Prequel 2

At this moment, Tang San's chest was heaving visibly, and his expression kept shifting unpredictably.

Even so, he continued pouring his divine power into the God Realm Central without holding anything back.

When he saw the God of Kindness and the God of Evil enter, and saw the child in the God of Evil's arms radiating golden light, he could not help but close his eyes in pain.

Tang San saw his younger son, and naturally, Xiao Wu saw him as well. She rushed forward in a few quick steps and cried out, "My son? What happened to my Wuyang?"

Anyone could see that something was wrong with Tang Wuyang. His originally jet-black newborn hair now had strands tipped with faint traces of gold.

Her voice trembled, and so did her entire body. Thinking of Tang San's earlier expression, a sense of dread spread through her whole body.

"I'm sorry," the God of Evil said with difficulty.

Tang San's lips trembled. He forced back his tears, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice to the God of Kindness and the God of Evil, "Quick. Let's work together and hold back the space-time turbulence first."

At this critical moment that concerned the life and death of the God Realm, he knew his younger son's chances were grim, yet he could not spare any attention for that.

As a Supreme God and the ruler of the God Realm, his foremost duty was to protect the God Realm.

The God of Evil carefully handed the child in his arms to Xiao Wu. The God of Kindness beside him said softly, "We joined forces and used the Power of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil to seal Little Wuyang's body."

"Before the Golden Dragon King was killed, it poured all its power into its God Core and controlled it to burrow into Little Wuyang's body."

"It intended to use the God Core's immense divine power to burst Wuyang's body apart. For now, we can only temporarily seal the power of that God Core."

Xiao Wu took her younger son. The little one, who had often wailed loudly before, now had his eyes tightly shut and radiated intense golden light from head to toe, looking dazzling beyond compare.

But this tiny life, born only recently, was losing his vitality at an astonishing rate.

"What do we do? What do we do? My child, my child!" Xiao Wu muttered to herself.

Tang San could restrain his emotions, but Xiao Wu was a mother. Her son had just been born, had not even had a mouthful of her milk, and was already on the verge of death.

How could she possibly suppress the agony in her heart?

"Mom!" Tang Wutong, holding the now-soothed Tang Wulin, threw her arms around Xiao Wu and wept. "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of my little brothers."

The God of Kindness and the God of Evil stood on either side of Tang San, who was in his Asura God state. They extended their hands and pressed them toward the God Realm Central from afar.

In an instant, two mighty streams of divine power, one black and one white, surged into the God Realm Central.

The trembling God Realm barrier immediately stabilized as the divine power entered it, and even the God Realm itself stopped shaking.

With two Supreme Gods joining the battle like fresh reinforcements, the struggle between the God Realm and the space-time turbulence temporarily stabilized.

As the God of Kindness sent divine power into the God Realm Central, he said to Tang San, "Third Brother, we can hold things here. Go check on the child."

"If we can't hold on, we'll call for you."

Tang San hesitated slightly before withdrawing his hand.

He took a deep breath, adjusted the little divine power remaining within him, and absorbed the Heaven and Earth Yuan Power centered around the God Realm Committee to restore himself.

Now that the God Realm was fighting the space-time turbulence, sheer strength alone could not resolve the crisis. It was a gradual process.

At this point, that process had reached its middle to late stages. With the God of Kindness and the God of Evil here, the God Realm would be safe for the moment.

Moreover, he had expended too much power. The role he could play was far less than that of these two Supreme Gods.

Rather than waste this chance to recover, he might as well check on his child first. He was a Supreme God, but he was also a father.

Tang San hurried to Xiao Wu's side and lowered his head to look at the child in her arms.

When Xiao Wu saw him approach, it was as though she had grasped a lifeline. She hurriedly said, "Third Brother, save our child. Quickly, save Wuyang."

"He's still so small, so small!"

Tang San pulled Xiao Wu tightly into his arms, kissed her forehead, and said softly, "Good people are blessed by heaven. Xiao Wu, don't cry. Let me look at our son first."

As he spoke, he took the child from her. At the same time, he exchanged his Godhood Position with Xiao Wu, switching back to the Sea God.

The Asura God's divine power was too overbearing. In terms of healing, the Sea God was more adept, and its power was far gentler.

Furthermore, when driven by the divine power of a Supreme God, the Sea God's healing abilities could be amplified to their utmost limit.

