Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 105 An Audience? The Star God?

"Also, what does it mean that you gave me a flower and a rabbit?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled. "The flower is quite pretty, but this rabbit... I probably don't have time to keep a pet."

"These aren't just ordinary flowers and rabbits," Lang Lei explained.

"This large red flower is called the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Consuming it can enhance your soul power, increase the purity of your flames, and also improve your talent to a certain extent," Lang Lei explained to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue's eyes widened. Could such a thing really exist in the world?

Can it both increase soul power level and improve talent?

It can also enhance the strength of her Angel Flame?

"This investment... is a bit too much." Qian Renxue looked at Lang Lei with a complicated expression. She didn't expect Lang Lei to give her something so precious right away.

But for Lang Lei, the immortal herb was no longer a very valuable thing; it was tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away, so he might as well use it to win people's hearts.

"It's alright, we can repay them later. There's no reason to take back what's given away." Lang Lei placed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower on the table in the study where memorials were kept. "Take a look at this."

As he spoke, Lang Lei handed the rabbit Xiao Wu to Qian Renxue.

Having learned from the experience of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Qian Renxue no longer underestimated this seemingly ordinary rabbit, but she was still puzzled after a while, so she turned her questioning gaze to Lang Lei.

Lang Lei was speechless. He had forgotten that he had deliberately disguised himself to avoid trouble, so it was normal that Qian Renxue couldn't tell.

Lang Lei gently wiped the paint off the rabbit with his palm, removing the paint that Little Gretchen had applied to it.

"This is a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form," Lang Lei explained. "I used some methods to keep her in this form. If you need a soul ring, you can kill it and take it. Of course, I'll also give you the 100,000-year-old soul bone."

Qian Renxue looked at the rabbit in her hand, which already seemed to possess some strange properties, in disbelief. She didn't think Lang Lei would lie to her about something like this.

If we include the previously mentioned Phoenix Sunflower, this investment is quite substantial.

"Phew—" Qian Renxue exhaled, thought for a moment and said, "I will tell Grandpa that from now on, you will be the most honored guest of our Spirit Hall."

"Also..." Qian Renxue carefully took out a black broken sword wrapped in several pieces of gold silk from her storage soul tool and solemnly handed it to Lang Lei, "This is for you."

Upon hearing the first part of Qian Renxue's words, Lang Lei simply nodded indifferently. However, when Lang Lei saw the broken sword that Qian Renxue had taken out, his eyes widened instantly.

"Where did you get this?!"

Lang Lei looked at Qian Renxue very seriously, which made Qian Renxue nervous.

"It's a family heirloom..." Qian Renxue replied. "It's said that it was left behind by the founder of the Spirit Hall, the first Angel God. It's said that the Angel God found it in the lair of an evil spirit master when he was clearing out evil spirit masters on the continent."

According to records, our ancestor already possessed strength far exceeding that of a Limit Douluo. At that time, all the evil items in the evil soul master's lair were burned by our ancestor's Angelic Flame, but this broken sword was the only thing that remained undestroyed, even after our ancestor became a god.

"So our ancestors passed it down, hoping that future generations would find a way to destroy it. When I became the successor of the Angel God, my grandfather, under the guidance of the Angel God, gave me this broken sword."

"Brother Lang Lei, you are really mysterious. I think giving this to you was the right choice," Qian Renxue said earnestly.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Lang Lei took a deep breath and reached for the broken sword, but Qian Renxue stopped him.

"This broken sword possesses a very violent energy; even a Title Douluo would be injured by it. You need to hold these special silk scarves to touch it," Qian Renxue reminded her.

"It's alright." Lang Lei shook his head. If others on the Douluo Continent didn't know about this, how could he not?

This is clearly the blade embedded in the arm of a Void Soldier Raider in the Destruction Legion under the command of the Destruction Star God!

Lang Lei grabbed the broken sword and pulled it out of the gold silk scarf.

To the astonishment of Lang Lei and Qian Renxue, the broken sword seemed to have encountered something terrifying, and began to shatter inch by inch, eventually turning into dust.

"Ding, detected that the host has come into contact with an item belonging to the Starry Sky World—buzz—buzz—"

The system seemed to malfunction, emitting bursts of electrical noises, and before Lang Lei could investigate, his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

In a daze, he seemed to see Alicia and little Gretchen running towards him...

When Lang Lei opened his eyes again, he found himself seemingly in the universe.

However, Lang Lei was not unfamiliar with this place; to be precise, he had probably seen it many times in games in his previous life.

A narrow path of fate—

A tremendous roar resounded, and a towering figure appeared before Lang Lei.

The figure was draped in a tattered black robe covered with countless tiny points of light, and every now and then, bursts of light would flash across it.

His face was hidden beneath a black robe; following Lang Lei's gaze, all one could see was darkness.

The figure seemed to be in a river, with the rest of its body submerged in "water." Threads and chains were wrapped around its body, giving it a somewhat sacred yet also melancholic appearance.

Strangely, the Star God in front of him gave him a strange sense of familiarity. In front of him, he did not seem to feel the tension of facing a powerful figure who could crush him.

"This is... a Star God?" Lang Lei's eyes flickered with surprise and uncertainty. In his memory, there was no such Star God. The descriptions of other Star Gods whose images had not been revealed did not match the Star God in front of him.

Star God seemed to have no intention of communicating with Lang Lei; he simply stared intently at Lang Lei.

Lang Lei was somewhat embarrassed, but also somewhat puzzled.

Why did I catch the attention of the Star God in Douluo Continent? Was it because of that knife?

However, there are so many phantoms in the universe, and I've never seen anyone touch one and get an audience with a star god!

Furthermore, wouldn't being watched by the Star God grant one the power of destiny and make them stronger?

He didn't feel anything at all.

Finally, Lang Lei could no longer bear the strange atmosphere and spoke up: "Respected Star God, what are your instructions?"

"..."

The Star God remained silent.

"Um... actually, I have something to do. If there's nothing else, could you let me go first?"

"..."

"Cause and effect...cause and effect, change..."

"Hmm, what did you say?"

Before Lang Lei could ask any more questions, his consciousness was plunged into darkness once again.

"[Knowledge] is a pile of scrap metal, [Preservation] is a fool. [Hunting] has no sense of humor, [Destruction] is like a madman. The Star Gods are all one-track-minded, Aha is really embarrassing."

"Hahaha, come quick! Look what Aha has discovered! [Causality] has come back to life!"

Soon after, the place was surrounded by the Star Gods.

The figure that Lang Lei had seen earlier sank back into the "water"...

(End of this chapter)