Tang San's Jealousy, A Brotherly Dispute?!

Looking at the three incredibly generous rewards, the King of Ten Thousand Monsters trembled all over with excitement.

Its massive tree body began swaying wildly at that moment, countless vines and branches thrashing madly through the air.

"A gift from the Heavenly Dao! This is this king's heaven-defying opportunity!"

The King of Ten Thousand Monsters shrieked, opened its huge mouth, and swallowed that drop of Nine-Colored Heaven-Reaching Saliva straight into its belly.

In an instant, a vast life force beyond description erupted inside its body.

The black bark on its body, which had originally carried a trace of chill and deathly aura, began peeling off in sheets at that moment, replaced by brand-new bark that gave off a faint, luminous glow.

Its withered branches and leaves also turned lush and emerald in an instant, every leaf flowing with a nine-colored halo.

Seeing this from the side, Bi Ji's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise.

"What tremendous life force. This Nine-Colored Heaven-Reaching Saliva actually purified all the poisonous impurities in its body."

"The current King of Ten Thousand Monsters' bloodline purity is probably no inferior to that of a high-level dragon race."

Crackling sounds rang out from the bones inside the King of Ten Thousand Monsters' body.

Its cultivation began soaring wildly at that moment.

Five hundred and forty thousand years!

Five hundred and fifty thousand years!

Five hundred and sixty thousand years!

In the end, with the Wood Element Origin Law Fragment merging into it, its cultivation was forcibly halted at the terrifying level of five hundred and eighty thousand years!

What made people's hearts tremble even more was that the huge evil eye on the King of Ten Thousand Monsters' trunk had now completely turned nine-colored.

As that eye blinked ever so slightly, layers of strange afterimages appeared in the surrounding void, making anyone who looked at it feel as if their very soul was about to be drawn inside.

"Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil... hahahahaha!"

The King of Ten Thousand Monsters felt the new power it had gained and burst into smug laughter.

It shot Xiong Jun a provocative look.

"Xiong Jun, now all this king needs is a single thought, and I can plunge you into an endless illusion."

"That Golden Heaven-Rending Claw of yours won't even touch the hem of this king's robe!"

Xiong Jun shook with rage, his pair of Golden Heaven-Rending Claws clenched until they creaked.

"Stinking tree, if you've got the guts, fight this king head-on with real blades and spears. Stop bragging here!"

Xiong Jun roared furiously, golden light surging all over his body. Clearly, he was truly enraged.

Under the pressure of his aura, tiny cracks began appearing in the void.

Seeing this, Di Tian frowned slightly.

He snorted coldly, and an invisible draconic might spread out in an instant, forcibly suppressing the violent auras of the two ferocious beasts.

"Shut your mouths, both of you!"

Di Tian's voice was extremely dignified.

"The Heavenly Dao bestowed rewards to strengthen our soul beast race, not for you to start infighting here!"

After hearing Di Tian's rebuke, the exposed auras of the King of Ten Thousand Monsters and Xiong Jun finally withdrew somewhat unwillingly.

Bi Ji sighed from the side and looked at the King of Ten Thousand Monsters with some worry.

"King of Ten Thousand Monsters, although you have broken through now, you must remember not to become arrogant."

"On the Strongest Power Ranking, there are countless powerful beings ranked ahead of you, not to mention that Blue Silver Supreme, who still has yet to be exposed."

Hearing the four words "Blue Silver Supreme," the smug expression of the King of Ten Thousand Monsters immediately faded somewhat.

Although it was arrogant, it also knew what a cultivation of one million years represented.

"Don't worry, Bi Ji. This king naturally understands."

The King of Ten Thousand Monsters replied in a muffled voice.

It turned its head and looked at the Sky Screen, a trace of greed flashing through its eyes.

"However, this king now has the Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil. If I can go one step further, perhaps I can also glimpse that higher realm."

Di Tian looked at it coldly.

"Put away those improper little thoughts of yours. Before absolute power, any scheme is futile."

The King of Ten Thousand Monsters laughed awkwardly and said no more.

At the same time, inside the Heaven Dou Empire's camp.

Yu Xiaogang looked at the prominent words "five hundred and eighty thousand years" on the Sky Screen, and it was as if all strength had been drained from his body. He collapsed straight into his chair.

"Five hundred and eighty thousand years... another super ferocious beast over five hundred thousand years old!"

"Why does the Heavenly Dao favor the soul beast race so much?"

Yu Xiaogang's voice was filled with despair and anger, his hands digging tightly into the edge of the table.

Emperor Xue Beng's face was even more ashen.

"State Preceptor, what should we do?"

