Douluo Dalu: System Exchange, Usurping Shrek
Chapter 9

Seven Gods Descend to the Mortal World (Part 2)

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Dai Mubai shook his head. "Nothing. I've just been in the God Realm too long and feel a little bored."

As he spoke, he tossed the question to Oscar and teased him:

"What about you, Little Ao? You look even more depressed than I am. Is it because Rongrong still hasn't given you a child?"

Among the Shrek Seven Devils, Xiao Wu was Tang San's wife, Ning Rongrong had an ambiguous relationship with Tang San, and even his own wife, Zhu Zhuqing, looked at Tang San in a way that did not seem quite right.

Only Oscar allowed him to recover even the slightest feeling of being Boss Dai from back then.

As for Ma Hongjun, he hid in the Magma Lake all day, acting as though he wanted to die.

He wore the pained, lovesick expression of someone ready to die for love at any moment.

They were all old lechers. Who did not know what the others were like?

Who was he even putting on this act for?

"Boss Dai, stop making fun of me."

This concerned his masculine dignity, so Oscar naturally could not tell him that Ning Rongrong would not let him touch her.

But aside from that brainless accessory Xiao Wu, everyone else had long known the truth.

Tang San was naturally no exception.

The corners of his lips curled slightly as he consoled him with the bearing of someone experienced. "It's fine. Nothing can be forced. Didn't Xiao Wu and I only have Xiao Qi after more than ten years in the God Realm?"

Tang San did not have particularly strong feelings for Ning Rongrong.

But that did not stop him from enjoying the feeling.

Take Meng Yiran and Huo Wu from ten thousand years ago, for instance.

As former defeated opponents of God King Tang,

why had they succeeded when they kissed his cheek?

Was it because God King Tang could not dodge?

No. It was simply because he liked that feeling.

Being liked by a beautiful woman—and one who was his brother's woman at that—gave God King Tang twice the enjoyment.

First, he did not need to worry about her betraying him.

Second, he could use her to monitor Oscar and keep him from betraying him.

Third, he could enjoy being surrounded by beautiful women.

To God King Tang, it was killing three birds with one stone.

"Ah, forget it. Let's drink, let's drink." Oscar simply stopped thinking about those troubling matters, and the three began drinking heartily.

A moment later, Ma Hongjun arrived, still wearing that bitter, miserable expression.

He looked like someone who had lost the love of his life and wanted to die with her.

The sight made Dai Mubai so angry that he wanted to jump up and beat him.

It was only because Tang San was here, and because Ma Hongjun was no weaker than him,

that he held himself back.

Otherwise, if this were on Douluo Continent, he would have kicked Ma Hongjun in the ass.

And with Ma Hongjun's arrival,

the Shrek Seven Devils' once-every-five-years gathering in the God Realm began.

Xiao Wu brought out Tang San's jar of Hundred Flower Brew.

"Haha, it's Hundred Flower Brew! Xiao... Xiao Wu, Tang San, you really understand me. Those wines brewed with Douluo Continent techniques taste like horse piss. They're not even one ten-thousandth as good as Hundred Flower Brew. Hurry, hurry, Zhuqing, fill everyone's cups."

The moment Dai Mubai saw Tang San's Hundred Flower Brew, his previously numb eyes immediately lit up.

He hurriedly called for Zhu Zhuqing to pour the wine for everyone.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun also gained far more life in their eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing quickly filled everyone's cups, exactly one cup per person.

But Xiao Wu suddenly let out a soft cry at that moment.

"Eh? Hundred Flower Brew has always been crystal clear and free of even the slightest impurity. Why does this year's wine look a little cloudy?"

Tang San frowned. "It does seem somewhat cloudy. Could Xiao Qi have secretly drunk some, then refilled it with other wine because she was afraid we would notice?"

Xiao Wu shook her head. "Impossible. When I took it out, the jar was perfectly sealed, and it had the three special restrictions you placed on it. Xiao Qi could not have secretly drunk it."

"Besides, this wine contains a large amount of Immortal Spirit Qi."

"Even an ordinary Title Douluo would find it difficult to endure. If Xiao Qi had drunk it, she would have exploded and died long ago."

Dai Mubai had already run out of patience. "Then the spirit herbs probably weren't completely refined. Whatever. A little dirt won't hurt anyone. I'll drink first as a show of respect."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai poured the wine into his mouth.

After finishing it, he did not forget to exclaim, "Good wine! Good wine!"

Seeing Dai Mubai drink, Ma Hongjun and Oscar also raised their cups and poured the wine down their throats.

Oscar exclaimed, "It really is Hundred Flower Brew. The effect of increasing divine power cannot be faked."

"This single cup is enough to equal several years of bitter cultivation in the God Realm."

Ma Hongjun said nothing after drinking, but the satisfied little expression on his face said everything.

"Third Brother, since there's nothing wrong with the wine, let's drink it. This stuff is hard to come by. It takes five years just to make one small jar."

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San.

Tang San carefully inspected it for a while, then discreetly checked Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar. Only after confirming that none of them had been poisoned or tampered with did he say:

"There really is nothing wrong with this wine. In that case, everyone, drink."

As Tang San raised his cup, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing followed suit.

Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai looked at one another.

Ma Hongjun, whose wife was already dead, did not think much of it.

