Above the Sky Screen, a clear image finally appeared.
It showed the sky above a towering city.
The city was packed with Spirit Masters and soldiers, all fully armed.
Beyond the city, a million-strong army had gathered across the wilderness, their ranks stretching like a dark sea.
High above the two sides, two figures hovered in the air, facing off from a distance.
Sharp-eyed viewers immediately recognized the city as Jialing Pass.
And the two people in the sky—weren't they Qian Renxue, the Angel God of the Spirit Hall Empire, and Tang San, who had awakened the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline?
[Douluo Calendar, 2651]
[Spirit Hall launched the Soul Hunting Operation, seeking to wipe out the Upper Three Sects]
[The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suffered devastating losses, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out to the last member]
[After the Soul Hunting Operation ended in a great victory, Spirit Hall held a tournament to decide the Seven Great Sects, intending to establish a new Seven Great Sects and take control of the entire Soul Master World]
[The new Seven Great Sects were all the most loyal supporters of Spirit Hall]
[As a result, after the selection of the Seven Great Sects concluded, Spirit Hall's prestige reached its peak]
[The new Seven Great Sects jointly submitted a petition, offering to recognize Spirit Hall as their leader and asking it to govern the Spirit Master community]
[Three months later, Spirit Hall announced its reorganization and officially changed its name to the Spirit Hall Empire]
Spirit Hall Pope Bibi Dong became the first empress of the Spirit Hall Empire.
She wielded the power of the empire as a woman.
After a brief period of expansion abroad, she began consolidating the empire internally and eliminating dissenters.
In just a few short years, the Spirit Hall Empire rose to power, standing as one of three great powers alongside the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
After Xue Beng ascended the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires declared war on the Spirit Hall Empire at the same time.
One after another, the many plans of the Spirit Hall Empire were thwarted by the Shrek Seven Devils.
In the ensuing battles on the main front, the Spirit Hall Empire suffered devastating losses, its troops decimated.
A force of ten thousand elite Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall was routed by an army of ordinary people—the Tang Army, under the command of the Tang Sect founded by Tang San.
Bibi Dong herself was also seriously wounded in a trap set by Tang San.
After suffering one defeat after another, the Spirit Hall Empire had no choice but to pull back its defenses and retreat to Jialing Pass.
The allied forces of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires took advantage of the opportunity, advancing to the city and surrounding all four gates of Jialing Pass.
Spirit Hall had retreated to Jialing Pass, where it was on the verge of facing the full fury of the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army.
At this critical moment, Qian Renxue made a powerful return.
With the peak strength of a level-one-hundred Angel God, she seemed like an indestructible divine shield above Jialing Pass.
Just as Qian Renxue regained control and prepared to lead Spirit Hall's army in crushing the allied forces of the two empires,
Tang San had already inherited the Sea God Godhood. He descended from the sky with immense pressure and faced Qian Renxue from afar.
Divine power was enough to destroy heaven and earth.
To prevent the soldiers of both nations from being slaughtered, Tang San proposed that the final fate of the two empires be decided by a battle between gods.
The losing side's empire would not be allowed to start another war.
The winning side, in turn, would not be allowed to oppress the defeated people's civilians at will.
As the Angel God, Qian Renxue had absolute confidence in her strength.
She accepted Tang San's proposal on the spot and rose with him into the sky.
The ultimate clash between two divine powerhouses was about to begin.
Their battle was earth-shattering.
Their fists and divine powers collided, making the very heavens and earth tremble as the winds and clouds changed color.
But the two divine powerhouses were evenly matched, and neither could gain the upper hand anytime soon.
Meanwhile, the battle on the ground had already reached a fever pitch.
Of the Shrek Seven Devils, all but Tang San, who had become a god, had advanced to Titled Douluo.
They shone on the battlefield, locked in a fierce struggle with the many Spirit Hall elders and enshrined experts.
The Heaven Dou allied forces had superior numbers, but Spirit Hall had far more Spirit Masters than the Heaven Dou army.
Both sides fought until rivers of blood ran, and the battle became deadlocked.
At this critical moment,
Poison Douluo Dugu Bo finally showed the most terrifying side of himself on the battlefield.
Dugu Bo raised a hand, and a dense cloud of pale green poison surged out of his body.
The pale green poison spread like a curse that clung to its victims, rapidly engulfing the ramparts of Jialing Pass and every corner within the city. It looked sinister beyond words.
Poison Douluo's deadly toxins swept through all of Jialing Pass like a surging tide.
In an instant, anguished screams rang through the sky.
Ordinary people and Spirit Masters alike who touched the poison were reduced in moments to foul-smelling puddles of toxic liquid.
