Tang Hao looked utterly dejected. The conviction keeping him alive now was that he would raise Tang San to godhood.
As long as Tang San became a god, he could pay back the humiliation he had endured twofold.
Qian Renxue?
So what if her talent was exceptional?
The gap between one Martial Soul and two could not be bridged.
"Big brother, Third Elder, I, Tang Hao, have wronged the sect."
Tang Hao first admitted his fault, then abruptly changed his tune. "But Xiao San is also a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect.
He has Twin Martial Souls, the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Emperor.
But some time ago, Bibi Dong tracked me down and gravely injured me.
Xiao San was caught up in it too, and lost an arm and a leg.
Now, I have only one way to restore Xiao San."
Tang Hao lowered his head, as if about to kneel.
Seeing this, Tang Xiao immediately held him up. "My nephew actually has Twin Martial Souls?
Brother Hao, why didn't you say so sooner?
If you'd brought him to the Clear Sky Sect earlier, how could such a thing have happened?"
Tang Xiao spoke in astonishment, never having expected the child of Tang Hao and Ah Yin to possess such terrifying talent.
"I originally planned to raise Tang San to adulthood, then send him to the sect to atone for my sins.
But I never expected things to change.
That sky screen set off a series of changes.
Xiao San and I suffered one blow after another.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone Ah Yin left behind was fished away by Qian Xunji.
Now, if we want Xiao San to recover,
there's only one way.
We have to find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and have her sacrifice herself for Xiao San."
Tang Hao voiced his last hope, and Tang Xiao and the Third Elder immediately frowned.
"Slaying a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast might still be possible.
But getting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to sacrifice itself willingly
is nearly impossible."
The Third Elder shook his head. He had also been following the sky screen and knew that a Soul Beast's sacrifice could bring a Soul Master immense benefits.
But getting a Soul Beast to sacrifice itself for a human Soul Master was simply too difficult.
They had neither Qian Xunji's strength nor the luck to find a Soul Beast approaching the end of its lifespan.
More importantly, Qian Renxue was almost certain to become a god, which was why the Soul Beast had been willing to sacrifice herself.
What about Tang San?
Tang San was already crippled. Even with Twin Martial Souls, he still had no hope of becoming a god.
With such a slim hope, why would a Soul Beast be willing to sacrifice itself?
"I've thought about that too.
If she were just any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she wouldn't sacrifice herself for Xiao San, even if she were approaching the end of her lifespan.
But when Xiao San was six, a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast began growing up alongside him.
That Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast only left recently.
She and Xiao San are very close. You could even say they're like Ah Yin and I were back then.
So, if we get her to come, she might agree to sacrifice herself."
Tang Hao was no fool. He knew that Xiao Wu was now the only hope of restoring Tang San.
"So, Brother Hao, you came to us because you want us to take you to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest
and bring that transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast out.
Then..."
"If she agrees, that would be best.
If she refuses, then for Xiao San's sake, and so that the Clear Sky Sect can produce a god in the future,
we must be ruthless."
Tang Hao's expression was resolute.
Tang Xiao and the Third Elder exchanged a glance upon hearing this, both thinking the plan was workable.
A transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was easier to deal with than one that had not transformed.
Most importantly, of course, Tang San and that Soul Beast shared a deep bond.
"In that case, we'll set out at once.
Once we reach the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, we must end this quickly."
Tang Xiao made up his mind. With his Level 95 strength and the Third Elder's Level 94 strength, even facing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts head-on would be no problem.
"Then let's go!"
Tang Hao had long been unable to wait.
Spirit City.
Qian Daoliu brought Qian Renxue back to the Worship Hall, where Blazing Fire Holy Luan had long been waiting impatiently.
"Qian Renxue, let me see your Soul Rings."
The breathtakingly beautiful woman Holy Luan had transformed into spoke. She looked exactly like Holy Luan from the sky screen's timeline.
"You're... all right!"
Qian Renxue understood almost instantly what Blazing Fire Holy Luan intended to do.
She was going to sacrifice herself for Qian Renxue and become her ninth Soul Ring.
Qian Renxue's Soul Power had now reached Level 88, more than enough for her to accept Blazing Fire Holy Luan's sacrifice.
Soul Rings appeared one after another, and the sacred radiance surrounding Qian Renxue was astonishingly intense.
At the center of the Worship Hall, even the magnificent Angel God Statue glimmered, its light shining in harmony with Qian Renxue's.
"It's the Angel God's call. Xiao Xue will surely earn the Angel God's recognition
and inherit the Angel Godhood!"
Qian Daoliu's voice trembled with excitement. Spirit Hall had guarded the Angel Godhood for who knew how many years.
Now, at last, another god was about to be born.
Sensing a presence that shared the same origin as her own, Blazing Fire Holy Luan was filled with wonder.
"To think something so miraculous could really happen across time and space.
My past self and I will become the Soul Rings of the same Soul Master.
Not bad at all."
Holy Luan nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Qian Renxue's first six Soul Rings.
"Level 20 Innate Soul Power and a god-level Martial Soul.
Yet there's nothing outstanding about your first six Soul Rings.
If it weren't for the opportunity you had to cross time and space this time,
I really wouldn't have chosen to sacrifice myself for you."
Holy Luan got in one last complaint. Qian Daoliu smiled awkwardly. "That's my fault.
I held Xiao Xue back."
Qian Daoliu admitted his mistake, but Qian Renxue said, "Grandpa, it's not your fault.
Dad said you were so cautious because you loved me too much and couldn't bear for anything to happen to me.
But from now on, Xue'er will have the courage to step forward and strive to be first.
On the path of cultivation, one must not only contend with others, but also defy the heavens.
If one makes no effort to advance and clings to old conventions, let alone surpassing one's predecessors, even reaching their level is difficult."
Qian Renxue looked at Qian Xunji's figure on the sky screen, her resolve in the Dao unshakable.
"It couldn't be better that you think that way.
Let's begin. My heavenly tribulation is already stirring.
I can't suppress it much longer."
Holy Luan did not give Qian Renxue much time to prepare.
There was no need to prepare anything to accept a sacrifice.
Holy light surged toward the heavens, bathing Spirit City in radiance.
Pope's Hall.
Bibi Dong's expression was as cold and sinister as could be. Rakshasa Divine Power had already begun to corrode her body, and ugly marks had appeared on her face.
"Just one final step, and I'll become a god.
What good will accepting more sacrifices do you?
Going from a Titled Douluo to a Level 99 Peerless Douluo takes years at the very least.
I'll show you what despair means.
I'll devour your Angel Godhood, make you watch Spirit Hall perish with your own eyes, and make you wish you were dead!
Hahahahaha!!! Hahahaha!!!!"
Bibi Dong's shrill laughter echoed through the Pope's Hall. She was about to become a god.
Even she had not expected her Rakshasa God Trial to go so smoothly during this time.
"I only need to wait a few more days. When the time comes, I'll destroy Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, and that little bastard with my own hands.
You want my position as Pope?
Hmph, what if I gave it to you?
Would you dare sit in it?"