Chapter 100: Tang San – You Damn Auspicious Beast, You Are Courting Death!
Jing Hongchen still couldn't comprehend it. According to Huo Yuhao's explanation, the principle behind Soul Spirits was a contract between soul masters and soul beasts. It was plausible that Huo Yuhao could convince this soul beast to sign a contract, but how could a mere Soul Elder possibly withstand such an overwhelming power?
A soul beast nearing 200,000 years of cultivation what kind of concept was that?
Even in the vast Douluo Continent, such a beast would be considered a minor calamity. Of course, these soul beasts were still far from the Top Ten Savage Beasts, but their strength was still terrifying.
The Top Ten Savage Beasts were determined by excluding sea soul beasts and unidentified land based soul beasts, forming a ranking of the most fearsome creatures known to humanity.
Every soul beast on that list possessed incomparable strength and was not to be provoked lightly.
Of course, these creatures were also the lifelong ambition of many soul masters. After all, a soul master's power was largely determined by their soul rings and soul bones.
Jing Hongchen had even heard rumors that some Evil Soul Masters were obsessed with Di Tian, the number one Savage Beast, dreaming of harvesting his soul ring and soul bones. But due to Di Tian's overwhelming strength, they could only bury such insane thoughts deep within their hearts.
"A soul beast nearing 200,000 years…" Xiao Hongchen was completely numb.
Huo Yuhao was simply a monster.
What kind of person could contract such a powerful soul beast as a Soul Spirit at barely level 30 and then reach level 40 so quickly?!
Did that even make sense?!
"Yuhao, let's go to the Soul Dueling Arena," Jing Hongchen suggested, his eyes brimming with curiosity. "I want to see just how powerful your Soul Spirit is."
Huo Yuhao hesitated. "That doesn't seem like a good idea… Dean, you're a Titled Douluo, and I haven't even reached Soul Ancestor yet."
Jing Hongchen smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry. I won't attack. I'll only use a Soul Tool Shield to defend. You can go all out!"
Divine Realm.
The pure and noble Sea God had stars in his eyes as he secretly observed the fate of the Star Dou Forest while the God of Destruction was distracted with the Life Goddess.
For Tang San, one of the most critical locations he monitored was Star Dou Forest.
His goal was to split his daughter's divine sense, implant it into the Auspicious Beast, and then kill the beast.
Doing so would not only allow his daughter to obtain the Golden Dragon Spear but also absorb a portion of the Star Dou's fate and some diluted Dragon God bloodline.
And, of course, it would help him craft a new trial for his future "New Star" successor.
But let's be honest none of that really mattered.
What truly mattered was getting the Golden Dragon Spear.
Because the Golden Dragon Spear was evil.
It could devour life force.
And such a weapon could not be left unchecked!
As a righteous God King, Tang San felt obligated to take control of the Golden Dragon Spear.
After all, once his daughter absorbed a bit of Dragon God's blood, she could wield the spear under his strict supervision.
Thus, the Golden Dragon Spear would become a weapon of justice!
However, Tang San had just received some bad news
Not only had he failed to find the New Star, but now the Auspicious Beast had escaped?!
He deduced this because, while observing the continent's fate, he noticed that the fate of the Star Dou Forest was weakening.
Since the Auspicious Beast was tied to the Star Dou's fate, any fluctuations indicated something had happened to it.
The decrease wasn't drastic, meaning the beast was neither dead nor injured
Which could only mean it had run away.
But due to the annoying existence of the God of Destruction, Tang San couldn't simply descend to the lower world to recapture the beast.
Even when he had guided his daughter previously, he could only do so by observing massive shifts in fate, rather than making precise interventions.
If he overstepped his bounds, the God of Destruction would use it as an excuse to punish him, potentially ruining the righteous reputation he had worked so hard to build.
And without his carefully cultivated reputation, it would be difficult to establish the Tang Family's Divine Realm and the Tang Family's Douluo Continent.
Thanks to his impeccable public image, even the ancient Life Goddess considered him a good person!
Still, due to the Divine Realm's ridiculous rules and the God of Destruction's constant interference, Tang San had been forced to endure in silence even when the Tang Sect collapsed.
Even when the only survivor of the sect was a girl named Tang Ya, he had no choice but to endure.
After all, since there were no direct blood relatives in the sect, the Divine Realm's rules forbade him from intervening.
But every time another God mentioned the Tang Sect's fall, he had to sigh deeply and say:
"Alas… this is merely the choice of fate. Even as a God King, I cannot interfere lightly."
Thus, he maintained his image as a righteous, selfless leader among the other Gods.
But… that was his Tang Sect!
Of course, his heart ached over its downfall!
To rebuild the Tang Sect, he had already manipulated his daughter's consciousness to ensure she would join it.
In truth, he had very few hidden cards left in the Douluo Continent.
Otherwise, his beloved Tang Sect never would have perished.
It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to leave more contingencies behind
It was simply because of the bet between the Kindness and Evil Gods.
Tang San had been forced to ascend quickly to take control of the Divine Realm, leaving him no time to plant more safeguards.
His main remaining forces in Douluo were:
Da Ming and Er Ming
His parents
His daughter, Xiao Qi
Xiao Qi was weak, but if she ever encountered danger, it would give him a legitimate excuse to intervene.
He had no choice ascending to the Divine Realm was easy, but coming back down was nearly impossible.
And the God of Destruction constantly opposed him, searching for any excuse to cause trouble.
Even in Divine Realm meetings, the God of Destruction was his biggest headache.
When Tang San had first seized control of the Divine Realm Core, he had genuinely worried
"What if the God of Destruction starts a rebellion? What should I do?"
Sure, his divine powers had grown stronger than when he fought Qian Renxue, but he still wasn't as powerful as the first Asura God.
If war broke out, he'd be completely outmatched.
The God of Destruction had the Life Goddess as his wife and an entire army.
Even if Dai Mubai and the others supported him, their forces would still be overwhelmed.
"Damn Auspicious Beast, why the hell are you running?!"
"How am I supposed to transfer my daughter's divine sense into you now?!"
"You are already courting death!"
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Soul Dueling Arena
Jing Hongchen activated a defensive Soul Tool.
A golden shield unfolded around him.
"Yuhao, begin your attack."
Huo Yuhao nodded and sent a spiritual transmission to the Snow Empress.
"Snow Empress, attack."
The Snow Empress nodded, her cold expression unchanged.
She raised her hand, pointing at Jing Hongchen
Instantly, a blizzard of immense power surged forward, engulfing everything in its path.
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