Chapter 287: Encounter with Qian Renxue
Two Peaks Mountain is a famous high peak in the Soul Master world, but few people venture into this area.
On one hand, Two Peaks Mountain is located in a rugged mountain range at an extremely high altitude, making it very difficult to climb. Ordinary people have a hard time reaching the top.
Additionally, Two Peaks Mountain holds a very high status in the Soul Master world. It symbolizes the highest realm of Soul Masters, and only top-tier experts engage in duels here.
In the past, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, two extreme Title Douluo, fought their final battle at Two Peaks Mountain. They fought countless times, and eventually, Tang Chen gained the upper hand.
Since then, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu have been referred to as the Two Peaks, representing an unreachable height for Soul Masters in the past thousand years.
Yang Xiong rode his sword to Two Peaks Mountain, and the sight before him was truly breathtaking.
Two Peaks Mountain consists of two massive peaks connected by a ridge. The entire mountain is made of stone, which is covered with a layer of snow due to the high altitude. The stone appears dark and emits faint lightning, possibly due to the high elevation, which seems to be close to the clouds, with the presence of lightning strikes. It resembled the stones at Sea God Island's Fury Cliff.
Yang Xiong landed on one of the mountain peaks and sat quietly.
After a quarter of an hour, an extremely powerful presence flew from the sky, and golden light illuminated the entire world, like the arrival of the sun.
It was Qian Renxue. She landed on the other peak.
Compared to when she was in the Tiandou Palace, Qian Renxue now appeared far stronger, exuding confidence and an unmatched nobility. The six golden wings behind her were exceptionally stunning.
"Yang Xiong, you're quite punctual. I didn't expect you to dare to accept the challenge," Qian Renxue said.
Yang Xiong smiled. "There's no question of daring. I challenged you back then, so I'm not one to shrink away. But you've been hiding in the Douluo Palace for so many years. Have your combat skills improved? I hope you're not as weak as you were back then."
Qian Renxue snorted. "It's been so many years. I didn't expect you're still only a Title Douluo, and you haven't even obtained your ninth soul ring. Should I give you more time to get your soul ring before our final battle?"
Yang Xiong looked at her with disdain. "You were one rank above me back then, but didn't I easily defeat you? I hope your strength has improved, but if it hasn't, then you'll be even more pitiful than before."
Qian Renxue's expression shifted slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Yang Xiong, we've known each other since we were young. I've always wanted to ask you something. When we first met, you wanted to introduce me to a girlfriend. When did you figure out that I was the fake Prince, Xue Qinghe?"
Yang Xiong smiled. "Actually, I knew from the first time I met you that you weren't a man. I just didn't expect you to be an undercover agent for the Spirit Hall."
"However, with so many sons, Emperor Xueye didn't need to push a woman to become the Crown Prince. I always suspected you had ulterior motives, but unfortunately, the sect master trusted you too much. For you to reach this point, there must be some extraordinary backing, and it's a shame that our sect master's hard work was wasted."
Qian Renxue snorted. "What does Ning Fengzhi count for? He's only a pawn. Back then, I was just pretending to accept his apprenticeship. Ning Fengzhi was easily fooled, and it's only his lack of wisdom that allowed me to manipulate him."
Yang Xiong shook his head. "You've been educated by the sect master since you were young. You should understand the amount of effort the sect master put into you. Maybe this is just the way the Spirit Hall operates."
Qian Renxue said, "Yang Xiong, I believe I've never shown any weaknesses. How did you find out something was off? Why didn't you make it clear back then?"
"If you had told Ning Fengzhi earlier, I wouldn't have been able to remain undercover for so long."
Yang Xiong smiled. "I've been familiar with medicines since I was young. I've spent most of my life soaking in medicinal baths to refine my body, so I can identify various herbs by their scent."
"Though you dressed as a man, I could still smell traces of a woman's fragrance on you. No normal man would carry that scent."
Qian Renxue's expression changed slightly. "Then let me ask you another question. Since you discovered my abnormality so early, why did you still make a deal with me? Why point out that Prince Xue Beng was holding back, quietly developing to deal with me?"
Yang Xiong smirked. "What's Xue Beng to me? A spoiled brat, even though he's a prince of the Tiandou Empire. He's done countless terrible things, bullying men and women. If your identity were to be exposed one day, Xue Beng would be the only heir to the Tiandou Royal Family."
"Rather than let someone like him take the throne, why not use your identity? I believe you'd be more than willing to get rid of this threat to you."
Qian Renxue's face darkened. "So, Yang Xiong, you wanted to use me to eliminate people you didn't like? You knew I was an enemy spy, but you used me to remove those who were a threat to you?"
