As Qian Daoliu made his move, the massive six-winged Seraphim radiated endless golden light, resembling a divine being. The Angel God Statue at the center of Spirit City also glowed with golden brilliance.
In that instant, all the soul masters and soldiers within Spirit City erupted into cheers, as if they were witnessing the descent of a god.
However, Di Tian let out a thunderous dragon roar, shaking the heavens and earth. A colossal black dragon phantom, over a thousand meters long, appeared in the sky, dyeing the entire sky pitch black, as if heralding the apocalypse.
Di Tian himself wielded the Black Dragon Sword, his entire body shrouded in darkness, absorbing even the surrounding light.
The sky was instantly divided into two halves—one golden, one black—like a battle between the sun and darkness.
Qian Daoliu had originally intended to strike down Tang San with his sword, but Di Tian intercepted him, blocking his golden greatsword with his Black Dragon Sword.
Qian Daoliu roared in fury, "Di Tian, you have gone too far! I am merely executing a human traitor. Do you dare interfere in human affairs?"
Di Tian coldly snorted, "Tang San is a friend of my soul beast race. I will not allow you to harm him."
Qian Daoliu's anger flared. He reversed his golden greatsword and slashed at Di Tian, his strike carrying boundless divine power, as if a god had descended.
Yet, Di Tian showed no fear. He swung his sword to meet the attack, his blade exuding infinite darkness, capable of absorbing and corroding even divine power.
In just an instant, the two clashed countless times in midair, but their strength was evenly matched, making it impossible for either side to gain the upper hand.
Meanwhile, Tang San merely sneered as he watched the battle above. His figure flickered, preparing to hunt down more enemies.
Under his soul power control, the Blue Silver Grass spread like an overwhelming tide, resembling countless black venomous serpents. These vines carried extreme poison and a strong aura of darkness and evil, as if they could drag people into an abyss.
This was the first time Tang San had absorbed a Titled Douluo's power. His usual practice was to absorb soul beasts, but this time, he had drained a human expert completely dry.
After absorbing Demon Bear Douluo's soul power, Tang San felt his blood boiling. The black mark on his forehead began to stir restlessly, resembling a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, thirsting to devour the world.
Previously, Tang San had only absorbed soul beasts, but on this battlefield, he had consumed countless human corpses and soul power, creating a perfect cycle of mutual reinforcement.
Tang San even felt that after absorbing Demon Bear Douluo, reaching rank 99 was no longer an unattainable goal. As long as he could absorb a few more Titled Douluo of Demon Bear Douluo's caliber, he would undoubtedly achieve his final breakthrough.
Especially after accepting the inheritance trial from the Evil God King, Tang San's entire being had undergone a drastic transformation. Both his physical strength and soul power were shifting entirely toward darkness. The black tiger mark on his forehead grew increasingly restless, as if guiding him down an entirely different path.
The Evil God King's trial was deceptively simple—if Tang San wished to inherit the position of the God of Destruction, he had to embrace evil and destruction, standing against all of humanity, becoming the most wicked and destructive being in the world.
Although Tang San had great confidence in himself, he knew that when it came to absolute evil, he still could not surpass Bibi Dong. Thus, he sought an alternative approach—using the war between humanity and the soul beast race. With countless deaths on both sides, an endless supply of corpses and energy would fuel his ascension, allowing him to take his revenge.
As for the risk of losing control after absorbing too much energy, Tang San no longer worried. He had absolute faith in the Mystrious Heaven Skill he cultivated, believing it to be the supreme Daoist art that would ensure his clarity of mind.
Furthermore, the black tiger mark on his forehead seemed capable of devouring and refining energy, making the absorbed power purer—similar to the Sea God's Light illuminating his body, yet even stronger.
Having gained so much, Tang San now set his sights on another Titled Douluo—Porcupinefish Douluo.
Among the many Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall, Porcupinefish Douluo's martial soul was the Bloodspike Pufferfish, an extremely rare and powerful poison-type spirit. In terms of toxicity alone, he was not inferior to Dugu Bo. However, due to the unique nature of the Bloodspike Pufferfish, he did not suffer from his own martial soul's poison like Dugu Bo did, making him an anomaly among poison users.
As a poison-type soul master, Porcupinefish Douluo posed a significant threat to the soul beast race. Even when facing hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, he could spread his toxins, affecting a vast number of surrounding soul beasts, thus achieving a large-scale suppression effect.
However, before launching his attack on Porcupinefish Douluo, Tang San first had to evade the arrows of Glowing Feather Douluo, lest he become an easy target.
Ever since Tang San had ambushed and killed Demon Bear Douluo, the situation for the Spirit Empire had rapidly deteriorated. Originally, the Titled Douluo had been able to restrain the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, but now a gap had been torn open. The one responsible for this, Tang San, made Glowing feather Douluo burn with fury. Even at the cost of exhausting his soul power, he relentlessly fired arrows at Tang San.
Tang San quickly shifted his focus, manipulating the Dark Blue Silver Grass to assist Bear Lord in eliminating Golden Crocodile Douluo first.
As the overwhelming tide of Dark Blue Silver Grass surged toward Golden Crocodile Douluo, Bear Lord also went all out, unleashing his Sky-Shredding Claw in an attempt to severely injure him.
But Golden Crocodile Douluo was well aware of the danger. Ignoring his remaining soul power and his injuries, he immediately activated his Martial Soul True Body, transforming into a massive golden crocodile over thirty meters long. His power and aura soared to their peak, and his golden radiance illuminated the battlefield.
At the same time, Golden Crocodile Douluo abandoned all defense and unleashed his ninth soul skill in a desperate counterattack.
Glowing Feather Douluo, seeing Tang San attack Golden Crocodile Douluo, immediately tensed up. He swiftly rushed in that direction and activated his eighth soul skill—Absolute Stillness.
Countless ice-snow arrows shot forth, covering Bear Lord and the Dark Blue Silver Grass. The entire battlefield seemed to freeze in place.
Under the combined attacks of Golden Crocodile Douluo and Glowing feather Douluo, countless strands of Dark Blue Silver Grass were shattered, and even Bear Lord's Sky-Shredding Claw couldn't withstand their combined assault.
But in that instant, the tide of Dark Blue Silver Grass suddenly vanished, replaced by a massive Clear Sky Hammer.
Soul power flickered across the hammer's surface, radiating boundless earth-attribute energy. This was none other than Tang San's hundred-thousand-year soul skill—Earth Ant Emperor Slash—its target: Porcupinefish Douluo.