for regrets.

His gaze sharpened as he quickly collected himself and formed a new plan. Since he was already on his way to Spirit City, he would recruit Qian Renxue, the one with the Angel Martial Soul, first. He could look for the other two later.

Inside the Crown Prince's Estate in Heaven Dou City.

A breeze stirred the beaded curtain, but it did nothing to cool Qian Renxue's burning cheeks.

She hung her head, her ears so red they might bleed. Blush covered her beautiful face, and she felt as though steam might rise from her head. She was mortified.

The scene the Heavenly Screen had just shown played over and over in her mind. She and Li Xun had gazed into each other's eyes, their lips a breath apart, moments from embracing and kissing.

If Tang San's sudden complaint had not broken the mood, the entire continent might have watched her share an intimate moment with Li Xun today!

The thought of countless viewers, including her grandfathers, witnessing it made Qian Renxue's heart flutter wildly. She wanted to find a crack in the ground and disappear into it. She was the heir to the Angel God Position, the exalted young mistress of Spirit Hall. When had she ever been so flustered?

At the far end of the courtyard, Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo stood quietly, taking in their young mistress's shy, bewildered expression.

They exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and sighed to themselves.

The Qian Renxue of the past had been cold and proud, her heart like ice and snow. Love had never touched her, and no one could shake her resolve.

But ever since the Heavenly Screen appeared and revealed her relationship with Asura God Li Xun, the two men had understood.

Their exalted young mistress had fallen completely for Li Xun in this life. There was no escaping it, and nowhere she could hide.]