Chapter 260: Victory, and Qian Renxue's Schemes

Above the cloudless azure sky, the angel holding the Angel's Holy Sword seemed to raise a blazing sun; a single lift of its hand could destroy mountains, rivers, sun and moon.

A hundred-meter-long dragon, wholly driven by elemental power and the dragon sword, coiled around the towering giant dragon's body, turned into a stream of light that flew up to meet the Angel's Holy Sword, its momentum magnificent.

"Sword Dao: Dragon Domain Shatters Heaven!"

As the hundred-meter-long dragon coiled around the bone dragon's body met the angel's Angel's Holy Sword in opposition, the bone dragon's black fourth soul ring lit up; the next moment, the bone dragon shuttled through the spatial gate and appeared behind the angel.

Relying on spatial ability, Gu Xuan's mobility far surpasses that of ordinary Soul Masters, and Gu Rong likewise earned the title of the most peculiar Titled Douluo because of it.

The black fifth soul ring lit up, and boundless annihilation power condensed on the bone dragon's dark gold right claw.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Evil God Annihilation Thunder Extinction!"

The dragon claw, bearing an unmatchable momentum, pressed down onto the angel's back.

At this moment, the angel wielding the holy sword was contending with the Sword Dragon, clearly holding the upper hand; within a moment, she could behead the divine dragon.

But this brief moment plunged her into a two-sided pincer predicament; she had already expended all her soul power into this strongest strike, leaving her unable to defend.

The Angel's Holy Sword cleaved the divine dragon in two, yet her back was also struck by the bone dragon's claw.

The boundless annihilation rapidly dissolved the angel's true form; she staggered, hastily turned, and swung her sword.

When the holy sword fell, the bone dragon had already vanished again into the spatial gate; the next moment, under the effect of the time domain, Gu Xuan reappeared behind the angel—this time not a soul skill, but a soul bone ability.

Only see the bone dragon's right claw burst forth with intense dark gold light; its sharpness could rend heaven and earth, falling upon the spot just struck by Gu Xuan's fifth soul skill.

"Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Bone Skill: Dark Gold Penetration!"

This is the second soul bone skill of the Dark Gold Terror Claw; although its attack range falls short of the Sky-Tearing Claw, its penetrative power is several times that of the Sky-Tearing Claw.

"Boom!"

The angel had no time to react; at the moment the dragon claw struck her back, she staggered, and the claw pierced straight through her back.

"Ah!"

The angel let out a mournful cry; her body began to disintegrate outright, whereupon Qian Renxue's delicate form fell from the sky, blood spilling from her mouth, her entire aura wilting.

"I never imagined… I've struggled for three years to reach this level, yet I'm still no match for you?" Qian Renxue gazed deeply at the bone dragon in the sky, her heart in turmoil.

At this point, her soul power was utterly depleted, and with her martial soul true form shattered directly, she was weakened to the extreme.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness, a tall figure loomed large in her peripheral vision; the sinking feeling from falling from high altitude dissipated, replaced by a broad, sturdy chest.

Feeling the violent heartbeat and warmth upon that chest, Qian Renxue could no longer hold on and closed her eyes; the world fell into silence.

Gu Xuan had already released his martial soul true form; at this moment he cradled Qian Renxue as they slowly descended to the ground, the Sword Dragon's eight wings having been cleanly severed by her strike—though now under his control, they cannot recover without ten days or half a month.

Moreover, because the Sword Dragon's eight wings were cut off, Gu Xuan himself suffered considerable injury, for the wings had fused with his body; their severance was like having eight of his ribs broken.

Gu Xuan stepped on the damaged Sword Dragon eight wings, cradling Qian Renxue as he returned to the cave; due to their recent battle, no soul beast remained within a kilometer radius, so safety was no concern.

Back in the cave, Gu Xuan retracted the Sword Dragon eight wings; without time to meditate and recover, he set down the Qian Renxue he held, took a pill himself, then fed her a pill, then sat cross-legged behind her, palms pressing on her back.

Thick and gentle soul power flowed into Qian Renxue's body, helping stabilize her chaotic breath; the originally soul-power-exhausted Qian Renxue, aided by Gu Xuan, gradually regained color in her face.

After a while, Qian Renxue's breath settled; Gu Xuan himself began to meditate and recover, and with the aid of the pill, his soul power restored swiftly, the injuries from the severed Sword Dragon eight wings also healing rapidly.

Two hours later, Qian Renxue stirred awake with a soft rustle; she lay upon the blanket of thousand-year snow fox sable that Gu Xuan had laid for her, and upon opening her eyes she saw Gu Xuan meditating to recover.

