Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 111 Cooperation with Qian Renxue, Exchange (2)

Looking at Qian Renxue's readily agreeing attitude, Harosa's annoyance at "losing out" did not disappear; instead, a deeper sense of vigilance arose.

His greyish-white eyes, sharp as an eagle's, stared directly at the sacred figure in the center of the altar, and he raised a crucial question concerning his own safety:

"Wait." Harosa's voice was firm and serious. "If I were to separate the source of rebirth and give it to you—how can you guarantee that the one who ultimately uses it—is you 'Ah,' and not that 'Tong'?"

"You two are one body with two souls, sharing the same origin. If I were to give it to you and have it used by the general, wouldn't I be needlessly aiding the enemy and courting my own death?!"

This question hits the nail on the head; it concerns the very foundation of trading!

Qian Renxue was not surprised by Harosa's questioning. Her beautiful face remained calm, and her heterochromatic eyes shone with rationality: "Your concerns are reasonable." She slightly raised her hand, palm up, and a soft golden holy light flowed in her palm, outlining the phantom of the altar's magic circle.

"At that time, I will temporarily separate my divine consciousness from this divine body that carries 'Tong'," Qian Renxue's voice was clear and steady. "The separated divine consciousness will still rely on the power of the altar's array and float outside. As for that ball of rebirth essence—" she held out her palm as if supporting an invisible ball of energy, "it will be directly received and refined by the pure divine consciousness I separated. It will never come into contact with the divine body itself, and naturally, it will not be tainted by 'Tong' in the slightest."

Harosa frowned, his grey-white eyes flashing with a sharp light as he scrutinized Qian Renxue's explanation: "Separate your divine consciousness? Then—what about the task of suppressing 'Tong'? Hasn't your divine consciousness been involved in maintaining the seal all along? If it's separated, wouldn't the seal be unstable?"

Faced with this sharp questioning, Qian Renxue's flawless face tensed slightly for a moment, and a barely perceptible hint of panic flashed deep in her eyes, but she instantly suppressed it with her powerful willpower! Her voice remained calm, even carrying a sense of matter-of-fact certainty:

"It's alright. This altar array, with the Angelic Holy Sword at its core, draws upon the power of the demonic plane's origin to maintain its operation; it is powerful enough on its own!" She slightly raised her chin, her long golden hair flowing with a holy luster, carrying an undeniable majesty. "During the brief period when I separated my divine consciousness to receive the origin in seclusion, the array's own power alone—was sufficient to suppress me!"

Harosa's gaze swept across Qian Renxue's face like a searchlight. He did not completely miss the subtle change in her expression.

His doubts deepened, but Qian Renxue's explanation seemed logically plausible—the array could operate automatically, and a brief separation of consciousness might be feasible.

Moreover, the other party didn't seem to have a better way to ensure that the source wouldn't be devoured by "Tong". He weighed the pros and cons and ultimately chose to believe them for the time being.

The power of the super artifacts was beyond his comprehension. In the original work, whether it was the Trident of the Sea God, the Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd, or other super artifacts, they all received considerable prestige.

"I hope so," Harosa said, his voice carrying a hint of warning.

"The deal is done, this is the token." Qian Renxue said no more, and gently waved her jade hand toward the floating angelic holy sword.

hum!

A golden orb of light, condensed to the point of being substantial and radiating a warm, sacred aura, separated from the hilt of the Angelic Holy Sword like a living spirit and slowly drifted toward Harosa.

Harosa reached out and took it. The ball of light felt warm to the touch, carrying the unique aura of order and holy light of the angelic holy sword. It was not aggressive at all, but rather like an identity token.

"Wear it on your body." Qian Renxue's voice came. "With this token, the Angelic Holy Sword will consider you as part of the 'permission'."

When you absorb the essence of the demon, it will no longer reject you, nor will it attack you proactively.

Harosa nodded and pressed the golden orb of light into the divine armor on his chest. The orb merged, forming a faint golden angel wing mark on his chest, radiating a soft glow.

"Then—let's begin." Qian Renxue didn't delay any longer. With a flash, she returned to the aura of golden divine runes flowing within the core of the altar.

Immediately afterwards, a humanoid phantom composed purely of dazzling golden light, radiating Qian Renxue's unique aura of holiness and order, slowly floated out from the divine body in the center of the altar! This was the divine consciousness avatar separated from Qian Renxue! Although it appeared somewhat illusory, the divine radiance it contained was still powerful.

At the very moment the consciousness leaves the body!

At the center of the altar, the exquisite divine body that had originally radiated a sacred and luminous aura was now as if splashed with thick ink! The sacred golden light vanished instantly, replaced by a surging, viscous, and tangible evil darkness!

His skin turned deathly pale, and his long golden hair visibly turned a lifeless gray! His tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing a pair of pure darkness, filled with endless resentment and greed—the eyes of a demon! He was in the state of "penetration"!

