Three days passed by in this way, and everything seemed blissfully harmonious.
Ah Rou and Bi Bidong quickly set aside their past grievances, and the romantic relationship between Xu Ran and the Life Goddess continued to heat up. Xu Ran's strength swiftly reached the top of level eighty-nine, just waiting for the next system mission to further enhance his power.
The Destruction God had not discovered the relationship between the Life Goddess and Xu Ran. However, he was getting increasingly irritable, perhaps due to Tang San's warning, and often disturbed Xu Ran and the Life Goddess with knowledge of Xu Ran's infamous past, which he supposed was a sort of inspection.
But now, Xu Ran was not particularly worried about the Destruction God.
Even if the Destruction God erupted, he had a way to deal with it.
Although the Life Goddess was not adept at fighting, she was still a Divine King. Moreover, the Life Mystique of the Life Goddess countered the Annihilation Omen of the Destruction God. Under the effect of this counter, many of the Destruction God's powers would be unable to be released. With the assistance of the Life Goddess, he may not necessarily be a match for the Destruction God.
Once he broke through to Titled Douluo, perhaps he alone might contend with the Destruction God.
Every breakthrough was a time when his strength surged dramatically.
A fragrant breeze wafted around, and the Life Goddess came to Xu Ran's side.
"What are you thinking about?" the Life Goddess asked softly, her eyes tender. These days, she had come to regard Xu Ran as her husband.
"I will have to leave for a while in these next few days. You just stay here and wait for my return," Xu Ran said. He had been at the Martial Soul Hall for quite some time and was starting to miss Zhu Qing, Xiaowu, and the others.
Moreover, with Ah Rou resurrected, he indeed needed to accompany Ah Rou to Tiandou City.
Ah Rou and Xiaowu meeting each other was likely to be a good thing.
"Oh," the Life Goddess obediently nodded. She knew Xu Ran had many matters to attend to. Now she needed to peacefully nurture her pregnancy, and even without Xu Ran, she wouldn't be without interests.
Watching her baby slowly develop in her arms and feeding her with her own life energy was the proper thing to focus on.
"When I return next time, my strength might be even stronger. By then, we can join forces and take down the Destruction God. No one will be able to threaten us after that," Xu Ran said with an evil tone. The Life Goddess and the Destruction God, even if not in love, had deep feelings for each other after so many years of acquaintance. But now that the Life Goddess had met Xu Ran, everything was going to change.
Xu Ran could not tolerate the Destruction God living in this world.
Even if the Destruction God did not kill him, he would still kill the Destruction God. He could not bear anyone who had had an affair with his woman to live.
"Xu Ran, this doesn't seem right," the Life Goddess said, her pretty face changing.
"But our relationship is like this now. What would he do if he found out you're carrying our child in your womb? Would he spare me? If we're not ruthless, our child will end up without a father," Xu Ran said with a smile, gently rubbing the Life Goddess's slender waist.
"Alright," the Life Goddess's expression wavered, and after hesitating for a good while, she finally nodded seriously. Now Xu Ran was her most beloved, and their relationship had long been more than just about the two of them.
She couldn't let her hard-won little family fall apart.
Any factor that could potentially destroy her family had to be eliminated.
"That's my girl, such a good one," Xu Ran said, planting a kiss on the Life Goddess's forehead.
"Ding, congratulations 'Host' on receiving a mission: 'Host' is asked to pursue High Priest Poseissi to Sea God's Island."
"Ding, mission reward: ninth soul ring with light and dark attributes. This can enable the 'Host' to comprehend and master both light and dark attributes."
"Ding, a reminder for the 'Host'. Tang San is already on his way to Sea God's Island. Tang San is preparing to meet Poseissi and then inform Poseissi of the 'Host's' crimes of harming Tang Chen and the Hao Tian Clan. In addition, Tang San also wants to inherit the family business and win over Poseissi," said the System's Missy's voice.
"Pah. Dog Tang San, he really is shameless. Me chasing Poseissi is a matter of proper courtship; it's a legitimate act. But this damn Tang San is utterly inhumane. He's really fallen," Xu Ran laughed.
Poseissi is Tang Chen's beloved, isn't she? Tang San wants a piece of that action, too?
"He's probably just trying to disgust me. The damn guy," Xu Ran muttered. He knew Tang San too well, and from Tang Chen's mouth, he also knew that he would go back to Sea God's Island to woo Poseissi.
So Tang San thought of wooing Poseissi in advance just to spite him.
Tang San's strategies were quite skillful. All along, Tang San had been trying to woo the girls Xu Ran had planned for, just to irritate him. However, in the end, Tang San never succeeded, and instead, made the girls dislike him.
That dead-straight Tang San, he even thinks about picking up girls?
Even the Cuihua from Shrek Academy, Tang San shouldn't dream of wooing her.
Compete with Xu Ran for women? What a joke?
"Too bad, so sad. You're one move behind, Tang San. I bet you didn't expect that I recorded the footage of you killing Tang Chen," Xu Ran found it amusing. Did Tang San really think he could outsmart him with mere words?
Had it not been for the footage, Poseissi might have actually believed Tang San, given that he was Tang Chen's great-grandson.
But that video footage would turn everything around.
In that video, Tang San punched right through Tang Chen's body. Blood flowed like rivers in the Hao Tian Clan, with corpses everywhere. That brief footage got everything that should be recorded and left out nothing that shouldn't.
In the last life, it was just like the unethical practices of the media, cutting clips and videos to mislead the public. In the past, this kind of thing was not uncommon.
Usually, after netizens blew up one side of the story, a plot twist would come out and smack them in the face.
But Tang San couldn't expect any plot twist this time. With that simpleton's brain of his, he probably didn't keep any footage, and once my video comes out, what will Poseissi think?
In Poseissi's mind, a picture might emerge: the evil Tang San betraying and exterminating his master and clan, with Tang Chen emerging to save the Hao Tian Clan, only to be killed by Tang San with a punch.
And Tang San wooing Poseissi would also be seen as the act of a disciple betraying his master, in line with his shameful actions.
By then, Tang San should forget about wooing Poseissi. It will be difficult enough for him to survive the pursuit of the powerhouses from Sea God's Island.
When Poseissi furiously chases after Tang San, that's when I'll step in and woo Poseissi for myself.
The logic is crystal clear—a flawless plan.
"Stupid Tang San. Just you wait and see how arrogant you want to be."
"The happier you hop around now, the more painful it will be when you get trampled later," Xu Ran revealed a smile.
Right now, Tang San must be quite pleased with himself, thinking that this time he's surely unbeatable. When the time comes, he'll get a slap in the face on Sea God's Island, and I'll even take the opportunity to chase after Poseissi.