Douluo Dalu: Lucky Star

Credits: felipe almeida

To Han Li's surprise, after Qian Renxue finished speaking, the previously aggressive Bibi Dong suddenly quieted down. Even the divine energy fluctuating around her subsided significantly.

She looked at Qian Renxue as if truly seeing her daughter for the first time. In the past, no matter how poorly she treated her, Qian Renxue would never respond with such words. At this moment, however, Bibi Dong felt as though her heart had been gripped tightly, causing a sharp pain.

Thanks to her connection with the Rakshasa God's evil perception and the Deathgod Domain she gained from the City of Slaughter, Bibi Dong could sense that Qian Renxue's emotions during their conversation were extraordinarily stable, with no trace of malice. It was as if Qian Renxue was evaluating the situation from the perspective of an outsider.

No, that couldn't be possible. How could Qian Renxue not care? She cared deeply, so how could her daughter remain indifferent? Someone must have instigated her.

It wasn't within Qian Daoliu's ability to cause such a change in Qian Renxue, which meant it had to be someone else.

Bibi Dong turned her gaze toward Han Li, her eyes filled with murderous intent. It had to be him. At this moment, her hatred for Han Li surpassed even that for Qian Daoliu.

Hmm?

Han Li met her gaze, filled with killing intent.

Still, wasn't this a bit much? The mother and daughter were having a verbal sparring match, and now she wanted to kill him. What was this supposed to be? Did she think he was an easy target?

"Those words... did he teach you?" Bibi Dong finally adopted a semblance of maternal authority, speaking as though Han Li were some foolish youngster leading Qian Renxue astray.

"Bibi Dong, don't speak to me in that hypocritical tone. It only makes me sick and fuels my desire to kill you. Save those words for Hu Liena—she's your real daughter, isn't she?"

A flash of dissatisfaction crossed Qian Renxue's face as she raised the Angelic Holy Sword in her right hand, pointing it directly at Bibi Dong.

At that moment, Bibi Dong became visibly agitated, especially when she saw Han Li suppressing his laughter. Her fury erupted entirely.

"Fine. If that's how you feel, then I'll consider myself childless. And if you want me to abdicate, you'll have to defeat me first."

"Thank you."

A look of relief flashed across Qian Renxue's face, and she earnestly said, "Thank you," to Bibi Dong.

Whoa! Incredible! Han Li thought to himself. You're way better at taunts than I am. Who knew sincerity was the ultimate weapon in ridicule? I've learned something new.

But Bibi Dong? She probably wouldn't take it well.

Just as that thought crossed Han Li's mind, he saw Bibi Dong completely lose it.

A gray-black domain, infused with purple-red divine energy, spread out instantly from Bibi Dong, centered around her. The aura of poison and death visibly churned and quickly engulfed the entire Star Luo Palace.

The Deathgod Domain, huh?

Han Li had never actually seen Bibi Dong in combat before. Based on what he knew, her ascension was still incomplete; she hadn't yet entered the Divine Realm, and neither her divine energy nor divine soul had fully transformed. She couldn't fully display the power of a true god and likely still relied on her previous combat methods.

Still, she was far stronger than most. With her twin martial souls and several overpowered abilities, she could easily overwhelm Tang San and Qian Renxue under the same conditions.

Too bad. Not only was Han Li fully prepared, but he had also given Qian Renxue the tools she needed. If you want to attack me, you'll have to get through your daughter first.

The moment the domain unfolded, Bibi Dong charged at Han Li with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, clearly intending to eliminate him first.

"Dispel!"

A furious voice rang out as a radiant golden light illuminated the entire area. The Deathgod Domain that Bibi Dong had just unleashed was effortlessly dissolved by the holy light, the toxic, gray-black energy purified in an instant.

Qian Renxue had directly used a divine ability, a specialized application of her domain, to dispel any non-divine domains.

She was angry!

First, this was her first time becoming a god. She didn't yet realize that not everyone reached full power immediately after their godhood ceremony. For Bibi Dong to use such a crude method to kill someone in front of her was a blatant insult, as if she were unworthy of respect.

Second, Qian Renxue wasn't naive. From Bibi Dong's earlier words, she could tell her mother was blaming Han Li out of misplaced anger. Bibi Dong didn't see herself as wrong and attributed Qian Renxue's changes to Han Li's influence.

But Qian Renxue knew herself well. Had Han Li influenced her? Of course. But he was by no means the primary reason for her transformation.

Before things had escalated, Han Li rarely brought up Bibi Dong during their conversations, even when they drank together. He mostly listened quietly and hardly offered comforting words. When Qian Renxue didn't know how to face Bibi Dong, Han Li simply left Wuhun City with others, not even looking back. Only later did she learn he had taken the others to participate in divine trials.

Still, Han Li had always been considerate of her feelings. With his strength, if he wanted to, he could have simply twisted Bibi Dong's head off—who could have stopped him? Her, still undergoing her divine trial? Or her grandfather, who had already reached his limits?

Even this time, although Han Li needed faith energy, he didn't necessarily need hers. Qian Renxue didn't believe he lacked alternative plans.

