"That's because your mother was still alive back then. But now, that woman is long dead!"
Enraged, Tang San could no longer hold back his words and lashed out in return.
Perhaps he also said it to remind Qian Renxue that even if she had regained her divine power, without Bibi Dong's help, she was no match for him.
Only by making Qian Renxue realize this could she begin to feel apprehensive.
"That's right, my mother is dead!"
"That's why your parents must die too!"
But Qian Renxue paid no heed to Tang San's threat. In fact, the mention of her mother's death only made her more violent.
As long as she could take her revenge, she didn't care about her own life.
Tang San wouldn't be able to descend to the lower realms anytime soon. She had enough time to exact her revenge and fulfill the uncompleted wish of Spirit Hall—to unify the continent.
As long as she completed these two things, she didn't care about the fury she'd face from Tang San later.
So, after hearing Tang San's words, Qian Renxue coldly retorted again.
She even made it clear that she would take revenge on Tang San's parents.
Those two were not innocent.
They were even the root of the hatred between Spirit Hall and the Tang father and son.
Besides, the Blue Silver Empress was a spirit beast in human form, and Tang Hao was someone who had an illicit relationship with a spirit beast. People like them were enemies Spirit Hall had to eliminate.
"You dare…"
Tang San hadn't expected his words would only make Qian Renxue more furious. In that moment, he was filled with both regret and anger. Had he known this would happen, he wouldn't have mentioned Qian Renxue's mother, Bibi Dong.
"Haha! Tang San, just you wait!"
Seeing Tang San seething with impotent rage, Qian Renxue felt immense satisfaction.
Yes, this was the feeling she wanted. She wanted Tang San to regret everything.
"And now, I'll start by destroying this divine sense of yours!"
"Kill!"
Boom—
Qian Renxue once again launched a violent attack against Tang San.
She knew this was merely Tang San's divine sense—once his divine power was exhausted, it could not be replenished. So she didn't bother with tactics and simply unleashed overwhelming force, aiming to rapidly deplete Tang San's divine power.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
The battle between Qian Renxue and Tang San grew more and more intense. Each exchange was earth-shattering.
Fortunately, they were fighting in midair. If they had fought on the ground, the destruction would have been unimaginable.
Creatures under the sky trembled in fear, worried they would be caught in the fallout of the terrifying battle above.
Boom—
No one knew how much time had passed, but finally, under the impact of one of Qian Renxue's divine techniques, Tang San's divine sense was completely annihilated.
"Ah—"
"Qian Renxue! If you dare harm my family or friends, I swear I won't let you go!"
As his divine sense collapsed, Tang San managed to leave behind one final threat.
"Ridiculous!"
Faced with Tang San's parting words, Qian Renxue merely sneered in disdain.
If she feared Tang San, she wouldn't have rebuilt Spirit Hall in the first place.
…
God Realm.
Just as Tang San had entered a meditative state, he suddenly opened his eyes.
There was confusion in his eyes for a moment, then they exploded with a terrifying sharpness.
"Qian Renxue, how dare you!"
After his divine sense in the lower realm was destroyed, Tang San recovered all of its memories, learning everything that had happened.
He confirmed that the one who had regained divine power on the Douluo Continent was indeed Qian Renxue, and he learned that she had rebuilt Spirit Hall and planned to unify the continent once more.
All of that had already enraged Tang San, but what infuriated him even more was Qian Renxue's vow of revenge. She had clearly declared her intention to take revenge on Tang San.
To kill all his friends and family.
"San-ge!"
"What happened?"
Xiao Wu immediately sensed Tang San's fury. She was startled out of her cultivation and rushed to grab his hand.
"It's Qian Renxue!"
With Xiao Wu's comfort, Tang San calmed slightly, though he was still full of rage.
He clenched his teeth as he said Qian Renxue's name.
To Tang San, who valued family above all else, his loved ones were his reverse scale—touch them and you die.
