"Not good—something's happened to Dai Mubai…"
In the God Realm, Tang San, who had been in the midst of cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes.
Dai Mubai was one of the brothers Tang San cared most about, so when Mubai cried out to him from the lower realm, his divine consciousness could sense it.
"Damn it… could that person who recently regained their divine power really be Qian Renxue?"
"Will Dai Mubai be alright?"
Tang San stood up, visibly worried.
For Dai Mubai to cry out for help, Tang San could imagine how dire the situation must be. With Mubai's personality, he'd never beg for help unless it was truly life-threatening.
And considering Mubai's strength, the only one who could threaten him that Tang San could think of… was the one who had recently recovered their divine power.
That person had to be Qian Renxue.
"Thankfully, I left a trace of my divine consciousness in all of them. No matter who Dai Mubai is facing, they'll still give me some respect!"
"If it really is Qian Renxue, even better."
"I spared her and Hu Liena back then. She should know to be grateful."
Thinking of the precautions he left before ascending to the God Realm, Tang San finally calmed down a little.
Otherwise, even knowing Dai Mubai was in danger, he wouldn't be able to descend right now—the cost was too great.
…
Pfft pfft pfft pfft—
Black sword auras rained down on the Nether White Tiger, piercing it through like a thousand blades to the heart.
Roar—
The enormous Nether White Tiger howled in pain as it crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom, kicking up a cloud of dust.
When the dust cleared, what remained in the crater was its battered figure.
Then its form became faint, and moments later, the Nether White Tiger disappeared, leaving behind only Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, collapsed and coughing blood.
"Pathetic."
Qian Renxue descended in front of the two, raising her Fallen Angel's Sword to strike them down.
"You… you can't kill us…"
"Tang San is the Sea God and Asura God—if something happens to us, he'll never let you go!"
Dai Mubai struggled to shout angrily.
"Tang San? You think he can just descend so easily?"
"The God Realm isn't a place you can come and go from as you please."
Qian Renxue sneered coldly at the mention of Tang San.
Pfft—
She swung her sword, unleashing a slash directly at Dai Mubai.
"No!"
Zhu Zhuqing cried out in panic upon seeing Dai Mubai in danger.
"No—!"
Dai Mubai's pupils shrank.
Buzz—
Just as Qian Renxue's attack was about to land, a golden energy barrier lit up around Dai Mubai.
A moment later, the Sea God's silhouette—Tang San—appeared behind him.
"Xiao San!"
"Third Brother!"
Seeing Tang San's projection, both Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were overjoyed.
"Qian Renxue… so you really did regain your divine power."
With a glance, Tang San realized what had happened, shocked that she had regained her godhood.
As for her dark armor and black wings, he didn't comment.
After all, the power of the Asura God wasn't exactly 'righteous' either. Attributes meant nothing—it was how you used them.
"What?"
"She really regained her divine power..."
"No wonder she's this strong…"
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing finally understood why even their Martial Soul Fusion Technique hadn't been enough to defeat her.
"Tang San."
Qian Renxue coldly stared at his divine projection.
She knew this was only his divine consciousness, but it was still him.
"Qian Renxue, Spirit Hall has already fallen. Do you intend to start another war?"
Tang San frowned, questioning her.
Even if she had regained her godhood, he didn't see her as a serious threat.
"Oh please, as if not rebuilding Spirit Hall would prevent war!"
"You can't honestly believe the two empires can keep the peace, can you?"
Qian Renxue laughed coldly at his words.
"That's different. Occasional skirmishes between two empires are normal—it's always been like that!"
"But if you rebuild Spirit Hall, that would truly bring disaster to the continent!"
Tang San naturally knew that the two empires wouldn't stay peaceful forever—but in his view, that was normal.
As long as they remained as they always had, things would be fine.
"Hahaha…"
Qian Renxue burst into laughter, full of mockery.
Tang San frowned, visibly irritated. "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at how cold-blooded you are!" she snapped. "Those constant disputes between the two empires—how much suffering have they caused? Don't tell me you're unaware. Yet you have no sympathy. You call it 'normal'!"
"The Sea God must've been blind to choose someone like you to inherit his godhood!"
Her eyes were filled with disdain.
She truly couldn't understand what the previous Sea God had seen in Tang San to pass on the mantle to him.
"And what would you have us do? Be like Spirit Hall and unify the continent through force? That would only cause even more deaths!"
Tang San fired back with mockery of his own.
The Emperor of Heaven Dou was his disciple. The Emperor of Star Luo was Dai Mubai's brother. Out of loyalty to both his student and his sworn brother, there was no way he would favor either side.
Without his support, the Star Luo Empire would never surrender, and Heaven Dou trying to swallow Star Luo would only repeat the bloodshed that Spirit Hall caused.
So he believed he was right. By staying neutral, he was showing compassion for the people.
That was why he made Emperor Xue Beng promise not to attack Star Luo for ten years.
He even ordered all Tang Sect hidden weapons to be destroyed and recalled, ensuring that if war broke out again, neither side would be able to annihilate the other, and thus, fewer lives would be lost.
"…"
Faced with this, Qian Renxue opened her mouth to respond—but then simply fell silent.
There was no point arguing peace with someone like Tang San. He would only ever believe in his own ideals, convinced he was always right.
Their ideologies were too different. More words were meaningless.
"Then just call me ambitious. If you won't unify the continent—then I will!"
Qian Renxue scoffed and clearly stated her intent.
"You're being reckless! You'll only bring more disaster to the continent this way!"
