The Pope Palace.
A disdainful sneer crossed Bibi Dong's face. Most of the wariness she had felt toward Tang San vanished in an instant.
"Hah. Someone like that thinks he can threaten my Spirit Hall? Looks like I can't believe everything Li Yuan says."
She lounged against the cushioned couch, a flicker of mockery in her violet eyes. "He's a Soul Master, yet instead of studying his Martial Soul, he dabbles in crooked tricks. What a waste of time."
But Yu Xiaogang's frantic loss of composure in the video dimmed her gaze, stirring complicated emotions within her.
"Xiao Gang... do you care that much about Tang San?"
She murmured the words, a faint bitterness in her voice.
Back then, had Yu Xiaogang ever cared that much about her?
If he had shown her even half the devotion and concern he showed Tang San, how could they... have ended up like this?
Bibi Dong's gaze gradually turned cold and feverish.
"Xiao Gang, I can tell myself that what happened with Liu Erlong was because you were grieving and she caught you at a vulnerable moment... But I hope that, if you have to choose between Tang San and me, you'll choose me without hesitation!"
[Li Yuan: Don't celebrate too soon. Tang San only looks the tiniest bit weak compared to Li Yuan, with his dragon-and-phoenix bearing and the countenance of the sun.]
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Hmph. Out here, background and power are what matter. Who does Tang San have behind him? Isn't he just a little scumbag?]
Bibi Dong dismissed it outright.
Across the entire Douluo Continent, who besides Qian Renxue could match her background?
And even Qian Renxue was just a daughter next to Bibi Dong!
[Li Yuan: His great-grandfather is Tang Chen. And in the future, he'll inherit the powers of the Sea God and the Asura God. Dual Godhood.]
"Pfft—!"
Bibi Dong was sipping her tea at leisure when she saw the message. She sprayed out a mouthful and began coughing violently.
"Cough, cough... What did you say?!"
She shot upright and stared at the words on the screen, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Tang Chen?
Tang Chen, one of the world's three Peerless Douluo, who stood alongside Qian Daoliu and even surpassed him in some respects? The man known as "Invincible on Land"?
Tang San... was Tang Chen's great-grandson?!
And... Dual Godhood?!
The Sea God and the Asura God?
How... how was that possible?
How could anyone inherit two divine positions?
Everyone in the group drew a sharp breath at those words.
Having a Peerless Douluo behind him was one thing, but he could become a god in the future too?
Two gods, at that?
An ordinary Soul Master could dream all his life and never encounter a single deity.
Yet Tang San had two?!!
Did it have to be this absurd?
[A Life of Bitterness and Solitude: Who's Tang Chen?]
[Li Yuan: You joined the group late. I'll forward the chat logs I put together earlier to the group files so you can catch up.]
[A Life of Bitterness and Solitude: Okay, thank you, Group Leader!]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: The Sea God? The Asura God? Tang San has two gods standing behind him?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: I'm speechless. Someone like Tang San was chosen by gods? Those two must be blind.]
Notting Academy, on the playground.
Xiao Wu looked at Li Yuan standing not far away, straight-backed and strikingly heroic.
Then she thought of Tang San, who had been slapped flying and was still laid up in the infirmary.
Put side by side, who was stronger and who was weaker was clear at a glance.
She curled her lip, full of contempt for those two "blind" gods.
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Seriously? Is this the appeal of Twin Martial Souls? Bibi Dong becoming a god is one thing, but Tang San can become one with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul?]
[Ice-Snow Smart: I don't think that's the reason. There was someone with Twin Martial Souls before Bibi Dong, but why didn't he become a god? According to the records, his body exploded and he died.]
[Big Cat in the Night: I suspect gods don't choose people based solely on talent. There may be other, more complicated factors. (thoughtful)]
[Single Academy-Running Housewife: He obviously pulled strings! I can't stand people like that! (middle-finger emoji)]
[Li Yuan: It's probably a bit of everything. In our Heavenly Realm, there are plenty of deeper, almost conspiratorial reasons why the Asura God chose Tang San. And Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul isn't as simple as you think.]
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: So what if he has the Sea God and the Asura God? Tang San's risen through the ranks, and now he's something special? If he can go from Twin Martial Souls to level one hundred and become a god, then I, Bibi Dong, can become one too. Why should I give way to him?]
[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Wow, Teacher! That's the spirit!]
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Keep it low-key, keep it low-key.]
Even Qian Renxue, at the Crown Prince's Mansion, couldn't help silently giving Bibi Dong's bold declaration a thumbs-up.
She thought Bibi Dong was right.
Even if they all became gods by then, she could join forces with her mother, Bibi Dong.
Two against two—surely they wouldn't lose to Tang San?
[Li Yuan: Dream on. Your Rakshasa God is only a First-Class God, while his Asura God is a God King! Do you know what a God King is? One of the five giants of the God Realm Committee! How do you expect to fight him?]
[Li Yuan: Besides, look at the goodies his divine inheritances give him. All kinds of God-Given Soul Rings as rewards, Soul Ring age limits shooting higher and higher, divine armor and artifacts handed over outright! What about your Rakshasa God? She barely gives you any substantial rewards and keeps piling trouble on you.]
[Li Yuan: So tell me: have you dealt with the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts yet? Have you been cultivating properly lately? Have you broken through level ninety-nine? Have you even been trying?]
Everyone else was dumbfounded too.
Were the differences between gods really this complicated?
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: ... (too thoroughly rebuked to speak)]
The Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong's lovely face instantly went pale.
This was the first time she had heard that gods were divided by such a rigid hierarchy, or that their inheritors could receive such heaven-and-earth-different treatment.
She had thought everyone's divine inheritance worked like hers.
She had never imagined she was the only one treated this way.
Damn it, shouldn't a god have a conscience?
Had a dog eaten the Rakshasa God's?
[Child Without Parents: Group Leader, Group Leader, I want to ask what rank the Angel God is.]
The Crown Prince's Mansion.
Seeing that Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God was "only" a First-Class God, Qian Renxue felt a small, inexplicable thrill of satisfaction and immediately asked Li Yuan.
As she saw it, the supreme position of the Angel God, passed down through Spirit Hall for a thousand years, had to be stronger than Bibi Dong's "crooked" Rakshasa God!
She eagerly awaited Li Yuan's answer.
After all, this was an excellent chance to learn the rank of her ancestor's divine position.
[Li Yuan: Also a First-Class God. In the Divine Realm, the Angel God and the Rakshasa God are about evenly matched in status. But if they actually fought, the Rakshasa God would probably have the edge.]
[Li Yuan: But with your amateurish moves, your Angel God couldn't even beat Tang San's Sea God!]
Qian Renxue's eager heart went half-cold.
No way.
Her ancestor, the Angel God, couldn't even beat the Rakshasa God?
Wait. Who were you calling an amateur?
How could she possibly lose to Tang San?
That had to be slander! It had to be!
Qian Renxue clenched her teeth and fists, wishing she could crawl through the network and punch Li Yuan twice.
She was so much older than Tang San. If things developed normally, she should become a god before he did. How could she lose to Tang San after he became the Sea God?
Unless someone had set a trap for her!
Otherwise, Qian Renxue could not imagine how she would lose to Tang San.
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