Whoosh!
Li Chen's consciousness crossed the spatial gate and met a fierce blast of freezing wind head-on.
He turned to look around. Snow filled the sky, and the wind swept white snowflakes everywhere like knives.
"Where the hell did this dump me?! The Far North?"
Li Chen was momentarily astonished.
Although his spiritual body was completely unaffected by the environment, this place was a boundless expanse of white. Where the hell was he supposed to find anyone?
He was not even sure which period of Douluo this place belonged to!
"Is there someone here in the Far North who needs reincarnating? Surely it isn't the Ice Empress and Snow Empress?"
Li Chen's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly flew toward the ground.
He soon descended onto a snowy mountaintop. There, atop a snowy peak, Li Chen saw two women standing opposite each other.
One had pale golden hair and golden slit pupils, holding the Golden Dragon Spear in one hand. Her eyes were piercing, and though she was a woman, her features were particularly sharply defined, her entire bearing forceful and murderous.
The woman opposite her
had long blue-and-pink hair and looked much like the first, except her eyes were azure blue. A pair of Light Goddess Butterfly wings manifested behind her, and she had a gentle bearing and an exquisitely beautiful face.
"This is..."
Li Chen's pupils contracted. Weren't these two fucking Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er?!
Wait, why were these two dueling in this godforsaken place?
Could it be?!
Li Chen looked up and, sure enough, discovered a phantom holding a trident hovering amid the clouds high above.
It was none other than our God King Tang!
And this place was naturally the Qiankun Asking Love Valley!
"A love triangle never ends well. Since you both love Huo Yuhao deeply, duel here. Whoever wins can leave alive with Huo Yuhao."
In the sky,
God King Tang's trident-bearing phantom spoke calmly, but his tone carried an unquestionable authority.
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er gritted their teeth and looked at each other.
After a moment of silence, Wang Dong'er spoke first. "Qiu'er, let's talk."
Wang Qiu'er, however, truly harbored murderous intent. "Talk about what?! Yuhao? No matter how much we talk, you're the only one in his heart!"
Wang Dong'er said, "Not Yuhao. I understand my beloved better than anyone. I just want to discuss how we can get out of this Qiankun Asking Love Valley."
Wang Dong'er looked serious. "According to the rules here so far, the Qiankun Asking Love Valley has always rewarded those with true love, not punished them. Otherwise, this place wouldn't be called Asking Love Valley, but Burning Love Valley."
Li Chen laughed at those words.
Huo Yuhao, who was being slaughtered like a dog by God King Tang next door, would truly explode with rage if he heard that.
Li Chen looked at the two, then around him. Huo Yuhao was currently being brutally beaten by God King Tang.
He Caitou and Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan, Ning Tian and Wu Feng, and the others were also undergoing their own trials.
When he saw Ning Tian and Wu Feng,
Li Chen paused briefly. He remembered that one of those two underwent a sex change later.
"Hmm, I remember that during my first renewal of fate, the great war in the Peerless Tang Sect era was almost over."
"Now, for this second renewal, I've landed straight in the time before Dong'er and Qiu'er merged. Looking at it this way, I'm traveling further and further back."
Li Chen analyzed it inwardly.
In that case, he would only grow stronger. Could he travel straight to God King Tang's era, such as the moment Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to Tang San? If he reincarnated her then, would God King Tang cease to exist?
Of course, that was only a guess.
As long as he took Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er away together this time, he could find out by checking whether the legend of Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao still existed during the Dragon King era.
"So?"
While Li Chen was analyzing things, Wang Qiu'er spoke atop the snowy peak.
Wang Dong'er pondered.
"So, I was thinking that as long as our feelings are sincere, we can both leave alive."
Wang Qiu'er, however, shook her head with a laugh.
"Dong'er, you're so foolish. Truly. If it were any other feelings, like sincere familial affection or friendship, perhaps we really could both leave here alive today."
"But love alone won't work!"
"True love must be fiercely possessive and exclusive!"
"Are you questioning my feelings for Yuhao by saying that?!"
Wang Dong'er paled at her words. "Qiu'er, I..."
Wang Qiu'er raised the Golden Dragon Spear, sorrow suddenly flooding her eyes. "My love for Yuhao isn't the slightest bit less than yours."
"When Yuhao picked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for you, if it hadn't been for me, if I hadn't used my own heart's blood to pick another Lovesick Heartbreak Red for him, he would have died at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Did you know that?!"
Wang Qiu'er's voice trembled with a hoarse, desperate anguish and sorrow.
"But I know that no matter how well I did, I appeared too late from the very beginning.
"No, rather, I shouldn't have appeared looking like you. I was even more foolish than you. Back then, I didn't realize that I shouldn't have taken human form based on Yuhao's yearning for the Goddess of Light."
"Back then, I didn't understand. I didn't understand that the Goddess of Light Yuhao yearned for was clearly what you, Wang Dong'er, would look like grown up..."
