Blue Silver Is Invincible!

Tang Xiao said calmly,

" that useless Xue Beng has probably been scared out of his wits by now, and is wondering how to ask the Divine Realm for help."

"Ask for help?"

Qian Renxue curled her lip in disdain.

"Those gods in the Divine Realm think themselves superior to everyone else. Why would they descend so easily for a mortal empire?"

"Besides, even if they really did descend, they'd only be throwing their lives away in front of you, husband."

Tang Xiao smiled and said,

"The Divine Realm does have some foundations. Those few God Kings have powers worth taking seriously."

"But if they dare come, I wouldn't mind letting the Divine Realm have a new master."

His tone was light, but the domineering confidence in his words made Qian Renxue's heart surge with excitement.

That was her man—the most powerful being in the world, who didn't even take the Divine Realm seriously.

"Husband, once all this is over, let's return to the Sun Moon Continent and live a peaceful life together, all right?"

Qian Renxue said wistfully.

"All right."

Tang Xiao kissed her cheek tenderly.

"Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."

The two leaned against each other, quietly watching the dazzling Great Dao Golden Ranking in the sky.

The scene on the Sky Screen showed a battle Xiong Jun had once fought deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.

His opponent was another enormous Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but in front of Xiong Jun, it seemed incomparably frail.

Xiong Jun's massive body suddenly lunged forward, moving at an unbelievable speed that utterly belied its size.

Its dark golden claws, each several meters long, slashed through the air in a dazzling streak of gold.

"Rip!"

With a sound like cloth being torn apart, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's tough defenses were shredded beneath Xiong Jun's claws as easily as paper.

Blood dyed the entire sky red.

Standing in a pool of blood, Xiong Jun threw back his head and roared. Its bear eyes brimmed with savagery and arrogance.

This bloody, shocking sight made everyone watching the Sky Screen swallow nervously.

"So this is the strength of a four-hundred-and-seventy-thousand-year Ferocious Beast?"

"Terrifying. Do humans really have any chance of resisting a power like that?"

Countless people asked themselves the same question.

Just then, the lettering on the Sky Screen began to fade, as though preparing for the next ranking to appear.

Tang San walked back into the cave and looked at Tang Hao, who lay on a pile of straw. His expression shifted.

He knew that today's defeat was a disgrace he couldn't escape responsibility for.

"Father, don't worry. I'll make sure you can stand again."

Tang San went to Tang Hao's side and spoke in a low voice.

"That bastard Tang Xiao—I'll kill him with my own hands and wash away the shame he brought upon us!"

Tang Hao looked at Tang San's twisted expression and weakly shook his head.

"Xiao San, don't go... His power is already beyond anything we can imagine."

"No! I don't believe it!"

Tang San cut him off, his temper flaring.

"I have the Sea God Godhood, and I have Twin Martial Souls. How could I possibly lose to him?"

"He's nothing but a Trash Martial Soul you abandoned. What right does he have to stand above me?"

Tang San's breathing grew ragged, and venom practically spilled from his eyes.

"If the Sea God's power isn't enough, then I'll inherit the Asura Godhood!"

"The Asura God is the strongest god in the Divine Realm, master of slaughter and judgment. If I can earn his recognition, what could a mere Tang Xiao possibly amount to?"

Tang Hao looked at his increasingly fanatical son and opened his mouth, but no words came. He knew that Tang San had been completely blinded by hatred and jealousy; trying to dissuade him would be useless.

After settling Tang Hao in, Tang San vanished from the cave in a flash and raced toward Slaughter City.

He was going to seek the Asura God's inheritance.

Tang Xiao watched in the direction Tang San had gone, the faintest trace of mockery flickering at the corner of his mouth.

"Husband, what are you looking at?"

Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"Just someone looking for his own death."

Tang Xiao turned his gaze away and looked tenderly at the beauty in his arms.

"Xue'er, it's getting late. Let's turn in early."

Two blushes instantly rose on Qian Renxue's cheeks. She lowered her head shyly and murmured,

"Mm. Whatever you say, husband."

Tang Xiao lifted her into his arms and carried her toward the bedroom.

Night descended. Inside the manor bedroom, the red candles cast a gentle glow, making Qian Renxue's exquisitely beautiful face look even more alluring.

