Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Heavenly Dao Umbrella, Seven Kills Annihilation

Chapter 180 The Divine Test Begins, How About You?

new Year.

It snowed at the Spirit Hall.

Children were happily building snowmen and having snowball fights in the streets.

A little rascal, not watching where he was going, ran and laughed as he ran, bumping into someone with a thud.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry."

The little guy scratched his head, blinked his innocent eyes, and looked at the very handsome older brother in front of him.

"It's alright," Jiang Nian said with a smile, helping her up.

"Eh? Are you His Highness the Holy Son?"

"Huh? You know me."

"That's right! Who in the entire Spirit City doesn't know His Highness the Holy Son!"

Jiang Nian rubbed the snowflakes off the little girl's head, then magically produced a candy. The girl's eyes lit up with joy, and she crisply said thank you before accepting it.

Then, blinking those eyes, he watched the legendary Holy Son slowly walk away.

There was a very pretty short-haired woman next to him; they looked like a couple.

"Senior brother~ why won't you let me hold your hand!" Hu Liena pouted, looking a little unhappy, and quickened her pace.

"What do you mean by 'holding hands'? What are you talking about?"

Jiang Nian asked in confusion, his hands firmly tucked into his pockets.

Hu Liena gave a soft hum. She knew why, but she was just quite disappointed.

Outside, I can possess him at will, but once I come back, it's as if there's an invisible distance between us.

We can't be as intimate as we are in public.

Hu Liena lowered her eyes in disappointment, pouting and kicking at the snow on the roadside.

He deliberately got it on Jiang Nian's shoes as a little revenge.

They were supposed to come back more than a month ago, but she begged many times before she was able to spend some time alone with them.

But I have to come back today.

Because Sister Xiaoxue is about to officially begin the Nine Trials of Angels.

Hu Liena was also very sensible and knew that Jiang Nian no longer belonged to her, so she consciously said goodbye to him.

After a moment's hesitation, Hu Liena walked toward the Papal Palace.

I want to see what Bibi Dong is doing now.

Having been away for over three months, it seems I can no longer cast illusions on her.

As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the Papal Palace, she looked up and saw that the throne was empty.

"Huh? He's not here..."

Hu Liena scratched her head, thinking that she should let her brother know she was safe first.

She was used to calling Jiang Nian "brother," so she suddenly didn't want to call him that anymore.

I feel it's better to call them by their names from now on.

that is it.

In the Douluo Hall, Qian Renxue, who had been kneeling and praying devoutly for 108 days, finally faced the divine test she had longed for.

Before her, the holy sword in the hand of the six-winged angel statue emitted golden light, covering her entire body, and the temple echoed with the blessings of the angel god.

At this moment, a golden feather hovered above Qian Renxue's head, and nine golden rhombus-shaped marks slowly appeared on her forehead.

[The first of the nine trials of the angels: the tempering by the holy light of the angels.]

Qian Renxue opened her eyes and bowed devoutly to the statue.

"Xiaoxue, congratulations on starting the Nine Trials of the Angels," Qian Daoliu said with a smile.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I promise to complete all the divine test content within five years!"

The little golden retriever said proudly, then, as if remembering something, it quickly turned around and ran away.

Qian Daoliu reached out his hand, looked at his flustered granddaughter, and sighed inwardly.

They've really grown up; after three months apart, they can't wait to see each other.

Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the angel statue in the Douluo Hall, and knelt down in devout prayer.

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As soon as Qian Renxue ran out of the Douluo Palace, she saw the boy standing outside.

His eyes lit up with joy, and he pounced on her. "Hehe, Xiao Jiang, look how I've changed!"

Jiang Nian blinked and asked in confusion, "What has changed? You're still just as beautiful?"

The little golden retriever blushed and muttered, "What? So glib..."

"Look at my forehead."

Jiang Nian had actually noticed it a long time ago, but he deliberately waited for her to speak first.

"Very beautiful. Have you begun the Nine Trials of the Angels?"

"That's him! Who am I?!" Qian Renxue proudly raised her chin, looking at the boy she hadn't seen for so long, and felt an even stronger urge to be affectionate with him.

The girl grabbed his wrist and found a secluded spot.

Arriving at the back mountain of the Spirit Hall Academy, Little Golden Hair could no longer hold back and stood on tiptoe to release all the longing he had been holding in for so long.

Qian Renxue, who initiated the divine trial, is now even more sacred, so beautiful that one doesn't want to desecrate her.

Ten minutes later, the little golden retriever was panting, feeling a sweet warmth in its heart.

"I thought I wouldn't see you again after I came out."

"Well... actually, I went out for a while in the middle."

"Oh? Where did you go, and with whom?" Qian Renxue asked casually, clasping her small hands together.

"The Heavenly Dou Empire, together with Na'er."

"Na'er, um... um?!?" Qian Renxue's aura suddenly intensified, and she leaned close to him with a half-smile, saying, "Who? Say it again?"

Jiang Nian replied without changing his expression.

The little golden retriever could easily find out what he did outside.

It's better to confess now and receive leniency.

Sincerity is the sure winner.

"Na'er? We're completely innocent. We're just going out to do some business. What are you thinking?"

Jiang Nian said with a clear conscience that he had not lied. Apart from being accidentally forced to hold hands, he had not done anything else.

Seeing his sincerity, Qian Renxue didn't say anything else.

In the past, this guy would definitely tell a "white lie".

Why are you being so blunt this time?

The little golden retriever nodded, somewhat satisfied.

However, I still couldn't help but hum softly.

"You're not allowed to go out with her next time, understand?"

"Even if you need to go out, you have to get my permission first, otherwise you'll be in big trouble!"

Jiang Nian put his arm around Qian Renxue's slender waist and rested his chin on her head: "Okay, I'll definitely listen to you."

"That's pretty much it~"

The girl smiled and her eyes crinkled like crescent moons. Today, not only was she about to take the divine exam, but the first thing she saw when she came out was her beloved boy. This guy had changed a little; he didn't lie to her anymore.

How could she not be happy?

"Alas, it's a pity I have to undergo the divine test, and the time I can spend by your side will become less and less in the future."

Qian Renxue cupped Jiang Nian's cheeks, looked at him again and again, and finally let go.

Then, counting on her fingers, her cheeks grew increasingly red.

I closed my eyes, gritted my teeth, and took a deep breath, not knowing what I was doing.

"Let's go! I'm so hungry right now, if I don't eat something soon you'll have to give me CPR."

Jiang Nian tapped her on the head: "You get all the good things."

"Hehehe~ Didn't you say that if someone faints, you need to give them CPR?" Qian Renxue stuck out her little pink tongue and said with a smile, "What? You're disgusted with me? Or do you have another woman outside?"

Jiang Nian grabbed her ear and led the girl to the Holy Son's Palace.

What woman or not?

She doesn't even qualify as a younger sister.

"Hmph~ She's not saying anything again... Anyway, I'll find out sooner or later."

"Little Jiang, you'd better not regret it later!"

(End of this chapter)