Tang San Attempts to Assassinate the Asura God and Flees

She felt resistant and uneasy about handing over the Goddess of Life to such a "temperamental" new god.

The God of Destruction remained silent for a moment. The Life Goddess clearly saw his armored fingers tighten almost imperceptibly. When he spoke again, his voice remained steady, but carried a clear rebuttal. "Warring in the lower realms is a complex affair, and more ruthless methods do not necessarily equate to inherent cruelty. Although I have had little contact with this woman, judging from her words and actions, she is not an unreasonable, bloodthirsty, or tyrannical person. Her agreement to assist in stabilizing the boundary wall is for the sake of the Divine Realm, demonstrating her sense of justice. As for the so-called 'temperamental'..."

He paused, a glint of light flashing in his dark purple eyes. "Perhaps it's simply a matter of decisiveness, an unwillingness to take roundabout approaches. The Divine Realm needs responsible and courageous gods, not those who are merely slow and indecisive. I believe that entrusting the divine artifact to her and helping her grow as quickly as possible is the prudent course of action."

He completely rejected the Life Goddess's assessment of Cai Wenji.

The Life Goddess felt a surge of anger rise from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, even stronger than before.

Disappointment, anger, the pain of betrayal, and a hint of jealousy and panic that she herself was unwilling to admit, all intertwined, causing her eyes to turn completely cold.

"You do... admire her quite a bit." Her voice was light and airy, yet carried a chilling edge. "A mere few meetings are enough to make you defend her so fiercely, even going so far as to pressure me for it. Destruction, are you here today simply following 'custom,' or... have you already chosen your side and are eager to add leverage to your new ally?"

The topic finally shifted from the artifacts themselves to the most fundamental and dangerous rift between them—the choice of the future path of the Divine Realm and the camps they each stood on. The battle for the artifacts had now become the fuse for a clash of ideologies and positions.

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The God of Destruction's words in defense of Cai Wenji ignited the pent-up emotions in the Life Goddess's heart, burning away the last thin veil of buffer between them.

She was about to speak.

However, the God of Destruction did not give her that chance.

He knows her too well.

Tens of thousands of years of companionship, even with the later disputes and estrangement, were enough for him to understand how stubborn and difficult to persuade the Life Goddess was when it came to her beliefs and what she held dear. Those long attempts to persuade her to understand the necessity of expansion, those repeated statements about the future crisis of the Divine Realm, all ultimately turned into one unpleasant argument after another in the God Council.

He offered no further explanation.

Without any warning, the God of Destruction moved.

It was no longer the restraint of the past, but a true outburst of the rules of destruction!

Dark purple Destruction Divine Power, like a boiling raging tide, exploded from his body, instantly shattering the gentle life force field at the edge of the Goddess of Life Domain.

"You—!" The Life Goddess's pupils constricted, her expression a mixture of shock and rage. She never expected him to attack so directly! In her own divine realm, right before the gates of her temple!

The vibrant green Life Divine Power responded to the stimulus, forming a barrier in an attempt to block it.

However, the gap is enormous.

The God of Destruction was one of the most powerful forces in the Divine Realm, wielding the pure rules of destruction. Perhaps due to a sliver of old affection and reservations, he had always held back and acted timidly in his conflicts with the Life Goddess.

But at this moment, he had no more hesitation or pity in his heart, and his attack was Thunderous Might and unrestrained!

That violent Destruction Divine Power not only contains the domineering force to shatter everything, but also carries a characteristic of erosion and annihilation against the rules of life.

The green barrier hastily erected by the Life Goddess shattered under the impact of the dark purple torrent, its sound of breaking unbearable. It lasted for less than a breath before collapsing with a deafening roar!

The Life Goddess let out a muffled groan and staggered backward.

"Destruction, what do you want to do?"

The God of Destruction remained silent, simply taking a step forward and appearing before the Life Goddess. He did not use any fancy divine techniques, but simply extended his armored right hand and made a grasping motion towards the Life Goddess.

In an instant, the dark purple Destruction Divine Power overwhelmed the Life Goddess.

