"Without Rongrong and Oscar, even with just my demigod strength, killing you is as easy as slaughtering a chicken..."
The surroundings fell into complete silence. Tang San's gaze turned icy as he sensed the divine consciousness transmitted from his true body and glanced at the smiling Xu Cheng across from him.
As a God King who ruled over the Divine Realm, he had absolute confidence in his own strength.
Feeling the vast, surging power of the Sea God within his body, Tang San muttered regretfully,"It's a shame this body can only withstand power at the demigod level."He had tried channeling more divine power from his true form, but this mortal vessel had started showing signs of collapse, forcing him to stop.
"But with the Sea God's authority alone, it's more than enough..."
Tang San hefted the Sea God Trident and rested it across his back.
"Round Two: Individual Elimination Match!"
Jing Hongchen's voice rang out.
All eyes turned to the arena.
From each side, a participant stepped forward.
The moment these two figures appeared, the entire arena exploded with excitement.
The two factions were clearly divided.
Supporters of the Sun-Moon Empire and the Clear Sky Sect shouted their favorites' names, and countless academy teams turned their attention to the field.
"He's stepped onto the stage," Long Aotian said with a complex expression.
"Yeah, he's finally here," Mu Xue took a step forward, a light flashing in her beautiful eyes.
After five long years…
That familiar figure once again stood on the battlefield.
His past legend had inspired countless rising stars to challenge him, seeking to prove themselves. But ever since the tournament five years ago, it was as if he had transcended the petty skirmishes of his peers and stepped into the world of the continent's top-tier forces—a realm of grander, more chaotic struggles.
And his recent, effortless crushing of Xuanzi's assault had once again thrust him into the public eye.
"Can he win? Ah—pah!"
Vina snapped out of her daze and glared fiercely,"With Tang San there, he's definitely losing!"
"Still… he is really handsome."
"The opponent's a demigod. Will Brother Cheng be okay?" Meng Hongchen asked, her eyes filled with worry.
"Don't worry. What you should be praying for is that Ah Cheng goes easy on him. No—wait..."Xiao Hongchen froze.A clash between two demigods? It might level the entire Mingdu city.
His eyelids twitched.
Ah Cheng… had probably already anticipated all of this.
"His aura is terrifying," Ji Juechen was wiping his longsword when he slowly shifted his gaze from his sword's aura to Xu Cheng, his expression growing increasingly solemn.
"Sword maniac, did you just use the word 'terrifying'?" Tang Ya leaned on Meng Hongchen's shoulder, looking toward the battlefield.
"To me, he looks like a true deity—like a god descending to the mortal world," Ji Juechen said in a daze.
"Tang San is only able to contend with him by channeling his true divine form's power, the Sea God's immense divine energy, and wielding the fully awakened Sea God Trident," Ye Guyi softly explained.
With the referee's call, the match began.
In the center of the arena.
Two figures faced each other across the distance.
Xu Cheng's robe fluttered silently as he calmly stared at Tang San. The space between them was already torn apart by their terrifying soul power—red and blue soul energies split the field into two distinct realms.
"Boy, to die by my hand is an honor..." Tang San flipped his trident and looked at him coldly.
And then—
The world froze.
Raindrops stopped midair, suspended motionless, while splashes from puddles turned into glimmering sapphires.
From this moment onward—
Inside the energy barrier, and outside it—
They seemed like two completely separate worlds.
"A domain?"
Tang San narrowed his eyes.
"To use a domain to this extent... not bad."
Even though he held deep animosity toward Xu Cheng, he had to admit—this boy's talent was monstrous. So monstrous that even he, Tang San, felt inferior.
But these thoughts stayed buried in his heart.
"Buzz!"
The Sea God Trident in Tang San's hand blazed with radiant light. A pillar of divine brilliance shot skyward, dispersing clouds for miles. His soul power, vast like an ocean, flooded the battlefield—
Even Xu Cheng's domain was somewhat eroded by it.
"Now… I'll let you witness my true strength..."
"Unpredictable Storm!"
With a soft chant from Tang San—
Xu Cheng froze in place.
He stood rooted to the spot, motionless, his eyes blank.
Tang San smirked. As one of the Divine Realm's strongest techniques, one of the Sea God's signature abilities, this divine consciousness had naturally inherited it. A bug-tier skill—at its weakest, it caused three seconds of immobilization, and at its strongest, up to eight. This technique had let him thrive in the Divine Realm even with just partial access to the Sea God's divine status.
He called out again—
"Point of No Return!"
Waves suddenly erupted across the battlefield, as if summoned from a different dimension. Towering tides surged from the depths of the sea, roaring toward Xu Cheng.
Massive waves rose behind Tang San and crashed forward.
They engulfed the entire arena.
"Yes. It should've been this easy."Tang San smiled arrogantly.
The power of a demigod released in full.
This mere Xu—
But before he could finish the thought—
Xu Cheng appeared in midair, smiling.
Below his feet, the roaring waves surged violently, but he stood motionless, calm and unmoved, looking down at Tang San.
"Impossible!"
Tang San roared in anger and disbelief.
"You were clearly hit by Unpredictable Storm! How could you..."
"Wait, this is… an illusion?!!"
Tang San's eyes shrank, frantically observing the surroundings. But even with demigod-level power, he couldn't detect anything wrong.
Weird.Really damn weird.
"Is this an illusion or reality?" Tang San muttered. "I can't tell anymore..."
"It's both illusion and reality."
Xu Cheng finally spoke, smiling.
Ninth Soul Skill: Mirage.
It overlaps illusion and reality. With spiritual power, he could drag enemies into this realm. Inside it, he was the God of the spiritual world—but it also affected the real world.
Unlike the old "Blood Moon Illusion" that manipulated enemies into killing themselves or attacking allies, this was a true fusion of mental and physical reality.
When he kills you here, you die in both the mental sea and the real world.
And if his power was strong enough—
He could even rewrite the memories and common sense of everyone inside this realm.
Like erasing someone entirely—relatives forget you, friends don't remember you, your life's traces vanish completely…
A true god.
Through spiritual power, he projected dominion into the real world.
Mirage.
That's how he had effortlessly crushed Elder Xuan's attack days ago—because in his domain, his words become law.
"I have too many methods," Xu Cheng whispered.
"I had to think long and hard about how I wanted to kill you..."
"I'm invincible at the same level! How could I lose to you?!"Tang San roared, charging with his trident.
But no matter how frantically he unleashed his trump cards in his rage, he couldn't land a single blow on Xu Cheng.
"You're invincible at the same level?"
Xu Cheng's voice rang out calmly.
"Yet as a Title Douluo, you got your arm chopped off by Wang Dong'er."
"So go ahead and ask them—"
"In the same realm, even if they all came at me together… who would dare say they could win?"(End of chapter)