The Deep Sea Demon Whale King launched a sudden sneak attack.
Tang Lan did not dodge—
He took the full force of the punch head-on.
Then—
🔹 "PFFT—!"
🔹 His head exploded.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King froze for a moment—
"Huh? That easy?"
But then—
The headless corpse shattered into energy and dissipated into the air.
Nearby, the air rippled—
Tang Lan waved playfully at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King
From behind his Vast Sea Divine Soul Barrier.
🔹 Right Eye Soul Bone—Evil Eye Activated!
🔹 Teleporting back to a pre-marked location!
A massive shockwave erupted behind him—
The aftermath of the whale's punch.
That was how fast their exchange had been.
But Tang Lan was confused.
🔹 "What the hell is up with this whale?"
Or rather…
Tang Lan thought for a few seconds.
🔹 "Ah, I get it now."
But he kept his thoughts to himself.
Following the soul seed's connection,
Tang Lan pinpointed the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's location.
🔹 Blood Escape—Activate!
In an instant, he arrived.
The once boundless thunderstorm had already turned white on the outskirts—
Only a few kilometers remained, still crackling with lightning torrents.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine devoured the remaining storm like slurping noodles.
Its aura—
🔹 990,000 years!
Three Minutes Later—
The last remnants of the thunderstorm were completely consumed.
But—
It was still short of one million years.
A tiny gap remained.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine's tiny avatar looked frustrated.
🔹 "I never expected the last step to require almost as much energy as the entire previous growth combined!"
🔹 "Master, this…"
🔹 "We're so close, but not quite there—it's unbearable!"
Tang Lan frowned as well.
🔹 "990,000 years and one million years aren't just a difference of 10,000 years."
🔹 "One million years means evolving into a divine-level soul ring!"
But this final step required a massive amount of lightning energy.
With only one day left, finding another lightning paradise was near impossible.
Tang Lan grabbed the Thunder Hell Prison Vine—
🔹 Blood Escape—Activate!
Leaving the Demon Whale Domain,
He randomly picked a spot in the Extreme North,
Ensuring the Deep Sea Demon Whale King couldn't follow.
Then—
🔹 He tapped his forehead.
🔹 "Sea God, let's have a little chat."
🔹 Golden light surged—
The Sea God's Divine Will manifested.
It looked at Tang Lan—
And immediately answered before he could even ask.
🔹 "If the concealment is lifted, the God King of Destruction will definitely sense it."
🔹 "It won't affect me—I was already planning to retire."
🔹 "But its 900,000-year and million-year tribulations will merge into one."
🔹 "That gives the God King of Destruction an excuse to intervene and send down the Annihilation Divine Thunder infused with destruction energy."
🔹 "If it can endure, its evolution will be even stronger."
🔹 "However…"
The implication was clear.
But—
🔹 "Wait—if Little Lei can't handle it… can't it just sacrifice itself to me on the spot?"
🔹 (Soul Beast Sacrifices generate a force field—only gods can break it!)
The Sea God's Will paused.
As if it had never considered this loophole before.
After a few seconds—
It nodded—then shook its head.
🔹 "…What's that supposed to mean?"
🔹 "It's highly likely to work."
The Sea God's Will explained—
🔹 "Annihilation Divine Thunder is still bound by the laws of the world."
🔹 "Even though the God King of Destruction can pay a price to break some restrictions—"
🔹 "His goal is to kill the million-year soul beast."
🔹 "If the soul beast willingly sacrifices itself, it loses its life force—"
🔹 "There's no reason to waste divine power on it."
But then—
The Sea God's Will hesitated.
It glanced around, scanning the area for any eavesdroppers.
Then—
It waved a hand, sealing the space with a divine barrier.
Only then did it continue speaking in a hushed tone.
🔹 "The Divine Realm is also divided into factions."
🔹 "I am under the Asura God King's lineage—our ideals conflict with the God King of Destruction's."
🔹 "Given the current situation, your inheritance of the Sea God's position is practically guaranteed."
🔹 "Once that happens, I'll be free to explore the depths of Chaos."
🔹 "But you…"
🔹 "You'll be making an enemy of a God King the moment you ascend."
🔹 "Even though the God King of Destruction isn't your direct superior—"
🔹 "His fists are still bigger."
