Seas Change, Myriad Ages Flowing! Neuvillette Comparable to the Dragon God?!

Tang San frowned, lost in his memories.

The memories of his youth had grown somewhat blurry, but under his teacher's reminder, the outline of that statue gradually became clear.

It was a statue of a man wearing long robes, holding a codex, with a solemn and grave expression, looking down upon all living beings.

At the time, he only thought the craftsmanship was exquisite and didn't think much of it.

Now that he recalled it...

The face of that statue actually bore a startling resemblance to the blurred figure in the Golden Ranking List.

"So it was him..."

Tang San felt his hands and feet turn cold.

It turned out that as early as so many years ago, that terrifying existence had already been watching this continent.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San's appearance and sighed.

"San, I know what you are thinking."

"You are thinking of Xiao Wu."

Hearing this name, Tang San's body trembled violently.

Xiao Wu was sealed in Skywater City.

Originally, he had planned that once he became a god, he would storm Skywater City and rescue his beloved.

But now...

Was that a dragon's den or a tiger's lair?

No, that was the Forbidden Land of Gods, an absolute domain that no mortal could touch.

"Give it up."

Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes and uttered these incredibly cruel words.

"Teacher?!"

Tang San snapped his head up, his eyes filled with shock and resistance.

Yu Xiaogang opened his eyes, his gaze becoming exceptionally calm, one could even say it was a near cold-blooded rationality.

"Before today, I also supported you in saving her."

"But now, the Golden Ranking List has placed the answer right in front of us."

"The power Neuvillette possesses exceeds the understanding of us all."

"To offend a God King-level powerhouse who masters time and rules for the sake of a Soul Beast, it might even lead to the destruction of the God Realm itself..."

"This trade is not worth it."

"In fact..."

Yu Xiaogang paused, his tone becoming even lower.

"It might be better to just let Xiao Wu stay there."

"Consider it... a 'gift' from Shrek Academy, or even from the Sea God and the Asura God, to that powerhouse."

Tang San's fists clenched, making a creaking sound.

His knuckles turned pale from the excessive force.

Treating the person he loved most as a gift to be given away?

This humiliation made him want to rush out and fight to the death right now.

But he did not move.

Because his reason told him that his teacher was right.

If he truly went to war with Neuvillette, it wouldn't just be him who died; the Shrek Seven Devils, the entire Heaven Dou Empire, and even the two great gods behind him would suffer.

Silence.

A suffocating silence spread between the master and his disciple.

After a long while.

Yu Xiaogang suddenly smiled.

The smile was faint, yet it carried a trace of his signature confidence and cunning.

"However, San, don't be too discouraged."

"Everything has two sides."

Tang San raised his head, his eyes hollow.

"What other side could there be? That is the number one divine artifact, that is the rule of time."

"Yes, that is a divine artifact."

Yu Xiaogang emphasized his tone, deliberately pausing on the words "divine artifact."

"A Supreme Divine Artifact is powerful, certainly, and it is shocking."

"But that does not mean the person wielding it is necessarily invincible."

Tang San was stunned.

"Teacher, what do you mean..."

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, once again assuming the demeanor of a master.

"There is a principle in this world."

"A child wielding a giant hammer."

"Neuvillette may be a city lord, and he may be able to command a Supreme Divine Artifact, but what about him as an individual?"

"Has he ever displayed his own terrifying soul power?"

"Has he ever displayed his own invincible physical body?"

"Aside from relying on that codex to summon entities and control water elements, has he ever struck with his own hands?"

The barrage of rhetorical questions caused Tang San's previously dead heart to suddenly skip a beat.

That's right.

In the images, Neuvillette was always just turning the pages of a book.

All the attacks, all the authority, seemed to originate from that codex, from those external objects.

"If..."

A light of near-manic speculation flickered in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

"What if he is just a special soul master with strong mental power who was lucky enough to obtain an ancient inheritance?"

"What if, stripped of those two Supreme Divine Artifacts, his true strength is actually inferior to yours?"

