Heaven Dou Imperial City, Crown Prince's Mansion.
In a luxurious yet elegantly decorated study.
Qian Renxue was bent over her desk, using a quill to carefully review memorial after memorial.
As the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye, wishing to train her administrative skills, has a portion of memorials delivered to the Crown Prince's Mansion every day for Qian Renxue to review.
And each week Qian Renxue must take these memorials to the palace.
There, she hands them to Emperor Xue Ye for inspection.
Emperor Xue Ye offers guidance based on her comments.
It had long become routine.
Normally, besides Qian Renxue, the study was empty.
Suddenly, a cold voice rang out in her mind.
[Congratulations, you have obtained the Life simulator!]
[You may choose options to simulate your own and related characters' futures; simulation detail depends on affinity.]
[Would you like to begin?]
As the voice sounded, a virtual screen unfolded before her eyes.
'What is this!'
Startled, Qian Renxue shot to her feet and looked around.
Finding it wasn't a prank by her grandfather, Golden Crocodile, Green Luan, or Grandpa Lion, her heart only grew more unsettled.
'Could this be an illusion?'
She couldn't help reaching out to grasp the screen, but her hand passed through empty air.
She tried releasing a wave of Seraphim spirit power to purify the screen.
The screen didn't react at all.
Instead, a red exclamation mark suddenly appeared.
Then a line of red text popped up: 'Please do not attempt to harm the simulator!'
Qian Renxue was stunned.
The spirit power of their family's inherited Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul possessed a purifying effect.
It could dispel any negative status or Spirit Ability affecting her.
Even if a spiritual-type Titled Douluo cast an illusionary Spirit Ability on her, using Seraphim spirit power should have produced some response.
What in the world was this thing?!
At that moment, after a twist and shimmer, new lines appeared on the screen.
[Simulatable targets and future identities:]
[Qian Renxue (1. Young Lord of the Spirit Hall, 2. Fake Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, 3. Angel God…)]
[Qian Daoliu (1. Young Lord of the Spirit Hall, 2. Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, 3. Great Priest of the Douluo Hall…)]
[Bibi Dong (1. Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, 2. Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, 3. Rakshasa God…)]
'A simulator… that can simulate the future?'
Recalling the introduction when the simulator first bound itself, and looking at the identities listed before her, Qian Renxue roughly understood its function.
When her gaze landed on her own name and saw the title Angel God, her heart stirred.
'I become the Angel God in the future?'
'Could I break through the limits of Spirit Masters like Ancestor God and become a Deity?'
Because Qian Daoliu had yet to tell her about the Angel God Trial, she still didn't know the God Position of Angel God was inheritable.
Noticing that among the identities there was only Fake Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and no Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, her brows knitted in unease.
'Why isn't there an emperor title—did the plan fail?'
'And how does that woman get the identity of Rakshasa God?'
'Rakshasa God—just hearing the name tells me it's no good Deity.'
'That woman is our Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff!'
'How could she become the Rakshasa God?'
No matter how she pondered, she couldn't figure it out.
Still, when her finger hovered over Bibi Dong's option, she hesitated, then chose her own.
She wanted to see what her own future held.
'A simulator that can show the future?'
'Let me see if you truly can.'
Qian Renxue bit her lower lip and activated the simulation, choosing the identity: Fake Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Though she was curious how she would one day become the Angel God, that was surely far in the future; she wanted to know the near future first.
[You were born in Spirit City, the only heir of the Spirit Hall's ruling Qian Family and its sole daughter, doted on by your grandfather and father.]
[Yet your childhood was not happy, for your mother did not love you—only reviled and cursed you, calling you a bastard.]
To win your mother's approval, you chose to carry out the usurpation she had planned. While still a child you trained tirelessly, all to infiltrate Heaven Dou Empire and replace Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
After years of training, you were finally ready.
With your father and grandfather reluctant to let you go, you were escorted by a team of Advanced Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall and sent to Heaven Dou Empire.
While Xue Qinghe was touring the border on behalf of the Heaven Dou royal Family, you found a village freshly massacred by bandits. Pretending to be the lone survivor, you ran to Xue Qinghe in tears for help.
After Xue Qinghe dealt with the bandits, you became his maidservant to repay the favor, quietly biding your time at his side.
After years of study and imitation, you learned to impersonate Crown Prince Xue Qinghe perfectly.
Though your conscience screamed in protest, you still hardened your heart. During the Heaven Dou royal hunt you murdered Xue Qinghe and took his place, all to gain your mother's recognition.
That same year came shattering news: your father had been slain in Spirit City by Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect and died of his wounds.
That night you wept until you fainted, never imagining your parting from your father would be forever.
When the simulator showed her father's death, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes reddened and she bit her lower lip, grief welling inside her.
Whenever she thought of her father's death she could not contain herself.
Other children had both parents' love and care.
Yet she had only ever known her mother's loathing—no, that woman did not deserve to be called her mother!
In this World her father had been all she had.
And that damned Clear Sky Douluo had killed him.
The simulation continued.
After your father's death your heart turned to cold iron.
At first you replaced Xue Qinghe to win your mother's approval; now you only wanted her to see how wrong her contempt had been.
To remove all threats, as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe you poisoned Second Prince Xue Luochuan and engineered the death of Third Prince Xue Haizang, leaving only the useless Xue Beng and Princess Xue Ke.
In the end you became Crown Prince of Heaven Dou Empire.
As Crown Prince you performed brilliantly.
With courtesy, humility, and open-mindedness you won the hearts of every resident of Heaven Dou Imperial City, the support of countless ministers and the three imperial tutors, and became the personal disciple of Ning Fengzhi, Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Time flew.
Twelve years passed in the blink of an eye, and another All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.
In this tournament you noticed two outstanding Geniuses.
One was Tang San, son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, introduced at Ning Fengzhi's request.
At only thirteen he had reached the Spirit Ancestor realm, possessed twin spirits, and could craft Hidden Weapons—exquisitely intricate devices of remarkable power.
Even low-level Spirit Masters wielding them could kill high-level opponents.
Though he was the son of Clear Sky Douluo, your grandfather had hinted that your father's death was more complicated, so you bore Tang San little hatred.
You only hoped to win him over and lead Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall to unite the continent and build an immortal Legacy!
Unfortunately, Tang San never answered your invitation.
Hidden Weapons?
What sort of weapon was this? She had never heard of them.
Seeing the term appear in the simulator, Qian Renxue was puzzled and curious.
Yet these Hidden Weapons could let low-level Spirit Masters kill high-level ones.
The revelation stunned her.
The other Genius was named Ye Luo. Like Tang San his Spirit was the classic 'trash' form, Blue Silver Grass—though a variant strain.
Unlike Tang San, Ye Luo had no background; he was said to be a commoner, two or three years older than Tang San.
Yet his cultivation had also reached the Spirit Ancestor realm.
His Blue Silver Grass was unusually special, with astonishing growth, recovery, and toughness.
He came from the Silves Kingdom and belonged to Plant Academy.
Teams from other regions of Heaven Dou Empire had always been mere foils for those from the Heaven Dou division.
But in the advancement round, when Plant Academy was on the verge of defeat, Ye Luo stepped forward and revealed terrifying strength.
Single-handedly he swept through the seeded Divine Wind Team, Thunder Team, and Shrek Team, leading Plant Academy to first place in the advancement round.