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"His state isn't right." Gu Yuena stepped forward, her purple eyes flashing with insight. She looked at the Asura Demon Sword, then recalled Tang Chen's final gaze, which seemed clear but was actually deranged. She said in a deep voice, "He wasn't truly sober just now."
"Not truly sober?" Xuan Ming looked at her.
"Hmm." Gu Yuena nodded affirmingly. "Although the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King temporarily gave up its suppression of his consciousness, and even instilled external information, its essence was for revenge and mutual destruction. It was more like it used that information to stimulate and bewitch Tang Chen's lingering obsession and hatred, forcibly unleashing his power, rather than restoring his true reason and memory."
She paused, then continued her analysis: "How could a soul that was bewitched, filled with hatred, and had not truly found itself again, pass the Asura God's cruel eighth God Test? He was still immersed in the God Test, and naturally did not receive the Asura God's final approval, thus he did not have the qualification to summon and use the Asura Demon Sword. His body also failed to undergo divine force baptism and transform into a true demigod body."
Gu Yuena looked at the Asura Demon Sword: "He had power, but lacked the corresponding realm and qualification. It was like a child wielding a large hammer, having only its form but not its spirit. That strike just now was more of a burning of his Life essence and the Parasite's power, rather than the display of an Asura God skill."
Xuan Ming understood when he heard this.
So that was it. Tang Chen, until his death, was unable to escape the nightmare of that God Test, unable to fight his final battle as the true "Tang Chen." This, perhaps, was also a tragedy for him.
"What a pity." Xuan Ming no longer dwelled on this, his gaze turning to the humming Blood Spear in his hand.
Within the spear body, the vast energy it had devoured—pure Asura God Power, Tang Chen's spirit power foundation, and the remaining essence of the Bat King—was restless.
After the battle just now, his ring of slaughter, which was originally only 500,000 years old, had now grown directly to 600,000 years. If he absorbed this Asura God Power, not only would the ring of slaughter continue to grow, but the Blood Spear would likely soon complete its transformation and become a true divine tool. However… his thoughts stirred, and his powerful mental force and willpower, like an invisible furnace, began to forcibly compress and refine the mixed and immense energy within the Blood Spear.
Dark red light converged and collapsed at the spear tip, finally transforming into a crimson orb, only the size of a fist, but emitting a suffocating pressure.
Xuan Ming held this crimson orb in his palm and offered it to Bibi Dong.
"This contains purified Asura God Power and the essence of slaughter. If you can successfully absorb it, you should directly obtain the qualification for the Asura God's inheritance, and… it's very likely to start from the eighth God Test."
"However, the risk is extremely high. This is God King-level power, and its domineering nature far exceeds Rakshasa God Power. During the fusion process, even a slight mistake could result in the destruction of your divine soul. Moreover, I'm not sure what unknown changes might be triggered by directly absorbing this plundered divine force."
"Not to mention, you also have another Rakshasa God Power in your body that is irreconcilable with it. If these two divine forces fight within you… I don't know what would happen."
Bibi Dong looked at the crimson orb before her, her purple eyes bursting with unprecedented brilliance. She could clearly feel the power it contained, which made her soul tremble and yearn. It was a shortcut to the highest God Position, but also an extremely dangerous abyss.
She didn't hesitate at all, reaching out to take the orb. The moment it touched her hand, a cold and violent will tried to impact her mind, but her mutated Slaughter Domain operated on its own, and dark purple light enveloped her, steadily resisting the impact.
"I will succeed." Bibi Dong's voice carried an undeniable firmness. She had waited for this moment for too long.
"Don't worry." Gu Yuena took a step forward, nine-colored halos flowing in her silver-purple eyes. The heart of the dragon god emerged from her chest, emitting a gentle and vast Life force. "My God Position of Life has a miraculous effect on stabilizing energy and harmonizing conflicts. Bibi Dong has already successfully condensed the Yin-Yang complementary dual spirit core, and her ability to control and balance energy far surpasses ordinary people."
Now, it's merely replacing spirit power with a higher-level divine force. Essentially, it's a similar energy structure reorganization process. With my Life force protecting her, the risk of energy runaway during her fusion process can be greatly reduced, and it can help her sort out and purify any residual impurities."
