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Sea God Island.
Time flew by; half a year had quietly passed since the earth-shattering "Dragon Emperor's Overwhelming Sea Shatter."
From the God Realm, no further movement was detected. No divine punishment descended, no assessments were altered, and not even an extra hint of attention was shown. That display of power, enough to shake the foundations of the God Realm, was like a stone sinking into the sea, accepted by the God Realm Committee with an almost indifferent silence.
This silence, in itself, was a statement.
Xuan Ming stood on the Sea God Mountain Peak, gazing at the endless sky.
The God Realm did not make a move.
This meant they had made their choice.
They accepted his "demonstration," tacitly approved of his existence, and even... acknowledged his right to contend within the rules.
That was enough.
Half a year passed quickly amidst intense cultivation and climbing.
On the nine heavens profound steps, as the last figure, with difficulty yet determination, stepped onto the 136th stair, Ning Rongrong collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat, her pretty face radiating immense excitement.
By this point, everyone, including Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, A Rou, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu, had completed the Sea God's First Trial—Traverse: Seagod's Light!
Vast golden light descended in sequence, boosting their spirit power and bestowing rewards.
Immediately after, the contents of their respective Second Trials gradually appeared. The challenges remained arduous, but everyone's eyes were filled with soaring fighting Spirit.
And in this past half-year, one other person underwent a transformative change.
Bibi Dong.
Under Xuan Ming's continuous, almost brutal "tempering," her Slaughter God Domain underwent a monumental transformation.
It was no longer the sinister Domain previously corroded by Rakshasa Evil Energy, nor was it merely a pure imitation of Xuan Ming's slaughter.
Instead, it fused the characteristics of her own Death Spider Emperor and Soul Eating Spider Emperor, combining the Rakshasa's eerie with the slaughter's domineering nature, forming an extremely unique, extremely dangerous new Domain!
This Domain presented a deep dark purple color, with countless spider shadows seemingly swirling within, carrying the chilling cold that erodes souls, the deathly stillness that deprives Life, yet also containing an indomitable, all-tearing, violent slaughter will! It was sinister and deadly, yet utterly domineering!
This was a never-before-seen Domain, combining the purity of slaughter with a deeper characteristic of destruction.
"That's about enough," Xuan Ming said, looking at Bibi Dong, whose Domain was slowly receding.
Bibi Dong's purple eyes opened, a sharp glint flashing and disappearing. Half a year of arduous cultivation had made her aura deeper and more restrained, and her mutated Domain added a few points of unpredictable danger to her demeanor.
"Next, it's time to go to Slaughter City," Xuan Ming continued.
Bibi Dong was startled, "What for?"
Xuan Ming subconsciously glanced at the distant Sea God Temple and transmitted, "To find Tang Chen."
Bibi Dong's pupils slightly contracted. "Tang Chen?"
Ever since Tang Chen disappeared, the Clear Sky Sect had fallen into decline, and not long after, the incident with Tang Hao occurred.
However, Qian Daoliu, out of deference to Tang Chen, had hesitated to act against the Clear Sky Sect. In the Elder Palace meeting concerning the Clear Sky Sect, Golden Crocodile had also represented Qian Daoliu in expressing opposition, which was why the Spirit Hall's Spirit hunting plan did not include the Clear Sky Sect.
Yet, she never expected Tang Chen to have been in Slaughter City all this time?
But she had also been to Slaughter City, and even Xuan Ming and Hu Liena had stayed there for several years, but they had not seen Tang Chen.
"He's alive, but worse than dead," Xuan Ming said lightly. "He's fallen into the Asura God's Eighth Trial, Parasite by the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King, his consciousness chaotic, becoming the Slaughter King of Slaughter City."
He looked at Bibi Dong: "But he genuinely carries all the divine force of the Asura God's first seven trials. That is an incredibly pure and powerful essence of slaughter."
Bibi Dong instantly understood Xuan Ming's intention, her breathing catching slightly: "You want me to... devour him? Seize his Asura God Power?"
"This is the most direct and thorough method to resolve the rakshasa god's divine sense within you," Xuan Ming affirmed. "To use the purest essence of Asura slaughter to forcefully cleanse, assimilate, and even devour the Rakshasa's evil thoughts."
"If successful, you will have the opportunity to inherit the Asura God Position."
Bibi Dong's breathing quickened slightly, and her purple eyes shimmered with disbelief.
Inherit the Asura God Position?
When she first obtained the Slaughter God Domain, she only felt the cold, sinister summons of the Rakshasa God, which was completely incompatible with the pure, domineering aura of the Asura God's slaughter.
Her Spirit characteristics and her temperament at the time leaned more towards cunning and ruthlessness, rather than the upright judgment of slaughter.
But now... she felt her own mutated Domain, dark purple and profound, with spider shadows swirling, possessing both the chilling cold that erodes souls and the violent domineering power that tears through everything.
This was no longer mere sinister cunning, but a more complex, more dangerous new path, fusing extreme ruthlessness with absolute dominance!
"My Domain..." Bibi Dong murmured.
"Your Domain has changed," Xuan Ming affirmed. "You are no longer a puppet of Rakshasa, but have forged your own path. This path combines the domineering nature of slaughter with the bizarre of death. Although different from the orthodox Asura path, its core essence of slaughter and judgment is already compatible."
He paused, then continued transmitting his analysis: "As long as the Asura God himself doesn't intentionally obstruct you, with your talent, temperament, and now this mutated Domain and the pure Asura God Power you are about to acquire as a foundation, you are fully qualified to contend for the Asura God Position."
