69novels Chapter 454 A Brief Peace
Chapter 454 A Brief Peace
Tang San looked up at the pillar of destruction.
He didn't dodge, nor could he dodge.
So he held the Rakshasa Scythe horizontally in front of him, a twisted smile on his face.
"Good timing."
"The Ninth Test of Rakshasa".
"I'll use your life to accomplish this!"
All of his spirit rings lit up at the same time.
The Rakshasa Demon Scythe unleashed a beam of demonic light that shot into the sky.
"The prototype of Rakshasa's divine skill—the Divine Scythe Breaking Boundaries!"
Tang San slashed his scythe towards the sky.
The eerie green scythe light collided head-on with the dark purple beam of destruction.
boom--!
The entire Demon Forest fell silent at that moment.
Then came a cataclysmic explosion.
The shockwave swept across dozens of miles.
Countless trees were uprooted, low-level soul beasts turned into blood mist in the aftershocks, and the last remaining protective shield of the Sun Moon Empire's soul master legion shattered instantly. Kong Xuan was blasted away, the core of his level nine soul guide armor exploded, and he crashed heavily to the ground, unconscious.
The center of the explosion.
Tang San knelt on the ground, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe embedded in the earth, his body a bloody mess.
His left arm was twisted, his chest was blasted open again, and his soul was severely damaged.
But he was still alive, and a hideous crack appeared on the Evil Emperor's enormous body, running from his pupil to the edge of his body.
The divine scythe broke through the boundary, ultimately severing the wrath of the evil emperor.
Tang San slowly raised his head, blood streaming from the corner of his mouth, yet he laughed wildly.
"The Evil Emperor".
You lost.
The Evil Emperor's eyes flashed with a final light as he attempted to escape.
Its physical form began to become ethereal, attempting to disperse its spiritual core into the remaining spiritual network of the Demon Forest. Given some time, it might be able to be reborn.
But how could Tang San possibly give it a chance?
"Trying to escape?"
"Do you think you can escape?"
Tang San suddenly stood up, and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe flew out, transforming into a dark green chain that directly bound the Evil Emperor's true form. He laughed ferociously:
"Rakshasa God Test, Devour!"
A dark green chain pierced the crack in the evil emperor's pupil.
The Evil Emperor unleashed an unprecedentedly terrifying mental shriek, a sound that caused even the unconscious Soul Masters in the distance to bleed from their seven orifices, and caused large numbers of Soul Beasts on the outskirts of the Demon Forest to kneel in submission. But Tang San gripped the Rakshasa Demon Scythe tightly, enduring the mental onslaught that bombarded his mind, refusing to let go.
"Come here!"
He roared.
The Rakshasa Demon Scythe forcibly dragged away the Evil Emperor's spiritual core.
A massive, dark purple primordial soul essence was slowly pulled out from the Evil Emperor's eyes.
That was the foundation of the Evil Emperor's cultivation.
It was also the most terrifying spiritual source of the Demon Forest. The Evil Emperor struggled desperately, his tentacles lashing out at Tang San's body, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds on him.
Tang San, however, acted as if he had gone mad, opening his mouth and biting directly at the ball of spiritual essence.
The Rakshasa Demon Scythe simultaneously unleashed its devouring power.
The dark purple spiritual essence was torn apart, shattered, and swallowed.
The Evil Emperor's screams grew weaker and weaker.
Its massive body began to collapse, countless tentacles withered, and the surface of its eyeballs was covered with cracks. Finally, it exploded with a bang, turning into a sky full of purplish-black light spots.
Tang San stood in the center of the light spot, laughing loudly as he looked up at the sky.
The Evil Emperor is dead. The true ruler of the Demon Forest died under the Rakshasa Scythe. Its soul, origin, and spiritual power were all devoured by Tang San.
The next moment, the ninth trial mark of Rakshasa on Tang San's body lit up completely.
A divine green light shot into the sky.
A cold and authoritative voice echoed in his mind.
[The ninth test of Rakshasa is complete.]
[Devouring the evil-eyed tyrant and condensing the Rakshasa's divine soul.]
[The succession to the Rakshasa godhood is complete.]
boom!
Tang San's Rakshasa power surged dramatically.
Within his spiritual sea, a faint green divine essence slowly coalesced.
Within that divine core, the patterns of the Evil Emperor's pupils, the spiritual origins of the Evil Eye's offspring, the vengeful spirits of countless people from the Sun Moon Empire, and the lingering images of the undead that Tang San had devoured on Douluo Continent constantly appeared.
All souls became nourishment for the Rakshasa godhood.
Tang San closed his eyes, feeling the unprecedented power within his body.
His injuries began to heal rapidly, his soul became more solid, and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, with a dark purple evil eye pattern appearing on the blade.
Tang San slowly opened his eyes.
His left eye was still a ghostly green Rakshasa flame.
However, deep within his right eye, a ring of dark purple evil eye patterns appeared. After devouring the Evil Emperor, he not only completed the ninth trial of Rakshasa, but also gained extremely powerful mental attack abilities.
"Tang Chuan..."
