Battle Against Tang San's Divine Sense

"Snow Empress, take these dozens of Ice Swords."

Xia Liang took several dozen Ice Swords from the box and handed them to the little Snow Empress. After all, she currently had no suitable weapon, and it seemed the Ice God had not left behind any divine artifacts.

"If your true body empowers the Ice Swords, each one should be able to unleash god-level combat power. Next time someone comes looking to die, just stab them to death."

"Fine. With these, whoever comes next will die."

The little Snow Empress reached out and accepted the swords. Their hilts were icy cold to the touch, and the chill within them blended with the power in her body. They were practically weapons made for her.

Through the connection between her current body and true body, the little Snow Empress opened a spatial passage and transferred the Ice Swords away.

Outside, Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao, who was sitting cross-legged on his bed cultivating.

"Yuhao."

"Hm? What is it?"

Hearing Wang Dong's voice, Huo Yuhao stopped cultivating and opened his eyes toward Wang Dong's bed, meeting those pinkish-blue eyes.

"I feel like our martial souls are somewhat connected."

Wang Dong watched Huo Yuhao for a while before continuing. For some reason, he felt that his two martial souls had formed an inexplicable connection with Huo Yuhao's two martial souls.

"That doesn't seem likely."

Hearing Wang Dong say that their martial souls were connected, Huo Yuhao froze for a moment before replying.

If there really were a connection, he should have sensed it too. Yet the truth was that both his Spirit Eyes and Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion were perfectly quiet, without the slightest unusual fluctuation.

"Want to try?"

Wang Dong extended his hand. Looking at the hand before him, Huo Yuhao reached out as well.

It seemed that he was no longer quite so resistant to merging soul power with Wang Dong.

The instant their hands touched, two higher-dimensional powers erupted into conflict.

"It's finally here. I thought that little bastard Tang San was really that patient."

Xia Liang looked at the golden Sea of Spirit. This aura should be Tang San's power, transmitted into Huo Yuhao through the mark on his beloved Wang Dong's head.

A steady voice echoed through the Sea of Spirit, carrying unquestionable authority and a lofty sense of judgment.

Tang San?

Tang San? Huo Yuhao was stunned upon hearing that name, his pupils contracting slightly. Wasn't Tang San the name of the Tang Sect's ancestor?!

"You gods have used god-level power in the mortal realm and should be punished!"

The voice continued. Then, a force of restriction spread from its source, winding toward the depths of Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit like invisible chains.

The golden light grew even more blazing. The outlines of those chains gradually emerged within the translucent spiritual space, tightening one by one. Huo Yuhao felt as though his head were about to explode.

"Hmph."

An ultimate power of ice and snow and a sacred power of light erupted at the same time. Centered on his body, a dazzling beam shot into the sky from Shrek Academy's dormitory, piercing through the ceiling, the roof, and the night, rising straight into the heavens and illuminating the night sky for miles around as brightly as day.

"What is this?!"

Throughout Shrek Academy, several senior elders opened their eyes from meditation at once. Seeing the color and form of that beam, the teacups, books, and soul tools in their hands all slipped from their grasp.

Sea God's Light! The Sea God has manifested!!!!

At this moment, the two powers continuously merged within Huo Yuhao's body.

However, Xia Liang swiftly activated spatial authority and moved the battlefield elsewhere.

This place lay within the gap between spaces. Xia Liang had opened it temporarily, and it could support god-level combat to a certain extent.

"How is this possible?"

Tang San's voice wavered for the first time.

He looked around. This space was gray-white and empty, with no point of reference between heaven and earth. Only a faint layer of gray mist flowed slowly along its edges.

What kind of place was this?

He had originally planned to settle the battle within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit and imprint the God King's mark while he was at it. Instead, he had been forcibly dragged here, and his brow furrowed.

This is troublesome...

The Tang San here was merely a divine-sense avatar, possessing only the strength of a peak second-level god. To avoid being discovered by Destruction, this divine soul could not even contact his true body.

At this moment, Snow Empress's true body tore through space and arrived, radiating the power of a second-level god. Before fully mastering the divine position, this was the limit of her current strength.

