After standing stunned in place for quite a while, the middle-aged man finally managed to squeeze out a question to Kong Mingan:
"What exactly are you?"
Kong Mingan naturally did not answer, or rather, what answered for him was a sudden streak of dark purple lightning that descended.
"Rumble—!"
Heaven and earth suddenly lost color. A dark purple bolt of lightning, filled with the aura of pure destruction, tore through the sky without warning and accurately struck the middle-aged man not far in front of Kong Mingan.
In an instant, the middle-aged man's body was pierced and annihilated by the lightning, turning into nothingness.
But in the very next moment, a bloody phantom walked out from the asura god ring beside Kong Mingan, solidifying into the middle-aged man from before.
At the same time, the God of Destruction, clad in dark purple robes, slowly walked out beside Kong Mingan.
"Destruction! You have no martial ethics! And you resort to sneak attacks?!"
"Asura God, do you think you have the right to say that?"
The cold voice of the God of Destruction echoed everywhere, carrying unconcealed disgust.
Without any hesitation, dark purple lightning descended again, crushing and annihilating the body the Asura God had just condensed.
However, in the very next moment, blood light flashed, and the figure of the First Generation Asura God stubbornly condensed once more from Kong Mingan's asura god ring.
With a hint of helplessness on his face, the Asura God complained, "Destruction, is this necessary? I just wanted to..."
"Boom—!"
The figure the Asura God had just condensed was shattered again.
Subsequently,
the blood light gathered again,
the lightning descended again,
it gathered again,
and was struck again.
This cycle repeated, lasting for more than ten minutes.
Kong Mingan stood rooted to the spot, silently watching this one-sided, seemingly inhumane lightning punishment, unsure what expression he should wear for a moment.
But he was already certain in his heart that the being who could provoke such resentment from the God of Destruction, and who continuously sent projections by leveraging the connection he had established beforehand with the Asura God Position Origin within his spirit ring, had an identity that was self-evident.
It was none other than the First Generation Asura God himself.
Finally, when the figure of the First Generation Asura God condensed from the spirit ring once more, the God of Destruction temporarily stopped his hand.
The Asura God patted dust off his non-existent body, a hint of helplessness on his face, and looked at the dark purple figure not far away:
"Have you calmed down?"
The God of Destruction snorted coldly and did not answer, but the terrifying pressure locking onto the Asura God slightly retracted. His eyes remained icy, clearly showing his anger had not completely subsided.
Ignoring the Asura God beside him, the God of Destruction turned his gaze toward Kong Mingan, his tone softening slightly:
"You summoned me here because of this fellow?"
"In a way, yes."
"How did you find this fellow?"
Kong Mingan paused slightly, then succinctly described how he intercepted the Asura God Position Origin being transmitted by Tang San, and the process of sensing the First Generation Asura God just now and being tracked in reverse by him.
The God of Destruction's expression changed slightly, looking at Kong Mingan with a complex expression, unsure what to say for a moment.
Meanwhile, the Asura God beside him clicked his tongue in wonder as he looked at Kong Mingan, his eyes wide with astonishment, as if examining some rare animal.
"Good heavens, to be able to steal—no, this isn't stealing anymore, this is outright snatching—in this manner.
"I really don't know if that brat Tang San is too useless, or if you brat are too wicked. No, you brat are wicked!"
The God of Destruction interrupted his exclamation, fixing him with a sharp gaze: "Asura God, you left the God Realm long ago. Why would you target my God Position successor?"
The Asura God spread his hands, an "I'm innocent" expression on his face: "Don't falsely accuse good people, Destruction. This brat was the one who suddenly looked at me from such a distance first.
"As the one being spied upon, it's perfectly reasonable for me to follow the sensation back and see who it was, right?"
He pointed at Kong Mingan, and then his tone became odd again, "It's just that I truly didn't expect that upon looking back, I'd see someone had snatched my God PositionOrigin—and what's worse, I can't even snatch it back.
"Tsk, brat, if I had met you when I was looking for a successor back then, I wouldn't have hesitated; I would have just thrown the God Position onto you and left. You are much less trouble than that brat Tang San."
The God of Destruction frowned deeply, his voice heavy: "He is currently my God Position successor."
The Asura God dug his ear, looking completely unconcerned:
"I know, I know, but..." He showed a slightly roguish smile, "It's not like I haven't snatched other people's God Position successors before."
The God of Destruction's eyes instantly became more dangerous, but the Asura God still didn't care.
His true body was extremely far away from here, and this was merely a projection with little power. He didn't believe the God of Destruction could affect him.
Seeing the Asura God's attitude, the God of Destruction beside him stopped paying attention to the Asura God, turning instead to Kong Mingan and speaking slowly:
"If you need God PositionOrigin to enhance your power, just tell me. The Destruction God Position was prepared for you in the first place, so why take risks for the Asura God's god seat?"
Kong Mingan paused slightly, and before he could answer, the Asura God beside him laughed first:
"Hahaha, Destruction, you don't understand this, do you? This brat doesn't care about the power the God Position brings; what he cares about more is whether this power is completely under his control.
"What you give him directly and what he personally seizes are two completely different things to him. This brat is not as humble and courteous as he appears."
He paused, his scarlet eyes looking at Kong Mingan with interest, and continued:
"But this brat is truly wicked; I certainly can't figure him out."
The God of Destruction shook his head, seemingly noncommittal about the Asura God's evaluation, and instead continued to question him:
"Just say it, Asura God. I don't believe you are constantly sending projections simply out of curiosity. Such a great distance is no small drain on you.
"If you didn't have some purpose, you should have given up long ago after my repeated attacks. So, what exactly do you want?"
The Asura God paused, then slightly restrained the playful look on his face. He then looked at Kong Mingan and asked softly:
"Kong Mingan, right? The path you are currently cultivating is not the normal path of a Spirit Master, is it?"
Kong Mingan paused, a little confused: "What do you mean?"
The Asura God chuckled lightly, pointing to the somewhat strange spirit ring configuration beside Kong Mingan.
Two silver-glowing spirit rings flashing with data streams, two seemingly normal blood-red hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, and one asura god ring with a dark red base color and golden patterns of Binding.
"Setting aside your two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, your two silver-glowing spirit rings are already nearly equivalent to rudimentary God Positions. Are you telling me this is the configuration a Spirit King should have under the normal Spirit Master system?
"Although the path you are taking certainly looks like that of a Spirit Master, it already differs greatly from a normal Spirit Master."
The Asura God's eyes became serious and solemn, "And this is what I want: the possibility of taking a further step."
(End of Chapter)
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