Strength to Rival a God King

Tang San was stunned. It was the first time he had heard that gods existed.

He had never imagined that Li Changqing, who had been hunting him, possessed God-Level Strength. Still less had he imagined that a god's Divine Sense lay hidden within his father, or that this Asura God seemed to hold such a high position in the Divine Realm.

Another wave of shock rose in Tang San's heart. Someone had discovered his long-hidden identity as an Otherworlder, and Li Changqing was an Otherworlder too.

Worry immediately gripped him. Would the Asura God deal with him for being an Otherworlder?

Xiao Wu was even more stunned. Two gods had appeared before her, and the third brother who had been by her side day and night had come from another world. But Tang San had always treated her well, so her misgivings did not run too deep.

Tang San lowered his head in thought. At last, he reached a conclusion: the Asura God probably would not harm him.

After all, the Asura God had appeared only when he was about to die. Clearly, the god had come to protect him.

Now Tang San desperately hoped Li Changqing would refuse the Asura God's request. Then Li Changqing would die at the Asura God's hands, and his father would be avenged.

In the sky, Li Changqing suddenly smiled at the Asura God facing him. "A mighty God Realm Enforcer descended to protect an Otherworlder? Asura God, don't you think that's rather inappropriate?"

The Asura God snorted. "You are in no position to judge my actions. Leave at once, or..."

Li Changqing pointed his sword at the Asura God, showing no fear. "Or what? As it happens, I've been wanting to see what a God King of Douluo Continent is made of."

"You're courting death!"

With a low shout, the Asura God summoned a blood-red longsword condensed from Killing Aura and slashed at Li Changqing.

Li Changqing raised his sword to block. The blades collided with a deafening clang, sending a vast shock wave rolling outward.

Watching from afar, Tang San and Xiao Wu winced as the blast struck them. It felt less like wind than a storm of sharp blades.

Boundless Killing Aura flowed around the sword in the Asura God's hand, dyeing his surroundings a blood-red that chilled the heart.

Black-and-white yin-yang energy flowed around the Kunpeng Yin-Yang Sword in Li Changqing's hand. Within its blade, a Divine Peng could faintly be seen soaring and a giant Kun swimming.

Yin-yang power gathered and circulated around him, forming a Yin-Yang Pattern.

Li Changqing and the Asura God fought outside Heaven Dou City. The radiance pouring from them painted the heavens blood-red, black, and white.

The whole of Heaven Dou City felt the tremendous waves from their battle. Its people stared at the strange sight in the sky and felt the earth shake beneath them. Believing the end of the world had come, they hurried indoors.

The stronger fighters, however, rushed out of Heaven Dou City. They wanted to see what sort of powerhouses could produce such terrifying waves of force.

Outside the city, blood-red and black-and-white light clashed again and again in the sky. Each collision sent out a massive shock wave that seemed to make the heavens tremble.

The ground beneath them was already riddled with scars and covered in sword marks. Sharp Sword Intent lingered in every mark. A weaker Soul Master who ventured close would likely be torn to pieces by it.

The longer the Asura God fought Li Changqing, the more alarmed he became. True, he was only a wisp of Divine Sense, and the Asura Sword was not in his hand.

But he was a God King, stronger than every god beneath that rank. Even the other four God Kings could not defeat him one-on-one. A mere wisp of his Divine Sense should have been enough to rival a First-Level God.

Yet that wisp was fighting to a standstill with a human who merely possessed God-Level Strength and had never been baptized in the Divine Power of the Divine Realm.

No. I can't keep fighting. A wisp of Divine Sense has only so much power. If it runs out, the inheritor I went to such lengths to bring here really will be lost.

Having made his decision, the Asura God resolved to stop tangling with Li Changqing and take Tang San away.

Just then, Li Changqing said, "Is that all the strength a mighty God King has?"

The Asura God snorted. "I underestimated you. But don't get too pleased with yourself. If I descended in person, killing you would be as easy as slaughtering a chicken."

Li Changqing was not afraid in the slightest. He laughed as they fought. "Then come down in person and show me. The other four God Kings wouldn't allow it, would they?"

The Asura God's face darkened. He had not expected Li Changqing to know that he could not descend at will.

Though he was a God Realm Enforcer, the other four God Kings also kept watch over him. If they learned he had sent his Divine Sense down to protect a human, he would have a bitter cup to swallow.

Besides, Tang San had not even begun a God Trial. That left him with even less justification.

After Li Changqing struck the Asura God down with his sword, the god split in two. One part turned into a streak of blood-red light and swept Tang San and Xiao Wu away.

Li Changqing moved to pursue them, but Tang Hao's body hurtled toward him, carrying part of the Asura God's Divine Power. It was about to explode and delay him.

Li Changqing did not dare let down his guard. He summoned the Kunpeng Yin-Yang Sword before him and formed a black-and-white Barrier at the same time.

With a thunderous boom, Tang Hao's body vanished. The ground was left in ruins, saturated with destructive power.

As the dust slowly cleared, Li Changqing came into view. He was unhurt.

He looked down at the wreckage and smiled faintly. "Killing Tang Hao was a worthwhile gain."

"And now I have a clear sense of my own strength. With the Kunpeng Yin-Yang Sword alone, I can fight the Asura God's Divine Sense to a standstill. If I use the Kunpeng Method and manifest the Kunpeng Profound Meaning, I won't fear him even if he descends in person."

Li Changqing spotted a few crystalline objects still gleaming on the ground: Tang Hao's Soul Bones. There were six in all.

He was a little surprised. "Even an explosion that violent didn't destroy the Soul Bones. They really are sturdy."

As he spoke, the Kunpeng Yin-Yang Sword returned to the small sword pattern on his right palm. He drew the six scattered Soul Bones into his hand.

Then Li Changqing sensed the approaching auras of several Titled Douluo.

The first to arrive was Sword Douluo Chen Xin, dressed in white as pure as snow. He surveyed the wreckage, felt the Sword Intent spread across the ground, and was quietly shaken. At last, he looked up at Li Changqing standing in the air.

Doubt and alarm filled Chen Xin's heart. The destruction here is beyond anything I know. Who is this man? How strong must he be to cause such devastation? And who was powerful enough to fight him?

An elderly man arrived close behind, lightning crackling around him. It was Yu Yuanzhen, head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Pufferfish arrived last. He recognized Li Changqing, and when he saw the six Soul Bones in Li Changqing's hand, greed flashed in his eyes.

Li Changqing turned a cold gaze on Pufferfish. "What is it, Pufferfish? Do you want the Soul Bones?"