Regarding this last person, Bei Na should actually be the best choice. As the Battle God, she is more suitable for this kind of one-on-one battle than anyone else.
However, the reason why Qi Ling did not include Bei Na in his consideration was that, even though Qi Ling had not seen Qian Renxue and Jian Lan, he could at least sense that they were cultivating somewhere in this world.
Because of the Divine Dragon Emperor's extraordinary intuition, Qi Ling is very perceptive in this regard. However, when sensing Bei Na, Qi Ling did not have this feeling. This can only mean that she is not in the world of the Douluo Continent. Perhaps she has traveled to somewhere to eliminate the Apostles.
It was precisely for this reason that Qi Ling reluctantly chose another candidate, namely Bai Ling'er, the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Clan who resided in Dragon Valley.
The reason for choosing Bai Ling'er is quite simple: Bai Ling'er is very strong, and she has never appeared in front of Qian Xunji before, making it impossible to guard against her in advance.
Therefore, after heading to Dragon God Island, Qi Ling also had to go to Dragon Valley. Moreover, he had previously promised Bai Ling'er that he would take her out for a trip when the time was right, and now was the perfect time.
Those who went to Dragon God Island with Qi Ling included the newly appointed Dragon God Priest Bo Saixi, Xiao Wu, Luna, Yu Tianyi, making the lineup basically the same as when they went to Sea God Island before.
As a descendant of the Dragon God, Qi Ling can now freely access Dragon God Island and no longer needs the Dragon Maiden's help. Therefore, when everyone followed Qi Ling to Dragon God Island and saw this vibrant world, even Bo Saixi was shocked.
"This is truly a magical place!" Bo Saixi exclaimed. "The concentration of spiritual energy here is several times higher than that of Sea God Island; it's a naturally blessed land!"
"Impressive, isn't it?" Qi Ling laughed. "You'll become the priestess here someday."
"Although it's called a ritual, there's actually not much extra work to do, because there are no other humans here, only various animals and other races."
This is something that the Dragon Maiden had mentioned to Qi Ling before. Strictly speaking, the entire Dragon God Island is actually divided into the Nine Dragon God Islands in the sky and the Dragon God Continent below. The Dragon God Continent, which is a quarter the size of the Douluo Continent, is a world where no humans exist.
Although the Dragon Maiden didn't mention the reason, Qi Ling guessed that it was mostly related to the conflict in the Divine Realm back then.
The gods of the Divine Realm betrayed their promises. After the fall of the Dragon God, the human gods began to persecute the Beast God. Many races with Divine Beast bloodlines live here, and they should be the beings from the Divine Realm back then.
Every time Qi Ling heard about these things, she would think that the Dragon God was right. The Divine Realm and the Devil Realm were actually no different. The gods who claimed to care about the world were actually just treacherous and cunning villains in secret.
Just as Qi Ling was about to continue telling Bo Saixi about Dragon God Island, suddenly, a black figure darted over and tackled Qi Ling to the ground!
The Dragon God has been assassinated; the scene has been sealed off!
Of course, this was a joke. The one who pounced on Qi Ling was none other than the Xiao Hei Black Jade Qilin, Xiao Hei, whom he had picked up earlier! At this moment, it was excitedly wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue to lick Qi Ling's face.
"Damn it, Xiao Hei! You beat me to it again! Get out of my way!" No sooner said than done, a clear voice rang out, and Xiao Hei flew away, while Qi Ling's arms were occupied by another figure in blue.
This petite girl is Xiao Qing, the incarnation of the Nine-Section Jade. After Qi Ling left, she continued to live on Dragon God Island.
For them, who are themselves exotic beasts, Dragon God Island is the perfect place. It not only has abundant food and spiritual herbs for cultivation, but also countless exotic beast companions, so they will never feel bored.
After finally getting up, Qi Ling reluctantly put Xiao Qing down and said, "Oh, you two, long time no see! How have you been living here? Where's the Dragon Maiden?"
"I'm here!" At that moment, the Dragon Maiden's voice came from behind Qi Ling, and she covered Qi Ling's eyes with her hands. "Master, guess who I am?"
Qi Ling was speechless for a moment. Could it be that Bibi Dong learned it from the Dragon Maiden? Or, conversely, did the Dragon Maiden learn it from Bibi Dong?
In short, the Dragon Maiden was very happy to see Qi Ling again, and the arrival of Bo Saixi was even more unexpected for Dragon Maiden, especially after learning that Bo Saixi planned to become the Dragon God Priest, which made her extremely happy.
"Oh? Really? That's great, Xi Xi! Now I won't be bored!" the Dragon Maiden said happily. "But, alas, where did your power go? What happened?"
Qi Ling, standing to the side, said, "This is a long story. It's not just Xi Xi, Xiao Wu is in the same boat. Dragon Maiden, let's head to Dragon God Island first, and then we can talk about this."
The teleportation array from the Dragon God Continent to Dragon God Island can only be entered by those who have obtained the necessary qualifications. Led by the Dragon Maiden, Qi Ling and the others arrived on the island once again.
Afterwards, everyone entered the mansion on the island, and Qi Ling told the Dragon Maiden about the recent events, including the reasons why Xiao Wu and Bo Saixi lost their powers, and most importantly, the competition between him and Qian Xunji.
"Wow? Master, you really have some nerve! To gamble the entire world on such a competition," the Dragon Maiden couldn't help but say. "What a reckless act! Truly worthy of being called Master."
"Don't talk about me like that. I'm doing this for the prosperity of the Douluo Continent," Qi Ling said with a helpless smile. "So, Dragon Maiden, after I agreed to the competition with Qian Xunji, I've been feeling a bit uneasy. Do you know why?"
"Really? Master, your intuition is exceptional, and you can even divine the future. Since you have this feeling, it must mean something unexpected is about to happen in this competition," the Dragon Maiden said. "After all, Master, you have many friends, but you also have quite a few enemies."
"Huh? Dragon Maiden, what do you mean? Does this mean there will be someone I can't imagine participating in this competition?" Qi Ling asked in surprise.
Given the Dragon Maiden's abilities, Qi Ling wasn't surprised at all that she knew these things. Moreover, with her knowledge, she could think of many possibilities that Qi Ling couldn't even imagine.
So the Dragon Maiden smiled slightly and said, "Of course, Master, have you forgotten? In the Demon God Contention Battle you just participated in, many people wanted to defeat you, and one of them even suffered a great loss at your hands."
Upon hearing the Dragon Maiden's words, Qi Ling couldn't help but ponder. She had suffered a great loss at her hands, and yet this person possessed the power to change the outcome of the match...
"You mean, Qian Jiyin?" Qi Ling asked in surprise.