Chapter 389: Tang San's Longstanding Scheme: Sr. Xiong
Deep within the Angelic Shrine in Wuhun City, Qian Renxue was nearing the completion of her ninth trial for the Angelic God inheritance. However, an abnormal and powerful force emanated from her abdomen, unsettling and mystifying her.
It was then she discovered she was pregnant—already several months along.
For high-level soul masters, pregnancy was a rarity, with the likelihood decreasing as soul power increased. Qian Renxue, preoccupied with enhancing her strength and undergoing her divine trials, had failed to notice the changes in her body.
Now, as her divine trial reached its final moments, she had no choice but to cast aside all distractions. Yet, the fetus within her was undergoing its own transformation. Qian Renxue could sense the child's bloodline rapidly strengthening, radiating a terrifying and primal energy. Even under the illumination of divine angelic light, the fetus exhibited a repelling force that she could not ignore.
Biting her lip, Qian Renxue disregarded the resistance from the fetus's bloodline. She infused it with angelic divine power, attempting to calm its agitation while striving to pass the final trial.
Above Wuhun City, Tang San was growing increasingly frenzied. He sensed an imminent and unknown danger while also feeling the surge of his dark energy. He knew that with just a bit more energy, he could ascend to godhood ahead of Qian Renxue.
A menacing black aura surrounded Tang San, his expression savage. Under the influence of this darkness, his twin martial souls seemed to be merging, with both the Clear Sky Hammer and the Dark Blue Silver Grass aligning with the malevolent force, exuding an aura of endless evil.
Suddenly, Tang San roared. Both his martial souls manifested simultaneously: the Clear Sky Hammer in his left hand and the Dark Blue Silver Grass in his right. However, his Clear Sky Hammer was incomplete, lacking its ninth spirit ring. The absence of this critical power and his earlier use of spirit ring detonation left his strength somewhat diminished.
To everyone's astonishment, Tang San, wielding his massive Clear Sky Hammer, charged at Sr. Xiong. Simultaneously, the Dark Blue Silver Grass surged like venomous snakes, attacking the Bear Lord from all sides.
Sr. Xiong, who had been locked in battle with Golden Crocodile Douluo and enduring the arrows of Guangling Douluo, was already covered in wounds and had expended much of his soul power. The betrayal by a supposed ally left him dumbfounded.
Nonetheless, Sr. Xiong was a formidable force, rivaling ordinary Limit Douluo in strength. With a furious roar, he swung his massive bear claw at the Dark Blue Silver Grass, cleaving through it.
"Tang San, what are you doing?" Sr. Xiong roared, his disbelief evident. "You dare attack me?"
Sr. Xiong's immense strength allowed him to fend off Tang San's assault, his golden claws cutting through the grass and parrying the Clear Sky Hammer.
Observers, both human and spirit beast alike, were shocked. Only moments ago, Tang San and Sr. Xiong had been fighting side by side.
Tang San, however, paid no heed to anything else. Consumed by madness, his Clear Sky Hammer strikes became even more savage, while the Dark Blue Silver Grass attacked relentlessly, as if requiring no soul power at all.
Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others, perplexed by the situation, saw no reason not to capitalize on it. In the chaos of the beast tide, killing a 100,000-year-old spirit beast like Sr. Xiong would ease the pressure significantly. They joined the assault against Sr. Xiong.
Now surrounded by five Titled Douluo and Tang San's onslaught, Sr. Xiong found himself in a dire situation.
"Ditian, you bastard!" Sr. Xiong bellowed. "You let this brat attack me? You're unfit to lead our kind!"
Ditian, witnessing the chaos, shouted back, "Tang San, what are you doing? Why attack Sr. Xiong?"
Tang San, a manic grin on his face, replied, "Ditian, desperate times call for desperate measures. Someone in Wuhun City is about to ascend to godhood. I must ascend first!"
"If Qian Renxue becomes a god before me, do you think she'll spare us? Do you think the spirit beasts have any chance of survival?"
Ditian surveyed the devastation of Wuhun City and the massive losses of the spirit beast clan—nearly half of the 100,000-year spirit beasts had already perished. With a grim resolve, he gritted his teeth. "Tang San, what are you suggesting?"
"Ditian," Tang San sneered, "my Clear Sky Hammer lacks a supreme spirit ring. If Sr. Xiong sacrifices himself for me, I can complete my divine inheritance."
Sr. Xiong roared in fury. "Why me?! I've fought for the spirit beasts with blood and sweat, and now you dare plot against me?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other Titled Douluo, realizing Tang San's intentions, halted their attacks on Sr. Xiong and turned to strike at Tang San instead. They seemed intent on protecting Sr. Xiong from being killed.
Ditian, despite his hesitation, knew the dire reality. If Qian Renxue ascended, the spirit beasts would be eradicated. Even his own survival would be in jeopardy. With a heavy heart, Ditian commanded, "Sr. Xiong, for the sake of our clan, you must make this sacrifice."
"Never!" Sr. Xiong roared, his voice filled with despair. "Even in death, I won't let this brat benefit from it!"
Seeing Sr. Xiong's fiery defiance and sensing his intent to self-destruct, Ditian tried to persuade him. "Sr. Xiong, if you sacrifice yourself for our master, she will revive you. You know her power, and if the inheritor ascends to godhood, you too will evolve into a divine beast."
Ditian's words, revealing the existence of the Silver Dragon King, left Sr. Xiong despondent. None of the surrounding spirit beasts moved to assist him.
"Fine!" Sr. Xiong roared in despair. "Tang San, Ditian, if I am not resurrected and my Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear clan is not honored, I will curse you both for eternity!"
Before anyone could react, the skies turned blood-red. Time itself seemed to freeze. Sr. Xiong's soul power coalesced into a massive, blood-red spirit ring, a testament to his sacrifice.
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