"However..."
The helplessness in Qian Daoliu's eyes quickly faded, replaced by a determination and resolve born of experiencing the vicissitudes of life and seeing through life and death.
"This is also within our expectations."
He took a deep breath, his expression becoming incredibly solemn. A brilliant and holy light erupted from his molten-gold eyes, as if a raging sacred flame were burning within them.
He no longer hid anything. The majestic aura belonging to a Rank 99 Limit Douluo soared into the sky, briefly pushing back the pervasive extreme cold of the Snow Empress.
His gaze was like a torch, firmly locked onto the Snow Empress. His voice was like a great bell, carrying the solemnity of a martyr:
"For our great cause, for the kingdom and future that the deceased deserve..."
He bowed slightly, performing an ancient and solemn ritual.
"I, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, request the Snow Empress—to die!"
To show respect to this worthy opponent and the true Dominator of this land, he announced his title and true name, which had been buried for ten thousand years.
Angel Douluo, Qian Daoliu!
This name was like a clap of thunder, exploding in the Snow Empress's mind.
She had lived for too long. Among humans, so-called Geniuses and powerhouses were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, but very few could leave a mark on her long life.
But, a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, the Peak of human Soul Masters, especially from that era ten thousand years ago when the Spirit Hall dominated the continent and the glory of the god of angels still remained—the Grand Elder of Judgment known as "Invincible in the Sky," Qian Daoliu.
He was absolutely qualified to be remembered by the Snow Empress.
"Qian Daoliu?"
In the Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes, a clear fluctuation appeared for the first time—a ripple mixed with surprise and sudden realization.
"Weren't you... fallen ten thousand years ago?"
The doubt lasted only a moment, as her ice-and-snow-intelligent mind immediately connected the clues.
"As expected... you are not human. Are you those... Outliers who have appeared recently, returning from the dead?"
She used a question, but her tone was incredibly certain.
Despite understanding the other's origin, stormy waves still rose in the Snow Empress's heart.
Qian Daoliu—this was a powerhouse who truly stood at the Peak of the continent ten thousand years ago.
As the High Priest of the god of angels, in the era when the Spirit Hall still existed and the Angel God Position was intact, he was a true demigod capable of utilizing a portion of the angel divine force.
The Snow Empress clearly remembered that in that era, even the proud Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest had to be cautious when facing Qian Daoliu, who could invoke the angel divine force, and could not guarantee victory.
Because of this, when the Spirit Hall was at its Peak ten thousand years ago, both the Star Dou Great Forest and their Extreme North Land chose to remain silent and dormant, far less active than they are now.
Most of the Vicious Beasts in the current prosperity of the Star Dou Great Forest had only gradually grown over the ten thousand years following the destruction of the Spirit Hall and the Battle of the Three Gods, thanks to some Opportunity.
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