The brief life in the Spirit Hall had once again returned to peace and beauty, but on the other side, Bibi Dong's path to godhood had already stepped into the true final stage.
In the Rakshasa Secret Realm, the increasingly dense evil aura almost penetrated the entire space. Deep, flowing lights surged nearby, and countless evil soul beasts roared and howled madly within the secret realm. However, after a wave of black-purple energy rippled out, these soul beasts all stopped their actions, then slowly knelt down in unified motion toward Bibi Dong's direction, their faces filled with fear.
Bibi Dong's aura around her body was terrifying, especially the demonic shadow that always coiled behind her, emanating a heart-devouring, terrifying oppressive force. Upon closer inspection, this demonic shadow's facial features were identical to Bibi Dong's, except that compared to Bibi Dong, this demonic shadow clearly possessed an additional sense of nobility different from ordinary mortals, making people involuntarily feel the urge to submit and fear.
What was even more shocking was that on top of this illusory demonic shadow, there emanated an aura even more powerful than Bibi Dong's. This aura surpassed the limits of human soul masters, it was a genuine god-level aura. Beneath Bibi Dong's seat, the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe lay quietly coiled there. The aura on this true divine weapon had been completely assimilated by Bibi Dong. Now, it had become the most powerful and handy divine weapon in Bibi Dong's hands, and it would also become part of the Rakshasa God position after Bibi Dong became a god in the future.
Even more astonishing changes were already occurring within Bibi Dong's body.
An endless amount of energy was slowly absorbed by her body. Most of this energy came from the powerful soul beasts that Bibi Dong had hunted in the Star Dou Great Forest last time.
These powerful soul beasts were mostly top-tier existences among their respective types, and the number of soul beasts Bibi Dong had hunted was definitely no less than twenty. Such powerful energy had been stored within her body, waiting for this very moment.
She wasn't sure exactly when she had begun to realize that something was wrong with the Rakshasa God Exam. Bibi Dong herself didn't know clearly; she only knew that after a certain period, she suddenly seemed to see things clearly. From then on, she had developed serious vigilance toward the Rakshasa God Exam.
The fact that the God Exam restricted her strength and constantly stimulated her negative emotions was unheard of. Even though the god position she had accepted was the Rakshasa God, known for its evil nature, Bibi Dong still felt that something was off.
But unexpectedly, these negative effects suddenly disappeared a few years ago, and her own consciousness slowly began to recover. Although she would still occasionally suffer from the erosion and control of evil energy, her overall consciousness was much clearer than before, and new thoughts had also been born in her heart.
On one hand, she desperately craved the powerful strength brought by the Rakshasa God position and the longing for godhood. On the other hand, because she had lost the interference and misleading of the Rakshasa God's will, her originally very weak emotions began to slowly revive, and from then on, it became unstoppable. Every woman is sentimental; Bibi Dong could not achieve absolute heartlessness, especially toward her only daughter, Qian Renxue.
During the period when she was interfered with and controlled by the Rakshasa God's will, Bibi Dong maintained what she thought was clarity. Qian Renxue's approach made her once again feel the heart-wrenching humiliation and obsession from those miserable years in the past, so she constantly spoke hurtful words to Qian Renxue, wanting her to stay away.
But on the other hand, she was also a mother. Although she was an extremely unqualified mother who could even be called disgusting, she still retained a faint trace of maternal love.
Occasionally, when she was lost in thought, she would uncontrollably recall Qian Renxue's voice, appearance, and smile, as well as the happiness and expectation on that small face when looking at her, and then the final despair and dejection. Bibi Dong's feelings were actually extremely complicated, but her hatred for the Angel Clan made her unable to let go of her own knot, and she was never willing to show Qian Renxue even a little kindness.
After Qian Renxue left the Spirit Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire, this long-existing emotion evolved into longing, a longing that could never be spoken...
But no one expected that such a huge change would occur to Qian Renxue while she was in the Heaven Dou Empire. Her mentality had also become completely different from before; it could even be said that she had become an entirely different person.
Qian Renxue's feelings toward her had gone from initial longing and expectation, to later extreme hatred and killing intent born from disappointment and being innocently involved. For a moment, Bibi Dong actually found it somewhat hard to believe.
