Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

"You're a demigod too?!"

Tang San exclaimed in shock.

The waves surged around him, carrying an overwhelming momentum, but at this moment, it seemed that the one who truly controlled the sea was the lofty Xu Cheng, not him...

"is it hard?"

Xu Cheng smiled, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

Sharing cultivation with the Silver Dragon King accelerated this process. As his injuries visibly healed, his strength rapidly leaped to its peak (God King Realm). His power also surged dramatically. If he hadn't been unable to advance to the God Realm due to the lack of a divine position and was firmly stuck at that threshold, he would have already advanced to the God Realm.

He has many trump cards up his sleeve.

I thought Tang San could at least force out Rakshasa's divine consciousness, but now...

"I overestimated you." Xu Cheng sighed. "Actually, I expected it. After all, within the same realm, no one can match me in a single blow."

"What you call a divine skill is not much different from an ordinary skill in my eyes, except that the numbers are a bit higher."

He slowly raised his head.

The sun was scorching.

A figure carrying a harpoon appeared and disappeared in the distance.

"Let's have a real contest after we enter the realm of gods. To merely create a clone is to look down on me too much."

"Crack~"

As he spoke, a crisp snap of his fingers followed.

Tang San's figure instantly turned into bubbles, and fragments merged into the sea he was standing on, which he had summoned from afar.

Vanished into the waves of the sea.

……

In the clouds in the sky.

Tang San's eyes flashed with a cold light. At this moment, even if he were stupid, he would know that he had let go of an extremely dangerous opponent. No wonder Destruction was so confident. He should know about his divine consciousness clone.

However, with Rongrong's help to repair and perfect it, and with the Trident of the Sea God, the natal artifact of this first-level deity, even ordinary priests could try to fight it, but in this guy's hands, it was powerless to resist.

His divine consciousness was annihilated; if his true self had stood there, he would probably have met the same fate.

What happens after he becomes a god?

With his dual divine status, is he truly his match?

Tang San took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiety and worry, and comforted himself: No, even if he enters the God Realm and inherits the position of the God of Destruction, he will only be a new god, while I have been in the God Realm for decades. My accumulated foundation is definitely not something he can compare to.

"Destruction, very good..."

He glanced coldly at the God of Destruction beside him, and gritted his teeth as he spat out a few words.

Only now has he truly begun to panic.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Unlike Tang San, who was both shocked and angry, he felt exceptionally relaxed.

The plan devised by the two old folks, Good and Evil, to select a successor to resist Tang San is progressing quite smoothly.

Entrusting the team and the divine realm to him in the future can put my mind at ease.

……

"He won so easily?!"

Ji Dong stared in disbelief, his face twitching slightly.

From beginning to end, he believed it was an evenly matched contest. A god-king, or rather, a demigod created by a powerful being with two godhoods, would be hard to predict the winner even if he were replaced by someone of the same level.

But this guy...

"He still has a trump card," Flame clicked its tongue. "In our plane, you're already considered one of the top geniuses, but seeing him, do you have anything to say...?"

"Damn, that's insane." Ji Dong finally managed to utter a curse after holding it in for a long time.

"Although he was a bit pretentious, what he said was indeed correct. With this level of strength, he is at least invincible among his peers. Even if it were me, you, and Tang San, and we all suppressed our strength to the level of demigods and attacked together, we might not necessarily win," Lie Yan said with emotion.

"Just wait, the God Realm is about to get lively." Ji Dong crossed his arms, beaming with joy, having just been worried about being bored upon first arriving in the God Realm...

……

"In the first round of the individual elimination tournament, Xu Cheng of the Sun Moon Empire wins!"

Mirror Red Dust couldn't hide her smile.

And then the verdict was announced.

It was as if the "playback" button had been pressed in the entire arena, and the noisy discussions slowly resumed and resounded throughout the sky.

"Win? Is this what you win?"

"It was such a shocking scene. It was as if Tang San had moved the entire ocean of the border region, but he still couldn't defeat His Majesty."

"What level is this? A Title Douluo, or even stronger? Could it be a god manifesting in the world?"

Many civilians were discussing it enthusiastically. Most of the people present were residents of the Sun Moon Empire who came to watch the game, so the Sun Moon team's victory gave them a sense of pride and honor.

However, they only had a vague impression of the strength of Soul Masters, the Soul Masters who had awakened in the village or town a few years ago.

That person was already very powerful in their eyes.