The Ice God's aura...

Tang San sensed that something was wrong. Why had the Ice God come too?

If they were two foreign gods, they would be easy enough to deal with. After all, they were not recorded in the Divine Realm. But the Ice God was different. She was recorded in the Divine Realm, and she was even a first-level god. If he wanted to suppress her, he would have to report it to the Divine Realm Committee for a decision.

If Tang San killed the Ice God here, Destruction could easily use it against him and shatter his image as the god who loved both gods and mortals.

I shouldn't have revealed my name, Tang San secretly regretted. If he had come while concealing his aura, killing the Ice God would have been no issue. After all, he could have pinned it on a god wanted by the Divine Realm.

But now, he could not...

Looking at Electrolux and the Ice God's inheritor before him, Tang San felt a headache coming on.

Tang San's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. There had already been far too many troubling matters these past few days.

His father and mother had been thrown by that damned teleportation to the entrance of the Destruction Divine Hall. His scheme to seize the origin of Douluo Continent had nearly been exposed, and in the end, Tang Hao had voluntarily taken all the blame upon himself.

Tang San could only coldly and impartially order his father's divine power crippled and have him imprisoned in the divine prison.

This move preserved Tang San's reputation and position, but the price was that the God King of Destruction took the opportunity to revoke his authority to inspect the lower realm.

Now, if Tang San wanted to communicate with the lower realm, he could only do so through such mediums as the Haotian Sect, Sea God Island, and Shrek.

This time, he had accumulated power intending to eliminate these lower-realm gods in one stroke and avert future trouble.

But now, it seemed that the strength of a second-level god might not be enough to kill them all.

Looking at the god-level Electrolux and Snow Empress before him, Tang San's thoughts stirred. Dark-red Asura power rose around him, then churned and spread like blood mist set ablaze.

His figure became more solid within the red glow. His blue divine robe was covered in crimson, and fine armor plates emerged one by one along his shoulder guards and chestplate, covering his upper body.

Asura God form, fully unleashed.

"Elder Yi, Snow Empress, see if you can leave this divine sense behind."

Xia Liang spoke, then vanished into the void to stabilize the space and prevent outside gods from noticing anything unusual.

"Then let this old man see just how powerful these so-called gods are."

Electrolux raised his staff, and a soft white glow lit up at its tip. The light spread through the air, forming several intersecting arcs of radiance. The purifying aura unique to light magic flowed through those arcs, and wherever it passed, even the dark-red Asura aura surrounding Tang San was forced to recede slightly.

"Emperor's Winter Domain!"

Snow Empress did not hold back either. The cold around her abruptly expanded outward, and a translucent icy halo burst from her body. The temperature plummeted, while the moisture in the air instantly condensed into fine ice crystals, floating between the two sides like countless silver-white points of light.

Feeling the suppression of ice and light, Tang San frowned. The strength of these two gods had already exceeded his expectations.

The Ice God was one thing. It was understandable for her to unleash the strength of a second-level god. But why was this foreign god at the peak of the third-level god rank?

Previously, Tang Hao had investigated Xia Liang and Electrolux. At the time, neither of them had been at their strongest. Xia Liang had been marked as a second-level god, while Electrolux had been classified as mortal-level. Even if he recovered, he should only have barely reached the rank of divine official.

But now, Electrolux had reached the third-level god rank and was even approaching the power of a second-level god.

"Troublesome."

Muttering inwardly, Tang San condensed Asura divine power and began suppressing the two. Dark blood-colored Asura aura condensed into dozens of flying swords and shot directly toward Snow Empress and Electrolux.

"Snow Empress, take the offensive."

Electrolux spoke as the scepter in his hand spun. Several dusky Shield Scepters flew out and formed shields around Snow Empress.

"Great Cold, No Snow!"

With Electrolux's protection, Snow Empress did not dodge the incoming Asura God Swords at all. Instead, she charged directly at Tang San.

Tang San swept his sleeve, and a barrier appeared before him, separating him from Snow Empress.

