Above the nine heavens, clouds churned through the Divine Realm.
Today was the liveliest day in the Divine Realm's history.
Countless Deities crowded around the Sea God Hall, three layers deep inside and out, sealing it tighter than a drum. Even the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils, apart from Tang San and Xiao Wu, had been forced to stand outside and maintain order.
Inside, the Sea God Main Hall was spacious and bright.
Brilliant deep-sea divine crystals studded the vaulted ceiling. Eight massive crystal pillars supported it, their shafts engraved with the glorious deeds of the current Sea God.
At the very center of the hall, a Martial Soul Awakening ceremony unlike any since the Divine Realm first came into being was underway.
"Come here, little Qi."
A warm, resonant voice rang through the hall. Its owner was one of the Divine Realm's top figures: Tang San, the God King who held the Dual Godhood of Sea God and Asura God.
He stood tall and straight, his features strikingly handsome. Long azure hair fell loosely down his back, and a faint smile as compassionate as the Buddha's rested on his lips.
Beside him stood two figures who could make the entire Divine Realm tremble three times over.
The one on the right had refined features, short, tousled silver-white hair with a stubborn tuft sticking up, and keen purple eyes that shone brightly. Proud and obstinate, he looked every inch a rebellious little boy. He was the Destruction God King.
The one on the left was breathtakingly beautiful, with snow-white skin and bright, lively eyes. A girlish playfulness peeked through her gentle grace. She was Tang San's wife, Xiao Wu.
Tang Qi took a deep breath and walked toward his "Biological Dad."
Tang Qi was no native of Douluo Continent. He was a transmigrator through and through.
When he first arrived on Douluo Continent, he had found his identity as the "Sea God's Son" rather hard to accept.
Was there no room for two kings? Was Tang San afraid I'd outshine him? Why the hell did that bastard get born ten thousand years before me?!
But as time passed, the transmigrator's innate talent for making the best of things began to show.
Just when Tang Qi had accepted that he was Tang Wulin and was ready to have his fill of the Silver Dragon King, he suddenly discovered...
He seemed to have gotten his identity wrong!
Tang Qi stared at the face in the mirror, which looked more and more like Wang Dong's from the original story, and fell into thought.
Right. Tang Wulin shouldn't be in the Divine Realm, should he?
And every Deity in the Divine Realm said he was the Sea God's first child.
"Don't tell me... I'm fucking Tang Wutong?!"
Tang Qi went pale with shock. His first instinct was to look down and check what he had.
Only when he saw that his little brother was safe and sound did he let out a long breath.
But then a deadly question surfaced in his mind: without Tang Wutong as the leash, who would keep the child of destiny, Huo Yuhao, in check?
All at once, Tang Qi recalled the things Buddha Tang had done in the original story...
Fuck, my equipment's in danger! A split soul?!
A man born between heaven and earth could never spend his life bowed beneath another!
Tang Qi made up his mind on the spot. He would expose Tang San's true face and raise the banner against that villain Tang San. But then he discovered that this Tang San was rather different from the one he knew?!
In this world, when Ah Yin offered herself as a sacrifice, Tang Hao fought desperately and unleashed everything he had. He detonated his eight rings and Divine Slaughter's Domain, trading his life for two Titled Douluo, gravely wounding Qian Xunji, and ultimately falling himself.
Ah Yin survived because of it and took the infant Tang San into seclusion in Holy Soul Village.
Raised by his mother, Tang San retained the extreme streak he had carried from the Tang Sect in his previous life, but his sense of right and wrong was no different from an ordinary person's.
Gangzi still fooled him into becoming his disciple, but with his mother beside him, their bond went no further than that of master and student.
Suppressed by Ah Yin's bloodline, his Martial Soul stopped at Blue Silver Crown Prince and could not evolve into Blue Silver Emperor. But he had inherited the Blue Silver legacy, so he never strayed down a crooked path.
And because Ah Yin warned her, Xiao Wu did not take part in the Spirit City tournament. Her identity as a Soul Beast was never exposed.
Later, Tang San entered Slaughter City as usual and obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain. He then followed Ah Yin to Moonlight Pavilion to cultivate his character. Once his mind had settled, he founded the Tang Sect and led the Shrek "Eight" Devils to Sea God Island for training. By the time he returned, he was a Titled Douluo.