"Or did you already have plans to wipe out the Tiandou Royal Family, knowing that the aging Emperor Xueye would leave the Tiandou Empire with no successor?"
"Then, whether it's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or your newly established Body Sect, at least the next generation wouldn't be threatened. You might even control the Tiandou Empire through the royal family."
Yang Xiong nodded. "It seems you're good at plotting. You figured out my plan so quickly. Whether it's the Body Sect or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, we don't need the Tiandou Empire to become a powerhouse. How else would we get thousands of soul masters to fulfill my ambitions?"
Qian Renxue thought for a moment before speaking. "Yang Xiong, I've watched you grow up, and I never thought your thoughts were so deep. Unfortunately, if you weren't from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with the combined strength of the Body Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you might have surpassed the former Haotian Sect."
Yang Xiong smiled. "Qian Renxue, do you underestimate the Body Sect? Since I dared to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'm absolutely confident in the Body Sect. We're not trying to surpass the former Haotian Sect. What we're aiming for is to surpass the Spirit Hall of the past."
Qian Renxue's face showed anger. "You wish! The foundation of the Spirit Hall is far beyond your imagination. It's only because the three great sects joined forces that they could barely stand up to us."
"The Body Sect has no real inheritance of martial souls. It's just a gathering of third-rate families. What right do you have to belittle my Spirit Hall's ten-thousand-year inheritance?"
"And don't forget, the true inheritance of the Spirit Hall isn't just the common Title Douluo, but my Angel God lineage, my Six-Winged Angel. It's the true god-level martial soul inheritance."
Yang Xiong laughed. "Qian Renxue, you've misunderstood something. The Spirit Hall is powerful, but not just because of your Six-Winged Angel. It's because you've gathered so many geniuses from the two great empires and have a complete system for nurturing talent. Without that, your Six-Winged Angel alone would be just one person."
"Out of all your Title Douluos in Spirit Hall, only Qian Daoliu possesses the true martial soul of the Six-Winged Angel. The others don't possess the inherited martial soul of the Spirit Hall, or else Bibi Dong wouldn't have become the Emperor of the Spirit Hall."
Qian Renxue retorted, "So what? A god can decide everything, and my family, the Qian family, is the inheritance of the Angel God. The Angel God will be the strongest existence in the world."
Yang Xiong's expression suddenly changed.
"Qian Renxue, you've asked me so many questions, but I also want to ask you one: How far along are you in the Angel God inheritance trials? Why challenge me now?"
Qian Renxue's eyes revealed a hint of disdain. "Yang Xiong, you know quite a lot. To be honest, I've already completed the seventh trial of the Angel's Nine Trials. I'm only one step away from the Angel God inheritance. Once I reach level ninety-nine, I can accept the final inheritance of the Angel God."
"That's why, losing to you back then was a great shame to me. I'm challenging you now to erase the disgrace from that defeat. Then my life will have no regrets."
Yang Xiong's face shifted slightly upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Qian Renxue to think this way. Indeed, in the original story, Qian Renxue was deeply affected by her defeat to Tang San, and as a result, the Angel God inheritance was flawed. Even if she became a god, she couldn't reach perfection.
Now, Qian Renxue was challenging him prematurely, clearly wanting to push herself to the limit and break through her inner barriers, possibly to break through to level ninety-nine.
Looking at Qian Renxue's current state, she had likely absorbed at least five soul bones from the Angel God's armor, and her body had already reached its peak.
Yang Xiong smirked. "What does the Angel God inheritance matter? Let me see if the inheritor of the Angel God is truly undefeated. I want to see if your talent is really stronger than I imagined."
"Enough with the pleasantries. Show me your true strength."
"Yang Xiong, Martial Soul Shura, 90th level strong attack system battle soul master!"
Qian Renxue's expression was equally serious. "Qian Renxue, Martial Soul Six-Winged Angel, 98th level strong attack system battle soul master!"
With Qian Renxue's words, eight black and one red soul rings appeared, and behind her, a giant Six-Winged Angel manifested. The angel's light was exceptionally holy, and at that moment, Qian Renxue seemed to radiate golden light, as if no darkness could cover it.
Yang Xiong's body turned golden, and a crimson figure appeared behind him. At the same time, he displayed five black and three red soul rings.
Even though Qian Renxue was incredibly powerful, she was shocked when she saw Yang Xiong's soul ring configuration.
"Interesting, it seems you, Yang Xiong, are also an inheritor of a god. Let me show you the power of the Six-Winged Angel and let you see that the Angel God is the true legacy of the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent."
Yang Xiong coldly snorted. "I don't care about what's authentic or not. What I know is that with your ambition, you're not worthy of the holiness of the Angel God."
(END CHAPTER)
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