Chapter 95: The Land of Inheritance
Qian Renxue stepped forward, standing in front of the three of them, a playful smile tugging at her lips as she raised an eyebrow at Xiao Yu. "What's this? Looking for some thrills outside the camp?"
The moment she said this, both Huo Wu and Ye Lingling blushed furiously.
Xiao Yu shot Qian Renxue an annoyed glance. "What on earth is going through your head?"
"I just came to this conclusion after getting to know you better. It's my first assumption based on your character."
Qian Renxue had a smug look of satisfaction on her face. "It's late at night, and instead of sleeping in the camp, you're out here. I'm genuinely curious what exactly you're up to!"
Her personality probably came from her mother—obsessive to the point of being terrifying. Xiao Yu realized that unless he told her the truth, she wouldn't let it go.
Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. Although he wasn't sure what had called out to him, it seemed related to his martial spirit. Since it belonged to the darkness element and was inherently incompatible with the light-based Six-Winged Angel, there was no harm in telling her.
So, Xiao Yu didn't hide anything and told Qian Renxue everything in detail.
Upon hearing that it was Xiao Yu's martial spirit guiding him, Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply. The Qian Clan had had generations of people awakening the Six-Winged Angel martial spirit, and they had studied divine-level spirits for millennia. Anything capable of resonating with a divine martial spirit had to be an artifact comparable to a divine weapon.
"You lucky bastard!" Qian Renxue remarked enviously as she gave Xiao Yu a glance, then looked around. "Are you sure the thing calling your martial spirit is here?"
Xiao Yu nodded, stepping forward toward the cliffside. His martial spirit materialized, and the light from his fifth spirit ring flared. A terrifying sword light burst from his body, smashing against the seemingly solid mountainside.
With a deafening boom, countless rocks were pulverized by Xiao Yu's sword, revealing a cave about three meters wide and nearly seven meters high before him.
"Be careful!"
The moment the cave appeared, Xiao Yu sensed an overwhelming wave of soul power surging out from within, rushing directly toward the group.
Huo Wu, with her relatively low soul power, and Ye Lingling, a support-type soul master, were caught off guard and nearly toppled over from the impact.
Xiao Yu, still under the effect of his martial spirit, reacted quickly. He rushed to their side, pulling both of them into his arms. His black wings unfurled, shielding them beneath his feathers, as he swiftly moved them to the side of the cave entrance, dodging the brunt of the soul power's assault.
Qian Renxue, too, immediately summoned her martial spirit. With the power of her Six-Winged Angel, she barely managed to withstand the soul power's force, but she couldn't help but shoot a resentful glance at Xiao Yu.
That bastard! He flirts with me all the time, but when something serious happens, he's quick to protect his two little girlfriends first.
Xiao Yu, however, was oblivious to Qian Renxue's gaze. He carefully assessed the constant outpouring of soul power from the cave, and seeing no sign of it weakening, he whispered to the two women, "I'm going to check inside. Stay here and wait for me."
Both women, still pale from the overwhelming soul power, knew they couldn't handle the cave's intensity. Even Huo Wu, who normally had a fiery temper, obediently nodded.
"Xiao Yu, be careful!" Ye Lingling said softly, tidying up his slightly disheveled clothing from the soul power's impact.
"Don't worry!" Xiao Yu smiled, ruffling Ye Lingling's hair. Then, with a flap of his black wings, he soared into the cave, pushing through the unrelenting soul power.
Qian Renxue let out a cold huff and spread her wings as well, transforming into a golden streak of light as she followed him.
Due to the intense soul power inside, their progress was slow, and it took them about twenty minutes to traverse the narrow, pitch-black passage. At the end, the space opened up dramatically.
In the center of the wide area stood a massive stone altar, with towering stone steps leading to its top. On either side of the steps were six enormous statues, and the steps themselves were inscribed with symbols that resembled celestial script. The entire altar radiated an air of solemnity and reverence.
At this moment, Xiao Yu's martial spirit became incredibly excited. His blood boiled, and every cell in his body seemed to scream at him to ascend the steps.
"Let's go take a look!" he said.
Xiao Yu turned his head and said something to Qian Renxue, who nodded in response. The wings on their backs flapped as they flew straight toward the altar.
As they approached the altar, the soul power pressure that had previously felt as though it could tear them apart suddenly vanished. With no more obstacles, their speed increased, and in just a few breaths, they had flown up the long steps.
The moment Xiao Yu stepped into the center of the altar, a flash of white light filled his vision, and the next thing he knew, he found himself inside a massive palace.
The palace was in ruins—crumbling walls, shattered tiles, and collapsed beams filled the scene. It was a place marked by the passage of time, giving off a sense of ancient desolation.
Above the palace throne sat a shadowy figure. It was so faint and transparent that Xiao Yu couldn't make out any features of its face.
"The Land of Inheritance!"
Qian Renxue, as the inheritor of the Angel God, couldn't help but exclaim.
"To think, not only has the little one who resonated with me arrived, but also a young girl who is the inheritor of the Angel God!"
The shadowy figure's voice was weak and frail, making Xiao Yu feel as if it was gravely injured.
The figure instantly saw through their identities, and Qian Renxue immediately guessed that the figure must be a deity as well. She respectfully clasped her hands and asked, "Greetings, Senior. May I know who you are?"
"I am Thanatos, the God of Death!"
Xiao Yu's mouth twitched at the revelation—was this just a coincidence, or had that guy also transmigrated to the Douluo Continent?
"So it's the God of Death, Senior!"
Indeed, it was a deity. Qian Renxue trembled slightly at the news, and unable to hold back, she pointed at Xiao Yu and asked, "Senior, did you summon him here to choose him as the inheritor of your divine position?"
"The inheritance of a divine position? No, that's impossible now," Thanatos responded with a bitter laugh. "I was betrayed by a scoundrel, and my true body has already perished. My divine position is shattered, leaving only this wisp of my soul behind. If not for this young one's martial spirit resonating strongly with mine, allowing me to muster a bit of divine power to summon you both, this remnant of my soul would have long faded away with time."
"A deity can also fall?"
Qian Renxue gasped, covering her mouth in shock. She had always believed that reaching level 100 and inheriting a divine position meant achieving eternal life.
While Qian Renxue was stunned, Xiao Yu was covered in black lines. Betrayed by someone, true body destroyed, and only a fragment of the soul surviving—this storyline sounded way too familiar.
Damn it! This is the Douluo Continent, not the Dou Qi Continent. Sure, my last name is Xiao, but I'm not named Xuan!
(End of Chapter)
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