The Life Divine Power within the Life Goddess surged wildly, and emerald light burst forth from her body as she tried to break free from her confinement.

However, the effect was minimal.

In just a few breaths, the surging green light of life surrounding the Life Goddess was suppressed to a thin layer, flickering on her skin. Her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and horror, as if she could not believe that the God of Destruction had actually attacked her.

The God of Destruction, with his left hand, reached out to grab her again.

"Buzz--!"

A clear, melodious, yet mournful, trembling sound rang out. Immediately afterwards, a stream of emerald green light, seemingly containing the very essence of life, was forcibly seized by an invisible force. Struggling, it still fell into the open palm of the God of Destruction.

The artifact, though slightly cool to the touch, contained a boundless life force, clashing with the destructive aura emanating from the God of Destruction's palm. It trembled slightly, as if in protest.

The God of Destruction, holding the divine artifact, put it away without even glancing at it. His objective was achieved.

He then turned his gaze back to the Life Goddess, who was firmly imprisoned in place by his destructive power and could hardly move.

She was still struggling, and even though her divine power was suppressed, her eyes were filled with anger and sorrow. She stared at him intently, her lips pressed into a pale line, and she no longer uttered a sound.

The God of Destruction met her gaze, his face still hidden in shadow beneath his helmet, his expression unreadable. Only his dark purple eyes narrowed slightly under her hate-filled stare, but instantly returned to their unfathomable depths.

He didn't say anything more.

There was no explanation, no apology, not even a single word.

Having achieved his goal, he had no reason to linger.

The God of Destruction turned around, but the power that had imprisoned the Life Goddess did not immediately withdraw, ensuring that she could not immediately pursue or make any other violent reactions.

Immediately, a dark purple light of destruction surged forth once more, enveloping his figure as he departed from the Life Temple, which he had ravaged.

Only the Life Goddess, imprisoned in place with her divine power still surging, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, now dim and dilapidated after being eroded by the aura of destruction, remained.

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Not long after the God of Destruction disappeared, the Asura God, who had sensed the abnormality of the Life Temple, arrived.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Or to put it another way, the Life Goddess lost far too quickly.

The Asura God looked at the chaotic scene with a grim expression and asked, "What exactly happened?"

He was puzzled. Although the God of Destruction had broken with the Life Goddess before, he had always avoided them and left room for maneuver, rarely taking action unless absolutely necessary. What was the reason this time?

"He stole my divine artifact?" the Life Goddess said, suppressing his emotions.

The Asura God immediately understood the whole story. "Cai Wenji has sided with the God of Destruction?"

"..." The Life Goddess did not answer; she was also unsure, as she had been preoccupied with the grief of the God of Destruction had tried to seize the artifact.

"These little brats who have just become gods are incredibly bold!" Asura God laughed in extreme anger.

Chapter 352 Tang San assassinates the Asura God and escapes.

The sudden change in the situation, Cai Wenji's defection, made the situation of the Asura God even more precarious.

Not only did the Life Goddess lose a crucial artifact in the midst of the chaos, but the seemingly most gentle inheritor of life among the new generation of gods also clearly sided with the radical expansionist camp advocated by the God of Destruction.

The situation that the Asura God had painstakingly maintained and which had just begun to improve due to winning over new gods took a sharp turn for the worse in an instant, even becoming worse than before.

Deep within the Asura God Temple, Tang San felt the increasingly suffocating low pressure.

He was imprisoned in a side hall, his movements restricted, yet he could clearly sense the changing emotions of the God of Law Enforcement outside—beneath that awe-inspiring, inviolable majesty, anxiety and anger surged, though desperately suppressed, they were still palpable.

Tang San was once a top assassin of the Tang Sect, possessing a powerful intuition for the "timing" of assassinations.

He knew that when a powerful person who was used to controlling everything and being high above others suffered repeated setbacks and his confidence began to waver, and when his emotions began to get out of control, it was often when his defenses were most vulnerable.

Time is of the essence!

His plan was far from complete; the several top-tier Hidden Weapon he originally intended to forge were still lacking key materials or his Tang Sect martial arts skills were not yet up to par.