"Spirit Hall has already merged into the Blue Silver Empire, and now the soul beast clan has received Heavenly Dao rewards one after another. Is our Heaven Dou Empire truly doomed to be destroyed?"

Xue Beng's voice trembled violently. His crown had tilted to one side, but he could not even spare the thought to straighten it.

Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, a trace of madness flashing through his eyes.

"Your Majesty, our only hope now is Xiao San!"

"As long as Xiao San can inherit a god's position, then no matter how high these soul beasts' cultivation is, before a deity they'll be nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs!"

He suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and looked in the direction of Slaughter City.

"Xiao San, you have to succeed!"

"The future of us humans rests entirely in your hands!"

On the desolate road leading to Slaughter City.

Tang San stopped and looked at the Demon Eye Demon Tree in the Sky Screen, its body radiating nine-colored light.

His expression was so dark it looked as if water might drip from it.

"Damn it! Why can these beasts receive such opportunities?"

"I, Tang San, am the favored son of heaven. Why won't the Heavenly Dao bestow these origin laws upon me?"

Tang San's eyes were filled with bloodshot jealousy, the muscles of his face twisting slightly.

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, blood dripping drop by drop through the gaps between his fingers.

"Just you wait. Once I reach Slaughter City, begin the Nine Asura Trials, and inherit the supreme Asura God position, I'll make sure every last one of you soul beasts dies without a grave!"

He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the agitation in his heart.

"Tang Xiao, the same goes for you!"

"You think establishing the Blue Silver Empire makes you number one under heaven?"

"Before the power of a god, you're nothing more than a slightly larger ant!"

Tang San snorted coldly. His figure turned into a streak of black light as he swept even more frantically toward Slaughter City.

On the walls of Jialing Pass.

Bibi Dong stood quietly in the wind, watching the changes on the Sky Screen, a self-mocking smile appearing on her face.

"A five-hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year King of Ten Thousand Monsters..."

"It seems the order of Douluo Continent is truly about to be overturned completely."

She turned her head and looked at Hu Liena behind her.

"Nana, how are the preparations for merging into the Blue Silver Empire?"

Hu Liena gave a respectful bow.

"Teacher, Elders Snake Lance and Pufferfish have already taken people to handle the handover. I believe it will be completed very soon."

Bibi Dong nodded.

"Good. Move quickly."

"In chaotic times like these, only by attaching ourselves to the strongest can Spirit Hall's legacy possibly be preserved."

Her gaze turned toward the manor, her eyes carrying a trace of awe.

"With that person there, no matter how much these fierce beasts stir things up, they won't be able to make any real waves."

Hu Liena spoke with some hesitation.

"Teacher, will His Majesty... really accept us?"

Bibi Dong smiled faintly.

"Since he agreed, he will not go back on his word."

"His vision has long since gone beyond this world. In his eyes, our Spirit Hall is merely a move he made in passing."

The Far North.

The Snow Empress stood quietly atop an iceberg, watching the Sky Screen, her cold, beautiful face showing little emotion.

"King of Ten Thousand Monsters... he can be considered someone with a few tricks."

"However, relying on a Heavenly Dao reward to reach five hundred and eighty thousand years is still ultimately the inferior path."

The Snow Empress's cool voice spread through the wind and snow.

Beside her, the Ice Empress waved her emerald tail hook, sounding rather unconcerned.

"Snow Empress, that stinking tree is best at petty schemes and tricks. If we fought head-on, I could tear it to pieces!"

The Snow Empress smiled slightly.

"Bing'er, don't be careless. Now that it has the Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil, its illusion techniques are probably something even Di Tian would have to be wary of."

"Still, I'd rather know what kind of beings those few at the very top really are."

A trace of yearning flashed through the Snow Empress's beautiful eyes.

"A million years of cultivation... that's already the realm of gods, isn't it?"

"That Tang Xiao—what kind of man is he?"

The Ice Empress snorted.

"Who cares who he is? Once the rankings are fully announced, we'll just go and find out."

The Snow Empress nodded softly.

"That works. It really is time to travel across this continent."

Inside the manor bedroom.

Qian Renxue drew back her gaze from the window and looked at Tang Xiao with some curiosity.

"Husband, that King of Ten Thousand Monsters seems pretty powerful too. Five hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation."

"When you were on the Sun Moon Continent, did you ever run into an opponent at that level?"

Tang Xiao gently stroked her smooth long hair and shook his head in amusement.

"Five hundred and eighty thousand years?"

"In my eyes, it was nothing more than a weed that had grown slightly larger than usual."

Tang Xiao's tone was extremely calm, as if he were talking about something too trivial to matter.

"Back then on the Sun Moon Continent, there were no end of soul beasts stronger than it, and didn't I wipe them out with a casual move all the same?"

