Chapter 55: Evolution of the Demon Eye Magic Tree, Qian Daoliu
The branches of the Demon Eye Magic Tree gradually turned from purple to black-purple, its body growing to nearly five meters in height. The tree's eyes seemed to become even more eerie.
Seeing this, Ning Bei turned to Dugu Bo beside him.
"Grandpa Dugu, you're an expert with poisons. Could you help me test it?"
Dugu Bo nodded and allowed the tree to wrap its branches around his hand before releasing toxins.
As soon as the toxins entered his body, Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically. He suddenly broke free from the tree's grasp and immediately entered a meditative state.
Dugu Yan and Ning Bei anxiously watched Dugu Bo from the side.
They saw his face shifting between purple and blue, which looked terrifying.
After a while, Dugu Bo finally recovered. He opened his eyes and looked at the Demon Eye Magic Tree with a fearful expression.
"Well, this Demon Eye Magic Tree's toxicity is no less than that of a Soul Douluo with poison attributes. I almost fell into its trap just now. Kid, anyone below Title Douluo should think twice before touching it."
Hearing the old man's evaluation, Ning Bei and Dugu Yan both smiled happily. It seemed that this trip wasn't in vain.
Having achieved their goal, Ning Bei and Dugu Yan spent some more time together before deciding to return to the sect.
After a reluctant farewell to the woman, Ning Bei told her to focus on her cultivation and break through to Soul King as soon as possible before starting his journey back.
At the same time, after absorbing her fifth soul ring, Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall. She had questions she wanted to verify with her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.
Without alerting anyone in Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue entered the solemn and majestic Angel God Hall, and a kind face appeared before her.
"Grandpa, I'm back."
Qian Daoliu opened his eyes and looked at his granddaughter with confusion.
"Xue'er, why have you returned? Did something happen in the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Qian Renxue remained silent and threw herself into the old man's arms. Qian Daoliu slightly furrowed his brows.
"Has someone bullied you? Tell me who it is?"
Qian Renxue then pulled away from him and wiped her moist eyes. She hadn't seen her family for a long time and just missed them.
She shook her head at Qian Daoliu.
"Grandpa, no one has bullied me. I've returned because I have something to ask you."
"Oh? What is it?"
Qian Renxue organized her thoughts, wondering how to bring up the conversation about Ning Bei.
"Grandpa, haven't you stopped receiving the Angel God's messages for a long time?"
Upon hearing his granddaughter's words, Qian Daoliu's expression suddenly changed.
"Xue'er, how do you know this?"
"So it's true. Looks like that little rascal wasn't lying to me!"
From Qian Daoliu's expression, Qian Renxue confirmed that the Angel God had indeed fallen.
"Grandpa, don't worry about how I know. I'm telling you something very serious now: the Angel God is most likely gone."
"What? That's impossible! Xue'er, who told you this nonsense? Tell me who it is, and I'll kill them!"
Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue silently thought that it was good she hadn't mentioned Ning Bei. Otherwise, her grandfather might have gone to Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in a rage to kill that little rascal!
After all, being told that one's faith no longer existed was unbearable for the elder who had devoted his life to the Angel God.
"Grandpa, stop lying to yourself. If the Angel God still existed, how could she ignore you?"
"I've already heard that the God of Shura, a Divine King from the God Realm, has been cultivating a dark pawn on Douluo Continent to be his successor, and that person is our family's arch-enemy."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu stabilized his almost shattered Dao heart.
"Arch-enemy? You mean the Haotian Hammer?"
"To be exact, it's Tang Hao, and his offspring."
A trace of disdain flashed through Qian Daoliu's heart, thinking his granddaughter was talking about Tang Chen.
"What does Tang Hao have that makes him worthy of this? His offspring, even if they are innate full soul power geniuses, could be easily wiped out by our Spirit Hall."
Qian Renxue shook her head, disagreeing with her grandfather's point.
"Just Tang Hao and his son are obviously not enough to fear, but the Shura God behind them must be watched carefully. Isn't my father's death the best proof?"
"Even if we sent a force far superior to Tang Hao's, we couldn't defeat them. In other words, the entire continent's fate is tied to that father and son."
Thinking of the possibility that they might be people from the Shura God, Qian Daoliu's expression grew serious.
"What you say makes sense. So, Xue'er, what do you think we should do now?"
Qian Renxue's mind flashed with the face of Ning Bei, and she looked at Qian Daoliu.
"Grandpa, we have allies. He's already started making plans. We shouldn't act hastily and alert them. That bad guy seems to be able to predict the future of Tang Hao and his son."
"Eh? Bad guy? Why is our ally a bad guy?"
Qian Renxue blushed at the question. She couldn't very well tell her grandfather that his granddaughter had been tied up by that bad guy in the Star Dou Forest.
"Ah, Grandpa, don't worry about it. We have our own way. I just came back to verify the truth of the matter with you. When we need you to act, I'll inform you."
Qian Daoliu nodded in agreement with his granddaughter's plan but felt a slight unease in his heart. He suspected someone with ulterior motives had approached Qian Renxue and had been planting these strange beliefs in her mind.
He still couldn't believe that the Angel God had fallen and planned to secretly send someone to investigate whom his granddaughter had been in contact with in the Heaven Dou Empire.
If it really was someone with ill intentions, Qian Daoliu would have no hesitation in crushing them. As for Tang Hao and his son, he had never cared about them.
Even if the Angel God had truly fallen, he could still cultivate his granddaughter to ascend to godhood and break through any evil.
Due to the constraints of the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue left Spirit Hall that very night and headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire. She didn't stop her cultivation on the way, as Ning Bei's progress deeply pricked her proud heart.
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The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's biannual Soul Awakening Ceremony had arrived once again. Over the past three years, with the help of the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, the sect had successfully produced hundreds of children with innate soul power of level 5.
Sometimes they even drew S-rank cards, with a few reaching innate soul power above level 7. It was clear that having a safety net was a good thing.
As usual, the ceremony was divided into two batches. The children who took the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid had their martial souls awakened by Ning Fengzhi personally, while the others did so outside the main hall.
However, this time, luck wasn't great, and no one above innate soul power level 5 appeared.
Ning Fengzhi was not disappointed. This was the usual outcome of the Soul Awakening Ceremony. If the children hadn't used the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid consistently for two years, they would likely be born with zero innate soul power and waste martial souls.
Ning Bei visited the Crown Prince's mansion nearly every month, providing Qian Renxue with some Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Awakening Pills.
Since he had decided to cooperate with her, Ning Bei was determined to help the little angel rise up.
Maybe it was due to being motivated by him, but Qian Renxue had increased her soul power by one level in just one month, bringing her cultivation to level 53.
The little angel once again felt that she was strong and even had the thought of challenging the Dark Gold Fearsome Bear again.
Ning Bei couldn't help but sigh at her confidence and declined her challenge, citing busy sect affairs.
(END CHAPTER)
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