Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 374 Divine Test

"Do you remember what I told you a few years ago? I said I saw loneliness in you. Humans are social animals; we need to love and be loved. Family, friends, lovers..."

"But you didn't have any of these things in the past, so you suffered and couldn't find meaning and joy in life. I saw a similar state in her today."

Su Cheng reached out and stroked her long hair, saying softly, "You should have noticed this. Because we are the same kind, it's easier for us to see this quality in each other. You were just blinded by some stronger emotions, so you ignored it."

"..." Bibi Dong's heart trembled. She suddenly recalled the strange feeling that arose in her heart when she saw Qian Renxue again today, that inexplicable pity and superiority.

Perhaps it was because of Su Cheng that she became different from before.

After shedding the heavy shackles, she became aware of many things she had previously overlooked.

In those years, she was immersed in pain, always trying her best to escape the lingering shadows of the past, but she never thought that her daughter was walking a similar path to her.

"I think that with her status as the Pope's daughter and such outstanding martial soul talent, she shouldn't have ended up like this. I don't know what conflicts or misunderstandings have occurred between you, but it must have been something serious, otherwise your relationship wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent." Su Cheng leaned forward and sat on the steps below the high-backed chair, his back against the chair legs.

He squinted contentedly as he smelled the woman's delicate fragrance.

"Dong'er, have you ever thought that if you could lower your pride a little and communicate more with each other, you could save each other even without my intervention?"

"Mutual redemption..." Bibi Dong murmured softly, "Is that what you believe...?"

"Of course." He nodded firmly. "However, you are both proud people, and I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing to bow down to each other. But I still have to say, you really do have a lot in common..."

As he spoke, he began to list the similarities between the mother and daughter from his perspective.

He knew Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue very well.

But Bibi Dong was unaware of this fact.

Despite only meeting him once today, Su Cheng noticed many problems, and many of his "guesses" coincided with past truths, further proving that his statements were correct.

So he began to confront his own mindset when facing Qian Renxue.

In fact, Su Cheng's conversation with Bibi Dong today, which seemed like a casual chat, was actually the result of careful consideration beforehand.

If he didn't know the truth about those past events, that would be fine. But now that he does know, he has no intention of reopening old wounds.

Su Cheng knew very well that Bibi Dong was a very extreme person who was very prone to getting stuck on trivial matters.

Dealing with this kind of person is extremely difficult; trying to pull her out of her own mindset is incredibly strenuous, and even if you could, it would be extremely difficult and could easily backfire.

Instead of that, let's choose another way.

Use a different approach to guide her to think from a different angle and shift her focus to a new direction, thereby downplaying the impact of the incident itself.

The locked-room incident was undoubtedly a dark chapter in Bibi Dong's life, leaving her with profound psychological trauma.

The hatred he later developed for his biological daughter, Qian Renxue, and even his being lured into darkness by the Rakshasa God, all stemmed from Qian Xunji, the source of all evil.

Therefore, Su Cheng simply stopped talking about Qian Xunji, and even only briefly mentioned his existence, focusing instead on his daughter, Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, after all, share an unbreakable blood bond.

Moreover, he wasn't just making things up; these two people really are very similar in some ways.

Both possess astonishing talent, both have experienced loneliness, both have noble status but have suffered many misfortunes... Once people find common ground, they often easily empathize with each other. Even if they don't become friends because of this, it's hard for them to harbor strong hostility.

"...Now that you know about my situation, shouldn't you tell me about yours too?"

After chatting with her daughter Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, feeling much more relaxed, glanced at Su Cheng on the ground and got off her chair.

Then she gathered her skirts and, imitating Su Cheng, sat down beside him without any papal dignity, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I noticed it a long time ago. You're not as well-behaved as you seemed at first. You have a lot on your mind."

"Okay, which aspect would you like to know about?"

"What do you mean? Are you hiding many things from me?"

"There are quite a lot," Su Cheng said with a smile. "So, what aspect do you want to know about?"

"I want to know all of that... is that alright?"

"Of course. But I'm afraid we can't finish talking about it in a short time."

"Tch." Bibi Dong glanced at him sideways, then suddenly chuckled. "Fine, you just need to tell me one thing."

"What?"

