God of Destruction: Not Even a Beast Would Joke About His Own Daughter!

Above Douluo Continent, the once-clear sky suddenly twisted violently, like silk crumpled by an invisible giant hand. A purple-gold spatial rift tore open without warning, and violent energy currents spread in all directions, churning the clouds below and scattering startled birds.

Two figures slowly stepped out of the rift, their robes snapping in the fierce winds.

The man on the left wore a blue-gold divine robe. Handsome in appearance, with a trace of anxiety between his brows, he was Tang San. A faint mist and golden radiance lingered around him, shielding him from the spatial turbulence as his gaze anxiously swept across the continent below.

God of Destruction, on the right, wore purple robes patterned with faint lightning. An indistinct aura of destruction radiated from him, making even the surrounding air seem to solidify. His purple eyes calmly looked down upon the land, though the occasional glint in them betrayed his inner unrest.

"Where was the last place Wutong sensed before she disappeared?" God of Destruction spoke first. His voice echoed through the high skies, carrying unquestionable authority.

Tang San's gaze fell upon the vast green region at the center of the continent. His tone was grave. "The Star Dou Great Forest."

Before his words had faded, the two had turned into streaks of light and vanished as if teleporting. When they reappeared, they were already hovering over the Star Dou Great Forest.

Below them, towering ancient trees flourished in dense profusion, blotting out the sky. The emerald ripples of the Lake of Life glimmered intermittently through the forest. Countless soul beasts roamed and dwelled among the trees, from low-level ten-year soul beasts to high-level ten-thousand-year soul beasts, forming a scene brimming with life yet concealing danger at every turn.

Di Tian floated at the center of the Lake of Life, his eyes closed as he pondered the future of the soul beast race. Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and the other fierce beasts occupied their respective territories, utterly unaware that two uninvited visitors from the Divine Realm had appeared overhead. To them, the aura of God King-level beings had long surpassed this plane's limits of perception, much as ants could not perceive a human's gaze.

Yet Tang San and God of Destruction could take in everything below at a glance.

"Interesting. This black dragon has some ability. He's only one step away from becoming a god."

God of Destruction swept his gaze over Di Tian. A flicker of surprise passed through his purple eyes before they returned to calm. "Still, he is not worthy of the Divine Realm's notice."

The Divine Realm had rules. Soul beasts were not permitted to become gods. This had been decided jointly by the Five Great God Kings and the Dragon God long ago.

Tang San did not respond. His Divine Sense had already spread out like a tide, carefully examining every corner of the Star Dou Great Forest for any trace connected to Tang Wutong.

At that moment, at the very bottom of the Lake of Life.

Within a dark stretch of water that never saw daylight all year round, a massive silver-white dragon lay sleeping. She was more than a hundred meters long, her scales seemingly forged from the purest silver, faintly gleaming in the dark water. Her wings were folded behind her, every feather as exquisite as a work of art.

At that moment, the giant dragon slowly opened her eyes.

They were deep purple eyes, as though they contained an endless starry sky. She abruptly raised her head, her gaze piercing through layer after layer of lakewater and locking precisely onto the two figures in the sky. Her eyes instantly filled with incredulous confusion and vigilance.

"Sea God... God of Destruction?"

A storm of shock surged through Gu Yuena's heart. As an incarnation of the Dragon God, she was exceptionally powerful in terms of Spiritual Power. Even God Kings might not necessarily surpass her in that regard.

These two were core members of the God Realm Committee, exalted in status. Why had they suddenly descended upon Douluo Continent?

Could her identity have been exposed?

Instinctively, she circulated her divine power and compressed her aura to the utmost limit, sinking silently to the lakebed like an ordinary stubborn stone. She even deliberately slowed her heartbeat.

If she had truly been exposed, the Divine Realm would never have sent only these two. They would surely dispatch more God Kings, perhaps even mobilize God Realm Enforcers.

But if they were not here for her, then what was their purpose?

Gu Yuena could not make sense of it. Her purple eyes were full of bewilderment. She could sense that although the two God Kings had restrained most of their auras, they carried an indescribable urgency. They had clearly come for something important.

High in the sky, Tang San's Divine Sense search suddenly halted over a devastated area at the edge of the forest—the very place where Mu En and the others had battled the fierce beasts the night before. Residual Soul Power fluctuations and bloodstains still remained on the ground.

"Here." Tang San signaled to God of Destruction, and the two teleported again, arriving above that area.

This was the last place where Lu Jing and Tang Wutong had appeared before vanishing.

Tang San's Divine Sense was like the most precise instrument, sweeping inch by inch across every crack in the earth, every drop of blood, even the lingering Soul Power particles in the air. God of Destruction also put aside his earlier casualness. Divine light flickered in his purple eyes as he carefully examined the surrounding spatial fluctuations.

Time passed bit by bit. The forest breeze gently blew past, stirring a few fallen leaves.

At last, God of Destruction was the first to shake his head. His tone was grave. "There are no traces at all."

He looked at Tang San, his expression complicated. "Not a single aura was left behind. There are neither signs of battle nor remnants of a soul beast devouring her. It is as though... she vanished into thin air, as though she had never existed in this world at all."

Tang San's expression darkened further. The results of his Divine Sense examination matched God of Destruction's. Apart from the remnants of last night's battle, there was nothing connected to Tang Wutong in this area. Even the aura she had left behind during her stay here had been completely erased.

"Are you certain Wutong truly disappeared?" God of Destruction could not help asking again. It was not that he doubted Tang San, but the matter was simply too strange. With Tang Wutong's strength, along with the Divine Sense Tang San had left within her body, even if she encountered danger, it should have been impossible for her to leave behind not even a trace.

Tang San abruptly turned to him, suppressed fury in his eyes. "Would I joke about my own daughter's life and death?"

God of Destruction fell silent.

He knew Tang San was not that kind of person. In this world, no matter how cold-blooded a father might be, he would never make light of his daughter's life. Much less Tang San, whose love for Tang Wutong was famous throughout the Divine Realm.

What he did not know was that the trust he placed in Tang San at this moment was precisely what proved the secrecy of Tang San's scheme. To win over Douluo Continent's Child of Destiny and plot for the fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San had long laid out a game beyond ordinary imagination. The division of Tang Wutong's soul was the most crucial move on that board.

"Then what do you think happened?" Tang San took a deep breath, suppressing the irritation in his heart as he looked at God of Destruction. "Could it have been a spatial rift?"

God of Destruction pondered for a moment, then nodded. "That is possible."

He raised a hand, sending a faint thread of purple divine power into the space below. The previously calm air rippled with tiny concentric waves.

"When I tore through space to descend earlier, I sensed that this continent's spatial barrier was somewhat unstable. It seemed to have recently experienced fluctuations," God of Destruction analyzed. "Perhaps Wutong was accidentally swept into another plane during a spatial disturbance."

This was currently the most reasonable explanation.

Tang San's eyes flickered.

"Then let's split up and search the other worlds." Tang San made his decision at once.

God of Destruction had no objection. "Fine. Contact the other immediately with Divine Sense once she is found. No matter the result, return to the Divine Realm as soon as possible."

The two exchanged a glance. No longer hesitating, their figures simultaneously turned into streaks of light, tore through space, and vanished from the skies above Douluo Continent.

At the bottom of the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena watched the direction in which they had departed, her purple eyes still full of confusion. She could sense that the two God Kings' auras had completely vanished. They had clearly left Douluo Continent.

"What exactly was it for..."

She murmured to herself, closing her eyes again and concealing her aura even more thoroughly. Whatever their purpose was, for her now, hiding her aura and gathering strength remained the most important things.