"That so-called Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil of his couldn't stir even the slightest ripple before the bloodline of my Supreme Blue Silver Emperor."

Qian Renxue was a little puzzled.

"Why? Doesn't the Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil make people fall into endless illusions?"

Tang Xiao smiled faintly and explained patiently.

"Blue Silver Grass is, by nature, a fusion of life and spirit."

"And my Supreme Blue Silver Emperor bloodline contains the purest spiritual origin between heaven and earth."

"Any illusion technique before me is nothing but showing off paltry skills before a master."

"As long as I'm willing, a single thought can make his Nine Realms Illusory Destruction Pupil collapse completely."

Hearing Tang Xiao's domineering words, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes shone with brilliance.

She couldn't help kissing Tang Xiao on the cheek.

"Husband is the strongest!"

Tang Xiao turned over and pinned her beneath him, looking at that lovely face so bright it seemed about to drip with beauty, and smiled teasingly.

"Since you know I'm strong, shouldn't there be some reward?"

Qian Renxue's pretty face instantly turned crimson, and she closed her eyes shyly.

At that moment, the red candles in the room finally burned out, leaving only the faint golden light outside the window shining in, illuminating the spring radiance that filled the chamber.

And the golden characters above the Sky Screen, after remaining fixed for a long while, finally began to change slowly once more.

As clouds and mist churned, the name in tenth place gradually faded away.

Replacing it was an even more dazzling nine-colored divine light, as though it were brewing the appearance of an even more astonishing existence.

Every living being on the Douluo Continent held their breath in anticipation.

They knew that every name to come would belong to a terrifying existence capable of easily destroying an empire.

And at the center of this storm, Tang Xiao merely enjoyed the warmth in his arms in silence, paying no mind to any of the outside world's disturbances.

"The game has only just begun."

The morning light was faint, passing through the thin gauze curtains and scattering in broken flecks across the broad bed.

Among the quilts, Qian Renxue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

What entered her sight was that handsome, deep-featured profile, looking especially gentle in the morning light.

Shifting a little, Qian Renxue pressed her cheek to the man's chest and listened to that steady, powerful heartbeat.

His warm body heat flowed over her without end, making her feel incomparably secure and content.

Tang Xiao had actually woken long ago. Sensing the movement of the person in his arms, he reached out and wrapped an arm around that slender waist.

"Awake?"

His low voice sounded by her ear, carrying the distinctive magnetism and laziness of early morning.

Qian Renxue gave a soft mm, her voice still carrying a trace of lingering hoarseness.

"Husband kept me up so late last night, so how are you awake this early?"

Lifting her head, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness, yet also carried a touch of the shyness of one newly favored.

Tang Xiao drew her even tighter into his arms, the faint fragrance of her body lingering at the tip of his nose.

"A God King's stamina isn't something you can imagine."

"Want to try again?"

His clear laughter echoed through the room, carrying a hint of teasing.

Two rosy clouds instantly flew across Qian Renxue's pretty face, even staining her fair neck a faint pink.

She hurriedly reached out with both hands and pressed them against the man's chest.

"No more. There are still many proper matters to handle today."

"Mother's side, and the handover of the Spirit Hall Empire—I have to keep an eye on it."

At the mention of Bibi Dong, a trace of complexity flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

Although the mother-daughter relationship had eased somewhat now, the estrangement of so many years still left her a little at a loss.

Tang Xiao knew what was on her mind and gently stroked her smooth golden hair.

"Don't worry. With Zhong Lingyue watching over it, nothing will go wrong."

"Bibi Dong is a smart woman. She knows what she should do."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly, her heart filled with emotion.

She knew very well that if not for her, with Tang Xiao's temperament, he never would have shown the Spirit Hall Empire mercy, much less preserved Spirit Hall's legacy.

"Husband, thank you."

Leaning forward, Qian Renxue gently pressed a kiss to the man's lips.

Tang Xiao turned the tables and deepened the kiss, only slowly letting go when the beauty in his arms was nearly breathless.

"You and I are husband and wife, one body. What need is there for thanks?"

"Your mother is naturally my family as well. As long as she harbors no disloyal thoughts, I'll ensure she lives out her life in peace."

Tang Xiao sat up, letting his ink-black hair spill over his shoulders.

Qian Renxue also sat up with him, the thin quilt sliding down to reveal a large expanse of skin as warm and lustrous as jade.

She did not shy away. Instead, she got out of bed openly and picked up the white robe beside them.

"Today, I'll serve my husband and help you dress."

Qian Renxue stepped forward and carefully helped Tang Xiao put on the robe, straightening the collar.

Every movement was exceedingly gentle, as if she were handling the most precious work of art in the world.