But Qian Renxue had proven with actual actions that she had indeed let go of the illusory, bubble-like mother-daughter relationship between them. On Qian Renxue, she felt an incomparably real killing intent. This killing intent did not seem like something that could be directed at one's own kin, but rather the emotion one would have toward those with a blood-deep grudge.
Even Bibi Dong couldn't help but feel stunned by this killing intent and hatred.
After coming back to her senses, her heart suddenly felt a burst of intense pain. This pain was even more severe than when she had lost her chastity to Qian Xunji or when she had been betrayed and separated from Yu Xiaogang. It once made her heart ache so badly that she could hardly breathe.
Her brain seemed to lack oxygen, and all kinds of thoughts seemed to turn into bubbles at this moment. Qian Renxue's appearance from childhood to adulthood slowly flashed before her eyes. Countless paths ultimately converged into the current Qian Renxue before her eyes — filled with killing intent, without any pure smile.
Bibi Dong suddenly regretted it. She regretted why her past self had been so foolish, imposing the grievances of the previous generation onto her own biological daughter whom she had carried for ten months. She had been cold and disgusted toward her in every way, making her live in pain and torment from a young age. What she hated even more was herself, she hated why she hadn't dared to face her inner feelings earlier, hated why she clearly had countless ways to free herself yet chose the most painful one.
Qian Renxue's transformation made her feel as if her entire body was being scorched by the flames of hell, causing unbearable pain. The extreme exhaustion deep in her soul made her want to sleep and never wake up. But seeing the path to godhood right before her eyes, she ultimately couldn't stop her steps.
The closer she got to becoming a god, the more anxious and urgent her mood became. She fantasized about the beautiful future after becoming a god and reconciling with Qian Renxue, while also desperately longing for final release. Through her continuous efforts, all the conditions required for godhood had been gathered. Only the last step remained, and she could officially receive the Rakshasa God position and become the new Rakshasa God.
Her consciousness slowly returned to clarity. Purple light flowed in Bibi Dong's eyes. Then, her entire body slowly floated up. Everything around her seemed to enter an illusory and stagnant state. At the highest point of the Rakshasa Secret Realm, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened. Immediately afterward, countless energies were forcibly absorbed. All the soul beasts living in the Rakshasa Secret Realm seemed to sense the arrival of death. They frantically fled into the distance, but in the end, none could escape death and were turned into energy to support the activation of the giant array.
Bibi Dong slowly stood up, looking at the nightmare-like points of light in the darkness, her eyes full of fervor.
"Has the final step finally arrived..."
"This seat has been cultivated bitterly for decades, all for this last moment. Everything can finally come to an end..."
Bibi Dong murmured, then couldn't help but laugh out loud. Her laughter was extremely sharp and terrifying. Blood-colored light spread, and all life in the Rakshasa Secret Realm was slaughtered. Blood slowly climbed up along the patterns engraved in the surrounding void. Finally, with a loud boom, the void seemed to be blasted open with a huge gap. Endless evil energy surged out and completely merged into the array.
In the midst of it all, Bibi Dong seemed to hear a mocking laugh, but she no longer had time to think about it. The ninth Rakshasa God Exam descended at this moment. The entire Rakshasa Secret Realm was assimilated and completely transformed into an evil world enveloped by evil energy.
Bibi Dong's body was gradually collapsing and disappearing, accompanied by unbearable intense pain.
The Rakshasa God Exam did not set up an existence similar to a High Priest. The necessary condition to start the Rakshasa Nine Exams was for the chosen god examinee to sacrifice everything about themselves without reservation to the evil power. Only then could they comprehend the true meaning of the Rakshasa God and become the true Rakshasa God.
This process was undoubtedly extremely painful. The torment of the body collapsing inch by inch would last for several hours. While the body collapsed, the soul also had to be annihilated and reborn bit by bit. This was a huge test for the god-examinee and a destructive torture to both body and mind. The strange and perverted path to godhood of the Rakshasa God might be the reason why all past Rakshasa Gods were somewhat psychologically twisted. After enduring so much suffering and torment before becoming a god, life after becoming a god was not easy either. Over time, people would become increasingly mad and perverted...
...
