With his newly evolved physique, Tang Lan's body now passively remained at a level comparable to a Rank 95 Titled Douluo.
And it was still rapidly improving.
But then—he hit a bottleneck.
His internal energy was completely depleted.
He had no fuel to sustain his evolution any further.
And the energy absorption from the surroundings?
Pitifully low.
It was like trying to fill a lake with a cup of water.
For now, he needed to stockpile energy until his body was "full" before he could continue.
"Damn… I never thought I'd actually get stuck at a bottleneck one day!"
No—
To be more precise, it wasn't that he was stuck.
It was just that this world's energy was too thin!
Soul power had to go through compression before it could refine into spiritual energy for Nine Revolutions Golden Body cultivation.
That naturally slowed everything down.
"So this is why cultivation worlds call Douluo Dalu a 'low-energy trash realm'..."
"Holding me back like a ball and chain!"
Tang Lan grumbled inwardly before moving on to the last reward—
Divine Ability: Three Heads and Six Arms!
Even just hearing the words—
"Divine Ability" and "Three Heads and Six Arms"—
Anyone would immediately recognize its legendary status.
And now that these two phrases were together?
Tang Lan's expectations skyrocketed!
"This is a Divine Ability!"
"But… is it a cultivation-world divine ability or just a god-class technique?"
After all, the Asura God-King himself had this exact form.
Tang Lan focused on comprehending it, quickly becoming completely immersed.
When he finally opened his eyes again—
Tang Hao and Tang San were already standing in front of him.
"Big Brother, you're awake?!" Tang San said excitedly.
"PAH!"
Tang Hao slapped Tang San across the face, sending him flying.
Then, with a casual wave of soul power, he isolated Tang Lan from any disturbances.
And scolded—
"Lan'er just finished an epiphany—give him time to sort through his insights! Stop yelling like an idiot!"
Tang San rubbed the back of his head, clearly holding back his complaints.
("You're just looking for an excuse to hit me, aren't you?!")
Tang Lan, meanwhile, ignored their antics.
His brows furrowed—
Three Heads and Six Arms—A Divine Ability That Requires Cultivation!
Just like martial arts and body refinement,
It had to be trained and mastered step by step!
The divine ability had six stages of mastery:
One Head, Three ArmsOne Head, Four ArmsTwo Heads, Four ArmsTwo Heads, Five ArmsTwo Heads, Six ArmsThree Heads, Six Arms
In other words—
He couldn't achieve full mastery immediately.
And with Nine Revolutions Golden Body to train as well…
Tang Lan sighed.
"I have my work cut out for me."
Still, he had gained a lot.
With that, he stood up.
Walking out of Tang Hao's soul power barrier, he immediately drew their attention.
Tang San had learned his lesson—
This time, he refused to be the first to speak.
"How are you feeling, son?" Tang Hao asked expectantly.
Tang Lan didn't answer.
Instead, he activated his Killing God Domain.
The familiar aura of murderous intent spread out, causing Tang Hao's face to light up with joy.
"This Slaughter Qi… it's even stronger than mine!"
"So absorbing the Slaughter Qi really did scale with physical strength!"
Seeing how excited Tang Hao was—
Tang Lan decided to show him something even crazier.
He compressed the Killing God Domain—
Shrinking it down to a concentrated 50-meter radius.
The dense blood-red killing intent condensed into crimson scythe-like blades,
Suspended all around the domain.
Then—
SWOOSH!
The blades blurred into motion,
Slicing through the domain at lightning speed,
Leaving behind a piercing, razor-sharp howl.
The melody of death,
Both deafening and dazzling.
Slaughter Waltz!
Even Tang Hao, a Rank 98 Titled Douluo,
Felt his scalp tingle at the sight.
The attack frequency was so overwhelming—
Even he would be forced to activate Haotian Armor and endure the onslaught.
Otherwise—
Even one mistake could result in a fatal opening!
If Tang Hao was feeling this pressure,
Then Tang San had zero doubts—
"If I were inside that domain right now…"
"I'd already be chopped into dumpling filling."
There would be no second outcome.
All of this happened in just five seconds.
Suddenly—
💥 BOOM!
The Killing God Domain shattered,
Its final burst of lingering power silently slicing through the space inside.
It was deathly quiet—but lethally effective.
At the same time—
Tang Lan realized something.
His Killing God Domain had entered a cooldown phase.
Tang Lan estimated that it would take about three days before he could use his Slaughter Domain again.
On top of that, the Slaughter Qi needed to be replenished manually.
The limitations were strict—but reasonable.
After all, the sheer destructive power it unleashed earlier was enough to threaten even Rank 98 Tang Hao.
Its strength was absolutely broken.
Of course—
This was only because it was him.
After all—
He had almost sucked the City of Slaughter dry.
He had even pulled down the Asura God-King himself!
The value of his Killing God Domain was the highest in the world.
Perhaps only the original Tang Chen could surpass him.
"Son!" Tang Hao exclaimed in excitement.
"This is that domain evolution ability you mentioned, right?"
"Yeah." Tang Lan nodded. "I absorbed a bit too much Slaughter Qi, and it just evolved on its own."
Tang Hao's mouth twitched.
"Are you… bragging?"
He had owned the Killing God Domain for decades, but it had never shown signs of evolving.
Now his own son had effortlessly evolved it just by absorbing a little more Slaughter Qi?
This was really making him look bad!
"Big Brother!" Tang San asked hopefully, "Once I become stronger, can I come back and obtain the Killing God Domain too?"
Tang Lan was momentarily stumped.
According to the plan—
He was supposed to say—
"Although I made a deal with the King of Slaughter so you could leave safely, as a price, you can never return."
However—
The only reason he did all that was to earn rewards.
Now?
He already had the rewards.
The Nine Asura Trials were marked on his forehead.
So technically—
He could let Tang San return and farm some free rewards.
If Tang San got a few benefits,
He would be motivated to keep training.
That way, he wouldn't completely lose confidence in cultivation.
Otherwise—
If Tang San felt hopeless,
He might stop competing for opportunities altogether.
And if there was no competition…
How could Tang Lan keep "stealing" rewards from him?
But since Tang Hao was right there,
Tang Lan simply gave a vague answer—
"We'll see when the time comes. Right now, we have more important things to do."
"More important things?"
Tang Hao and Tang San both stared at Tang Lan, waiting for an explanation.
Instead, Tang Lan turned to Tang Hao.
"Dad, you miss Mom, right? Let me take you back first."
Tang Hao raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Are you… trying to send me away?"
But after a moment, he nodded.
He had absolute trust in Tang Lan.
If Tang Lan wasn't telling him everything,
It must mean there was a good reason.
"Xiao Sanzi, stay right here. I'll go buy some oranges and come back."
Tang Hao dropped a meme reference before Tang Lan—
Sealed his soul power with Vast Sea Soul Barrier.Activated Blood Escape.
And vanished in an instant.
A Few Seconds Later…
🌊 BOOM!
A blood-red streak shot back from the horizon.
Tang Lan returned in a flash.
Tang San looked around.
"Wait…"
"Where are the oranges?"
But this wasn't important.
What mattered was—
"Big Brother, what are we doing next?"
Tang Lan smirked mysteriously.
"Follow me. I guarantee you'll love it!"
Tang San's curiosity was piqued.
But seeing that Tang Lan clearly wanted to keep it a surprise,
He didn't push for answers.
Instead—
He began to guess.
"Big Brother must have prepared something amazing for me!"
"Something huge!"
(End of Chapter)