Hear me out...

"Mmph~"

It was the night three days later. Fast asleep, Xue Qianren kicked off his blanket, his little hand involuntarily scratching his bottom, clad in nothing but a small pair of underpants.

Then a spurt of golden blood suddenly burst from his chest!

"Ah!"

Xue Qianren's eyes widened, and an aged hand instantly clamped over his mouth!

"Whatever your reasons, I will not allow Xiao Xue's safety to be compromised, nor will I allow Spirit Hall's plans to be compromised!"

Golden Crocodile's icy words slowly rang in Xue Qianren's ears, so quietly that only he could hear them!

"If you want a quick death, I suggest you speak of your own accord."

Golden Crocodile Douluo tightened his grip, making Xue Qianren's face creak!

No...

Xue Qianren struggled, matchless savagery surfacing in his crimson eyes!

I can't just die like this...

Xue Qianren's little hands clawed at Golden Crocodile's thick arm.

He could die, but he could not die without a sound!

He had never expected Golden Crocodile Douluo to come personally, let alone deliberately choose the night!

"Have you decided?"

Golden Crocodile asked heavily, pressing his other hefty hand against Xue Qianren's chest, which was still bleeding gold.

It was not mercy. He merely needed to ensure that Xue Qianren did not die from excessive blood loss!

[Character panel (Jin Li)]

Level: 1 (years)

Reputation Points: 223 (few gods and beasts still think highly of you now)

Total Reputation Points: 8999 (Reputation Points represent the points you can use each year)

"Mmph~"

His head swimming, Xue Qianren struggled to speak.

"No tricks. Killing you is as easy as turning my hand."

Golden Crocodile released his grip and tossed Xue Qianren onto the bed!

"Does Qian Renxue know?"

Xue Qianren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Golden Crocodile Douluo in a sorry state.

"I will tell her about this tomorrow."

"It's time to talk about yourself."

Golden Crocodile's gaze chilled as he stared fixedly at Xue Qianren, who was panting heavily.

"Honestly... couldn't you have cooperated with me a little and come during the day~?"

Xue Qianren leaned against the corner, his little hand covering the blood on his chest.

In the dead of night, with Golden Crocodile cornering him at home, Xue Qianren had no power to resist with his strength alone, let alone die in a blaze of glory...

"In that case..."

Xue Qianren raised his head, the savagery in his crimson eyes growing ever more frenzied!

The night was black as ink. Only the boy's heavy breathing echoed through the deathly silent room.

"I even dared to bite Goodness's hand!"

Xue Qianren's body shook violently, and the little hand covering his wound actually plunged forcefully into his own flesh!

"Who are you to threaten me?!"

"Aaargh!"

Xue Qianren let out a cry of agony!

Blazing golden light flared in an instant!

All of Heaven Dou City became as bright as day!

Bloodline Burning!

Xue Qianren's eyes were scarlet, and boundless Dragon Might manifested from his body!

Just as he had at the very beginning, he burned through his Golden Dragon King Bloodline and swallowed the God King of Goodness's arm!

And the origin of this clone was a drop of his blood to begin with!

The so-called bloodline of his parents was merely a garment draped over that drop of blood!

Today, the only way he could put his plan back on track was still to burn this drop of blood from the Golden Dragon King!

Although the price of burning this little bit of bloodline would very likely be several more years of recuperation, it was all worth it for Reputation Points!

"What is that?!"

At the Crown Prince's Residence, "Xue Qinghe" widened her eyes at the dazzling golden light outside.

At the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye was awakened by a palace maid, an ominous premonition rising in him for no apparent reason!

In Sunset Forest, Dugu Yan, who had been dreaming of her outing with the young prince that day, groggily opened her eyes. After dressing and going outside, she saw her grandfather's grave expression...

Within Heaven Dou City, half the people opened their eyes and pushed their windows open, cursing as they looked outside.

High in the sky, an old man and a young boy stood facing each other!

The older man looked grave, his brows slightly furrowed, seemingly regretting that he had brought about such a scene!

The younger one glowed gold all over, his gaze indifferent and imperious!

"Is that... Prince Qianren?"

A knowledgeable passerby sucked in a breath of cold air!

"Who exactly are you?!"

Golden Crocodile asked heavily. The life of the person before him was like a candle about to gutter out; he would not survive. Yet his overwhelming might actually suppressed Golden Crocodile's Martial Soul so thoroughly that he could not release it!

Xue Qianren did not answer. Instead, he assessed his current situation, considering whether he should actually kill Golden Crocodile!

With the suppression his Golden Dragon King's pressure exerted over the Golden Crocodile, even though the bloodline this body burned was only a single drop of his true body's blood, it was enough to crush Golden Crocodile to death here!

"Second Grandpa? Xue Qianren?"

"What are you doing?"

A startled cry rang out as a stunning woman in a golden armored dress came striding through the air!

Forget it...

Xue Qianren looked at the approaching Qian Renxue with a complicated gaze. In the end, he had developed feelings...

"Qian Renxue, just what are you trying to do by impersonating my father?!"

Xue Qianren gathered his thoughts and demanded coldly!

"My father has already died at your hands, hasn't he?!"

The young yet commanding voice slowly echoed through Heaven Dou City.

"Xue Qianren!"

Qian Renxue's eyes widened, as though she could not understand why Xue Qianren had suddenly exposed her identity!

"Qian Renxue!"

"Are you still going to keep it from me?"

"Isn't this the man you sent to kill me after discovering that I had realized who you were?!"

Xue Qianren demanded fiercely!

"Even if I die, I will never let your Spirit Hall's scheme succeed!"

"I am the son of Heaven Dou's Xue Qinghe!"

"Even my death will be offered to Heaven Dou!"

"Qian Renxue, kill me!"

Xue Qianren coughed up golden blood, looking defiantly at the two before him.

Golden Crocodile's gaze was grave. Now that matters had reached this point, he already wanted to leave with Qian Renxue!

Xue Qianren was burning his life away. His life was already over!

There was no need for him to linger!

"What are you saying..."

Qian Renxue looked at Xue Qianren in disbelief. At this point, how could she fail to understand that Xue Qianren had been lying to her all along!

"Young mistress, the plan has failed. We should go."

Golden Crocodile grabbed Qian Renxue's arm, only to feel her resisting!

"You've been lying to me all along..."

Qian Renxue wrenched her arm free and stared blankly at Xue Qianren, whose life force was slowly fading.

"The emperor guards the nation's gates; the sovereign dies for his realm."

"How dare you fiends of Spirit Hall lay a finger on Heaven Dou?"

Xue Qianren's chest heaved again. The moment had passed, and his aura began to decline.

"I'll kill you!"

Qian Renxue's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and a golden greatsword appeared in her hand!

"Don't you dare!"

A dim green streak of light raced over, and Dugu Bo warily shielded Xue Qianren behind him!

"Your Spirit Hall is utterly lawless!"

Veins bulged on Dugu Bo's hands. With his cultivation, he could naturally discern Xue Qianren's current condition!

"Hmph!"

Golden Crocodile cast Dugu Bo a sidelong glance. This was not the time for an all-out war with Heaven Dou. He knocked the overwrought Qian Renxue unconscious with a wave of his hand, and the two vanished instantly!

Immediately afterward, several streaks of light hurtled over as Heaven Dou's consecrators arrived one after another.

"Hear me out..."