As for the two people fighting in the arena, all that is known is that they are very strong (because of their imposing presence), but it is unknown what level they are at.

As for some of the participating teams... it's unclear.

"Does this level of combat already involve contact with gods?"

"Unbelievable, the game was over in the blink of an eye."

"A battle between Title Douluos shouldn't reach this level, right?"

"..."

On the playing field.

The disciples of the Clear Sky Sect jumped onto the stage, not to settle scores with Xu Cheng, but to search for Tang San's corpse, or rather, his fragments.

That's right, the order given by the team leader was to find the person alive or dead.

And he took the lead, guiding his team to search for survivors on the field.

As Tang San disappeared, the tide also vanished from this world, leaving behind only an empty metal arena.

And in an inconspicuous corner of the stadium.

Lan Ruoruo's beautiful eyes widened.

"No wonder he was the last to appear; it turns out he's the strongest in the Sun Moon Empire. I even thought it was Xiao Hongchen before, after all..."

She stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

The overwhelming and terrifying aura from yesterday still hangs over the team members like a nightmare.

Despair, helplessness.

But unexpectedly—there was another expert!
“Today was worth it.” Lan Susu nodded in agreement.

"..."

Dai Huabin clenched his fists tightly.

He stared at Xu Cheng in the arena with a sinister look in his eyes.

But then it slowly loosened.

He is no match for him, and never will be.

Zhu Lu grasped his hand, shook her head, and looked at him with longing in her eyes.

In the silence, Dai Huabin exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded slightly. Life had to go on, and even if he had to live in anonymity, it wasn't unacceptable as long as he was with his lover.

"Haotian Sect, we concede defeat..."

Seeing the helpless smile on the face of the elder leading the Haotian Sect, Jing Hongchen also announced the final results of the competition with a smile.

The symbol representing the Haotian Sect disappeared from the large screen, while the symbol representing the Sun and Moon Empire filled the entire screen.

"champion!"

"champion!"

"Champion!" The enthusiastic residents of the Sun and Moon Empire cheered.

Many teams slunk away, while some sects and academies chose to remain in the Sun Moon Empire for the time being, secretly establishing themselves there. Since the outcome was already decided and irreversible, they decided to place their bets as soon as possible...

"Should we return it, San Shi?"

"Be careful in the Sun Moon Empire, take care of your health, I will convey your words to Father..."

The leader of the Xuanming Sect, Xu Sanshi's fourth uncle, a Soul Douluo powerhouse, looked at Xu Sanshi with slightly moist eyes.

This child took the plunge, bearing immense pressure, betraying Shrek Academy, and winning a chance for survival for the Xuanming Sect.

"I'm not going back, Fourth Uncle." Xu Sanshi smiled bitterly.

As a "hostage," one must naturally remain within the territory of the other empire.

This is his fate, one he cannot escape.

"All right……"

The middle-aged man wept, turning back every three steps, before leading the Xuanming Sect disciples away.

Even though they achieved a commendable result of reaching the top eight, a feat etched into the history of the Xuanming Sect, the entire team wasn't particularly happy. This was because their young sect leader might remain in the Sun Moon Empire forever as a hostage...

And at the same time.

Xu Sanshi stared blankly at the departing figures of the crowd, feeling the warmth of Tiantian's hand as she grasped his.

In this foreign land, I finally found a sliver of solace.

Aren't you coming along?

A voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Hongchen held a cup of coffee, staring suspiciously at Xu Sanshi, then glanced at the departing Xuanming Sect team.

"Please stop testing me. As a hostage, I am prepared for this," Xu Sanshi said righteously.

Laughing at the World: ? ? ?

"What proton?"

"Since I've taken on the role of a bridge between the Douling Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, to put your minds at ease, I will naturally remain in the Sun Moon Empire as a hostage... Don't worry, I understand the reasoning and won't run away."

Xiao Hongchen's lips twitched, he swallowed a mouthful of coffee, and smacked his lips: "I think you might be a little presumptuous."

Xu Sanshi looked completely bewildered.

"Why should I worry about your betrayal?" Xiao Hongchen put his hand on his shoulder and looked at the distant sky with emotion. "To be honest, the only trouble your betrayal will cause the Sun Moon Empire is that we will have to kill a few more people and spend more time on our territory. But there are also benefits. Think about it... For example, if we kill all those local bullies, although it will cost a lot in the early stages, it will be more stable in the later stages."

