Chapter 425: Designing to Capture and Kill Tang San
The resentful Souls around the altar sensed his fury and immediately let out shrill screams.
Purple-black mist surged wildly, like skinned poisonous snakes twisting and crawling around the bone altar.
Tang San sat in the center of the altar, hands gripping the armrests tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.
The images in the Soul Mirror remained fixed on the scene of Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue leaving Heaven Dou City side by side.
One gold, one blue.
One was the Angel God.
One was the wielder of the Sea God Trident and the master of life.
They were supposed to be enemies.
One represented the Spirit Empire, and the other stood above Heaven Dou City.
One had just attacked Heaven Dou, and the other had just returned to stop the war.
Yet now, they had actually joined forces.
Tang San could not accept this.
What he found even harder to accept was the look in Qian Renxue's eyes as she looked at Tang Chuan.
It was not the look one gives an enemy, nor was it pure wariness.
Within those eyes, there was admiration, complexity, and even an emotion Tang San did not want to admit.
Tang San suddenly laughed lowly.
"Good, very good."
"Tang Chuan, no matter where you go, there is always someone willing to stand by your side. The Ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest believe in you, the people of Heaven Dou believe in you, and even that woman Qian Renxue is willing to join forces with you."
"Why?"
"Why does everyone think you are the savior?"
He slammed his palm onto the bone armrest.
With a boom, the entire altar shook violently. Countless resentful Souls were shattered, only to re-condense within the Rakshasa Divine Power.
"Since you want to join forces to kill me, I will make you pay the price first."
Tang San slowly raised his head, dark green flames dancing in his eyes.
The image in the Soul Mirror gradually changed, finally stopping in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Di Tian..."
"Qian Renxue..."
"Tang Chuan..."
"The three of you want to surround and kill me?"
A grim smile slowly curled at the corners of his mouth.
"Then let's see who consumes whom in the end."
After speaking, Tang San waved his hand, and the Soul Mirror shattered instantly.
Around the altar, seventeen Undead Titled Douluo stood silently.
Xiao Wu, Bibi Dong, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Flender, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, Qin Ming.
And Tang Xiao, as well as the Five Elders of the Clear Sky Sect.
Gray-white Soul fire burned in the eyes of all the undead.
Tang San looked at them, and that twisted sense of security in his heart finally returned a little.
These people would not question him.
They would not refute him.
They would not betray him.
They would only obey.
They would only kill.
They would only become the steps for him to ascend to the Rakshasa God Position.
Tang San slowly closed his eyes; the wound left by the Dragon God Claw on his chest was still throbbing with pain.
He knew he could not rashly fight Tang Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Di Tian head-on right now.
Especially Di Tian's Dragon God Claw. That strike not only destroyed his undead army but also backfired onto his main body through the undead imprint. If he had not bound the undead core to the rakshasa altar in advance, that one time would have been enough to cause his undead legion to collapse completely.
Now, he needed more Souls.
More resentment, more Origin of powerhouses. Only by truly completing the Rakshasa Ninth Trial and condensing the Rakshasa divine suit could he be unafraid of Tang Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Di Tian.
Tang San opened his eyes with a gloomy expression.
"Wait."
"Wait a little longer."
"Since they have joined forces, they will definitely make a move."
"Tang Chuan, you want to set a net to kill me."
"But the positions of hunter and prey are never fixed."
Meanwhile.
Star Dou Great Forest, Great Fierce Land.
When Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue descended, the entire Lake of Life trembled slightly.
Above the lake, rich life force rose slowly, and emerald green water mist permeated the ancient trees, covering the areas previously polluted by Rakshasa Divine Power bit by bit.
Bi Ji was healing the injured Soul Beasts by the lakeside.
Xiong Jun sat cross-legged not far away, his dark gold fur still bearing several black marks eroded by the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe. Chi Wang lay on the other side, his three heads all with eyes closed, yet one could still see the lingering fire on it. Zi Ji stood in the shadow of an ancient tree, coldly watching the two rays of light falling from the sky.
Di Tian stood before the Lake of Life.
Black clothes, gold eyes, its aura as deep as an abyss. When Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue appeared together, the atmosphere of the entire Great Fierce Land instantly became subtle.
Tang Chuan was fine. Most of the Ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest had seen him before and knew that his relationship with Di Tian and Bi Ji was good.
But Qian Renxue was different; she was the Angel God of the Spirit Empire.
And there was certainly no goodwill between Spirit Hall and the Soul Beasts.
Especially since the powerhouses of Spirit Hall throughout the ages had hunted high-level Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings and Soul Bones, the Ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had never had a good impression of Spirit Hall.
Seeing Qian Renxue, Xiong Jun exhaled a puff of hot air from its nostrils and said coldly:
"Another human god."
"Tang Chuan, did you bring her here to make the Star Dou Great Forest fight another battle?"
Qian Renxue's gold eyes turned cold, and the gold light on her Angelic divine suit flickered slightly.
