"Xiaosan, while you have gained great power, do not forget your true self; never lose yourself."
Tang Chen said with furrowed brows and a profound tone.
He could tell that Tang San's condition was very peculiar, and the Soul of Slaughter had a significant impact on him.
Whenever Tang San unleashed the desires in his heart, the Soul of Slaughter would silently emerge, and over time, he truly worried that Tang San would lose control of his body.
"Ancestor, I will certainly bear your words in mind."
He humbly bowed his head.
However, Tang Chen failed to notice the sly glint that flashed across Tang San's downcast eyes.
"As long as you remember, that's good, because the road ahead can only be traveled by you alone."
"Ancestor, what do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing this, Tang San suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with shock.
"You have completed the first seven trials very smoothly with my help. But the next two are vitally important and closely related to me."
Pausing, Tang Chen continued, "Even if I don't say it, you must know the content of the upcoming task, right?"
Tang San was slightly taken aback, then nodded, "The eighth trial is Artifact Recognition, and the Asura God Sword has already been lost... "
Tang Chen nodded slightly, "Now the Hao Tian Hammer is not far from transforming into a Divine Artifact."
"As for the ninth trial, it is to completely refine the Nine-Headed Dark Golden Bat King. The Nine-Headed Dark Golden Bat King has already merged with my soul. If I choose to sacrifice it to you, it would mean you have completed the final trial."
"Thus, these two trials can be conducted simultaneously."
"But Ancestor, this will cost you your life."
After listening to Tang San, Tang Chen placed his hand on Tang San's shoulder, gently patted it and said, "Xiaosan, do not grieve for me. I am not truly dying, but will continue to accompany you in another way.
Remember to lead the charge to kill Poseissi, kill Qin Xiao, and all the enemies of our Hao Tian Clan, and rebuild the glory of the Hao Tian Clan of the past."
Tang San remained silent, tears unconsciously sliding down his cheeks.
"Hahaha, this is a good and perfect outcome. Prepare to receive the Hao Tian Hammer."
"I, Tang Chen, am also departing!"
In the midst of hearty laughter, Tang Chen's figure soared into the sky.
He ascended above the void.
The Hao Tian Hammer, wrapped in blood patterns, was lifted high by him.
Boom, boom, boom.
Suddenly, blood-colored thunderbolts emerged from the void, lashing fiercely on the Hao Tian Hammer, sparks flying everywhere.
Tang San noticed that the Hao Tian Hammer, thick as a water jar, became visibly smaller under the tempering of the blood-colored thunderbolts. It was like forging iron, striking repeatedly to refine the impurities out of the raw metal.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Tang Chen shouted, "Divine power, come forth!"
As his voice fell, from within the Blood River, a sound akin to a cow's moo echoed.
Then, a surging, tumultuous blood-colored dragon emerged from the Blood River, first its head and then its thirty-meter-long body. It coiled in the void, claws bared as it rushed toward Tang Chen.
More precisely, it was heading for the Hao Tian Hammer in his hands.
"Such formidable divine power!"
Tang San was astonished.
He also recalled that when Tang Chen had sent him on the Hell Road, he had entered the depths of the Blood River, presumably to gather this dragon comprised of divine power.
When the blood-colored dragon reached about three to five meters from the Hao Tian Hammer, its body suddenly disintegrated, turning into a blood-colored mist that began to be absorbed by the Hao Tian Hammer.
"This is the critical moment, whether it can withstand the divine power is key."
Tang San's gaze flashed, his heart filled with tension.
At this moment, Tang San even felt as though time was dragging endlessly, until the last wisp of blood-colored mist was absorbed. Only then did his face show a look of relief as he said, "It's successful!"
And at that moment, Tang Chen also declared loudly, "Xiaosan, the future is in your hands. After my death, my soul bones will just meet your needs to construct your own Asura God Armor... "
He was making his final farewell.
Tang San noticed Tang Chen's form had become illusory, and then gradually transparent, until it finally disappeared, leaving behind several soul bones that fell with flashes of light.
Whoosh!
No longer controlled by Tang Chen, the now evolved Divine Artifact, the Hao Tian Hammer, descended from the sky, landing not far in front of Tang San.
