Douluo God Realm.
Glowing clouds suffused the sky, and mist curled everywhere.
A handsome figure, whose very appearance gave off an impression of pristine purity, stood amid the clouds. He wore a gorgeous blue robe and had a tall, sturdy build. Most striking of all was his long blue hair, parted down the middle and hanging to the ground—a sharp mismatch with his burly frame. Perhaps he himself simply didn't notice.
He gripped a golden trident he had never been willing to let go of and gazed toward the distant, endless sea of clouds, though no one knew what he was looking at.
This man stood at the pinnacle of power in the Divine Realm: Tang San, the God Realm Enforcer, both Asura God and Sea God, with Dual Godhood.
"Ah... At this rate, everything's going to fall into chaos..."
Tang San rubbed his forehead and shook his head, letting out a quiet sigh. The air of pristine purity about him did not fade. Instead, golden light shimmered around him, and he seemed to take on the merciful, compassionate bearing of a Buddha, as though he couldn't bear to witness the suffering of those below.
After ten thousand years of change, Douluo Continent was in turmoil. The Heaven Dou Empire had split apart, the Star Luo Empire had been forced to relinquish its throne, and the Sun Moon Empire was watching like a tiger poised to pounce... The Tang Sect had also declined because it had failed to keep pace with the times. But the Tang Sect had been founded by Tang San himself, and, more importantly, it was the foundation of his Power of Faith. He simply couldn't bear to see it disappear. So Tang San had spared no amount of his own fortune and divine power, linking the fate of the Tang Sect to each Child of the Plane born in the lower realm every ten thousand years. Under his guidance, the Tang Sect would always be revived through the efforts of the Child of the Plane.
But... when he had observed Douluo Continent again recently, he had been astonished to discover that the connection between the new star and the Tang Sect had abruptly... been severed!
This was wrong! Very wrong!
What Tang San could least accept was anything that developed beyond his expectations.
Just as he was about to investigate what had caused the fateful connection between the new star and the Tang Sect to break, he was astonished to discover that Douluo Continent had gained another Child of the Plane!
A powerful expert at his level naturally knew that a plane usually possessed a Plane Consciousness. Two Children of the Plane would never be born in the same era without reason.
Just as, in his own era, he had been the Child of the Plane. Fate had been on his side, and no matter how talented Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were, they had ultimately fallen to him.
But two Children of the Plane had been born in this era. That was highly abnormal, especially given that his father, Tang Hao, had already almost completely replaced the Plane Consciousness.
After observing for a while through the Purple Demon Eye, Tang San finally realized that this new star named Lan Xuanyu really was suspicious.
If the Power of Faith surrounding Huo Yuhao and Lan Xuanyu were likened to glowing spheres, then the power surrounding the first new star, Huo Yuhao, was perfectly round and whole, shining brilliantly like the sun. Its dazzling radiance made Tang San green with envy. But the power surrounding Lan Xuanyu was incomplete, much smaller than Huo Yuhao's, with chunks scattered here and there. It was like a basketball pieced together by hand, nowhere near as whole as Huo Yuhao's.
One was obviously native-born, while the other was clearly artificial...
...Wait!
Pieced together by someone... artificial...
As if he had suddenly grasped the crux of the matter, a flash of inspiration struck Tang San, and his eyes lit up.
He understood!
Lan Xuanyu had to be a Child of the Plane artificially created by Douluo Planet's lingering Plane Consciousness to oppose him!
The proof was the incomplete, artificially pieced-together plane fortune within Lan Xuanyu! As for why it was incomplete, the most likely reason was a lack of time. The remnant Plane Consciousness hadn't had time to gather more plane fortune and pour it into him.
Douluo Planet's Plane Consciousness had realized that his father was gradually replacing it. Knowing that Huo Yuhao, the original Child of the Plane, was already in its grasp and couldn't escape, it had decided to stake everything on Lan Xuanyu!
As for Huo Yuhao, he was nothing more than a decoy pushed into the spotlight to draw Tang San's attention. The lingering Plane Consciousness had even severed Huo Yuhao's connection to the Tang Sect, all so that Tang San would focus more of his energy on Huo Yuhao and let his guard down around Lan Xuanyu!
The corners of Tang San's mouth lifted in a confident smile. Did these petty tricks really think they could fool him, the very God King known as the God of Wisdom? What a joke!
Plane Consciousness, your scheme has been exposed!
"His Martial Soul is actually the Blue Silver King... A pathetic Plane Consciousness, a pathetic Lan Xuanyu."
Didn't he know that the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul was the royal bloodline of Plant-type Martial Souls? The mere Blue Silver King would be utterly powerless before the Blue Silver Emperor!
Tang San's delight at seeing through the Plane Consciousness's petty trick lasted less than half a minute. Then disappointment and anger took its place.
O vast heavens... why are you so cruel to me...
I, Tang San, have labored day and night, devoted body and soul to the peace and stability of Douluo Continent and the long-term development of the Divine Realm. I even made my own parents become the Plane Consciousness and the Life Core, devoting their entire lives to Douluo Continent. And you lot not only fail to understand, you keep stabbing me in the back?!
To keep the Child of the Plane from straying, I even sent my most beloved daughter down to the lower realm to accompany him as he grew, and yet you obstructed her at every turn!
The Ten Thousand Year Plan might entail some risks and sacrifices, but in the long run, once Douluo Planet replenished its life energy, it would evolve into a Semi-God Realm. This was a great deed that would benefit generations to come!
Such a short-sighted, heartless Plane Consciousness truly had a death wish!
The more Tang San thought about it, the angrier and more aggrieved he felt.
Who could possibly understand all the painstaking effort he had put in...
"Since you stubborn Plane Consciousness insist on standing against this God King, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
The Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record laid down this principle: Tang Sect disciples must not lightly invite trouble, but if someone attacked them first, they were to strike back with thunder. Once you had confirmed that your opponent was an enemy, if they had a death wish, then show no mercy. Otherwise, you would only bring yourself more trouble.
After all, Lan Xuanyu had the Plane Consciousness at his back.
He'd show Lan Xuanyu what happened when you angered the abbot... Did the Buddha think he could just walk away?
At the thought, a smile of absolute confidence curved Tang San's lips. He already had a plan for dealing with this pathetic Lan Xuanyu!
Of the eighty thousand characters in the world, none wounds the heart like love.
He'd have to trouble Xiao Qi a little. With her peerless beauty and noble status, she would surely leave both Children of the Plane madly infatuated with her. Of course, in the end, he would find Xiao Qi a good match.
But as the saying went, how could you see the rainbow without weathering the storm? He would have them both keep sacrificing for Xiao Qi and the Tang Family, then see which of them could fight for her until the very end.
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