Regret welled up in Wang Qiu'er's heart.
"But Dong'er, do you know?"
"I actually really did fantasize about today, about being given a chance to start over, just like today."
"As long as I kill you, I'll be the only one in Yuhao's heart!"
The Golden Dragon Spear flashed in Wang Qiu'er's hand, and golden dragon phantoms filled the sky.
Good women gained a reputation; bad women gained everything!
Seeing this, Wang Dong'er opposite her had no choice but to raise her Soul Power as well.
"Fine. In that case, I'll do as you wish. But I hope that even if you ultimately kill me, could you please stay by Yuhao's side forever, looking like me?"
"I know it's an unreasonable request, but I only hope Yuhao won't grieve over my departure."
"If you leave in my place, please don't tell him I'm dead. Stay by his side forever under the name Wang Dong'er."
Wang Dong'er spoke sorrowfully as well.
Wang Qiu'er's heart ached at her words, and she grew even angrier. "Are you trying to soften my heart? I'm telling you, I can't take human form a second time!"
"I, Wang Qiu'er, am absolutely not your substitute! Once I get out, I want Yuhao to love me alone!"
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er's expression also filled with resolve.
"In that case, there's nothing left to say. Come on!"
Boom!
The two stunning figures crashed into each other. Both were top-tier prodigies.
One was the incarnation of the Emperor Auspicious Beast with the Golden Dragon Spear and an ultimate martial soul; the other was a super genius with Twin Martial Souls.
The two women exchanged blows in an instant, shaking the entire mountain.
Outside,
Huo Yuhao saw this and slammed his fist into the ground. "Stop! Stop fighting! Stop!"
High above, God King Tang smiled and nodded.
"Third Brother, aren't you going too far? Does Boss know you're treating his descendant like this?"
Ning Rongrong sighed beside him, her heart aching.
"Hehe, how can you see a rainbow without weathering wind and rain?" God King Tang was utterly unconcerned.
Meanwhile, below,
Wang Dong'er forcibly took a thrust of the Golden Dragon Spear with her arm.
Wang Qiu'er was astonished.
"What are you doing? Going easy on me on purpose?! I'm telling you, I won't soften my heart!"
Wang Dong'er remained calm.
"I'm not going easy on you. I'm repaying the debt of saving Yuhao's life on his behalf. Now, a fair duel!"
A small pitch-black hammer abruptly appeared in Wang Dong'er's hand, and terrifying force smashed toward Wang Qiu'er.
The two traded blows, fighting fiercely.
But anyone with discerning eyes could see that neither was striking to kill.
"Sigh, you won't kill anyone fighting like that."
After watching for a while, God King Tang simply grew impatient. "Since neither of you is willing to kill the other, let's do this. I'll give you three seconds. Whichever of you is willing to kill herself for Yuhao, the one remaining can spend her life with him."
"Think carefully. The one who kills herself will never have another chance to be with Yuhao."
"Three, two..."
Having finished speaking, God King Tang counted down carelessly.
The Destruction God King had thwarted him in the Divine Realm, but at this moment, God King Tang seemed to possess once again the power and majesty to hold all living beings beneath his thumb.
"What?!"
Wang Qiu'er was stunned.
Huo Yuhao and the others watching outside were also dumbfounded. Even Li Chen could not keep his composure.
Was this something a human would do?
The next moment, Wang Dong'er abruptly struck her own forehead!
The vitality inside Wang Dong'er's body suddenly dissipated!
Bang!
She spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Dong'er!"
"Dong'er!"
Both Wang Qiu'er and Huo Yuhao were utterly shocked.
Wang Qiu'er caught Wang Dong'er in her arms. At this moment, she suddenly realized how completely she had lost.
Under such rules, Wang Dong'er had actually been willing to die for Yuhao without the slightest hesitation.
The next moment, the spatial barrier dispersed, and Huo Yuhao instantly rushed to Wang Dong'er, large tears falling uncontrollably.
"Dong'er..."
Huo Yuhao gazed at her blankly. He bent down and picked Wang Dong'er up, pressing his face against hers as he sobbed uncontrollably.
God King Tang's voice rang out. "Yuhao, Qiu'er, now that Dong'er is dead, are you willing to enter a happy union?"
"I'm not!"
Wang Qiu'er and Huo Yuhao answered in unison.
Wang Qiu'er hurriedly spoke, her voice piercing with grief. "Let me die! Let them be together. I won't fight for him anymore, never again... I'm the one who deserves to die!"
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I'm the one who deserves to die. Qiu'er, you did nothing wrong. I was the one who couldn't untangle things. Please bring Dong'er back to life. Let me die in her place. Then let them both forget me!"
God King Tang grew furious. "Nonsense! You two are simply..."
Before he could finish,
Li Chen's figure suddenly appeared. "Hey, stop arguing. This looks very simple to me. You're the one who deserves to die, Tang San!"
