The Shura God Beats Up Tang Hao

The Martial Soul awakening had ended.

Su Qi, Tang San, and the other children followed Su Yuntao out of the Awakening Hall.

Old Jack hurried over and anxiously asked about the children's Martial Soul awakenings.

Su Yuntao reported truthfully and explained that the strange phenomenon in heaven and earth had been caused by Su Qi awakening a top-tier sword Martial Soul.

His talent was enough to earn him the finest resources in Spirit Hall, so sending him to the Papal Palace in Spirit City for training was undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

After confirming that Su Qi shared this intention, Old Jack naturally did not stop him. He helped pack his luggage, then watched Su Yuntao and Su Qi leave Holy Soul Village.

On the small road leading to Notting City, the sun shone brightly beneath a cloudless blue sky.

Dense forests lined the way, and the autumn wind swept fallen leaves into the air.

Su Yuntao's emotions remained unsettled throughout the journey. He kept turning to look at Su Qi, both excited and restrained.

His innate soul power had broken through the level-ten limit, and his sword Martial Soul was terrifyingly powerful. To think that he had personally recruited such a genius into Spirit Hall—was this really not a dream?

"I heard Old Jack call you Little Su, so I'll call you that as well. Little Su, once we reach the Notting City Spirit Hall branch, I'll arrange a place for you to stay first, then have someone send word to Spirit City."

"Once the Papal Palace confirms the information, they'll send someone to pick you up before long."

"The Papal Palace has the best resources, and there are even Titled Douluo who personally guide cultivation. Believe me, as long as you work hard, you'll definitely have the potential to become a Titled Douluo in the future!"

"Alright, Master Su. I'll follow your arrangements."

After replying, Su Qi could not help recalling his past life.

In his previous life, he had become Spirit Hall's Eighth Consecrated Elder at the age of twenty-five.

At that time, Qian Xunji had still been the Pope.

From the original story, he knew that six years ago, Tang Hao had gravely wounded Qian Xunji, while Bibi Dong had devoured Qian Xunji and begun the Rakshasa Divine Trial.

Forced by the situation, the Grand Consecrated Elder Qian Daoliu could only support Bibi Dong's ascension to the position of Pope.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue—the "disciple" he had raised since childhood—had long since assumed the identity of Xue Qinghe and infiltrated the Heaven Dou Palace.

Only he had broken free from his predetermined fate.

Having been reborn.

In this life, he had joined Spirit Hall under a new identity. He had to reach level one hundred and become a god in the shortest possible time!

Just as Su Qi began planning for the future, an icy, bone-piercing killing intent, cold enough to freeze blood, suddenly swept down the path ahead without warning!

The temperature throughout the forest plummeted in an instant. Grass and trees withered, and even the air became thick and oppressive.

Before Su Qi could react, Su Yuntao was struck by the killing intent from ahead. His mind went blank, and he stiffly collapsed to the ground unconscious.

At the same time, a dark crimson Killing God Domain enveloped the entire forest.

A broad, middle-aged man dressed in tattered clothes slowly emerged from the path ahead. He was Tang Hao, the Titled Douluo who hated Spirit Hall more than anyone on the continent!

As Tang Hao approached step by step, his killing intent surging to the heavens, Su Qi remained calm and utterly unsurprised.

The one who was surprised instead was Tang Hao.

Stopping in his tracks, Tang Hao stared fixedly at Su Qi. A flash of shock and surprise passed through his clouded eyes.

As a level ninety-five Titled Douluo, the Killing God Domain he unleashed with all his strength was enough to instantly shatter an ordinary Spirit Douluo's spiritual sea. Even a Soul Sage would collapse and faint immediately.

Yet this six-year-old child named Su Qi, with his frail body and meager soul power, could stand firmly where he was and face his killing intent without the slightest fear?

Not only did he possess a top-tier sword Martial Soul, he had been born with the Killing God Domain, and his spiritual power was even sufficient to contend with a Titled Douluo.

