Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?

Chapter 845: This is the Gods' Appreciation

..."Li Qingran, have you told anyone else about this?"

After brief contemplation, Feng Wuyu had already grasped the severity of the situation.

If Li Qingran truly possessed a god-bestowed World Ring, it meant she had already caught the attention of a deity.

Being viewed by a deity as a successor carried far more weight than any label like 'super genius.'

After all, no matter how talented a person was, even if they became a 99th-level ultimate Battle Master, they would still be mere ants in the eyes of the deities, and they might not even earn a deity's recognition.

Without a deity's recognition, one wouldn't even qualify to undergo a deity's trial.

If the deities were unwilling to share their authority, no amount of genius could lead to godhood, unless one killed the deity corresponding to the desired divine power.

Could a mortal body rival a deity?

That was just a delusion.

From Li Qingran's description, that black-clad, sword-wielding figure should be a deity, and this deity clearly valued Li Qingran highly.

Typically, even if a deity took notice of a certain Battle Master, they wouldn't interfere during their growth phase. They would simply wait for them to survive or perish on their own, unless that person grew strong enough to undergo their trial.

Li Qingran was currently only a Battle Venerable, yet the deity had already begun providing her with various enhancements. This clearly indicated they had no intention of further screening; they had already decided on Li Qingran as their successor.

Thinking about it, it made sense. After all, Li Qingran's Tool Battle Soul was extremely rare; a second one couldn't be found across the entire continent.

And judging from the dreams Li Qingran experienced, that deity's Tool Battle Soul was obviously of the same type as hers.

Who knew how long that deity had waited, how long they had searched, to find a successor.

Now that Li Qingran had finally appeared, wouldn't they want to protect her well?

A chill ran down Feng Wuyu's spine.

Put that way, as long as Li Qingran grew up, she would inevitably become a deity in the future!

The thought that this girl before him, blinking her big eyes with an innocent look, was a future deity filled Feng Wuyu with a sense of incongruity, but even more so with excitement.

Because Li Qingran belonged to their Battle Soul Hall!

An existence like Li Qingran would undoubtedly be able to advance the Pope's plans in the future!

It seemed necessary to report this matter to Her Holiness the Pope.

"No," Li Qingran shook her head. "Only you know. I got up this morning and went straight to the competition. I didn't meet anyone else in between."

"Good, good, good!" Feng Wuyu felt greatly reassured and earnestly instructed, "You must never speak of this matter. Bury the fact about the dream-bestowed World Ring deep inside. If anyone asks you about your World Ring, either don't answer, or say it was offered by a World Beast sacrifice. Understood?"

"Understood," Li Qingran nodded obediently.

Seeing Li Qingran look so well-behaved, Feng Wuyu was instinctively reminded of his own granddaughter. He smiled and reached out to pat Li Qingran's head.

However, in the next second, a sharp, fleeting surge of killing intent and oppressive aura flashed by.

Feng Wuyu's hand jerked back as if shocked.

He frowned, thinking it was an illusion.

He reached out again. The killing intent appeared.

He pulled his hand back. The killing intent vanished.

Reached out. Appeared.

Pulled back. Vanished.

Finally, he rubbed his nose and stopped reaching out.

He thought to himself, *This deity who favors Li Qingran is quite possessive, won't even let me pat her head.*

"You should only have one World Ring now, right? Later, I will personally take you to hunt World Beasts," Feng Wuyu said solemnly. "Your foundation is very good now, so you must be even more careful in your future choices of World Beasts and World Rings. You can't just settle for anything."

"No need," Li Qingran blinked. "I have other World Rings."

Feng Wuyu was taken aback, then instantly understood. "I see. That one only upgraded your first World Ring, and didn't touch the other two, right? That's fine too. Don't worry, that one will definitely upgrade your other two World Rings in the future."

"Well... uh..." Li Qingran hesitated, wanting to say something.

But fearing she might scare the Dean, she ultimately kept her mouth shut.

A single purple World Ring had already made the Dean view her Master as a deity. If she pulled out two black World Rings... wouldn't the Dean start seeing her Master as a God King?

As for the possibility of having to reveal the other two World Rings during the competition later, that would be unavoidable. She could explain it then.

If she could avoid exposing them, it was definitely for the best.

"Alright, Li Qingran, the reason I called you here today was simply to understand the situation, nothing more," Feng Wuyu sighed in relief. "Now that we understand, you can continue preparing for the upcoming matches. For the arena competition... you still need to get proper rest."

"Okay, Dean. I'll be going then?"

Li Qingran stood up. Seeing Feng Wuyu nod, she bounced out of the office.

"Youth is wonderful..." Watching Li Qingran's retreating figure, Feng Wuyu couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, what was even better was that she had a deity backing her.

Why didn't he get that kind of treatment?

Sigh.

"Well, Dean, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving too..."

Everything she had experienced today was too intense, severely impacting her worldview. The female instructor still seemed somewhat dazed, her speech even a bit slurred.

Feng Wuyu glanced at her sideways. "You won't speak of this matter, right?"

"Of course not," the female instructor assured him repeatedly.

She understood very clearly what the situation with Li Qingran signified.

If this information were to leak, assassins from other empires might try to eliminate Li Qingran while she was still in her budding stage. Even if they sent people to protect her, they couldn't guarantee she would remain completely safe.

The best approach was to let this secret die within the walls of this office today.

...

The female instructor left.

This instructor had been teaching at the Battle Soul Academy for many years, and her character was trustworthy.

Feng Wuyu had initially considered using some measures, but after some thought, he gave up on the idea.

"An inheritor favored by a deity like this... I must still report it to Pope Bixixi, see what her stance is..." Feng Wuyu muttered to himself, his figure dissolving into an invisible whirlwind and vanishing from the office.

...

On the way back from the office.

Li Qingran happened to run into Su Luyao, who was coming out from the direction of the infirmary.

Su Luyao's injuries seemed to have mostly recovered.

The arena competition itself was meant to stop at the point of victory. If Li Qingran hadn't steadied Su Luyao when she withdrew her sword at the end, Su Luyao would have taken a nasty fall off the arena.

At this moment, the girl looked disheveled. There were obvious kiss marks on her face and neck, her complexion was poor, tears hung at the corners of her eyes, and she was walking hurriedly.

Li Qingran couldn't remember when she had developed a grudge with Su Luyao.

She only even knew Su Luyao's name. Before today's match, she had no impression of what Su Luyao even looked like.

How had she become the target of this girl's unfounded hostility?

Li Qingran didn't understand, but towards people like this, she preferred to keep her distance.

So she pretended not to see Su Luyao, turning to take a detour back to the dormitory.

However, just as she turned, Su Luyao called out to her.

"Li Qingran, you, stop right there!"

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