The entire city of Jialing Pass was filled with wails. The scene was too horrible to look at.
In a single moment, tens of thousands died from the poison.
Yet the poison continued to spread, and the death toll kept soaring.
Anyone whose Soul Power had not reached the Seven-Ring Soul Sage level was utterly powerless against this horrifying poison.
The gates of Jialing Pass were broken through with ease.
But the commander of the Heaven Dou army did not immediately order an attack.
He merely stationed archers at the gates, blocking the surviving people inside from escaping.
He left them to be consumed by the poison and die in despair.
Ten thousand meters above the ground, Tang San and Qian Renxue's battle had also reached a fever pitch.
Bathed in holy sunlight, Qian Renxue continually drew upon the sun's power, strengthening herself.
But just then, Qian Renxue keenly sensed the turmoil within Jialing Pass.
Her face turned ashen, and she could no longer remain calm.
She abruptly turned and shouted at Tang San through gritted teeth, "Tang San!"
"Can't you feel the poison Poison Douluo has released?"
"There are more than five hundred thousand lives inside Jialing Pass!"
"If we leave them to die, the city will soon be devastated!"
"As the commander of the allied forces, aren't you afraid of Heaven's wrath?"
At her words, Tang San's lips curled into a cold smile. His voice was utterly indifferent. "You don't need to tell me any of that."
"When your Spirit Hall ambushed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and wiped them out, did you ever think of Heaven's wrath?"
"When Spirit Hall hunted down my parents, did you ever think of Heaven's wrath?"
"They're all people from the Spirit Hall Empire. What do I care?"
"I'm not the one who should be frantic with worry here. You are!"
Qian Renxue shook with rage, fury blazing in her eyes. "Tang San! I was wrong about you!"
"Come on! If you have the guts, kill me right now!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, their battle erupted again, fiercer than before.
Qian Renxue was determined to end the fight quickly and finish Tang San once and for all.
She traded injury for injury, taking Tang San's lethal blow head-on.
Even as her Angel Divine Armor was shattered to pieces and her strength was cut by more than half, she still unleashed a killing blow that would take them both down.
But Tang San had always been cautious, and he didn't fall for her trick.
In the end, Tang San dealt Qian Renxue a grievous wound, and she plummeted to the ground like a kite with its strings cut.
She saw that Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters had already suffered losses of more than eighty percent.
The five hundred thousand soldiers had been reduced to a mere hundred thousand battered survivors.
Heartbroken, Qian Renxue mustered all her strength and ordered a retreat.
Her body slammed into the walls of Jialing Pass, smashing a huge hole through them.
She endured the poison's assault and forced open a path of escape for Spirit Hall's surviving soldiers.
Spirit Hall's remaining forces followed Qian Renxue and fled Jialing Pass in disarray.
Seeing this, Tang San immediately pursued them, hoping to seize the chance to capture Qian Renxue.
Along the way, Spirit Hall's many elders and enshrined experts fought to stop him, dying almost to the last.
But in the end, Tang San chose not to continue pursuing Qian Renxue.
He turned back to Jialing Pass and set about dealing with the poison Poison Douluo had released.
Even so, tens of thousands of civilians and Spirit Masters had already died from Poison Douluo's toxins.
Yet just three days later,
Qian Renxue returned with her battered and depleted forces, launching a surprise counterattack.
And standing before her was a woman clad in armor enveloped by a dark purple glow.
The aura emanating from her was no weaker than Qian Renxue's, even though Qian Renxue had already become a god.
Bibi Dong, too, had now inherited the Rakshasa Godhood and ascended to godhood.
The Angel God and the Rakshasa God joined forces to fight Sea God Tang San.
The battle between the three divine powerhouses plunged heaven and earth into darkness, blotting out the sun and moon.
Outnumbered two to one, Tang San had fallen into an absolute disadvantage.
To win the battle, Qian Renxue once again sacrificed her own source power, firmly blocking Tang San's path of retreat.
This gave Bibi Dong the perfect chance to launch a sneak attack.
In an instant, the Rakshasa Scythe in Bibi Dong's hands, like the claws of Death, drove through Tang San's chest from behind.
Its razor-sharp blade pierced his heart with deadly precision.
Everyone present could scarcely believe what they were seeing.
Bibi Dong not only wrenched the scythe from Tang San's heart, she also raised her hand and crushed Tang San's Sea God's Heart.
Even a divine powerhouse could not possibly survive the loss of his heart.
Sea God Tang San had fallen!
A Sea God of his generation had actually been killed by two goddesses working together!
This horrific scene sent shockwaves through every living being across the entire Douluo Continent!
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