But Oscar and Dai Mubai did not feel good about it. Watching their wives toast another man left a bitter taste in their hearts, as though they had become outsiders.

The four of them drained their cups in one gulp.

After the gathering ended, Tang San held private talks with the other five Devils.

There was not much to say to Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing—nothing more than encouragement and consolation.

The real focus was Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong.

Tang San told Dai Mubai that he had taken a liking to his descendant, Huo Yuhao, and wanted Huo Yuhao as his son-in-law. He planned to bring Huo Yuhao's mother, Huo Yun'er, from the Underworld to the God Realm after she died from illness.

As for Rongrong, he spoke with her about the Valley of Universe Inquiry.

He wanted her to help test his future son-in-law when the time came.

After the talks ended, the Seven Devils returned to their respective residences to refine the Immortal Spirit Qi within the Hundred Flower Brew.

And it was during this brief period of meditation

that the Masticated Wine took effect.

God King Tang felt as though he had had a dream.

In the dream, he was making love with Xiao Wu.

Just as things grew intense, he suddenly felt something enter him.

God King Tang instinctively opened his eyes.

It would have been better if he had not looked. The moment he did, he nearly vomited last night's meal.

The person before him was not Xiao Wu, but a man.

A twelve- or thirteen-year-old youth with deep blue hair and a tall, robust build.

Realizing that he had been violated, God King Tang fiercely shoved the youth away.

Under ordinary circumstances, even a god would have been severely injured by God King Tang's full-force shove from such close range.

Yet the youth was completely fine. He merely fell onto his butt, then got back to his feet.

"Bastard, you have chosen the path of death."

God King Tang instinctively tried to summon his Sea God Trident.

But nothing came.

To his horror, he discovered that the Godhood within him had vanished.

All that remained was a pitiful amount of Soul Power, so little that it was almost negligible.

"Level twenty-eight, Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and this incomplete Mysterious Heaven Skill... Where is my Godhood? Where is my cultivation? Where is my Clear Sky Hammer?"

At that moment, having lost everything, God King Tang felt as though the sky itself were collapsing.

He slumped onto the ground, his face deathly pale as he muttered:

"It's over. Everything is over. Destruction will never let this chance to kick me while I'm down pass by."

"And everything I've done... he'll dig it all up and make it public."

"Haha, it's over. Everything is over. Everything I have is over. Completely, utterly over..."

Tang San sat on the ground, crying and laughing at the same time.

The handsome youth from before became frantic.

He stepped forward, grabbed Tang San by the shoulders, and was so anxious that tears nearly fell from his eyes.

"Xiao Ya, what's wrong? Don't scare me... I'm Beibei! Don't you recognize me?"

"Get away. Don't touch me..." Tang San shoved the youth away again.

Recalling the scene from his dream, his stomach churned violently.

Unable to hold it back any longer, he vomited with a loud retch.

The handsome youth still refused to give up. "Xiao Ya, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly throw up? Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to see a healer."

"What did you just call me? Xiao Ya?"

This time, Tang San did not shove the handsome youth away.

Seeing that Tang San had finally calmed down, Beibei felt slightly relieved. Afraid of provoking him again, he did not approach any closer.

Instead, he kept a short distance away and nodded heavily. "Yes. Your name is Tang Ya. You're the sect master of our Tang Sect. My name is Beibei. I'm your only disciple, and also your boyfriend."

Tang Ya?

Tang San, a feudal warrior with deep sectarian sentiments, was naturally not unfamiliar with Tang Ya.

She was merely a sect master who had led the Tang Sect into decline.

If not for the intervention of God King Tang, the Tang Sect would have perished in her hands long ago.

In the end, she was just an insignificant minor character.

Her only purpose was to preserve the Tang Sect inheritance he had left behind on Douluo Continent.

That explained why he now possessed the incomplete... no, improved Mysterious Heaven Skill.

But Tang San clearly refused to accept that he had become Tang Ya.

What if this Beibei fellow was lying to him?

With that thought in mind, Tang San slowly lowered his head and reached down to feel around.

The next instant, his vision went black, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Overcome by rage, he was directly angered into unconsciousness.

"Tang Ya... I actually became Tang Ya? No, I can't answer this question. I can't..."

That was God King Tang's final thought before losing consciousness.

Before collapsing, he saw Beibei catch him and desperately call out, "Xiao Ya, Xiao Ya, Xiao Ya..."

But God King Tang could no longer hear any of it.

Or rather, he simply did not want to hear it. He only felt as though snowflakes were drifting through the sky.

Seeing his beloved reduced to such a state, Beibei was both heartbroken and anxious.

He hurriedly examined her body.

He discovered that she had merely been overwhelmed by rage.

Not daring to waste even a moment, he immediately began administering first aid.

Then the question arose.

Should he pinch the philtrum?

Or perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?

Beibei chose the latter without hesitation.

However, in order not to provoke "Tang Ya" again, Beibei quickly put some distance between them after finishing the rescue.

Only then did Tang San slowly awaken.

But judging from his expression, he clearly looked as though life held no meaning for him anymore.

At that moment, they happened to be by Sea God Lake in the Outer Court of Shrek Academy. Tears of despair quietly slid down God King Tang's beautiful cheeks.

The lake wind howled, carrying God King Tang's tears into the air. Under the sunlight, they glimmered with seven-colored radiance.

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