And yet, when she offered to handle things herself, Han Li had stepped back entirely, only promising to ensure her safety. He wouldn't intervene unless necessary.

But Bibi Dong?

She made no effort to hide her intention to kill Qian Daoliu and even tried to play the role of a mother now. What an honor, Qian Renxue thought sarcastically.

Now that Bibi Dong made her move, heading straight for Han Li, how could Qian Renxue tolerate it? During her eighth trial, she had already killed without hesitation—this was just a different setting.

So, without hesitation, she acted.

The Angelic Holy Sword in her hand pointed forward as the intricate patterns on her Angelic God Armor erupted with intense brilliance. The six wings, previously folded behind her back, instantly expanded outward.

Centered on her body, everything within a five-meter radius disappeared into golden flames. All the energy concentrated at the tip of her blade in an instant.

"Angelic Light Slash."

Qian Renxue's lips parted slightly as she softly called out the name of her technique, her wrist flicking lightly. Four golden sword beams shot out, crossing in the air to form an "X" shape as they slashed toward Han Li's position.

Yes, her attack was aimed directly at Han Li.

Her opponent had made the first move, leaving her at a disadvantage, but that didn't matter. Bibi Dong would need to approach Han Li to kill him, so targeting Han Li directly would force her into the line of fire.

Qian Renxue was well aware of Han Li's strength. She wasn't worried about the possibility that Bibi Dong might dodge and Han Li wouldn't be able to handle the attack. After all, Han Li had spatial abilities she deeply envied.

Han Li remained unmoving as if he had been petrified by fear or simply hadn't had time to react.

But Bibi Dong wasn't as composed. Qian Renxue had attacked in anger, unleashing her full power from the start. Moreover, the earlier purification of Bibi Dong's domain had already disrupted her momentum, causing a brief delay.

That momentary pause slowed her down, and now she was within Qian Renxue's attack range.

Logically, Bibi Dong, as a Super Douluo, had already been able to touch the power of spatial manipulation. After ascending to godhood, tearing through space for forced movement shouldn't have been an issue. However, something strange had occurred—after becoming a god, she found herself unable to rip through space as expected. It was as if the spatial barrier of the continent had become stronger alongside her growth.

At this moment, she had two choices: she could either retreat swiftly to leave the attack's range or endure the attack and then forcefully kill Han Li.

Retreating wasn't an option she was willing to consider. In her eyes, Qian Renxue's transformation was entirely Han Li's and Qian Daoliu's fault. Retreating would mean yielding to Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong, who had always been dominant, couldn't accept that. She wanted Qian Renxue to understand that even as a god, she, Bibi Dong, was still stronger and had to be obeyed.

After she killed Han Li and Qian Daoliu, she would destroy the Angel lineage's existence on the continent. As for Qian Renxue, she had plenty of ways to deal with her.

Thus, she turned around and acted.

The massive purple-black scythe in her hand swept silently, sending a wave of purple energy cascading from the sky. It condensed into a massive scythe blade, hundreds of meters long, crashing toward Qian Renxue's Angelic Light Slash.

At the same time, her left hand extended toward Han Li, conjuring a peculiar formation in the air using the purple-red Rakshasa divine energy. An invisible gravitational force appeared behind Han Li, attempting to pull him toward Bibi Dong's position.

What's this, Shinra Tensei? Han Li thought sarcastically. He recognized this technique—it was a Rakshasa God ability called Calamity's Curse Extermination.

But wasn't it supposed to crush its target with gravity? Why did it seem like she was trying to capture him alive?

Also, Bibi Dong was truly bold—she intended to fight both of them at once. He hadn't even planned to participate directly!

Oh well, Han Li thought. Since I'm already here, I'll have to intervene eventually—after all, I'm still holding the hostage.

He gave Bibi Dong a strange smile, his divine energy erupting as he plummeted toward the ground. It seemed like he was using the fall to resist her gravitational pull, but his hand reached toward the green bag at his waist.

As his divine energy poured into it, a figure abruptly appeared in front of Han Li, tethered to him by a divine energy thread around their arm.

Who else could it be but Yu Xiaogang? Han Li, clearly disinterested in direct contact, had prepared a cloth bag and created a temporary pocket dimension to carry him.

Before they had left Heaven Dou City, Han Li had already tossed Yu Xiaogang into the bag. Back then, no one cared about someone kneeling before the imperial palace.

"Ahhhh!"

As soon as he emerged, Yu Xiaogang couldn't withstand the invisible pulling force and screamed out loud.

Bibi Dong, seeing this, immediately stopped channeling her divine energy with her left hand. A look of panic flashed across her face. She hadn't expected Han Li to bring Yu Xiaogang along and use him as a shield.

Yu Xiaogang, however, stopped screaming when he heard her voice. It was Bibi Dong. Han Li had brought him as promised.

His mouth hung wide open, making him look somewhat comical, but his eyes filled with hatred as he glanced toward the source of her voice.

At the same time, Qian Renxue's and Bibi Dong's attacks collided in mid-air.

PS: I feel sorry for Grandmaster. Let him die already. lol