Such talent was simply monstrous!

If this child joined Spirit Hall, would he still have any hope of taking revenge against Spirit Hall?

At that thought, the pain and hatred Tang Hao had buried deep in his heart surged forth.

His wife, Ah Yin, had died while being hunted by Spirit Hall. Even if he could not avenge his wife, he absolutely could not allow such a peerless genius to fall into Spirit Hall's hands!

And if he could make such a peerless genius work for him, his chances of taking revenge on Spirit Hall would grow even greater!

"Kid, your talent is unmatched in this world. If you are willing to leave Spirit Hall, I can protect you for the rest of your life." Tang Hao did not sound as though he were making a proposal. Rather, he was issuing a demand, his tone forceful and unpleasant.

Su Qi looked back at Tang Hao and snorted disdainfully. "No need. I have a better protector. You aren't worthy!"

"You're courting death!" Tang Hao roared, and killing intent erupted from his eyes.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—nine soul rings rapidly rose beneath his feet.

Level ninety-five soul power, carrying boundless killing intent, spread outward and froze the entire forest solid.

Su Qi hurriedly stepped in front of the unconscious Su Yuntao, gripping the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul in his right hand as he released his Killing God Domain.

Though he had been reborn as a six-year-old child, the killing intent he had accumulated through a hundred battles in Slaughter City in his previous life had already fused deep into his soul.

With the aid of the Killing God Domain, the killing intent erupting from Su Qi's soul actually canceled out Tang Hao's killing intent.

Tang Hao had clearly not expected a six-year-old child to possess such overwhelming killing intent. This only confirmed his belief that the boy absolutely could not be allowed to live, or there would be endless trouble in the future!

With murder in his heart, Tang Hao raised the Clear Sky Hammer in his right hand. His figure flashed, and the heavy hammer smashed toward Su Qi's crown in a lethal strike.

Although his killing intent could rival Tang Hao's and his spiritual power was even stronger, the gap in soul power was fatal.

Facing Tang Hao's ferocious hammer blow, Su Qi wanted to dodge, but his body was ultimately that of a six-year-old child. Forget dodging—he could not even move half a step!

His body seemed to be pinned in place by Tang Hao's level ninety-five soul power. He could not move an inch, agony coursed through his entire body, and a suffocating sensation rose within him.

Buzz—

At the critical moment.

Within Su Qi's spiritual world, that wisp of Asura divine sense suddenly erupted.

Dark crimson divine might exploded in an instant.

Bang!

The Clear Sky Hammer was violently knocked away by Asura divine power.

Tang Hao was blasted back dozens of meters. Ravines split open beneath his feet, and blood gushed from the web between his thumb and forefinger.

Empowered by the Asura divine sense, Su Qi's Killing God Domain temporarily evolved into the Asura Domain, directly devouring Tang Hao's Killing God Domain for its own use.

Tang Hao felt as if the killing intent he had accumulated over decades had been completely drained away. His combat strength and momentum were instantly cut in half.

He barely steadied himself and looked up.

Behind Su Qi, heaven and earth trembled, and the void tore apart. An endless Gate of Hell, burning with bloody karmic flames, slowly opened.

Darkness churned within the gate. A three-headed, six-armed Asura God Statue, over a hundred zhang tall, gradually revealed its true form. Supreme Asura pressure poured down, suppressing all creation!

As Tang Hao gazed up at the Gate of Hell behind Su Qi and the hundred-zhang Asura God Statue, it was as if he saw himself being judged and executed. His pupils dilated, and his face filled with confusion and terror.

Overwhelmed by the pouring Asura pressure, his legs gave way. He dropped heavily to his knees, trembling uncontrollably.

This pressure far surpassed that of the King of Slaughter from back then and carried a divinity that judged all things!

And that divinity was far greater even than Qian Xunji's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul!!

What left Tang Hao bewildered was this: just who was this six-year-old child named Su Qi?

