"Sea God?!" Elder Gu and Du Busi's gazes instantly froze. They raised their heads and looked up at the light figure behind Xu Zihuang. The soul power within their bodies felt as if it would melt away in an instant under the aura of that light figure. Their figures were imprisoned in place, unable to move even an inch.
Ten thousand years ago, the legend of Sea God Tang San and the first-generation Shrek Seven Monsters had been circulating throughout the continent. As peak powerhouses on the continent, they knew even more secrets.
There was no mistake. This was undoubtedly the power of a god.
Xuanzi's face flushed red with excitement. The scene before them completely confirmed his and Mu Lao's speculation: Yu Tianhuang was indeed the heir chosen by the Sea God. In this way, everything mysterious about Yu Tianhuang could be explained. This included the soul ring configuration on Yu Tianhuang's body that far exceeded conventional understanding.
As the Sea God's successor, being able to increase the age of soul rings was the most normal thing.
And regarding the encounter with Sea Princess's family, he could finally feel at ease.
Since Yu Tianhuang was the Sea God's heir, this trip to the Extreme North Ice Sea was surely because he had received the Sea God's guidance. Sea Princess's family must have been evil soul beasts that had committed many heinous acts in the Extreme North Ice Sea and thus deserved death.
However, neither Elder Gu, Du Busi, nor Xuanzi noticed the trace of mockery deep in Xu Zihuang's eyes at this moment. He had originally been a little worried about Tang San's schemes, but the facts proved that the backer standing behind him was quite reliable.
Xu Zihuang turned around slowly with an expressionless face and met Tang San's projection in the Douluo plane. This was their first formal meeting. There was no expected tension; everything appeared very calm.
The seemingly dignified Tang San seemed unwilling to continue pretending either. He simply looked down at Xu Zihuang, the corners of his mouth curling into a nearly imperceptible arc.
Sea Princess's death here was actually part of his calculations. Only in this way would Xu Zihuang let down his guard. He could then take the opportunity to infuse his own divine power into the Ocean Heart and insert himself into the situation.
In this way, even the few members of the God Realm Committee would not be able to find fault with him.
From today onward, he could openly interfere with Xu Zihuang's growth. With the identity of the heir on the surface, how he would deal with Xu Zihuang afterward would be entirely up to his mood.
But at this moment, the golden trident rune at the center of Xu Zihuang's brows was forcibly erased by two divine forces of the same level, turning into golden light spots that dissolved into nothingness. Even Tang San's Sea God divine power was completely expelled from Xu Zihuang's body.
"Hm?!" Tang San looked toward the void with uncertainty, sensing the sources of these two divine powers.
In front of a majestic palace shrouded in clouds and mist, a golden figure and a silver figure stood side by side. The long robes on their bodies rippled with golden and silver light and waves, as if containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.
The two of them confronted Tang San without any hesitation. Not only that, but countless divine senses were also peeking at the situation here. The owner of one of those divine senses even made Tang San feel extremely wary.
Tang San's expression instantly became extremely gloomy. The deep eyes that had deliberately maintained a majestic appearance were now filled with rage and frustration.
How could he not realize now that he had been counter-calculated by the God of Time and the God of Space?
He had taken advantage of the moment when the God of Time and the God of Space had no time to attend to the Douluo plane, seizing the opportunity to scheme against Xu Zihuang. Yet he had never expected to be caught red-handed on the spot. Moreover, the God of Time and the God of Space had drawn the attention of countless gods in the God Realm to the situation in the Douluo plane, allowing them to witness his shady little actions from beginning to end. This completely shattered the selfless and upright persona he had painstakingly built.
The original divine power he had painstakingly infused into the Ocean Heart earlier had completely become a wedding dress for Xu Zihuang.
"You all deserve to die!" Tang San's true body in the God Realm could no longer maintain the majestic image he had deliberately pretended to have. With a gloomy expression, he coldly snorted in his heart.
Ever since he had reincarnated in the Douluo Continent and achieved godhood, he had always been the one scheming against others. When had he ever suffered such a loss?
But for now, he did not want to confront the God of Destruction head-on, so he did not erupt. He would remember today's matter for the time being. In the future, he would repay this humiliation one by one.
The divine imprint Tang San had planted in Xu Zihuang's Ocean Heart was jointly erased by the God of Time and the God of Space, and the projection of Tang San in the Douluo plane also dissipated accordingly. Xuanzi, Elder Gu, and Du Busi did not see a certain God King revealing his true colors.
Xu Zihuang seemed to sense something and clenched his fists tightly. On the inner sides of his wrists, two divine runes respectively emerged.
On his left wrist was a rune resembling a silver chain, and on his right wrist was a rune in the shape of a golden spear. These two runes were left to him by the God of Time and the God of Space. When the time was right, he would be able to control the divine artifacts of these two first-level gods.
Void Chains and Eternal Time Spear.
The flickering golden and silver light gradually dimmed, and the two runes quietly merged into Xu Zihuang's body.
Xuanzi, Elder Gu, and Du Busi, who had only just come back to their senses, looked at Xu Zihuang with changed expressions once again. Although they had already broken through to the Limit Douluo realm, gods were still existences far beyond their reach.
Yet Xu Zihuang had obtained the favor of gods before them, and in the future, he would almost certainly be able to transcend the shackles of the Douluo plane and achieve godhood.
Unlike the burning excitement in Xuanzi and Du Busi's eyes, Elder Gu's gaze contained more of a gratified look, once again sighing at Ning Tian's insight.
After clearing Tang San's divine imprint, Xu Zihuang felt indescribably relaxed all over. With a smile on his face, he walked toward the three elders. After absorbing Sea Princess's soul ring and the Ocean Heart, his soul power had already leaped to level 85. He only needed one to two years to touch the bottleneck of Title Douluo.
Moreover, because his physical body and spiritual power had reached the god level first, condensing the second soul core would be far less difficult for him than it had been for Huo Yuhao in his previous life's memories.
As for what level his current combat strength had reached, even Xu Zihuang himself might find it difficult to estimate.
This trip to the Extreme North Ice Sea could be said to have ended perfectly. Xuanzi and the other two tacitly did not ask too many questions about what had just happened. The four of them thus set off on their return journey.
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Shrek City.
The city was as prosperous as always. The flames of war and disputes on the continent seemed as if they would never spread here.
A petite woman, wearing a black cloak, arrived at Shrek City covered in dust from her journey. The woman had dark red medium-length hair tied into two ponytails that fell over her shoulders. Her small mouth was slightly panting.
If Xu Zihuang were here, he would definitely recognize the woman as Ke Ke, who had once been close to Juzi at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Originally, Ke Ke had planned to join the army together with Juzi, but Juzi had, for certain reasons, sent Ke Ke back to her hometown.
Only today had the backup plan Juzi left behind finally come into use.
During this period, war had broken out, and the front lines were unstable. Ke Ke had set out from the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire and had finally arrived safely in Shrek City after much difficulty.
Standing outside the southern city gate of Shrek City, Ke Ke gazed in the direction of Shrek Academy and hesitated for a moment, but still decided to enter the city first.
The matter Juzi had entrusted to her was of great importance. If possible, she did not want to come into contact with anyone other than Yu Tianhuang.
Thinking of Juzi's plan, Ke Ke was still greatly shocked, but what followed was an indescribable excitement. At this moment, she seemed to have recovered the lively and charming demeanor she had had a few years ago while studying at the Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineer Academy. She clenched her pink fists tightly.
"Juzi sister, rest assured. I will definitely bring that stinky guy back."
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