"Are you really a descendant of the God of Asura?"

"no."

"Isn't that right...?"

Bibi Dong fell silent upon hearing this.

She wasn't surprised by the answer, nor did she feel that Su Cheng was lying to her.

In fact, she had suspected this for a long time.

Although she had the divine test mission as proof, as someone who had cleared the City of Slaughter, she could sense that the power of the Asura God was more difficult to control and more bloody and violent than the power of the Rakshasa God.

However, after spending nearly two years together, she did not sense the slightest murderous aura from Su Cheng, which was completely unreasonable.

Even a Soul Master who possesses and perfectly controls the Killing God Domain cannot completely suppress that killing intent, let alone someone with a mortal body coming into contact with a higher level of divine power.

"You gave up inheriting the position of the Asura God?"

Bibi Dong asked the question with an extremely confident tone.

Although, in theory, there is no way to interrupt the divine examination unless one dies.

But if that person is Su Cheng, she feels she has a chance to do it.

"I'm giving up," Su Cheng said calmly. "A voice inside me tells me I can't take this path. I have my own, more suitable path for cultivation."

"Just because of that?"

"Just because of this."

"..."

Bibi Dong fell silent.

She never imagined that someone could actually resist the temptation of inheriting a divine position.

As the successor of the Rakshasa God, she was very clear about what the position of the Asura God meant and what kind of being the Asura God was.

While the succession to this divine position is extremely difficult, once one becomes a god, one is far more powerful than the Rakshasa god.

Even among the many ranks of gods, he belongs to the top tier.

Months later, Qian Renxue knelt quietly in front of the huge statue standing in the center of the Douluo Hall.

It was a six-winged angel statue in brilliant gold, with three pairs of wings spread out behind it, a huge golden sword in its hand pointing straight to the sky, and a layer of faint golden flames swirling around it.

At this moment, Qian Renxue's long, dazzling golden hair cascaded down her back until it reached the ground. Her hands were clasped together in front of her chest, thumbs interlocked, index fingers touching, and the other six fingers spread out to the sides, resembling a six-winged angel spreading its wings.

She was also enveloped in a faint halo.

The next moment, golden light surged, and Qian Daoliu's figure appeared in front of her. In the hands of the enormous six-winged angel statue, a golden longsword spewed forth a flame over ten feet long, and the surroundings were instantly filled with an indescribable holy aura.

"It's time... Xiaoxue, open your eyes."

As Qian Daoliu pointed, golden flames released from the long sword in the hand of the statue behind him descended from the sky, completely enveloping Qian Renxue's body.

Golden flames swirled, and Qian Renxue's body slowly rose under the radiance, nine golden light screens gradually appearing before her.

"The Nine Trials of the Angels..."

Inside the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong, who was meditating cross-legged, slowly opened her eyes, with a faint purplish-black light and shadow floating behind her.

"Minor Snow?"

She turned her head to look in the direction of the Douluo Palace, and the words Su Cheng had said to her came to mind.

He then sighed softly and closed his eyes again.

I am not far from completing all the divine tests.

On the streets of Wuhun City, Su Cheng and Su Yue were strolling around.

"So, when are you confident you can attempt to break through the god-level barrier?"

Su Cheng glanced at the silver-haired beauty beside him and casually asked.

Su Yue's cultivation has now reached the Limit Douluo level. Even though her strength is far inferior to his, her foundation is extremely deep. Even though Su Cheng has observed her many times with the Tracking Demon Eye, he still cannot see through the general direction of her future fate.

It must be admitted that the bloodline of the Dragon God is indeed extraordinary, a top-tier bloodline that is unique in the entire universe, and the chosen ruler.

Su Cheng himself had gained many benefits in the process of breaking through the bottleneck with the help of the Dragon God's bloodline, not to mention the Silver Dragon King Su Yue, who had a deep foundation and belonged to the same clan as the Dragon God and obtained even more Dragon God blood.

Although she has not yet broken through, her combat strength is already comparable to that of ordinary human powerhouses who have just become gods.

"What, you only remembered this after sleeping with your Pope?" Su Yue glanced at Su Cheng with her beautiful purple eyes and chuckled softly.

"Here you go again. I'm asking you something serious."

