"Qin Xiao, don't get too arrogant."
Tang San looked at Qin Xiao, his eyes filled with hatred and a wild desire to kill.
If he could, he truly wished to tear this instigator of his misfortune into countless pieces.
But even with his enemy right before his eyes, he was helpless, which left him feeling a complex mix of emotions.
With a golden shield separating them, Tang San felt as though he and Qin Xiao were in two different worlds.
"Hahaha, are you angry? Don't rush, there's more to make you angry."
Qin Xiao laughed loudly on Sea God's Island, looking very pleased with himself.
Then he turned his gaze away from Tang San to Tang Hao.
"Ah Hao, you can rest assured that with your sacrifice, I will definitely inherit the godhood.
I promise you, once I've inherited the godhood, I will purge our house and legally deal with Tang San, this rebellious son with a treacherous streak."
However.
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, Tang Hao was inwardly collapsing and also felt like cursing.
"Qin Xiao, medicine can be taken recklessly, but words cannot be spoken carelessly.
"Who the hell needs you to settle my household affairs!
"If possible, I'd rather Tang San fight back and extinguish you."
Compared to Tang San, Tang Hao was even more eager for Qin Xiao to die.
It was unfortunate that his body was no longer under his own control, he was incapable of making any sound and could only let Qin Xiao's words be.
But whatever Tang Hao thought, Qin Xiao simply didn't care; his purpose was to provoke Tang San.
Sure enough.
When Qin Xiao lightly glanced at Tang San, he smiled.
At that moment, Tang San's face was as purple and dark as a liver, clearly suffering from a severe internal injury.
"Ah Hao..."
"They even address each other so affectionately."
No matter how hard Tang San racked his brains, he couldn't figure out where he had lost.
His own father, on the same side, why had he suddenly defected to aid the enemy by making a sacrifice?
It's just that this question was doomed to remain unanswered.
At this time, Tang Hao had reached the end of his life, his body beginning to become ethereal and transparent.
"I'm finally liberated."
A look of relief appeared on Tang Hao's face.
After such long suffering, he was finally ending this miserable life.
All this intolerable human suffering, I will never come back again in my next life…
Gradually, under the watchful eyes of Qin Xiao, Bossi, and Tang San, Tang Hao faded bit by bit.
At this moment, Tang Hao was like an oil lamp, burning up his very last drop of oil.
But, he brought light to Qin Xiao.
The disappearance of the golden pillar of light from Tang Hao's sacrifice didn't mean the end of the Sea God succession.
On the contrary, it was just the beginning.
Tang Hao was merely a catalyst, his sacrifice allowed the Sea God to send even more Divine Power and godhood into Soul Land!
Boom!
Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted in the heavens.
Following that, a massive fissure appeared in the sky.
Everyone looked up to see that behind the crack, a mysterious world was faintly visible.
But it was blurry and indistinct.
Even powerhouses like Qin Xiao, Bossi, and Tang San couldn't see it clearly.
In fact, there was no need to see clearly.
They all knew very well that the hazy world was the legendary Divine Realm.
A world filled with countless gods, where Titled Douluo Level powerhouses were like ants.
Whoosh!
While everyone was in a daze, it seemed as if a tall and majestic figure appeared behind the crack, waving his hand and bringing down a golden light, forming a golden screen that enveloped the entire Sea God's Island.
However, it was a disaster for Tang San.
The golden screen served as a protection for Sea God's Island, but it was full of threats to Tang San, making him seem fragile as he was directly blasted away, far from the island.
"Is this the final inheritance of the godhood?"
After tumbling through the air for more than a dozen rolls, Tang San managed to dissipate the force and steady his form.
Gazing at Sea God's Island from afar, he frowned deeply, his eyes even flashing with purple light.
It is worth mentioning that after becoming a god, his Purple Demon Eyes had been cultivated to the pinnacle, even possessing the ability to see through illusions.
Strangely enough, he still couldn't clearly discern what scene was unfolding on Sea God's Island.
But, even if he couldn't see, how could he not know what was happening now?
"Hmph, you think I would let you inherit the godhood so easily? Don't be delusional."
"Even if the Old Sea God intervenes, so what? Are you invincible now?"
"Today, I will turn the impossible into possible, and I will stop you from inheriting the godhood!"
So, he and the Sky God Hammer began launching attacks like a madman.
"Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky."