At the same time that Bibi Dong activated the Rakshasa God Exam, the weather outside also seemed to be affected by an invisible force. The originally clear sky gradually darkened. Countless thick dark clouds moved toward the direction of the Spirit Hall. Muffled thunder sounded in the distance. Countless crows flew across the sky overhead and then landed on the sacred Angel statue.
In the sky, it seemed as if some terrifying existence had appeared. The entire world emanated an indescribable heavy oppressive feeling.
A golden soul power suddenly erupted from the void and directly turned those crows into powder. Whether it was Qian Renxue or Qian Daoliu who took action no longer mattered. Those with the ability knew that a terrifying disaster was about to arrive...
The first to notice the anomaly was Shen Hanyu, who immediately came outside. Although there were no changes in the surrounding aura, his heart had already begun to beat wildly, as if foretelling that something major was about to happen.
The second to appear were Shen Xinyu and Gu Yuena. Both of their expressions were somewhat solemn. Gu Yuena looked at Shen Hanyu with slightly lowered eyes and said:
"It's here. This is the special fluctuation produced when a god descends. When inheriting a god position, the Douluo plane will briefly establish contact with the God Realm to allow immortal spiritual energy to enter the inheritor's body through special channels to assist in breaking through to the god level. It is also to send the aura of the god examinee into the God Realm's core in advance. This is also a restriction on the godhood attainer. No matter what, after becoming a god, the godhood attainer must enter the God Realm within a hundred years and cannot remain in their original plane..."
Shen Xinyu also quickly said:
"Yes, yes. Master, you must be very careful. When inheriting a god position, the surrounding space will be assimilated by a special energy. Except for the god examinee, no one else may enter at will. Otherwise, being heavily injured would be the lightest consequence. It's even possible for this energy to directly dissolve both body and soul, leading to eternal damnation with no hope of reincarnation..."
Shen Hanyu gently nodded and committed both of their words to memory.
Snow Empress, Shui Bing'er, and the other girls had also arrived. Everyone looked at Shen Hanyu's back. For a moment, a thousand words were stuck in their throats, and no one knew how to speak.
Shen Hanyu slowly turned around. Looking at the hesitation and worry on everyone's faces, he inexplicably found it somewhat amusing.
"There is no need to worry like this. Since I have made my choice, I must already have confidence. I also covet the beauty of this mortal world, not to mention that I still have all of you. I couldn't bear to fall into eternal slumber just like this..."
Snow Empress stepped forward and gently held one of Shen Hanyu's hands. All the thousand words from before had disappeared. She gently placed Shen Hanyu's hand on her soft abdomen, her voice gentle:
"Be careful in everything. The child and I will be waiting for your return..."
Shen Hanyu felt the increasingly active life force and nodded with a light smile.
Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling both stepped forward and whispered in Shen Hanyu's ear for a moment. Shen Liuyu opened her mouth several times but in the end only hugged Shen Hanyu tightly. Finally, she said softly:
"Brother, you must succeed. Otherwise, Dad, Mom, and I will really be very sad..."
Shen Hanyu smiled and rubbed her head, messing up her originally neat hair before letting go.
The figures of Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue had also appeared at the back of the crowd. Only after Shen Hanyu's gaze turned toward them did Qian Renxue step forward and say softly:
"In the unseen depths of my heart, I always feel that you need help from Grandfather and me. Although saying this with our level of strength might sound a bit narcissistic, it's still better to have it than not. I wish you success..."
After speaking, Qian Renxue smiled slightly, then used a special method to transmit her voice:
"I don't know what effect this will have on that woman Bibi Dong, but I hope you don't kill her directly. Leave her life to me..."
Shen Hanyu was silent for a moment, then gently nodded.
Di Qiu'er stood to the side, somewhat dazed as he looked at the overcast sky. In the distance, a powerful aura was rapidly approaching, filled with dark energy, it was the Beast God, Di Tian.
When Gu Yuena was not around, he needed to preside over everything in the Star Dou Great Forest. But after sensing the anomaly on the Spirit Hall's side, this was the first time he had disobeyed Gu Yuena's orders and left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Gu Yuena had also sensed this aura, but she did not say anything nor stop him.
Looking at the increasingly gloomy sky, everyone tacitly retreated a distance, leaving the space to Shen Hanyu and Di Qiu'er.
Shen Hanyu slowly walked to her side. Looking at the haze in the distance, he sighed softly before saying:
"Nervous?"
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