So to him, Qian Renxue had already set herself on a path to death.
"The one who regained divine power on the Douluo Continent is indeed Qian Renxue..."
Filled with anger and alarm, Tang San began telling Xiao Wu what had happened in the lower realm.
The more he spoke, the more furious and anxious he became. He couldn't help it—he could clearly sense from Qian Renxue's tone that she truly intended to take revenge on him.
"It's really her…"
Xiao Wu was also stunned and became furious at Qian Renxue's actions. "That woman doesn't know what's good for her. San-ge should've never spared her back then!"
"Yes, I should never have spared her!"
Tang San was full of regret. If he had known Qian Renxue could recover her divine power, he would never have let her live.
"What do we do now?"
Xiao Wu looked at Tang San worriedly.
She knew he would never abandon the loved ones he still had on the Douluo Continent.
If something happened to them, he would be devastated. She didn't want to see that happen.
And she herself was also deeply concerned for those people.
"I'm still thinking..."
Tang San said, frowning deeply.
He was desperately searching for a solution.
Right now, he and Xiao Wu had no way of returning to the lower realm.
Seeking help from other gods in the God Realm was also out of the question. Gods were forbidden from interfering in the lower realm—especially when the opponent was another god. No one would help them.
Unless it was the former Sea God and Asura God who had given up their godhood.
But they had long left the God Realm, and no one knew where they had gone. He couldn't even contact them.
"San-ge, maybe it's not that hopeless!"
"Aren't Ning Rongrong and Oscar already undergoing their divine trials? As long as the two of them complete the trials, they'll definitely be able to protect everyone else!"
Xiao Wu suddenly thought of something and her beautiful eyes lit up. She quickly tried to reassure Tang San.
"That's right! You're right, Xiao Wu!"
"We can go ask the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess to find out how Oscar and Rongrong's trials are progressing!"
Tang San's eyes lit up upon hearing that. In this urgent situation, he could still try to persuade the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess to ease the difficulty of the divine trials, allowing Oscar and Ning Rongrong to inherit their godhood more quickly.
After all, the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess had already decided to pass down their divine thrones, so bending the rules a little wouldn't be a problem.
"But if it's only Oscar and Ning Rongrong, it still isn't safe enough. They're both support-type soul masters, and their combat strength isn't very high!"
"Even if Oscar inherits a god position, he won't have other gods as targets to create Mirror Image Sausages. Using sausages based on ordinary Title Douluo won't be enough for him to reach god-level combat power!"
"I plan to arrange divine trials for Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Fatty as soon as possible. All three broke through to Title Douluo before age forty, qualifying them for divine inheritance trials."
The more Tang San spoke, the more excited he became—it was clear he had come up with a plan.
But this plan wouldn't yield results right away. Before they could even complete the trials, Qian Renxue might defeat them first.
Still, it was the only solution he could think of.
…
"Tang San actually left a divine sense on Dai Mubai and the others—he's cautious enough!"
"Otherwise, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would have been dead earlier!"
In the Douluo Continent, Su Mo, who had long since crossed over and witnessed the entire drama, chuckled in a certain void.
He was currently in a state of nothingness, a divine technique he had newly developed through time-space power.
Su Mo's void far surpassed Xiao Wu's soul skill of the same name.
That was because Su Mo's void state was truly nothingness—outsiders couldn't detect him, not even gods.
And within that void, Su Mo could freely move and observe the outside world.
The only drawback of Su Mo's void was that if he wanted to attack someone, he would have to exit that state.
Still, the move was strong enough to make Su Mo nearly invincible.
Seeing Tang San's divine sense intervene and stop Qian Renxue from capturing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, Su Mo didn't rush to help. He had no intention of meeting Qian Renxue just yet.
The last time he left, he told Qian Renxue he would bring her a massive surprise the next time they met.
Back then, the surprise he mentioned was to bring Bibi Dong before her.