But the situation waits for no one, and no one can predict when the Asura God will be emotionally unstable again, or whether they will be alive by then.

We can't wait any longer.

Tang San's gaze fell upon the twenty-seven points of cold light that he had secretly forged with rare metals from the temple, using immense effort— the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles.

This item ranks second among the Tang Sect's mechanical Hidden Weapon. Its core lies in concentrating twenty-seven specially made "pear blossom needles" into a single point in an instant with unimaginable speed and power. Its penetrating power is terrifying, enough to ignore most physical defenses.

To refine it, one must use the mother silver from deep-sea sunken silver as material, and a top craftsman must use his own blood essence to sharpen it at the last moment, drawing out a trace of fierce energy, only then can the work be considered complete.

Tang San's current conditions are rudimentary; the materials are merely inferior imitations of divine power, and the sharpening process has further depleted his already weakened Soul Power. However, this is the most powerful single-target weapon he can currently create.

Compared to those Hidden Weapon weapons that require advanced Tang Sect techniques to activate, the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles, which rely on the explosive power of exquisite machinery, is his only means of threatening the gods at this moment.

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The main hall of the Asura God Temple, atop the majestic divine throne.

The Asura God placed his hand on his forehead, and the oppressive aura emanating from him kept the priests at bay.

He is now also confused about the future. Originally, he was very strategic and determined, but the situation is changing rapidly, which has forced him to waver.

Who would have thought that Cai Wenji, who was supposed to be an ally, would suddenly turn against the God of Destruction?

Tang San's previous crazy plan—to devour and merge with the divine cores of other god-kings through some method and forcibly break through the existing limits—now seems increasingly hopeless.

The God of Destruction, Cai Wenji, the Life Goddess, and the newly appointed Gods of Goddess of Kindness and Evil God... the wills of these four god-king level powerhouses are united, and they stand together on the opposite side of him.

To try and seize divinity from such a united adversary is almost a pipe dream.

Are we really going to stand by and watch Destroyer push through his dangerous expansion plan, plunging the Divine Realm into unpredictable turmoil, and possibly even prematurely triggering the ultimate conflict with the Dragon Clan?

Or... should we find another way?

My jumbled thoughts were interrupted by a deliberately soft footstep.

Without even looking up, his divine sense had already swept across the entire Asura God Temple. Now, besides himself, only that prisoner he loathed, Tang San, remained.

When Tang San's figure came into view, the Asura God still subconsciously frowned.

Even if the gods in the Divine Realm initially have ordinary appearances, as their divine positions become stable and they are nourished by divine power, most of them will become extraordinary in appearance and demeanor.

Few are like Tang San, whose power has become mixed with God of Evil due to corruption and depravity, and whose appearance has become distorted and ugly, with his eyes constantly flashing with unpleasant scheming and sinister intent.

The Asura God averted his gaze in disgust.

"What do you want?" The Asura God's voice was icy, tinged with impatience at being disturbed.

Tang San stopped at the bottom of the steps, bowed deeply, and performed an almost humble salute, deliberately lowering his voice. "Asura God, I have made an extremely important discovery that I must report to you in person. This matter... involves a great deal of issues, please allow me to come closer and explain in detail."

His posture was impeccable; his lowered head concealed the turmoil of madness and deep-seated hatred in his eyes.

In his past life, he was a god-king who ruled over a vast territory. How could he have ever suffered such humiliation? Now a prisoner, his life and death in the hands of others, he barely survives each day in this suffocating temple... All of this is thanks to the Asura God before him!

The Asura God has already chosen the path to death!

Tang San had almost blind confidence in the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles.

That was the culmination of the wisdom of the Tang Sect's predecessors, a groundbreaking art of killing.

In his previous life, he used Tang Sect Hidden Weapons to kill so many powerful figures, and he also knew a "common sense" that might be overlooked by many gods.

Whether they are Soul Master or Gods, when they do not actively circulate their Soul Power or Divine Power to protect themselves or use skills to strengthen themselves, the absolute strength of their physical bodies is not fundamentally different from that of mortals.

The immortality of a divine body stems primarily from the maintenance of divine status and laws, as well as the automatic protection provided by divine power.