"You two have such a good relationship, yet you never appear in front of me together, and many of your unintentional habits are exactly the same as his," Xuan Ming said.
"Eight years. I'm not blind, nor am I stupid."
"Then why don't you expose me?" Qian Renxue asked.
"I may lack manners, but I'm not brainless," Xuan Ming said calmly.
"You exposed me, and then you killed me to silence me?"
Qian Renxue was speechless for a moment, "Then where did you get your Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor?"
"I found it," Xuan Ming said.
"Do you think I believe that?" Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly.
"This is Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, the Blue Silver Emperor! Not some roadside stone or weed!"
"Do as you please," Xuan Ming said calmly.
"..."
"When did you pick it up?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Six years ago, didn't you see me carrying such a huge pot of Blue Silver Emperor?" Xuan Ming asked in confusion.
Qian Renxue was taken aback and began to think back carefully.
When Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City after disappearing for several months, she was indeed carrying a pot of Blue Silver Grass, but she didn't pay attention to it at the time. Now that she thinks about it, that pot of Blue Silver Grass was indeed somewhat different from others.
"Then who taught you how to use the Ring Detonation?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Is destroying the Soul Ring the same as Ring Detonation?" Xuan Ming retorted.
"So, wouldn't anyone with a few hairs stuck in their back be Angel, and anyone wielding a hammer and smashing people be from the Clear Sky Sect?"
"Baffling."
Qian Renxue's eyes twitched slightly. "Then who taught you this?"
"I did it myself," Xuan Ming said.
"Do you think I believe that?" Qian Renxue asked.
"That kind of move, one wrong move and you're dead!"
"Do as you please," Xuan Ming said.
"..."
"Do you... hate me?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Hate?" Xuan Ming was slightly taken aback.
Why would you ask such a pointless question?
"Survival of the fittest, that's what you say. I'm weak, so I deserve whatever I suffer. You're strong, so whatever you do is right."
"I didn't accept this rule at first, but you've shown me time and time again that I have to accept it."
"As you wish, I accept it. I readily accept all that I, as the weak, should suffer."
"Since everything is as it should be, where does the hatred come from?"
Upon hearing Xuan Ming's words, Qian Renxue felt as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer, her heart rippled with complex emotions.
Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she was speechless for a moment. She just stared at Xuan Ming quietly, her eyes filled with guilt and self-reproach.
After a long silence, Qian Renxue finally spoke slowly, " Xuan Ming, I was wrong in the past. I used any means necessary to achieve my goals and never considered your feelings. I'm sorry, I..."
"You did nothing wrong," Xuan Ming interrupted.
"Strong is right, weak is wrong, that's what you say."
You're still better than me; it's not time for you to be wrong.
Qian Renxue's face turned deathly pale instantly, her hands clenched involuntarily, her nails digging deep into her palms.
" Xuan Ming... I..." Qian Renxue's voice trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes. She tried to reach out and grab Xuan Ming's sleeve, but stopped in mid-air, as if afraid that her touch would provoke even deeper disgust.
"You didn't come in here to talk nonsense with me, did you?" Xuan Ming asked.
Qian Renxue took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She bit her lip and said, " Xuan Ming, I know it's too late to say anything now, but I really want to make it up to you. I... I don't want to lose you."
"I know you might think that with the Pope around, she can protect you, but I can tell you very clearly, she can't protect you!"
"Three days ago, Grandpa sent orders back to Spirit City. The remaining six elders of the Worship Hall have all been mobilized, and the Angel Legion is on standby, ready to forcibly seize power from the Pope at any time!"
"If we really fight, you will all die!"
During the search for Sunset Forest, her grandfather told her that he originally did not intend to completely break ties with the Pope. Even kidnapping Xuan Ming was just to see if she really cared about Xuan Ming that much, and he also wanted to use this opportunity to help her restore this strained relationship.
However, Xuan Ming's Blue Silver Emperor, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and the move that was exactly the same as the Ring Detonation made her grandfather want to kill her!
Moreover, in order to save Xuan Ming, the Pope directly threatened her grandfather with her life, and afterwards did not return to the Martial Soul Holy Temple.
They're now just one step away from a complete falling out and resorting to violence!
The six elders are currently outside Sunset Forest. Once a conflict breaks out here, they will rush in immediately to ensure that all those in the know are eliminated without fail, so as to prevent any unrest in the Spirit Hall and minimize the impact on the Heaven Dou Empire's plans.
As for the deaths of the Pope and Xuan Ming, they will all be pinned on Tang Hao!
Tang Hao, this is a foolproof excuse that no one can refute!
Because that madman once killed the Pope!
No matter how crazy things he does, everyone can accept it!
"Is Tang Hao hiding in here?"
On the outskirts of Sunset Forest, the other six retainers, led by Golden Crocodile, had already arrived.
"It should be," said Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"That kid learned the Ring Detonation technique; besides Tang Hao, no one else could teach him that move."
" Ring Detonation... can he really learn that?" Light Feather Douluo asked doubtfully.
"I can't figure it out either." Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned deeply.
