An elegant figure stood at the palace's entrance. She was dressed in black, and her golden hair was neatly combed behind her back. Her expression was cold, making her look valiant and formidable. Her beautiful face was flawless, but it was covered with frost at this moment!
It was Qian Renxue!
On the current Douluo Continent, the person Fang Xuan least wanted to meet was Qian Renxue. Not to mention her strength, but their complicated relationship alone was enough to give him a headache.
"Fang Xuan... I should've warned you that we'd be enemies the next time we met. But you dared to come to the Heaven Dou Empire..."
Qian Renxue took a deep breath, and a ruthless expression appeared. She said coldly, "I won't show you any mercy. I'll use all my strength... to kill you."
"Alright, then let's do it."
After silence, Fang Xuan said calmly, "Let me feel the power of a god!"
No matter what they had experienced in the past, they had always been on opposite sides. The current situation couldn't be resolved with just a few words. The only way was to fight!
"Fang Xuan, you'll regret letting me go. You'll regret it when you realize how strong I am now!"(T/N- Double meaning much)
Qian Renxue's clear words carried a pressure that could make tens of thousands submit. Her entire body emitted an endless divine radiance, like a blazing sun. The phantom of a six-winged angel slowly appeared above her head.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red... gold!
Ten spirit rings rose into the air, and the moment the dazzling golden spirit ring appeared, Qian Renxue's body suddenly erupted with an earth-shattering pressure. It was like a rolling storm, engulfing everything in its path.
The palace collapsed, the ground cracked, the wind howled, and countless walls crumbled. The entire Heaven Dou Imperial Palace trembled violently as if it couldn't withstand the terrifying pressure and was about to collapse at any moment!
Countless soldiers couldn't withstand the pressure. They prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling as they gazed at the god-like figure with incomparable reverence.
"What's going on? Since when did His Highness the Crown Prince possess such terrifying power? Shouldn't his martial spirit be a swan? Why does it seem like it has become an angel?"
Many were bewildered. Before Fang Xuan's arrival, Qian Renxue had been hiding in the Heaven Dou Empire under the guise of Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince, without her true identity being exposed.
As Qian Renxue revealed her true martial spirit, everyone was puzzled. Looking at the god-like noble figure, their minds were in disarray, unable to grasp the situation.
Ten spirit rings…
Qian Renxue had truly become a god!
Even Fang Xuan's expression changed when he saw the golden spirit ring. He knew Qian Renxue would eventually become a god but didn't expect it to happen so soon.
According to the original timeline, Qian Renxue's ascension to godhood was supposed to happen much later, after the upheaval at the Heaven Dou Palace and the Spirit Hunt operation. She became a god when Tang San and others underwent the Sea God's test.
But now, because of Fang Xuan's appearance, the original plot's course has shifted, causing Qian Renxue to become a god much earlier than expected. He had become the first god on the Douluo Continent in tens of thousands of years!
"Oh, you've revealed your martial spirit and spirit rings. Aren't you afraid of being exposed?!"
Fang Xuan took a deep breath with difficulty, trying to maintain his composure under the god-like pressure.
"Hehe, I don't need them anymore. After becoming a god at rank 100, no one can stop me. So, whether it's Xue Qinghe or Qian Renxue, it doesn't matter anymore!"
Qian Renxue stared coldly at Fang Xuan and said icily, "If the Heaven Dou Empire dares to disobey me, I will destroy it. Fang Xuan, I will destroy you without mercy if you dare to defy me!"
In truth, Qian Renxue was right. After reaching rank 100 and becoming a god, she became the strongest person on the Douluo Continent. No one could stop her. Even without relying on her identity as Xue Qinghe, with the power of a god, controlling the Heaven Dou Empire would be a simple matter.
"What do you want to do? Become the new Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, or unify the Douluo Continent?" Fang Xuan asked quietly, staring at Qian Renxue with a complicated expression.
"I want both!" Qian Renxue replied coldly.
Fang Xuan narrowed his eyes as if seeing through Qian Renxue's heart.
"No, you're lying. You're not passionate about power. Besides, you're already a god. You don't care about the throne of the mortal world!"
It would be laughable for a rank 100 god to care about the insignificant throne of the Heaven Dou Empire. Fang Xuan could tell immediately that Qian Renxue didn't care about the empire's throne.
Qian Renxue's expression shifted, but she maintained the dignity of a deity. Her elegant face remained calm as she said, "Then tell me, why am I staying in Heaven, Dou?"
"Because this was the order the Pope gave you when you were young. Although you don't get along with Bibi Dong on the surface, you still want to help her deep down!"
Fang Xuan's lips curled into a smile.
"Because she's your—"
"Shut up!"
A furious shout cut off Fang Xuan's words. Qian Renxue was like an enraged lion, her body burning with the Sun's Truefire. The six-winged angel behind her looked lifelike, and terrifying waves of divine power filled the air, threatening to tear the heavens and earth apart!
She glared at Fang Xuan furiously. Her most sensitive wound had been touched. Her once beautiful face twisted with rage as she gritted her teeth.
"Fang Xuan, you're forcing me to kill you right now!"
"Come at me if you want. Spirit Hall has wanted me dead for a long time. You have no reason to let me go!" Fang Xuan's expression remained calm.
While Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue appeared to be enemies, deep down, they cared for each other. After all, blood is thicker than water.
That was why, after becoming a god, Qian Renxue chose to stay in the Heaven Dou Empire. She wanted to help Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall unify the Douluo Continent!
It wasn't for herself, but for her… mother!
After all, with Qian Daoliu gone, Bibi Dong was the only family she had left in the world.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Fang Xuan sighed deeply. He met Qian Renxue's furious gaze and said, "I don't want to be your enemy, and I have no interest in your throne."
"Oh? Why are you here if you don't want to be my enemy and don't care about the throne?" Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. She couldn't tell if Fang Xuan was being sincere.
"Because I have questions I must ask Xue Ye face to face!"
Fang Xuan knew Xue Ye was in the palace behind Qian Renxue and knew the Emperor was close to death. He needed answers to some things; if he didn't ask now, it would be too late to resolve the mysteries in his heart.
"So, I want you to step aside and let me in. Once I get my answers, I'll leave. I won't interfere with your plans!" Fang Xuan said calmly.
Whoever wanted to be the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire or unify the Douluo Continent didn't concern him. He was content to live free and unfettered as long as they didn't provoke him.
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment. Her sharp phoenix eyes gleamed with provocation as she asked, "What if I don't step aside?"
"Then I'll fight with my life on the line!" Fang Xuan responded seriously.
"You want to fight with your life on the line? You think you stand a chance?"
Qian Renxue's arrogant eyes flashed with anger.
She spat out each word slowly, "I! Will! Not!"