God of Destruction: No Matter How Beastly Someone Is, They Wouldn't Joke About Their Own Biological Daughter, Would They?

Above Douluo Continent, the formerly clear sky suddenly twisted violently, like silk crumpled by an invisible giant hand. A Purple-gold spatial rift tore open without warning, and raging energy currents spread in every direction, churning the clouds below and scattering startled birds.

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

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 light surrounded him, shielding him from the spatial turbulence as his gaze urgently swept across the continent below.

The God of Destruction on the right wore purple robes, with lightning patterns faintly emerging across the fabric. A barely perceptible destructive aura radiated from him, making the surrounding air seem to freeze. His purple eyes calmly overlooked the land below, though the occasional gleam in them exposed his inner unrest.

"Where was the last place Wutong sensed before she disappeared?" the God of Destruction asked first, his voice echoing through the high skies with unquestionable authority.

Tang San's gaze fell upon the vast green expanse at the center of the continent, his tone grave. "The Star Dou Great Forest."

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

Below them, towering Ancient Wood trees flourished, their canopies blotting out the sky. The emerald ripples of the Lake of Life flickered faintly amid the forest. Countless Soul Beasts roamed and rested among the trees, from low-level ten-year Soul Beasts to high-level ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, forming a vibrant yet perilous scene.

Di Tian floated above the center of the Lake of Life, his eyes closed as he contemplated the future of the Soul Beast Clan. Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and the other Ferocious Beasts each occupied their territories, utterly unaware that two Uninvited Guests from the God Realm had appeared above them. To them, the aura of God Kings had long surpassed this plane's limits of perception, just as ants could not sense the gaze of humans.

But Tang San and the God of Destruction could see everything below with perfect clarity.

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

The 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 God Realm's notice."

The God Realm had rules. Soul Beasts were not permitted to become gods. This had been established long ago by the Five Great God Kings together with the Dragon God.

Tang San did not respond. His divine sense had already spread outward like a tide, carefully searching every corner of the Star Dou Great Forest for any clue related to Tang Wutong.

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

In a dark stretch of water that never saw daylight, a massive silver-white giant dragon lay sleeping. She was over a hundred meters long, her scales seeming to be forged from the purest silver and giving off a faint sheen in the darkness. Her wings were folded behind her, every feather exquisite as a work of art.

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

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

"The Sea God... the God of Destruction?"

A storm raged in Gu Yuena's heart. As a Dragon God clone, she was exceptionally powerful in terms of spiritual power. Even a God King might not surpass her in that regard.

These two were Core Members of the God Realm Committee, figures of supreme status. Why had they suddenly descended upon Douluo Continent?

Had her identity been exposed?

She instinctively circulated her Divine Power, compressing her aura to the utmost limit. Like an ordinary stubborn stone, she lay silent at the bottom of the lake, even deliberately slowing her heartbeat.

If she had truly been exposed, there would definitely not be only these two. The God Realm would surely send more God Kings, perhaps even deploy God Realm enforcers.

But if they had not come for her, what was their purpose?

Gu Yuena could not understand it. Her purple eyes were filled with confusion. She could sense that although the auras of the two God Kings were mostly restrained, they carried an indescribable urgency. They had clearly come for something important.

High in the sky, Tang San's divine sense search suddenly stopped over a devastated area at the edge of the forest—the very place where Mu En and the others had fought the Ferocious Beasts the previous night. Residual Soul Power Fluctuations and bloodstains still remained on the ground.

"Over here." Tang San gestured to the God of Destruction, and the two teleported once more, 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, scanning every crack in the ground, every drop of blood, and even the remaining particles of Soul Power in the air. The God of Destruction also put away his earlier casual attitude. Divine light flickered in his purple eyes as he carefully investigated the surrounding Spatial Fluctuation.

Time slowly passed. The wind brushed through the forest, carrying several fallen leaves with it.

In the end, the God of Destruction was the first to shake his head, his expression grave. "There are no traces at all."

He looked at Tang San, his gaze complicated. "Not a single aura was left behind. There are neither signs of battle nor remnants of a Soul Beast devouring someone. It is as if... she vanished out of thin air, as if she had never existed in this world."

Tang San's expression became increasingly grim. The results of his divine sense investigation matched the God of Destruction's. Apart from the remnants of last night's battle, there was nothing related to Tang Wutong in this area. Even the aura she had left while staying here had been completely erased.

"Are you certain Wutong truly disappeared?" the God of Destruction could not help asking again. It was not that he doubted him; the matter was simply too bizarre. With Tang Wutong's strength, combined with the divine sense Tang San had left inside the body, even if she encountered danger, it was impossible for her to leave behind not even a trace.

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

The God of Destruction fell silent.

He knew Tang San was not that sort of person. In this world, no matter how cold-blooded a father was, he would never make light of his daughter's life, much less Tang San, whose affection for Tang Wutong was renowned throughout the God Realm.

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

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

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

He raised a hand and sent a faint stream of purple Divine Power into the space below. The previously calm air rippled in tiny circles.

"When I tore through space to descend earlier, I sensed that this continent's spatial barrier was somewhat unstable, as though it had recently experienced a disturbance," the God of Destruction analyzed. "Perhaps Wutong was accidentally swept into another plane during a Spatial Fluctuation."

This was currently the most reasonable explanation.

Tang San's eyes flickered.

"Then let's split up and search the other worlds," Tang San decided at once.

The God of Destruction had no objection. "Very well. Contact each other through divine sense as soon as she is found. No matter the result, we must return to the God Realm quickly."

The two exchanged a glance and hesitated no longer. Their figures simultaneously turned into streaks of light, tore through space, and vanished from 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 auras of the two God Kings had completely vanished. They had clearly left Douluo Continent.

"What exactly was it for..."

She murmured to herself and closed her eyes once more, concealing her aura even more thoroughly. Whatever their purpose was, for her now, hiding her aura and gathering strength were what mattered most.