Gu Yuena's eyes widened, and she immediately realized what was happening. Without hesitation, she tightly hugged Dan Heng and switched to "exploration mode"!
Who cares about this or that—husband and wife being intimate, who has a problem with that?
Qian Daoliu quickly turned his head away—he couldn't bear to look.
Wait a minute, weren't they supposed to be awakening his granddaughter's divinity? Why were they suddenly making out?
Could it be that they saw through his little fantasy?
Trying to use real action to get him to drop the idea?
Qian Daoliu began to mutter to himself.
Bibi Dong licked her lips, her eyes turning red. At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: Why can't it be me?
How wonderful would it be to be in Dan Heng's embrace?
If she could, she'd melt herself down completely and merge entirely with Mr. Dan Heng.
Qian Renxue also watched the scene, biting her lower lip hard.
A wave of intense jealousy welled up in her heart.
At the same time, a strong urge to destroy surged through her—everything she saw made her furious!
The rage even overwhelmed her rationality.
"!!!"
"Something's wrong—this isn't me!"
Qian Renxue's heart trembled. While she did admire Mr. Dan Heng, how could she be feeling this kind of emotion in this situation?
It had to be something else that was affecting her emotions!
She turned her head and immediately noticed the problem.
On the face of the Angel Martial Soul—though the features were blurred—the expression was clearly visible… anger! Extreme anger!
In that instant of understanding, she could faintly feel the fury of the Angel Martial Soul.
It truly wanted to burn the world to ashes!
"The Martial Soul is more real now, and the divinity... has awakened more deeply!"
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up—she had found the key issue.
In the next moment—
The Angel Martial Soul let out a roar of rage.
It raised a fist and smashed down hard!
But it wasn't aimed at Dan Heng and Gu Yuena—it targeted Qian Daoliu, who was holding the Angelic Holy Sword.
Boom!!!
Qian Daoliu hurriedly raised his sword to block. His body trembled violently, plunging into the ground like a nail—down to his ankles.
Cracks spread out around him like a spider web.
"Why?!"
Qian Daoliu looked up at the Angel Martial Soul.
At that moment, he could feel the divine power within it was even stronger than the Angel God statue atop Pope Hill.
He could even see it as an incarnation of the Angel God.
But now it was attacking him?
All he did was raise the Angelic Holy Sword to awaken the Angel God—why was he the one getting smashed?
Even if the Martial Soul was mad, shouldn't it be going after Dan Heng and his wife?
Qian Daoliu was utterly confused.
Boom!!!
The Angel Martial Soul punched down on him again.
Qian Daoliu's face flushed red, and with a muffled grunt, he sank another few inches—down to his knees.
"Grandpa!" Qian Renxue looked at Qian Daoliu anxiously.
Bibi Dong hid far away—she had a feeling the Angel Martial Soul might come after her next, since the Rakshasa God represented evil.
"Xue'er, do you feel it? Is your divinity awakening more deeply now?"
"!!!"
Qian Renxue was stunned. Her expression turned complicated, but she nodded.
Yes—the more enraged the Angel Martial Soul became, the more it pounded on Qian Daoliu, the stronger the divine power within her grew!
Was it really getting mad…?
Qian Daoliu was overjoyed when he saw this and shouted, "Don't stop! Xue'er, Grandpa can take it! Let the Angel God hit harder!"
Boom!!!
This time, the Angel Martial Soul clenched both fists and smashed down violently.
All the force landed directly on Qian Daoliu's body.
His lower half was now buried in the ground.
He spat out a mouthful of blood!
He didn't care about anything else and quickly shouted, "Don't worry, Xue'er! Grandpa's fine—just a minor injury! I'll recover quickly!"
Before Qian Renxue could say anything more—
The Angel Martial Soul, seemingly enraged by Qian Daoliu's words, continued to punch him again!
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
It grew more furious, pounding on Qian Daoliu nonstop.
Soon, his voice disappeared—he was completely nailed into the ground, with only the Angelic Holy Sword left on the surface.
Bibi Dong turned pale at the sight. After a moment of hesitation, she stepped forward, face stiff.
"Come on then! I—this Empress—is not afraid of you!"
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth and shouted.
She released the divine aura of the Rakshasa God.
If the Angel Martial Soul stayed emotional for just a few more seconds, Qian Renxue's divinity would awaken even more deeply!
Qian Renxue covered her face, tears streaming down.
For her divinity to awaken, her grandfather and mother were both willing to sacrifice themselves!
At this moment, she felt she had completely misunderstood Bibi Dong.