Bibi Dong's eyes shone brightly, but then a hint of worry appeared: "Two divine forces of evil gods meeting within my body..."
She knew the danger involved. The Rakshasa's venomous nature and the Asura's domineering power were conflicting attributes; once out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Your body cannot yet withstand such a direct conflict," Xuan Ming said. "Therefore, before going to Slaughter City, you need to become stronger, adjust your state to the best possible, and enhance your endurance as much as possible."
He raised his hand, and a golden light sphere, emitting gentle yet vast fluctuations, appeared in his palm. It was the god-bestowed spirit ring he had obtained earlier but had never used.
"Absorb it. This god-bestowed spirit ring originates from the Sea God; the vast divine force and Life aura it contains can further solidify your foundation and raise your upper limit. It's perfect as your Soul Eating Spider Emperor's seventh spirit ring."
Then, Xuan Ming's gaze turned towards the distant sea, where a fierce and tyrannical aura faintly emanated.
"Also, near Sea God Island, a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, the Evil Spirit Orca King, is entrenched. Its spirit ring and Spirit Bone are also yours. The energy of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast will be a great supplement for you."
Bibi Dong slightly raised an eyebrow. "Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, you snatched two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts from me. Are you returning them now?"
Xuan Ming's eye twitched slightly. "You still remember that?"
"Nonsense, those were two sets of Hundred Thousand Year spirit rings and Spirit Bones, how could I forget?" Bibi Dong was somewhat speechless.
Even so, according to Xuan Ming's calculations, after she absorbed the god-bestowed spirit ring and the Evil Spirit Orca King's spirit ring and Spirit Bone, she would still be missing one last spirit ring to adjust her body and mental force to their peak state.
Just the Rakshasa God Power alone required her full effort; now, with the addition of Asura God Power, she didn't know if her body could withstand such an impact.
"As for the last spirit ring..." Xuan Ming pondered.
"You absorb this first; I'll go ask."
"Ask?" Bibi Dong was startled.
"Ask whom?"
Xuan Ming turned to look at the Sea God Temple. "Of course, I'll ask the Sea God."
"See if he can lend me a god-bestowed spirit ring."
Bibi Dong looked at Xuan Ming's matter-of-fact expression, her eye twitching involuntarily again.
Lend a god-bestowed spirit ring?
This guy... what did he take the Sea God for? A hawker on the street that he could haggle with?!
"You..." Bibi Dong opened her mouth, for a moment not knowing how to comment on such a bold idea.
"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion," Xuan Ming seemed to see her speechlessness and calmly added, "You absorb this god-bestowed spirit ring first to stabilize your foundation. I'll be back soon."
With that, without waiting for Bibi Dong to say anything more, his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of light, and flew directly towards the magnificent Sea God Temple on the Sea God Mountain Peak... In front of the Sea God Temple.
Xuan Ming's figure quietly landed, standing before the solemn and magnificent hall entrance.
Bo Saixi seemed to have sensed his arrival long ago. Dressed in a golden-red long dress, she stood silently before the hall. "Is something the matter?"
"I need to discuss something with the Sea God," Xuan Ming said.
Bo Saixi's mouth twitched slightly.
Discuss? Discuss with a God?
But she didn't ask further. After all, according to the rules, besides her, the Great Priest, even the Seven Pillar Douluo could not casually enter the Sea God Temple. However, Xuan Ming's situation was special; even the Sea God Trident had been taken by him, and it hadn't been returned even now. Lord Sea God's attitude towards him was also inexplicably accommodating.
"Come with me," Bo Saixi turned around, leading Xuan Ming towards the Sea God statue deep within the Sea God Temple.
Deep within the Sea God Temple, the enormous Sea God statue emitted a soft yet majestic golden aura.
Before Bo Saixi could even kneel and pray according to the procedure, Xuan Ming directly stimulated the Sea God's Heart. Immediately after, the golden light on the statue intensified slightly, and a blurry yet imposing phantom, imbued with the boundless might of the ocean, slowly condensed. It was the divine sense projection of Poseidon, the Sea God.
"Boy, what do you want now?" Poseidon's voice resounded directly in Xuan Ming's mind, carrying a hint of imperceptible helplessness.
He now felt a headache whenever he saw this boy, yet he couldn't help but be curious about what he wanted to do.
Xuan Ming looked up at the golden phantom and went straight to the point: "I want to borrow a god-bestowed spirit ring."
The air instantly solidified.
Bo Saixi's beautiful face showed clear astonishment for the first time; she even wondered if she had misheard.
Borrow... borrow a god-bestowed spirit ring?!
Even the divine sense projection of Poseidon, the Sea God, clearly wavered, obviously startled by this request.
"...What did you say?" Poseidon's voice was filled with disbelief. "Borrow on credit? What do you take this god's place for? A general store?!"
"Your Sea God Trident is still sitting at the entrance of the Angel Divine Hall," Xuan Ming said.
"If Qian Renxue achieves God early and comes to Sea God Island with your trident to cause trouble..."
Xuan Ming shook his head and sighed, "Just thinking about it is embarrassing."
...
As soon as Xuan Ming spoke, the air in the entire Sea God Temple seemed to solidify.
Bo Saixi looked at Xuan Ming in disbelief, then at the Sea God statue, feeling that her centuries of cultivation were being challenged at this moment.
He actually... was using the whereabouts of the Sea God Trident to negotiate?!
The divine artifact that Lord Sea God kindly lent you, and you're actually using it to threaten him with such a thing?!