Chapter 43: Tang San with Dual Godhood!
Douluo II, the Peerless Era.
"How is this possible? How? He's only a mere Soul King!"
"How can his strength rival mine?!"
Xuan Zi's eyes widened in disbelief. A fierce sense of urgency seized him.
Huo Yuhao was already this strong as a Soul King. If Xuan Zi let him grow for another ten years, the boy might crush him like an ant.
"I can't let him leave the Star Luo Empire!"
"Huo Yuhao, you must return to the arms of Shrek Academy!"
"Awaken Limit Comprehension: Heaven and Earth Resonance!"
Xuan Zi unleashed his full power. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—his Soul Ring Configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red appeared around him.
"Enough!"
"Do you really think the Holy Spirit Cult has no one left?"
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red. A terrifying Soul Ring Configuration appeared: six black rings and three red.
"Bone Dragon King!"
Zhongli Wu forcibly suppressed Xuan Zi. Xuan Zi could not even defeat Du Busi, so how could he possibly beat Zhongli Wu?
With the Holy Spirit Cult losing ground across the board, one of its Consecrators gravely wounded, and several Elders badly injured, Zhongli Wu could no longer sit still.
The aura of a peak Super Douluo erupted. An enormous bone dragon appeared in an instant and forcibly brought the battlefield under control.
All the Holy Spirit Cult's Titled Douluo and Consecrators gathered around Huo Yuhao. A beam of light fell over him and every member of the cult.
"We're leaving!"
Just before they withdrew, Huo Yuhao took more than a hundred Soul Emperor Undead and over fifty Soul Saint Undead with him.
"I, Huo Yuhao, will remember what you all did today!"
"One day, I'll repay you a hundredfold!"
Whoosh!
Huo Yuhao, Gu Quan, Fang Yuan, Zhongli Wu, and every Elder and Consecrator of the Holy Spirit Cult vanished from the leveled White Tiger Duke's Mansion in an instant.
The Heavenly Screen showing the Douluo II Era flickered faintly, then closed completely.
Douluo I Era.
By now, Qian Daoliu, who had been fighting in a killing frenzy, had reached the final, feverish stage of battle.
Six of Sea God Island's seven Sacred Pillars had fallen. Only Bo Saixi remained, struggling to withstand Qian Daoliu's assault.
"Enough, Qian Daoliu. Sea God Island doesn't want to drag Spirit Hall into a fight where both sides perish."
"Release Tang San, and we can wipe our grievances clean—"
[Douluo II, Child of Destiny Huo Yuhao: "Qian Daoliu, why waste words on them? Kill Tang San! Once he's dead, what tricks will this puppet of the Sea God have left?"]
Huo Yuhao's message crossed from the closed Douluo II Heavenly Screen to Douluo I.
In an instant, it struck Qian Daoliu like sudden enlightenment.
Right. Why am I fighting them head-on?
Anger had completely clouded his judgment.
"Tang San, today... you die!"
"Angel Holy Sword!"
A golden sword beam crossed the vast distance in an instant, heading straight for Tang San.
"Oh no!"
"Ghost Shadow Perplexing—shhk!"
Tang San watched, eyes wide, as his right arm flew from his body.
"Aaagh!"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened.
"Brother!"
Before Xiao Wu could reach Tang San's side, another sword beam arrived.
Shhk!
Tang San's left arm flew off.
"Still alive?"
"Let's see how you dodge the third strike!"
Qian Daoliu's face twisted savagely as he raised his hand. Bo Saixi went pale with shock.
"Qian Daoliu, have you forgotten the bond we once shared?!"
"Once I've killed Tang San, I'll cut you down too, you emblem!"
Qian Daoliu was nearly mad. The moment he learned that this boy was about to destroy the Qian Family legacy he had guarded for so many years, how could he spare a thought for some damned love story?
Whoosh!
The sword beam crossed the distance, about to tear Tang San's body apart.
"Little San!"
The gravely wounded Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply.
Xiao Wu raced toward Tang San.
"Brother San!"
Tang San raised his head. Time seemed to slow.
Bo Saixi, her defenses broken. His badly wounded father, Tang Hao. Xiao Wu, his younger sister and lover, running toward him. Himself, grievously wounded with both arms severed.
And above them, Qian Daoliu, his face twisted as he sent a fatal sword strike toward him.
Am I really going to die this time?
Heaven has no place for me, but why? Why can't I accept it?!
"Old Tang, save me!"
Hum. Within Tang San's Spiritual Sea, a sea-blue divine light pierced the heavens and earth.
"My original self, have you finally decided to merge with me?"
Tang San's soul fell into the arms of an enormous blue Soul Body.
"No! Aaagh!"
"Old Tang, that isn't what you said! You said I'd still control the body after we merged! You're trying to devour me... refine me!"
"I... I'm the original!"
Hum!
A dazzling blue light burst through the heavens and earth, instantly deflecting Qian Daoliu's sword energy. Sea-blue divine light swept up Xiao Wu, Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, the Shrek Seven Devils... and everyone else who had helped Tang San, carrying them toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
"That aura, that soul power... a god! It's the Sea God's aura!"
Bo Saixi was overjoyed.
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted violently.
"I sensed the Asura God's Divine Power."
Qian Daoliu flew into a rage.
"After them!"
Tang San slowly opened his eyes. His gaze held the look of someone calculating everything.
Xiao Wu's return to the Star Dou Great Forest awakened its two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
The next instant, Qian Daoliu arrived with six Consecrators and eight Elders of Spirit Hall.
"Sister Xiao Wu... is he really... really worth it?"
Under the siege by Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall's Worship Hall, both Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had already been gravely wounded.