There was no way her mother dressed so seductively just to seduce Mr. Dan Heng.
It had to be because she gained weight!
She had actually wronged her own mother—smeared the sanctity of maternal love!
The Angel Martial Soul glanced at Bibi Dong, then looked at Dan Heng and Gu Yuena who were still passionately kissing.
It let out a cold snort and instantly vanished.
The light inside the hall faded away.
"Grandpa!!!" Qian Renxue rushed over.
Bibi Dong let out a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Dan Heng—and couldn't look away.
In just that short kiss, Gu Yuena had already pulled Dan Heng's shirt off, revealing his sculpted body.
Bibi Dong couldn't help but want to wipe her mouth!
Her eyes were literally glowing!
Dan Heng felt the fiery gaze, gently cupped Gu Yuena's face, and finally pulled away.
Smooch!
Even then, Gu Yuena clung to him like a deep-sea octopus.
Dan Heng looked down at his clothes on the floor and sighed.
At this rate, they'd probably be streaking soon!
Gu Yuena quickly wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, face flushed red, and hurried to pick up the clothes to block Bibi Dong's view.
She had actually let other women sneak so many peeks at her "exclusive possession"!
Totally inappropriate!
At that moment—
Qian Renxue pulled Qian Daoliu out of the ground.
Covered in dirt and pale-faced, Qian Daoliu asked excitedly, "Xue'er, has your divinity fully awakened?"
Seeing he was okay, Qian Renxue awkwardly replied,"Still… just a little short."
"…."
Qian Daoliu froze.
So all that pounding still wasn't enough to fully awaken the divinity?
Everyone gathered around Dan Heng again.
"Mr. Dan Heng, what else should we do now?"
"If it means awakening Xue'er's divinity, even if I'm beaten to death, I'm willing!"
Qian Daoliu said seriously.
Dan Heng shook his head slightly. "I need to think about it some more."
In truth, this effective method was something he had come up with on the spot.
But now that it had worked once, it probably wouldn't work again.
Since the Angel Martial Soul had some intelligence, it wouldn't be fooled so easily next time.
"Alright, alright, Mr. Dan Heng—we'll follow your arrangements," Qian Daoliu said with a laugh.
Bibi Dong and her daughter both nodded as well, looking at Dan Heng with admiration and anticipation.
Dan Heng waved them off, indicating he needed to leave first.
The three of them saw him out of the hall.
Each of their eyes was more reluctant to part than the last!
Once the door closed again—
Bibi Dong suddenly took out a cloak and wrapped her curvy figure tightly.
"…." Qian Daoliu twitched at the corner of his mouth. Who exactly are you guarding against?
I'm already half a step into the grave… then again, fair enough.
He was about to try pursuing Bo Saixi after all!
"Xue'er, how do you feel now? Any changes in your divine power?"
Qian Daoliu quickly changed the topic.
Qian Renxue immediately beamed. "Grandpa, the divine awakening—it's working! I can feel my talent cap has been raised! And my soul power is rising too—I might reach Soul Sage in the next couple of days!"
Qian Renxue already had god-level talent—her innate soul power was at level 20!
And now, thanks to her divinity, her talent had risen even higher.
If she still can't become a god after all this, then there's no way deities could even exist on the Douluo Continent!
Qian Daoliu couldn't help but glance at Bibi Dong. Including himself, Spirit Hall could potentially produce three deities in the future!
Just thinking about that possibility made the corners of his mouth curl into a smile.
"…," Bibi Dong frowned and pulled her cloak tighter.
What was that dirty old man grinning so lewdly at her for?
…
Meanwhile, Dan Heng and Gu Yuena were leaving Spirit Hall together.
It wasn't completely dark yet, but the two had no intention of returning to Lazy Bar Academy.
"Let's go for a stroll, husband. We haven't been shopping together in ages."
Gu Yuena smiled as she made the suggestion.
Dan Heng naturally agreed — how could he say no to the future mother of his child?
The streets of Heaven Dou City were bustling, especially now that a wave of Sea God fever had taken over. Even street vendors had redesigned their stalls in oceanic themes.
Amusingly, anything remotely related to the sea had seen its price skyrocket!
Gu Yuena stood in front of a stall selling oysters — the price had doubled!
The vendor proudly pointed at the oysters in a basin and said,
"Mister, madam, don't underestimate these oysters. They're freshly hauled from the sea! Eat a few and maybe you'll be inspired enough to receive the Sea God's inheritance!"
"If you don't buy now, someone else is going to snatch them all up!"
Honestly, he wasn't even exaggerating…
A nearby seafood stall had just been entirely bought out by some noble!
