Bibi Dong thought of herself again and asked, "Did I have a divine artifact in the book?"
"Of course you did, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe. But the book never said how much it weighed. Some people guessed it weighed 108,000 jin, just like the Sea God Trident. After all, they were both divine artifacts, and both were long-handled weapons.
"But a guess is just a guess. Nobody knows how much it actually weighed."
Bibi Dong was somewhat indignant. "Why was the Rakshasa Demon Scythe the only one whose weight wasn't mentioned?"
"Because even among the villains, you were only a supporting character. Qian Renxue was the protagonist.
"Go through your timeline, and you'll see that the you in the book was a clown.
"You were the first to receive a divine trial, nearly twenty years before Qian Renxue and Tang San, but you were the last to become a god.
"Of the three gods, Tang San was the winner, Qian Renxue had her godhood shattered, and you were the only one who died."
Bibi Dong's face darkened when she heard that.
"Why was I the last to become a god? Why?"
"The Angel God had Spirit Hall and Qian Daoliu to guide her. The Sea God had Sea God Island and Bo Saixi to guide him.
"Unfortunately, the Rakshasa God had nothing but a Rakshasa Secret Realm and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
"There were no reserves and no one to make a sacrifice, so you had to slowly build up the power needed to begin the divine trial yourself."
Bibi Dong pouted. "That's too unfair!"
"There's never been absolute fairness in the world. Didn't the you on Douluo Continent even understand that?"
"Of course I know that. It's just... I just can't accept it."
"If you can't accept it, then bear with it. When you don't have the power to break the rules, you can only adapt to them, build up your strength before unleashing it, break the rules, and finally establish your own.
"Everything you did in the book could serve as a perfect example of what not to do.
"All right, we've gone off topic again. Let's get back to the Luan Bird."
"Wait, you said I was the last to become a god. Then who was the first? The protagonist, Tang San?"
"No, it was Qian Renxue."
On Douluo Continent, cold Qi poured off Qian Daoliu, especially when he heard that Qian Renxue's godhood had been shattered.
Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't dare say a word. He even moved a little farther away from Qian Daoliu, afraid he would be caught up in it if Qian Daoliu erupted.
Qian Xunji, however, noticed something amiss. "Father, if Qian Renxue was the first to become a god, why was Sea God Tang San the final winner?"
Qian Daoliu couldn't understand it either. "Yes. If the Angel God appeared first, how could she have given Tang San a chance to become a god?"
They weren't the only ones who couldn't make sense of it. Even Bo Saixi couldn't understand.
There was nowhere on Sea God Island to hide someone right under a god's nose.
If the Angel God had personally come to attack Sea God Island after becoming a god, she would surely have interrupted the Sea God Trial.
"Could it be that Lord Sea God intervened and stopped the Angel God, buying Tang San time?"
Apart from that, Bo Saixi couldn't think of any other reason.
Bibi Dong didn't press the matter, so they could only wait and see whether Tang Fan would explain later.
"Back to the Luan Bird. According to one account in my country's mythology, the Luan Bird is a kind of phoenix: red ones are called feng, and blue-green ones are called luan. That's where the name Azure Luan comes from.
"The Azure Luan is a divine bird of lofty virtue. It roosts only in parasol trees, eats only bamboo seeds, and drinks only from sweet springs. When it appears, all under heaven is at peace; when it opens its beak, refined music flows forth.
"In ancient times, the Azure Luan was a true auspicious omen. Think about it: can Azure Luan Douluo's Martial Soul compare with the Azure Luan Divine Bird I'm talking about?"
Bibi Dong shook her head in response. "I've seen the Third Offering's Martial Soul once. It was a huge, fierce-looking blue-green bird. It had nothing at all to do with the auspiciousness or lofty virtue you described."
On Douluo Continent, Azure Luan Douluo was somewhat indignant.
"Auspiciousness and lofty virtue, so what? Without combat power, wouldn't it just be an ornament? My Azure Luan Martial Soul might look fierce, but it's a genuine top-tier Martial Soul."
"Third Brother, are you sure the Azure Luan Divine Bird he mentioned has no combat power? Would you name a weapon of mass destruction like that after an ornament with no combat power?"
Only when Golden Crocodile Douluo said that did Azure Luan Douluo remember that it was also the name of the Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier. He immediately fell silent.
Tang Fan continued, "I know people on Douluo Continent aren't interested in auspicious omens or lofty virtue, so let me tell you how powerful the Luan Bird is.
"This one sentence should give you an idea: when it cries in spring, white bones come to life; when it cries in winter, auspicious snow falls; when it spreads its wings, they can cover half the heavens.
"To explain, its cry in spring can bring all things back to life, its cry in winter can bring down auspicious snow, and its outspread wings can cover half the sky. Just tell me, isn't that impressive?"
"Its outspread wings can cover half the sky! Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
"It's a myth, after all, so a little exaggeration makes sense. Now look at the Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier. Doesn't it match?"
Bibi Dong nodded. The Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier had a very large wingspan too.
"Oh, right. In mythology, the Luan Bird was also the Queen Mother of the West's messenger. The Queen Mother of the West is one of the highest deities in my country's mythology.
"The Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier is the same. It can be a weapon capable of delivering devastating strikes, or it can be a messenger bringing peace. It all depends on whether its opponents want peace."
Seeking peace through strength was the experience and wisdom their forebears had distilled with their blood.
On Douluo Continent, Light Feather Douluo looked at Azure Luan Douluo and said with a smile, "Third Brother, do you want to try fighting that Azure Luan Divine Bird and see which of you is stronger?"
"I think you're asking for a beating!"
Azure Luan Douluo was also relieved. Fortunately, Tang Fan hadn't shown a video. If it had been like the five-clawed golden dragon from before, a single cry from the Azure Luan Divine Bird would have sent him to his knees, prostrate on the ground.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, meanwhile, had noticed Tang Fan say that the Azure Luan was the Queen Mother of the West's messenger.
"The Azure Luan Divine Bird is already that powerful. What kind of great deity is this Queen Mother of the West he speaks of?"
As the saying went, it wasn't failing to recognize quality that mattered, but putting things side by side. The comparison only made the gods of Douluo Continent look all the more pathetic.
But Golden Crocodile had learned his lesson. He didn't dare say any of this in front of Qian Daoliu, and he carefully watched Qian Daoliu's expression.
Meanwhile, after finishing with the Luan Bird, Tang Fan said to Bibi Dong, "Of these three, the White Emperor, the Mysterious Maiden, and the Shadow Bearer, which would you like to hear about first?"
Bibi Dong thought for a moment, then pointed at the Shadow Bearer Mecha.
"What is the Shadow Bearer? Is it some kind of divine beast?"
"No, the Shadow Bearer isn't a divine beast. It's a famous sword from my country's ancient past."
"A famous sword?"
"Yes. There were many famous swords in my country's ancient past, and there's a story behind each one. What's the first thing you think of when swords come up?"
"The Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul."
Bibi Dong blurted it out. Indeed, when swords were mentioned on Douluo Continent, the first things that came to mind were surely Sword Douluo Chen Xin and his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
On Douluo Continent, Bone Douluo glanced at Sword Douluo and teased him. "Looks like he's about to talk about you. Nervous, you old sword man?"
"What do I have to be nervous about? When it comes to the way of the sword, I don't believe an ordinary person like him could understand it more deeply than I do after immersing myself in it for a lifetime."