Tang San had not lied completely, but he had very cleverly concealed the cause and effect of the matter, focusing all the conflict on the humiliation of the Asura God.
"Li Xin..."
The Asura God's voice was frighteningly low.
"What a Great Tang. What a Li Xin."
"A mere mortal actually dared to dream of defying the heavens."
"Tang San."
"Here!" Tang San immediately answered.
"Your current strength is far too weak."
The Asura God's words were utterly blunt, filled with disdain.
"You cannot even deal with a few mortals. You have completely disgraced This Seat."
Tang San lowered his head even further, his nails digging deeply into his palms, yet he did not dare refute him.
"Since that Li Xin wants to play, This Seat will play with him."
"That Heavenly Curtain may be able to block This Seat's true body, but it cannot block the power This Seat bestows."
Before his words had even faded—
A vast, boundless Red Divine Power surged through that Soul Connection and madly poured into Tang San's body.
"Aah—!!"
Tang San let out a pained howl.
This power was far too tyrannical, far more violent than the gentle Sea God Divine Power.
It rampaged through Tang San's meridians, forcibly widening them and remaking his body.
His originally pure Soul Power was now stained with a layer of bewitching blood red.
Meanwhile, the originally pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer in his left palm slowly began turning dark red.
Faint demonic patterns brimming with an aura of slaughter emerged across the hammer's surface.
This was a direct infusion of Asura Divine Power.
Although Tang San had yet to pass the Asura Nine Trials, the enhancement from this power had already given him combat strength far beyond that of an ordinary Limit Douluo.
At this moment, he possessed both the Sea God's and Asura God's supreme divine powers within his body.
Although the two powers were still repelling each other and causing him unbearable agony, they also gave him an unprecedented illusion of strength.
Pseudo Twin God Form!
Only after a long while did that red radiance gradually settle.
Tang San collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
But the fear in his eyes had vanished.
In its place was extreme ecstasy and swelling arrogance.
He clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying power within him that seemed capable of tearing apart heaven and earth.
"Thank you, my lord, for bestowing Divine Power upon me!"
Tang San heavily kowtowed three times toward the void.
"This is merely interest."
The Asura God's voice gradually became distant and ethereal.
"That damned barrier will disappear sooner or later."
"Before then, keep a close watch on that Li Xin for This Seat."
"The day This Seat's true body descends..."
"This Seat will turn that Great Tang Empire into a true Asura hell."
The voice vanished completely.
The Secret Chamber returned to silence.
Tang San slowly climbed to his feet. The corners of his mouth stretched uncontrollably, revealing his stark white teeth.
He walked to the mirror and looked at his reflection—his eyes glowing red, his expression sinister and gloomy.
"Li Xin..."
"This time, let's see how you die."
Outside, above the Heavenly Curtain.
As Jing's image faded, ripples once again spread across the originally black screen.
Great Dao Law intertwined, while Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi gathered.
Everyone's attention was drawn back to it.
Even those still immersed in Jing's earth-shattering strike had no choice but to hold their breath.
Because a new ranking was about to be announced.
[Martial Soul Ranking, Eighth Place]
A line of gilded characters slashed across the sky like Sword Qi, bold and vigorous, carrying an uninhibited and unrestrained wildness.
The image shifted.
A green-robed figure appeared in the center of the Heavenly Curtain, swaying as he carried a jug of wine.
He did not possess Jing's grim battle intent, nor did he have the majesty of the earlier powerhouses.
He simply walked casually, yet every step seemed to fall upon the rhythm of heaven and earth.
[Affiliation: Great Tang Empire, Chang'an]
[Name: Li Bai]
[Martial Soul: Taibai Sword, also known as the Green Lotus Sword]
As his name appeared, the Green-robed Swordsman in the picture raised his head and took a swig of strong liquor.
The next moment—
His sword left its sheath.
It was not a sword of ordinary iron.
It was a Peerless Divine Weapon condensed from pure Sword Intent and Poetic Sentiment.
Its blade was slender and long, bluish-white halo flowing across its entire body. A blooming green lotus was carved upon its guard.
The Heavenly Curtain's voice resounded across the continent with a touch of drunkenness and boldness:
"Great River Sword Descends from the Heavens!"
The image abruptly changed.
Li Bai's figure flashed, and his entire body transformed into an elusive afterimage.
It was not Teleportation, yet it was even harder to track than Teleportation.
He weaved through the battlefield, his longsword scattering streak after streak of Green Sword Qi.
With the first sword, he left an afterimage where he stood while his true body had already arrived a hundred meters away.
With the second sword, he charged forward again. Sword Qi Like a Rainbow dazzled all living beings.
With the third sword, he returned to his original position as though he had never left.
But this was merely a warm-up.
When the Heavenly Curtain displayed his strongest Self-Created Soul Skill, every Sword Cultivator across Douluo Continent felt the Martial Souls in their hands tremble.
That was submission.
In the picture, Li Bai pointed his longsword toward the sky as Green Lotus Blooms beneath his feet.
Countless streaks of White Sword Qi gathered around him, transforming into an Ocean of Swords.
It was speed that could not be locked onto.
It was also sharpness that could not be defended against.
[Prototype Divine Skill: Green Lotus Sword Song]
[Transforms into Sword Qi and strikes in five directions. During this period, the user enters a void state and is immune to all physical and energy attacks.]
Sword shadows filled the sky as they descended. No matter how strong an opponent's defenses were, they were reduced to ash amid laughter and conversation.
This was the Poet Sword Immortal, Li Bai.
Chang'an City, Taibai Restaurant.
"So this is that Drunkard's Martial Soul?"
Da Qiao watched the incomparably elegant figure on the Heavenly Curtain, a trace of surprise flashing through her beautiful eyes.
Li Bai was always drunk in daily life. She had never expected him to be so dashing when he got serious.
Li Xin leaned against the cushioned couch, watching the demonstration on the Heavenly Curtain as his fingertips lightly tapped the armrest.
"Green Lotus Sword Song..."
"Interesting."
He was thinking about something else.
When Jing entered the rankings just now, the Heavenly Curtain had directly rewarded her with a skin form similar to Blazing Sun Divine Light, allowing her to gain the Sun Goddess's power.
Then what about Li Bai?
Following this pattern, the reward that fellow received would probably be something extraordinary as well.
Would it be Phoenix Seeks Mate? Or Resonant Sword · Shadow Trail?
At that thought, Li Xin's expression did not change much, though a hint of anticipation appeared in his deep eyes.
Either one would allow Li Bai's combat strength to rise another level.
Just as Li Xin was deep in thought—
A fragrant breeze drifted over.
Two arms as fair as lotus roots gently wrapped around his neck.
"Master~"
Xiao Qiao's sweet, cloying voice sounded beside his ear, carrying an obvious note of coquettishness.
Her entire body pressed against Li Xin's back, her soft, delicate body wriggling restlessly.
The young girl's unique fragrance, mixed with a faint floral scent, rushed straight into Li Xin's nose.
"What is it?"
Li Xin turned his head and met Xiao Qiao's large, watery eyes.
Xiao Qiao was wearing a pink short skirt. Though her legs were not as long as Da Qiao's, they were well-proportioned and fair, radiating the lively freshness of youth.
Her shoeless jade feet playfully stepped on the carpet, her ten toes round and adorable like tiny pearls.
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