This thought was bold.

One could even say it was a form of self-deception.

But in the abyss of despair, even a drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Tang San's eyes gradually brightened.

The suffocating feeling of being crushed began to recede significantly.

That's it.

I am a dual-god existence.

My power comes from arduous cultivation, from the inheritance of gods, and from the accumulation of every single soul ring.

And Neuvillette, he is too dependent on external objects.

Those who rely on artifacts are often at their most vulnerable the moment the artifact leaves their hand or when they are engaged in close quarters.

"Teacher, I understand."

Tang San took a deep breath, the decadence in his eyes swept away, replaced by a rekindled fighting spirit and a hidden, sinister glint deep within his gaze.

"No matter how strong a Supreme Divine Artifact is, it is ultimately a dead object."

"The person is the foundation."

"As long as I find an opportunity to get close, as long as I can avoid the direct bombardment of that codex..."

"I may not be without a chance of victory!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction and reached out to pat Tang San on the shoulder.

"That's the spirit."

"You are the pride of this generation, a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years on the Douluo Continent."

"Do not let a few dead objects scare you out of your wits."

"Go, adjust your state of mind."

"The Golden Ranking List exposing his trump cards may not be a bad thing for us."

"Once you know the trump cards, you can find a way to break them."

Watching Tang San turn and leave, his posture once again upright.

The smile on Yu Xiaogang's face slowly faded.

He looked up at the massive Golden Ranking List in the sky, the frantic thought in his heart not dissipating, but rather growing stronger.

If...

Just if.

If Tang San could truly defeat Neuvillette.

Then wouldn't these two Supreme Divine Artifacts, ranked first and second, change hands?

At that time.

Shrek Academy, even in the God Realm, remains a supreme existence.

And he, Yu Xiaogang, as the teacher of the Supreme God King.

His theories shall become the one and only truth across these heavens and myriad worlds!

Star Dou Forest, core circle.

The water of the Lake of Life appears exceptionally still today; the usually dense aura of life seems to have been eclipsed by the Golden Ranking List hanging in the firmament.

Several terrifying auras lie dormant within the shadows by the lakeshore.

These are the true peak combatants of this world, the fierce beasts feared by the God Realm.

And in the center, surrounded by the beasts, a woman with silver hair and purple eyes stands quietly.

She possesses a beauty that transcends the mundane world, a beauty that does not belong to the mortal realm, nor even to this continent.

Gu Yuena.

Silver Dragon King.

Lord of Soul Beasts.

At this moment, her purple eyes, which usually carry a hint of detachment and indifference, are burning with a fervent light.

This light is called ambition.

It is also called hope.

Everything the Golden Ranking List just demonstrated might only evoke fear and despair in others.

But in the eyes of Gu Yuena, it is the key to breaking the deadlock.

"The vicissitudes of life... the Eternal Fragrance of Ten Thousand Generations..."

Gu Yuena parts her red lips slightly, ruminating on these words repeatedly.

Her voice is crisp and melodious, yet carries the unique majesty of a superior.

"This is the power of that Neuvillette."

"Not a god, yet surpassing a god."

"Mastering time, even creating ecosystems out of thin air—such authority, even for the Dragon God of the past, was likely no better in certain intricate aspects."

Gu Yuena turns around, her long silver hair tracing a graceful arc in the air.

Her gaze sweeps over the fierce beasts prostrate on the ground.

Chi Wang, Xiong Jun, King of Ten Thousand Demons... each one is an existence that would make a Title Douluo tremble, yet at this moment, they dare not even breathe loudly.

Finally, Gu Yuena's gaze lands on a middle-aged man in black.

Beast God, Di Tian.

"Di Tian."

Gu Yuena calls out.

The man in black immediately steps forward and kneels on one knee, his movements respectful to the extreme.

"My Lord, your subordinate is here."

Di Tian's voice is deep and resonant; even though he deliberately lowers it, it still makes the surrounding leaves rustle.

"I am going to Skywater City."

Gu Yuena's words are startling.