"Heh, there's no point saying more."
"Since you're so determined to die, I'll grant your wish."
Tang Wulin, in his Sea God state, let out a cold laugh.
He knew there was only one way to deal with the man before him: fight him, and beat him into submission in one go, so he would understand the gap between them!
If he didn't unleash his full power, the other man would keep coveting the bloodline inside Wulin and repeatedly come after him.
Only overwhelming strength could offer real protection.
And Tang San had just that!
"Sea God—Trident!"
Controlling the body, Tang San rose into the sky a thousand meters above them and coldly uttered those words.
Almost instantly, azure energy erupted through the air, eventually gathering into a trident that glittered with golden light.
The Seagod Trident!
Of course, his actual trident hadn't appeared. Unless this wisp of divine consciousness ran out of energy, it couldn't communicate with his true body. Even so...
With the methods of his true body, a dignified God King, it was no exaggeration for him to conjure a weapon whose effects rivaled those of a top Quasi-God.
"Then show me what you've got!"
Di Tian's eyes turned cold. His Black Dragon wings unfurled in an instant, and his right arm, covered in Black Dragon scales, shot out and transformed into a massive dragon claw as he lunged at his opponent.
At that moment, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's bloodline drove his power to its peak. Then...
"Dragon God Claw!"
Di Tian roared. His already unstoppable offensive surged to new heights, and a peculiar glow even began to flow across his Black Dragon Claw.
That single claw strike now carried the presence of a god.
The Dragon God Claw was a special move personally taught to him by Lord Dragon God. It was a genuine divine skill!
Even with the plane's suppression, the move's power, when wielded by Di Tian, had already come infinitely close to God Rank. It was a true demigod skill!
To stand against the divine consciousness of God King Tang San, even he had to unleash his full strength from the very start. Only then would he have even the slightest chance of winning!
"Thirteen Styles of the Seagod!"
"Unfixed Storm!"
Tang San spoke coldly. The instant his voice fell, everything in the space around them seemed to come to a halt.
Vast ocean energy surged toward him like a tide, gathering around his body in layers of emerald-blue waves. A translucent blue ring of light emerged from his palm, carrying the force to lock down heaven and earth as it bore straight toward Di Tian.
The Thirteen Styles of the Seagod—Unfixed Storm!
It was one of his most frequently used moves, and the strongest killing technique left behind by Poseidon, who had established the Sea God Godhood. Even after becoming a God King, Tang San still used it often.
Its effect was to use his domineering power and status to achieve absolute suppression!
Under the Unfixed Storm, all living beings were equal!
Di Tian was no exception!
"Boom—"
When their attacks collided, the energy of the Dragon God Claw stubbornly tore into the Sea God's energy, but in the end, it could only vanish in frustration.
Even Di Tian, a peak Quasi-God wielding a genuine divine skill, couldn't keep his power from being extinguished before a God King's attack.
"..."
Di Tian's eyes turned solemn. At that moment, Tang San's counterattack had already arrived.
"Seagod's Judgment!"
Tang San spoke five words calmly, and the trident in his hand once again erupted with tremendous power.
A colossal golden figure appeared behind him. The immense energy shrouded even the sky in a haze, and its pressure bore down directly on Di Tian.
This was a genuine judgment—the judgment of a god!
"Judge me?"
"What gives you the right to judge me?!"
Hearing those words, Di Tian flew into a rage, but there wasn't the slightest trace of fear on his face. He admitted that his opponent's Unfixed Storm was indeed powerful.
But—
He was only a strand of Tang San's divine consciousness. What gave him the right?!
If Tang San's true body were here, Lao Di might have felt a little afraid. But what could a fragmentary divine consciousness do?
"Black Dragon Prison!"
"Dragon King World Destruction!"
Di Tian let out a furious shout, and his terrifying aura reached its peak almost instantly. Golden markings flashed in his deep-set pupils; the black scales covering his body bristled, and a purple-red aura swept over him!
His eyes shining with golden light, Di Tian charged at Tang San with terrifying force, roaring as he went!