With Ah Yin's support, Tang San personally went to the Clear Sky Sect to acknowledge his ancestry. Fearing his strength, everyone in the sect taught him the Clear Sky Sect's secret arts without reservation.
In the end, the battle among three gods broke out, and Tang San was tragically killed.
Ah Yin and Xiao Wu both sacrificed themselves to save him, but even that could not bring him back.
After the Asura God revived him, Tang San learned the truth. The two most important women in his life had both died for him. He instantly lost his mind and slaughtered Spirit City's leaders, leaving corpses strewn everywhere.
When he regained his senses, he wanted to die. At that crucial moment, the Asura God appeared and told him the Divine Realm could revive his loved ones. Tang San immediately ascended to the Divine Realm.
"Don't space out. Focus."
Tang San's voice rang out again, and Tang Qi hurriedly gathered his thoughts.
As a gentle stream of divine power flowed into him, rings of blue-gold light enveloped his entire body in an instant.
Buzz—!
A vast, surging aura of life burst from Tang Qi's body.
He slowly raised his right hand, and several strands of Blue Silver Grass, faintly glowing blue, appeared out of thin air.
Then, as if answering a summons, the Blue Silver Grass suddenly transformed. Brilliant golden patterns appeared and spread along its veins, covering the entire Martial Soul in the blink of an eye.
"Blue Silver Emperor?"
Tang San raised an eyebrow.
But the next moment, as though suppressed by some force, the Blue Silver Grass abruptly wilted and went limp.
At the same time, the deep-blue color that had spread through all his hair, inherited from the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, rapidly faded back to pink-blue.
"Hm?!"
Tang San's eyes sharpened. Just as he was about to act, a dignified woman in a blue dress behind him moved first. With a flick of her finger, she sent a wisp of Blue Silver Emperor origin power straight into Tang Qi's body.
Meanwhile, beside the Destruction God King, a woman in a pale-green dress, with peerlessly beautiful features and gentle eyes, lightly clasped her hands. The phantom of a Life Ancient Tree appeared behind her, releasing wisps of pale-green light that drifted into Tang Qi's Martial Soul.
With the two of them working together, Tang Qi's Blue Silver Crown Prince not only transformed completely into Blue Silver Emperor, but also gained a trace of Life Divine Power!
Yet his hair remained pink-blue.
Tang San nodded faintly and glanced at Ah Yin. His expression remained calm, though the corners of his mouth lifted despite himself.
Before a word could be spoken, something unexpected happened!
Just as everyone thought the awakening was about to end, wisps of blood-red mist suddenly appeared around Tang Qi.
"There's more?!"
The next moment, a palm-sized, ink-black Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his left hand.
The instant it appeared, a crimson glimmer like blood trickled inexplicably from the top and slowly wound around the entire hammer. Dark-red divine patterns burned into its body like scorch marks.
"Twin Martial Souls?! Asura Divine Power!"
Tang San's and Xiao Wu's pupils constricted at the same time.
A blood-red beam shot skyward and struck the Sea God Hall's vaulted ceiling. Then... nothing. As though it had met its natural enemy, the light scattered instantly.
For a moment, the hall fell silent.
Then a rather infectious laugh suddenly rang out.
"Hahahahaha! My son takes after me!"
Before the laughter had faded, an even more dazzling blue-gold radiance erupted from Tang Qi.
"There's more?!"
He admitted he was cheating, but...
Even Tang Qi had not expected a third Martial Soul.
Oceanic divine power, utterly familiar to Tang San, awakened within him. A towering phantom slowly took shape behind Tang Qi.
Clad in deep-sea blue-gold divine armor, the phantom held the Golden Trident. Mist swirled around it as its sacred majesty spread in all directions.
"A Sea God Martial Soul?!"
Tang San's laughter cut off. Then he leaped for joy.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded. Was this still the "steady and dependable" Tang San they knew?
The Goddess of Life smiled softly. The Destruction God King looked stunned, and even Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes widened. Ah Yin's lips curved into a faint smile.
"A Qilin Child! A Qilin Child!"
Tang San murmured to himself. At last, he understood how excited his mother had felt back on Douluo Continent when she learned he had awakened Twin Martial Souls!
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