"Alright, we'll take thirty jin (15 kg)."
Gu Yuena handed over a gold soul coin.
Dan Heng carried a huge bag of oysters, smiling helplessly.
They had no practical use anymore—why were they still buying these?
The couple continued strolling and chatting.
"Husband, Qian Renxue's divine nature probably won't awaken so easily, right?"
Gu Yuena suddenly asked, recalling that mother-daughter pair. Her eyes narrowed.
Qian Renxue was still acceptable, but Bibi Dong was just too seductive!
There's no way she didn't have designs on Dan Heng—Gu Yuena wouldn't believe it even for a second!
Dan Heng explained, "I think the Angel God's consciousness has started to awaken too. It won't be so simple. Just now, she cut off the process voluntarily—otherwise, the awakening might've already completed."
Gu Yuena responded with a cold gleam in her eyes.
As expected!
That undead love rival was still eyeing her husband.
If the divine consciousness was active, then she couldn't just ignore it!
As they passed by a vendor, Gu Yuena stopped again. "Crystal chives? They're still selling these? Let's get five jin."
"???"
Watching her purchase so skillfully, Dan Heng couldn't hold it in and tugged on her sleeve.
Gu Yuena turned around, realized what she was doing, and gave a mischievous smile.
"Husband, I… I'm just used to it."
"…"
Dan Heng sighed. This was definitely a kind of pressure tactic, wasn't it?
The couple wandered around for a while longer before heading back just as the sun began to set.
On the way, they passed a particular street.
People were coming and going from both sides—residences of soul master clans. Everyone looked passionate and excited.
Listening to the chatter, it was all about the Sea God's inheritance.
Dan Heng shook his head slightly. Seeing such a lively scene, he suddenly realized: he had to find Poseidon, the Sea God, as soon as possible.
He had to make Poseidon retract that riddle.
Otherwise, once people figured out the inheritance was related to him, his peaceful days would be over!
Just then, a conflict erupted ahead.
Several soul masters had gotten into a fight in the street.
Though no Martial Spirits had been summoned, the commotion was enormous.
"Are you trying to ruin our chance at the Sea God's inheritance? How dare you steal our spirit pearl!"
"Are you looking for death? We saw it first!"
The two sides were apparently fighting over something, and it was escalating fast.
The whole street had become their battleground.
Dan Heng and Gu Yuena had to pass through this street to get home—or take a long detour.
"Creak…"
Just then, a courtyard door beside them suddenly opened.
A familiar voice called out.
"Ah! Mister Dan Heng, what a coincidence!"
Poison Douluo appeared at the entrance, looking surprised.
Such a "coincidence" that Dan Heng almost believed it had all been orchestrated.
Noticing Dan Heng's skeptical gaze, Poison Douluo quickly explained:
"Though the Heaven Dou royal family arranged a central residence for me, I didn't like it. I preferred somewhere quieter—so I came here. But with all this fuss over the Sea God's inheritance, even the soul master families nearby are getting restless."
"Mister Dan Heng, why don't you rest here a while? We can chat about the Sea God's inheritance."
Poison Douluo warmly invited them in.
Dan Heng was just about to politely refuse when Gu Yuena unexpectedly said, "Sure!"
So the two followed Poison Douluo into the courtyard.
Poison Douluo had only a few servants, and their presence was barely noticeable.
He personally brewed tea and served it as the couple was seated in the main hall.
With a mysterious tone, Poison Douluo said:
"Mister Dan Heng, I've learned some secrets — all related to the Sea God's inheritance. They might be very useful!"
Dan Heng gave him a doubtful look. Had he figured out the connection to Dan Heng?
"Let's hear it," Gu Yuena said.
Poison Douluo immediately explained:
"These days, everyone's focused on the Sea God's inheritance, and many are forming alliances. The Heaven Dou royal family wants my support, so they provided me with some intelligence…"
"That kind of information shouldn't be shared," Dan Heng interrupted, shaking his head.
"Husband…" Gu Yuena gave Dan Heng a pitiful glance—she was clearly interested.
If a soul beast could obtain a divine inheritance, that would be a massive boost!
Poison Douluo chuckled and said, "It's alright. I told the Heaven Dou royal family that I might share it with family members, as long as it's not leaked."
"It concerns the national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud (Hanhai Qiankun Zhao)! The riddle that's been circulating, claiming it's related to the Sea God's inheritance—it almost certainly points to that item's whereabouts."
"Moreover, the Heaven Dou royal family actually has a method to track the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud…"
(To be continued.)