Tang Xiao had just settled the beauty in his arms and was about to blow out the candles when the calm void suddenly rippled violently.

The ripples spread from the center of the golden Sky Screen high above the heavens, like a boulder crashing into a still lake. The entire night sky seemed to warp beneath their pull.

"Husband, it looks like something's happening with the Sky Screen again."

Qian Renxue slipped a fair arm around Tang Xiao's neck. Her beautiful eyes looked past the window lattice toward the sky, which was gradually filling with purple-gold divine lightning.

Tang Xiao lay down beside her, one hand propping up his head, his expression entirely unruffled.

"It's just the Heavenly Dao granting that stupid bear a reward. There's no need to pay it any mind."

His voice echoed through the quiet bedroom with a detached calm, as though the strange spectacle shaking the entire continent were nothing more than a child's trick.

At that moment, the golden lettering on the Sky Screen high above began to flash wildly, then finally gathered into a purple-gold bolt of lightning stretching from east to west.

The lightning coursed across the Sky Screen and gradually coalesced into a colossal nine-colored rune. Each flash rang with the sound of great bells, the Dao's deep resonance thundering beside the ears of every living being on Douluo Continent.

[Eleventh place on the Strongest Power Ranking: Xiong Jun. Heavenly Dao reward granted!]

The moment those words appeared, the entire Douluo Continent erupted.

Countless reclusive old monsters emerged from seclusion, gazing at the sky with grave expressions and eyes burning with fervor and envy.

Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, beside Lake of Life.

Xiong Jun, who had been pacing restlessly, abruptly stopped. Its enormous, bell-like eyes fixed on the descending nine-colored rune, and its rough features lit up with joy.

"Hahaha! A reward! This king's getting a reward too!"

Xiong Jun excitedly pounded its thick chest, each boom like a war drum. The surrounding lake water surged into waves dozens of meters high.

Nearby, the Scarlet King watched, envy showing in all three of his enormous dog heads. He said sourly,

"Xiong Jun, you lucky bastard. This is a reward from the Heavenly Dao. Maybe it'll take you straight to a five-hundred-thousand-year cultivation base!"

King of Ten Thousand Monsters sat on a tree branch, his sinister eyes fixed on the mass of nine-colored light. A hint of resentment colored his voice.

"How biased can the Heavenly Dao be? That stupid bear has nothing but brute strength, and it still gets such an opportunity."

Di Tian, dressed in a black robe, stood with his hands behind his back and watched coldly. He said nothing, but a solemn glint passed through his golden dragon eyes.

As the leader of the Soul Beast Clan, he naturally wanted its strength to grow as much as possible. But if Xiong Jun's power surged, it would inevitably pose some threat to his rule.

Still, faced with absolute strength, Di Tian remained absolutely confident.

While the Ferocious Beasts were lost in their own thoughts, the nine-colored light had already pierced the mist above the Star Dou Great Forest and shot straight toward Xiong Jun like a meteor.

[Reward One: One Heavenly Dao Body Tempering Pill, which can cleanse the marrow, strengthen the bones, and purify bloodlines!]

[Reward Two: One portion of Ten-Thousand-Year Divinity Origin, which can help the recipient comprehend divine laws and increase the chance of becoming a god!]

[Reward Three: One opportunity for the Dark Gold Terror Claw to transform and evolve into the Golden Heaven-Rending Claw!]

As the Sky Screen announced each reward, it seemed that every breath on the entire continent stopped.

"Divine Origin! It's actually Divine Origin!"

In the Heaven Dou Empire's temporary camp, Yu Xiaogang sprang to his feet. His hands dug into the edge of the wooden table, his fingernails turning pale from the force.

His voice trembled, his eyes filled with envy and despair.

"That's a chance to become a god! Why would they give it to an unthinking beast? The Heavenly Dao is unjust! How unjust!"

Emperor Xue Beng had slumped onto his throne, his face deathly pale and his forehead beaded with cold sweat.

"Imperial Tutor, that giant bear already has a cultivation base of four hundred and seventy thousand years. If it gets these rewards too, won't it become unstoppable?"

Xue Beng's voice broke as he stared at the increasingly terrifying dark golden beast on the Sky Screen. He felt as though the bear could shatter his throne with a single slap at any moment.

