Chapter 373: Beast Tide
At that moment, the Asura God broke into unrestrained laughter, shedding the dignified demeanor typical of a God Realm enforcer. For once, he seemed more like an ordinary person, releasing emotions that had been bottled up for eons.
Noticing Sea God's puzzled expression, the Asura God stifled his laughter and spoke. "Sea God, remember when we discussed the difference between divine artifacts and supreme artifacts? Now I can finally explain it to you."
Sea God's face paled in shock. "Asura God, didn't you say this was one of the God Realm's deepest secrets? Something that we lesser gods should never know?"
The Asura God was unfazed. "What does it matter now? I'm about to be freed, and not even the gods in the God Realm can interfere with me anymore."
Sea God swallowed nervously. "Is it right for me to know something like this?"
The Asura God gave a cold snort. "It's not that grave. The difference between supreme artifacts and ordinary divine artifacts is that supreme artifacts are the natal artifacts of us five God Kings. They were formed with us at our creation, and they're not only filled with our power but are intrinsically tied to our godly roles."
"For instance, take Destruction's Scepter of Destruction. No one truly knows which came first—the god of Destruction or his scepter. Some might even call it a primordial treasure."
Sea God looked even more confused. "But why does that matter?"
The Asura God shook his head. "For most gods, artifacts are crafted tools, nothing more. Supreme artifacts, however, can be considered as innate, and natural artifacts. Yang Potian is currently merging with my Asura Divine Sword. Once he becomes one with it, he'll be the new Asura God."
Sea God looked uncertain. "How is that possible? I have an avatar on Douluo Star, yet I can't sense Yang Potian ascending to godhood."
The Asura God replied, "It's no surprise you can't sense it. Even I almost didn't realize it. Yang Potian has been cunning enough to find a secluded, barrier-sealed location to accomplish this. And with the sacrifice of your little whale, he's already broken past the hundredth level."
It finally dawned on Sea God. "Congratulations, then. After tens of thousands of years, you're finally passing on your godly position and will soon be free."
The Asura God laughed again. "That's not all. I can sense a special energy within Yang Potian, one with boundless potential. Though it's currently weak, I believe it could someday surpass the other four God Kings."
Sea God was stunned. "How could that be? How could any force surpass the powers of the God Realm?"
The Asura God sneered. "Nothing is impossible. Don't forget the kind of spirit rings Yang Potian has absorbed."
"Right now, he holds the spirit rings of the five elements—wood, fire, water, metal, and earth—each at the hundred-thousand-year level. The five elements are some of the universe's most ancient forces."
Sea God: "…"
Meanwhile, Yang Potian seemed to be sinking into an endless abyss, his whole being enveloped in a fusion of different energies. His body appeared suspended in a delicate equilibrium, locked in a strange state with no sign of awakening.
During this time, a massive upheaval erupted across Douluo Continent.
Under Tang San's leadership, along with the agility clan members, countless soul beasts moved swiftly, surging toward Spirit City with staggering force.
Besides Di Tian, there were seven ferocious beasts, including the Hell Demon Dragon Zi Ji, and practically every terrifying beast from the core area had mobilized. Moreover, there were several hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, all fierce and menacing, not to mention the waves of ten-thousand-year beasts, some of whom moved in whole clans.
The swarm of ordinary soul beasts was beyond counting, blanketing the sky and earth, creating an all-encompassing tide that seemed to swallow everything in its path.
This was the largest beast tide in history, unparalleled in both number and strength. Even in the ancient wars between humans and soul beasts, such a scale had never been seen. Back then, the Angel God had suppressed the world, slaughtering countless soul beasts to restore peace and eventually ascending to godhood through the faith of grateful humans.
This beast tide, however, was neither disorganized nor chaotic. Thanks to Tang San's coordination with Di Tian, high-level soul beasts were appointed to keep order, creating a military-like formation as they advanced.
Tang San and Di Tian had meticulously structured the beast tide, maximizing the soul beasts' strength and minimizing infighting by organizing their advance by species and rank.
Along the way, any human soul master or ordinary person who crossed their path was mercilessly slain. Villages and settlements were wiped clean, reduced to wastelands soaked in blood.
Four days passed, and the soul beast horde was only hundreds of kilometers from Spirit City. Finally, the Spirit Empire caught wind of this impending disaster, sparking widespread panic.
Inside Spirit City, the empire's top officials gathered in a state of dread. However, Bibi Dong was conspicuously absent, as were Qian Renxue and the Grand Worship. There was no sign of any of them.
The situation was instead left in the hands of Saintess Hu Liena and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
As the Spirit Empire's chief general, Golden Crocodile Douluo's experience was invaluable. Without hesitation, he sent scouts nationwide, rallying the empire's millions-strong army and recalling the many Titled Douluo stationed across the empire.
The empire's territory was vast, with three Titled Douluo alone stationed in Hanhai City, and others stationed in Tiandou City and Star Luo City.
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