Chapter 354

Tang San watched Qian Renxue struggle to change the nature of her Divine Skill attack, shook his head, and once again gathered his Divine Power, unleashing a Sun of the Sea strike. "How foolish! She could have easily dodged it with her speed, yet she's putting herself in a desperate situation for a few humans. She already possesses an eternal and long life, with countless possibilities, yet she chooses to sacrifice herself for so-called beauty. Truly utterly foolish!"

In her haste, Qian Renxue caught an attack from the Sun of the Sea and constantly adjusted its trajectory to prevent it from affecting the soldiers of the Spirit Hall Empire. This was already her limit. Tang San's successive attacks completely overwhelmed her. After the two giant water Qian Renxue collided, they slowly merged together, making it impossible for Qian Renxue to withstand. Finally, she was slammed to the ground with a "bang" and exploded, turning into a sky full of seawater. The huge crater created at the center of the explosion made it impossible to see whether Qian Renxue was alive or dead.

Tang San scanned the pit with his divine sense and sensed Qian Renxue's faint aura. He spoke again, "Since our battle began, I have given you two chances to submit to me. Now, I will give you a third and final chance, Qian Renxue. Swear allegiance to me!"

There was no response from the deep pit for Jiujiu. Just as Tang San was beginning to lose patience, a blazing sun emerged from the pit. Qian Renxue was now in a disheveled state, her Angel God Armor tattered, her golden hair disheveled, and blood dripping from her sword-wielding hand. However, her eyes were incredibly resolute. After calming her breathing slightly, she suddenly raised her head to look at Tang San and said in a firm and powerful voice:

"The justice I believe in and practice may seem utterly ridiculous to you and to them. You can't see the beauty in this world because even if you've had it, you've never cherished it. I'm different from you. Even in the deepest hell, surrounded by darkness, I can still feel the kindness of others. As long as a sliver of light shines in, I will break through the darkness to embrace the light and protect every beautiful thing in this world, whether I know it or not!"

"..."

Qian Renxue's words were addressed to Tang San, but more like they were spoken to herself. Her heart had never been so resolute. "You can deny me, but you cannot deny that you also had companions, family, and everyone who cared about you and whom you cared about. But what have you chosen? You regard Yu Xiaogang as your teacher and father, but have you reserved even a place for him in your heart now? Your companions, the Shrek, they have followed you all this time, but you would rather watch the Holy Spirit Cult turn them into mindless puppets. Looking at them now, don't you feel heartache? Don't you feel guilty?"

"What's even more ridiculous is that Xiao Wu, who was so out of place in this world yet so eager to integrate, gave you everything. And what did you do? After becoming a god, you casually made promises to a complete stranger like me, utterly disregarding her feelings..."

Qian Renxue's words enraged Tang San: "Shut up, shut up, shut up!!! What do you know!!! You're just stalling for time. Don't act all high and mighty. Once I kill you, then I'll Destruction Yu Tianshuang and wipe out everything you cherish. Let's see if you can still say those things then!"

After saying that, Tang San frantically unleashed more than a dozen blue Half Moon Slash at the blazing Qian Renxue had transformed into, but all of them turned into water mist and dissipated upon hitting the sun.

Qian Renxue is stalling for time. Although it may be futile, it's better than nothing. Perhaps I'll never see him again. I really want to experience those memories for myself, after all, those memories belong to her... But now... let me burn one last time, becoming the sun in the night, illuminating their way home!

"I am the God of Angels, the deity who rules the sky, the god of holiness and the power of the sun!" Qian Renxue's aura rose steadily as she spoke, the blazing sun became even more dazzling, and her size gradually grew enormous.

"I am... the blazing sun that will eventually rise. At this moment, the Angel Divine Power will become the fuel to extinguish the blazing sun and help me to destroy all evil!" All the Divine Power within Qian Renxue burst forth and merged into the blazing sun that enveloped her. Not only that, the holy sword in her hand, which represented the God of Angels, also melted and dissipated into specks of starlight.

Qian Renxue's actions shocked Tang San. He knew what she was doing—using all her divine Divine Power to draw upon the power of the sun, using the disintegration of a divine artifact as a bridge. However, this was undoubtedly self-destructive; every last bit of Divine Power was lost and irrecoverable. It was as if she had smashed a jar containing Divine Power, releasing it all at once. But where would she store the remaining Divine Power now that the jar was broken? And she was also destroying a divine artifact...

Tang San shook his head helplessly. He couldn't understand this behavior. He simply used his Divine Power to fly away, not wanting to fight Qian Renxue to the death. "Are you crazy..."

Qian Renxue watched Tang San leave silently, her face unchanged. She continued to manipulate the ever-gathering power of the Yang Flame, while the Holy Spirit Cult members retreated rapidly. When the blazing sun ceased its shimmering light, Qian Renxue raised her arm, opened her palm, and murmured, "Gather! Yang Flame Light!"

The enormous blazing sun instantly shrank to the size of a palm. Qian Renxue then pressed it directly into her chest. The compressed power of the sun's heat instantly spread throughout Qian Renxue's entire body. The Angel God Armor on her body began to show lines of patterns, Qian Renxue herself gradually became dazzling, like a human-shaped sun.

"Bang!"

A longsword formed entirely of solar power materialized in Qian Renxue's hand. Completely different from the previous Sun Holy Sword, this Sun Holy Sword was entirely blazing white, its body as bright as day. The moment Qian Renxue gripped the holy sword, it transformed into a cannonball, creating a sonic boom as it chased after the enemy.

"I f..."