At those words,
Tang San, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Qiu'er were all shocked.
"Who are you?!"
In the sky, God King Tang's phantom and Ning Rongrong beside him were astonished.
After all, this Qiankun Asking Love Valley was currently under his, God King Tang's, control.
There was actually a being he, Tang San, could not sense?
Then, in the sky,
a gigantic pink Giant Tree of Sadness appeared.
"I am the God of Love."
"The Qiankun Asking Love Valley was my domain to begin with. The villain Tang San trespassed here."
"Huo Yuhao, I now tell you that in this world, you will always remain under God King Tang's control. Are you willing to go to a spacetime without God King Tang and undergo Reincarnation and Renewal of Fate?"
Huo Yuhao was shocked. "God King Tang? The one who kept torturing me and killed Dong'er just now was actually Sea God Tang San?!"
Li Chen's voice rang out. "That's right."
Wang Qiu'er was also utterly astonished.
She and Yuhao both looked at Wang Dong'er, whose vitality was already gone, and anger rose in their hearts.
"Sea God Tang San! Is toying with us so much fun?!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes were blood-red as he held Wang Dong'er and roared at the sky.
Tang San gritted his teeth. "God of Love? You rogue god dare disrupt my plan? You already have a path to death!"
God King Tang instinctively tried to erase the pink tree, but his power could not touch it at all. In fact, Tang San discovered to his horror that he could no longer even touch Huo Yuhao and the other two!
"Tang San, I'll remember you. You killed my Dong'er. If there is another life, if we get the chance, Dong'er, Qiu'er, and I will make sure you die a wretched death!"
Towering rage erupted in Huo Yuhao's heart.
He picked Wang Dong'er up, his figure desolate and alone as he looked at the sky.
He, Huo Yuhao, was also the son of the plane of Douluo Continent!
So what if he was a God King?
Had he been born in the same era as Huo Yuhao, who would have become a God King remained unknown!
Li Chen smiled, and the Giant Tree of Sadness's reincarnation method soon passed into Huo Yuhao's mind.
"I, Huo Yuhao, am willing to swear upon all the memories and all the power of this life. Let Dong'er and me meet again in the next life!"
Humm~
As the oath rang out,
under the astonished gazes of Tang San, Xu Sanshi, and the others, Huo Yuhao's figure, holding Wang Dong'er, abruptly dissipated into a cloud of pink petals that drifted on the wind into the snowstorm filling the sky.
"This...! You bastard, what did you do?!"
God King Tang flushed red and lost his composure, searching all around, but he could not find where Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er had gone.
He panicked in an instant.
After all, Wang Dong'er was part of his daughter, and Huo Yuhao was the son of the plane. He had only wanted to test them just now, but things had gotten out of hand, and now he could not find them. What was he supposed to do?!
"It's over. If Xiao Wu finds out I lost our daughter, she'll definitely kill me!"
God King Tang cried inwardly in horror.
On the ground,
Wang Qiu'er, who stood nearby, saw this and abruptly slumped to the ground, her eyes vacant.
"Yuhao..."
Excruciating pain surged through Wang Qiu'er's heart. She truly envied Dong'er. Even after dying, she could still undergo Reincarnation and Renewal of Fate with Huo Yuhao.
But what about her?
Was her love for Yuhao truly any less?
"Alas."
Li Chen sighed at the sight.
"Wang Qiu'er, are you willing to leave with Huo Yuhao and reincarnate? As a god, I must tell you beforehand that I cannot guarantee you and Yuhao will fall in love in your next life."
"Perhaps in your next life, you will once again experience the pain of loving without being loved in return, just as you did in this life."
Tears fell from Wang Qiu'er's eyes when she heard this, and she hurriedly knelt to plead:
"Lord God of Love, I'm willing!"
"I don't care anymore... It hurts when Yuhao doesn't love me, but I no longer want to live in a world without Yuhao."
"I am willing to swear on all my Soul Power and all my memories in this life. Please let me undergo Reincarnation and Renewal of Fate with Huo Yuhao!"
The pink tree lit up once again, granting her request.
Wang Qiu'er's figure also abruptly turned into flower petals and scattered.
Then,
The pink tree suddenly vanished, as though it had never been there.
"You bastard!!!"
God King Tang lost his composure and roared, and the ground and mountains throughout the Qiankun Asking Love Valley suddenly shook.
Yet he could do nothing to stop it and could only watch helplessly as Li Chen took the three of them away.
Xu Sanshi and the others watched this scene, one they would struggle to forget for the rest of their lives.
The next moment,
Li Chen returned to his own spacetime.
He smiled.
Smiles did not disappear; they only moved from God King Tang's face to his.
"Hehe, I wonder who Huo Yuhao reincarnated as. I'd better take a look."
Li Chen took out his communicator and quickly browsed to see whether the Spirit Ice Douluo still existed in this spacetime.