Qian Daoliu: Could Qian Renxue Have a Twin Sibling?

Qian Daoliu was deeply puzzled.

After years of investigation, he had found that aside from the Qian Clan, there were no other members of the Angel lineage.

And Qian Renxue was the Qian Clan's only descendant.

He had even investigated whether any Qian Clan elders had wandered away in the past, and searched his own memories to see whether he had ever had a careless one-night encounter.

For twelve whole years, he had poured countless hours and immense effort into investigating these matters, yet had found nothing.

Besides,

he felt he owed Qian Renxue. Her origins were far too complicated.

But his purpose had also been to pave the way for Qian Renxue to inherit the Angel God Seat.

Still, after all these years, Qian Daoliu felt a trace of guilt in his heart.

He had failed to identify the Angel God Seat's new inheritor.

"Ah..."

"The Angel God wants me to find the inheritor now... but how am I supposed to find them?"

Qian Daoliu let out a long sigh.

He had searched for twelve years.

There had not been the slightest clue.

He had once firmly believed that the Angel God Statue must have made a mistake, but now it seemed that the Angel God had not been wrong. He had.

But if there were no others in the Angel God lineage, then Qian Renxue should certainly have been the inheritor.

After all, his son, Qian Xunji, had only ever been with one woman: Bibi Dong.

Yet Qian Renxue was not the inheritor. Where, exactly, was the problem?

Could it be...

that Bibi Dong had not given birth to only Qian Renxue back then?

Qian Daoliu shuddered. He recalled that when Bibi Dong had given birth to Qian Renxue, she had insisted on delivering the child alone.

That left plenty of room for manipulation...

Thinking of this, Qian Daoliu drew a deep breath.

He had to find out whether Bibi Dong had truly given birth to only Qian Renxue that year.

Time passed quickly.

In Heaven Dou Imperial City, the Soul Master Competition was about to hold its grand opening ceremony.

As the greatest competition in the soul master world, it attracted far more than just soul masters.

From the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and nobles to commoners, everyone regarded this competition as a grand festival of revelry!

All tickets had sold out as early as a month before today's opening ceremony.

Xue Ye had spared no expense for this competition.

Aside from retaining the VIP seats of the Soul Arena, the entire venue had been expanded and remodeled to accommodate one hundred thousand spectators at once.

Early in the morning, before the Soul Master Competition arena had even opened, it was already surrounded by a massive crowd.

Of course, they could not enter so early.

But the spectators did not care. What they wanted to see were the young soul masters participating in the competition!

After all, the total number of soul masters across the entire continent did not even reach six figures, and a Soul Master Competition like this was the best place to gather them together.

Among the spectators were quite a few lovestruck young girls, hoping to capture the hearts of as many male soul masters as possible with as little fabric as possible.

To marry a soul master was the happiest thing an ordinary girl on the continent could imagine.

There were also many middle-aged soul masters who had come to reminisce about their student days.

Any soul master under the age of twenty-five could register for the Soul Master Competition.

Naturally, it drew the attention of the entire world.

Even the nobles hoped to find soul masters in this competition who could serve them in the future.

"So... so many people."

Shui Bing'er could not help crying out in surprise.

It was her first time seeing such a vast sea of people.

"This place can be called the center of the entire soul master world right now. Of course there are lots of people." Xue Wu laughed heartily, walking with her head held high through the passage specially prepared by the Heaven Dou Empire for participating teams.

Guards stood along both sides of the passage, keeping the crowds separated.

Other than Xue Tianyu, every member of the Skywater Team was a stunning beauty.

Besides Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu, there were several other beautiful girls personally selected by Xue Tianyu.

Xue Tianyu had trained this Skywater Team for a long time.

It could be said that even without Xue Tianyu, Skywater Academy's team was no weak force in battle.

Before long, they passed through the gates of the arena and entered Skywater Academy's exclusive resting area.

In order to ensure that the teams from participating academies could rest adequately and maintain their best condition for the competition, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had specially constructed this vast resting area.

There were over a thousand seats here, divided into different sections according to academy.

This allowed all participating academies to rest properly without disturbing one another.

At this moment, Xue Tianyu led Skywater's beauties as they waited in the resting area for the opening ceremony.

"The first-round draw will be held shortly. Whether we have a match today or not, there's something I need to make clear to you first."

Xue Tianyu had now become the absolute core of Skywater Academy, so when he spoke, all the girls consciously stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"This may be a competition, but it is also a form of training for you." Xue Tianyu's gaze swept over every girl from Skywater. "Under normal circumstances, I won't take action. You'll need to handle things yourselves. Is that clear?"

The girls nodded.

They also knew that whenever Xue Tianyu made a move, it meant certain defeat for the opponent. That kind of absolute shock was best saved until they entered the finals.

That was why they had been training so hard: to hide Xue Tianyu until the very end.

At that moment, an announcement over the arena broadcast instructed all participating academies to enter for the opening ceremony.

Under the host's direction, the atmosphere at the venue was electric.

At the final stage of the ceremony, the host at the side of the VIP platform loudly announced, "Now, let us invite His Majesty, the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, to declare the start of this competition!"

Thunderous applause erupted across the venue.

Xue Ye, dressed in a crimson-gold robe, slowly rose to his feet. His gaze swept toward the center of the arena. With sword-like brows and starry eyes, he looked imposing without even showing anger.

"I, Xue Ye, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire, host of this competition, hereby declare that the competition has officially begun!"

The applause thundered again, and cheers rose and fell throughout the venue.

After Xue Ye sat down, the host immediately announced in a loud voice, "The first-round draw will now begin!"

The results were announced soon afterward.

Xue Tianyu had not expected them to have a match on the very first day.

Skywater Academy VS Blazing Fire Academy!

"Looks like we got lucky."

Xue Tianyu smiled faintly.

Skywater Academy, which specialized in ice and water elements, had nothing to fear from Blazing Fire Academy.

The first round should be secure.

The matches on the first day proceeded quickly.

Before long, it was Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy's turn.

"Will both teams please take the stage!"

At the referee's command, the members of the Blazing Fire Academy team were the first to step onto the stage.

Blazing Fire Academy's vice-captain, Huo Wu, walked at the front.

She was extraordinarily beautiful and should have been the brightest beauty on the stage.

Unfortunately, her opponent was Skywater.

As the Skywater Team entered, wave after wave of cheers erupted from the male spectators.

The Skywater beauties truly lived up to their reputation!

Yet very soon, a sharp-eyed spectator let out a startled cry.

"Wait, why is there actually a guy in Skywater's beauty squad?"