Tang San's divine sense was constantly monitoring Qian Renxue, and the speed was simply outrageous... In just a few breaths, he saw her slowly grow from a dazzling ball of light to a larger size, and everything in her flight path, even the Titled Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult, was instantly reduced to ashes. This scene made Tang San unable to help but curse out loud.

He had no choice but to unleash his Divine Power again to accelerate, but the next moment, he felt a surge of intense heat coming from behind him. He cursed under his breath, and before he could even turn around, he saw a blazing white figure appear in front of him. Wait, how did she get there? Teleportation? Tang San hadn't figured out what was going on when the pain and burning sensation in his chest and abdomen appeared. He couldn't help but look down and see a huge hole in his chest. Oh, so she just passed right through me...

Tang San concentrated his Divine Power to try and repair the wounds on his chest and abdomen, but the scorching Yang Flame power kept burning his body. "I can't keep up... it's too late..." Only when Tang San turned into ashes, leaving behind a golden Sea God's Heart, did Qian Renxue slowly turn around, look at the Sea God's Heart, let out a long sigh, and her tense heartstrings relaxed.

"It's fine as long as Tang San is dead. As for Bibi Dong... although she entered the Gate of Inheritance through a trick, she can't possibly come out so quickly. Now, as long as I return to Spirit City, with the Power of Faith accumulated over the years in the Angel Statue, I can completely heal my injuries before Bibi Dong comes out of the Gate of Inheritance and becomes a god. Although my combat power will be greatly reduced without the Angel Holy Sword, as long as I don't pursue her, I can definitely hold my ground. At that time, I just need to wait for Shui Bing'er to become a god as well. With their combined godhood, defeating Bibi Dong will definitely be no problem. It's just a pity about that girl, Shui Yue'er..."

Although Qian Renxue hadn't had much contact with Shui Yue'er, the lively little girl was indeed very likable. She might not be as close to Shui Yue'er as Huo Wu, but she certainly had feelings for her. Now, she only hoped that Tianshuang wouldn't blame her when she woke up...

As Qian Renxue dispersed the condensed Yang Flame power, she rested on the spot for a while. Just as she was thinking, she suddenly sensed some danger with her divine sense. She hurriedly got up, but before she could do anything, she saw a purple scythe piercing through her chest. The pain of the piercing through her chest made her cry out.

"Bibi Dong!!!"

She gripped the scythe blade in front of her chest, wanting to retaliate, but Bibi Dong simply pulled it out, expressionlessly flicked the blood off the scythe, and looked at Qian Renxue, who was kneeling on the ground clutching her chest and coughing up blood. A fleeting, almost imperceptible pain flashed in her narrow, snake-like eyes, but the next moment they returned to their usual domineering gaze.

Qian Renxue simply couldn't understand. Her worst-case scenario was tomorrow during the day, but that was the worst she could have imagined. After all, she had inherited Godhood; she wasn't an ignorant Xiao Bai. That's why she found it even more unbelievable. "You... how could you have come out so quickly? You... how could you have already become a god? Why did you inherit the Rakshasa Godhood so quickly..."

Bibi Dong slammed her purple scythe into the ground and said disdainfully, "Qian Renxue, you're still so naive. Inheritance? Who told you my Godhood was inherited? I've waited so long, laid so many traps, and you're telling me I need to inherit Godhood? Hmph..."

Bibi Dong's words suddenly reminded her of what the Rakshasa God had said at the Gate of Inheritance not long ago. That's right, she had forcibly skipped the God Trial and directly activated the Gate of Inheritance... No wonder it was so fast; without the trial for inheriting Godhood, of course it would be fast...

"Forehead..."

Seeing the change in Qian Renxue's expression, Bibi Dong stepped forward, grabbed her by the neck, and lifted her up. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Qian Renxue until she was almost out of breath, then she released her and Lengleng uttered, "Kill Shui Bing'er, and I might consider handing over the rule of Spirit City to you. You only have one day to decide whether to kill Shui Bing'er to save more people, or to resist to the bitter end!"

After speaking, she transformed into a streak of purple light and vanished into the sky. Qian Renxue was somewhat stunned. Wasn't she going to take this opportunity to kill her? Could it be...? No, wake up, Qian Renxue! Stop having illusions about this woman! She's capable of anything for me...

Looking at the faintly visible Spirit City in the distance, Shui Bing'er's tense nerves finally relaxed slightly. The golden stone in her arms, though it had been flashing throughout the journey, thankfully hadn't broken... Qian Renxue was alright, that was good. According to the plan, as long as she safely brought the main force back to Spirit City, Qian Renxue could use her speed advantage to escape, and she wouldn't have to carry out the worst-case scenario: heading to the Ice and Snow Divine Hall to complete the final step and become the Ice God.

It turns out that just as night fell, when Qian Renxue over to ask her and Qian Renxue Huo Wu to inform the army to retreat, she had given her this golden stone. It contained Qian Renxue's remaining divine will; as long as Qian Renxue was safe, the stone would remain intact. However, if Qian Renxue perished, the stone would shatter. Their plan was that after the stone shattered, Shui Bing'er must become the Ice God. Otherwise, without a god, they would be unable to resist the Holy Spirit Cult and the Heaven Dou Empire, especially since Tang San hated them to the core.

"Quickly, everyone rest and recover your strength!" Ye Lingling called out to everyone at the city gate, and checked and treated the injuries of everyone who entered the city.

"You've worked hard, Lingling!" Shui Bing'er breathed a sigh of relief as the last troops entered the city. Although Qian Renxue had not yet returned, Hu Liena had already gone to the Angel Statue to activate the barrier. Although she was not a deity and could not mobilize much Power of Faith, as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, the Power of Faith she could mobilize was considerable. Now, all that was needed was to wait for Qian Renxue to return.