Seeing Gu Xuan's magnificent visage, Qian Renxue recalled all he had just done for her, then sighed softly:

"Little Xuan, what have you endured these past two years? How is it that I've given so much yet still am no match for you?"

Just as Qian Renxue's words fell, Gu Xuan opened his eyes; seeing this, Qian Renxue instantly grew tense.

"He… didn't hear that, did he?"

The next moment, Gu Xuan's words made her even more nervous: "You've been through a lot; if you understood my experiences, you'd see your loss is not unjust."

"He heard it!" Qian Renxue's heart clenched.

"However." Immediately, Gu Xuan shifted tone: "Little Xuan? How come? Has the Holy Maiden sister been thinking of me these two years? Otherwise, how could you address me so intimately?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's gaze darted away, not daring to look at Gu Xuan; she merely sat upright and then argued: "It's a bet, loser obeys—I'm just getting used to things ahead of time."

Hearing that, a smile appeared on Gu Xuan's handsome face: "Getting used early? Then you should call me husband!"

"You!" Upon hearing that, Qian Renxue's pretty face flushed red: "Don't push your luck!"

Seeing Qian Renxue offer no resistance, Gu Xuan fully realized in his heart that this girl must have long been scheming against him; otherwise, why would she utter "the loser obeys the bet"?

Thinking this, Gu Xuan stood, looked down on Qian Renxue from above, and said: "If so, come in two months wearing your bridal gown to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; if I had to fetch each of you one by one, time would surely fall short."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's face instantly turned cold again; yeah, even if she became Gu Xuan's woman, she wouldn't be the sole one—she'd be the sixth!

Relying on her talent and strength, she accepted that she could not defeat Gu Xuan; but what right do the other women have?

Qian Renxue pulled the blanket over her head, turned away from Gu Xuan, and snorted coldly: "I lost to you, but those women of yours haven't beaten me; if you want me to be the sixth, let them prove they have the ability."

Hearing that, Gu Xuan's brows slightly furrowed; seeing Qian Renxue's attitude, if the relations among the several women aren't handled well, future trouble will arise.

Subsequently, Gu Xuan leaned in close to Qian Renxue, but not overly intimate, speaking softly: "After all, you are also a descendant of the Angel clan; why would you bother with such petty jokes? In my heart, you all hold equal importance—there is no big or small distinction."

"The reason you're the sixth is because you're the sixth woman I have a marriage pact with; actually, if we truly count, you should be the seventh, after all our three-year agreement isn't yet an engagement, and Xue Ke ranks ahead of you!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue snapped her head toward Gu Xuan, a smile appearing on her face: "You're sure of that?"

Gu Xuan stared at Qian Renxue, who suddenly showed a smile, blinked slightly, then nodded in reply: "Otherwise? You all indeed hold no big or small difference in my heart."

Thereafter, Qian Renxue's visage shifted rapidly, and Snow Big Brother Xue Qinghe appeared before Gu Xuan just like that.

"Damn…" Gu Xuan hadn't expected Qian Renxue to be so straightforward; at this moment he wasn't hiding anything at all.

But Gu Xuan still had to keep up his act.

"Snow… Snow Big Brother?" Gu Xuan frowned: "Qian Renxue, what do you mean by this?"

The shapely "Xue Qinghe" gave a faint smile: "That's exactly what you see; I shouldn't be the seventh anymore, right? I knew you before all of them."

Upon hearing that, Gu Xuan did not answer the question but countered: "When did you start posing as Xue Qinghe? Is the Spirit Hall plotting against the Tian Dou Empire?"

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Qian Renxue no longer intended to conceal, for there was no need to hide anymore.

She liked Gu Xuan, and the letter promised that, since she had lost, she would naturally marry Gu Xuan in two months; thus hiding these things from Gu Xuan was now meaningless.

Therefore she intended to reveal her plan to Gu Xuan; relying on Gu Xuan's current talent, she and he would surely reach that level, and with his power unify the Tian Dou Empire, then join forces with the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect to unite the continent—wouldn't that be even more splendid?

Gu Xuan may be flirtatious, but Qian Renxue could see that Gu Xuan also genuinely liked her, and she knew Gu Xuan was also a basin with ambition, so she planned to tell Gu Xuan everything, and then the two would unite their swords, unify the continent, and ascend to the divine realm!

