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With a wave of his hand, Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, its nine soul rings—three black and six red—glowing with immense power. The Sea God's trials had rewarded him with an additional 50,000 years to his soul rings.
Poseidon's destruction of the Golden Dragon King had left the Sea Trident powerless. Without the divine power of the Sea God, it was nothing more than a broken relic, taken by the God of Destruction to be given to the new Sea God when they ascended.
Without the super artifact, Tang San knew that even if he wielded a trident forged from divine power and used the Golden Thirteen Spears technique, its might would never surpass the Clear Sky Hammer's Clear Sky Nine Extremes.
"Lord Sea God, please forgive us! We didn't mean to!" The Six Sacred Pillar Douluo kneeled on both knees, begging for mercy.
But Tang San didn't listen to their pleas. With a single hammer strike, the floor beneath Sea God Mountain, made from some unknown material, shattered into a massive crater. Six lumps of minced meat remained where the Sacred Pillars once knelt. Even their soul bones were shattered into dust by the power of the Clear Sky Hammer.
"Lord Sea God!"
Countless Sea Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts on Sea God Island screamed in terror.
"You will all die. Blue Silver Domain, Mother's Binding!"
Tang San channeled the power of the sea into his Blue Silver Domain, expanding its range. He triggered the Blue Silver Bind, causing countless massive Blue Silver Grass vines, each thousands of meters long, to sprout from the soil of Sea God Mountain. These vines surged toward the islands of Sea God Island and even the Sea Soul Beasts in the surrounding ocean.
Where the Blue Silver Grass passed, buildings collapsed, cities were destroyed, the Sacred Pillars crumbled, and countless Sea Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, and the Magic Soul White Shark clan were crushed into dust. The blood stained the soil of Sea God Island, and even the ocean, filled with the bodies of slain Sea Soul Beasts, turned red. A carpet of soul rings rose from the water.
Once a thriving, peaceful place, Sea God Island was now transformed into a hellish landscape. There was not a single living creature left on the island, not even an intact building. The Sea God Temple atop Sea God Mountain was destroyed by Tang San's hammer.
In the sky, Tang San's bloodshot eyes reflected the crimson hue, and even the vast power of his Purple Extreme Demon Eyes couldn't block the blood-red sight. Under the effect of his Purple Extreme Demon Eyes, he confirmed that every living being within the radius of Sea God Island and its surrounding waters had been exterminated.
"Ha ha ha, such intense resentment... My inheritor..."
A sinister, green-skinned woman appeared, her grotesque features masked by jagged fangs and a terrifying, fearsome expression. Her figure, curvaceous like Zhu Zhuqing's, was clad in a dark purple-black gown.
"Who are you?" Tang San asked coldly, his tone blunt and unwelcoming. He recognized the being before him as the divine consciousness of a deity, but he too was a god. After the Sea God Trial, his distrust for all gods had grown, and he saw no difference between this one and Poseidon.
"I am the Rakshasa God. Tang San, in addition to inheriting the Sea God's power, you've also inherited mine. Your rapid improvement in strength within the Soul Hunting Forest and Slaughter City is all thanks to my influence. Now that you've inherited the Sea God's divine power, it's time for you to face the Ninth Trial of Rakshasa and inherit my power as well," the Rakshasa God said with a smile.
However, before she could finish, Tang San raised his Clear Sky Hammer again and struck at the divine consciousness of Rakshasa.
Tang San was filled with rage. The Sea God's Ninth Trial had been forced upon him and would forever be a nightmare he couldn't forget. Now, another Ninth Trial, the Rakshasa Trial, was being thrust upon him. Was the Sea God's Ninth Trial not enough? And this hideous, grotesque woman, what did she think she was doing? His purity belonged only to Xiao Wu!
"Wait! Wait!" the Rakshasa God shouted as Tang San raised his hammer.
"You despicable, shameless gods! My purity belongs only to Xiao Wu! Your filthy schemes will never come to pass!"
With a final, powerful strike, Tang San crushed the Rakshasa God's divine consciousness into nothingness.
"Tang San, calm down."
Though the Rakshasa God's divine consciousness was destroyed, her imprint still lingered, and her voice echoed in Tang San's mind.
Tang San gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly, his voice cold and threatening: "Rakshasa God, you've sealed your fate. Get your voice out of my head, or when I ascend to the Divine Realm, I will ensure you have no place to be buried!"
The Rakshasa God cursed Poseidon in her heart for putting her in this predicament and explained: "Tang San, my Rakshasa Ninth Trial is different from Poseidon's. I'm not sure why Poseidon's Ninth Trial ended up like this, but he has... peculiar tastes. You should understand, as the Rakshasa God, I've lived for tens of thousands of years. I've encountered countless men. Why would I need someone like you?"
"The Divine Realm is full of gods and priests. I am merely a divine consciousness and cannot descend in my true form. Now that you've become a god, I cannot harm you."
Seeing that Tang San's murderous intent remained fierce, the Rakshasa God had no choice but to change tactics. She said, "Tang San, do you know that Poseidon's actions were witnessed by more than just Sea God Island? The entire sea and coastal cities across the continent saw it. The ones you killed don't even account for a fraction of one percent."
"What—"
At this, Tang San's defense shattered. The killing intent in him surged to a boiling point, and his anger nearly caused him to cough up blood.
The Rakshasa God continued, "Tang San, the Sea God's divine position is based on faith. It's through the immense power of belief that it reaches the level of a first-tier god. This trial has spread across the entire sea, and you've killed so many of its followers. Your divine power may never even reach the second-tier god level."
Upon hearing this, Tang San took a moment to sense his own power and realized that his strength was indeed waning. It felt as if the pillars holding him up were crumbling, and he couldn't stop the collapse.
"Tang San, my Rakshasa divine power has nothing to do with faith. Its strength grows with the size of the resentment in your heart. The greater the resentment, the stronger the power. Considering the events surrounding the Sea God's trial, I estimate that you may one day reach the power of a God King."
"Don't mention the Sea God's Ninth Trial again!" Tang San screamed in a frenzy. The entire sea and the coastal cities had seen Poseidon's actions, and that implied that in order to preserve his reputation, he would have to slaughter the entire Douluo world. Such a feat, even a god would not be able to accomplish!
"I can tell you this: a God King is the strongest being in the Divine Realm. Only a God King has the authority to destroy a planet."
Tang San asked, "What is a planet?"
The Rakshasa God twitched her lips, finding Tang San's ignorance amusing. "A planet is the name of the land you live on. This land is spherical in shape. If you travel far enough in one direction, you'll end up back at your starting point. Because it is spherical, it is called a planet."
Tang San's face flushed with embarrassment. Having grown up with the knowledge from the Tang Sect, he had always believed the land was flat and that the reason he couldn't see the end was that he hadn't flown high enough. If anyone other than a god had told him this, he would have accused them of dishonoring the teachings of the Tang Sect.
(End of Chapter)