Sukuna's Origins? Let Me Make Something Up

"But when the twins were born, everyone was stunned. The elder brother had devoured his younger brother in the womb. He was born with two faces and four arms, and he possessed his brother's flame Martial Soul as well, making him the wielder of Twin Martial Souls."

"His two faces and four arms were terrifying. Everyone saw him as a freak, an aberration. But for Sukuna, that body was... close to perfect..."

"His Martial Souls, Malevolent Shrine and flame, were both unusual. Cursed Chants and Hand Seals could increase his Soul Power output. With two mouths and four arms, he could fight at close range while forming Hand Seals, and the mouth on his abdomen could recite Cursed Chants without putting any strain on his heart or lungs."

"Ugly as that monstrous body was, it functioned flawlessly. Under the name 'Calamity,' he ruled an entire era! Evil Soul Masters and the great powers alike worshipped him as a god!"

"Back then, both the Sea God and the Angel God became gods by sweeping away evil and earning the faith of their people. Sukuna was different. Through his own talent and strength, he found the path to Godhood!"

"But he died in the end. In that battle, my god joined forces with the Angel God. My god had also attained Godhood through strength. Sukuna died, while my god and the Angel God were gravely wounded."

"Though Sukuna died, his soul remained. My god cut off Sukuna's twenty fingers, divided his Soul Power and soul into twenty parts, and sealed one part in each finger."

"To keep the world's Evil Soul Masters from seeking that power and breaking Sukuna's seal, my god and the Angel God used Divine Artifacts to erase every record of Sukuna's existence. Only successors like us know he existed. Your Angel God probably had her own reasons for not telling you."

After Bai Cangyue finished recounting the story Bai Ranmo had made up, an eerie silence settled over the room.

Bai Ranmo was quite confident in his script. A divine servant like Qian Daoliu trusted gods absolutely.

Erase history? How could anyone possibly do that?

Oh, a god did it? Then that makes sense.

And since the Angel God appeared in Bai Ranmo's story, Qian Daoliu was even less likely to suspect anything.

In the eyes of a zealot, gods could do anything.

"So your god knew the Divine Ancestor back then?" Qian Daoliu asked, a trace of doubt in his eyes.

Why had the Divine Ancestor never mentioned this other god? Qian Daoliu did not even know the god's name.

"That ties into something else..." Bai Cangyue paused and looked at Bai Ranmo.

Bai Ranmo dropped his flippant expression and said softly, "The old Grand Priest passed this message down. Old Man, brace yourself..."

Qian Daoliu took a deep breath. "Go on, Ranmo."

"The Divine Ancestor, the Angel God... may have already fallen."

Qian Daoliu's eyes rolled back, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

"Hey, Old Man, don't scare me!" Startled, Bai Ranmo hurried over.

All those Emotion Points made him happy, but he had not expected the old man to be so fragile. Age had caught up with him after all!

I didn't actually scare him to death, did I? I'm pretty fond of the old man...

"I'm fine." Qian Daoliu clutched his chest, his face pale. He had nearly coughed up blood from the shock.

In truth, the last few generations of Great Enshrined had long suspected as much.

The Divine Ancestor had occasionally responded to matters in the mortal world. But for several generations now, aside from issuing Angel God Trials, she had not communicated with them at all.

But at least... at least...

The Angel God's Godhood still existed!

But Xue'er had been possessed by Sukuna, who had god-level strength, and had lost her chance to become a god!

How many tens of thousands of years would they have to wait for the next Angel God?

At the thought, Qian Daoliu turned even paler, as though his life had lost all meaning.

"Old Man, you don't have to be so upset." Bai Ranmo patted Qian Daoliu's shoulder. He could not let the old man die of fright. "From the Divine Sense the old Grand Priest passed down to me, it seems my junior martial niece carries a fragment of the Angel God's soul. That's why she's qualified to become the Angel God."

"And the reason Sukuna couldn't simply take over her body is that the source of her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is exceptionally powerful. Sukuna has some resistance to Angel Holy Light, but he's still an Evil Soul Master. He still fears the Angel Martial Soul."

Bai Cangyue nodded along. "The Divine Son is right. And there is a way forward. If Miss Qian Renxue consumes an Immortal Herb to improve the quality of her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and advances her Soul Power cultivation faster, she can suppress Sukuna. According to those two Elders, Miss Qian Renxue swallowed only three fingers. With diligent cultivation, she can absolutely keep Sukuna sealed."

"Once Miss Qian Renxue becomes a god, she can eliminate the threat of those three fingers inside her for good!"

Bai Ranmo glanced at his rapidly soaring Emotion Points, and his eyes widened. Teasing this little old man really paid off. So many Emotion Points!

Besides, he was not exactly lying, was he? If Qian Daoliu did not believe him, he could go ask the Angel God!

At those words, hope seemed to return to Qian Daoliu's eyes.

"Xue'er carries a fragment of the Divine Ancestor's soul? Wonderful. There's still a chance! And an Immortal Herb..." Qian Daoliu murmured excitedly, then looked at his granddaughter. "Xue'er, Ranmo has prepared an Immortal Herb for you. Once you take it, the quality of your Martial Soul will improve. Don't go back to Heaven Dou City. Stay at Spirit Hall and focus on your cultivation from now on, so Sukuna doesn't cause you to expose yourself."

"But Grandpa... the plan to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Crown Prince's household..." Qian Renxue hesitated.

She was stubborn. To put it less kindly, she was single-minded. Once she decided to do something, she had to see it through.

Despite having the greatest talent in the entire Angel Lineage, she had spent two years serving as Xue Qinghe's maid to learn all his habits.

Wasn't that just plain stupid?

Bai Ranmo was speechless. "All right, all right, Old Man. From the little my junior martial niece has said, I gather she personally went undercover beside the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!?"

Qian Daoliu had not expected Xue'er to let that slip. But Ranmo was a future successor to a god and firmly on Spirit Hall's side. There was no point hiding it now.

"Yes." Qian Daoliu nodded.

"Junior martial niece, did you choose to go, or did someone force you?" Bai Ranmo turned to Qian Renxue.

"Show some respect. Call me senior martial sister," Qian Renxue insisted before answering. "I chose to go."

Bai Ranmo looked at Qian Daoliu and his granddaughter. After a moment's silence, he asked with a straight face, "Is there something wrong with both of you? What kind of person comes up with a Cat-for-Prince Swap Plan?"

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue: "..."