Eight Gates Suppressing Souls and the Golden Dragon King God Core: Different Individual Lives

Eight Gates Suppressing Souls and the Golden Dragon King God Core: Different Individual Lives, the Total Amount of Good and Evil in the World Remains Unchanged (4k)

Seven-colored radiance fell into Zhao Xuanzhen's palm. The will of the Plane Spirit frantically drew upon Douluo Continent's vast energy as countless light spots surged in from every direction, forging the seven-colored radiance into a spear.

Ancient inscriptions of mountains and trees were engraved upon the spear's shaft, swimming up and down like living creatures. Liquid blood-red light flowed along its tip. Zhao Xuanzhen gripped the seven-colored spear, his gaze locking onto Tang San, who was sealed by the Heavenly Plate Nine Stars!

He charged it, then threw the spear!

The sky was like ink as the seven-colored spear streaked across the heavens like a meteor, trailing a hundred-meter rainbow trail. Wherever its tip passed, branching cracks blossomed through space and spread endlessly into the distance. Within the fragmented spatial rifts, all things in the world could faintly be seen drifting and rising.

Plane Revenge Spear!

The seven-colored spear pierced through his chest. Not a single drop of blood fell, yet Zhao Xuanzhen could clearly see blue-gold halos erupting wildly from the body that had originally belonged to Tang Wulin.

Tang San's aura instantly withered. His blue-gold eyes stared fixedly at Zhao Xuanzhen as he said coldly and furiously:

"Variable of Fate, Plane Spirit! Do you think defeating a mere wisp of divine consciousness I left behind is the end? I will return and rewrite the outcome!"

"I'll be waiting, Tang San."

Zhao Xuanzhen's tone was utterly calm. From this day onward, Tang San would no longer interfere with Douluo Continent. The God Realm's return remained uncertain, and Zhao Xuanzhen would use this Heavenly Opportunity to clip the God King's wings one by one, preparing a grand funeral for Tang San!

In the end, neither of them made any more threats. They merely stared silently at one another, as though they wished to carve the other deep into their hearts and souls, remembering that hatred forever. They were destined to be enemies to the death!

Boom—

Blue-gold light exploded, and Tang San's divine consciousness scattered with the wind. Tang Wulin's entire body jolted. He opened his large black eyes, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Where am I?"

High in the sky, Tang Wulin stood upon the star power previously gathered by the Heavenly Plate. Gazing down at Eastsea City, now condensed into a tiny point below, a trace of panic involuntarily appeared between his brows.

He had been meditating and cultivating perfectly well in the Zero Class dormitory. How had he suddenly awakened in the sky? And there was even a cloud-shrouded figure standing across from him!

"Who are you?"

Tang Wulin lowered his body slightly and forced himself to speak calmly. With the weak Soul Power of a one-ring Soul Master, he simply could not see through Zhao Xuanzhen's true appearance concealed by Deceptive Power, so he could only probe cautiously.

Just as Zhao Xuanzhen was about to speak, he suddenly seemed to sense a change, and his expression instantly grew grave. The next second, Tang Wulin felt an abnormally scorching energy erupt within his body as an impassioned dragon roar resounded!

That dragon roar was filled with excitement, fury, resentment, and an endless desire for destruction. Golden light shot straight into the clouds, condensing into an enormous Golden Dragon Phantom!

The golden dragon was a hundred meters long, its body powerfully built and imposing. Dense Bloodline Power spread outward. Its dragon scales resembled brilliant golden gems, each bearing gorgeous spiral patterns, while its blood-red dragon eyes were filled with bloodlust and brutality.

The Golden Dragon King was rioting!

Seventeen blue-gold rings shimmered brilliantly around the Golden Dragon King's winding golden body, particularly eye-catching. The weakest blue-gold ring faintly carried Seven-colored Light Spots!

"Is that the lingering force from that spear just now..."