She paused, looking at Bibi Dong: "The key lies in your will. You must completely suppress, and even assimilate, Tang Chen's residual will of slaughter, truly turning this power to your own use. I cannot directly help you with this process."
Bibi Dong nodded, "I understand."
"Without further ado, let's find a safe place and start immediately." Gu Yuena said. This place had just experienced a major battle, and the energy was chaotic, making it not an ideal place for secluded cultivation.
Xuan Ming nodded, his gaze sweeping over the completely destroyed ruins of Slaughter City below, finally resting on the dark red greatsword—the Asura Demon Sword—stuck in the scorched earth.
He raised his hand and beckoned, an invisible force enveloped the Asura Demon Sword, pulling it out and flying it into his hand.
It felt heavy in his hand, the sword body was cold, containing an extremely subtle yet incredibly profound fluctuation of the laws of slaughter.
This was indeed a true super divine tool, but at this moment, it seemed to have fallen into a state of dormancy, perhaps because Tang Chen had not truly passed the God Test and gained its recognition.
"What's wrong?" Xuan Ming looked at the wary Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena frowned deeply, "I was cut by it, what do you think?"
Xuan Ming weighed the heavy, cold Asura Demon Sword in his hand, then looked at his own humming Blood Spear, which seemed to have some "ideas" about this sword, and then at the disgusted and wary Gu Yuena. A hint of undetectable mischief flashed in his ice-blue eyes.
"Then should I break it? To vent your anger?"
Gu Yuena's silver-purple eyes widened slightly, looking at Xuan Ming's expression of "this thing doesn't seem very sturdy." Even with her cool temperament, the corner of her eye couldn't help but twitch.
"This is a super divine tool," she took a deep breath, trying to make Xuan Ming understand the significance of this item, "and it's a super divine tool condensed from the most domineering Asura God Power, which presides over judgment and slaughter. Are you listening to what you're saying?"
Breaking a super divine tool? Even if a God King personally arrived, it would be extremely difficult to destroy a super divine tool of the same level, let alone Xuan Ming, who, despite his current surge in strength, had not essentially truly become a god.
Xuan Ming raised an eyebrow noncommittally at her words, and with a slight twist of his wrist, seemed to genuinely consider how to break the sword.
Buzz—!
The Blood Spear in his hand seemed to sense its master's thought, emitting an even more excited hum. Its tip subtly aimed at the Asura Demon Sword, its fierce aura stirring, as if saying, "Let me! Let me!"
The Asura Demon Sword also seemed to sense some "malice." The dark red luster on its blade subtly flowed, and a sharp, unspoken sword intent spontaneously spread out, subtly confronting the Blood Spear's fierce aura.
For a moment, there was a sense of tension between the two top-tier ominous weapons.
"…" Gu Yuena looked at this scene, completely speechless.
She found that sometimes she really couldn't keep up with Xuan Ming's thinking. This guy's understanding of power was completely different from ordinary people. In his eyes, perhaps a super divine tool was not much different from a hard rock, mainly depending on whether it could be used to smash people or feed his spear.
Just like how he previously thought about using the Sea God Trident as a dumbbell for fitness!
"Wait, where is your Sea God Trident?" Gu Yuena asked.
When they came over, Xuan Ming had brought the Sea God Trident with him, most likely to guard against the Asura Demon Sword.
She had just seen it, so why was it gone?
Could it be that Xuan Ming really lost it?
Xuan Ming pointed to the golden trident mark on his forehead, "It was sucked in by this thing."
"Sucked in?" Gu Yuena looked puzzled.
"Why?"
Divine tools cannot be stored by mortal spirit tools, but the Sea God's Heart can. Xuan Ming had tried it when he retrieved the Sea God Trident from the entrance of the Angel Divine Hall earlier.
"I was just about to use the Sea God Trident to clash with the Asura Demon Sword, but the Sea God's Heart directly retrieved it." Xuan Ming shrugged slightly.
"…" Gu Yuena.
"…" Bibi Dong.
My dear, sometimes you really leave me speechless!