Why had he suddenly seemed to receive divine aid, to the point that even a Titled Douluo like himself was completely suppressed?

Before Tang Hao could recover from his confusion, an even more reality-shattering scene unfolded.

The instant after the Gate of Hell opened.

The Asura God Statue within flashed and vanished.

Immediately afterward, bloody killing intent coiled around Su Qi's body and limbs.

His six-year-old body suddenly grew taller. A blood-red divine armor gradually covered his entire body, his black hair turned white, and scarlet flames ignited in his eyes.

At this moment, Su Qi had been possessed by a wisp of the Shura God's divine sense, which had temporarily taken control of his body!

Once the blood-red divine armor covered his body, Su Qi transformed from a six-year-old child into an imposing adult, radiating majesty without anger.

He slowly floated into the sky, turned his right wrist, and divine patterns flashed across the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul. Gathering the killing aura that filled the heavens, he swept his sword horizontally.

Screech!

A narrow streak of bloody sword light shot straight toward Tang Hao.

Tang Hao did not dare hesitate at all. Ignoring whether the old injuries within his body would flare up or worsen, he directly lit up his seventh soul ring and activated his seventh soul skill, Clear Sky Avatar!

In an instant, Tang Hao transformed into a dark crimson half-giant ten meters tall. Using the hammer-swinging technique of the "Break" Absolute from the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, he fiercely smashed out the enormous Clear Sky Hammer as it expanded in the wind.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, there was no contest at all. The bloody sword light forcibly blasted away the massive Clear Sky Hammer Tang Hao had swung.

The dark crimson half-giant Tang Hao had become shattered inch by inch, breaking apart alongside the frozen forest around him and exploding through the air like glass.

Bang—

Amid the explosion, the Clear Sky Avatar had already been shattered and dispersed by that bloody sword light.

Violent Asura divine power surged madly into Tang Hao's body, flooding through his limbs and bones!

Pfft—

He spat out a mouthful of blackish-red blood.

All the old hidden injuries left behind from his desperate battle against Spirit Hall's experts erupted at once.

Tang Hao crashed heavily to the ground. Multiple bones were damaged, his clothes soaked in blood, and he looked utterly miserable.

At that moment, a deep and majestic divine voice exploded from Su Qi's mouth. "Tang Hao, in consideration of your grandfather Tang Chen being this god's previous inheritor and having rendered service to the Asura lineage, this god will spare your life today."

"Leave immediately. Do not disturb him again."

"Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

The three short sentences boomed like thunder in Tang Hao's ears, making his entire body tremble.

Even a level ninety-five Titled Douluo like him was as insignificant as dust before the Asura divine sense. Even the thought of resisting vanished completely.

He no longer believed Su Qi was merely a six-year-old child.

Not only had Su Qi shown no fear at being ambushed along the road, he even knew of his grandfather Tang Chen.

Could this child truly be the reincarnation of the Killing God?

Back then, his grandfather Tang Chen had resolved to leave the Clear Sky Sect and seek the path to godhood.

Since even a peerless expert like his grandfather had believed in gods, then gods truly existed in this world!

How laughable it was for a mortal to challenge a god...

Had the other party not shown consideration for his grandfather Tang Chen, he would likely have been slain long ago!

"I have offended Your Divine Majesty. This junior deserves death. Thank you, Divine Lord, for sparing my life. This junior will leave at once and will never offend you again!"

After speaking, Tang Hao endured the agonizing pain of his shattered bones and forced himself to stand.

To avoid showing disrespect toward a god, he did not even dare fly through the air. Clutching his bloody right arm, he limped away miserably in the direction of Holy Soul Village.

Only after Tang Hao's figure completely disappeared did the Gate of Hell in the void slowly close. The overwhelming Asura pressure fully receded, and the Asura divine sense returned to Su Qi's spiritual world.

The blood-red divine armor turned into motes of light and faded away. His white hair returned to black, and his imposing adult divine body shrank back into the form of a six-year-old child.