Break, Seal, Bind, Smash, a series of secret techniques were displayed one after another in Tang San's hands.
Different from the past, these moves looked exceptionally fierce today.
With a persistent belief in his heart, Tang San was performing beyond his normal abilities.
One saw hammer shadows large as hills constantly bombarding the golden screen... Tang San was full of expectation.
The result... only made the corners of Tang San's mouth constantly twitch.
Break, ineffective!
Smash, ineffective!
Seal, ineffective!
...
After performing nine techniques in a row, Tang San's eyes frantically twitched.
Dreams are bountiful, reality is stark.
Never mind breaking the screen.
After using Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky to its fullest, the screen hardly even quivered.
Can you believe it?
It's so damn insulting to one's dignity!
"I am a god too, I refuse to believe I can't break through this barrier!"
Tang San's eyes bulged as he swung the Hao Tian Hammer once, then again in quick succession.
Unlike the previously used Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky, this initial attack wasn't as powerful.
But its advantage lay in its sustained force. Each subsequent strike was stronger than the last, and after fifty consecutive hammers, its power had already surpassed any technique within the Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky.
The attack Tang San was executing was also no ordinary technique—it was another secret method of the Hao Tian Clan called Disorder Splitting Wind.
When stacked up to the eighty-first blow, its might far exceeded that of the Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky, worthy of being called a divine skill!
The reason it was rarely used in actual combat by members of the Hao Tian Clan was because the time it took to stack up to eighty-one blows was too long, and it was easily interrupted.
But Tang San's use of this Hao Tian Secret Method was quite appropriate.
After all, the barrier was an inanimate object, while he was alive and active. He could hammer it however he wanted without retaliation.
Sixty hammers, seventy hammers, eighty hammers...
Shortly after, Tang San finally completed the first eighty hammers.
In that moment, his momentum had peaked.
He raised the Sky God Hammer in his hand, and the powerful momentum converged into a terrifying and fierce evil dragon.
"Break for me!"
With a loud shout, Tang San hammered down with the Sky God Hammer at the same time as the fierce black dragon onto the barrier.
Boom!
This time, Tang San's efforts were finally not in vain as some changes occurred.
But before he could show any sign of joy, a powerful rebounding force suddenly shot through his body from the Sky God Hammer, sending him flying backwards in the very next moment.
He was thrown two miles before he could stabilize his form. The powerful rebounding force made his hands tremble, and what's more horrifying was that even Tang San's body couldn't withstand it. Both of his hands holding the handle of the Sky God Hammer were split open, with copious amounts of fresh blood flowing down.
"This is tough!"
"It's really too difficult."
Tang San's will crumbled.
Both were gods, so why was there such a vast gap between them?
...
Elsewhere.
On Sea God's Island.
Qin Xiao felt a massive influx of Divine Power into his body.
Hmm...
And then, there was no more.
"Something's wrong."
"Normally, with so much Divine Power, it should start to raise my Cultivation Level and cause my body to transform, right?"
"But right now... it's like I'm a container, and a bottomless one at that. The Divine Power pours into me and then just disappears without a trace..."
Qin Xiao discovered something wrong with himself and quickly introspected.
He was two hundred percent certain it was the mysterious Martial Spirit causing mischief.
The result...
How should I put it?
It was both expected and unexpected.
The Divine Power indeed entered his body, but it wasn't operating in the same way as it did for others who inherited a godhood.
Others would strengthen their physical bodies and elevate their Cultivation Level.
But when the Divine Power reached Qin Xiao, it did nothing of the sort—it continuously converged towards the mysterious Martial Spirit.
No.
A more accurate way to put it would be that it gathered under the butt of the mysterious Martial Spirit.
Gradually, a golden chair appeared under the Martial Spirit's bottom.
The holy aura contained in that golden chair made even Qin Xiao feel a surge of shock.
Without giving it much thought, one could tell that the chair was formed from the condensed godhood.
"Damn, using the godhood as a chair? Isn't that going a bit too far?"
"If the Sea God knew about this, where would he put his face?"
In Qin Xiao's view, this was equivalent to a slap in the face of the Sea God.
Is this not going too far?
Doesn't the Sea God care for face?
Of course, Qin Xiao knew that considering the past actions of the mysterious Martial Spirit, it never regarded any so-called deity highly. It would be strange indeed if it allowed Qin Xiao to refine and merge the godhood without any fuss.
"Bold scoundrel!"
