The Eve of Battle

"Furthermore, even if I were to renege now and destroy your Holy Spirit Cult, so what? You should know that dialogue and transactions are based on equality between both parties. But now, I have become a god, so you had better straighten your attitude and bow your head!"

Bibi Dong's voice suddenly grew louder at the end, and an irresistible pressure erupted from her body, causing everyone present to feel an invisible pressure that forced them to lower their heads and bend over. Except for Ye Yuxuan, everyone present knelt down. The oppressive feeling from the deity made them unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

Ye Yuxuan suppressed her anger and shouted, "Enough, Bibi Dong!" Her fists clenched. Although she had expected that Bibi Dong would not be so obedient and complete the transaction after becoming a god, the scene before her still made her furious.

Bibi Dong waved her hand, dispelling the pressure on everyone, and said lazily, "Don't look at me so fiercely. We each have our own purposes. Do you think I'm Tang San? That I would so easily believe your Holy Spirit Cult? That I would so selflessly help you? Just to collect what you call nourishment? You're just using me as an experiment. After all, you don't have a divine inheritance. Even if you have all the living beings on the continent as nourishment for you, you still don't understand the method to condense Godhood. You can only deduce it from me."

After saying that, Bibi Dong glanced at Ye Yuxuan's chest, then disappeared, leaving only the words, "I will personally go to Spirit City tomorrow. Don't worry, we haven't reached the point of completely falling out yet..."

"Call..."

After Bibi Dong left, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from their faces. Zhong Meng, however, was furious, saying, "Master!!! This Bibi Dong is completely uncontrollable now. What if she develops a deep bond with Qian Renxue and betrays us again...?"

She saw through it all? Ye Yuxuan knew what Bibi Dong was looking at before she left. The Sea God's Heart, which Tang San had possessed after his death, was now in her arms. Hearing Zhong Meng's words, she waved her hand. "It's alright. She thinks she can control the whole situation and see through everything, but I dared to make a deal with her, so I'm not afraid she'll go back on her word!"

Hmph! Bibi Dong, you think you've seen through everything? If the path of Power of Faith weren't truly impassable, and I weren't using you as a test, would I let you be so arrogant? Just wait... when I truly find that path, I'll make you regret what you've done today!

At this moment, Qian Renxue, who had fully recovered, wandered aimlessly through Spirit City and unknowingly walked into the room where Yu Tianshuang was placed.

Looking up, Qian Renxue noticed a woman in a long blue dress staring blankly at Yu Tianshuang. Her gaze was gentle and kind, but her furrowed brows betrayed her worry. Qian Renxue quickly said, "Um... Senior... Shui!"

Shui Xinrou relaxed her brows and smiled slightly at Qian Renxue. That gentle and kind smile gave Qian Renxue a strange sense of familiarity. She had only seen this kind of smile on two other people's faces in her life: one was Shui Xinrou in front of her, and the other was Bibi Dong in the Angel God Trial's Illusion... Thinking of Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue's face darkened a bit more.

Shui Xinrou sensed the undeniable vitality emanating from Qian Renxue. As Ye Lingling's teacher, she was naturally very familiar with her after so many years. A hint of sadness inevitably appeared on her gentle face, but she still smiled at Qian Renxue, "No need to be so formal. You and Tianshuang have a close relationship, so just call me teacher. Speaking of which, when this child is quiet, he's just like when he was little. Back then, he didn't talk much, and he was as Lengleng and aloof as Bing'er..."

"But as time went on, after he demonstrated potential and strength that completely overwhelmed his peers, his mentality also changed. Even though both of his Martial Soul were ice-type, he was always like a little sun, warming us all. Whether it was Bing'er, Yue'er, or Zhuqing, they were all influenced by him and walked on the right path..."

As the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue naturally knew a great deal about Yu Tianshuang and the others. Zhu Zhuqing was chased all the way to the Heaven Dou Empire by assassins sent by her elder sister, but now she is fighting for this continent. It can only be said that a person's living environment and the people they meet can really change the course of their life.

Qian Renxue pondered for a moment, wondering what would have happened if she hadn't met Yu Tianshuang. It seemed she would have ended up like Tang San, trapped in self-created hatred, unable to extricate herself, ultimately going astray. "Actually, I was also..."

Shui Xinrou nodded, but then sighed as if she had thought of something, "Actually, the most important thing is your own choice. I don't believe that Bibi Dong wasn't influenced by Tianshuang's long stay in the Spirit Hall, but she still chose this path of fighting against the whole world. So, whether you can make the right choice depends on yourself."

Qian Renxue stepped forward and patted the woman who gave her the motherly smile, feeling a pang of heartache. Her two beloved disciples were now in dire straits, one dead and the other in a coma; two of her family's younger generations were about to be lost. She desperately wanted to change everything, but even as a god, it seemed there was no way to do everything...

The two remained silent for a long time before Qian Renxue stared at Yu Tianshuang and asked, "Will he wake up?"

Upon hearing this, Shui Xinrou reached out and pressed Qian Renxue's delicate hand on her shoulder, saying confidently, "Yes, it will happen, it definitely will. You don't know, Tianshuang has been able to create miracles since she was little. During that Soul Master Competition, she was Huo Wu like a charcoal by Huo Wu, but guess what? Not only was she unharmed, but she actually..."

It was already night when they came out again. Shui Xinrou couldn't stop talking about Yu Tianshuang, and she herself was curious to hear what he had been like as a child. But... when he woke up, he found Ye Lingling gone and Shui Yue'er sacrificed. How was she supposed to explain this to him...?

Qian Renxue was deep in thought when she suddenly sensed an aura leaving Spirit City. Expanding her divine sense, she discovered it was one of the ten Ferocious Beast that Yu Tianshuang had somehow transformed into humans: the Heavenly Snow Woman, the Snow Empress. "Hmm? That's... the Snow Empress? Leaving the city now... never mind, she's Soul Beast after all..."

Inside the room, Ice Empress watched Snow Empress disappear into the distance as a streak of white light, a pang of sadness rising in her heart. Reflecting on their conversation, she sighed, "Xue'er..."

The next day, at dawn, it was clear.

Qian Renxue floated alone 300 meters in front of Spirit City. Visible golden threads continuously emerged from the huge Angel Statue inside the city and converged into her body. She floated quietly in the air, closed her eyes, and waited for Bibi Dong to arrive.