"I didn't spare your life just so you could bring chaos to Douluo again!"
Tang San roared angrily, shaken by her determination.
"Is that so? Isn't it because I spared you once before you ascended, that you later promised to spare me in return?"
"You haven't forgotten what you said yourself, have you?"
Qian Renxue countered coldly.
Back when Tang San had yet to become a god, Qian Renxue did have the chance to kill him—but she refrained, keeping her word.
No matter how one looked at it, she had spared his life.
Tang San had also personally promised that if he won in the future, he would spare Qian Renxue's life in return.
Which was why Qian Renxue didn't acknowledge any so-called "mercy" Tang San showed her in their final battle.
In fact, he had gone all out to kill her. Had it not been for her mother's intervention, she would've died by Tang San's hand.
"Qian Renxue, you…"
Tang San was momentarily speechless—and furious.
Qian Renxue's words had backed him into a corner. He couldn't very well demand anything from her based on that so-called act of mercy anymore.
"Qian Renxue, don't be so blinded! Rebuilding Spirit Hall will only bring endless disaster to the continent. The Spirit Empire should never have existed in the first place!"
"Your thinking is flawed! The best path is for the two empires to remain as they are!"
"Evil will never triumph over good—was the last lesson not enough?"
Unable to use the debt of mercy, Tang San tried reasoning with her instead.
But Qian Renxue had seen too much over the years. Her conviction only grew firmer; she believed more than ever that her path was the right one. Tang San's words held no sway—she thought his head was full of nonsense, a deluded fool.
The fact that she'd once lost to someone like him—how laughable.
"Tang San, I'm done wasting breath. If you want to stop me, come down yourself!"
"You're just a sliver of divine consciousness—barking like a dog."
She sneered, no longer bothering with pretense.
"You…"
Tang San's face flushed red with fury.
"Very well—then let me see what kind of power you really possess!"
Tang San was so enraged he laughed. He finally gave up trying to persuade her. It was clear—Qian Renxue hadn't listened to a single word.
She had become just like Bibi Dong—completely consumed by obsession.
Boom—
"Great Sumeru Hammer!"
Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and hurled it toward Qian Renxue.
As only a strand of divine consciousness, he didn't have his Sea God Trident on him and could only fight using his martial soul.
"Fallen Angel Sword!"
Qian Renxue didn't waste words either. She met his attack head-on.
"Boss Dai, take Zhuqing and go—now!"
As he fought Qian Renxue, Tang San secretly sent a voice transmission to Dai Mubai.
This was just a projection of his consciousness. Even if he could fight Qian Renxue, he couldn't kill her.
And once this sliver of consciousness was exhausted, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would still be in danger.
So he needed them to flee.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Tang San's divine consciousness and Qian Renxue clashed fiercely in the sky. Each collision was earth-shattering.
During the battle, the soul rings on Qian Renxue's body finally became visible—
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red, dark red.
Ten in total.
Her tenth ring was deep red—a divine-level soul ring.
"Zhuqing, let's go!"
"Mm!"
As the two fought, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing struggled to their feet. After one glance at the sky, they turned and ran without hesitation.
If Tang San himself told them to flee, how could they stay?
"Thank goodness for Tang San—otherwise, we'd be dead…"
"How did that woman do it? How did she regain her divine power?"
Dai Mubai ran with lingering fear.
He'd truly been a step away from death.
Naturally, Qian Renxue noticed their escape. She immediately prepared to chase.
Killing Tang San's divine consciousness would accomplish little—but killing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing? That would be satisfying.
"Not so fast!"
But Tang San's projection wouldn't allow it. He directly blocked her path, using his divine energy recklessly, even if it meant burning away his consciousness.
"Hmph."
With Tang San intercepting her, Qian Renxue had no choice but to stop pursuing.
"If you want to die that badly, then I'll destroy this strand of divine consciousness first!"
Qian Renxue turned back. She no longer cared about chasing the two—for now.
After all, so long as they hadn't ascended to godhood, they'd appear sooner or later.
Once she showed herself at the gates of the Star Luo Empire, they'd have to come.
Unless they were truly heartless enough to watch her destroy their homeland.
"Qian Renxue, I advise you to think this through. Your actions are wrong…"
Tang San knew he wouldn't last much longer, but still tried to persuade her mid-battle.
"Have you barked enough?"
Qian Renxue only grew more furious, attacking more viciously.
"You think you've saved them?"
"You're only delaying their deaths. I'll have my revenge!"
"Not just Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing—all of your so-called Shrek Seven Devils. Your Tang Sect. Your Clear Sky Clan…"
"I won't spare a single one!"
"Oh—and your teacher. Your parents…"
She rained blows down on him while spitting out each threat with venom.
And she meant every word.
She had no intention of letting any of her enemies live—not after what they had done to the Spirit Empire.
"Qian Renxue, you dare?!"
Tang San exploded with fury.
He hadn't expected Qian Renxue to threaten even his loved ones.
With rage came fear. Deep down, Tang San was terrified. If Qian Renxue truly wanted revenge, there was no one left on the continent who could stop her.
He regretted ascending so soon.
Damn it!
"Qian Renxue! If you dare harm even one of them, I will make you pay!"
"I beat you once—I'll destroy you again!"
It was all he could do now—threaten her.
"And that's exactly what I was going to say!"
"We killed you once before—why not again?"
Qian Renxue snapped back coldly.
After all, Tang San had once been killed by her and her mother working together.
"…"
Tang San was seething with fury.
…
(End of chapter)
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