While placing the potion bottle filled with boiled water on the table, Yu Xiaowei walked out of the room with a smile and patted Golden Crocodile Douluo on the shoulder.
"Thanks for your hard work. I'll give you a chicken leg for dinner tonight."
Golden Crocodile Douluo, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, held back his urge to punch someone and quickly entered the room.
To his surprise and frustration, Qian Renxue was sitting in the chair at that moment, and no matter how much he called her, there was no response.
Angrily, Golden Crocodile Douluo was about to chase after Yu Xiaowei, but before he could move, he heard Qian Renxue sigh.
"Grandpa Crocodile, what do you think would happen if Spirit Hall no longer had my grandfather?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo froze in his tracks and responded in shock.
"Miss, you mustn't say such things. The Grand Priest is the strongest man on the continent and is destined to lead our Spirit Hall for thousands of years."
"I mean… what if?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo fell silent, not understanding why Qian Renxue would ask such a thing.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke with difficulty.
"If such a day truly comes, then it would be time for you to be crowned."
"And you will surely lead Spirit Hall to greater heights."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's face grew even more sorrowful, and tears the size of beans welled in her eyes like a kite whose string had snapped. She lowered her head and sobbed.
"So you knew too."
"You all knew, yet you all hid it from me."
Everything Yu Xiaowei said was true!
No wonder her grandfather had ingrained the Angel God Trial into her since childhood and always said she would eventually become a god.
No wonder her grandfather was so wary of Bibi Dong.
All the strange occurrences now made sense.
Realizing he had said the wrong thing, Golden Crocodile Douluo was at a loss as he faced the tearful, pale-faced Qian Renxue.
Yu Xiaowei, in a good mood, ignored Qian Renxue's situation.
This silly woman must have confirmed that what he said was true, and that was enough.
He didn't expect Qian Renxue to help him confront Bibi Dong, but as long as there were two opposing voices in Spirit Hall, that was sufficient.
Bibi Dong was indeed powerful, but due to the restrictions of the God Trial, she could only use power equivalent to level 98.
Yu Yuanzhen and Chen Xin only needed half a year to recover their strength, and then they wouldn't fear Bibi Dong.
Now Yu Xiaowei's soul power had skyrocketed to level 57, and he was just a step away from level 60. At a normal pace, it would take about half a year to reach Soul Emperor.
That speed was a fantasy to other soul masters.
But Yu Xiaowei wasn't satisfied.
Half a year to reach level 60. With Xiao Wu's spirit ring, maybe it would only take another half year to get to level 65 or 66. At this rate, even five years wouldn't be enough.
That time was barely sufficient for him to be crowned.
He walked along thinking about where he could rapidly increase his power.
After some thought, only two places came to mind:
Slaughter City and Sea God Island.
Both were places akin to dragon dens and tiger lairs.
Slaughter City needed no explanation.
It was a chaotic place without rules. All spirit abilities were unusable. People could only survive with their instincts and physical strength. Only spirit power could be used as an energy source.
Its greatest treasure was the Asura Sword in Tang Chen's hands. However, Tang Chen was the strongest level 99 Titled Douluo on the continent. Unless one had divine power to purify the evil Rakshasa thoughts in him, obtaining the Asura Sword was impossible.
Sea God Island was equally dangerous. After Spirit Hall's attack, the sea spirit masters harbored deep hatred toward land spirit masters.
Not to mention, after the Vast Sea Universe Cover was destroyed, Godzilla once destroyed the Sea God's remnant spirit.
Yu Xiaowei had no doubt that the moment he arrived at Sea God Island, he would be besieged by sea soul masters under the orders of the shameless Sea God.
There was Sea God Douluo, Poseidon, who was truly invincible at sea—a terrifying woman who rivaled Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen on the ocean.
The key issue was her fanatical faith in the Sea God. Without absolute power, going to Sea God Island was far too dangerous.
Even if he didn't go to Sea God Island, the sea was still perilous.
There were the evil killer whale king, the great white shark from the demon whale clan, and the deep sea demon whale king—one step away from godhood.
Damn, there was no safe place to cultivate, and none of them were easy to mess with.
Yu Xiaowei scratched his head in frustration. After thinking it through, Slaughter City seemed to be the easiest place to train.
But if he wanted to pass through Slaughter City quickly, he had to win 100 consecutive battles in the Hell Killing Field.
On one hand, he had to maintain his sanity and not be consumed by the killing intent; on the other, he had to kill 900 people consecutively using only his physical strength.
This process was time-consuming and exhausting. Even after finishing it, there was no guarantee he'd make it out, and the traditional mourning period had already passed.
Besides, without the Asura Sword, the killing domain alone was of little use.
How troublesome!
That night—
Qian Renxue's response came much sooner than Yu Xiaowei had expected.
Originally, he thought Qian Renxue would return to Spirit Hall and verify everything with Qian Daoliu. But unexpectedly, she came looking for him first.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had even gone to guard the door.
But in just half a day, Qian Renxue was no longer as spirited as in the morning. Her tired face was covered in tears.
It seemed the truths about her parents and grandfather had somewhat shattered her worldview.
"Why did you tell me all of this today?"
Looking at Yu Xiaowei's faint smile, Qian Renxue felt deeply exhausted.
"Bibi Dong is crazy and wants to destroy my family, so I need allies."
Yu Xiaowei openly voiced his thoughts.
Qian Renxue frowned slightly at his answer and didn't say much, instead asking a question that had lingered in her mind all day.
"How do you know about our Qian family's situation?"
"And how do you know Bibi Dong wants to destroy your family?"
Even as Qian Daoliu's granddaughter and Bibi Dong's daughter, she didn't know what Yu Xiaowei had told her today! How could an outsider know so clearly?
Yu Xiaowei, prepared for this, smiled faintly.
"Your mother told me."
Qian Renxue immediately became agitated and shouted.
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Oh, then it was your grandfather who told me!"
"That's even more impossible. He didn't even tell me—how could he possibly tell you?!"
"Then it must have been your late father, in a dream."
"Yu Xiaowei, stop using these absurd things to fool me! I'm asking a very serious question!"
Qian Renxue was furious. Could this Yu Xiaowei ever tell the truth?
Yu Xiaowei's smile didn't fade as he spread his hands.
"For things I absolutely cannot tell you, of course I'll give you answers that are equally impossible."
"Isn't that fair?"