"Hahahaha, interesting!" The Asura God King suddenly burst into loud laughter. "While fighting me, you were still scheming against me. You are the most interesting human I've encountered in countless years."
"Oh no—you don't seem to be human. Dark Devilgod Tiger, right?"
"I obtained some of Evil's memories, so I also know your identity."
"How about it? Join me in splitting this world in half." The Asura God King extended his left hand toward Tokisaki Kurumi in invitation, his tone quite sincere. "If you and I unite, no one in the world will be our match."
Tokisaki Kurumi let out a sneer upon hearing this:
"Heh, I'm not like you. I may dwell in evil, but my heart inclines toward justice. You, Asura God King, dwell in justice, yet everything you do is evil. Do you really think I would ally with you?"
"Hahahahaha, justice? Hahahahaha! Evil justice?"
The Asura God's wild laughter echoed through the cosmos.
"To say such words—Dark Devilgod Tiger—do you yourself believe them? You and I are no different."
Tokisaki Kurumi shook her head and gave a light laugh:
"A lie told ten thousand times becomes truth. What I want to do is simply what I desire in my heart."
"What do the God Realm or the human world have to do with me?" Tokisaki Kurumi flicked her wrist, producing a sword flower with the Glazed Holy Sword. Her gaze remained utterly calm.
"From the day I was born as the Dark Devilgod Tiger, when have I not been loathed by humans and scorned by dogs?"
The Asura God shook his head and sneered coldly: "It's the shackles and collar Ning Rongrong placed on you that prevent you from rebelling. No need to make excuses."
"If…" The Asura God's expression remained indifferent. "I could help you remove that burden?"
"Irrelevant." Tokisaki Kurumi shrugged. A trace of indulgence flashed through her eyes. "Ning Rongrong is not merely my master—she is also my closest friend, and my… ahem."
"In short, even if you talk until the sky falls, you will never make me turn against her."
"Asura God, your credibility is about the same as the successor you chose. I have no desire to be stabbed in the back by you one day."
"Hmph, stubborn beast." The Asura God King's voice turned cold. The peak aura of a Supreme God King enveloped everything.
All living beings on the cosmic planets began to tremble instinctively in fear.
"I have already reached the peak level of the Dragon God—perhaps even higher is not impossible."
"And you?"
A streak of red light tore through the fabric of space in the cosmos. In an instant, it appeared behind Tokisaki Kurumi.
"Schlick—"
Kurumi's body was sliced in two.
Blood sprayed from the severed torso, turning into a red mist in the vacuum of space.
"How impressive!"
From a distance, Tokisaki Kurumi looked at the clone that had been cut down, her face showing a grave expression.
Just now, if she hadn't swapped places with the clone in advance, she would have been finished.
"To hold out until Master awakens—how many lives does this damn thing think I have?!"
Justice and evil—Tokisaki Kurumi didn't believe in such things.
Back in the God Realm, when she obstructed the Asura God King from breaking through to Supreme God King, her own methods were far from honorable.
The Asura God King devoured the living beings of the God Realm, while Tokisaki Kurumi secretly devoured their time, allowing her own strength to advance further.
But in the end, she was still just a little short.
If her breakthrough had been even slightly faster, she might have been able to shatter the Asura Demon Sword in his hand.
The gap in strength between the two.
Tokisaki Kurumi could barely be considered level 151, while the Asura God was at level 159—or perhaps even 160.
For the Asura God to go from just stepping into Supreme God King to the peak of Supreme God King in one breath was truly unbelievable.
Tokisaki Kurumi was equally baffled.
She had a vague feeling that there might be something special behind it.
Thinking of this, Tokisaki Kurumi spoke: "Asura God, breaking through so quickly—aren't you afraid of becoming the next Dragon God?"
"Hmph, don't spout nonsense." The Asura God's expression remained unchanged as he once again charged toward Tokisaki Kurumi.
Explosive shockwaves rose and fell continuously, resounding through the cosmos.
Planets along the way were destroyed by the wantonly spreading energy. Extreme pressure continuously radiated outward from the core of the battle.
"Damn it!"
