Chapter 356: Tang San Perishes, Asura Appears

Chapter 356: Tang San Perishes, Asura Appears

Falling from ten thousand meters high, Tang San's life was about to reach its end.

Xiao Yu slowly descended from the sky as well. The Star Luo Empire soldiers nearby retreated like they'd seen a plague god, leaving a huge open space.

He lightly raised his right foot and ruthlessly stepped down on Tang San's chest, a mocking smile on his lips. "Tang San, aren't you curious why things turned out like this all of a sudden?"

Tang San coughed up blood, barely clinging to life, unable to say a complete sentence. Yet his wide-open eyes seemed to be asking: Why?

Xiao Yu said, "Actually, back in Slaughter City, the person who spoke with you and Tang Xiao wasn't your great-grandfather Tang Chen—it was me. As for Tang Chen, just before you arrived in Slaughter City, he died at my hands."

Hearing this, Tang San's already wide eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, glaring furiously at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu ignored Tang San's rage and continued, "Back then, I pretended to use the Asura God's power to raise your level, but in reality, I implanted my own Nether King power into your body. As long as I trigger that power, no matter where you are or how high your cultivation is, it can destroy everything about you in an instant."

"Puh!"

Tang San spat out another mouthful of blood in anger, weakly raising a trembling hand to point at Xiao Yu, as if wanting to speak. But the deathly energy within him twisted his pain, making it impossible to get out a full word.

"Bastard, I'll kill you!"

A furious roar rang out—Dai Mubai, unable to bear seeing his close friend schemed against like this, erupted with power. With a mighty claw, he forced back Qian Daoliu and charged at Xiao Yu.

"Courting death!"

Xiao Yu sneered, eyes flashing coldly. The Nether King Sword in his hand burst forth with a terrifying killing aura, even more dreadful than the Asura God's. Several dark blue beams of energy slammed into Dai Mubai.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a series of deafening explosions, Dai Mubai's body was torn apart on the spot. Even his soul was dissolved by that terrifying Nether King power.

Second-class god, War God, Dai Mubai—has fallen!

"It's over!"

At that moment, Qian Renxue flew over from the distance, carrying the unconscious Bibi Dong in her arms. Bibi Dong was not dead, only in a coma, and her beauty had returned to what it was in the past.

After all, they were mother and daughter. In the end, Qian Renxue couldn't bring herself to kill her mother, only shattered Bibi Dong's god seat and sealed her soul power. Perhaps, for the two of them, this was the best ending.

Qian Renxue scanned the battlefield, finally locking eyes with Hu Liena. With a gentle push, she placed Bibi Dong before Hu Liena.

"Take her and leave. Never appear before me again!"

Hu Liena picked up her teacher, nodded to Qian Renxue, and turned to leave into the distance.

Qian Renxue watched her go, saying nothing.

With Hu Liena's strength, she could protect Bibi Dong for the rest of her days. For the mother and daughter, perhaps never seeing each other again was for the best.

Qian Daoliu also descended from the sky, amplifying his voice with divine power so all could hear: "Sea God Tang San, War God Dai Mubai, and Rakshasa God Bibi Dong have all fallen. The Star Luo Empire is finished. Unification is inevitable. If you keep resisting, you're just courting death. Lay down your arms and you will be spared!"

The surrounding Heaven Dou Empire soldiers shouted in unison, "Lay down your arms! Surrender and you won't be killed! Resist and you'll all be slaughtered!"

Less than a hundred thousand Star Luo Empire soldiers had dared to face a Heaven Dou army ten times their size, all because of the three gods Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Bibi Dong. Now that all three had fallen, no one believed the Star Luo Empire had any hope left.

Clang, clang!

Countless soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt quietly, awaiting surrender.

Of course, there were still those unwilling to give up. The Star Luo Emperor, the second elder of the Clear Sky Clan Tang Ling, the Sea Lance Douluo, and the Sea Maiden Douluo all charged forward like madmen.

