Tang San's Struggle

At this point, Tang San was still not skilled enough in controlling divine power. He had the numbers, but he could not unleash all of its might.

He paused, then lowered his head to look at Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong atop Jialing Pass, his brows furrowing slightly.

That young girl radiating an aura of light should be the Angel God spoken of ten thousand years later.

But who was the deity beside her, radiating an evil aura from head to toe?

Since when had the Angel God associated with evil?

Di Tian's eyes flickered as he turned to look in Tang San's direction.

Whatever.

No matter what it was, as long as it did not stop him from killing the Sea God, that was enough.

His massive body began to shrink, transforming into a human figure dressed in black robes. He looked at Tang San within the mountain.

"The Sea God is nothing special."

The moment those words were spoken, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's expressions changed simultaneously atop Jialing Pass.

Qian Renxue tightened her grip on the Angel Holy Sword, her brows drawn tightly together as her gaze shifted repeatedly between Di Tian and Tang San.

She rapidly calculated this sudden variable before her.

"Could he be Tang San's enemy?!"

Bibi Dong's expression was equally unsightly.

On the battlefield, the soul master army had already fallen into complete disarray.

"What is going on now?!"

Xue Beng, the leader of the soul master army, stepped forward several paces. His hand clenched tightly around the chariot's railing, while fine beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

He had originally thought what followed would be his teacher Tang San's personal show.

Then Tang San would crush everything and win with ease, yet a black dragon of unknown origin had suddenly appeared!

Xue Beng's gaze swept back and forth between the direction Tang San had fallen and Di Tian, his mind in utter chaos.

Could his teacher defeat that black dragon? What if he could not? What would happen to the Heaven Dou Empire?

Everyone on the battlefield focused their attention on that black figure in the sky.

Whether they were soul masters of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Undead Legion of the Spirit Hall Empire, or Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong atop Jialing Pass, all of them held their breath.

Tang Hao stood amid the soul master army with the Clear Sky Hammer in hand, his face ashen.

"This soul beast... could it also be God Level?"

He cursed under his breath, the veins on the hand gripping his hammer bulging.

Beside him, Chen Xin's expression was no better.

The sword intent of the Seven Kill Sword circulated around him, but before the pressure radiating from Di Tian, that sword aura was like a candle flame in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

As for the others among the Shrek Seven Devils, they did not even dare breathe loudly.

They had never seen such a terrifying existence.

Not even Tang San after becoming a god had given them such suffocating pressure.

Within the distant mountain, amid a pile of broken stones, a bedraggled figure slowly crawled out.

Tang San was covered in dust. His blue-gold robes were torn in several places, his hair disheveled. There was no trace left of the imposing presence he had displayed upon arrival.

He clutched his chest as a bloody taste rose in his throat.

"Pfft!"

Tang San suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

After recovering his senses, he laboriously raised his head to look at Di Tian in the sky.

Though they were far apart, the unrestrained powerful aura around Di Tian was as conspicuous as a lamp lit in the night, exceptionally clear even upon the crowded soul master battlefield at Jialing Pass.

"Is this Spirit Hall's helper?"

Tang San gritted his teeth and thought viciously, the fury in his eyes nearly bursting forth.

"I never expected Spirit Hall to betray humanity and collude with evil soul beasts!"

He had completely forgotten Xiao Wu's identity, and also forgotten how he had obtained the Soul Bones of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Bang!

Tang San bent his legs and leaped, shattering the ground beneath him.

He returned to the sky and faced Di Tian once more.

Only this time, he no longer possessed the grandeur he had shown upon descending earlier.

Tang San's gaze swept over Di Tian, then shifted to Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, who were guarding against Di Tian by Jialing Pass's gates. His mind raced.

It seemed he was not Spirit Hall's helper.

And this black dragon had attacked him without hesitation. Could he be an enemy from a third party?

"Who are you?!"

Tang San raised his voice and demanded of Di Tian:

"Why did you suddenly attack me?!"

Di Tian moved his body where he stood, stretching his arms and rolling his neck.

Having just crossed ten thousand years of time left his body with a loose sensation, as though it had been torn apart by space and time. His bones cracked sharply.

He tilted his head and looked calmly at Tang San.

"There is no need for nonsense. You only need to know that I represent the Soul Beast Clan, and I have come to collect humanity's debt. That is enough."

Before his words had even faded, purple Soul Power erupted around Di Tian like blazing fire.

The Soul Power surged forth like an erupting volcano. Centered on Di Tian, powerful currents of air continuously swept outward, whipping up fierce winds and turbulent streams.

Tang San, who was closer, was forced to shut his eyes, while the Sea God Eight Wings behind him trembled violently in the gale.

"Not good!"

When Tang San adapted to the airflow and opened his eyes again, he found that Di Tian had vanished from where he stood.

He silently cursed, and the Purple Demon Eye activated instantly as he began searching for Di Tian's trace amid the violent turbulence.

Yet before he could find his opponent, a voice had already reached his ears.

"Too late!!"

Tang San abruptly turned toward the voice, only to see Di Tian already at his side, one hand formed into a claw and about to touch his waist!

Dense purple Soul Power coated Di Tian's hand, radiating a heart-palpitating aura.

If this strike landed, he would likely be disemboweled in an instant!

Invincible Golden Body!

With a thought from Tang San, his entire body instantly turned golden.

The Invincible Golden Body had originally only been able to immunize him against any attack below God Level for three seconds.

But after Tang San became a god, the corresponding Soul Bone had advanced to God Level as well. Now, even God Level attacks could be blocked by this effect.

Bang!!

Di Tian's claw slammed fiercely into Tang San's abdomen with a heavy boom.

Tang San was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

However, protected by the Invincible Golden Body, he suffered no fatal injuries.

Only his robe around the abdomen was torn open.

Ninth Soul Skill! Blue Silver Azure Dragon Soul!!

Tang San steadied himself and roared.

His ninth Soul Ring suddenly lit up. With a flash of red light, the phantom of the Sky Azure Bull Python appeared around Tang San.

It was Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python regarded by the outside world as the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's phantom let out a skyward roar, then dove toward Di Tian at tremendous speed. It opened its massive jaws, intending to swallow Di Tian whole!

"Hmph!"

Di Tian snorted coldly, a trace of displeasure flashing through his purple dragon eyes.

A soul beast that could not even tell ox from snake dared call itself the "Dragon Soul"?

How laughable.

The instant the Sky Azure Bull Python's phantom arrived before him.

Di Tian casually waved a hand, and a massive purple dragon claw abruptly appeared behind him!

The dragon claw clenched fiercely, firmly seizing the Sky Azure Bull Python's phantom!

Roar!!

The Sky Azure Bull Python let out a pained shriek. Its body, formed from Tang San's Soul Power, began to crack beneath the dragon claw's immense force, and azure Soul Power continuously spilled from those fractures.

Di Tian remained expressionless as the dragon claw began to tighten.

Crack! Crack!

The cracks grew ever larger, and the Sky Azure Bull Python's phantom shattered inch by inch like glass.

Bang!!

With a muffled explosion, the Sky Azure Bull Python's phantom completely shattered, becoming countless azure motes of light that dispersed into the air.