Chapter 79: Chapter 79: The Arrival of Emperor Tian
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Two massive bodies crashed to the ground, their massive forms illuminated by the intense energy pulses emanating from their crimson-colored, hundred-thousand-year soul rings. The forest, once dark, now bathed in a blood-red light.
"Daming! Erming!" Arou cried out in fury.
In the midst of this chaos, a brief distraction allowed the Snake Spear Douluo to strike. The golden thunder-like energy of the spear pierced through Arou's abdomen, causing her to cough up a large mouthful of blood as she was pinned to the ground.
"I have no interest in this hundred-thousand-year soft-boned rabbit's soul ring. Seal her cultivation and take her back to the Spirit Hall for breeding," Qian Renxue said coldly.
He held no regard for these so-called mature transformed spirit beasts. To him, the notion of them becoming 'humans' simply through evolution was a mere illusion—a higher-level deception. No matter how their soul rings or bones manifested, a true god would see through such pretenses in an instant.
The Snake Spear Douluo hesitated briefly before quickly sealing Arou's powers to prevent her from detonating her soul.
"To save a worthless rabbit, you've sacrificed the fate of your three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. As the mother of the Soft-bone Rabbit Emperor, I respect you, but soon you will understand how foolish your actions have been," Qian Renxue said, shaking his head as he watched Arou, whose gaze occasionally darted towards Xiao Wu, the one she was trying to protect.
Arou regained her focus and glared at Qian Renxue, gritting her teeth. "Human, one day, your actions will enrage the true ruler of the Star Dou Forest, and you will bring unimaginable disaster upon yourselves!"
Qian Renxue ignored her, calmly instructing, "Elders, protect me."
He looked at the two shimmering hundred-thousand-year soul rings before sitting cross-legged without hesitation, drawing the rings toward him and embedding them onto the Asura Sword's soul. He closed his eyes and began absorbing the energy.
The immense power of the soul rings, along with the terrifying resentment of the Heavenly Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, surged into Qian Renxue's body.
Within his spiritual world, the resentful energy of the two beasts combined and began assaulting his mental domain.
"Human, you are too arrogant! How dare you absorb both mine and my brother's soul rings together! This will be your undoing. We will destroy your spiritual sea and, for the future of the soul beasts and Xiao Wu, we will ruin you!" the Titan Giant Ape and Heavenly Azure Bull Python roared, wreaking havoc inside Qian Renxue's mind.
In the mental sea, Qian Renxue lightly chuckled at the Asura Sword. "These two beasts seem to have underestimated you. Shouldn't you show them what you're capable of?"
As a God King-level martial spirit, the Asura Sword had its own consciousness. Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, it began to vibrate. Although it was merely a manifestation of the super weapon Asura Demon Sword, its power was far beyond what these two beasts could provoke.
In an instant, the Asura Demon Sword glowed brilliantly, unleashing the purest Asura divine power. Qian Renxue's dark spiritual sea turned crimson as an enormous Asura Demon Sword, eighty meters long and thirty meters wide, descended from the sky, effortlessly crushing the resentment of the Titan Giant Ape and Heavenly Azure Bull Python.
Once the soul rings' resentment was dealt with, the absorption process became similar to that of any ordinary soul master's four rings.
Soon, an overwhelming aura of soul power spread out, and Qian Renxue's cultivation surged from level 93 to 96. The shift from level 95 to 96 felt almost insignificant to him, as his understanding of his martial spirit had allowed his Fallen Angel spirit to evolve from eight wings to ten.
"So this is the power of a 96th-level Super Douluo? What level have I truly reached?" Qian Renxue wondered, recalling that his greatest rival, Bibi Dong, had once been at level 96. Now, to truly test his power, he would have to seek out his grandfather, who had fought against Tang Chen—an opponent who had been a match for Qian Daoliu.
With a pull, Qian Renxue absorbed the hundred-thousand-year soul bones dropped by the Titan Giant Ape and the Heavenly Azure Bull Python. The Heavenly Azure Bull Python had dropped the head bone, while the Titan Giant Ape had dropped the torso bone—both top-tier bones from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Qian Renxue was incredibly fortunate to receive these rare soul bones, as they were some of the most valuable in the world.
The Snake Spear Douluo watched these two soul bones with greed in his eyes. Even Qian Renxue, wearing the Angel God Set, couldn't hide his covetousness.
At that moment, beneath the Lake of Life, a silver giant dragon, long dormant, suddenly opened its violet eyes, filled with murderous intent.
"Asura God... the presence of the Asura God's heir... he must die!" a cold, hateful voice echoed from a mysterious space.
A giant black dragon, hundreds of meters long with golden eyes, soared toward them, its voice full of reverence. "Master, let me handle him. You're still recovering, and we cannot let the God Realm discover you."
The silver dragon pondered for a moment. The Asura God's successor carried the aura of the Asura God. If it were to eliminate him now, the Asura God would undoubtedly take notice. A better approach would be to wait until the successor had just inherited the Asura God's position—when no one was watching and his foundation was still unstable. At that moment, it could eradicate a God King without alerting the Divine Realm.
Suddenly, the tranquil surface of the Lake of Life began to boil. The lake, rich with life energy, bubbled violently as if it were being brought to a rolling boil. Towering waves surged upward, one after another.
Dark clouds gathered overhead, followed by flashes of lightning and claps of thunder. A massive vortex appeared in the lake's center, forming an enormous water pillar that shot into the sky. The entire Star Dou Forest trembled, birds and beasts scattered in terror, and countless soul beasts, overwhelmed by an oppressive bloodline suppression, instinctively knelt down, welcoming the arrival of their king.
Qian Renxue and the three others abruptly looked up toward the core of the Star Dou Forest—the Lake of Life.
"He's coming! He's coming! The king! Lord Beast God Di Tian!" Arou cried out in excitement.
Qian Renxue's expression darkened, his brow furrowed. "Xiaoxue, elders, take the Soft-bone Rabbit and leave immediately. Return to Spirit Hall at once."
As he spoke, five pairs of pitch-black wings unfurled from his back—his Fallen Angel martial spirit fully possessed him. In his right hand, the Asura Sword pulsed with power, while in his left, the Dark Demon Sword radiated a chilling aura.
He had unleashed both of his twin martial spirits simultaneously. Though their enemy had yet to arrive, the release of the Asura and Fallen Angel domains together made it clear just how powerful Di Tian truly was.
Snake Spear Douluo's voice trembled. "Young Master…"
Qian Renxue snapped in irritation, "You'll only be a burden if you stay. Leave, now!"
"You're not going anywhere!"
Suddenly, the fabric of space tore apart, and an enormous jet-black dragon claw descended from the rift. The sheer pressure of its soul power alone reduced the surrounding vegetation to dust, and the ground caved inward. Under this absolute suppression, even Qian Renxue's domains began to warp and distort.
"Fallen Angel True Form! Asura True Form!"
A towering, hundred-meter-tall Fallen Angel projection materialized, wielding a sixty-meter-long blood-red sword.
"Slash!"
Sensing the terrifying majesty of the approaching force, Qian Renxue instantly activated the true forms of both his martial spirits. His essence, energy, and spirit surged to their peak as he unleashed his strongest sword strike.
(End of Chapter)