They knew they had no chance against divine power. Their desperate charge was simply a way to seek death.

The Sea Lance Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo acted for their faith. With Tang San, the Sea God's inheritor, defeated, Xiao Yu would never spare them, so they chose to die for the Sea God.

Tang Ling was simply hopeless for the future. He knew the Clear Sky Clan was finished and could never reclaim its former glory. Even if Xiao Yu didn't care, others would use every opportunity to trample the Clear Sky Clan for the sake of the Nine Stars Palace. The white-haired elder who had witnessed the clan's rise could not bear to go on living.

The most pitiful was the Star Luo Emperor. If he could, he'd surrender, but he remembered that after his first victory, he had—at Tang San and Dai Mubai's urging—ordered the execution of prisoners.

In any world or era, killing unarmed captives is the greatest crime. Even if he surrendered, the fierce Heaven Dou generals and bereaved families would tear him apart, and Xiao Yu would never risk angering his own men to save a ruined emperor.

Qian Daoliu saw their death wish and waved his hand. Four golden swords fell from the sky, beheading three titled Douluo and one Soul Douluo. Their headless bodies spurted blood and collapsed to the ground.

"All right, Tang San, it's your turn to go!"

With a vicious grin, Xiao Yu drove his sword through Tang San's chest. The terrifying Nether King power turned into blazing flames, burning Tang San's body and soul.

"Ah!"

Tang San's flesh was quickly incinerated by the flames, and the pain of soul burning was a hundred times worse than death. He couldn't endure even three seconds before begging for mercy: "Please, Xiao Yu, let me go! I'll be your slave for life, just spare me!"

Xiao Yu was unmoved. He knew Tang San too well—someone like him was always a ticking time bomb. His promises only mattered when they benefited him. The only good Tang San was a dead Tang San.

Boom!

Xiao Yu poured in even more divine power. Moments later, Tang San's soul was reduced to ashes, leaving behind two orbs of light—one golden blue, one blood red.

"What's this?"

Xiao Yu frowned and reached out, taking both orbs into his hand.

"These are the divine origins of the Sea God and the Asura God!"

Qian Renxue slowly landed beside Xiao Yu and began to explain. Among the three gods present, only she was a true god of the God Realm, possessing a godhood origin similar to the Sea God and Asura God.

"Godhood origin?"

Xiao Yu still didn't really know what this thing was for, but judging by the name, it was clearly something extremely important to both the Asura God and Sea God. He would never miss a chance to cause trouble for those two schemers. Channeling his Nether King power, he made as if to destroy the two godhood origins.

"Xiao Yu, stop right now and hand over the godhood origins, or I will destroy your body and soul and see you never reincarnated!"

Suddenly, a thunderous crash echoed in the sky as a blood-red figure descended. Overwhelming divine might poured down.

The newcomer was, of course, Tang San's wild "father"—the Asura God. This time, unlike his earlier projections, he had descended in person to the Douluo Plane.

Tang San's death meant the failure of his plans, filling his heart with rage. Yet he still dared not openly violate the rules of the God Realm by descending in person—he had been planning to wait until Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue ascended to the God Realm before making trouble for them.

But when he saw the godhood origins fall into Xiao Yu's hands, and Xiao Yu actually intent on destroying them, he couldn't hold back any longer.

The godhood origin was the source that allowed god power to flow endlessly. Without it, their divine power would slowly dissipate until, within a hundred years, the God Realm would be left without the Sea God and Asura God—unless someone could break the rules and recreate a godhood from scratch.

"Xiao Yu, hand over our godhood origins at once!"

Right after the Asura God, Tang San's "wild second dad"—the Sea God—also descended. "Don't think you're invincible just because you defeated our successor. His fusion with the godhood was incomplete, and he couldn't even wield half our true strength."

"You're threatening me?"

Xiao Yu laughed coldly. "Looks like these things really are important to you. Now I'm even more curious—if you lose them, what will happen to you?"