For the future of the Dragon Clan! To help Lord's growth! Tang San, you and your son have to die!
Unlike his opponent's targeted attacks, Di Tian's powerful aura swept through almost every corner of Eastsea City.
"What is that?!"
"Who's fighting?!"
"That's terrifying—"
Praise poured from countless powerful experts. They knew that an extraordinary powerhouse had appeared in Eastsea City, but not one of them dared to go and look.
A battle of this caliber was beyond their reach.
Meanwhile, inside Eastsea City's Spirit Pagoda, Tower Master Lu Wei watched with admiration in his eyes, his resolute face filled with emotion and respect.
"To have such a powerful aura, and a Dragon-type Martial Soul at that—only Lord Lu Li could display such strength."
Lu Wei spoke earnestly. He didn't need to think twice: an existence this formidable had to be Lord Lu Li.
The most powerful Titled Douluo! Even if his rank was lower than Lu Wei's, the power he could unleash was on this level.
"My cultivation is already close to Super Douluo, but compared with Lord Lu Li, I'm like a firefly beside the bright moon!"
"I have to keep working hard."
Lu Wei rose and looked out the window, his face full of devotion.
Lord Lu Li was the guiding light that showed him the way forward!
"..."
It wasn't just Eastsea City. Super Douluo experts in the surrounding cities were also drawn to the energy.
"The energy of the Dragon Clan."
"That's quite rare."
A petite figure stood on the rooftop of a tall building, gazing toward Eastsea City in the distance as she chuckled.
She was none other than the Dark Lingdang who had sent someone a message earlier but received no reply.
"Pity. It's a Dragon-type Martial Soul, but it has a dark attribute. It can't possibly be you."
Na Nali sighed and shook her head.
"I'll rule out Eastsea City first. There's no way you'd go to a remote backwater like that..."
She gave a soft laugh and shook her head.
"..."
"Boom—"
Back above Eastsea City.
The instant the two attacks clashed, their immense destructive power rang out across the sky. Tang Wulin, possessed by Tang San and gripping the trident, braced himself gravely. Di Tian, on the other hand...
Was fleeing at a speed almost too fast for the naked eye to follow.
"A god is a god. Even a wisp of divine consciousness can wield power far beyond what I can resist."
"This test has served its purpose. I should report back to Lord."
There was no disappointment or unwillingness on Di Tian's face. As he thought, he silently picked up speed and soon vanished from sight.
He wasn't Xiong Jun. He wasn't some reckless brute.
Now that he'd confirmed the result was favorable, there was no need to keep fighting. As for the details...
He'd better ask his Lord, whose wisdom could astonish the world!
"He ran?"
"At least you've got some sense."
Tang San snorted coldly as he watched the direction Di Tian had fled. He had no intention of chasing him.
In truth, the energy he could expend each time he attacked was limited. The two divine skills he had just used had already nearly exhausted it.
If he chased Di Tian, he might be able to grievously wound him, but that would probably consume the energy he needed for his second chance to act as well.
"Di Tian has already shown himself. Silver Dragon King's plans must have spread across who knows how many cities."
"If I'm bold enough to speculate, aside from personally taking human form, she probably has other pieces in place among humanity too. She's truly incorrigible."
His figure slowly descended. Thinking of all this, he gritted his teeth, and his eyes suddenly reddened.
"Those evil Beast Clans! That evil Dragon Clan!"
"If I'd known, I should've wiped you all out and left not a single blade of grass in the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Tang Wulin, with Tang San possessing him, glared with bloodshot eyes and panted like an enraged bull.
"It's a pity I wasted my first chance to act. That Di Tian actually snatched it away..."
"Now I have only two chances left."
Tang San sighed. He hoped this would teach the Beast Clan a lesson.
If there was another time...
Even if this city was only a small one, he would take his son and find another way out!
After that, he flashed away at incredible speed, arriving at the entrance to Eastsea Academy. He laid Tang Wulin on a reclining chair and only then did he release his hold over the boy, satisfied.