Sensing the fluctuations coming from the battlefield, Gu Yuena's mouth twitched slightly.
Two Supreme God Kings fighting—no wonder they told everyone to retreat quickly. Who the hell could possibly interfere in this?!
Both the Kindness God King and Life God King were filled with emotion. The Kindness God King sighed: "In the end, is the God Realm the lower realm, or is Douluo Star the lower realm?!"
Even a Supreme God King has appeared. That Tokisaki Kurumi must be cheating!
Even back in the Dragon God era, when all eighteen God Kings appeared together, there was only one Supreme—the Dragon God.
"We should first think about what to do next." Qian Renxue pulled everyone's attention back. "Tokisaki Kurumi is clearly not the Asura God's match right now. The gap between them is obvious."
Although they were only God Kings, none of them were ordinary God Kings.
The aftershocks from the clash of the two were terrifying, but the disparity was still clearly visible.
Tokisaki Kurumi could barely defend and hold her own against the Asura God.
Perhaps in one or two hours at most, the outcome would be decided.
"It's useless." Gu Yuena shook her head. "The Asura God has already fused with the laws of the universe."
"His strength—not to mention completely surpassing the Dragon God—even against the Dragon God at his peak, victory would be extremely difficult."
"Perhaps because the Dragon God's laws were influenced by the power of a Supreme God King, some of the hidden memories I still hadn't recalled have come back. From those memories, I've roughly understood some things."
"The Dragon God failed to break through to divine star status because of the laws of the universe."
"The laws of the universe are the firmament that covers the entire world. They do not permit anyone to break through. The Dragon God lost control and went berserk—perhaps the Asura God has some connection to those cosmic laws."
Gu Yuena let out a helpless sigh. "We're all going to die. The current Asura God is probably already the spokesperson of the cosmic laws."
"Boosting the enemy's morale while destroying our own confidence." Qian Renxue couldn't help but complain. "No wonder the soul beasts are reduced to just a handful of big cats and little cats. With a lord like you, it really is the fortune of Douluo Star's soul beasts."
"You…" Gu Yuena nearly choked on her breath in anger. Then, irritably: "Qian Renxue, if you have any ideas, hurry up and say them!"
"Do you really think breaking through is as easy as eating and drinking? Do you have any idea how much the Dragon God paid to reach the peak of Supreme God King back then?"
"That's right. Tokisaki Kurumi has indeed reached Supreme God King level 151 and can even make the cosmic laws sense potential danger. But that's all."
"Have you forgotten? The one who can pin you to the ground and rub your face in it—her master—is still in closed-door cultivation." Qian Renxue reminded her.
"It's meaningless. No one can break through the limits under the influence of the cosmic laws. That would make the cosmic laws seem useless. Even the Dragon God, relying on the Dragon Realm, could not achieve divine star status."
"Ning Rongrong—on what basis?"
"On the basis that I believe she can. I have faith." Qian Renxue spoke with firm conviction.
Gu Yuena: "…"
You're being so idealistic—how am I supposed to argue with that?
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, even in the soundless vacuum of the cosmos, blinding light erupted. A mushroom cloud slowly rose, and an unbelievable shockwave spread outward in all directions.
Qian Renxue and the others joined forces to activate their super-divine tools, blocking the raging impact.
Only after a long while did the energy of the shockwave finally weaken.
Through their divine sense perception, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.
Di Tian had returned to human form. One of his arms was severed, blood-red blood staining his black armor. He panted heavily, his aura extremely chaotic.
Although Tokisaki Kurumi appeared to have suffered little damage—and her wounds were slowly recovering—
Everyone's gaze fixed on her signature eyes: the clock dials had already reverted to wine-red. Clearly, she could no longer maintain her combat state.
"Is the gap really this big?"
It was completely one-sided. Qian Renxue's expression was complicated.
Ning Rongrong, if you don't come back soon, we might all be finished together.
"Perhaps I have a way to make the current situation less disastrous." Gu Yuena's sudden voice drew everyone's attention.
In an instant, all eyes turned toward Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena explained to everyone present exactly what she intended to do.
(End of chapter)