Crack—

Tang San had thought it would block Snow Empress's full-force strike, but the instant that barrier touched the freezing current, a layer of white frost rapidly spread across its surface. Then it cracked from the center and shattered completely with a crisp sound.

Looking at Snow Empress ahead, a vicious glint appeared in Tang San's eyes as he condensed an Asura God Sword in his hand.

Forget it. I'll cripple them first. The Ice God has joined forces with a foreign god—this charge is enough for me to execute them before reporting it.

"Emperor's Sword!"

Seeing the bloody longsword forming in Tang San's hand, Snow Empress refused to be outdone. The power of her domain gathered in her hand and formed a sword of ice.

Clang—

The two swords collided. In the end, cracks appeared first on Snow Empress's ice sword.

Seeing Snow Empress's ice sword shatter, Tang San's lips curled. He increased his strength with one hand while trying to persuade her to surrender.

"Ice God, stop being so stubborn. Submit to this God King, and I will help you restore your divine position. There is no need to recover slowly in a place like Douluo Continent. If you earn merit, I can help you enter the realm of God King."

"There's no need. I can walk the path to God King myself."

Snow Empress refused outright. At the same time, the Ice God's divine position kept sending her a message.

The Asura God is lying!

An Asura God who had only reached the God King realm by inheriting a God King's divine position actually dared claim he could help the Ice God become a God King? Who was he trying to fool?

"You don't know what's good for you."

Seeing Snow Empress refuse, Tang San unleashed his soul power and swung his sword.

The ice sword shattered, and Snow Empress was sent flying hundreds of meters away.

Tang San prepared to pursue her. He had only taken one step forward when he sensed something wrong the next moment.

"Ice Extremity Unparalleled!"

Hundreds of Ice Swords instantly appeared around Tang San. With Xia Liang's current empowerment, every Ice Sword had been elevated to the utmost extreme.

"I've been locked onto."

Tang San could feel himself firmly locked in place, with no time to escape. Asura power enveloped his entire body.

The Ice Swords erupted, their icy light flashing as every one of them unleashed all its power.

"Damn it!"

When the icy light faded, the Asura power protecting his body had been broken, and cracks had been blasted into his grim Asura Demon Armor.

"I can't hold back anymore."

Tang San had originally intended to save some energy to deal with Xia Liang, but he had not expected these two to be so troublesome as well.

Tang San lightly touched his brow with his index finger. Within it were three strands of Asura sword qi, sword qi from his true body that possessed the combat power of a first-level god.

"Using a super divine artifact? Can't afford to lose?"

Oh no!

Hearing the voice by his ear, Tang San's pupils shrank as he realized something was terribly wrong.

The next second, he felt a heavy impact in his chest. Looking down, he saw a black hand thrust directly through his torso.

Black Hand! Heart Snatch!

Then, Tang San's divine sense was directly refined by Xia Liang, and the three strands of Asura sword qi were taken away by Xia Liang as well.

"What a pity. I couldn't injure his true body."

Xia Liang spoke. He had not let Snow Empress and Electrolux fight Tang San because he underestimated Tang San. Rather, with their current strength, dealing with Tang San in Asura God form was still quite difficult.

Just now, he had been analyzing Tang San's divine sense from behind them, attempting to pass through the spatial barrier between Douluo Continent and the Divine Realm through that divine sense and deliver a devastating blow to Tang San's true body. Unfortunately, he had failed.

"He's very strong."

Snow Empress lowered her head to look at the wound cut by that strand of Asura aura. Tang San's true body truly deserved to be a God King-level existence. Even the divine sense he had split off was so powerful.

What a pity. If she had refined all of the Ice Swords just now, their power might have been even greater.

"It seems we still have a long way to go."

Electrolux put away his various tools. These tools had basically all been corroded by Asura aura, which was perfect for studying it and seeing whether there was a way to counter it.

If they encountered it again in the future, they would be prepared.

"Mm. Our situation is somewhat better than we imagined. Let's go back first."

Xia Liang tore open space and left with Snow Empress and Electrolux. Without Xia Liang supporting it, this space would dissipate on its own within a few minutes.