"What!"
Tang San was greatly shocked, feeling a terrifying pressure lock onto him.
Clang——
He withdrew his attack and used the Sea God Trident to block. The Sea God Trident was directly knocked out of his hand and sent flying.
"Impossible!"
Tang San's pupils contracted sharply. He didn't even have time to care about the Sea God Trident flying away as he quickly retreated to open up distance. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
Floating gracefully like an immortal, with snow-white long hair and a wonderful figure.
An absolutely beautiful face, a long dress fluttering slightly with the cold wind.
"You… you're Xue Di!"
Tang San cried out in disbelief.
"Tang San, the Far North is not a place you should come to. If you want to hunt for soul rings, go somewhere else."
"Whether it's the ocean or the Star Dou Great Forest, you are not welcome here."
"God… how could you have become a god?" Tang San's eyes were filled with incredulity.
No one understood gods better than he did. As Tang God King, he could clearly sense the divine intent on the other party—something only a god could possess.
Xue Di had actually become a god. This was big trouble now.
What kind of world was this? Wasn't it said that soul beasts couldn't become gods?
She was clearly just Huo Yuhao's soul spirit—who allowed her to become a god? This wasn't scientific at all!
"Stupid human, does my Xue Di becoming a god bother you?" Bing Di snorted coldly. "Hmph, even if it bothers you, hold it in."
"You…" Tang San was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead like the character for "well." For how many years had no one dared speak to him like this? A mere 390,000-year soul beast daring to be so disrespectful—she was simply courting death.
Tang San suppressed his anger and reached out with soul power, trying to recall the Sea God Trident.
However, the Sea God Trident did not return to his hand.
It slowly rose from the ground, floating into midair and trembling lightly.
Then with a "whoosh," the Sea God Trident flew toward the depths of the Far North.
Tang San: "…"
The Sea God Trident had defected?
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! A divine artifact defecting—you, the inheritor of the Sea God's divine trial, really are unqualified! Hahahahaha."
Bing Di clutched her stomach and laughed heartily, clearly trying to liven up the atmosphere.
"Bing Di, Xue Di, let me leave. I promise I won't come to the Far North to hunt soul rings again." Tang San spoke. "Don't think you've already won. I still have countermeasures."
"Don't forget, the Sea God is a true first-level god. You've only just broken through."
"How laughable. A mere Soul Douluo actually wants to threaten…" Before Bing Di could finish, Xue Di reached out to stop her and gently shook her head.
"Swear on your martial soul that you will never have any ill intentions or actions toward the Far North, and I will let you leave."
Xue Di was not like Bing Di. Bing Di only thought about how to stick close to her, but Xue Di had far more considerations.
Behind Tang San stood the Asura God, and the Sea God was still helping seal the Far North.
At least until she confirmed the Sea God's intentions, she absolutely could not kill him.
Moreover, Tang San…
He gave off the feeling that he was completely unafraid.
"From the future?" Xue Di recalled what Tokisaki Kurumi had mentioned.
Better to avoid trouble than invite it—better not to kill him.
"Tang San, make the vow! Such an oath is easier for you than chopping off one hand."
"You…" Tang San's pupils contracted.
What did Xue Di mean by that? Could it be that while he was fighting Bing Di, Xue Di had been watching the entire time?
That would be terrifying.
With Xue Di having become a god, some of Tang San's plans had to be changed.
Swearing on his martial soul was absolutely something he could not do.
Even if he stripped away his martial soul after becoming a god, he would still be affected by the oath and unable to touch the Far North. What would happen to his ten-thousand-year grand plan then?
Moreover, Xue Di had already become an unstable factor.
Thinking of this, Tang San gritted his teeth.
"I'm sorry, I will not swear on my martial soul. I can guarantee that I will not come to the Far North to hunt soul rings again."
Not coming to the Far North to hunt soul rings was not the same as not coming to the Far North at all.
With those words, even if he came to the Far North in the future, no one could say that he, Tang San, had broken his word.
"Tang San, you really are a despicable guy." Bing Di's anger flared up rapidly. Fortunately, she had gotten familiar with Ning Rongrong, that pink-cut-black type, otherwise she really wouldn't have understood this human's word games.
Bing Di sneered. "Not coming to the Far North to hunt soul rings means you still have ideas about the Far North. Can I… understand it that way?"
"If that's the case, then what else is there to talk about!"
"I didn't mean it that way. You're overinterpreting." Tang San's expression remained calm, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Tch—" Bing Di scoffed. "No wonder Bo Saixi chose you. Birds of a feather really do flock together."
"Bing Di, show some respect to a god." Xue Di was quite helpless. Bing Di could speak however she wanted normally, but with an outsider present—and the Sea God's inheritor at that—couldn't she refrain from being so reckless?
"Tch, Xue Di, you've become cautious too." Bing Di of course understood what Xue Di meant. She pouted. "Fine, I won't talk anymore. You handle it all, okay?"
Xue Di nodded slightly, her gaze turning to the silent Tang San.
"You hunted three soul beasts over 80,000 years old in the Far North." As she spoke, Xue Di added, "Don't think about hiding it. In the Far North, I can sense the aura of soul beasts even after they've become soul rings."
"If you do something you shouldn't, you must pay the appropriate price." Xue Di's voice was calm. "Just like what Bing Di said earlier—leave behind one arm, or take one move from me without dying!"
"Then you can leave. Of course, you can also choose to kill me."
"Provided that you're capable of it."
"If you fail, then… I will not spare you, the Clear Sky Sect, or even the Star Luo Empire."
"You should know I have the ability to do so."
Hearing Xue Di's words, Tang San fell silent.
Cutting off an arm was definitely out of the question—it would affect his divine trial.
In this life, he had already lost too much. Without the Eight Spider Lances, the original Blue Silver King had also disappeared.
Even his mutated Blue Silver Emperor martial soul relied on his Mysterious Heaven Skill and the blood of the Slaughter City for a second awakening. It no longer possessed the endless vitality of the Blue Silver Emperor from the original world.
"Senior Xue Di, I am willing to take one move from you."
"However, after I take your move, I hope Senior Xue Di can assist me in becoming a god." Tang San spoke. "I possess the Sea God's divine trial and the Asura God's divine trial. Such conditions should be helpful to you as well, right?"
Since Xue Di had become a god, he could no longer deal with her using the old methods.
Having lived for tens of thousands of years, Tang God King understood the simplicity of soul beasts better than anyone.
Moreover, with dual god positions, he was bound to become a God King. Such an investment—Xue Di would surely not refuse.
He was also in urgent need of high-end combat power right now. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect side was already hopeless.
A pure Ice and Snow Maiden like Xue Di might be easy to persuade.
It wasn't really persuasion anyway!
It was just adding chips to his side. A rank 99 Title Douluo was truly starting to look insufficient.
Especially Tang Chen—if he weren't his own ancestor.
A sect leader who went out every day only to suffer losses—if he were the Tang Sect Master.
He'd have his head twisted off for sure.
With this kind of thing around, how could he still worry about the Clear Sky Sect rising?
(End of chapter)