Zhao Xuanzhen narrowed his eyes. The Golden Dragon King had been jointly killed by the God Kings of the God Realm. Before dying, it had driven its God Core, containing all its immense power, into Tang Wulin's body in an attempt to drag him down to hell with it.

Of course, the Golden Dragon King's scheme backfired completely. Tang San instead placed Eighteen Seals upon the God Core, turning the Golden Dragon King into nourishment for Tang Wulin's growth. At this point in time, Tang Wulin had already broken through the first seal and absorbed one layer of the Golden Dragon King's energy.

The remaining seventeen seals had originally been perfectly intact, but the Plane Spirit likely hated Tang San to the bone. When the seven-colored spear pierced Tang Wulin's chest, it not only annihilated Tang San's divine consciousness, but also began tearing apart the divine power seals Tang San had left behind!

Roar—

The Golden Dragon King let out an enraged roar. The second seal shattered in an instant!

The seventeen seals were all connected. Tang Wulin currently lacked the ability to absorb the second layer of the seal, yet the Golden Dragon King controlled all its energy and violently charged at the third seal!

This golden giant dragon, representing the Dragon God's power and destructive side, wanted to break through every seal in one stroke, descend upon the mortal world, and destroy heaven and earth!

"Old Tang, save me!"

Tang Wulin cried out. As the vessel for the Golden Dragon King God Core, he was suffering an incomparable impact of destruction, his body on the verge of collapse!

However, the so-called Old Tang had long since dissipated. Tang Wulin's cries were bound to be futile.

"Old Tang is dead," Zhao Xuanzhen said flatly.

Tang Wulin's face was flushed an unnatural red. He desperately endured the pain brought by the Golden Dragon King and asked in a trembling voice, "Did you do it?"

"Yes." Zhao Xuanzhen admitted it without hesitation. "In that guy's own words, he had Deserved to Die."

Deserved to Die? Tang Wulin disliked those words. They sounded like a clumsy excuse for forcing guilt onto someone else.

"Do you think Old Tang was a good person?" Zhao Xuanzhen asked.

"I don't know." Tang Wulin was slightly stunned. "We've only met a handful of times. He merely told me about the spiritual items needed to undo the Golden Dragon King's seals, and I also gained power through those seals."

"Then have you ever had gaps in your memory, or appeared somewhere for no reason like you did today?"

Tang Wulin fell silent. Ever since meeting Old Tang, he had experienced three memory gaps in total.

The first time was not long after enrolling at Eastsea Academy. Gu Yue had invited him to Eastsea Park, and his memory stopped after he saw several strange people approaching. When he woke up, they had all vanished.

The second time was during Zero Class's final exam in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He had been fighting a Spirit Pagoda prodigy when he briefly lost his memory for an instant.

The last time was today. He had awakened from cultivation, completely confused to find himself high in the sky, with the Golden Dragon King about to break free from its seals.

"You mean... Old Tang was the root of everything? Back then, he took over my body?" Tang Wulin was very smart and understood Zhao Xuanzhen's implication.

"That's right. With Old Tang dead, he won't be able to forcibly control you in the future. But there is a problem before us now. The Golden Dragon King is rioting, attacking the seals within you layer by layer.

"If the Golden Dragon King breaks through the seals, no one on Douluo Continent will be able to stop it. You and all of Douluo Continent's humans will fall into endless death."

"No, I still have to find my parents!"

Reuniting with Tang Ziran and Lang Yue was Tang Wulin's greatest wish. His expression turned anxious as he said, "Is there no way to seal the Golden Dragon King again?"

"There is."

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded slightly. "Before all the seals are broken, place a second, stable seal on the Golden Dragon King. The Golden Dragon King God Core is a supreme treasure of this world, and those targeting it are not opponents you can resist. You cannot protect it.

"After the second sealing, I will take over the Golden Dragon King. During this process, your Martial Soul will be cleansed by the Golden Dragon King's leaking power."