🔹 "This isn't a good situation."
But—
Tang Lan smirked.
🔹 "Sorry, Sea God."
🔹 "I'm aiming for the Asura God King's position."
🔹 "Not yours."
At minimum, the Asura God King was on equal footing with the God King of Destruction.
🔹 "Why the hell would I be scared?"
🔹 "I understand now."
Tang Lan grinned.
🔹 "Little Lei, get ready to take some more lightning bolts."
🔹 "Huh?!"
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine shrank back.
🔹 "What if we just… stop here? It's only 10,000 years short, right?"
🔹 "That's the GOD KING OF DESTRUCTION we're talking about!"
If Tang Lan became a god, he'd just get harassed with petty tricks.
But as a "special case" favor recipient, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's future was completely uncertain.
🔹 "You don't get to decide now."
Tang Lan smiled mischievously.
🔹 "Let's begin."
🔹 Vast Sea Soul Seal—Lifted!
🔹 Daylight faded.
🔹 The heavens trembled.
🔹 The world changed colors!
The Sea God's Divine Will
Didn't even bother speaking—
It immediately fled back into the Vast Sea Divine Pupil!
🔹 A crimson-purple tribulation emerged.
🔹 Condensing into a divine, punishment-bearing "Eye of Annihilation."
The eye scanned the Thunder Hell Prison Vine—
🔹 "Sinner detected."
Without hesitation,
It fired the Annihilation Divine Thunder straight at its "forehead."
Unreasonably fast!
Not even giving it a chance to react!
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine,
Which had already become immune to lightning—
Had its lush green vines dim instantly.
But—
🔹 Its aura surged upward!
The Eye of Annihilationgrew "angrier."
🔹 Thunderclouds churned violently.
🔹 All the lightning within them was extracted.
🔹 Compressed into a single, ultimate beam of annihilation!
🔹 A pure black radiance descended—
Directly striking the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
Every contact point lasted only one second before being reduced to charcoal—
Then turning to ash, erased from existence.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine
Was vanishing from the worldinch by inch.
Yet—
🔹 Its aura only climbed higher!
🔹 80% remaining—990,000-year peak!
🔹 60% remaining—One Million Years Achieved!
🔹 40% remaining—Golden-purple divine light ignited!
🔹 20% remaining—
It never reached that point.
The moment the golden-purple light appeared—
It was immediately overwritten by blood-red radiance!
🔹 Blood Sacrifice!
Even more domineering than a regular sacrifice!
The force field from this sacrifice followed world laws—
🔹 Crushing the Eye of Annihilation's influence!
Tang Lan, who had been watching calmly,
Was suddenly enveloped within the force field!
🔹 A Million-Year Ferocious Beast's Blood Sacrifice—Activated!
The Eye of Annihilation
🔹 Turned to glare at Tang Lan.
As if trying to "memorize his face."
🔹 Tang Lan's danger sense went crazy—
Like a rave party in his brain!
Even after the Eye of Annihilation faded,
His instincts still pulsed violently!
🔹 "That bastard's probably still talking about me in the Divine Realm."
Tang Lan was speechless.
🔹 "Are you really a God King?"
🔹 "Why are you so damn petty?"
Luckily—
Once a blood sacrifice was initiated,
🔹 Not even a God King could stop it!
Its mission was complete—
It had no reason to linger.
Otherwise—
🔹 Based on the "Tang God King Disrupts Douluo Planet" precedent—
Who knew what trouble the God King of Destruction might have caused?
But now—
🔹 The Thunderflame Clear Sky Hammer automatically emerged!
Absorbing a portion of the pressure.
Even so—
For the first time ever—
🔹 Tang Lan experienced "being completely stuffed."
An overwhelming flood of soul power filled his entire body—
🔹 Even his very cells were drowning in it!
Despite running Nine Yang Divine Art at full power—
🔹 It was useless.
🔹 "Every road is blocked—nothing's moving."
Yet—
Under the rules of Blood Sacrifice—
🔹 No matter the host's condition, absorption was ABSOLUTELY guaranteed!
And since the outside world was still force-feeding him nonstop—
🔹 A terrifying scene unfolded…
(End of Chapter)
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