"Why are you out too?!"
Su Cheng's face changed slightly, and the flame that had just ignited in his heart was extinguished in an instant.
He didn't get distracted by this fleeting moment of beauty. Instead, he reached back to grab the wrist of the figure behind him and turned to look with an exceptionally stern expression.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Stared at by him like this, the other personality, Qian Renxue, who had just appeared, hesitated slightly in her actions, and couldn't help but pause.
Su Cheng didn't have time to say much.
A golden light flickered at the center of his eyebrows, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Under his true vision, the current state of the other party was clearly revealed to him.
Just as he had guessed, this second personality, without the blessing of the Martial Soul True Body, appeared in a very precarious state as a fragmented soul entity.
Faint wisps of smoke rose from the black robe she wore, dissipating quietly into the air after rising halfway.
Although this process was extremely slow, it was exceptionally clear.
It seemed like the consumption wasn't significant, but at this moment, she was like water without a source, and every bit of loss was irreparable.
She was different from Ah Yin's soul.
Although Ah Yin had just awakened as a soul state, she had the Blue Silver Grass seedling as her original body and later inhabited the Eternal Sword. Most importantly, although she was also a soul, her essence was complete, with no leakage or loss of her soul's origin.
Qian Renxue, on the other hand, was in a different situation. She was clearly not complete at the moment.
Although split into a twin state, with two intertwined souls, they were not two independent individuals but shared the same original body.
Appearing like this was undoubtedly a huge drain on her soul foundation.
"You've just started to recover a bit, gained some soul energy from the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and yet you're so casually consuming it. Are you trying to fall back into a state of dormancy again?!"
Su Cheng reprimanded in a low voice, with a hint of anger.
In his view, the other party's actions were somewhat reckless.
Seeing him react like this, even the usually arrogant and disdainful dark personality was somewhat stunned at this moment. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Go back immediately!"
Hearing his rebuke, Qian Renxue in the black robe moved her lips slightly. In the end, she fell silent and, after exchanging a glance with the other white-robed figure, said nothing more and dispersed on her own.
Su Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the white-robed Qian Renxue who was close by, he snorted disdainfully, "Sit down first."
Saying this, he turned around and sat on a chair beside the tea table in the room, poured two cups of water from the teapot, and placed them on the table.
"Although the two of you can dominate the body at will in ordinary days, that's your business. I can see that you have a good understanding in this regard, so I don't need to say much. But you can't be so willful anymore.
"For your current state, I'm not very clear about it myself, and I don't know what hidden dangers there might be. If you don't pay attention to the risks yourself, no matter how hard I try, it will be half the effort.
"Xiaoxue, there are many secrets in this world, and your current situation is unprecedented. Without certainty, maintaining the status quo is actually the best choice."
With that, Su Cheng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, showing a thoughtful expression as he added, "Of course, your self-created soul technique is indeed very creative, and I support you in making such attempts. But the move you just made was obviously meaningless."
Qian Renxue nodded silently, picked up the cup of tea, and took a sip.
Su Cheng glanced at her and, after a moment of silence, spoke again, "Regarding Zhu Zhuqing's matter, I also want to talk to you about it."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue suddenly snapped back to attention.
Yes, I came here to question and punish, but how did I unwittingly become the one being educated?
However, seeing Su Cheng willing to take the initiative to talk about this topic, she naturally wouldn't refuse and calmly waited for his explanation.
At the same time, the black figure in her mind sneered.
Su Cheng didn't know what Qian Renxue was thinking at this moment, but he could guess roughly. Carefully considering his words, he began to speak.
"Xiaoxue, you are born noble, with extraordinary talents, originally a person like the pride of heaven, with the potential to become a god in the future.
"Moreover, you have a grandfather who is a Level 99 Titled Douluo, and you have the huge power and resources of the Martial Soul Hall behind you. No matter what accidents may happen, there are people who can support you.
"Not to mention, you are not a person who enjoys killing. Even if you were, it's just a matter of moving your hands, which is your freedom and naturally doesn't need my approval."
Su Cheng raised his eyes and stared at Qian Renxue.
"But I don't want your initial intention to kill someone to be because of me.
"If you really killed someone because of me, I indeed can't do anything to you. I won't and don't want you to pay any corresponding price, let alone say something absurd like having to pay with your life.
