Chapter 496: Familiar Faces?
After confirming that the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python had been completely annihilated, the ship carrying Ning Rongrong and the others retracted all its weapons and resumed its course toward Shrek Academy.
Meanwhile, on the other side
Tang Hao and Ah Yin, having received a message from Tang San in the Divine Realm, had positioned themselves along the only route leading to Shrek Academy. Their plan was to intercept the fleet before it could reach its destination.
Both of them were currently at the Second Class God level, and unlike the underdeveloped deities from Douluo One's past such as Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong their strength was fully realized. Thanks to their connection with Tang San, they had the complete power of Second Class Gods in this world.
Before the fusion of the two Douluo worlds, their strength would have been more than enough to ensure their safety. But now that the worlds had merged, the suppression on their abilities had been lifted, yet this also meant more unpredictable variables had emerged.
For this reason, Tang San had given them a trump card something that should allow them to handle any crisis.
Before long, the two forces finally encountered each other.
Inside the ship
As the screens displayed the figures of a man and a woman blocking their path, alarm signals immediately echoed throughout the command center.
The ship's operators quickly realized that these two were beyond what their weapons could handle.
In the lounge area of the ship
As the live transmission showed the figures of Tang Hao and Ah Yin on screen, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but exclaim:
"Isn't that Sister Alan?"
"No." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. "Despite the extreme resemblance in appearance and aura, the woman blocking our way is clearly not our world's Alan."
Unlike Ah Yin, whose striking resemblance to Alan made her instantly recognizable, Tang Hao's appearance lacked distinct features, so none of them immediately realized that this man was none other than the infamous creator of the original sin Tang San's father.
"These two… their strength isn't weak," Huo Wu remarked as she analyzed the screen. "They're at the Second Class God level. Our ship's firepower alone won't be enough to deal with them."
"How about we go instead?" Shui Bing'er suggested. "One for each of us. It'll be a good chance to warm up a little."
"Be careful," Zhu Zhuqing reminded them. "I can sense that these two aren't as simple as they seem. They might have hidden trump cards. Stay alert."
"Got it."
Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er nodded.
Outside the ship
As the massive aircraft halted in the air, Tang Hao mistakenly believed that the ship had sensed his overwhelming power and didn't dare to act.
Feeling utterly confident, he smirked in disdain, clenched his fist, and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, preparing to smash the ship apart with a single strike.
But just as he was about to act
A piercing phoenix cry rang through the sky, followed by an overwhelming wave of frost and flame.
An intense hot wind clashed with an equally bone chilling cold, turning the atmosphere into a battlefield of fire and ice.
Two radiant figures, one engulfed in fiery red light, the other in glacial blue energy, appeared in the air.
They stood side by side, dividing the sky into two halves one blazing red, the other icy blue.
Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er.
As the crushing pressure emanating from the two women swept over them, Tang Hao's expression instantly darkened.
The confidence he once had vanished, replaced by shock.
He stared at the two young women before him, realizing that their power was not inferior to his and Ah Yin's at all.
"Dammit… we just ran into a wall."
Still, Tang Hao had an ace up his sleeve.
Tang San had given them a backup plan, and if they couldn't win outright, they could always use that.
But first, they decided to fight normally.
Without wasting words, Tang Hao took the initiative swinging his hammer directly at Huo Wu.
At the same time, Ah Yin manipulated countless blue silver vines, turning the sky into a sea of entangling plants, all surging toward Shui Bing'er!
At the god level, unless a technique directly involved laws or concepts, battles were determined purely by raw power and skill.
Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, being at the peak of Second Class Gods, immediately took control of the fight.
Tang Hao and Ah Yin, on the other hand, were only in the early to mid Second Class God stage.
The result?
Within moments of exchanging blows, Tang Hao and Ah Yin were completely overpowered.
Tang Hao who moments ago had been so arrogant and full of himself was now getting completely beaten down, unable to gain any advantage.
His so called ultimate techniques such as the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method and the Ring Explosion Technique were now completely useless at the god level. They were no longer decisive factors in battle.
In just a few minutes, Tang Hao and Ah Yin were already showing signs of defeat.
Seeing that they were about to lose, Tang Hao knew it was time to use their trump card.
"ROAR!!"
With a furious bellow, Tang Hao's body suddenly erupted with blinding golden light.
In the next instant
His Clear Sky Hammer transformed into a three pronged trident!
At the same time, his aura skyrocketed, instantly breaking past the Second Class God threshold and reaching First Class God level!
And not just that his power continued rising, eventually reaching the peak of First Class Gods!
The tides of battle had reversed.
Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, who had previously been dominant, were now forced onto the defensive.
Ah Yin was able to step back, finally able to catch her breath and watch from a distance.
As it became clear that Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er were about to be defeated, a calm voice suddenly rang out.
"Step back."
The cold, detached tone cut through the battlefield like a knife.
The moment the words were spoken
Space itself twisted around Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, instantly teleporting them away from danger, sending them back inside the ship.
At the same time, a new figure replaced them.
Zhu Zhuqing.
Her expression was as calm as ice.
"Tang Hao, how could it be you?"
For a brief moment, Tang Hao was stunned.
He recognized her.
After all, Zhu Zhuqing had once been one of his son's companions.
But why was she here?
More importantly why was her power so terrifying?
Just by sensing her aura, he immediately knew she was an undisputed First Class God!
What the hell was going on?
Wasn't she supposed to be a Second Class God of Speed?
Both Tang Hao and Ah Yin were completely baffled.
They had been living in relative isolation and knew little about what had happened in the other world.
If they had known the true nature of the parallel world, they wouldn't have been so shocked.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing examined them coldly.
Given what she knew about this world's version of herself, she quickly pieced everything together.
These two were definitely connected to Tang San.
And that trident that was the Sea God's weapon.
"So, in this world, Tang San actually did become the Sea God?"
Her gaze darkened as she focused on the trident in Tang Hao's hands.
Without hesitation, she raised a single finger.
A dark, ghostly light flickered at her fingertip.
With a simple flick
The light expanded into a black hole, swallowing Tang Hao and Ah Yin into a separate dimension.
『Welcome to the Arena of Life and Death.』
A mechanical voice echoed in their ears.
At the same time, Tang Hao and Ah Yin suddenly realized something horrifying.
Their godly powers were gone.
They had been reduced to mere mortals.
Even the trident in Tang Hao's hand had lost its divine radiance reduced to nothing more than a scrap of worthless metal.
(End of Chapter)
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