"He is. I believe in him. Even if I sacrifice myself, Brother San will bring me back to life one day!"
"Da Ming, Er Ming, please believe in Brother San too!"
Just as Xiao Wu was about to sacrifice herself, two crimson pillars of light descended upon Tang San.
"Tang San, if you dare let Sister Xiao Wu down, even in death, I'll drag you down... with me!"
"Sister Xiao Wu, live well!"
Hum! Hum!
Two blood-red pillars of light from Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts fell directly upon Tang San. Overjoyed, he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and used Blue Silver Grass to pull the Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone and Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone onto his right and left arms.
"Heh... so this is what having a body feels like?"
At that moment, within Tang San's Spiritual Sea, the soul of Tang San, who had lived two lives, erupted in utter fury and forcibly seized control of the body.
"Enough. It's my turn to play."
"I have never forgotten this day, this moment, or this heart-piercing pain!"
From Slaughter City and Sea God Island, two divine lights erupted and fell upon Tang San.
On the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang San's left hand, two enormous red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings appeared.
Douluo II Era.
The Holy Spirit Cult.
Huo Yuhao watched the Douluo I Heavenly Screen. Tang San had not only survived but gained two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, and the call of both the Asura God's and Sea God's Godhoods. Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted.
"Damn it, Qian Daoliu! Are you putting on an act or what?"
The Three Realms Sky Screen erupted with messages.
"Six, six, six. So this is how terrifying an Extraterrestrial Demon is?"
"If Tang San survives this, don't tell me the gods of the Divine Realm didn't interfere. They may as well have shoved those Godhoods straight into his mouth!"
"I declare that Tang San, with the Asura God and Sea God's Dual Godhood in one body, has taken over the Three Comparisons!"
Yu Xiaogang lifted his head excitedly, his whole body trembling.
"Finally, finally! After losing so many times, Little San is finally guaranteed something!"
Star Dou Great Forest.
Qian Daoliu sensed the auras of two Godhoods on Tang San and heaved a heavy sigh. He seemed to age more than a decade in an instant.
After sensing the Divine Soul within Tang San, he knew his last chance to kill him was gone.
"We're leaving!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Qian Daoliu turned and led his people away.
The only way to change history's ending is for Xue'er to become a god before Tang San. Right now, Tang San is only a Godhood Inheritance recipient, and that Divine Soul is still only a soul. If Xue'er becomes the Angel God and kills him first, the Qian Family still has hope!
The Douluo I Heavenly Screen slowly began to close.
Douluo II Era.
"This is bad. He'll be hard to fight now."
Huo Yuhao's expression darkened.
Seeing Tang San receive a Dual Godhood Inheritance, he guessed that damned Old Tang had used the Divine Power within himself to forcibly draw the continent's Godhood Inheritances to Tang San.
After all, Old Tang was a Soul Fragment of the God King Tang San, who held Dual Godhood. He already possessed the Divine Power of both Godhoods, so it was hardly surprising that he could use it to draw both inheritances down.
"I need to prepare properly for the Three Comparisons."
"To win, I have to find Jin Ruir, raise my spiritual power to God Level, and preferably get a great many Corpse Puppets."
"I need to attend the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, get the Gold of Life and the Snow Empress Embryo, and kill someone with the White Tiger Bloodline..."
"Why is there so much to do?!"
Huo Yuhao's head ached, but he had to take it one step at a time.
He went straight to Zhongli Wu.
"You're going out to the three empires again?"
"And you're not taking any other Elders or Consecrators?"
Zhongli Wu looked at Huo Yuhao with a headache.
"That's right. If you all come along, we'll draw too much attention."
Zhongli Wu thought for a moment.
"What's your goal?"
Huo Yuhao answered without hesitation.
"To find teammates for the Seven Heroes and prepare for the Three Comparisons."
At that, Zhongli Wu nodded and sighed heavily.
"Fine. But you must take Gu Quan and Fang Yuan. Gu Quan can cover your retreat, and Fang Yuan can help you recover."
"Also, during the last battle, I saw that your Corpse Explosion was quite effective for protecting yourself. The cult doesn't want anything to happen to you."
"After overruling every objection, I secured the remains of the previous cult leader and past Consecrators and Elders for you. In all, there are ten Titled Douluo corpses, ten Super Douluo corpses, and one Limit Douluo corpse."
Zhongli Wu looked at the Limit Douluo corpse with obvious pain.
"If necessary, you can blow them all up. The dead are already dead, but nothing can happen to you!"
Huo Yuhao looked at the Limit Douluo corpse. Though it had deteriorated badly and would have no combat strength even if turned into a Corpse Puppet, he could restore it.
Thinking of who this person had been, Huo Yuhao looked at Zhongli Wu and could not help feeling moved.
In truth, even if the Holy Spirit Cult had its own agenda and harbored ill intentions, going this far was enough to earn Huo Yuhao's respect.
"Thank you for supporting me, Cult Leader. I won't disappoint you!"
Holy Son Hall.
Gu Quan and Fang Yuan hurried in.
"Another mission?"
Huo Yuhao casually handed Gu Quan the hundred Soul Emperor Corpse Puppets he had refined at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
"Take these."
Gu Quan sorted through them and selected twelve female Soul Emperor Corpse Puppets.
"Boss, here's what's left. I can't use it."
Huo Yuhao: ???
"Did I give it to you to use?"
"I gave it to you to blow up! What's wrong with you?"
At that, Gu Quan scratched his head awkwardly.
"Boss, you gave it all to me. What are you going to use?"
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, and twenty Title Ban-level super Undead appeared.
"I'll make do with whatever."
Despite what Huo Yuhao said, Zhongli Wu secretly assigned a Consecrator and two Elders to protect him.
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