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Wulin nodded heavily. "My dad and mom are waiting for me to find them. I don't want to die, and I don't want anyone on Douluo Continent to die because of the Golden Dragon King either. They have parents who love them deeply too.

"The Golden Dragon King gave me power, but it also caused plenty of trouble. If my appetite hadn't been so terrifying and eaten my family into poverty, Dad and mom wouldn't have disappeared to earn money.

"Besides, the spiritual items needed to undo the Golden Dragon King's seals are far too expensive. The second seal alone costs tens of millions of Federation Coins. And without Old Tang, I don't even know what spiritual items the remaining seals require, much less how many others are targeting the Golden Dragon King.

"A man is guilty for possessing a treasure. If I continue forcibly containing the Golden Dragon King God Core, I might even pay with my life.

"Take it. I want a stable life."

Tang Wulin was extremely clear-headed. Or rather, in his heart, growing up safely and finding Tang Ziran and Lang Yue mattered more than the Golden Dragon King God Core.

"All right."

Zhao Xuanzhen chuckled. "Suppressing this Dragon King will cost me quite a bit, but compared to a Dragon King God Core, such a small price is nothing."

The Night of the Shining Stars had yet to end when the Heavenly Plate Nine Stars suddenly lit up. Starlight trembled as it endlessly devoured Star Power. The Heavenly Plate shook violently, and fine spiderweb-like cracks appeared across it!

The Heavenly Plate shattered!

Zhou Tian Star Force broke past its limit!

Tang San was merely a wisp of divine consciousness, while the Golden Dragon King was an entire God Core. The gap between them was an insurmountable chasm.

Fortunately, Tang San had done at least some work. The Golden Dragon King's seals were still relatively secure, and it had only reached the Fifth Layer Seal!

Zhao Xuanzhen lightly tapped the air with his fingertip and said quietly, "Eight Divine Power Teng Snake, the Heavenly Plate amplified by Night of the Shining Stars, the Plane Spirit's remaining power, and... the Human Plate Eight Gates!"

Four immense auras erupted simultaneously. The terrifying pressure made the sky violently ripple, and within a hundred miles, the sea of clouds surged outward in an instant.

Zhao Xuanzhen's entire body turned molten gold, blazing golden flames burning around him. Tang Wulin could not help staring in amazement. The strongest fighter he had ever known was Soul Emperor Wu Changkong. When had he ever seen such a grand spectacle?

Roar—

The Golden Dragon King roared furiously. Since its birth, nearly its entire life had been spent under seals!

The Dragon God had split into the Golden Silver Dragon King. The Silver Dragon King fled, while the Golden Dragon King was defeated and sealed in the God Realm's forbidden land. Golden Prison had finally managed to live a second life, only to be nailed to death by the Three Realms Judgment Sword and have its prison changed to Tang Wulin!

It had painstakingly found an opportunity to live a third life, only to face another seal now!

Would this never end?!

Star power surged like rushing rivers, its radiance so dazzling that it was impossible to look at directly. Eight Gates guarded the eight directions, their woven light intertwining to form an enormous formation that trapped the Golden Dragon King within.

Eight Gates, Suppressing Souls!

The final plate of Bagua Qimen: Human Harmony, the Human Plate Eight Gates Technique!

The Golden Dragon King struggled madly, its mountain-range-like body slamming viciously into the Human Plate Eight Gates. Every collision triggered an earth-shaking explosion.

The Eight Gates remained unmoved. Behind the Human Plate Eight Gates was the Heavenly Plate's inexhaustible amplification of Star Power. Moreover, the Golden Dragon King had not broken enough seals, and its dragon roar gradually lowered!

The dragon body manifested by the Golden Dragon King abruptly froze, as though it had been petrified by Medusa's gaze, then cracked apart. Its massive body disintegrated amid the trembling of its blood-red dragon eyes, transforming into a brilliant gold crystal.

The Golden Dragon King God Core!

