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The three of them did not stay for too long. After a brief rest, Bibi Dong brought Xuan Ming and Hu Liena and headed towards Wuhun City.
The closer you get to Wuhun City, the more solemn and murderous the atmosphere becomes.
The once prosperous Wuhun City, filled with the atmosphere of a soul master's holy land, has now completely changed its appearance.
The towering city walls were further reinforced, flashing with the unique energy luster of soul guides. Those patrolling the city walls were no longer ordinary palace knights, but soul master soldiers wearing standard soul master armor and with a strong aura.
The huge flag of the Wuhun Empire fluttered on the top of the city. The complex emblem that combined the Pope's scepter and many Wuhun elements demonstrated the new authority.
The city gate is strictly checked and anyone entering or leaving is required to show a special identity token. The atmosphere is solemn and depressing.
Seeing Bibi Dong return, the guards saluted hurriedly, their eyes filled with awe and fanaticism.
Once you enter the city, the scene changes dramatically.
Many non-core function buildings were razed and converted into military barracks, training grounds and workshops.
Teams of soul masters are conducting coordinated combat training under the command of military officers. Soul skills of various attributes shine one after another, and the roar is endless.
Most of the people walking on the streets were soul masters and officers in a hurry, scouts delivering intelligence, and logistics personnel transporting supplies.
The entire city, like a huge war machine, is running at high speed, preparing for the upcoming all-out war.
Hu Liena looked at the Wuhun City in front of her, which was completely different from what she remembered, and felt the breath of war coming towards her, with a complicated look in her eyes.
She was well aware of her teacher's ambitions and understood that war was inevitable, but she still felt heavy-hearted when she saw her home transformed into a huge military camp.
Xuan Ming's gaze passed over the busy army and the heavily fortified fortifications, and went to the depths of Wuhun City, to the magnificent complex of buildings that symbolized the Elders' Hall and the Worship Hall.
Qian Renxue is right there.
With the full support of Qian Daoliu, the peerless Douluo, the progress of the Angel Divine Test will probably be faster than expected.
Once the divine test begins, the flow of time and the perception of opportunities will be different from those in the outside world. It is not impossible to complete the nine tests in a few years.
Once Qian Renxue takes the lead and becomes the Angel God...
The seemingly ironclad rule of the Wuhun Empire will soon experience fatal cracks from within.
The old forces in the Elder Hall and the Worship Hall will surely rise up, and Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Divine Test will show abnormalities again, and the situation will be reversed in an instant.
At that time, not only his plan would be affected, but Gu Yuena and the others would probably be in danger.
We must confirm Qian Renxue's progress as soon as possible and prepare for the worst.
"Nana, calm down."
Walking on the long street of Wuhun City, Bibi Dong clearly felt the murderous aura unconsciously overflowing from Hu Liena. In order to prevent accidents, she directly released her Killing God Domain to help her stabilize.
"You... don't feel anything?" Hu Liena took a deep breath, forced herself to suppress the murderous intent in her heart, and turned to look at Xuan Ming.
"I'm used to it." Xuan Ming said.
Normally speaking, after staying in a hellhole like the Killing City for nearly three years, even if no one was killed, it is impossible for one's mind to be normal.
Fortunately, his brain was not normal to begin with.
Because the blood spear itself can condense murderous aura, from the first day he killed people to the later battles in the life and death arena of the Great Fighting Soul Arena, he has been honing his murderous aura.
For him, the environment of the Killing City was just a bigger and more efficient grindstone.
As long as he is not ambushed and does not amplify the murderous intent in his heart, he will be fine.
Soon, the three of them passed through layers of guards and returned to the Pope's Palace.
Today, the Pope's Palace is more solemn and busier than ever before.
From time to time, senior spirit masters and generals came in and out to report on military affairs and receive orders.
The core of the entire empire's war machine lies here.
Back in the familiar side hall, cut off from the outside noise, Bibi Dong looked at Xuan Ming, her tone softening slightly: "You have just experienced the Hell Road, and your domain is just beginning to form. It will take time to stabilize. Especially Nana, your strength..."
She paused, hinting, "This requires even more careful control. Rest here for now. Don't worry about external affairs for now."
Hu Liena nodded. She did feel a little mentally exhausted. The newly acquired God of Killing domain was still slowly merging with her own power, and she needed to retreat.
"I still need to rest for a while. Is there anything you need my help with?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Help..." Bibi Dong thought for a moment.
"I'm a little worried about the Worship Hall. Why don't you go and test Qian Renxue's progress?"
There was no progress in the Rakshasa Divine Test, and the affairs of the Spirit Empire were piling up. She was now overwhelmed!
If Qian Renxue really gets ahead of her, not only will the power of the Wuhun Empire be taken away by the Worship Hall, but Xuan Ming will probably be in trouble too!
She knew Qian Renxue's character well. The girl would not let go of her obsession with Xuan Ming easily. On the contrary, under the pressure of the divine test, her obsession with Xuan Ming would only grow deeper and more crazy!
If you can't get it, destroy it!