The Hao Tian Hammer had undergone a major transformation compared to before, changing from being pitch-black with blood patterns to a deep red color throughout.
As he drew near, Tang San could clearly feel waves of cold murderous intent continuously assaulting his soul, as if thousands of soldiers were launching an attack on him.
"Hoo."
After approaching, Tang San exhaled deeply, his eyes becoming resolute as he said, "Then let me complete the final trial."
With that, his hands firmly gripped the Hao Tian Hammer.
In an instant, streams of immense power and chaotic memories flooded into Tang San's mind.
The power was divine power, and having completed the eighth trial, Tang San was now able to use a portion of the divine power.
As for the memories, they were Tang Chen's cultivation insights, enlightening Tang San's mind like a divine revelation.
His cultivation realm began to rise again, allowing Tang San to increase his cultivation swiftly even after reaching the Titled Douluo Level.
Ninety-Second Level, Level Ninety-Three...
In just a few breaths, his cultivation realm had reached level 95...
Normally, to break through after level 95, mere attainment of the power's limit is not enough; one needs enlightenment.
However, for Tang San this restriction did not exist.
When his Soul Power reached the peak of level 95, the comprehension of level 96 appeared in his mind instantly, helping him break through the bottleneck in a moment.
"Tang Chen has given me far more than I had imagined..."
Tang San's spirit went blank for a moment, then he recovered to normal.
Because he felt this was not the limit, he could still break through!
Level 97, level 98...
Realms deemed obscure and unattainable for a lifetime to others were effortless for Tang San to reach.
Even the pinnacle of Soul Land, Level 99, was something he had achieved through the fusion of Tang Chen's memories.
Boom!
The void trembled, and Tang San's eyes suddenly snapped open.
A purple divine light shot out from his eyes.
"Is this the powerful force of level 99?"
"Is this what it feels like to be at the peak?!"
Tang San clenched his fists, feeling as if he had endless strength.
The Soul Power surging within him felt like an endless, roaring river.
This immense power fascinated him!
"Wait, Tang Chen's power at his peak, strictly speaking, was of a half-god rank existence and yet, he still lost to Qin Xiao and Bossi, which proves that the Cultivation Level of 99 is still not sufficient!"
Tang San calmed down and said with a grave voice, "I still need more powerful strength."
Now, as long as he collected a complete set of soul bones, he would be able to complete the final inheritance.
And even this path had been laid out for him by Tang Chen.
All the soul bones left after Tang Chen's death were refined, and a blood-colored pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping Tang San.
[Divine Trial ended, godhood inheritance begins!]
As a vast voice echoed, Tang San felt an extremely colossal will descending, followed by even more tremendous Divine Power.
In front of this force, Tang San felt Level 99 was no longer strong, but rather very insignificant, like an ant.
But very soon, Tang San would no longer be lost in thought, instead, he quietly sensed the changes in his Cultivation Level and mental state.
Unconsciously, a golden Soul Ring took shape and hovered above the other nine Soul Rings.
A set of dark red armor, with an exaggerated and fierce design, almost completely covered Tang San. Only his face was exposed.
Paired with the dark red Sky God Hammer, an aura of sternness emerged spontaneously.
"God!"
"I, Tang San, have finally become a god today!"
He shouted loudly, as if to vent all his frustration and anger.
"Kid, becoming a god is just the beginning; I hope you conduct yourself properly. I'm finally free," suddenly, a voice came faintly from the void.
"Who?" Tang San frowned and asked in a cold voice, but no one answered. But once he calmed down, he knew who the speaker was—the previous Asura God...
"It seems, this godhood is like a burden?" Tang San thought to himself.
But, he soon shook his head, "Why think so much? What's most important now is revenge!"
Hatred once again consumed Tang San's heart, but he did not act rashly and instead thought carefully.
How should he seek revenge?
Go out directly and look for Qin Xiao?
Tang San immediately dismissed the idea; now that he had become a god, who knew what level Qin Xiao had reached?
Tang Chen had said that Qin Xiao had already participated in the divine trial and could control the Divine Artifact Sea God's Trident, which indicated that the other party might even have progressed to the seventh or eighth trial, and perhaps had already become a god.
"I need some helpers who can test Qin Xiao for me. Even better, help me destroy the entire order of Soul Land!"
