The pace of events was changing far too quickly, leaving people struggling to keep up.
Especially Ning Fengzhi—he had originally thought that with himself, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo possessing a martial soul fusion technique, they could handle any sudden situation. But in the end, plans could never keep up with changes.
Tang San had actually remotely controlled the Asura God Sword to attack them while they were still charging their martial soul fusion technique. He had even precisely struck the critical node of the fusion technique, using the murderous aura of the Asura God Sword to shatter it and achieve the goal of disrupting the martial soul fusion technique.
He had nearly killed Ning Fengzhi himself with that move.
Even when using the Nine Treasure Invincible True Body, that sense of mortal danger had been crystal clear—Ning Fengzhi knew he could not block the Asura God Sword's assault.
And at that critical, hair's-breadth moment—
Xue Di appeared.
Although her appearance had changed somewhat, that aloof and cold aura gave off an extremely distant and unapproachable feeling.
Ning Fengzhi confirmed her identity in an instant.
The ruler of the Far North—Xue Di.
In the memories Ning Rongrong had transmitted before going into seclusion, Xue Di had already become a god.
So now…
No wonder Ning Rongrong had said there was no need to worry too much about Tang San—they could hold out for two years.
It turned out their backup was a god.
A god-level Xue Di was terrifying beyond measure. Observing her up close, Ning Fengzhi could see everything clearly.
With a casual strike, Xue Di had forced the divine power filled with bloody murderous aura back into the Asura God Sword's body—even freezing it solid.
Watching Xue Di hold the now-frozen Asura God Sword, Ning Fengzhi felt a complex mix of emotions.
So this was a god?
The realm countless soul masters chased after with fanatical desire.
In this round, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should be safe.
No matter how outrageous Tang San was, he could not possibly defeat a first-level god. The Sea God didn't count—that one had been schemed against by Tang San after being weakened by the seal in the Far North, getting stabbed in the kidneys and killed.
Xue Di hovered silently in midair, her cold gaze sweeping across the opposite side.
Meanwhile, the surrounding soul masters were still processing the shocked words of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
A god—Xue Di was a god!
Before anyone could fully recover from their shock, Xue Di's slightly indifferent voice rang out:
"Tang San, do you want to fight me again?"
"Xue Di, the Far North is nowhere near Heaven Dou City. You deliberately came all this way just for them?" Tang San's voice sank as he tried to confirm his suspicions once more.
"That's right." Xue Di nodded slightly. "I already stated the reason earlier."
"It was Ning Rongrong who asked you to do this?" Tang San had never felt so stifled before—he even had the urge to grab the Clear Sky Hammer and smash it down—but he still held it back.
"I have no need to tell you." Xue Di replied calmly.
"You…" Tang San's face turned terrifyingly dark. His body even trembled from sheer frustration—an unparalleled, suffocating frustration. Since when could a mere first-level god—one who hadn't even reached the limit—speak to him, a giant of the Divine Realm, in such a manner?
After cursing furiously in his heart a few times, Tang San suppressed the urge to act.
The one before him was Xue Di of the Far North—not the somewhat naive Qian Renxue from back then. That one had lacked combat experience and had fallen into despair after taking a single hit from Guanyin's Tears.
Xue Di was different. Not only was she the overlord of the Far North, but she was also an ice and snow spirit who had survived from the era of the Ice God. Her combat experience was far beyond what Qian Renxue had possessed at the time.
Qian Renxue eating Guanyin's Tears and suffering heavy damage was because she had been foolish.
Tang San had no confidence against Xue Di's words.
Moreover, Xue Di's current power was stronger than Qian Renxue's had been right after becoming a god.
Tang San took a deep breath and said: "Then have the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect people leave. Let this matter end here—how about it?"
"Heh." Xue Di actually let out a rare chuckle. "Inheritor of the Sea God, you're just as shameless as when we first met."
"But that's to be expected. The Sea God Bo Saixi was also such a person."
"Speaking of which, you two really are birds of a feather."
"Do not insult the Sea God!" Bo Saixi roared furiously.
The Sea God Bo Saixi was Bo Saixi's reverse scale as a believer. Even if the other party was a god, she could not allow her faith to be slandered like this.
"Being deceived and foolish yet unaware of it." Xue Di lifted her gaze toward Bo Saixi. "Bo Saixi is already dead. His divine status is now on Tang San's body."
"As a believer, I'm sure you understand the reason?"
"You… Tang San!"
Bo Saixi froze for a moment, then stared at Tang San in disbelief, eyes wide.
The divine trial had not been completed, yet he possessed a divine status—something that usually only happened when a god died.
A year ago, Sea God Bo Saixi had descended to the lower realm and said he would meet with her, his Sea God believer, at the end. She had waited and waited, but he never appeared.
She had thought the Sea God was too busy and could not spare the time—as a believer, she would understand, right?
But the real reason—Sea God had fallen!
"Senior Bo Saixi, I had my reasons…" Tang San opened his mouth. "After today's matters are settled, I will explain everything to you—how about it?"
He had to stabilize Bo Saixi first. Otherwise, internal strife would be disastrous.
A ninety-ninth-ranked combat power—if she turned against them…
Thinking of this, Tang San's heart twisted like a pretzel.
Damn that Xue Di—he hadn't expected her to intervene here.
In such a short time, he had just recovered from his injuries. Even as a former God King, he could not completely hide the divine status from another god's detection.
Bo Saixi had seen through it—but Xue Di was god-level.
"Hahahaha, hahahahahaha!" Suddenly, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King burst into loud laughter.
"The inheritor of the Sea God killed the Sea God—how fitting!"
"Bo Saixi, your Sea God really has poor judgment! This wasn't retirement—he went straight to martyrdom!"
"Shut your mouth, Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. My grudge with you remains a fight to the death."
Veins bulged on Bo Saixi's forehead. What right did the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King have to laugh?
She would never forget the hatred of Sea God Island's destruction.
"Bo Saixi, are you thinking about Sea God Island?"
As longtime rivals, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could still read some of Bo Saixi's thoughts. He laughed again.
"How truly tragic! If Xue Di hadn't reminded me, I almost forgot—guess how I knew your Sea God had fallen, from tens of thousands of li away?"
"You don't really think I, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, destroyed Sea God Island just because I was bored and full, do you?"
"I knew long ago that Sea God Bo Saixi had fallen." The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King laughed. "Guess how I knew? Who told me?"
Utter satisfaction—pure, refreshing delight.
"What do you mean?"
A faint bad premonition rose in Bo Saixi's heart.
"It means exactly that. Such a top-secret matter—how could I, from tens of thousands of li away, possibly know unless someone tipped me off? Oh, I'm just saying it's possible."
"Think about it: the higher-ups of Sea God Island were forced out by me, then coincidentally ran into Tang Chen, and were conveniently saved by him."
"And neither I nor Tang Chen fought each other. Don't you find that very interesting?"
Dog eating dog—nothing better.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was also quite wary of the current Tang San—especially after seeing the combat power he had displayed earlier.
A mere 95th-ranked Title Douluo, yet slaughtering freely in front of a group of at least rank 98 powerhouses.
At a time like this, making them fight among themselves would be ideal. If they turned against each other completely—that would be truly delightful.
(End of chapter)