Azure Luan Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo meet up with the group coincided with when Bo Saixi interrupted their path as if it was a coincidence, that was how it appeared.
But in truth, Golden Crocodile Douluo was already Level 99 was a carefully inserted variable.
Even if Bo Saixi possessed the divine power of the Sea God, she was far from the ocean. Her strength, though terrifying, was not at its peak.
A stalemate became possible.
Tang San's divine intent watched coldly.
He had already determined that certain mortal forces were interfering with destiny. If necessary, he was prepared to intervene directly.
After all—From his perspective, they were merely mortals.
Insignificant pieces on a board he once transcended.
But just as he prepared to act—his senses as a God felt as the earth trembled and a deep, resounding vibration.
Tang San's divine sense instantly expanded.
What he saw—made his expression change.
The location where the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan once stood—had become the impact point of a colossal meteor.
As though a force beyond simple power had rewritten an outcome.
Tang San's eyes narrowed.
Then—he felt something else, gazes, countless gazes observing Bo Saixi.
Every movement she made seemed to be recorded by unseen watchers.
Tang San hesitated, because as per his knowledge in this era, aside from the Asura God, Rakshasa Goddess, and Sea God—no other deity should have cast their divine gaze upon the Douluo Continent.
So who—Was watching?
Tang San concealed himself deeply believing that he was not been watched.
Beyond the veil of perception—Qian Renxue had observed all the events.
To her who had just destroyed an entire clan with a meteorite, everyone resembled monkeys testing the bars of a cage, unaware that the enclosure extended far beyond what it could perceive.
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Just as Qian Daoliu prepared to dismiss the injured worshippers within the Elder's Hall— The heavy doors burst open.
A figure stumbled inside, breath uneven, aura chaotic.
It was Ci Xue, also known as the Porcupinefish Douluo. One of the personal guards assigned to protect his granddaughter during her missions in the Heaven Dou Empire.
His face was pale.
"Your Holiness!"
He knelt abruptly, his voice trembling.
"Please save Young Master! Young Master, she— she… she…"
In that instant—Qian Daoliu felt something crack inside his chest.
An instinctive dread, as though an invisible hand had tightened around his heart.
The sensation of losing something irreplaceable. His voice, when it came, was dangerously calm.
"Speak clearly."
The entire Elder's Hall seemed to grow colder.
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To understand how matters reached this point—We must return to the morning.
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The royal carriage bearing the insignia of the Heaven Dou Empire moved steadily along the main road toward the Balak Kingdom.
Inside, seated beside a window draped in silk curtains, was Eve. She was reviewing intelligence reports, her expression composed but thoughtful.
"The coup within the Star Luo Empire must have caught everyone off guard," she murmured.
"The shockwaves alone are enough to destabilize several noble factions."
She placed one scroll aside and picked up another.
"The destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had already shaken the soul master world."
"And now rumors spread that the Angel Goddess descended personally in Elemental City…"
Closing her eyes briefly, Eve extended her perception inward. A faint purple aura inside her had been sluggish for several days now.
She exhaled slowly.
"So… the Rakshasa Goddess is in danger."
A faint curve appeared on her lips.
"Or perhaps I should say… she has fallen into a trap you prepared, Qian Renxue."
From within her sleeve, Eve retrieved an object The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
The artifact glowed faintly with deep blue radiance, waves of divine energy pulsing within like a dormant tide.
"So… are you next?"
Her fingers brushed across the surface of the artifact.
"Sea God.....Poseidon."
The name lingered in the quiet carriage.
Eve leaned back slowly, a faint smile touched her lips.
"Renxue…You are playing a very big game this time."
As the carriage wheels rolled steadily across the stone road, Eve's thoughts drifted backward.
She lifted a hand and lightly touched her own face as she could still remember that night clearly.
Just after the turmoil in Spirit City—when currents beneath the surface had begun shifting violently—Qian Renxue had come to meet her.
The two of them standing face to face. Qian Renxue had reached out, her fingers were warm , as they brushed across Eve's cheek, tracing the contour of her jaw as if memorizing it.
Then golden light bloomed and Eve's face had changed to be same as Qian Renxue.
"Now," Qian Renxue had said softly, her voice carrying an indescribable depth,
"you are truly me walking in this world as you."
—
Eve had never been a complete existence.
Her physical body had originally belonged to a merchant's daughter—brain-dead, her consciousness long extinguished and was an empty vessel.
Into that shell, Qian Renxue had implanted her virtual persona.
For years, Eve relied on the Angel Head Soul Bone's disguise ability to maintain appearances.
She bore Qian Renxue's face and also acted as Xue Qinghe.
She played her roles flawlessly, but beneath it all—She was still a construct.
The carriage passed beneath open sky. Eve looked outside.
Looking at the sun hung high and brilliant, she whispered softly,
"There are many ways a broken person maintains their sanity."
"Obsession....Love.....Revenge."
Her voice carried neither sorrow nor judgment—only contemplation.
"What is keeping you sane, Renxue?"
After their last meeting—
Eve had sensed a subtle detachment.
The kind that formed when someone began viewing the world from too high above it.
Eve closed her eyes briefly.
"In a sense… I was your obsession."
"The part of you that wished to live freely."
She smiled faintly.
"I was given the chance to truly live as a human."
"To experience uncertainty and to feel and to question."
Her fingers curled slightly over her chest feeling the warm beating heart
"Thank you."
These sincere words came from her mouth
( Author notes: Eve is just not a simple clone like Julia, their existence is intrisinically linked with Qian Renxue just like the figure of Young Qian Renxue in the island present in 'River of Memories'.)