The Standoff in the God Realm

Tang San managed to dodge the strike, but not entirely. While he did not lose his life, Tai Yi severed one of his arms.

Now, Tang San was left with only his right arm. Seeing his severed limb on the ground, he let out a shrill, agonizing scream.

Tang San's scream was not merely due to the pain of his severed arm; more importantly, with his left hand gone, his most prized hidden weapon techniques were crippled by at least eighty percent. Furthermore, with his arm severed, Tang San understood that many of the top-tier Tang Sect hidden weapons he had in mind were now impossible to craft, unless he were to pass on their construction methods to others in the future.

However, Tai Yi would not give Tang San the time to dwell on such thoughts. In the very next second, Tai Yi launched an attack at Tang San, intending to finish him off once and for all. To prevent Tang San from dodging again, Tai Yi specifically used his soul power to lock Tang San in place, leaving him no possibility of escape.

And so, seeing the attack coming toward him, Tang San found himself helpless. After exhausting every possible option to no avail, he resigned himself to his fate.

At this moment, Tang San recalled the time twelve years ago when he had violated the Tang Sect's rules, jumped off the cliff, and arrived in this world. He thought of his father, Tang Hao, whose life or death remained unknown, and then of Xiao Wu, who had been captured.

Finally, Tang San wondered if, should he die this time, it might be possible for him to transmigrate back to the world of the Tang Sect.

Just as Tang San was lost in these thoughts, a red divine light suddenly descended, enveloping him first. Moments later, Tai Yi found that his attack had struck empty air; Tang San had vanished under the shroud of the red light, and Tai Yi could no longer sense his presence.

Seeing this, Tai Yi thought with uncertainty: Could this be the legendary protagonist's luck, where they simply cannot be killed?

In reality, that was not the case. At the same time, in the God Realm, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life had arrived at the entrance of the Asura God's palace, accompanied by the God of Goodness and the God of Evil.

The reason for their arrival was simple. As people who had known each other for many years, they understood one another well. The God of Destruction was well aware that everyone wanted to pass on their divine positions and leave the God Realm to live in carefree leisure; otherwise, why would the Asura God have specifically brought Tang San to the Douluo Continent?

Therefore, when the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life discovered that their own successors were now preparing to eliminate the successor chosen by the Asura God, both of them kept their eyes fixed on Tai Yi and Tang San, waiting to see what the Asura God would do when it came to this.

The result did not disappoint them; they discovered that the Asura God had intervened to save Tang San. Consequently, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life immediately sought out the God of Evil and the God of Goodness, and the four of them came to confront the Asura God together.

When the Asura God saw the four of them arrive, he wore an expression that suggested he had expected as much.

The Asura God then said to the God of Destruction:

"Speak. What is to be done?"

The Asura God clearly had the air of someone who had done the deed and was ready to accept the consequences.

Hearing this, the five of them, having known each other for a long time, understood one another perfectly. The God of Destruction looked at him and said:

"Hand over your authority as a law enforcer of the God Realm, and accept supervision so that you can no longer interfere in the affairs of the Douluo Realm."

Upon hearing this, the Asura God replied:

"I can agree to the former condition, but the latter is impossible. Destruction, do not forget that you, too, have helped your own successor."

To this, the God of Destruction retorted:

"I merely helped my successor better absorb the soul bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, so that they might better inherit the divine positions of myself and Life in the future. I am not like you, daring to interfere in the battles of the Douluo Continent."

Faced with this, the Asura God was left speechless and unable to refute the point. Thus, he surrendered his law enforcement authority.

However, after handing over his authority, the Asura God said to the God of Destruction:

"Destruction, you had best not let me catch you interfering in the affairs of the Douluo Realm."

To this, the God of Destruction replied:

"I am not like you. You had better worry about whether the person you went to such lengths to bring to the Douluo Continent can even survive long enough to inherit your divine position."

After saying this, the God of Destruction led the other three God Kings away.

Watching the four of them leave, the Asura God felt a surge of irritation. He had specifically brought a suitable successor from another world to pass on his position early, never expecting to encounter the successor of the God of Destruction. More importantly, this successor of the God of Destruction possessed a legacy of a higher life level, and the one he had chosen was no match for him at all.

Furthermore, this person had inherited the legacies of two God Kings and had the help of a first-level god, the Angel God, by his side.

Thinking of this, the Asura God wondered if he, too, could help his successor find some allies on the Douluo Continent.

The more the Asura God thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. However, he decided to first use his divine power to reattach Tang San's severed arm before considering anything else.

As for the promise he had just made to the other four God Kings not to interfere in the affairs of the Douluo Planet, the Asura God had already decided to abandon that constraint. He had already been caught once; one more transgression would make little difference.

Just as the Asura God was about to use his divine power to transport Tang San's severed arm to him and reattach it, he let out a foul curse in the next second.

The Asura God, who had just intended to give Tang San a helping hand, discovered that Tang San's severed arm had already been incinerated by Tai Yi, the successor of the God of Destruction, using fire.

Now, the Asura God was completely out of options. If he were to forcibly use his divine power to manifest a new arm for Tang San, it would require a massive amount of divine power, and such an act would certainly be discovered.

Therefore, the Asura God had no choice but to let Tang San remain one-armed for now. He would have to wait until he opened the divine trials for Tang San to find another way to restore his limb.

Back on the Douluo Continent, Tai Yi looked at the left arm of Tang San that he had reduced to ashes and revealed a satisfied smile.

Regarding the sudden appearance of the red divine light and Tang San's abrupt disappearance, combined with the many novels Tai Yi had read in the past, he had his own suspicions: this was likely the intervention of a god from the God Realm.

So, in the next second, seeing the severed arm on the ground, Tai Yi thought that if Tang San's arm were reattached, his assassination attempt would have been in vain.

Consequently, Tai Yi channeled his Sun True Fire and burned Tang San's severed arm into ashes.