His Divine Soul gathered and his Divine Consciousness focused as Tang San carefully examined Little Wuyang's body.

The deeper his examination went, the tighter his brow furrowed.

The Golden Dragon King's God Core was currently lodged in Tang Wuyang's chest. The terrifying divine power within had been affected by the Power of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil jointly unleashed by the God of Kindness and the God of Evil, preventing the divine power in the God Core from leaking out.

But this was clearly not a long-term solution. The divine power in the God Core was still leaking outward at an extremely slow pace.

When the God Core burrowed into Tang Wuyang's body, it had connected with his bloodline. It could no longer be removed, and the child's body was simply too fragile.

At the same time, the divine power within the God Core was drawn by the God Realm's own divine power and continuously battered the Seal created jointly by Kindness and Evil. It was impossible to stop it completely, while the child's life force grew weaker with every passing moment.

Tang San's brows were drawn tight as his mind raced.

At least the child was still alive. That was already the best possible outcome.

As for how to resist the power within the God Core and prevent it from erupting, that was the greatest problem they faced.

But the Golden Dragon King itself possessed power comparable to that of a Supreme God, and this God Core was its most fundamental power.

Moreover, before dying, it had given the God Core a simple command: merge with whichever child it encountered.

Perhaps Tang Wuyang had been closer to the direction it charged from, which was why it entered his body.

But no matter which child had fused with the God Core, it was something Tang San never wished to see.

After the fusion, the tremendous divine power within the God Core would naturally claim that child's life.

Now that the God Core had fused with his bloodline, removing it was clearly impossible.

Forcibly extracting it would be equivalent to severing Tang Wuyang's bloodline.

Under such circumstances, none of them had the ability to remove it.

If it could not be removed, then the power within the God Core had to be continuously suppressed, until it no longer affected Tang Wuyang's body. Only then could his life be saved.

But how could that possibly be easy?

"Father-in-law, I just sensed it. If we want to keep the power in this God Core from being stirred, it must be in a place without divine power," Huo Yuhao's voice came from the side.

Tang San turned to look. Huo Yuhao spoke while wiping blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked exhausted and pale, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.

Tang San's heart stirred. Huo Yuhao possessed formidable Divine Consciousness, and his Divine Soul Detection was the best in the God Realm.

In terms of detection range, even a Supreme God might not surpass him. When it came to fine details, he was perhaps even better.

That was right. In a place without divine power, there would be no external divine power to trigger the divine power within the God Core.

Although the divine power in the God Core would still leak out, the leakage would at least be far weaker and would not be as unstable as it was now.

Tang San took a deep breath, turned to Xiao Wu, and said, "I have a way."

Xiao Wu was overjoyed. "Quick, then save our son!"

Tang San hesitated. "But..."

Xiao Wu's heart tightened. "But what?"

Tang San said bitterly, "I'm afraid this child can't stay with us. Yuhao is right. Only in a place without divine power can Wuyang remain safe."

"But where in the God Realm could there be a place without divine power?"

"Only by sending him to the mortal world can he avoid interference from divine power. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Power in the mortal world is far weaker than in the God Realm, so it will not easily trigger the power inside the God Core."

"I'll place enough Seals upon the God Core, allowing them to gradually unlock as his strength grows."

"That way, he can slowly absorb the Golden Dragon King's energy. Not only would that not be a bad thing, it might even be a good thing. It could grant him the Golden Dragon King's abilities."

Xiao Wu stood stunned. She looked at Tang San, then at her daughter holding her other son nearby. "You mean, like Wutong back then, send Wuyang to Douluo Continent?"

Tang San nodded, confirming Xiao Wu's guess.

Xiao Wu said anxiously, "But Wuyang was just born! He's still so little."

Tang San gave a bitter smile. "Right now, this is the only way to save his life!"

"We can't bear to part with him, but what matters more is that our younger son survives."

"Once we stabilize the God Realm, we can keep watch over Wuyang from the God Realm, help him, and find other ways to resolve the God Core within him."

"Alright!" Xiao Wu clenched her teeth, yet agreed without hesitation.

A temporary separation was never more important than her child's life. She and Tang San had experienced far too much together over the years.

Xiao Wu knew that she could not hesitate now. They had to save their son's life first.

With Xiao Wu's support, Tang San no longer hesitated. Tang Wuyang's condition was simply too dire. He had to act immediately.

Tang San bit open his index finger and flicked it. A drop of golden-red blood shot into the air.