He had never seen Ring Detonation before, but he had heard of it decades ago. Back when Tang Chen had just reached the Titled Douluo, the Spirit Hall had actually secretly dispatched Titled Douluo to try to eliminate him, but the outcome was even more tragic than that of Qian Xunji.
Annihilated!
Even when Qian Daoliu, the Judgment Elder, personally took action, he was unable to kill Tang Chen.
Qian Daoliu to kill Tang Chen for decades. Ever since that guy reached the Titled Douluo, Qian Daoliu had never given up on this matter, but he had never succeeded.
The root of all this is the Ring Detonation, which is also Tang Chen's signature technique. It is the ultimate secret technique that guy developed by combining the Great Sumeru Hammer has been passed down for thousands of years by the Clear Sky Sect.
It was also thanks to the Ring Detonation that Tang Chen was able to survive to Level 99 under Qian Daoliu.
The power of the Ring Detonation is indeed terrifying, but it is also extremely dangerous. According to the information Qian Daoliu learned from Tang Chen, before reaching the level 70 Soul Saint and mastering the Tool Soul Unity, one is not even qualified to touch the Great Sumeru Hammer, let alone the Ring Detonation!
This kid's only at the Soul Ancestor, how could he possibly have learned something like that?
"Second Brother, isn't the Great Sumeru Hammer a closely guarded secret of the Clear Sky Sect, one that only the sect leader of each generation is qualified to learn?" said Light Feather Douluo.
" Tang Hao would teach that kid something like this?"
"There are still Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone," said the Demon Subduing Douluo.
"Has Tang Hao lost his mind? Giving that kind of treasure to that kid?"
"Could that kid be Tang Hao's illegitimate son?"
"Alright, stop asking. You're talking like you know everything," Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted.
"Besides, no matter what happened, they're all going to die today."
These things are no longer important.
Chapter 174 What's it to you?
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is surrounded by a mixture of hot and cold air, creating a strange and hazy scene.
The misty water vapor slowly rises in the air, and occasionally ice crystals fall from above, turning into wisps of water mist in mid-air.
"So, you've come to threaten me?"
Listening to Qian Renxue's explanation, Xuan Ming's expression didn't change. After all, he had already roughly thought of these things. Qian Daoliu was a cautious person, and since he had decided to take action, he would definitely take precautions.
"Just like back in Spirit City?"
"I'm not threatening you!" Qian Renxue was extremely anxious. She stepped forward and grabbed Xuan Ming's shoulders tightly with both hands like iron clamps, her nails turning white from the force.
"Please, just this once, please listen to me."
Xuan Ming frowned slightly, trying to break free, but he simply couldn't muster any strength at all.
Can you let me go?
Qian Renxue not only didn't let go, but gripped even tighter, her body leaning forward slightly, almost pressed against Xuan Ming. "Even if you don't care about your own life or death, don't you think about Dugu Yan? Don't you think about Hu Liena?"
"Don't you think about Tang Yuehua? Once this matter is classified against Tang Hao, the Spirit Hall will definitely pursue the Clear Sky Sect again, and Tang Yuehua won't be able to escape it then!"
"Still a threat," Xuan Ming said.
"This is not a threat!" Tears welled up in Qian Renxue's eyes as she took a forceful step forward, slamming her body heavily into Xuan Ming and knocking him to the ground.
Why won't you believe me?
"I don't trust anyone." Xuan Ming's expression remained unchanged.
"And me?" The Ice Dragon King's voice echoed in Xuan Ming's mind.
"Are you even human?" Xuan Ming was speechless.
"..." Ice Dragon King.
Why do you say that?
"Then what will it take for you to believe me?" Qian Renxue's eyes glistened with tears, her voice trembling with sobs.
"You want me to swear an oath?"
Why did you...?
"Good!"
"By the Angel God above, I, Qian Renxue, swear on my Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul that what I have said today is not a lie, or may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Xuan Ming was slightly taken aback. "Are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy!" Qian Renxue said, her eyes blurry with tears but her gaze firm, her voice tinged with both sorrow and determination.
"Don't you believe me now?"
Xuan Ming was silent for a moment, then said, "Is it really necessary?"
Qian Renxue bit her lower lip tightly, letting tears stream down her cheeks. "As for..."
She had no friends growing up. Although Xuan Ming always teased and annoyed her, he was her only friend in Heaven Dou City.
She was unwilling to back down before, thinking there was still time, and she didn't want to see that woman laugh at her because of it.
But when her grandfather actually took action and was really going to kill Xuan Ming, she realized that she simply couldn't accept losing this bastard!
"But things have already escalated to this point, do you think there's any point in it anymore?" Xuan Ming asked.
Qian Renxue's tears fell onto Xuan Ming's cheek, carrying a warm touch. She choked out, "It's meaningful. As long as you survive, there's still a chance. I'll go and beg my grandfather again. He'll listen to me..."
"You're persuading your grandfather to give up killing me now, but what if I were to kill him in the future?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Can you stop me?"
Qian Renxue was slightly taken aback, "I..."
"Don't get yourself stuck in the middle," Xuan Ming said.
"Don't think you can have it both ways; that will only make you dislike both sides, that's what you said."
Qian Renxue bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and stared at Xuan Ming: "If that day ever comes, I will stand in front of him."