"snort."

Two years ago, when she first learned that Su Cheng had gotten together with Bibi Dong, the successor of the Rakshasa God, she was extremely unhappy.

However, after she saw the sealed Rakshasa God and the Asura Demon Sword, she seemed to have some wild imagination, and her attitude improved significantly.

Aside from occasional sarcastic remarks, their words and actions have become more intimate and casual.

"What are you humming about? Just say it—"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Cheng suddenly stopped and turned to look at the snow-white palace building on Papal Hill.

Su Yue, whose mental strength was now close to that of a god, also looked in that direction, following his gaze.

"The legacy of the Angel God?" Su Yue asked in a low voice, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"That's right."

"You can tamper with the process of divine succession?"

"Yes, I can. But it will be quite difficult if I don't get noticed by Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue." Su Cheng said as he pulled her toward a secluded corner, "It's a good thing the Angel God has already fallen, otherwise, with a first-level god in the God Realm watching me, I definitely wouldn't have a chance. Keep an eye on our surroundings for me, I need to prepare to make my move."

After saying that, he transmitted his voice in his mind, "Ah Yin."

"Um."

A beautiful figure appeared beside him.

It was Ah Yin.

She first nodded to Su Yue in greeting, then solemnly released her special domain to buff Su Cheng.

Su Yue glanced at her, pursed her lips, and a dim light flashed in her eyes.

He then sighed softly, coordinating the changes in the surrounding elements to prevent the powerful figures of Martial Soul City from detecting the energy fluctuations here.

She already knew about Ah Yin's existence.

Two years ago, when Su Cheng took her to the Rakshasa Secret Realm, he met this former soul beast clan member who had long since transformed into a special being, and also learned about the relationship between the two of them.

At this moment, Su Cheng had no time to care about Su Yue's thoughts.

He closed his eyes tightly, and his senses spread rapidly, covering the entire Martial Soul City in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, a faint azure light began to shimmer between his foreheads, and his massive true energy rapidly transformed into soul power, which was then quickly consumed.

Without a sound, the high-level soul power had already penetrated into the Angel God Power Domain in the Douluo Palace, and "saw" the tall figure suspended in the air.

The light from the magic eye on Su Cheng's forehead suddenly shone brightly, and in the next moment, it connected with the soul fluctuations in mid-air.

The field of vision shifted, and a vast, boundless space appeared before me.

A pale golden mist permeated the area, seemingly boundless in all directions, as if the concept of "direction" simply did not exist, making one feel as if they were in a golden universe.

This place was none other than Qian Renxue's spiritual sea.

"call……"

Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, reopened his eyes, and his vision returned to normal. Standing beside him were Ah Yin and Su Yue, and not far away were the streets and buildings of Wuhun City.

In just a short while, more than 10% of his true energy reserves were depleted.

"That's it? So fast?"

"That's enough." Su Cheng nodded. "Now it's just a matter of time, waiting for my soul power to slowly expand."

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Qian Renxue is quite strong, and since returning to Wuhun City, she has been staying in the Douluo Hall, focusing intently on waiting for the Angel God's Trial to descend. It is difficult to invade her spiritual sea without her knowing or being aware of it.

Only when the divine test descends and Qian Renxue's entire senses are occupied by it can one enter without disturbing her.

This was also due to the assistance of the Tracking Eye, the presence of the Rakshasa God as a research subject, and the fact that the Angel God's legacy was not overseen by a deity; many factors combined to make the plan possible. Otherwise, even if Su Cheng were incredibly strong, the use of mental power was not his forte, making it almost impossible for him to complete such an operation.

He did this to observe what Qian Renxue's divine test was like, and if possible, to try to help her in the subsequent test stages.

Most importantly, he also wanted to see if Qian Renxue had obtained the last "Spirit Core".

It has been confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing, A Yin, and Bibi Dong are the selected targets in this simulation, but one person remains to be determined.

Although the probability of Qian Renxue is high, evidence is still needed to prove it.

However, today's initial spiritual connection is only the beginning. He will need a long time to explore Qian Renxue's spiritual sea, but that process will be much easier.

True power can grow slowly on its own, and it will take Qian Renxue a long time to complete all the divine trials, so he is not in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)