Qian Renxue turned toward the source of the voice. When she saw him, although his divine power was restrained, an unfathomable aura faintly emanated from him. A sense of familiarity struck her, and she quickly recognized who he was.
"It's you!"
Her recognition left Huo Yuhao slightly surprised. After all, he wasn't from Qian Renxue's era.
"You know me?" he asked.
Qian Renxue replied, "My soul drifted through the chaotic flow of time for twenty thousand years, alongside the shattered remnants of the Angel Godhood. In those twenty thousand years, countless geniuses came and went like fish in a river, but you're the only one who truly left an impression."
"Your fate and destiny surpass even Tang San's. By all accounts, you should have achieved more than he did. Unfortunately, in the end, you chose to become his lapdog."
Hearing her scornful remark, Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected Qian Renxue to be aware of such a shameful part of his past.
Qian Renxue continued, "Did Tang San instruct you to resurrect me? If so, just kill me now."
"What kind of nonsense is that?" Huo Yuhao countered.
"No matter what purpose Tang San had for reviving me, I won't let him get his way," Qian Renxue said firmly.
"I brought you back. Tang San had nothing to do with it—and I'm no one's lapdog," Huo Yuhao replied.
"You married the heir of the Clear Sky Sect, revived the declining Tang Sect, and joined Shrek Academy, taking it to new heights. How are you not Tang San's servant?" she challenged.
Had anyone else spoken to him this way, Huo Yuhao might have crushed them with divine intent on the spot. A mere Rank 99 Limit Douluo wasn't much to him. But he could tell Qian Renxue was being direct, likely hoping to provoke him into killing her.
"Seeing isn't always believing, and hearing doesn't guarantee the truth. I am the chosen one of destiny, born ten thousand years after your era. From the moment I came into this world, I was ensnared in Tang San's schemes. Do you think I ever had a choice besides serving him? Even with immense luck, my entire life was nothing more than a path crafted by someone else," Huo Yuhao said bitterly.
He then began recounting his past, right up until the moment he betrayed Tang San.
"So you're saying… you destroyed Tang San, Xiao Wu, his parents, and all the plans he laid out?" Qian Renxue asked in shock.
"That was the price he paid for playing me my whole life," Huo Yuhao said coldly, his eyes sharp.
"You succeeded, yes. Tang San is dead, his parents erased by your hand. But now the Divine Realm faces a crisis, and the Douluo Continent is under invasion from the Abyss Plane..." Qian Renxue reminded him.
"This was the only chance. If I missed it, the Divine Realm and Douluo Continent would become ruled solely by the Tang Clan. I don't know what will happen to the Divine Realm or how the Douluo Continent will fend off the Abyss, but even if everything is destroyed, it's still better than leaving it all in that bastard's hands."
"I hear deep resentment in your voice," Qian Renxue observed.
"If you had lived your whole life like a puppet under his control, you'd hate him too," Huo Yuhao thought to himself. Especially when you already know the plot but are still forced to act it out.
Qian Renxue said, "My hatred is different—mine is a vendetta of life and death, of losing my legacy and everything I stood for."
"That's precisely why I revived you. Do you know what happened to me after I fell into the temporal chaos?" Huo Yuhao smirked. "I went back. Back to a time even earlier than when the Angel God ascended. I became a god tens of thousands of years before Tang San."
"Then that means..." Qian Renxue's eyes lit up.
"Yes. The Spirit Hall still exists. We're now in your grandfather and father's era. That brat Tang San hasn't even been born yet. Everything can still be changed," Huo Yuhao said with steely determination.
"Can I descend to the mortal realm? I want to—"
"I know what you want," Huo Yuhao interrupted. "Like you, I want to take revenge on Tang San. But I am the true mastermind here. You'll follow my script and obey my commands."
"Understood," Qian Renxue replied. Though she had her own plans, Huo Yuhao's reminder made her realize she had to temporarily bury her desire for vengeance. Fortunately, they shared the same goal: to make sure Tang San suffered.
After a long pause, her voice trembled with emotion as she made a request. "May I… see my grandfather, my protector grandfathers, and my mother again, Lord Eternal God?"
Huo Yuhao opened his Eye of Eternity, projecting divine vision into Qian Renxue's mind.
She saw the towering Spirit City, and the five High Priests of the Sacred Hall. The structure of Qian Daoliu's era was nearly identical to what it would become, except the two elders—Qian Jun and Jiang Mo—had yet to be officially appointed, and Lightwing Priest was still at Rank 96.
Then she saw her father—tall, handsome, radiant. Despite her mixed feelings after Bibi Dong's death, seeing him again stirred deep emotion in her heart.
She saw six-year-old Bibi Dong awakening with the Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor spirits, officially entering Spirit Hall. From that young face, Qian Renxue saw faint traces of the woman her mother would become.
Two thousand years had passed. Seeing those familiar, vivid faces again brought uncontrollable tears streaming down her cheeks. Trembling, she reached out toward the vision, trying to touch them—but the moment her fingers brushed the image, it rippled and dissolved.
Qian Renxue lowered her head and whispered, "I want to kill Yu Xiaogang. I want to stop my father. I want to kill Tang San. I want to prevent every tragedy from happening..."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "That's not in my plan. I'm not letting them off that easily."
"Then… can I go see my grandfather? Visit Spirit Hall?" Qian Renxue asked.
"If you show up like this, your grandfather will probably whip out the Judgment Sword and smite you on the spot," Huo Yuhao warned.
Only then did Qian Renxue realize how much she had changed. The hardships she faced in her later years had filled her with helplessness and hatred, corrupting her divine attributes—her holy power had turned fallen, her light into darkness. Her Six-Winged Angel had become a Six-Winged Fallen Angel. Given her grandfather's temperament, they would likely fight the moment they met.
Huo Yuhao casually handed her three items: a letter of introduction from the Eternal God, a Fallen Angel Godseed, and a divine communication ring.
"This divine ring lets us stay in contact between realms. The letter will help you find the Angel God, who can then pass on divine orders to your grandfather. You'll be able to enter Douluo Continent through the Angel Temple's plane gate. Give the Godseed to Qian Hanyu—let her decide what to do with it."