"How could this be? Is Qian Xunji really your father?" Qi Ling asked in astonishment. "Even tigers don't eat their cubs, what could he possibly want to do to you like this?"
Qian Renxue calmly replied, "Actually, I had a premonition about this long ago. From the moment I refused to join Qian Xunji's Divine Court, he already saw me as an obstacle that had to be eliminated."
"Although we are related as father and daughter, we don't actually have much interaction. He just knows that I would never agree to his plan, and as long as I am still in the Holy Temple Knight Order, he will never be able to control this power."
"So, just to control this Holy Temple Knight Order, Qian Xunji would resort to such ruthlessness?" Qi Ling frowned and said, "I originally thought he still retained the last vestiges of human sanity, but it seems I was overthinking it. He can no longer be considered human at all."
"Is the Holy Temple Knight Order really that important? Is it really worth paying such a high price to keep it under our control?"
Qian Renxue slowly said, "Yes, the Holy Temple Knight Order is such an important force. The strength of each member of the Knights is beyond question. Although no Titled Douluo have joined, they are all the absolute main force of the Spirit Hall. The number of Soul Saint alone exceeds fifty."
"Moreover, an even more important aspect of the Holy Temple Knight Order is that they can ' God Summoning '!"
" God Summoning?" Qi Ling exclaimed in surprise. "What is that? A summoning spell?"
"No, I haven't demonstrated the specifics myself, but only those recognized by the Knights Templar can activate this ability; it's an extremely powerful technique," Qian Renxue said. "Even Qian Xunji wouldn't give it up. He took over the Holy Temple Knight Order precisely for this."
Qi Ling frowned immediately. The enemy's increased strength was undoubtedly bad news for them. Every additional trump card Qian Xunji had meant one less chance of winning this war for Qi Ling.
Now, even though it sounds melodramatic, Qi Ling has come to see this war as a war between him and Qian Xunji, two men!
Both of them are people who should never have appeared, and both are the ones who caused this world to change drastically. Who will have the last laugh and take control of the world depends on their individual methods.
"There's one more thing, A Xue," Qi Ling said, "Do you know anything about the current Pope Bibi Dong, your mother? How is she now?"
Qian Renxue said, "Mother? I'm sorry, Qi Ling, I don't know anything about Mother either, because she went into seclusion a month ago, no, or more accurately, she was imprisoned by Qian Xunji!"
"I knew it," Qi Ling said. " Qian Xunji's entire plan requires defeating Bibi Dong first. Internal strife must precede external resistance; only by concentrating all the Spirit Hall's power in his hands can he confidently wage war."
Seeing Qi Ling's worried expression, Qian Renxue said, " Qi Ling, I know you have some connection with Mother, but don't worry, Qian Xunji can't do anything to her because she is chosen by the gods, and no one can harm her."
"If that's really the case, then that's good," Qi Ling said. "But A Xue, you and I both know that gods in this world are not omnipotent; they are merely more powerful beings."
Now, I just hope everything goes well.
After the two finished talking, Qi Ling took Qian Renxue to the dean's office in the school. Everyone should be there discussing countermeasures now, and Tang San also told everyone the information he had gathered.
After Qi Ling and Qian Renxue arrived, everyone's eyes turned to Qi Ling, including Ning Rongrong, who hadn't been seen for many days, who also appeared here with an indescribable sorrow in her Middle God.
After briefly recounting what Qian Renxue had just said, the Grandmaster stepped forward and said, " Qian Xunji's ambition is now common knowledge. We must unite to have the strength to fight him."
" Qi Ling, we've all discussed this, and we all agree that only you can lead us. So we'd like to hear your opinion."
Seeing everyone staring intently at him with unwavering trust in their Middle God, Qi Ling felt a sense of pressure. After all, from now on, his decisions would affect the fate of so many people, which undoubtedly made Qi Ling somewhat hesitant.
But looking back and forth was never in Qi Ling's nature, so he addressed everyone directly. "I'm sure you all understand the situation and circumstances. I know that everyone here has some connection with a certain force, but fighting alone like this will not be able to cause any real damage to the Spirit Hall."
"Furthermore, as you all probably know, my Xiao San and I have formed an organization called Dragon's Glory, but it's still very weak. So we hope you can join us and lend us a hand."
"But Qi Ling, why don't we align ourselves with the Heaven Dou Empire, or with the forces of the Upper Three Sects? They should be better prepared than we are," the Grandmaster said.
"The Empire's power structure is too complex, and the Upper Three Sects are too constrained by their respective sects, which hinders our actions," Qi Ling said. "To put it more bluntly, I don't like being controlled by others, which is why I plan to establish my own power."
"Because our common enemies are Qian Xunji and the Spirit Hall, the organization doesn't have a very clear structure. Everything is geared towards defeating the Spirit Hall as our primary goal. Therefore, we welcome all forces to join us as an alliance. As for the specifics of how to proceed, that will be discussed and negotiated."
"However, there is one condition: although the action will be conducted through negotiation, I will have veto power over whether or not to take action. Anyone who cannot accept this can choose to withdraw, but we can still be considered allies in name only."
Qi Ling made this request because this organization was destined to be composed of multiple forces, and Qi Ling did not want to end up being sidelined. Therefore, she needed to at least keep a trump card for herself.
Although he believed that those who joined Dragon's Glory were all people he trusted, he thought that people without cunning and shrewdness were destined to be unsuitable leaders, and expecting a hastily formed organization to unite was a naive and childish idea.
After listening to Qi Ling's explanation, everyone had a basic understanding of the organization Qi Ling wanted to establish, and they all made their decisions.
"Furthermore, Rongrong, I hope that you will join Dragon's Glory no matter what," Qi Ling said specifically to Ning Rongrong, "Because Dragon's Glory's primary objective is to support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."