Outside Suotuo City, above the Shrek Academy grounds.
The once-silent sky split apart in an instant, a streak of golden light tearing through it!
"Roar—!"
"From this day on, all who stand in my way will die!"
The moonlight flickered, and a sinister smile appeared in the sky.
The petals of the extraordinary flower that reached the heavens transformed into blades, each one sharp enough to split a mountain.
"Han San, I can only blame your bad luck. His Majesty has ordered your death, and even the King of Hell wouldn't dare let you live past midnight!"
The moonlit figure pointed directly at Han San!
With his strength, he could kill Han San in the next moment. Han San was only a Soul Saint, after all.
"Seal the Asura Douluo..."
Han San was already numb with shock.
He hadn't done anything at all. Why had the Seal the Asura Douluo suddenly come after him? Hadn't he spent the last twelve years traveling across the continent with his wife, minding his own business?
Under the terrifying pressure of the Seal the Asura Douluo, Han San felt the power that had once filled his body dwindling away.
He closed his eyes and waited for death, while the petals rained down like a flood.
"No..."
Han San opened his eyes.
Most of all, he noticed another dark figure rushing toward Xiao Wu.
"Little girl, you've spent ten years cultivating. Come back with me!"
Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale. She trembled with fear and fell to the ground.
"Who dares touch my son?!"
A furious roar shook the air.
In the sky, an enormous black hammer appeared, its surface covered in dark-gold patterns. Carrying a force that seemed to shatter the heavens, it smashed straight through the petals filling the sky.
"Roar—!"
Han Chen's tattered gray clothes fluttered wildly. He raised his hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer appeared beneath him as he charged forward.
The mighty aura unleashed by that enormous hammer, forged through ten years of bloodshed, made even the moonlit figure and the ghostly presence turn pale with alarm.
"Han Chen?!"
The moonlit figure cried out in shock. "You actually came to save him?!"
"Martial Soul Hall, you've got some nerve!" Han Chen's voice was as cold as ice.
The three great Title Douluo clashed in midair, their terrifying soul power making the earth tremble.
"Roar—!"
Han San stared blankly at the sky, his heart churning.
Could that drunkard of a father really be the legendary powerhouse who had once defeated the Seal the Asura Douluo?
At the same time, in Sunset Forest.
Lin Chen watched as the words appeared in his diary. He calmly used Divine Power to paint over the rivers and mountains in the diary.
[That guy from the Divine Realm really is a typical, self-righteous fool. Compared to him, even the Goddess of Destiny and the God of Destruction seem like perfectly reasonable gods.]
[That self-righteous god has talked himself into a corner. For the sake of balance, he's surrounded by a bunch of self-important busybodies, meddling in the affairs of the mortal world and deciding who gets to inherit the gods' legacies.]
[To protect his chosen heir, he says Lin Chen can't interfere in the mortal world. But he's the one who manipulated Xiao Wu into becoming Han San's sacrifice, and then he even went straight to the Sea God to intervene.]
[And now he won't even bother pretending. Han San was supposed to die at Bi Biyao's hands, but the Asura God directly went to the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, asking them to bring Han San back to life so he could become their chosen heir.]
[Qian Ling'er, Bi Biyao: This is no fun anymore. There's a cheat!]
Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
You Ruo read the words appearing in the diary and couldn't help clapping her hands. A delighted smile spread across her beautiful face.
"Well said! That self-righteous busybody really is despicable."
You Ruo's purple eyes gleamed.
The resentment she felt toward the god who had dragged her into the soul beast tribulation grew more and more intense.
That young man didn't just know the truth about the Divine Realm's schemes; he even carried an arrogance that seemed to reach beyond the gods!
At the same time, Qian Ling'er and Bi Biyao were both close to tears.
That really was a screw-up.
Han San had been killed, but he'd come back to life. And now, instead, they were the ones who would have to die?
"The future can still be changed. Aside from... Ling Yun's Day Record, I'll have to go there myself."
"I have to make sure Lin Chen stands on my side, no matter what it costs."
Bi Biyao murmured.
Heaven Dou City, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
Qian Ling'er's figure drifted through the air. She concealed her presence and searched for Lin Chen, but couldn't find him.
"He doesn't seem to be here..."
Qian Ling'er sighed. It seemed Lin Chen wasn't in Heaven Dou City.
But then she suddenly saw that a young man was sitting alone in a secluded pavilion, as if he were muttering to himself. A cold smile crossed his face.
"Lin Chen... even a thousand-year-old secret can be seen through?"
"Then I'll ask him myself. Maybe the words in the diary aren't entirely true. Maybe he'll need someone to join his side."
"Maybe I... still have a chance to change my fate!"
You Ruo sat in the Lake of Life, looking somewhat distracted.
She hadn't yet found Xiao Qing and the owner of the diary. She wanted to form an alliance with them.
That was why she was so curious about their shared knowledge.
"Perhaps I should go ask Xiao Qing... I also want to gain greater power and make up for the Lake of Life's weakness..."
Just then,
a woman in white appeared before her without warning. She was so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly.
"Who... are you?!" You Ruo cried out in alarm.
She had to admit it: the woman before her was far too beautiful. How had she appeared without making the slightest sound?
Qian Ling'er looked at You Ruo, her voice clear and cool, yet carrying a probing edge. "You... are you also the owner of Lin Chen's..."
"Ah—!"
You Ruo let out a startled cry. How could she not understand? Qian Ling'er was talking about Lin Chen's diary!
"Did you also..."
"Roar—!"
[Shared resonance successful. You Ruo has acquired a special diary reward: the Lake of Life's deficiency has been eliminated, and soul power has increased by 5%!]
[Shared resonance successful. Qian Ling'er has acquired a special diary reward: the second soul core has condensed!]
"My martial soul..."
Behind You Ruo, the vast white sea-tang flower abruptly bloomed. Its petals layered upon one another, each scattering an almost liquid sense of life.
The longing for the one she loved, which had remained buried in her heart for thousands of years, vanished in that divine light!
"My martial soul... the longing is gone?"
You Ruo felt the immense soul power surging through her, and murmured in disbelief.
Sharing the diary had truly brought her an incredible reward!
And Qian Ling'er's reward...
It was enough to change her fate!
Qian Ling'er also sensed that deep, mysterious soul core inside her. The feeling of being in control of everything made her even more eager to take the next step.
"The second soul core..."
"That's the terrifying part of the diary reward. Now that I've condensed my second soul core, my strength has long since surpassed that of an ordinary Transcendent Douluo. Even against Ning Tian..."
"I can fight her on equal terms..."
Of course, that was only if the Dragon God didn't appear. That would be too much.
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