Whether his son could wake up on his own or not, at least someone near the academy would find him and take him back...
"But did I forget someone?"
Tang San's face turned thoughtful, but in the end, he shook his head.
It must have been his imagination.
In an unnoticed corner, Xie Xie lay alone on the ground, unconscious.
"..."
"This cultivation speed is incredible!"
Before long, Lu Li opened his eyes in delight in his office, a smile he couldn't hide spreading across his face.
After gaining the acceleration boost earlier, he'd naturally wanted to experience the change in his meditation as soon as possible. The results had been astonishing.
Do you even know what it's like to get a twofold cultivation boost?
"Looks like even if the system missions don't improve my cultivation, I'll still progress far faster than I used to."
Lu Li chuckled. But then again, could a system this heaven-defying really offer no tangible rank increases?
He didn't believe it.
"Come to think of it, was that Dragon Clan energy that erupted in Eastsea City earlier Di Tian's doing?"
Lu Li stood up and gazed into the distance through his office window, deep in thought.
That nearly sky-piercing aura earlier couldn't have escaped anyone's notice. He'd sensed it too.
In fact, because he possessed a Dragon King Martial Soul, he could sense just how powerful the other party was. An aura close to God Rank could only have come from Di Tian, using the Dragon God Claw.
"Though I don't know how Di Tian found an opening to attack Wulin, Tang San, that was your first chance to act."
"You have only two left."
Lu Li smiled slightly, unable to hide his delight. It would be great if Di Tian could fight Tang San a few more times. Better yet, if he could destroy Old Tang's divine consciousness.
"I wonder what the scene looks like..."
"I might as well go take a look."
Lu Li pondered it, then immediately headed out of the academy. And then...
He spotted Tang Wulin lying asleep on a reclining chair not far from the academy.
Getting closer, he could even hear the boy snoring...
"Uh... what's this?"
Lu Li walked over in silence. After possessing Tang Wulin, had Tang San left him here to wake up on his own?
For a moment, Lu Li didn't know what to make of it.
"Wulin, get up. Wake up."
He tentatively patted the boy's shoulder, but when there was no response, he hoisted him onto his back and headed for the dormitory building.
"Zzz... zzz..."
"Xie Xie, Xiao Feng, food... yummy..."
Tang Wulin snored, mumbling to himself about some delicious food in his dream.
"What a little glutton."
Lu Li chuckled and soon entered the dormitory building with him. Since he didn't have Wulin's dorm key, he temporarily put him in Zhang Yangzi's room.
"Teacher Lu Li, you're here..."
"Hm? Why has Wulin fainted again? Wait, isn't Xie Xie with him?"
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were sitting together, cultivating. Seeing that Tang Wulin was the only one with Lu Li, they immediately looked puzzled.
"Hm?"
"Xie Xie? What do you mean?"
Lu Li frowned, sensing that something wasn't right.
"Wulin went out with Xie Xie. They said they were going to the auction house to look at the exhibits. They left this morning."
Zhang Yangzi spoke earnestly, and Wang Jinxi beside him nodded seriously.
"..."
Oh no!
Lu Li's expression tightened as he realized something was wrong.
"Take care of him."
"I'll step out for a bit."
He left without a word, his expression somber.
"..."
A little while later.
On a street in Eastsea City that no one dared approach,
the lone figure of a nine-year-old boy lay on the ground, looking so lonely and pitiful.
It was Xie Xie.
"No..."
Lu Li looked at Xie Xie, who lay motionless before him. Only after feeling that he was still breathing did Lu Li let out a sigh of relief and hoist him onto his back.
But thinking of how badly Xie Xie had been treated, Lu Li couldn't help the helpless twitch at the corner of his mouth.
He understood the reasoning, but he still had to ask...
Tang San, how could you leave Xie Xie here?
"..."
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Xie Xie: Is there any justice? Any law? Old Tang and I are sworn enemies! (shaking with rage)
Tang Wulin: Same here! (reaching an understanding)
Xie Xie: Bro! (tears of joy)
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