"Xiong Jun, if I wanted to start a war, I wouldn't have to wait until now."
Xiong Jun grinned, its Dark Gold Terrorclaw lightly scratching the ground, and the hard ground immediately split into five deep marks: "I don't like people from Spirit Hall."
Qian Renxue said indifferently:
"I didn't expect you to like me either."
The air suddenly became sharp.
Tang Chuan took half a step forward, standing between the two.
"Now is not the time for infighting."
Di Tian also spoke slowly:
"Xiong Jun, stand down."
Xiong Jun snorted coldly, but in the end, it didn't say anything more and just stood aside with its arms crossed.
Di Tian looked at Qian Renxue, its golden dragon eyes narrowing slightly.
"Angel God."
Qian Renxue also looked at Di Tian.
"Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King."
The auras of the two collided invisibly for a moment.
One was a human Divinity who had just inherited the Angel God position.
The other was the true Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest, a peerless Ferocious beast possessing the Dragon Bloodline.
If it weren't for the common threat of Tang San looming before them, it would be hard for them to stand on the same piece of land so peacefully.
Tang Chuan got straight to the point:
"Tang San has already slaughtered cities continuously and has also resurrected the undead of the Clear Sky Sect."
"He currently has at least seventeen Undead Titled Douluo in his hands."
"In addition, his rakshasa altar is still growing stronger."
Di Tian's eyes darkened.
"Seventeen?"
Tang Chuan nodded.
"In addition to the previous ones, Tang Xiao and the Five Elders of the Clear Sky Sect have been added."
Xiong Jun sneered: "Turning even his own Sect members into Puppets, this human is already crazier than the mad ones among the Soul Beasts."
Bi Ji said softly: "He was injured by the Dragon God Claw, and it should have been weak for a short time, but if he continues to slaughter cities and consume Souls, his injuries will recover quickly."
Qian Renxue said:
"He has already recovered a portion."
"When I caught up to him, his aura was much more stable than when he was defeated and fled from the Star Dou Great Forest."
"He used the city I just conquered to replenish the rakshasa altar."
Di Tian looked at Tang Chuan.
"How do you intend to kill him?"
Tang Chuan did not answer immediately, but raised his hand to release the Blue Silver Emperor.
The cyan-gold Blue Silver Emperor grew from his palm, its roots falling into the soil at the edge of the Lake of Life, quickly connecting with the surrounding vegetation.
A moment later, Tang Chuan said slowly:
"Hunting down Tang San is very difficult."
"He has the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe and can tear open the Rakshasa Space."
"He has a large number of undead on him, which can delay time. If we just passively wait for him to appear, he will continue to slaughter cities, continue to flank us, and continue to consume Souls."
"Therefore, we cannot wait."
Di Tian's gaze shifted.
"You want to set a trap?"
Tang Chuan nodded.
"He wants three things most right now."
"First, the Origin of Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts and Ferocious beasts."
"Second, a large number of battlefield Souls."
"Third, the opportunity for us to suffer mutual destruction."
Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened.
"You want to deliberately create an opportunity to let him think he can reap the benefits."
Tang Chuan glanced at her.
"Exactly."
Di Tian said:
"How exactly do we do it?"
Tang Chuan turned his head to look at the periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Launch a beast tide."
As soon as this was said, the expressions of all the Ferocious beasts changed.
Xiong Jun frowned and said:
"Launch a beast tide?"
Chi Wang also raised its head, its three heads looking at Tang Chuan simultaneously.
"You want the Soul Beasts to attack human cities?"
Tang Chuan shook his head.
"It's not to actually create sacrifices for Tang San."
"It's to put on a show that the Star Dou Great Forest and humanity are in an all-out war."
"Di Tian, you order the Soul Beasts on the periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest to press toward the human border. The momentum must be great, the movement must be sufficient, and it is best to let Tang San perceive it through his resentful Souls and Rakshasa anchors."
"Qian Renxue, you mobilize a portion of the Spirit Empire's Soul Master Legion to set up a formation on the periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest, putting on a posture to meet the beast tide. I will let the Heaven Dou and Star Luo sides also cooperate to withdraw from the border towns and relocate all the common people to safe cities."
"The battlefield will be chosen in an open area."
"No common people. No real large-scale casualties."
"But on the surface, it must look like a life-and-death battle is breaking out between humans and Soul Beasts."
Qian Renxue quickly understood his meaning.
"Make Tang San believe that the Star Dou Great Forest and the Spirit Empire have finally erupted into an all-out war due to their old grudges and the situation after Tang San's instigation."
Tang Chuan nodded.
"And we can't just stage a conflict."
"We also have to pretend to be mutually exhausted."
Di Tian's gaze was deep.
"Tang San is suspicious by nature."
"A simple beast tide might not fool him."
Tang Chuan said:
"So, I need you to make a move."
Di Tian looked at him.
Tang Chuan continued:
"You and Qian Renxue will have a fight on the outskirts of Star Dou."