Tang San murmured the name.
"You have become the sea god."
"And I, too, will eventually become a Rakshasa god."
"The next time we meet, it won't be you besieging me. It will be me leading the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Legion, Undead Legion, and Rakshasa God Power to flatten your Douluo Continent."
In the distance, Kong Xuan struggled to wake up from his coma.
He saw Tang San in the center of the ruins, saw the completely collapsed corpse of the Evil Emperor, and saw the corpses of Soul Masters and the remains of Soul Guidance Devices scattered all around him. His eyes were filled with fear.
Tang San turned to look at him.
Kong Xuan trembled and quickly lowered his head.
"Sir..."
Tang San said calmly:
"Can you still walk?"
Kong Xuan's voice trembled:
"able."
Tang Sandao:
"Go back to Mingdu."
"Tell Xu Jingyuan that the Demon Forest no longer has a ruler."
"From now on, this will be the second sacrificial site of the Rakshasa Divine Court."
Kong Xuan felt a chill in his heart. He knew that from this day forward, the Sun Moon Empire would no longer be just about developing war soul tools.
Tang San broke through the Demon Forest, and the Evil Emperor and the 100,000-year-old Evil Eye offspring were devoured.
This is one of the most dangerous soul beast forests on the continent, and it will become the place where Tang San raises the dead, devours souls, and forges the Rakshasa soul tool.
Tang San gripped the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and slowly walked out of the Demon Forest. Behind him, the remaining black spiritual mist of the Evil Emperor was devoured by the Rakshasa Domain, transforming into a ghostly green death aura.
Deep in the forest, countless low-level evil-eyed soul beasts trembled in fear, not daring to utter a sound.
From that day on, the Demon Forest had a new master.
The Evil Emperor is dead.
Tang San has completed his ninth trial of the Rakshasa, and he has become the new master of this place.
After Tang Chuan returned from Seagod Island, Douluo Continent ushered in a rare period of peace. The news of his ascension to godhood did not spread throughout the world immediately.
Only a very few people, including the people of Seagod Island, the high-ranking members of Heaven Dou, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Qian Renxue of the Martial Soul Empire, and Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest, knew about this.
But even though the news hadn't spread, the situation on the mainland had already quietly changed.
After Tang Chuan returned to the mainland with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Ruier, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, the entire Tian Dou Empire was greatly encouraged.
Tang Chuan of today is no longer simply the dean of Tianxing Academy, nor a powerful figure relied upon by the Tiandou Empire; he is a true deity who has inherited the position of the Sea God. However, he has not chosen to sit high on the altar, nor has he allowed the Tiandou Empire to expand extensively in his name.
On the contrary, the first thing he did after returning to the mainland was to personally summon Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, Xue Beng, Yang Wudi and others.
It was reiterated that the new policy will continue to be implemented, and that it is strictly forbidden to use the name of the Sea God to coerce local authorities.
"Gods are there to uphold order."
"It's not meant to be used by certain people to bully and oppress others."
This sentence was engraved on the gate of the Control Yuan.
Meanwhile, on the side of the Martial Soul Empire, Qian Renxue did not break the previous alliance.
She knew that Tang Chuan had become a god, and she also knew that continuing to launch a war of unification before Tang San died would only create chaos and destroy his soul.
Therefore, the Martial Soul Empire continued its reforms.
The Angelic Inspection Bureau investigated local nobles, the Martial Soul Academy continued to expand, and the free awakening system officially covered most towns in the empire. For the first time, those commoners who had been suffocated by the old nobles truly saw hope of entering the Soul Master system.
Under pressure, the Star Luo Empire was also forced to reform. Although the Dai family royal family was far more conservative than the Heaven Dou and Martial Soul Empires, seeing that both sides were reforming the nobility, winning over the hearts of the people, and establishing public schools, if Star Luo continued to cling to the old system, it would only be left behind by the times.
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Xingluo also began to reduce the private armies of local nobles, reorganize the border troops, and establish the Royal Soul Master Academy.
There were still old grudges between the three forces, especially between the Heavenly Dou and the Spirit Empire, who had fought too fiercely in the past, making it difficult to truly shake hands and make peace. However, under the joint suppression of Tang Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Di Tian, the continent ultimately did not experience another large-scale war.
For a time, the Douluo Continent presented an unprecedentedly peaceful scene.
Outside Heaven Dou City, a new Soul Master Academy has been built. On the training ground, children from commoner backgrounds and children of minor noble families train together. Some have awakened a hoe-shaped martial soul, yet possess only level three soul power; others have awakened an ordinary wooden stick, yet practice with extreme diligence under the guidance of their teachers.
In the past, many of these children would have been overlooked.
But now, even if one's martial soul is ordinary, as long as one has soul power, one can obtain basic cultivation methods and the most basic soul master education.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has also changed a lot.
Ning Fengzhi no longer focused solely on the interests of his sect, but began to actively cooperate with the Tiandou reforms, funding the Soul Master Academy and cultivating support-type Soul Masters from the common people.
After returning to her sect, Ning Rongrong also began to try to promote the reform of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda system.