"How dare you commit such a blasphemous act, where do you place the dignity of the Sea God."
Suddenly, a grandiose voice echoed in Qin Xiao's mind.
Immediately after, a golden light shadow took shape within his Dantian Qihai.
It was the figure of a warrior clad in Golden Armor, wearing a golden helmet, and holding a Trident.
Without a doubt, this light shadow was a manifestation of the Sea God's soul force, representing the will of the Sea God.
To this, Qin Xiao felt no surprise.
The reason he had always been able to receive tasks from the Sea God and even change the tasks set by the Sea God was all due to this light shadow.
And its appearance now, without a second thought, must have been because the mysterious Martial Soul had offended it.
After all, the godhood that countless people could only dream of, he had bestowed upon Qin Xiao, yet Qin Xiao's performance truly chilled his heart!
Qin Xiao was not only ungrateful to tears but also treated his own godhood as a seat. How was this different from me giving you face, and you using that face as a shoe mat?
This was something the Sea God, accustomed to supremacy, found utterly unacceptable.
Even if it was just a remnant soul that had discovered the issue...
But that was also unacceptable!
At this moment, the Sea God's light shadow's face was filled with anger, "You, you offend the Sea God, you shall be executed!"
As he spoke, he raised the Sea God's Trident in his hand and pointed it from afar at the mysterious Martial Soul.
By this time, Qin Xiao was like a spectator, "Tsk tsk, isn't this just seeking death? You had to provoke him of all people."
Qin Xiao had already begun to ponder what method the mysterious Martial Soul would use to obliterate the Sea God's light shadow.
"Godhood, return!"
As Qin Xiao had not merged with the Sea God's godhood, the Sea God's apparition could still control the godhood.
He wished to re-merge with the Sea God's position, kill the rebellious Qin Xiao, and wash away the humiliation he had suffered.
Upon the Sea God's summoning, the godhood indeed reacted and started to tremble.
But at most, it was just trembling. The mysterious Martial Soul, like Mount Tai bearing down, firmly suppressed the godhood beneath its bottom.
"You, you are unforgivable."
The Sea God was immensely enraged; he could not hold back any longer. The golden Trident in his hand shot straight out, aiming to pierce through the mysterious human-shaped Martial Spirit.
Don't think that this is inside Qin Xiao's body; such an attack does not have the same fearsome might as in the outside world.
But this kind of soul-level battle is even more perilous; the slightest carelessness can result in the destruction of both body and spirit.
Of course, that's for battles between equals.
The fight between the mysterious Martial Soul and the Sea God's light shadow was far from that level.
After all, the level of the mysterious Martial Soul was too high; it only took one punch to blast the Sea God's light shadow into smithereens.
"Ah, this..."
"Did the fight end too quickly?"
"Big brother, it was still the soul force of the Sea God; even if not in its entirety, you could have given it some face... besides, I haven't found my sunflower seeds yet..."
Qin Xiao felt a sense of regret.
But the mysterious Martial Soul was as haughty as ever. After throwing out a punch, it sat back on the throne formed by the godhood as if nothing had happened.
And Qin Xiao's will once again took command of his body.
The next moment, he slowly opened his eyes, only to see Bossi's exceptionally beautiful face not far from his own.
Even the unique fragrance peculiar to mature women wafted into Qin Xiao's nostrils.
"You're awake!"
Bossi's beautiful eyes lit up, filled with surprise.
But, she soon realized she was too close to Qin Xiao, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and she hastily retreated two steps to create a distance.
Qin Xiao smiled slightly and replied, "I am awake."
"Did you successfully inherit the godhood?" Bossi asked again.
In fact, she was also feeling nervous inside.
She thought Qin Xiao seemed different. If you said he had inherited the godhood, he did not display the power, dignity, and momentum of a god.
But if you said he hadn't inherited the godhood, he gave off an unfathomable aura.
"Your question is a good one..."
Qin Xiao smiled helplessly.
Truthfully, he wasn't sure of his own status either.
The godhood was indeed within him.
But...
He had not merged with the godhood...
In short, it was complicated.
"Never mind, you better see for yourself."
As Qin Xiao said this, he revealed his Cultivation Level.
Nine Soul Rings emerged in succession from beneath his feet.
One, two, three, four... seven, eight, nine...
After a long wait, Bossi didn't see the tenth Soul Ring appear and couldn't help asking, "Qin Xiao, where is your tenth Soul Ring?"
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