"Roar—!" A low, suppressed roar, filled with rage and desire, escaped from Tong's mouth. She seemed to want to struggle, but the golden divine runes of the altar's magic circle suddenly lit up, forming chains that bound her firmly to the spot! She could only stare intently at Qian Renxue's divine consciousness floating outside, and at Harosa!

Harosa watched this scene, his gray-white eyes narrowing slightly, lost in thought. The sight of his divine body being completely taken over by "Tong" the moment his consciousness separated made him more suspicious of Qian Renxue's previous statement that "the magic array is enough." This suppressive force did not seem as easy and stable as she had said.

Although it still can't break through, it's not as stable as before.

"Give it to me." Qian Renxue's divine avatar hovered outside the altar's light barrier, extending a palm made of pure golden light to Harosa.

On Qian Renxue's Appropriation of Others

Harosa no longer hesitated. With a thought, he circulated the vast power of rebirth within his body, and a ball of energy about the size of a fist, radiating a deep gray-brown light and seemingly containing the endless cycle of life and death, slowly condensed in his palm.

This is precisely the portion of the essence of rebirth that he separated! Although the quantity is not large, it is extremely pure and contains the core truth of the law of rebirth.

This was the first time he had given away his life essence to an outsider. Once it was given away, it could not be taken back and would definitely be digested.

He flicked his finger, and the grayish-brown ball of light slowly flew toward Qian Renxue's divine consciousness avatar.

As the ball of light approached, Qian Renxue's divine consciousness avatar unleashed an unprecedentedly intense light from its golden eyes!

It was an extreme longing stemming from the instinct of life! She carefully cradled that ball of the origin of rebirth in her golden palm, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world. For the first time, an expression of near-obsession appeared on her exquisite divine face.

Hope for life!

"It's not enough." She stared at the ball of light, her ethereal voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible dissatisfaction.

Harosa crossed his arms and calmly replied, "Quality over quantity. This amount is enough for you to verify its effectiveness and initially stabilize your divine consciousness." A shrewd smile appeared on his lips. "If you find it truly effective after your seclusion, and your sincerity is sufficient, we can discuss further. Giving too much at once? Heh, if I may be frank, I'm not comfortable with that." He gave a meaningful, wary glance at the frantically struggling "Tong" within the altar.

Qian Renxue's divine avatar remained silent for a moment, shifting its gaze from the source of rebirth to the angelic holy sword that was still absorbing the demon's essence, and finally nodded slowly: "—Okay." She seemed to understand that this was the greatest "sincerity" she could currently obtain.

Besides, if she could truly recover, she wouldn't be speaking so equally. Without saying another word, Qian Renxue's divine consciousness avatar held the grayish-brown rebirth essence and slowly floated towards the angelic holy sword suspended above the altar.

She sat cross-legged in the center of the holy aura emanating from the holy sword, and placed the primordial essence of rebirth in front of her soft breasts, slowly sinking into the divine consciousness body composed of golden light.

Instantly, the brilliant golden light and the deep gray-brown light began to merge and flow, and a profound sense of the cycle of life and death spread out.

Qian Renxue's divine consciousness closed her eyes and entered a deep state of seclusion.

Upon seeing Qian Renxue begin her seclusion, a glint flashed in Harosa's eyes!

"My turn!"

Without hesitation, his mind raced!

"The gates of the underworld open!"

hum!

The deep gray-black portal opened once more! This time, with the "passport" of the golden wing mark on its chest, the Angelic Holy Sword merely hummed slightly, its blade shimmering with golden light, but it did not unleash any repulsion or attack!

Harosa's lips curled into a smile, and a surge of immense rebirth power erupted forth, transforming into a "straw" several times thicker and more condensed than before, which fiercely pierced into the surging torrent of dark red demonic essence beneath the Angelic Holy Sword!

Boom!

A massive, incredibly pure demonic energy, like a floodgate opened, was forcibly diverted and surged wildly towards the gates of the underworld!

Harosa was initially cautious, afraid of disturbing Qian Renxue who was in seclusion or agitating the frenzied "Tong" within the altar. But he soon discovered that Qian Renxue's divine consciousness avatar was completely immersed in refining the source of rebirth, showing no reaction to external energy fluctuations. As for "Tong" within the altar, although it roared angrily and struggled, causing the altar's divine runes to flicker, it was still unable to break free from its restraints.

"A golden opportunity!" Harosa was overjoyed and no longer held back! He unleashed his divine power to the fullest extent, pushing the speed of his devouring to its limit!

More importantly, he did not rely on brute force to devour it! The moment the gates of the underworld opened, the Underworld Chant, which was already connected to the origin of the God Realm of Rebirth, emitted an excited buzzing sound!

The sword shone with a bright gray-brown light, and an incomparably powerful devouring force spread along Harosa's "straw," like the entrance to a huge vortex!

Meanwhile, in the distant realm of the Gods of Rebirth, the Devouring Mist that permeated the entire realm and writhed like a living creature instantly boiled over, as if a hungry wolf had smelled an unparalleled delicacy!