But since he couldn't do that for now, he decided not to show himself.
However, Su Mo wasn't going to let Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing escape so easily. Before Tang San's divine sense was destroyed by Qian Renxue, Su Mo had already started tailing them.
He trusted that Qian Renxue could defeat Tang San's divine sense, so he was at ease.
At that moment, Su Mo followed right behind Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
Because he had no plans to spare them.
Even though he knew this world's Zhu Zhuqing wasn't his empress, Su Mo still couldn't allow her to continue entangling with Dai Mubai.
What's more, in this world, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were enemies of Bibi Dong. That gave Su Mo even more reason not to let them go.
Anyone who was Bibi Dong's enemy was Su Mo's enemy too.
He had promised Bibi Dong he would protect Qian Renxue of this world. If Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were left unchecked and ended up completing their divine trials, Qian Renxue would be in danger.
So for any and every reason, he would not let Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing live.
Dai Mubai had to die. And Zhu Zhuqing, too—having been defiled by Dai Mubai and still loving him, she no longer interested Su Mo.
Seeing the time was right, Su Mo made his move.
…
"We've escaped far enough. Zhuqing, let's stop here and recover a bit."
After reaching a hidden mountain range, Dai Mubai landed with Zhu Zhuqing.
"Okay," Zhu Zhuqing responded weakly.
The two of them had been severely wounded in the battle with Qian Renxue. They were in a pitiful state.
Once on the ground, both still felt lingering fear.
"We barely escaped. Thank goodness for Tang San, or we would've died today!"
"I can't believe that woman Qian Renxue actually regained her divine power!"
Dai Mubai said, still shaken.
"Yeah… both empires are in danger now."
"Tang San and Xiao Wu have ascended. There's no one left who can stand against that woman!"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned deeply.
"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget, Oscar and Ning Rongrong are undergoing their divine trials. Once they succeed, the Shrek Seven Devils will have two more gods!"
"By then, we won't have to fear Qian Renxue anymore!"
Dai Mubai said with a smile.
"Right, I almost forgot about them!"
"I wonder when they'll complete their trials… I just hope they can do it quickly."
Zhu Zhuqing, reminded by Dai Mubai, felt a bit relieved knowing that apart from the ascended Tang San and Xiao Wu, Oscar and Ning Rongrong were also undergoing divine tests.
That gave them some hope.
Buzz—
Just as they thought the crisis had passed and were discussing the future, a massive black vortex suddenly appeared beneath their feet.
"No…"
"Oh no!"
Both their expressions changed drastically.
Buzz—
Before they could flee, the vortex swallowed both Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
Whoosh—
The black vortex vanished completely, as if it had never existed, taking Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing with it.
That vortex, of course, was Su Mo's Life-and-Death Arena.
He had cast it to pull them both inside.
Originally, Su Mo's Life-and-Death Arena could only draw in one person at a time for a duel to the death.
But after becoming a god, he could pull in two.
After all, a master of the arena was allowed to increase the difficulty on himself—such rules were permitted.
The only restriction was that the arena couldn't include Su Mo's allies; otherwise, it would collapse immediately.
Why did Su Mo bring them into the arena? Simple—he didn't want the battle that would follow to be sensed by Qian Renxue.
Aside from Dai Mubai carrying a trace of Tang San's divine sense, Su Mo had also discovered that Zhu Zhuqing carried one too.
So he had to bring them into the arena. Otherwise, he could have easily dealt with them outside.
In the Life-and-Death Arena, no matter how intense the battle, Qian Renxue would sense nothing.
"Where is this?"
"Life-and-Death Arena?"
"Who's there? Come out!"
After being drawn in, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing quickly grasped the arena's rules. They stood back-to-back, tense, shouting to find their attacker.
"To be brought into my Life-and-Death Arena—consider it an honor!"
Naturally, Su Mo saw no need to hide. He descended from above right in front of them.
…(End of chapter)
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