"Your Majesty, we must have Xiao San inherit a godhood as soon as possible. Otherwise, there'll be no place left for humanity on Douluo Continent!"

Yu Xiaogang turned to Xue Beng, madness glinting in his eyes.

On the other side, Tang San, racing toward Slaughter City, abruptly stopped.

He stood on a desolate hillside, staring at the nine-colored light sinking into Xiong Jun's body on the Sky Screen. His face twisted like that of a demon crawling out of hell.

"Divine Origin... Golden Heaven-Rending Claw..."

Tang San ground out the names, clenching his fists until his knuckles cracked. His fingertips dug deep into his palms, drawing thin streams of scarlet blood.

"I'm the Sea God's heir! I'm the protagonist of this world!"

"Why does every good thing end up in the hands of the Soul Beasts?!"

His chest heaved violently. Venomous hatred seemed almost tangible in his eyes as he glared toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Tang Xiao—and you, stupid bear—you'd better wait!"

"Once I enter Slaughter City and inherit the Asura Godhood, I'll tear out your souls and refine your bones, then turn you all into my Soul Rings and Soul Bones!"

Tang San took a deep breath and forced down his jealousy and anger. His body blurred into a streak as he raced toward Slaughter City.

Meanwhile, deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The instant the nine-colored light entered Xiong Jun's body, an indescribably terrifying energy erupted.

"Roar—!"

Xiong Jun threw its head back and let out a roar of pain and wild exhilaration. The sound became visible golden shock waves, instantly reducing the ancient trees within tens of thousands of meters to dust.

The water in Lake of Life boiled. Countless low-ranked Soul Beasts cowered on the ground, their bodies shaking violently, not daring to raise their heads.

Xiong Jun's massive body began to swell. Its already mountain-sized frame nearly doubled in height within a few breaths, reaching a hundred meters tall.

Under the Heavenly Dao Body Tempering Pill's power, its thick dark golden fur began to fall away in clumps. In its place grew new, coarser fur, as though cast from gold.

Golden light flowed across its body, radiating a sacred yet savage aura.

"Crack, crackle!"

A dense chorus of bone-cracking sounds came from inside Xiong Jun's body. Under the pill's power, its bones were undergoing a complete rebirth.

Most striking of all were its enormous Dark Gold Terror Claws.

Profound golden patterns now appeared across the formerly dark blades. They contained an unbelievably terrifying law of tearing; a slight tremor was enough to cleave open the surrounding void.

"Hum—!"

A clear ringing swept through heaven and earth. Xiong Jun's claws had completely transformed into brilliant gold, their blades stretching over ten meters and gleaming with a chilling radiance.

"Five hundred thousand years! This king has broken through five hundred thousand years!"

Feeling the vast, ocean-like power surging through its body, Xiong Jun couldn't help laughing wildly.

Its cultivation had crossed that heavenly barrier in an instant, reaching the astonishing level of five hundred and twenty thousand years!

"Hahahaha! Di Tian, look at my power now!"

Xiong Jun spun around and viciously slashed the air with its enormous golden claws.

"Rip!"

With a piercing sound like cloth being torn apart, the void ahead split open, leaving a black rift dozens of meters long. Violent spatial turbulence surged from within, yet it couldn't harm Xiong Jun's golden body in the slightest.

"The Golden Heaven-Rending Claw! It really can tear through the void!"

Xiong Jun surveyed its handiwork, arrogance practically spilling from its eyes.

It looked at Di Tian provocatively and waved its enormous claws with a smug air, saying gruffly,

"Boss, I feel like I could even trade blows with your dragon claws now!"

Di Tian merely snorted at Xiong Jun's provocation.

He took one step forward, and the supreme pressure unique to the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King crashed down. It was like an invisible mountain bearing heavily on Xiong Jun's shoulders.

"Xiong Jun, don't dig your own grave."

Di Tian's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable authority.

"Even after breaking through five hundred thousand years, you're still no match for me, much less for the Supreme One ranked first."

The immense pressure made the smug look on Xiong Jun's face freeze.

It reluctantly ducked its head. Its strength had surged, but when facing Di Tian, the suppression rising from deep within its bloodline still made its heart tremble.

"I... I was only joking, Boss. Why take it so seriously?"