Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 629 Although I don't want to admit it, those were mistakes I made when I was young.

After all the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult fled, the residents of Shrek City erupted in a thunderous cheer.

"Long live the Phoenix Feather of the Ages!"

"Long live Your Majesty the Abandoned Heaven!"

The residents may not understand the grudges between the Eternal Phoenix Feather and the New Federation and the Free Federation, but they know that it was the Eternal Phoenix Feather that saved them.

Ten minutes later, the cheers from the crowd gradually subsided.

Qian Gu Huang Yu looked at all the Soul Masters present again and said calmly, "Please give me some face and end this meaningless war."

"If anyone wants to continue, then I will be your opponent."

Although it was said in a consultative manner, it conveyed an attitude that left no room for doubt.

The Soul Masters present looked at each other, and finally all bowed their heads to the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather, signifying the end of the war.

Qian Gu Huang Yu nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then please stay in Shrek City for a few more days. We still have some scores to settle."

Upon hearing this, the Soul Masters of the Free Federation all looked troubled, but dared not refute it and could only acquiesce to Qian Gu Huang Yu's words.

...

Since the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda was destroyed by the Demon Emperor and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather could not stay at the Spirit Pagoda.

Fortunately, the Qian Gu family also owns properties in Shrek City, so they don't have to travel all the way to Mingdu to settle down.

"Xiaoyu, you're finally back! We all thought you were gone..." Leng Yulai rushed up and threw herself into Qian Gu Huangyu's arms. Although she didn't say it outright, everyone knew what she meant.

Seeing Leng Yulai's tearful appearance, Qian Gu Huang Yu couldn't help but chuckle. He gently patted Leng Yulai's head and said, "How could that be? The only person who can kill me is myself."

"Stop touching my head!"

Leng Yaozhu said, "Xiaoyu, now that you're back, what about Nana...?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na disappeared together. Now that Qian Gu Huang Yu has returned unharmed, Leng Yao Zhu can't help but wonder about Gu Yue Na's whereabouts.

"Someone wants to enjoy the admiring gazes of others all to themselves, so they asked me to hide them first." A clear and melodious voice rang in everyone's ears, and with a flash of silver light, Gu Yuena appeared in front of everyone.

Gu Yuena's appearance hasn't changed much compared to a year ago, except that she has gained a more ethereal quality, and her skin has become more rosy under the nourishment of the Ancient Phoenix Feather.

"Gu Yue, don't undermine me at a time like this!" Qian Gu Huang Yu said, dissatisfied.

Faced with Qian Gu Huang Yu's complaints, Gu Yue Na merely snorted and didn't look at her.

"Xiaoyu, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes reddened as he looked at his sister who had returned after a year's absence.

"Alright, alright, you're not acting like an older brother at all," Qian Gu Qing Feng said, patting Qian Gu Dong Feng on the back.

"If you could turn your head and say that, it would be somewhat believable," Qian Gu Dongfeng said with a dark expression, looking at Qian Gu Qingfeng, whose face was turned to the side and could not be seen.

"Xiaoyu, Nana, where have you been all year?" Beigong Li asked.

As the only level twelve Soul Master in the world, Bei Gongli was extremely clear about the power of the God-Slaying Soul Guidance Cannonball.

Even quasi-gods have no chance of surviving a god-slaying soul-guided cannonball. Let alone the Eternal Heaven, the strongest among god-slaying soul-guided cannonballs.

Therefore, when she saw Qian Gu Huang Yu return, she was extremely curious about how they had survived the God-Slaying Soul Guidance Cannonball.

The Ancient Phoenix Feather said, "My abilities are related to time and space. When the Eternal Heaven Kingdom was detonated, it shattered almost all the planes in that area."

"But it resonated with my power, creating a spatial-temporal turbulence that brought Gu Yue and me to a demiplane attached to the Douluo plane."

Yes, the undead world can indeed be considered a kind of demiplane.

"During this year, we both recovered from our injuries and experienced the profound mysteries of the laws governing this..."

...

"What, Xiaoyu's back? Aren't you going to see your precious daughter?" In the secret room, Ning Qinglan looked at Ning Qingyu in front of her and said slowly.

On the one hand, to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, to distance themselves from the Tang Clan, Ning Qinglan and Chen Yi have been staying with Ning Qingyu for the past year.