Xiao Hongchen counted on his fingers and then clicked his tongue, saying, "To be honest, when you think about it, I'm actually looking forward to your betrayal."

Xu Sanshi: "..."

"I'm leaving!"

Xu Sanshi hesitated.

As he and Tiantian hurriedly left Mingdu, the city gate guards sized him up several times, recognizing his identity, but made no attempt to stop them.

Xu Sanshi then turned around and took another look at the city.

Then she looked at Tiantian and said, "Let's go home."

Meanwhile, Xiao Hongchen shook his head and downed his coffee in one gulp: "Sometimes, you really can't be too narcissistic. The entire empire combined can barely muster one Super Douluo, why would we need hostages? If you've thought it through, just be honest. If you haven't, you're just going to die. What's there to be so conflicted about? Really..."

……

Moonlight streamed through the carved window lattice, spilling into the room.

This is Xu Cheng's residence in Mingdu. He moved here after gaining some power, but in recent years he has been busy with various matters related to soul tools and rarely comes back.

Xu Cheng lay on the soft bench, deep in thought.

With the end of the competition, everything seemed to have settled down.

The Sun and Moon Empire is "winning" everywhere.

This applies to officials of all ranks.

It was as if they were praising his achievements and extolling his accomplishments.

But he knew that it was not over yet.

Regardless of the abyss plane that they will soon arrive at, that guy is a true god. Although he does not have a divine position to support him, his strength is definitely not weak. According to his calculations, he will arrive in about one or two months.

Without resorting to Ye Guyi's super combat power as much as possible, the only options now are to advance to godhood in an extremely short time and achieve a crushing defeat, or to break all ties and use the seven main gods under Destruction to instantly kill him, or...

Xu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

The system rewards brought about by unifying the continent.

The reason we weren't in a hurry to unify before was because Shrek Academy had Ah Yin, a demigod.

but now……

The bathroom door hinges turned with a soft sound, followed by the scent of cedar filling the nostrils. Each flower had its own fragrance, but the familiar scent was naturally that of the Silver Dragon King.

Mist seeped out from under the door, and along with it appeared a naked beauty.

Perhaps because of the dragon, she didn't like wearing clothes, especially with a fierce battle about to break out, she felt even more unrestrained...

"When do you plan to become a god?" Gu Yuena stood barefoot on the ground, the arch of her foot curving perfectly. As Xu Cheng lay quietly on his back, the beauty suddenly leaned forward, her unbound silver hair falling onto the back of his hand, like a graceful little wild leopard crawling on him.

It must be said that Gu Yuena has a remarkably outstanding figure among the crowd.

Everything is just right.

This half-month of "training" allowed him to fully understand the beauty's complete state.

But Rao is so.

Gu Yuena's appearance made him somewhat unable to control himself.

The beauty chuckled softly, clearly sensing something amiss.

"Let's wait a few more months... at least until we reach the Abyss Plane before considering becoming a god," Xu Cheng said softly, closing his eyes.

"Then we need to work even harder."

Gu Yuena chuckled, "I can't be a deserter tonight..."

"deserter?"

Xu Cheng opened his eyes: "It's still uncertain who the deserter is!"

With a gentle pull on her arm, the beauty gasped as she was drawn into his embrace. Her smooth, delicate skin, illuminated by the moonlight, was as white as unpolished jade.

With that, Xu Cheng carried the beauty straight to the bedroom in his arms.

The door was locked.

A soft exclamation was heard.

The room was instantly filled with the feeling of spring.

……

at the same time.

Mingdu, Military Intelligence Department.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and it's already pitch black outside the window.

Orange, dressed in military uniform, stared solemnly at the map in front of her.

The room was packed with people.

What's even more surprising is that the ranks among them are all above major general, numbering at least twenty or thirty. Almost ninety percent of the army's senior generals, except for those in the space force, are present.

The general's rank on the orange made countless people look solemn.

This imperial secretary not only handled court affairs with great efficiency, but also had a good reputation in the military. After all, several years ago, Ju Zi had served in the Fire Phoenix Legion, one of the four guardians of the Sun Moon Empire.

And their status is not low.

Now that she is commanding this "unprecedented" battle, some may feel she lacks the qualifications, but that's just wishful thinking, after all, behind her stands that...

"Now that everyone's here, I won't waste any more words."

Orange spoke in a deep voice.

"As you've probably all guessed, the purpose of this gathering is—just now, I received His Majesty's order: to unify the continent!" (End of Chapter)