His right hand guided it through the air, and a strange fragrance seemed to waft from the golden-red drop of blood.

Tang San handed Tang Wuyang to Xiao Wu, then pressed his left hand against the child's chest. Rings of blue-golden light burst from his body.

The rings of light then transformed into bands, spiraling inward like a vortex toward Tang Wuyang's body.

The drop of blood in the sky fell straight toward the center of the vortex.

Tang Wuyang's tiny body shuddered violently. In the next instant, the golden light around him actually receded somewhat.

Tang San did not pause. He flicked his right hand again, sending out another drop of blood.

This time, the blood spread slightly in the air, forming a rune that entered Tang Wuyang's body.

As the rune entered him, the golden light around Tang Wuyang weakened once more.

Tang San was using his own blood as a catalyst to place Seals within his younger son's body.

This Seal also borrowed the Power of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil from the two Supreme Gods. Centering the Power of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil and using his own blood as a guide, he formed multiple Seals, allowing them to layer continuously atop one another and suppress the divine power within the God Core.

One had to know, that was the blood of a Supreme God!

Although the divine power within the Golden Dragon King's God Core was tyrannical, it had lost the control of its original body. Under Tang San's forceful suppression, the Seals continuously took effect and pressed the overflowing divine power back into the God Core.

When the eighteenth drop of blood entered Tang Wuyang's body along the blue-golden vortex, Tang San's body swayed, and he nearly fell. His face had become extraordinarily pale.

Tang San had already expended enormous divine power, and now he had to focus entirely on placing Seals upon his younger son. The pressure he endured was unimaginable.

But to save his son's life, he had to grit his teeth and endure it no matter what.

Just as the Seal was about to be completed, a resounding Dragon Roar rang out from Tang Wuyang's body.

"Whoosh—"

A stream of golden air surged from Tang Wuyang's nose and mouth. In the next moment, he let out a loud wail.

Tang San, having completed the Seal, panted heavily. Seeing his younger son regain his vitality in Xiao Wu's arms, the tension in his heart finally eased.

Before he could even steady his breathing, a Strange Phenomenon abruptly occurred. An irresistible spatial fluctuation appeared in the room.

Everyone stared toward its source and saw the phantom of a silver-gray spear materialize out of thin air.

The spear, which had come from nowhere, dove downward at a speed faster than anyone's eyes could follow.

"Not good! Wutong, get out of the way!"

Huo Yuhao, whose Divine Consciousness was the strongest present, was the only one who saw the spear's true appearance clearly.

At the point where the phantom spear's tip met its shaft was embedded a silver-gray crystal of the same color as the weapon. The crystal's surface was covered in fine dragon scales of the same hue.

The instant he recognized the spear, he realized something and hurriedly warned Tang Wutong.

Hearing Huo Yuhao's voice, Tang Wutong was initially startled. But when she saw the spear rushing toward her and recalled the Dragon Roar that had sounded from Tang Wuyang when the Seal was nearly complete, she instantly understood. She immediately tried to take the unharmed Tang Wulin in her arms away from the area.

But how could she, a beat too slow, possibly outrun a phantom spear approaching the speed of light?

The instant Tang Wutong turned to leave, a surge of Space Power arrived. The spear tore through space and appeared directly before her, then slipped straight into Tang Wulin's body before she could react at all.

Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had just relaxed after seeing Tang Wuyang safe, instantly went rigid.

Ignoring Tang Wuyang, who was still crying in Xiao Wu's arms, Xiao Wu and Tang San hurried to Tang Wutong's side.

They saw dragon scales beginning to emerge on Tang Wulin's originally fair skin, just as they had on Tang Wuyang earlier.

The difference was that the energy within Tang Wulin was clearly weaker than what Tang Wuyang had endured, and the dragon scales only appeared on his limbs.

But even so, this power was not something Tang Wulin, as an infant, could withstand.

Xiao Wu seemed to understand something, and her face instantly turned pale.

Yet no matter how unwilling she was to believe it, the truth stood before her. She knew clearly that she could not keep either of her two sons with her.

As Tang San watched the strange changes appear on his other son, he understood even without using Divine Soul Detection that Tang Wulin's condition was likely similar to Tang Wuyang's, except that the energy within him was somewhat weaker.

Tang San was now willing but powerless. Even if he could continue squeezing out Essence Blood, he no longer had enough divine power.