Following Yang Podi's question, Qian Renxue seemed to fall silent, beginning to recall every interaction she had with Yang Podi over the years, especially every transaction they had made back then.
At that time, Yang Podi was still very weak. In fact, the entire Breaking Clan was very weak in his eyes. His family only had one Soul Douluo, who was an ant that could be crushed at any time.
But unbeknownst to them, the Breaking Clan developed beyond everyone's imagination, starting with the birth of their first Titled Douluo and gradually becoming a behemoth.
Qian Renxue recently spent some time at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy. Although she couldn't ascertain the Heavenly Pursuit Academy's true strength, she knew there were definitely quite a few Titled Douluo. Besides Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Yang Zhentian, and Dugu Bo, there were undoubtedly many other Titled Douluo. At least Ye Lingling, Titled Douluo Healing System, far exceeded everyone's expectations.
Back then, both the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and the entire Mount Aermo were basically gifts he personally gave to Yang Podi. It was through these things that Yang Podi distanced himself from all the vortexes, avoiding the Soul Hunting Operation of the Spirit Hall Empire and the attempts to win him over and suppress him by the Upper Three Sects.
In a sense, the past two decades have been an era of development for the Heavenly Pursuit Academy, with a development speed that has far exceeded the imagination of the Spirit Hall.
Thinking of this, Qian Renxue's heart began to grow cold. She had unknowingly cultivated such a terrifying opponent.
In particular, over the past twenty years, Heavenly Pursuit Academy has not made any enemies with any forces. Even the Spirit Hall and Clear Sky Sect, which had targeted the Breaking Clan in the past, have had their relationships with them undergo extremely subtle changes without anyone noticing.
Under Yang Podi's leadership, the Clear Sky Sect was completely wiped out. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which once crushed the Breaking Clan, could only rely on the Heavenly Pursuit Academy to survive. Meanwhile, the Spirit Hall, which had a blood feud with them, had unknowingly come to regard Yang Podi Yang Podi as its greatest ally and even obeyed his every word.
After Yang Podi secretly did all this, he didn't make any enemies. Even the current Ferocious Beast Clan only targets the Spirit Hall Empire, and Heavenly Pursuit Academy seems to be invincible forever.
Qian Renxue spoke with a chilling tone, "Are you trying to show off your powerful schemes or your extraordinary talent by saying all this?"
Yang Podi sighed, "Is this all you've thought about after all this time? You're a chosen one, believing yourself to Wushuang in talent and backed by Wushuang power. Have you even considered how you're going to deal with your enemies?"
"You may appear ruthless and decisive, but you lack real experience in life-or-death combat. You're more like a flower in a greenhouse, completely unaware of the darkness and Slaughter of the world, and you have no real experience in fighting a real enemy."
Qian Renxue quickly interrupted Yang Podi, saying, "You underestimate me. When I was infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire, I was just as ruthless."
Yang Podi couldn't help but laugh, "Your infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire was a joke. You've been infiltrating for so many years, and besides killing those princes, what have you actually done? Have you brought any powerful geniuses or forces to the Spirit Hall? Have you helped the Spirit Hall eliminate any rivals? Besides making enemies for the Spirit Hall, what else have you done?"
"If you had used that time to cultivate, your Soul Power Level would definitely not be just a mere Level 95 now. If you were ruthless and decisive enough, you would already be the crown prince back then. You could have gone all the way and eliminated Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, and Prince Xue Beng. As long as you destroyed the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, you would be the sole emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire. Why would all these things have happened later?"
Qian Renxue seemed somewhat unwilling. "But the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire was too complicated at the time, and I dared not act rashly."
Yang Podi countered, "What's so complicated about it? Back then, you had Ning Fengzhi's support and the Spirit Hall behind you. If you had directly slaughtered the Heaven Dou Imperial Family family, you would have been the sole heir to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Instead, you hesitated and stammered for the sake of reputation, which was a complete waste of time and resources."
Qian Renxue thought carefully for a moment before speaking, "Is this the difference between you and me?"
Yang Podi shook his head in denial. "This is not a matter of disparity, but a matter of responsibility. My people are my responsibility. For my people, and for my own development and the improvement of my strength, I can stop at nothing, and even take all kinds of extreme measures."
" The Clear Sky Sect has humiliated me. I can endure the humiliation, or I can resort to any means necessary to collude with the Spirit Hall Empire to eradicate the Clear Sky Sect completely. Even if I know that my grandfather and maternal grandfather cannot bring themselves to do it, I will still eliminate this potential threat completely."
Qian Renxue gave a bitter laugh upon hearing this, "Do you even know what kind of life I've lived since I was a child? My father died early, my mother disowned me, and I only had my grandfather to rely on. To prove myself, I infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Family at a young age, scheming against all sorts of people. This is my fate."
A fierce glint flashed across Yang Podi's face. "The thing I believe in least in my life is fate. Even if it's destiny that my Breaking Clan is destined to be an appendage of the Clear Sky Sect for life, I will fight to the death to find my own way out."
"What you're saying is just escapism. Do you really understand Bibi Dong? Do you really understand your grandfather? Or even your father?"
Two lines of tears appeared in Qian Renxue's eyes, and she even became somewhat hysterical. "What do you know? That woman may be my mother, but she has wanted to kill me since I was a child. If it weren't for my grandfather, I would have been dead long ago."
Yang Podi reached out and touched Qian Renxue's exquisite face, wiping away the tears streaming from her eyes. "You don't understand anything. Why would a woman be so heartless as to want to kill her own daughter? Why didn't your grandfather eliminate her when he clearly had the power? Why was she so insane as to become the successor of the God of Evil Rakshasa God?"
Qian Renxue's face was covered in tears. "Why? Why did she do this? What did I do wrong?"
Seeing Qian Renxue's seemingly broken expression, Yang Podi pulled her into his arms and gently comforted her.
Everything in this world has a cause and effect. What you see may not be the truth. If you really want to know, you have to find out for yourself. Sometimes the truth may be more cruel than you imagine.
The Qian Renxue in his arms was no longer the arrogant girl she used to be; she looked more like a little girl, a little girl with a helpless expression.
Yang Podi simply comforted her quietly.