As Tang San thought, an idea suddenly sprouted in his mind.
What would it be like to rebuild after overthrowing the order?
I must say, this is insane!
But the more Tang San thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, "Anyway, on this Soul Land, there is no one else I care about besides Xiaowu. Tiandou, Xingluo, Martial Soul Hall are full of my enemies everywhere, even on the vast sea I have enemies. Such a world could never belong to me, it might as well be destroyed."
The more he thought, the more determined he became. Tang San decided to establish a brand new Soul Land, a world where he, Tang San, ruled over everything.
"Let's see what I can use from the Asura God's inheritance memories."
Tang San made up his mind, his brain working furiously.
After a long while, he finally found some useful information in the Asura God's inheritance memories.
"So the Douluo plane I'm in is just one of the planes under the rule of the Divine Realm."
"The abyssal plane, Demonic Plane... the creatures in these two planes are essentially born for slaughter; if they could be used by me..."
In the Asura God's inherited memories, Tang San found information and coordinates of two powerful planes.
The abyssal plane consists of one hundred and eight layers, each with an emperor-level powerhouse, and even the weakest among them possesses the mighty strength of a Titled Douluo. The strongest of them all, the Abyssal Sage King, might even be at a God Rank level.
And that's only the tip of the iceberg.
In the ranks of the leading races, any member could potentially possess the combat power of a ruler of a later-ranked clan, not to be underestimated.
"Those guys from the abyssal plane are too powerful and not easy to control; there's even a risk of backfire."
"Compared to them, the Demonic Plane is much easier to control."
Tang San's thoughts were now filled with some records about the Demonic Plane.
In simple terms, the Demonic Plane's rank is even below that of the Douluo plane. Their strength is not much different, with five great Monarchs each dominating a territory.
Compared to the one hundred and eight layers of the abyssal plane, the number of powerhouses is many times fewer.
The combat power of the five Monarchs is roughly equivalent to that of a quasi-god. If they come to the Douluo plane, their strength will be somewhat suppressed, at best they're demi-gods.
"Then I'll choose the Demonic Plane."
After thinking, Tang San still decided to open the passage between the Demonic Plane and Soul Land, using the hands of demons to overthrow the rule of all major forces on Soul Land.
Don't talk about the suffering of all living beings.
Does he care?
Compared to the suffering of all living beings, he much prefers battle and slaughter.
"That's right, what's more exciting than a bloody feast of slaughter?"
"Heh heh heh..."
As if sensing Tang San's determination, the Soul of Slaughter deep in his soul let out a hideous laugh.
Tang San ignored the voice and focused on channeling the Divine Power within him, and suddenly smashed the Hao Tian Hammer in his hands.
No.
To be exact, it should be called the Sky God Hammer.
After all, before Tang Chen died, he used the remaining power of Slaughter City to make his Martial Soul become a substantial existence.
Although the quality of the Sky God Hammer can't be compared to the Asura Devil Sword, Tang San felt that the Sky God Hammer was exceptionally handy to use.
Boom!
The Sky God Hammer struck down, smashing space into a pitch-black hole.
Then, Tang San used Divine Power to keep the space from healing, turning it into a light gate.
Groan groan groan... Low roars kept coming from the light gate, as if a mysterious and terrifying world was right behind it.
Whoosh!
At this moment, a Purple-Golden Greatsword pierced through the spatial gate and after some probing, a large figure of a demon squeezed through.
He was over thirty meters tall, covered in Purple-Golden scales, with two horns on his head stretching three meters long, yet his face was very human-like, with a pair of huge wings made of purple flame coalesced behind him.
"Is this a high-ranking demon from the Demonic Plane?" Tang San's pupils shrank slightly.
The mere presence of this demon felt only slightly weaker than Tang Chen before.
Keep in mind, this is due to the spatial distortion around the demon and the strong repulsion of the Douluo plane. Without the spatial rejection, this demon's power would be even stronger!
"Hiss, what a beautiful world, filled with a tremendous amount of life energy..."
At this point, the demon too looked around, and eventually, his Purple-Golden Greatsword pointed at Tang San from afar: "I, the Demon Lord Alba, ask you, did you create this spatial passage?"
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