In the northern mountains of the Star Luo Empire, in a small town.
Deep beneath the town, there was a vast underground city called Slaughter City.
Inside the Inner City, a dark and spacious room.
The obsidian-paved floor was covered in dark red blood, and a thick scent of gore permeated the stagnant air of the room.
In a corner of the wall, a beautiful yet tragic woman lay motionless. Her enchanting face was devoid of any color, and she no longer breathed.
"Ah~ Ah!..."
A low, hoarse pained scream echoed in the dim room.
On the floor, a tall man, completely enveloped in a scarlet cloak, clutched his head and writhed on the ground.
On the man's brow, a dark red, sword-shaped pattern glowed with a scarlet light.
Scarlet airflow formed a giant, nine-headed bat above the man.
In an unknown space within Slaughter City, another power, on the same level as the dark red sword-shaped demonic pattern, surged into the room.
This power continuously poured into the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King, forming an additional dark purple, crossed-sickle mark on the man's brow.
The two conflicting divine powers battled within the King of Slaughter, Tang Chen, eroding his body. However, it was the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King, parasitizing Tang Chen, that bore the extreme pain.
As divine powers, Asura divine power naturally suppressed Rakshasa divine power.
This allowed the Asura divine power to gain the upper hand in the battle.
But the good times didn't last long. Under the supervision of the gods in the God Realm, the Asura God did not cheat and could only impart divine power to the lower realm in a fair and just manner, with very limited power.
Although the Rakshasa God had already fallen, Slaughter City retained its residual divine intent and the Rakshasa God position.
The Rakshasa divine power had a continuous source of replenishment, but the Asura divine power was like a rootless duckweed.
Soon, the Rakshasa divine power held on until the Asura divine power was exhausted, successfully thwarting the Asura God's plan to awaken Tang Chen.
After that, the Rakshasa sickle mark on the King of Slaughter's brow disappeared.
"Hoo~ Hoo~"
The Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King, controlling Tang Chen's riddled body, gasped for air. A deep fear flickered in its completely scarlet eyes.
The clash of the two powers just now had truly made it feel the threat of death.
After resting for a while, the King of Slaughter struggled to get up from the floor and looked at the scarlet chair in the center of the room. On it lay a long sword over two meters in length.
The sword's blade was entirely blood-red, covered in dark golden demonic patterns. A sharp killing aura emanated from the sword. This was the Asura Divine Sword.
"Too terrifying! Truly terrifying!"
The King of Slaughter looked warily at the treasure sword he once cherished, vowing never to touch a sword again in his life.
...
At the same time.
In Spirit City.
Inside the Pope's Palace, in a secret chamber.
Bibi Dong lay pale and weak on the bed.
A few minutes ago, the Rakshasa God's divine power had erupted, instantly draining all her Soul Power and over ninety percent of her mental power.
A cold, hollow voice echoed in her ears:
"The trial has encountered an anomaly. Due to interference from divine-level power, it was necessary to use the Rakshasa inheritor's power to resist."
"As compensation, the difficulty of the Rakshasa Nine Trials' sixth trial has been halved, and the rewards doubled."
"The current progress of the Rakshasa inheritor's sixth trial has increased from fifteen percent to thirty percent."
"The basic reward for the sixth trial has been increased from ten percent Rakshasa Affinity to twenty percent Rakshasa Affinity."
Divine-level power interference?
Leaning on the bed, Bibi Dong instinctively believed the Angelic lineage was behind it. She turned her head towards the direction of the Worship Hall, a deep look of disgust flashing in her eyes.
"Qian Daoliu, I didn't expect you to be so impatient."
"Because I am Xiao Xue's mother, you couldn't bring yourself to kill me, so you only dared to play these petty tricks behind my back."
"With such indecisiveness and a lack of courage to break the boat, it's no wonder you are the weakest among the three Peerless Douluo."
Turning misfortune into a blessing, only having her power drained once in exchange for the sixth trial's difficulty being halved and rewards doubled made Bibi Dong feel much better.
However, after what had just happened, Bibi Dong was no longer in the mood to continue cultivating.
"I haven't seen Xiao Gang for half a day. I wonder if he misses me."
Thinking of her beloved, Bibi Dong's face, which had regained some color, flushed. Her deep eyes were filled with tenderness.
...
Late at night.
Darkness enveloped the land, and stars glittered in the night sky.
The countless stars in the night sky were exceptionally bright tonight, so much so that even the brilliance of the full moon was outshone by their collective glow.
It was past midnight.
Across the dark expanse of the sky, brilliant meteors streaked one after another, leaving dazzling trails behind them.
These meteors were so beautiful and eye-catching that their appearance immediately captured the attention of everyone on the continent who hadn't yet fallen asleep.
Twenty-six meteors scattered, fading into the distance under the gaze of countless people before quickly disappearing at the edge of the sky.
In the center of the banyan forest, within the Lin Clan's estate.
Dense vines intertwined, weaving themselves into a cage.
Inside the cage, Lin Rong sat cross-legged on the grass.
In his hand, he held a white peony with a few blood-red petals.
At this moment, the white peony was emitting a faint, pure white aura of divine power. Enveloped by it, Lin Rong felt as if he were immersed in an ocean of love.
As the twenty-six streaks of light that had pierced the night sky passed through this patch of sky, Lin Rong looked up, sensing something.
The night sky above was blocked by the lush, dense banyan trees, but through the subtle gaps between the branches and leaves, the brilliant light of the meteors could still be faintly seen.
"The gods have made their move. Is this also part of the tribulation?"
Lin Rong had personally refined the divinity of the Thunder God, making him highly sensitive to the divine power contained within the twenty-six meteors in the night sky.
"All the continental affairs I've spent so long planning have been ruined in a single night!"
"To borrow Tang San's words, these gods truly have a death wish!"
His tone was very calm, and his expression was unperturbed, as if he hadn't taken it to heart.
"Xiao Qing, let me out."
Outside the cage, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon carefully sensed its master's current state of mind. It then pretended not to hear, continuing to lie on the grass in a feigned slumber.
"This damned seal!"
In his current state of mind, Lin Rong couldn't understand why he had sealed his absolute control over the Nine Bend Vine Dragon in the past.
Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed from the darkness not far away.
"Young master, this old servant has made you some supper."
The voice grew closer as the old butler emerged from the woods, carrying a plate of tea and pastries. He handed the plate through the gaps in the cage.
Lin Rong at this moment was merely experiencing extreme thoughts due to his low mood; his mind was still sound.
Therefore, he didn't refuse the refreshments offered by the old butler and picked up a pastry to taste.
After silently swallowing a few pastries, Lin Rong picked up a cup of tea. While drinking, he looked at the old butler and said:
"Grandpa Yu, did you see the meteors in the sky just now?"
"I saw them," the old butler replied, sitting on the grass outside the cage and looking at Lin Rong within the enclosure with a gentle expression.
"There has never been such a brilliant meteor shower in the history of the continent; it managed to illuminate the entire night sky."
"Tomorrow morning, this matter will likely spread across the entire continent instantly."
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