In the past, Qian Renxue was unable to make up her mind, not only because of her feelings, but also because she felt that they had not reached that stage yet. Perhaps later on, Qian Renxue had this idea, but she no longer had the ability.
But once Qian Renxue becomes a god, the power of life and death will belong to her alone!
...
Silence returned to the hall.
Bibi Dong still had a lot of things to deal with, so she left soon.
Hu Liena needed to calm down her murderous aura, so Bibi Dong took her to a secret room for meditation.
Xuan Ming sat by the window, looking at the Douluo Palace high on Pope Mountain.
"Actually, you have another way now." said the Ice Dragon King.
"Let's give it a try and kill Qian Renxue or Qian Daoliu."
"The former puts an end to everything, while the latter can relieve your stress."
Xuan Ming withdrew his gaze from the direction of Douluo Palace, "That's not necessary."
"What do you mean unnecessary?" The Ice Dragon King was a little anxious.
"Are you planning to wait for her to become a god, so she can decide your life or death? And the life or death of Gu Yuena and the others?"
"Once Qian Renxue becomes a god, you won't even be qualified to fight her to the death!"
"Do you think she can be faster than me?" Xuan Ming asked back.
"You..." The Ice Dragon King was slightly stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Xuan Ming paused, then took out the Vast Sea Universe Cover and said, "Remember the safety measures I mentioned?"
If Shura God ignores him and Qian Renxue's progress exceeds expectations, he will have no choice but to activate this backup plan.
Xuan Ming's gaze fell on the azure triangle in his palm - the Vast Sea Universe Cover.
It lies quietly, emitting a soft and deep blue light, as if containing a miniature ocean.
"This thing... do you really think it can work?" The Ice Dragon King was a little worried.
"Do you think I'm not as good as Qian Renxue?" Xuan Ming asked back.
"Still not as good as Bibi Dong? Not as good as Tang Chen who is sinking in the Slaughter City?"
The Ice Dragon King was speechless for a moment.
"I know what you are worried about, I have always known it." Xuan Ming said.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to fulfill what I promised."
The Ice Dragon King was silent for a moment, then replied, "Hmm."
Xuan Ming took a deep breath and no longer hesitated. His powerful mental power slowly stretched out like invisible tentacles and carefully penetrated into the interior of the vast sea and universe.
At first, the Vast Sea Universe Cover showed no reaction, like a special piece of blue crystal.
But when Xuan Ming's spiritual power touched its core area, something strange happened!
Buzz——!
The vast sea of heaven and earth suddenly burst out with a dazzling azure divine light, instantly illuminating the entire side hall like a deep-sea dragon palace!
A vast, majestic, and terrifying divine power with the breath of endless ocean burst out, completely enveloping Xuan Ming!
Xuan Ming groaned, feeling as if his mental power had collided with a boundless and violent ocean. Enormous pressure squeezed in from all directions, trying to crush and assimilate him!
But he did not retreat, instead a sharp light flashed in his ice-blue eyes.
He steadied his mind and gathered his mental strength, which had been tempered in the City of Slaughter and was as thick as the abyss. Like a pillar in a stream, he stubbornly resisted the impact of this divine power.
At the same time, he deliberately restrained the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Essence to avoid stimulating the Sea God's divine consciousness.
"Huh?"
A slight sigh, as if filled with a hint of surprise and confusion, sounded directly in Xuan Ming's spiritual sea.
The might of the vast ocean suddenly subsided, no longer full of aggression, but turned into a gentle yet still unfathomable probing force, carefully "looking" at Xuan Ming.
This divine thought swept across Xuan Ming's extremely condensed mental power, swept across the silent blood spear in his body that contained terrifying energy, swept across the newly formed and thick as the abyss of the killing god's domain, and finally, seemed to linger for a moment at the center of his eyebrows.
"Such a condensed spirit... Such a pure killing field... And this..." The Sea God's mind seemed a little surprised, but it was more of a scrutiny and curiosity of discovering a rough gem.
"Interesting...truly interesting. At such a young age, yet you possess such a rich background and...such a rich experience."
It seemed to have sensed something, but couldn't see it clearly. It just instinctively felt that the young human in front of it was extremely special.
"It's really rude of you to talk nonsense in other people's minds." Xuan Ming's eyes condensed, and the violent killing god domain burst out with all its strength, impacting the faint but far stronger divine consciousness than the dragon soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King.
"Don't get excited, young man. I have no ill intentions." The voice of the Sea God sounded slowly. The impact of the Killing God's domain had no effect at all and disappeared like a drop in the ocean.
"Do you... desire power?"
"Guess?" Xuan Ming asked back.
Sea God was silent for a moment, obviously not expecting such an answer.
When faced with a question from a god, it would be fine if you didn't just answer it properly, but you asked him back?
Is this correct?
The mighty voice rang out again, carrying with it the allure of a god. "Do you desire to transcend the mundane, rule the vast ocean, and become the supreme being in this world?"
"Guess again?" Xuan Ming said.
"..." Sea God.
"Young man, you've successfully piqued my interest!"