He neither participates in the affairs of the Tang Sect nor inquires about the Spirit Pagoda; his main goal is to have the world forget him.

Ning Qingyu said, "Given the current relationship between the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda, if I'm not by your side, someone will definitely start a conflict with you. It won't be easy to handle then."

"It's good that she's back. It's the same if we see her again later."

...

Because it was still during the war, and the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda, which served as the main base of the Spirit Pagoda, had been destroyed, the banquet celebrating the return of Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na was very simple.

However, even if it's described as rudimentary, that's only for a top-tier soul clan like the Spirit Pagoda. In any case, an ordinary person definitely couldn't afford it with a year's salary.

After the banquet, Qian Gu Huang Yu sought out Qian Ren Xue alone.

"Sister Xue'er, you've broken through?" Qian Gu Huang Yu carefully sensed Qian Ren Xue's aura and slowly said.

"Two angelic holy swords, you used your body from your previous life?" Although it was a question, Qian Gu Huang Yu's tone left no room for doubt.

Qian Renxue was surprised that Qian Gu Huangyu saw through her immediately, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Although I don't want to admit it, those were mistakes I made when I was young."

"Sister Huang Yu, have you broken through too?" Qian Renxue asked.

Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed and said, "Otherwise, what do you think I've been doing this past year?"

"Then why did you deliberately tell Qian Gu Die Ting and the others that your power just now was obtained by borrowing the power of the Eternal Heaven?" Qian Ren Xue asked.

Just now, Qian Gu Huang Yu told Bei Gong Li that because of the spacetime turbulence, her own power resonated with the energy after the Eternal Heaven was detonated.

She was allowed to use a portion of the Eternal Heaven's energy, but after killing Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie, the remaining power of the Eternal Heaven was exhausted.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "Walls have ears. Once Tang Hao and A Yin find out that we have broken through that barrier, do you think they will still be able to sit still?"

"So the fewer people who know about this, the better. Let's keep it a secret for now."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly. Qian Gu Huang Yu's thoughts coincided with hers. After she absorbed the Buddha from her previous life and completed her breakthrough, she did not immediately announce it to the world.

Instead, he suppressed his power to the level of a deity, trying his best not to arouse Tang Hao and Ah Yin's suspicion. Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed, "So, does that mean our Angel Goddess, Qian Renxue, has returned to the world?"

"Don't laugh at me!"

"No matter what, you've worked hard these past few days." Qian Gu Huang Yu looked at Qian Ren Xue and smiled.

"It was nothing. Rather, Sister Huangyu, now that Shrek Academy has surrendered, what are your plans?" Qian Renxue said.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "Of course we should treat them as war criminals. I am now the Speaker of the Sun and Moon Federation, the highest authority in the entire country. How can we convince the people if we don't take strong measures against them?"

Qian Renxue asked, "Do you want to kill them all, or what?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "It's definitely impossible to kill them all. After all, a war can't be fought by just a few high-ranking officials."

"It would also require the support of junior officers and civilians. If we were to kill them all, the scope of the attack would be too broad. Given the current situation, I cannot kill half of the population."

"That would inevitably lead to panic and alienate the public from us. The main masterminds must be executed."

"We must also take strong measures against Shrek Academy, but the scope of the crackdown cannot be too broad, otherwise it will inevitably lead to the division of the country."

Qian Renxue nodded and said, "This civil war has lasted for nearly a year. The two sides have long since developed a deep-seated hatred for each other."

"Both sides had relatives and friends who died at the hands of the other, so it could be said that they were mortal enemies."

"If our crackdown is too broad, we will inevitably offend the people in the Free Federation to the death, forcing them to fight us to the death."

Qian Gu Huang Yu nodded slightly. "That's what I was worried about too. I took a quick look and it seems that the number of Soul Clan members standing with the Free Federation this time accounts for about two-thirds of the entire Soul Clan group."

"And about half of them are ordinary residents of the Free Federation."

Hearing this, Qian Renxue felt a little embarrassed. In fact, normally speaking, Qian Gu Huang Yu's popularity among the people was quite terrifying.

And Qian Renxue is the successor of the Ancient Phoenix Feather, so her reputation should be quite good.

However, because there were too few Soul Clan members on her side, and the Spirit Pagoda, led by Qian Gu Die Ting, was watching from the sidelines.