"Of course, not a real fight to the death."
"But the outside world must see the Angel God and the Beast God fighting. Divine Rank auras colliding, Ferocious beasts getting injured, human Soul Master Legions retreating, and the Star Dou Great Forest suffering heavy losses."
"As for me, I won't show up for the time being."
"Or, after showing up, I will be shaken back by the aftermath of the two of you joining forces, pretending to leave injured."
"Tang San hates me the most. If he discovers that I am injured and that you and Di Tian have also consumed a lot, he will never let go of this opportunity."
Qian Renxue pondered for a moment.
"He wants to reap the benefits. When he sees the three of us looking mutually exhausted, he will definitely appear to devour the battlefield Souls, and even try to take the opportunity to devour Di Tian or me."
Di Tian said coldly:
"He would also want to devour you?"
Qian Renxue said indifferently:
"He might not dare to devour me head-on, but if I appear weak enough, he will definitely try."
Tang Chuan said:
"That is the opportunity."
Bi Ji frowned:
"But if Tang San doesn't come, and instead takes the opportunity to slaughter other cities while you are setting up the beast tide?"
Tang Chuan raised his hand.
The leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor vibrated slightly.
"I will set up the Blue Silver Emperor Life Net in advance. The major cities of Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and the Spirit Empire will all be set with warnings using Blue Silver Grass and the power of the Sea God."
"Once Tang San appears in those places, I will immediately notice."
"In addition, Qian Renxue's Angel Holy Light can set up purification barriers in the Spirit Empire's controlled areas, while Di Tian can have the Soul Beasts on the Star Dou periphery gather into groups."
"Don't give Tang San a chance to strike on a small scale."
Di Tian nodded slowly.
"If all weaknesses are retracted, the targets Tang San can choose from will decrease."
"And the battlefield of the great war we deliberately set up will become the biggest piece of fat in his eyes."
Tang Chuan said:
"Exactly."
"There will be the aura of Ferocious beasts, there will be human Soul Master armies, there will be faked battlefield Souls, and there will be the three of us—you, me, and Qian Renxue—pretending to have consumed a lot."
"Tang San will not easily let it go."
Xiong Jun sneered:
"Then if he really comes, I will be the first to tear him apart."
Tang Chuan shook his head.
"We can't be impatient."
Xiong Jun's face darkened.
"You want me to endure again?"
Tang Chuan looked at it and said seriously:
"Tang San is best at exploiting your anger right now."
"He knows you are irritable, and he also knows that you will definitely make a move when you see Soul Beasts getting injured."
"This time, you must hide."
Xiong Jun was stunned.
"I have to hide?"
Tang Chuan nodded.
"You, Chi Wang, Zi Ji, and the Ten Thousand Demon King, all hide on the periphery of the battlefield."
"Bi Ji stays near the Lake of Life and don't show yourself easily."
"Di Tian and Qian Renxue fight in the open."
"I am responsible for setting the net."
"After Tang San appears and enters the encirclement, you seal it from the outside."
"Di Tian uses the Dragon God Claw to cut off the connection between the undead Origin and the rakshasa altar."
"Qian Renxue uses the Angel Holy Light to purify the undead."
"I use the Sea God Trident to suppress the Rakshasa Space to prevent Tang San from escaping."
A flash of brilliance appeared in Di Tian's eyes.
"In other words, the point is not to kill him at the beginning, but to cut off his retreat first."
Tang Chuan said:
"Right."
"The hardest part about killing Tang San is not his combat power, but his ability to escape and resurrect the undead."
"As long as we can seal the Rakshasa Space and cut off the connection between the altar and the undead imprint, he will lose his greatest reliance. At that time, we will surround and kill him together."
Qian Renxue said in a deep voice:
"What about the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe?"
"That is a Divine Artifact after all."
Tang Chuan raised the Sea God Trident in his hand.
"I will block it."
Qian Renxue looked at him.
"Are you sure?"
Tang Chuan said calmly:
"The Sea God Trident is no weaker than the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe and is completely enough to suppress his Divine Artifact."
Di Tian said:
"I can use the Dragon God Claw to forcibly break his altar phantom."
Tang Chuan nodded.
"So, the key to this battle lies in timing."
"We cannot let Tang San discover the trap in advance."
"We must let him believe that he discovered the opportunity himself."
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:
"I can deliberately reveal a flaw."
Tang Chuan looked at her.
Qian Renxue said indifferently:
"Tang San just ambushed my rear city, forcing me to hunt him down."
"If he discovers later that I am forced to deal with the pressure of both humans and Soul Beasts at the same time because my rear was slaughtered and the Star Dou beast tide erupted, he will believe that I am in chaos."
"I will let the Spirit Empire front line deliberately spread the news that the Angel God and the Beast God Di Tian were injured after a great battle. At the same time, I will let part of the Spirit Empire legion pretend to retreat."
"Tang San will definitely think this is the best opportunity to weaken me."
(End of Chapter)
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