Listening to Shangguan Li, Tang San suddenly burst into laughter. "You talk so righteously, but haven't you also killed soul beasts? Don't try to clear your name like that. I'm telling you, Shangguan Li, soul beasts are simply cultivation resources for humans. None of them possess complete consciousness, so how can they have the nerve to live on this noble continent?"
"Besides, I didn't even kill them. I merely absorbed a tiny fraction of their cultivation, and they can easily cultivate it back in a mere hundred years. In a hundred years, I will be a god-my time cannot be compared to these brute beasts."
Watching Tang San's somewhat deranged state, Shangguan Li sighed helplessly. She had not expected this evil cultivation method to make Tang San so addicted.
"Shangguan Li, don't tell me you have never utilized soul beasts. As long as you are a soul master, you have killed soul beasts and utilized soul beasts."
Shangguan Li furrowed her brows. "I know, I am no perfect human being. But the current you can no longer be considered a soul master-you are an Evil Soul Master. Have you not noticed that your soul power is filled with black aura?"
"An Evil Soul Master? So what? An Evil Soul Master is merely a definition created by Spirit Hall; any soul master they dislike gets labeled as an Evil Soul Master. Spirit Hall is simply wary of the strength of my Twin Martial Souls and wants to enlist the power of all the major factions on the Douluo Continent to encircle and suppress me. Yet I refuse to play by their wishes. I will certainly grow to become the strongest person in the world and destroy Spirit Hall together."
"I acknowledge your determination, but an Evil Soul Master is not defined by Spirit Hall alone; every other sect has agreed upon this definition of an Evil Soul Master."
The two people who had been at each other's throats were now actually debating, leaving Shaohua somewhat speechless.
"A'Li, stop wasting your breath on Tang San. Hurry up." Shaohua couldn't help urging.
Only then did Shangguan Li realize that, without noticing, she had actually followed Tang San's pace. This Tang San truly was not simple.
"I can't waste any more breath on you." Shangguan Li directly summoned her martial soul. The radiance of the Sacred Sun Moonflower Butterfly flooded the land, and this was also the first time Tang San had ever laid eyes on Shangguan Li's martial soul.
Tang San couldn't help marveling; he had never seen such a gorgeous martial soul before. Shangguan Li was already stunning to begin with, and paired with such a magnificent martial soul, she increasingly fit his aesthetic preferences.
Yet the next moment, Tang San's pupils constricted, for he saw nine soul rings hovering around Shangguan Li-and there were no yellow or purple ones, only black and red.
"Could you also have Twin Martial Souls? Then tell me, how do you cultivate Twin Martial Souls?" Tang San asked, deeply shocked yet curious.
Shangguan Li replied, "I have no obligation to tell you, seeing as I don't wish to cultivate my own enemy."
Second Spirit Skill, Sacred Butterfly Heavenly Dance. Countless Sacred Sun Moonflower Butterflies materialized behind Shangguan Li, flying directly toward Tang San.
Tang San did not wait passively for death either; he immediately unleashed his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul to envelop himself. Yet the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul failed to successfully block Shangguan Li's attack. Instead, the Sacred Sun Moonflower Butterflies tore the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul to shreds, striking straight at Tang San's body.
Only then did Tang San sense disaster, and he bolted straight toward the depths of the forest. But was Shangguan Li's attack something so easily evaded?
The more Tang San ran, the more injuries accumulated on his body, but Shangguan Li knew that she couldn't kill him just yet. If she held back any less, however, Tang San really might die.
Shaohua also perceived Shangguan Li's hesitation. "Why hesitate? Wouldn't it be better to kill him now?"
Shangguan Li ignored Shaohua. While attacking, she also utilized her own Head Soul Bone, wanting to see just how much Destiny Power Tang San currently possessed.
As it turned out, even though Tang San had fallen into becoming an Evil Soul Master, his Destiny Power had not decreased-it had actually increased instead. The proof was that the golden halo around Tang San was even more abundant than the one she had observed previously in the City of Slaughter.
Just as Shangguan Li paused in a daze, Tang San vanished without a trace. "How did he suddenly disappear? Ah'Hua, what's going on?"
Shaohua also shook her head in bewilderment. "I have no idea how he vanished either. Weren't you the one pursuing him? How did he manage to disappear?"
Tang San, having escaped death by the skin of his teeth, assumed his luck was simply too good. He hid inside a small mountain cave where Shangguan Li and her companion wouldn't discover him, and at that moment, the voice of Asura God rang out once more in Tang San's mind.
"Tang San, don't assume your luck is good. This time, it was merely by chance that I noticed and aided you. Do you recognize the two mortals who were confronting you just now?"
"Lord Asura God, the girl who fought me is named Shangguan Li, and the girl watching from the side is named Shaohua. Do you know them as well?"
Know them? Not only did he know them, but the impression they left on him was profound. Initially, Wuxie had indeed arrived on the Douluo Continent, but the moment he descended upon the continent, Shaohua had intercepted him.
At first, Wuxie was deeply shocked. After all, in Wuxie's impression, because of the sealing of his own self, Shaohua was already dead. He hadn't expected Shaohua to be able to reincarnate onto the Douluo Continent, yet this reality only made Wuxie all the more exhilarated.
Centuries ago, because his own strength was overwhelmingly powerful, Wuxie had constantly looked down upon those around him. That had led his arrogant mentality to fester, ultimately resulting in him being sealed away.
After such a long passage of time, he could finally see his enemy and exact vengeance with his own hands-how could Wuxie not be excited? Yet amidst this wave of excitement, Wuxie had also noticed that Shaohua had taken note of him and was actively trying to prevent him from descending onto this continent.
Since Shaohua wanted to stop him, Wuxie was all the more determined to descend onto the Douluo Continent. However, things did not go as smoothly as Wuxie had imagined; Shaohua actually found little companions and went around the Douluo Continent obstructing his descent.
Because of the continuous disruption caused by Shaohua and her little companions, Wuxie's power was also considerably weakened. Thus, Wuxie changed his target, shifting his focus from the Douluo Continent to the Divine Realm.
The power within the Divine Realm was purer than that on the Douluo Continent. If Wuxie forced his way in, he might be beaten half to death and purified by deities of the caliber of the God of Light. Even if he ultimately emerged victorious, what of it? By then, his physical body would already be battered and ruined.
Yet even the Divine Realm of the heavenly paradise harbored struggles for power. Deities were human, too, and their desires were no less than those of mortals.
Finally, one day, Wuxie located an ambitious Asura God. Under Wuxie's influence, the Asura God absorbed a portion of Wuxie's power. Guided silently by Wuxie, he successfully usurped and replaced Asura God.
Just when Wuxie believed he had already secured the power of the Divine Realm, he discovered vessels far more suited to him. One of them was the God of Evil, and the second was Tang San, the successor chosen by Asura God.
The God of Evil was already a veteran God King; without slowly eroding him like Asura God, there was simply no possibility of a successful takeover. Therefore, Wuxie had set his sights on Tang San's body-a youthful flesh and blood with decent innate talent. If he offered a slight bit of assistance, Tang San would grow into the vessel best suited for him.
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