Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

Qian Xunji composed himself and walked up to Qian Daoliu. He extended a finger and gently poked the baby girl's chubby cheek.

The baby girl wasn't shy at all; she grabbed Qian Xunji's finger and giggled.

"What's your name?" Chihiro asked casually.

Qian Daoliu carefully hugged his daughter tightly, his voice barely audible, like a mosquito's hum: "Qian...Qian Xunxi. Xi as in Xixi."

Qian Xunji was slightly taken aback. Qian Xunxi, what a straightforward name.

He withdrew his finger, his gaze sweeping over the thousand streams.

In the outer realm, Poseidon is the high priestess of Poseidon Island, guarding the sea god's legacy. But in this parallel inner realm, why is Poseidon the high priestess of Shura Island?

"Father." Qian Xunji composed himself.

"Where did this Asura Island come from? Rumors say the entire island is built from the bones of sea spirit beasts. Is that true?"

The embarrassment on Qian Daoliu's face gradually faded, and his expression became solemn. He handed Qian Xunxi, whom he was holding, to a maid who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, and gestured for her to carry her into the inner hall.

"Besides Xixi, I'm the person in this world who knows the details of Shura Island the most." Qian Daoliu walked to the stone table and sat down, gesturing for Qian Xunji to sit as well. "The rumors from the outside world are true. Every inch of this land is stained with the blood of sea spirit beasts."

Qian Xunji frowned, waiting for the next part to continue.

"In fact, the existence of Shura Island is related to a shocking secret of the God Realm back then. This secret can no longer be found in the history of the God Realm, only Shura Island has a record of it, and this matter is called the 'Inverted Change'."

"The upside-down change?" Qian Xunji's eyes sharpened. When he was in the God Realm, the Angel King had never mentioned this term.

Qian Daoliu nodded: "Back then, among the original five God-Kings of the God Realm, the Asura God-King was in charge of slaughter and judgment. As for the Angel God, he was not a God-King at that time, but only a half-step God-King, the pinnacle among the first-level gods."

"Angel gods also wield a portion of the power of judgment. However, while Asura gods judge pure 'sin' and 'slaughter,' angel gods judge 'heresies' that go against the light."

A complex emotion flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes.

"The change occurred after the first Asura God-King found a successor and left this divine realm. The new generation of Asura Gods had just ascended, their foundations were not yet stable, and their strength was weak."

"Just then, the angel god somehow acquired a supreme artifact. The name of that artifact is [Anti-Phase Celestial Balance]."

Chihiro's pupils contracted slightly.

The Angel God King's ultimate artifact?

He currently possesses one, namely the [Angel's Oath], but the [Reversed Heavenly Balance] Angel God King has never mentioned it.

"The Angel God has activated the Anti-Phase Balance." Qian Daoliu's voice was very low, as if he was afraid of something.

"He used this divine artifact to forcibly steal a portion of the new Asura God King's status and a portion of his judgment power."

"The newly appointed Asura God's God-King rank collapsed as a result, and he fell directly to the lower realm. Meanwhile, the Angel God, using the stolen power of judgment, filled his final gap and ascended to become the new God-King!"

Qian Xunji was completely stunned when he heard this.

He had long suspected that this angel god-king might not be a good person, but this was just too outrageous.

"Are the other four God-Kings just going to stand by and watch him usurp the throne?" Qianxun asked rhetorically.

"How could we possibly sit idly by?" Qian Daoliu sneered. "But the Angel God King had calculated everything. After ascending to God King status, he directly shattered the super artifact weapon called [Anti-Phase Balance] in front of the four God Kings of Life, Destruction, Goodness, and Evil."

"Not only that, he also distributed the excess power that he had stolen from the Asura God King to the other four God Kings on the spot."

Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Xunji, his tone tinged with sarcasm: "The four God-Kings, having received benefits and wary of whether any remnants of that super artifact still exist, conveniently eliminated their hostility towards the Angel God-King. A more realistic reason is that the new Asura God is already crippled; if they were to forcibly take down the Angel God-King, the God Realm would permanently lose a God-King's fighting power. This is a situation no one wants to see."

"Thus, the usurper became an honored guest. The Asura God-King became a taboo subject to be erased."

Qian Xunji sat on the stone bench, remaining silent for a long time.

The Angel King's demeanor and behavior in the temple now seem to have been honed through countless conspiracies and schemes. While the God King of the [Outer Realm] was still devising countermeasures, the Angel King of the [Inner Realm] had already mastered the art of usurping power.

"But..." Qian Xunji astutely seized upon a loophole, "The legend of the Asura God says he attained godhood through slaughter, having slain half of the sea spirit beasts, right? If he was already a god-king, why would there be such rumors circulating in the mortal realm?"

Qian Daoliu let out a long sigh.

"That happened later."

Qian Daoliu pointed to the blood-soaked ground beneath his feet: "The new Asura God fell to the mortal realm due to the [Reversal of Heavenly Balance], becoming a mere mortal. If he wants to return to the divine realm, he must re-establish his divine position in this world."

"However, the power of judgment has been completely monopolized by the Angel King, and other powers have been seized by various gods. All that is left for him is the purest and most cruel path: slaughter."

A trace of sorrow flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes.

"In order to regroup enough killing power, he set his sights on the most numerous and relatively weak-resistant marine creatures."

"In this world, the God of Asura unleashed an indiscriminate massacre against the sea spirit beasts. The entire sea was stained red with blood, and countless high-level sea spirit beasts were wiped out. Their corpses piled up like mountains, eventually settling here to form the Asura Island beneath your feet."

Qian Xunji fell silent. At the cost of half the ocean's creatures, a path to return to the realm of the gods was forcibly paved.

"And what about Poseidon?"

Why is she here?

When Poseidon was mentioned, Sendou's eyes softened.

"Xixi is actually a direct descendant of the Sea God lineage. However, in her early years, a change occurred within the Sea God lineage. Because her talent was too dazzling, she was regarded as a threat and was directly expelled from the family."

Qian Daoliu clenched her fists, as if recalling those unbearable past events: "She fled all the way, experiencing life and death, and by chance came to this Shura Island. With her affinity for the ocean and her extraordinary talent, she eventually obtained the Eight Trials of Shura and became the High Priest of Shura Island."

After hearing all this, Qian Xunji stood up.

The waters of the [Inner Realm] were far deeper than he had imagined. The rise of the Angel God King, the blood debts of the Asura God, Poseidon's fate... these events were like ticking time bombs, ready to explode at any moment.

Most importantly, he was certain that the Angel King would eventually target him, but he knew nothing about it.