Su Qi landed on the ground, swayed, and could not help dropping to his knees.

His face was deathly pale as he gasped for breath.

With only the body of a six-year-old, he ultimately could not bear the Shura God's divine sense possession.

His soul was exhausted, pain throbbed through his body and meridians, and it felt as if his organs had been displaced from forcibly enlarging his body.

"Kid, it is fortunate that you cultivated the Soul Martial Soul in your previous life. Your soul in this life is strong enough to barely withstand this god's divine sense possession. If it had been an ordinary soul master, both body and soul would have shattered completely long ago."

The Shura God's voice sounded in Su Qi's spiritual world, carrying a trace of warning.

"However, your physical body is currently too weak. You simply cannot maintain the divine sense possession state for long."

"From now on, you must find a way to speed up your physical development and temper your body. Only when your body catches up to your soul's strength can I safely lend you divine power and protect you."

Suddenly, the space of the God Realm trembled faintly.

The trace of origin divine power that had leaked out when he acted just now triggered the God Realm's monitoring mechanism. The fluctuation of divine power directly alerted the Sea God next to Shura Hall.

The Shura God spoke hurriedly. "It seems that because I helped you just now, that old Sea God has already come to complain. This god will deal with him."

"Remember, the content of the Asura First Trial is to break through to level forty soul power within one year. If you fail, do not blame this god for abandoning you!"

As soon as his voice fell, before Su Qi could react, the Shura God had already cut off contact.

He could only regulate his breathing for a while before walking over to the still-unconscious Su Yuntao.

Fortunately, he had deliberately used the Killing God Domain to protect Su Yuntao during the battle, so Su Yuntao had not been affected by the aftershock.

Reaching out and gently patting Su Yuntao's face, Su Qi called out, "Master Su, wake up. Stop sleeping!"

A moment later, Su Yuntao slowly woke up. He looked around in confusion, feeling chilled to the bone and mentally dazed, as though he had just taken a trip through Ghost Gate.

"I... what happened to me? Why am I lying on the ground?"

Hearing Su Yuntao's question, Su Qi said in a childlike voice, "Master Su, you must have been too tired from traveling everywhere lately to awaken Martial Souls. You fell asleep while walking. My grandmother said that sleeping on the ground can make you catch a cold easily!"

"Is that so?" Su Yuntao rubbed his throbbing temples. After thinking for a moment, he sighed helplessly. "I must really have been too exhausted lately. My body can't take it anymore. Once we return to the Notting City branch, I need to rest properly for a few days. Let's go back to the branch."

With that, Su Yuntao slowly stood up. Just as he finished straightening his clothes, his expression turned solemn.

As he remembered it, he had been walking through a forest, hadn't he?

Why did the forest seem as if it had been wiped away, leaving nothing behind?

Could he really have been so tired that he was hallucinating?

He looked down at Su Qi and raised an eyebrow. It could not possibly have been a six-year-old child who erased an entire forest, could it?

Casting aside that absurd thought, Su Yuntao shook his head and continued down the road.

Su Qi followed closely behind, silently letting out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Su Yuntao had not realized what had just happened.

After this battle, Tang Hao would never dare trouble him again.

This meant he could develop peacefully in Spirit Hall.

They continued onward, and as the sun set, the two finally entered Notting City.

After returning to the Spirit Hall branch, Su Yuntao truthfully reported the information, arranged the finest luxury single room for Su Qi, and prepared ample basic cultivation resources.

Su Qi, meanwhile, shut himself in his room to meditate, quietly considering how he could use the resources provided by Spirit Hall to accelerate his physical development.

Elsewhere, in the vast God Realm.

Within Shura Hall, the Shura God withdrew that wisp of divine sense.

At the same time, azure divine light broke through the barriers of the starry river. Sea God Poseidon appeared within Shura Hall, his blue-gold divine power confronting the bloody killing aura from afar.

"Shura, you broke the rules." Sea God Poseidon's tone was calm, yet it carried unquestionable power.