Afterwards Qian Renxue told Gu Xuan in detail about her sneaking into the Heaven Fighting Empire at age twelve, and the reason she didn't hide it was also to quickly get closer to Gu Xuan; although she was confident she could read Gu Xuan's thoughts, she also knew how well Gu Xuan treated Du Gu Yan.

Back then, in the pavilion of her own forest garden, Qian Renxue personally witnessed them kissing! That damn thing was actually Gu Xuan's first kiss, eh!

After hearing Qian Renxue's words, Gu Xuan wore a look as if you're acting me out: "So over all these years, you've actually been scheming against me, right? When I first told you I liked you, you were secretly laughing behind my back, right?"

"Well done, you, and you're still a saintess! I didn't expect you to be playing at raising someone!"

Listening to Gu Xuan's series of questions, Qian Renxue never expected that his focus would be here.

Qian Renxue, whose appearance had already been restored, now had a face full of black lines: "Just say whether I met you before them."

Upon hearing that, Gu Xuan snorted coldly: "Then you're still the sixth one engaged to me?"

Afterwards Gu Xuan carefully sized up Qian Renxue and continued: "Besides, if you had gotten to know me earlier with this face and this figure, I estimate our kids would already be in elementary school... pah, in an elementary Soul Master academy!"

Upon hearing that, Qian Renxue's face flushed red, and she spat: "Rascal, lecher! I really don't know what I saw in you to like someone like you!"

Although Qian Renxue was complaining, she didn't hide her true feelings at all, which somewhat surprised Gu Xuan; could it be that spending too much time with me has made it contagious?

"Cough cough." Gu Xuan coughed lightly, then solemnly said: "No matter what, since you've told me your plan, it shows you want to cooperate with me to unify the continent?"

Upon hearing the serious matter, the rosy glow on Qian Renxue's face gradually faded as she nodded seriously: "When the time comes, I will become a sovereign of a nation, and you will be the emperor's man; that should be enough to satisfy your vanity, right?"

"Er..." Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, Gu Xuan truly suspected that she wasn't corrupted by him, but that this was her nature.

I was talking about serious matters! How come you're coming with this again?

However, Gu Xuan still shook his head and then said: "I'm afraid your wish cannot be realized."

Qian Renxue slightly furrowed her brows and replied: "How come? You don't want to become a god?"

Gu Xuan replied: "It's precisely because I want to cultivate to become a god that you can't unify the continent and establish an Angel God Nation."

"Why? With my help, wouldn't you be able to reach that realm more easily?"

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's doubts, Gu Xuan originally hadn't planned to tell her his plans so early, but now it seems that if he wants a harmonious marital relationship later, he has no choice but to explain.

Gu Xuan solemnly said: "I currently haven't received any divine inheritance, and the path I intend to walk is self-cultivation to become a god!"

Upon hearing that, Qian Renxue wore an expression of disbelief: "How is that possible? With your own strength, how could you possibly reach such a level in less than two and a half years?"

In Qian Renxue's view, aside from receiving a divine inheritance, Gu Xuan had no other way to achieve such strength in less than two and a half years.

At this moment, hearing Gu Xuan's words, she naturally wouldn't doubt him, after all Gu Xuan had no need to deceive her about this.

But if he hasn't received any divine inheritance, how could he not fall behind me in such a short time? Moreover, he even possesses two 100,000-year Soul Rings.

Gu Xuan sat down before Qian Renxue and continued explaining: "Didn't I say it? I've endured hardships."

Afterwards Gu Xuan recounted to Qian Renxue his experiences from the City of Slaughter to the Soul Spirit Method and obtaining his seventh Soul Ring, without hiding anything about the Ice and Fire Dragon King, since there was no need to anymore.

Only by letting Qian Renxue know his potential and background could she truly let go of the goal of establishing an Angel God Nation and thus follow him.

Moreover, only this way would it not arouse Qian Renxue's suspicions, nor affect their future marital harmony.

After hearing Gu Xuan's experiences over the past three years, Qian Renxue stared dumbfounded.

"You damn it, you didn't even take half a year to recover initially? Then you went to the City of Slaughter for training? And this Soul Spirit Method is actually so terrifying!"

After hearing Gu Xuan's explanation of the Soul Spirit Method, even if Qian Renxue hadn't seen it herself, she could feel how widespread the Soul Spirit Method would bring a revolutionary significance to humanity and Soul Masters.

If Gu Xuan were to unify the continent at that time and then popularize the Soul Spirit Method, one could say that Gu Xuan would become the greatest emperor in the history of the Douluo Continent!

At that point, for Gu Xuan, creating a divine position might not be a dream! It could become reality!

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)