Tang San abruptly stopped in his tracks, his whole body frozen in place.
"Where's the tree?"
"Where's that huge tree?"
Tang San's voice trembled.
He looked around. Other than Scarlet King and Xiong Jun watching him with mocking expressions, where was there even a trace of King of Ten Thousand Monsters?
Gu Yuena appeared in midair, looking down at Tang San.
A hint of ridicule lingered in her eyes.
"You came too late."
"King of Ten Thousand Monsters has already been taken away."
Tang San was struck as if by lightning.
"Taken away?"
"Who? Who was it?!"
Tang San roared, his eyes bloodshot.
That was his opportunity!
That was his hope of becoming a god!
Who had stolen his prize?
"Qian Ye."
Gu Yuena parted her red lips and spoke that name.
Upon hearing those two words, Tang San felt his blood surge through his chest, and sweetness rose in his throat.
"Pfft!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Him again!
That Qian Ye again!
Every time.
Every time he saw hope, that man would appear like a nightmare and mercilessly shatter everything he had.
"Qian Ye!!!"
"You've gone too far!"
Tang San threw back his head and roared, his voice shrill like that of a wounded beast.
The Sea God Trident in his hand swung wildly, destroying all the surrounding trees.
The hatred etched into his bones twisted his face to the extreme.
Why?
Why did he, Tang San, always look like a ridiculous clown before that man?
He refused to accept this!
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest's core region, the enormous earthen pit stretched across the ground like an ugly scar.
The air still carried the salty, fishy scent left behind by the Sea God's divine power, along with an awkwardness that could