He squeezed his fist, pouring in even greater Nether King power. The two glowing orbs shattered with a thunderous crack, dispersing into countless sparkling motes in the air.

"Bastard! You're looking for death!"

Both the Sea God and Asura God were furious. With their godhood origins destroyed, their inheritance was over. Their godhoods would fade with time. All their careful planning was lost!

A fierce killing intent erupted from both gods. Now, they had only one thought: destroy this anomaly who had ruined everything.

In the Asura God's hand, a blood-red divine sword formed, condensed from Asura divine power. Gripping the sword tightly, he unleashed an unparalleled slaughter aura, surging toward Xiao Yu.

At the same time, the Sea God summoned a trident formed of divine power. The sharp points gleamed as a tidal wave of killing intent radiated forth.

The Sea God wasn't wrong—Tang San's fusion with their godhoods had been forced and incomplete. He hadn't even been able to use half their power.

"Xue, take to the sky and fight! Old man, I'll leave the ground to you!"

Six wings unfurled behind Xiao Yu as he rose into the sky, reaching the same height as the Asura God and Sea God. A battle between gods was terrifying—if it broke out on the ground, not a single soldier below would survive.

Qian Renxue followed close behind, standing beside Xiao Yu. Her eyes locked on the Asura God, brimming with murderous intent. She still remembered that it was this despicable being who had schemed against the first Angel God, leading to her ancestor's fall.

"Asura God, you betrayed and murdered the first Angel God. Today, it's time to settle that debt!"

Qian Renxue's aura soared, even more frightening than during her earlier battle with Bibi Dong. Her killing intent locked onto the Asura God.

"You overestimate yourself. You, a mere first-class god, dare challenge me—a God Realm enforcer and one of the Five Divine Kings?"

The Asura God snorted coldly and swung the divine sword. The world around him seemed to become a boundless sea of blood. Each swing sent waves surging toward Qian Renxue.

"A selfish hypocrite, afraid of being surpassed and scheming in the shadows, breaking God Realm law just to rig things for your chosen successor. You dare call yourself an enforcer? Today, I'll show you true judgment!

Angel—Judgment!"

Qian Renxue shouted, and a massive golden angel avatar appeared behind her, identical to herself. The Angel Holy Sword was raised high, and a column of pure judgment light, condensed from the sun, swept down upon the Asura God.

Bathed in this scorching radiance, even the Asura God's movements grew sluggish.

"Judgment power!"

A cold light flashed in the Asura God's eyes. The Angel God's power was purer than his own judgment-by-slaughter, which was why he'd once gone so far as to destroy her and sever her legacy.

"Asura—Judgment!"

The Asura God roared, sending torrents of sword energy skyward. The divine sword glowed blood-red as a sword beam hundreds of meters long slashed at Qian Renxue.

The blade tore open space, causing the void to collapse wherever it passed.

With a string of explosions, the sword beam and Qian Renxue's golden pillar of light collided head-on.

Boom!

Two terrifying attacks crashed together like meteors striking the earth. The unleashed energy swept out in a devastating wave, space itself collapsing, and the sky turning black. It was an apocalyptic scene—even the God Realm was shaken to its core.

"Damn it! What happened?!"

The God of Destruction roared, stabilizing the trembling God Realm with his power. With a wave of his hand, over a dozen ancient mirrors appeared before him.

With a sweep of his divine sense, scenes from countless planes flickered rapidly in the mirrors. In moments, he found the cause of the disturbance.

"Asura!"

Seeing the Asura God descend in person to the Douluo Plane and battle the new Angel God, the God of Destruction's fury erupted. He had always cared about the development of the God Realm, and this was a flagrant breach of the rules.

Behind him, the Goddess of Life, the Evil God King, and the Kindness God King also arrived, all with grim expressions. The Asura God's actions had crossed the line for an enforcer.

(End of chapter)