"However, I also have my principles."
He looked down at the teacup in his hand, his voice becoming low and serious.
"If the root cause of such incidents lies with me, then all the consequences of your actions should naturally be borne by me.
"Truth be told, I have a way to save their souls.
"If, because of me, you are driven to want to kill to vent your anger, then even if I have to pay any price, I will resurrect them. Even if the cost is my life."
Qian Renxue suddenly raised her head, her face instantly pale, her breathing becoming much more rapid.
"Teacher—"
Su Cheng raised his hand, interrupting what she wanted to say.
"Xiaoxue, don't think that I have any intimate relationship with them and therefore feel dissatisfied.
"Those people were just my friends or teammates. It's just that these people are all talented and will definitely be our help in the future, and there will surely be a day when they will be useful."
If the words he said earlier could still be considered a mix of truth and falsehood, this sentence of his was purely a lie.
His relationship with Zhu Zhuqing was indeed deep.
But Qian Renxue's current mentality was problematic, her emotions were somewhat pathological, and her possessiveness had reached the point where she harbored murderous intent upon seeing someone. It was too dangerous.
Unless he didn't care about Qian Renxue's feelings and emotions at all, this situation clearly wasn't suitable for further stimulation.
But to stop her from making similar actions again, some indirect methods were needed.
Su Cheng was not a psychologist, and after much thought, he could only resort to his own methods to employ a diversionary tactic.
At the very least, suppressing similar thoughts in the other party, and not letting it escalate to the point of taking lives, was essential.
That incident the other day did indeed startle him.
Even if it wasn't Zhu Zhuqing, but rather Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing'er, or Feng Qiu'er, such a situation should not be allowed to happen again.
With that said, Su Cheng's tone softened, and his voice became much gentler.
"Moreover, you can't expect me to stop interacting with people or stop practicing from now on. In life, who doesn't have a few friends?"
"I have no friends." Qian Renxue replied seriously with a straight face.
"…" Su Cheng was momentarily choked by this response, then said again, "Then you should still make a few friends. I think the people in the Martial Soul Hall Academy are all pretty good."
"I don't need friends, Teacher, I have you." Qian Renxue shook her head, her expression calm.
"Those people are just average talents, even if they practice for decades, what's the use? It won't take long. After I become a god, we will be invincible in this world."
"Invincible? This world is not as simple as you imagine."
Su Cheng smiled and poured some water into the teacup.
"You think being strong enough on this continent is enough? You also know about the inheritance of the god positions. In the Martial Soul City alone, there are two people with the potential to become gods."
"There are three." Qian Renxue corrected.
"Well, those are not important."
Su Cheng stood up, looked up at the sky outside the window.
"But what you don't know is that beyond this continent, above the starry sky, there are many true gods.
"Third-level gods, second-level gods, first-level gods, and there are even stronger existences above, even god-kings. Even if you achieve the status of an angelic god, your power is far inferior to even the little finger of those god-kings.
"This world is like a huge chessboard, and also a huge prison. We, trapped on this planet, are the chess pieces on the chessboard.
"Being a chess piece is fine, the useless chess pieces in the corners, no one will spare a second glance, and it's easy to survive.
"Unfortunately, even in the countless worlds under the jurisdiction of the gods, the continent we are on is not insignificant. Just from the number of god position inheritances, you can guess that there have been many first-level and second-level gods who have walked out of this continent.
"The plans and layouts of those god-kings may affect us at any time.
"Because our presence on this continent is remarkably strong."
This was certain. Many exceptionally talented individuals on the Douluo Continent were often observed and noted by people from the divine realm.
As one of the most outstanding among them, Qian Renxue and he himself could not escape the scrutiny of those people.
"…"
Qian Renxue looked at Su Cheng with a bewildered expression, constantly being shocked by these terrifying news.
For a moment, she was too preoccupied to think about how Su Cheng could know about these huge secrets that even the Martial Soul Hall was unaware of.
"So do you understand now?"
After a pause, Su Cheng continued, "To resist those existences, it's not enough to rely on us alone. I don't want to be anyone's pawn, and I don't want you to become anyone's pawn either, even if it's a god."
