Chapter 22: I Want to See the Future After My Death

The integration of the laws into their Martial Souls triggered a series of changes in their Martial Souls, spirit bones, and soul ring abilities.

Bibi Dong also discovered that with the merging of the laws, her Rakshasa God inheritance had been forcibly stripped away—along with the divine power of the Rakshasa.

She had originally intended to ask how she could cultivate divine laws after already inheriting the Rakshasa God's position. But now, it was clear: there was no need to ask.

However, Qian Renxue and the others didn't immediately begin analyzing the changes within themselves.

"From now on, you can use your consciousness to access this space. Within this dimension, time flows at a ratio of 100:1 compared to the outside world. You can't cultivate soul power here, but you can practice soul skills and comprehend the laws. Others may only enter this space with your permission. I must take my leave soon. Before I go, each of you may ask me one simple question—nothing involving cultivation, knowledge, or laws."

Qian Daoliu was the first to step forward.

"Senior, I want to ask... in this lifetime, is it still possible for me and Bo Saixi to be together?"

Now empowered with the right to pursue the path of laws, Qian Daoliu was filled with ambition. He wanted to defeat Tang Chen and win back the woman he loved.

Even though he knew Bo Saixi had helped Tang San begin the Sea God's Trial and ultimately remained with Tang Chen, completely forgetting his existence, this old lovesick fool still couldn't let go.

"This is a matter of the heart. You get what you give—but knowing the result ahead of time, what good would it do you?"

"But I still want to know how it ends," Qian Daoliu insisted.

"The answer is: you cannot."

Qian Daoliu was instantly petrified.

Qian Renxue then asked, "Senior, I don't understand. Why did the Angel God's Trial require me to fall in love with Tang San?"

"Nonsense, Xue'er. The Angel Ancestor would never do such a thing!" Qian Daoliu rebuked sternly.

But Bibi Dong interjected, "Yet that's exactly what I saw. In the Angel God's Trial, Xue'er was lured to fall for Tang San. And during the Sea God's Trial, Tang San even witnessed this humiliating moment. How do you explain that, Qian Daoliu?"

"This..." Qian Daoliu was stunned.

In truth, he didn't understand either. Why would the Angel Ancestor orchestrate such a trial that made Xue'er fall for Tang San? Why allow her to repeatedly show him mercy, enabling this grave threat to rise up and destroy the Spirit Hall? And worse, why broadcast Xue'er's disgraceful moment during her divine trial for the entire Sea God's assessment to see?

What was that?

It was like handing your face to the enemy and begging to be humiliated.

"This isn't the Angel God's fault," the voice continued. "Because the previous Angel God has already fallen."

"Fallen? The Angel Ancestor... is dead?!" Qian Renxue exclaimed in shock.

"It's been a long time since your so-called Angel God last responded to her descendants, hasn't it? Deep down, all of you priests have sensed something was wrong. You just didn't want to admit it."

Qian Renxue turned her questioning gaze toward Qian Daoliu. He averted his eyes, then looked back at her kindly.

"Yes... The Angel Ancestor hasn't responded to us in thousands of years. And now, after hearing this, everything is clear. She has fallen. That humiliation you suffered during the trials, the one who arranged it... was likely someone else entirely."

"The Sea God?" Bibi Dong's eyes glinted with a cold, killing intent.

The Sea God was the most likely culprit. After all, how else could Tang San witness Qian Renxue's most humiliating moment during his own divine trial?

It was both a humiliation and a flex.

It humiliated Qian Renxue—implying she shamelessly fell in love with the enemy. And it flaunted Tang San's excellence—that even the enemy's finest couldn't help falling for him.

And all of it... happened under the Sea God's direction.

After hearing Bibi Dong's words, the confusion in Qian Renxue's heart finally cleared—replaced with burning anger.

"All the gods in the Divine Realm... are they this shameless?! I killed Tang San with my own hands, and Shura was able to resurrect him? Just to clear his path? And the Sea God went so far as to manipulate my daughter into loving him?!"

Bibi Dong was trembling with rage. She wished she could storm Sea God Island and destroy the Sea God's legacy before becoming a god. And once she was a god—kill him with her own hands!

"Now then—what is your question?" the voice asked Hu Liena, who had remained silent until now.

"Senior... I'd like to give my question to my teacher. May I?"

"You may."

Bibi Dong's expression softened. She turned to her student and said, "Nana, you don't need to do this."

Hu Liena replied, "Teacher, I have no questions. But I believe you do—especially about Uncle Yu Xiaogang."

"But I also get a question."

"No. I've already decided—I'm giving this one to you."

"Then... what is your question?"

Bibi Dong looked toward the dark void. After a moment of thought, she asked:

"I want to know what happens to Xue'er and Nana... after my death."

The moment she spoke, a stream of future memory flooded into her mind.

In that future, after the fall of the Spirit Hall, Tang San—honoring a past promise to Bibi Dong—spared the lives of Qian Renxue and Hu Liena. But—

But there are more ways to destroy a person than simply killing them.

As the victor, Tang San launched an unrelenting purge of Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue, though devastated, had little left to lose. But Hu Liena... all of her loved ones were sentenced to death. Tang San even forced her to watch the executions of Xie Yue and Yan with her own eyes.

Afterward, while Tang San didn't give explicit orders, the new generation of soul masters—led by Shrek Academy and the two empires—began to marginalize Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.

Some powerful soul masters coveted the soul bones and inheritances they carried. Tang San didn't need to act himself—greed had already stirred the rest of the world.

Eradicating the remnants of Spirit Hall became the "righteous" thing to do in that era. Naturally, Qian Renxue and Hu Liena were branded as villains and had no place left on the continent.

Driven to the brink of death and constantly on the run, the two of them could only rely on each other in the end—retreating into seclusion in a remote mountain region.

Through it all, Yu Xiaogang turned a blind eye.

After Bibi Dong's death, his reputation soared. He possessed fame, fortune, power, and strength. He married Liu Erlong and lived in luxury.

But he had completely forgotten her.

Indulging in the glories he had earned, Yu Xiaogang—now an old man—grew greedy. Despite having all the world could offer, he craved immortality. He even shamelessly begged Tang San to take him to the Divine Realm. And in his selfishness, he didn't even consider bringing Liu Erlong.

Seeing all of this unfold, Bibi Dong trembled with fury.

In her past life, how much had she given for Yu Xiaogang?

She had granted him access to Spirit Hall's deepest knowledge, encouraged him, helped him earn a place in the theoretical community...

(End of Chapter)

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