Chapter 140: Ascend to Godhood — Kill Until Blood Flows Like Rivers!
["Li'er, do you want a wife?"]
[You froze, looking at Golden Crocodile Douluo in slight astonishment. If you remembered correctly, your teacher currently had only one great-grandchild—and it was a boy.]
[You looked at Golden Crocodile Douluo thoughtfully, confusion written across your face.]
[Golden Crocodile Douluo: ...]
[He felt somewhat embarrassed, but he did not beat around the bush.]
[Your talent was simply too monstrous. You had even become Pope. And the position of Pope… belonged to the Qian family.]
[Qian Daoliu had discussed matters with Golden Crocodile Douluo for a long time. In the end, they concluded that you should marry Qian Renxue.]
[That way, your offspring would become the next Pope. Qian Renxue also possessed the bearing of a god. The two of you were, in truth, well matched.]
[As for Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu had already spoken with her. She left behind only one sentence: "I will follow Grandfather's arrangements," before departing.]
[You: ...]
[If Golden Crocodile Douluo hadn't brought it up, you would have almost forgotten that Qian Renxue even existed!]
[Though you were Golden Crocodile Douluo's disciple, he had never mentioned Qian Renxue to you before. You had never met her either; "Xue Qinghe" didn't count.]
[You had never cared much for romance. Your focus has always been on ambition and achievement… yet this time, you had to consider carefully.]
[In the end, you nodded in agreement.]
[There was no issue on Qian Renxue's side. However, you were only a little over fourteen years old, not yet fifteen.]
[Thus, the marriage was postponed.]
[Qian Renxue still had her own mission to complete. She remained undercover within the Heaven Dou Empire. If nothing unexpected occurred, she would become its ruler…]
[Three years, then another three, and yet another three—she had already climbed to the position of second-in-command…]
[Qian Daoliu finally let out a breath of relief. If not for this path of political marriage, Spirit Hall might truly have changed hands.]
[Your identity posed no issue. Your strength posed no issue. But you did not bear the surname Qian, nor were you a descendant of the Qian lineage…]
[The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament continued. As expected, you claimed the championship. You completed the second trial of the Asura God Examination and obtained a God-bestowed soul ring.]
[The third trial of the Asura God Examination began. You were required to hunt and kill a hundred-thousand-year soul beast alone.]
[Such a task, for you, was effortless.]
[After absorbing the God-bestowed soul ring, your strength rose slightly. You completed the third trial, and your power advanced once more.]
[You completed the fourth trial… the fifth… the sixth…]
[For the seventh trial of the Asura God Examination, you were required to reclaim the Asura Demonic Sword. You returned to Slaughter City and killed the Slaughter King. Though he appeared powerful, before you, he was nothing.]
[You retrieved the Asura Demonic Sword. Your strength reached the quasi-god realm. You only needed to complete the nine soul rings of your second martial soul to pass the eighth trial.]
[Under the Snow Empress's guidance, you traveled to the Extreme North. Xiao Bai became your intelligent soul ring. Two or three other soul beast clan leaders, all hundred-thousand-year-level, were also willing to become your intelligent soul rings.]
[Your second martial soul reached nine rings. You advanced to the peak of the quasi-god realm.]
[You completed the eighth trial. The ninth trial of the Asura God Examination began. Without any surprise, you became the new Asura God.]
[You ascended to godhood silently. Returning to Spirit Hall, an imperceptible glint flashed through your eyes.]
[You summoned the elders and offerings for deliberation. Before speaking, you released your divine pressure. Everyone looked at one another in shock—have you become a god so quickly??]
[You withdrew the pressure and began outlining your vision. You intended to unify the Douluo Continent.]
[Everyone: ...]
[You first gained the support of Yue Guan and Gui Mei. Your teacher stroked his beard. He had always known this day would come; he simply hadn't expected it to arrive so soon.]
[All the worship elders and elders supported you. Even if they hadn't wished to, they had no choice. You were the Pope. And you were now a god.]
[Bibi Dong stood stunned. Her divine examination had stalled. As for becoming a god, who knew how long it would take? Yet you had already ascended first!]
[Her dream of revenge grew ever more distant.]
[You laid out your strategy: first win over certain factions of the Douluo Continent, suppress others, exterminate the rest, and finally eliminate the two great empires.]
[Your plans were implemented with astonishing speed. The Lower Four Sects joined Spirit Hall without hesitation. Several factions possessing Soul Douluo experts followed suit.]
[However, most factions yearned for so-called freedom and refused to join Spirit Hall. They became targets of suppression.]
[You personally moved against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. With you acting, Spirit Hall suffered almost no casualties. From top to bottom, not a single member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect survived.]
[With the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect annihilated, every major faction across Douluo trembled in fear. Some regretted not joining Spirit Hall earlier!]
[You began cleansing the remaining forces. In a short span of time, you eradicated them.]
[What surprised you was that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan understood the times—they secretly joined Spirit Hall.]
[Emperor Xue Ye died unexpectedly. Xue Qinghe ascended as the new Emperor.]
[Spirit Hall allied with the Heaven Dou Empire and launched an attack on the Star Luo Empire. Half a month later, the Star Luo Empire fell.]
[The Heaven Dou Empire was renamed the Spirit Empire. A large number of nobles were stripped of power. This provoked a noble backlash—precisely the outcome you desired.]
[With a single decree from you, ninety percent of the nobles across the Douluo Continent were purged.]
[Among the nobles, you became known as the Demon King, the Devil. They proclaimed you a fallen one, a tyrant.]
[They prayed for someone to rise and defeat you—to preserve their noble class.]
[You nationalized the land. You distributed it to the commoners, collecting only a ten percent tax. In the nobles' eyes, this made you a devil. Were commoners even human? By refusing to safeguard noble privilege, you committed a capital sin…]
[Hearing such rhetoric, the corner of your lips curved upward slightly.]
[A devil? Perhaps.]
[On a whim, you personally slaughtered the nobles. Your Asura Demonic Sword was stained endlessly with blood. Yet your expression never changed. Not the slightest ripple stirred within your heart.]
[You killed until blood flowed like rivers. You did not care how many nobles you had slain—only how many remained.]
[These nobles were even more vile than you had imagined. They kept young girls as livestock. They…]
[At this point, did you even need justification? It no longer mattered.]
[Seeing this, Qian Renxue grew deeply worried about your mental state. Yet when she observed that you remained utterly unchanged from beginning to end, she grew even more concerned.]
[Forget slaughtering so many nobles—killing that many fish should leave one feeling chilled, should it not?]
[Yet you showed not the slightest disturbance. You were terrifying beyond measure.]
[In the God Realm, the former Asura God watched you in silence.]
[You… were more Asura than even he had ever been.]
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