If that senior were to make a move...
No.
Qian Renxue quickly shook her head, casting the thought from her mind.
Placing her hopes in others was not her style.
"Tan San..."
Qian Renxue's golden eyes turned toward the distance, her fighting spirit rising.
"Though we are both gods, I am no weaker than you!"
Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire Allied Forces Camp.
The atmosphere had long since changed from its initial contempt and disdain into utmost envy and fervor.
"A Divine Artifact! Heavens! They directly rewarded him with a Divine Artifact!"
Ning Fengzhi, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, stared at the pillar of light piercing heaven and earth, his entire body trembling with excitement.
"Sect Master, we... we really made the right bet this time!"
Beside him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin spoke with equal shock in his voice.
Around them, the sect forces that had originally been attached to the two great empires and had now chosen to ally themselves with Tang San all wore expressions of relief, as though they had survived a disaster.
When the Golden List had previously exposed Tang San's deeds from his past life, it was not as though they had not wavered.
After all, following an ungrateful villain who stole his sect's secret manual would sound terrible if word got out.
But now!
All their doubts had vanished into thin air!
What replaced them was unparalleled confidence!
"Lord Tang San... no, Lord Sea God already possesses an extraordinary Divine Artifact like the Sea God Trident, and now he has gained another killing Divine Artifact bestowed by the Heavenly Dao!"
"What can Spirit Hall use to stop him?"
"Exactly! The Sea God Trident is a true super Divine Artifact. It might even be first on this Rare Treasures List!"
"Spirit Hall is doomed! This battle is ours!"
The crowd chattered excitedly. When they looked in the direction of Shrek Camp, their eyes were filled with reverence and fervor.
Before Shrek Academy's tents.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others were so envious their eyes had turned red.
"Holy shit! A Divine Artifact! Third Brother, your luck is ridiculously insane!"
Ma Hongjun was practically drooling.
"Although some insignificant things from your past were exposed, this reward is the real deal!"
Dai Mubai heavily patted Tang San on the shoulder, his face full of excitement.
"That's right! Third Brother already has the Sea God Trident, and now the Buddha Wrath Tang Lotus has evolved into a Divine Artifact. It's like adding wings to a tiger! Let's see how Qian Renxue can keep acting so arrogant now!"
Everyone talked over one another, their flattery unending.
Listening to his companions' praise and feeling his connection to the newborn lotus within his body, Tang San's confidence swelled to its peak.
First place?
His lips moved slightly, revealing a proud smile.
The Sea God Trident might not be first, but so what?
Tang San thought to himself, Don't forget, there is still a true supreme weapon of slaughter hidden within me!
The Asura Magic Sword!
The top two places on this Rare Treasures List would likely both be claimed by me, Tang San!
Just as everyone entertained their own thoughts, the golden pillar of light piercing heaven and earth finally began to slowly dissipate.
The radiance faded.
A brand-new lotus quietly floated above Tang San's palm.
Its entire body was dark gold. Its twelve petals were covered in intricate, profound patterns, each one seemingly expounding the true meaning of destruction.
An indescribably terrifying aura spread from the lotus.
It was not merely an energy fluctuation, but a higher-level power of laws!
Destruction, withering, ending!
Merely looking at it felt as though one could see the final destination of all things: utter extinction.
"S-So terrifying!"
Dai Mubai and the others, who stood closest, felt their souls trembling and could not help retreating again and again.
Yet Tang San held it as though it were the most beautiful treasure in the world, his face brimming with obsession and wild joy.
He could clearly feel that this brand-new Buddha Wrath Tang Lotus contained power capable of truly harming the very origin of a god!
One strike!
Perhaps just one strike was all it would take!
To erase Jialing Pass's sturdy walls, along with Qian Renxue atop them, from this world!
"Haha... hahahaha!"
Tang San could no longer suppress the wild joy in his heart and threw back his head in laughter.
"Qian Renxue! Bibi Dong!"
"Your time has come!"
Although he too had been a god before, he had not been absolutely certain that he could completely kill Qian Renxue and destroy the deeply rooted Spirit Hall Empire.
But now, with this Divine Artifact bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, everything was different!
He had absolute confidence that one battle would decide the fate of the realm!
"Third Brother is mighty!"
"Lord Sea God is invincible!"
Seeing this, Ma Hongjun and the others also raised their arms and shouted, their faces flushed red with excitement.
No matter what kind of person Tang San was, as long as he could lead them to destroy Spirit Hall, then he was their savior!
The continent's future would be written by them!
Tang San slowly reined in his laughter. His gaze swept imperiously across the excited crowd before him, then finally settled on the brightly lit Jialing Pass in the distance, killing intent fully exposed in his eyes.
He raised his hand high, his voice spreading throughout the Allied Forces Camp.
"All troops, heed my command!"
"March!"
"Flatten Jialing Pass and destroy Spirit Hall!"
"Rumble—!"
Following Tang San's command, the allied armies of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires surged toward Jialing Pass like floodwaters released from a dam.
The earth trembled beneath their iron hooves, and killing intent soared into the sky.
Yet amid this fervent torrent, some discordant whispers could be heard.
"Brother, tell me... after we destroy Spirit Hall, will we still get any benefits?"
A soul master who had only recently joined the allied army quietly asked the companion beside him.
"Back when we served under Spirit Hall, we received a sum of Gold Soul Coins every month, along with subsidies for cultivation resources."
His companion's face also flashed with hesitation upon hearing this.
"Yeah. Spirit Hall might have been overbearing, but their benefits were beyond reproach. If the two great empires take over instead... will those nobles really be willing to share the benefits with commoner soul masters like us?"
His words stirred a small commotion among those nearby.
To many lower-class soul masters, it did not matter who ruled the continent. What mattered was their own immediate interests.
"Shut up, all of you!"
A soul master who looked like a squad captain rebuked them.
"How short-sighted! With Lord Sea God here, our future days will only be better than before! Lord Sea God cares for the world. How can he possibly be compared to those selfish Spirit Hall scum?"
Upon hearing this, no one dared say another word.
But the seeds of doubt had already been quietly planted.
At that moment, another ill-timed voice rang out.
"But... didn't the Golden Ranking Inventory say that Lord Sea God's conduct in his past life..."
Before the speaker could finish, everyone's expressions changed.
The squad captain abruptly turned around, glaring fiercely at the speaker.
"Do you want to die?!"
"Is Lord Sea God's past something you can discuss?!"
The soul master shuddered in fright and instantly fell silent, not daring to utter another word.
For a time, the atmosphere within the ranks became rather strange.
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