After saying that, Su Cheng picked up his teacup and quietly waited for the other party to fully digest this information, seeing if she had any questions before providing further explanation.
"…What sets the Douluo Continent apart from others?"
Su Cheng was taken aback by her question, not expecting Qian Renxue to think of this issue first instead of the existence of the divine realm.
She was indeed very sharp.
"On this continent, there are buried some beings of extremely high levels. As for their situation, I'm not very clear at the moment. But it is precisely because of this that this continent has gathered a huge amount of fortune, and even the divine realm attaches great importance to it."
Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully, not delving further, and instead asked, "What level is an Angelic God? And what level are those you mentioned as God-Kings?"
At this point, she continued to add, "Is our ancestor from the Qian Family, the first generation Angelic God, also in the divine realm now?"
Su Cheng shook his head.
"The Angelic God is a first-level god, but during the period when they first achieve the status of an Angelic God, their strength is at most equivalent to that of a third-level god in the divine realm.
"As for your ancestor from the Qian Family, the legendary figure who achieved the status of an Angelic God, I don't know where she is, and even whether she is alive or dead is uncertain.
"So, it's better not to place hope on those unknown things."
"I see..." Qian Renxue whispered softly.
But soon her emotions adjusted.
The first-generation Angelic God in the Qian Family was just a legend, a figure akin to spiritual belief, whom they had never seen, so naturally there was no emotional attachment.
Or rather, before Su Cheng mentioned the divine realm, the Qian Family didn't even think that their ancestor was still in the world.
"Do we need to search for clues related to the inheritance of the god positions?"
Due to the simulation world's memories, Qian Renxue could also confirm the existence of god position inheritances in the world, as she and Bibi Dong were examples.
And just now, Su Cheng mentioned that many first-level and second-level gods had emerged from this continent. In this regard, perhaps other places also held god positions similar to the Angelic God, waiting for someone destined to inherit them.
"God position inheritance?" Su Cheng remained silent for a moment before focusing and saying, "I have my own path to follow, and so do you. How can we break free from the world's constraints by inheriting someone else's path?"
"…"
Qian Renxue was stunned, gazing blankly at the figure standing by the window.
Before this, she had never known what Su Cheng's true ambition was.
Su Cheng looked back at her and slowly said, "Xiaoxue, I'm not saying all this to pressure you, but to make you face the problem squarely, not to be careless, and to unite all the forces that can be united."
He stepped forward slowly, approaching Qian Renxue.
"Your talent is extremely rare, but when facing those who have lived for who knows how many years, no amount of caution is too much.
"There are always people beyond people. Those who can become gods are all the pride of heaven, all one in a million. Underestimating them is underestimating yourself.
"Also, if you really kill someone because of me, then I will definitely make compensation. It's not to atone for your sins, it's my fault, and it's the price I should pay."
Qian Renxue lowered her head, her long hair hanging down.
After a long silence, she whispered, "I understand."
Su Cheng reached out his palm and gently stroked Qian Renxue's silky golden hair.
"Xiaoxue, you should believe in yourself, stop overthinking, and don't do anything that might make us regret. I will always be by your side."
Qian Renxue silently raised her head to gaze at him.
Then, she reached out her own fair and slender arm and tightly held his palm in hers.
At night, Su Cheng sat on the bed.
The simulator was now usable again.
Previously, due to the reward of the external soul bone, it seemed that its energy consumption was too great, leading to a long cooldown period.
But later, with the trip to the Blue Silver Grass Forest and Su Cheng's completion of the Five Elements, the status of the simulator also improved somewhat.
However, the main reason was still the condensation of the life essence core, thanks to his comprehension of the Immortal Intent.
The pale blue panel unfolded before him.
[Villain Life Simulator is booting up...]
[Please select the final task goal for this life simulation:]
[1. Destroy the Angelic God inheritance. Task reward: Divine power sample; Difficulty: B]
[2. Destroy the Rakshasa God inheritance. Task reward: Divine power sample + Natural power sample; Difficulty: A]
[3. Destroy the Sea God inheritance. Task reward: Origin power sample; Difficulty: S]
"Looking at the difficulty grading of these three tasks, there seems to be something significant inside, and the rewards for these tasks..."
Looking at the blue light screen in front of him, Su Cheng fell into contemplation.
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