The insights she gained from the trials on Poseidon Island made her realize that support-type Soul Masters are not just about standing behind their teammates and providing buffs; truly top-tier support is about orchestrating the entire battlefield.
Dugu Yan then followed Dugu Bo to reorganize the art of poison.
In the past, Poison Douluo's poisons were more focused on lethality, but after Dugu Yan completed the "Sea Poison Returns to the Flow" trial on Seagod Island, her control over poisons became more refined. She began to try to establish regulations for poison masters to prevent them from being regarded as dangerous evil soul masters indiscriminately.
Ye Lingling then entered the Tiandou Medical Hall system. The healing power of the Nine Heart Begonia, coupled with the inspiration from Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Emperor Life Domain, enabled her to begin training a group of healing-type Soul Masters to specifically treat those suffering from the aftereffects of war, those injured in Soul Beast attacks, and patients in the slums.
As for Xiao Ruier, she spent most of her time with Tang Chuan. Sometimes, after Tang Chuan finished handling government affairs, he would accompany her to practice shooting in the valley outside Tian Dou City.
Xiao Ruier thrust out her spear, the Golden Dragon Spear tearing through the air, and a golden dragon shadow soared into the sky.
Tang Chuan easily deflected the domineering spear light with the Trident of Poseidon.
Xiao Ruier would always frown in dissatisfaction.
"You've become a god, and you're still bullying me."
Tang Chuan smiled and said:
"I've already stopped."
Xiao Ruier snorted coldly.
"Then you can charge more."
Tang Chuan looked at her with gentle eyes.
"it is good."
Such days are peaceful, yet rare.
Ning Rongrong would occasionally come to Tang Chuan to collect a debt, saying that he still owed her a divinely bestowed soul ring. Dugu Yan complained about the troublesome officialdom of the Heavenly Dou Sect, but she was always the first to rush to deal with the poison soul master incident.
Ye Lingling, without competing or vying for anything, became one of the most respected healing soul masters in Tiandou City.
Xiao Ruier may seem proud, but she cherishes this peaceful time more than anyone else.
Tang Chuan had also thought that perhaps this peace could last a little longer. At least, before Tang San truly returned, the continent could slowly recover its strength.
But one night six months later, everything changed.
……
Star Luo Empire, West Coast.
The night was dark.
The sea breeze, carrying a damp, salty smell, swept through the harbor. In the distance, the sea was pitch black, with only a pale white line appearing when the waves crashed against the rocks.
This is the western border of the Star Luo Empire, called Linhai Port. Linhai Port is not the most prosperous city in the Star Luo Empire, but it is an important fishing and trading port on the west coast.
This place was not valued in the past.
Because to the west of the Douluo Continent, apart from the vast ocean, there are no known powerful enemy nations. What the Star Luo Empire truly values is its northern border, the front line bordering the Heaven Dou and Martial Soul Empires.
However, since Tang San's disaster, Xingluo has also strengthened its coastal defenses.
Every few hundred steps along the city wall, there is a watchtower.
Night patrol teams of Soul Masters were also set up outside the port.
However, the patrolling soldiers did not find anything unusual that night.
The sea was too calm.
It was as quiet as a piece of black iron.
On the city wall of Linhai Port, a Xingluo soldier yawned.
"The past six months have been peaceful."
The veteran next to him glared at him.
"Don't say things like that."
"Where in mainland China is there any true peace now?"
"That monster Tang San isn't dead yet."
The young soldier shrank back.
"But Lord Tang Chuan has already..."
As he said this, his voice suddenly lowered.
The news of Tang Chuan's ascension to godhood was not officially announced to the world, but there were always rumors circulating among the border troops.
Some say that Tang Chuan has already inherited the position of the Sea God.
Some say that Qian Renxue and Tang Chuan are now gods, which is why the mainland dares not fight anymore.
Some people say that as long as Tang Chuan is still alive, Tang San will not dare to come back.
The veteran sighed.
"Even God cannot watch over every city every moment."
The young soldier was about to speak when he suddenly frowned.
"Did you hear that sound?"
The veteran was taken aback.
A very low humming sound seemed to come from the night wind.
The sound didn't resemble ocean waves.
It doesn't resemble a boat paddle either.
It's more like some kind of metal core spinning at high speed.
The two of them looked at the distant sea at the same time.
On the pitch-black sea, streaks of extremely thin blue light appeared out of nowhere.
The blue lights moved close to the surface of the sea at an astonishing speed.
At first, they looked like a school of sea fish.
But soon, the veteran's expression changed drastically.
Because he saw a huge black shadow appear beneath those blue lights.
It's not a ship.
It was an entire fleet.
Those ships were completely different from the sailing ships commonly seen in the Douluo Continent.
They had no towering masts or white sails; instead, their hulls were entirely made of dark metal, low and slender, their surfaces engraved with intricate soul-guiding patterns. On either side of the bow, rows of cannons slowly opened, their interiors gleaming with blinding light.
The veteran's pupils constricted, and he abruptly grabbed the alarm bell rope.
"Enemy attack—!" (End of Chapter)