This led many people to doubt her ability to achieve final victory, and they sided with the Free Federation led by Shrek.

After all, life is tough now, but it's not unbearable. If Shrek and his friends win, they can just keep things as they are.

But if you stand on Qian Renxue's side and ultimately lose, you'll be hung up by a street lamp.

Therefore, many people did not stand on Qian Renxue's side, not because they betrayed Qian Gu Huang Yu, but simply because they did not want to die.

Qian Gu Huang Yu continued, "No matter what, this country cannot lose half of its residents."

Of course, Qian Gu Huang Yu did not intend to let them off the hook, but she did not intend to pursue the responsibility of the junior officers, soldiers and civilians too much.

After all, a royal flush can't beat a pair of threes!
Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "After the trial of the Shrek group, we need to find a way to reshape the national identity and then rebuild the country."

"Even though I haven't had a chance to explore the country yet, I can guess that the whole country has probably been destroyed, right?"

“Sister Huang Yu, it seems you had this planned in advance,” Qian Renxue couldn’t help but say.

Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled calmly, "Everything is within my plan. Although I originally intended to take the stage directly after completing the Mingdu Spring Project."

"I really didn't expect Chen Yiming to actually steal the Eternal Heaven, but I changed my plans at that time."

"Sister Xue'er, as you know, we need an enormous amount of soul power to break through to godhood. Is there any soul power in this world more abundant than that of the Eternal Heaven, which is said to be able to slay gods?"

"Therefore, I thought of having Chen Yiming detonate the Eternal Heaven, so that I could take this opportunity to absorb the power of the Eternal Heaven and take that step completely."

"This...this is insane." Qian Renxue couldn't help but say after hearing what Qian Gu Huang Yu said.

"Sister Huang Yu, you could have taken over the Eternal Heaven Kingdom and slowly absorbed its energy. Why did you have to take such a risky step?"

In the end, a rare hint of reproach appeared in Qian Renxue's tone.

Although she didn't know much about soul tools, she understood that the danger of storing the Eternal Heaven as a soul-guided cannonball was completely different from the danger of detonating the Eternal Heaven. A slight mistake could lead to instant death.

Since the total amount of energy hasn't changed, why do something so dangerous?
Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed and said, "Sister Xue'er, under normal circumstances, Grandma would never let me absorb the energy of the Eternal Heaven."

“The Eternal Heaven itself is composed of a large number of Soul Guidance Matrix, and once I start absorbing its energy, the balance of the Soul Guidance Matrix will be broken.”

"Then the Eternal Kingdom will be detonated directly. So instead of finding a place to detonate the Eternal Kingdom later, I might as well let it be detonated on Poseidon Island."

"Besides that, I also want to disappear for a while."

"The transformation from mortal to deity will inevitably take a long time, and I do not wish to be disturbed during this period."

"Especially Tang Hao and A Yin, that's why I pretended to die in the explosion of the Eternal Heaven to make them stop paying attention to me."

"In addition, I also want to take this opportunity to completely disappear from the public eye."

"Why?" Qian Renxue could understand the previous reasons, but how could Qian Gu Huang Yu, who was always on social media, suddenly change her gender?

Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed and said, "Sister Xue'er, do you think my goal is only the Speaker of the Sun and Moon Federation?"

Qian Renxue frowned slightly. "Sister Huang Yu, do you mean you want to go even further?"

“Yes.” Qian Gu Huang Yu nodded with a smile. “But that needs to be justified, it needs to be something that the people are willing to believe.”

"What does that have to do with you disappearing?" Qian Renxue asked.

Qian Gu Huang Yu asked, "Sister Xue'er, what happened during the year I disappeared?"

A flash of realization crossed Qian Renxue's azure eyes, and she blurted out, "War!"

Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled and nodded, "That's right. After I disappeared, without my suppression, the entire Sun and Moon Federation began a brutal civil war."

"The people are suffering terribly and cannot make a living."

Qian Renxue said, “But when you reappear, the war will end. Then the people will think that only you can give them a peaceful life, only you can end the war and restore stability to the country.”

“That’s right.” Qian Gu Huang Yu snapped her fingers. “That’s why I’m leaving. After all, how can they remember my kindness if they don’t suffer in dire straits?”

(End of this chapter)