Turning the Will of a God

"You went to see your grandfather?"

At the entrance of the Spirit Hall, after leaving the Pope's Palace, Yu Tianshuang had been pondering Bibi Dong's words the whole way, but still couldn't figure them out. So, she prepared to return to the Heaven Dou Empire to see her teacher and senior sister Bing'er, whom she should have visited long ago. Coincidentally, Sister Na and the others were all on a mission, so she didn't need to linger and could just set off.

Looking at Qian Renxue, whose face was somewhat downcast, Yu Tianshuang saw a trace of desolation on her beautiful face, which made him feel a little sorry for her. This woman was actually very pitiful. She lost her father when she was young, and her mother did not like her. She only had a grandfather who loved her, but she was sent to the Heaven Dou Empire to carry out an undercover mission when she was very young. In fact, he could understand the complex emotions revealed in her eyes when she stopped in front of the Pope's Palace earlier.

"I... I've become a Judgment Elder of the Spirit Hall. This battle made me realize my shortcomings. Although my Soul Power Level higher than yours and Tang San's, my combat experience is severely lacking. So I want to eliminate this weakness. Of course, more importantly, since Judgment Elders don't participate in the Spirit Hall's affairs, perhaps I can minimize the chances of meeting her..."

As she spoke the last sentence, the desolation on Qian Renxue's face deepened, causing Yu Tianshuang to sigh. He stepped forward, looking at Qian Renxue, who wore golden boots and whose eyes were almost level with his own, patted her smooth shoulder, and slowly said:

"I'm going back to the Heaven Dou Empire. My senior sisters need my help with something. Since you've already made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you any further. But I want to tell you that Bibi Dong's feelings for you aren't what you imagine. She's also going through a difficult time. After all, she wasn't the one who was wrong back then. You're her daughter. You... you should try to understand her more. Compared to me, you're much luckier..."

"Oh, right, besides this, there's something else I wanted to tell you. Grandpa said that the reason Father hunted down the Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix Clan back then, besides that secret technique, was more because he wanted to change the will of the gods..."

Qian Renxue had always felt sorry for Yu Tianshuang, so when Yu Yuanzhen killed his grandfather in front of him, she felt the pain of angina that was excruciating. After returning to the Spirit Hall, she went to Qian Daoliu to ask about what happened back then.

"Change God's will? What does that mean? What is God's will?"

Although Qian Renxue only said this one sentence, the amount of information contained in it left him speechless.

"When you fought Yu Yuanzhen, you must have used Divine Power, right? Only those who have passed the Nine Trials of Godhood Divine Power are destined to inherit the Godhood can use Divine Power. Gods not only choose successors to their Godhood, but also bestow other trials upon their followers."

Qian Renxue nodded, recalling the earth-shattering punch Yu Tianshuang had thrown in front of the palace, and assuming that he must have accepted the test from that god, so she spoke up naturally.

"Yes, please continue."

Yu Tianshuang didn't understand what she had just said at all. He had never heard of the God Trial before, and it was from Senior Sister Bing'er. But since she had misunderstood, there was no need for him to explain. He could ask Senior Sister Bing'er and the others about the details later. Right now, what he cared about most was his parents' situation back then.

"Besides the successor to the Godhood who undergoes the nine highest trials, each deity also needs an agent in the human world, who is called the Great Enshrined. Generally, the Great Enshrined chosen by the deity is a top genius who has undergone the eight trials of the deity. Apart from these two, other believers who undergo the God Trial do not receive such great benefits."

"My father, the former Pope Qian Xunji, wasn't actually very talented. He only underwent seven trials in the Angel God Trial. But all these years, he never gave up. He wanted to change everything and become the successor of the God of Angels. He wanted to undergo the Angel Nine Trials, become a god, and reverse the will of the gods."

Actually, compared to Yu Tianshuang's current expression of surprise, she was most deeply moved after hearing her grandfather say these words. More than surprise, she felt that her father had gone mad, that it was too absurd. How could the will of the gods be changed by mere mortals?

"You're right. With this absurd and ridiculous idea in mind, he collected all the secrets and legends on the continent that could change one's aptitude and strength. Finally, when he learned about the Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix Clan's secret techniques, he felt his chance had come."

Yes, Qian Renxue once said that more than 20 years ago, my mother and the Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix Clan, including Lingling's elders, all had a rare combination of purple and black Soul Ring in the first three rings. They must have used a secret method to refine living Soul Beast to achieve something as exaggerated as their own physical and mental strength. Since Qian Xunji wanted to change his aptitude and accept more God Trial, he was determined to obtain this secret method.

The more you think about it, the more chilling it becomes. The reason he chased after Tang Hao and his wife back then might be because he had obtained a secret technique. And the Soul Ring and Soul Bone that could drastically change one's own strength must be Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"No, I've noticed something suspicious about what you've said. Your father was already Titled Douluo at that time, and as far as I know, he didn't have Twin Martial Souls. He didn't have any slots left to absorb Soul Ring, so why would he need this secret technique?"

Seeing that Yu Tianshuang had fallen silent, Qian Renxue didn't speak either. He knew that Yu Tianshuang needed time to process what she had just said. But Yu Tianshuang, who quickly noticed a huge inconsistency, raised his head and asked.

"Not bad, not bad, you smug brat, you are indeed clever. Although you rarely use your brain anymore due to your current strength, your intelligence doesn't seem to have deteriorated."

Seeing that he had grasped the crux of the problem so quickly, Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction, her previous desolate and mournful expression vanishing. She raised her hand, patted his shoulder, and continued:

"Do you remember what Yu Yuanzhen said back then? He made a deal with my father, which we discussed before. Even with the Spirit Hall's current, more powerful influence, he dared to openly defy them. How could he possibly be like that elderly, aging sect leader of the Clear Sky Clear Sky Sect, afraid of the Spirit Hall's retaliation? Therefore, my guess is that this old tyrant Yu Yuanzhen must have some method to make Qian Xunji his wish—to cover or remove his Soul Ring and Soul Bone without harm. And I think what allows him to do all this is related to the True Dragon Nine Crowns he used to tempt you not long ago."

Indeed, if that's the case, then everything makes sense. Qian Xunji first sought out the secret techniques of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix Clan in order to change his aptitude and strength. Then he made a deal with Yu Yuanzhen, allowing him to have his newly acquired Soul Ring and Soul Bone overwrite the previous ones, or to peel them off without damaging his foundation. Only after completing all of this did he go to capture Tang San's mother, that 100,000-year-old humanoid Soul Beast.