The God Core was diamond-shaped and as large as a fist, covered in sharp intersecting lines with a slightly raised center. Overwhelming Bloodline Power spread wildly from it.

After losing the Golden Dragon King God Core, Tang Wulin's first thought was actually relief. An extreme scorching sensation swept through him. His blood seemed to boil, and every pore vented heat outward. Tang Wulin let out a muffled groan and nearly lost his footing.

Golden web-like patterns spread across his forehead. Tang Wulin instinctively summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Thick blue vines, each as thick as a finger, burst forth and continuously spread into the surroundings.

The Blue Silver Grass expanded, quickly occupying a small portion of the sky. Blue light glittered crystal-clear, while regular golden veins emerged at the center of each blade.

Martial Soul Evolution, Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass!

The Golden Dragon King was half of the Dragon God. A mere trace of leaked energy was enough to evolve Blue Silver Grass.

Zhao Xuanzhen had not stripped away every last trace of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. The first five seals were merely the Golden Dragon King's calluses. Tang Wulin had given him such a precious gift, so it was only fair that he gained some benefits. Zhao Xuanzhen would not force Tang San's filthy deeds onto an innocent ten-year-old child.

Tang Wulin jumped excitedly. His Blue Silver Grass had evolved into Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass, and he could sense an enormous improvement in the source of his Martial Soul. The speed of his Soul Power circulation was several times greater than before, meaning his cultivation speed would greatly increase from now on!

Blue Silver Grass was a typical trash Martial Soul on Douluo Continent. Fused with the Golden Dragon King's power, Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass was undoubtedly a top-tier plant-type Martial Soul!

Trading the time-bomb-like Golden Dragon King God Core for top-tier Soul Master talent and a clear path of cultivation, Tang Wulin felt his future was bright. He no longer needed to worry about the money required to break seals. He only needed to cultivate diligently and search for his parents!

Being content brought happiness. Tang Wulin had always been optimistic.

"Thank you... huh?"

Tang Wulin had wanted to thank Zhao Xuanzhen, only to discover that the latter's condition was far from encouraging. His body was covered in crisscrossing Blood Marks. With the slightest movement, a stream of blood would immediately spurt out. Strangely, none of his wounds bled heavily; they were closing at an astonishing rate.

"You seem to be spurting blood. Are you okay?" Tang Wulin asked weakly.

"I'm burned out..."

Zhao Xuanzhen casually wiped away some blood. Even though Soaring Serpent had borne most of the pressure, the frail body of a Third Ring Soul Elder had still reached its limit. He used his True Self Martial Soul to precisely control his muscles and forcibly stop the bleeding. Perhaps only an Original Martial Soul could manipulate bodily functions so perfectly.

The Heavenly Plate had overloaded and shattered, while the Human Plate had suppressed the Golden Dragon King. Two of Bagua Qimen's Four Plates arts could not be used for the time being. The cost was indeed tremendous.

Everything was worth it. Only three overpowered forces remained on Douluo Continent: Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor who had devoured the Life Core; the Abyss, watching like a tiger eyeing its prey; and the Demon Hell, observing in secret.

The Abyss and Demon Hell lay beyond Douluo Continent, so the first threat Zhao Xuanzhen faced was naturally Ah Yin. Once Ah Yin finished devouring the Golden Ancient Tree, there was a high chance she would emerge to seek revenge against Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Blue Silver Emperor first..."

Zhao Xuanzhen silently made up his mind. Then he looked toward Tang Wulin and the Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass that stood firm despite the raging wind, and slowly said, "I once heard a saying: individual lives differ, but the total amount of good and evil in the world remains unchanged.

"From birth, everyone plays their own role. Some are good, and some are evil. With no outsiders interfering from now on, what kind of person you become depends only on yourself."

"Mm, I'll definitely be myself!"

The young man gently stroked the Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass, his eyes shining brightly.

In this life, Tang Wulin's Tang would no longer be the Tang of his biological father, Tang San, but the Tang of his adoptive father, Tang Ziran...