Douluo's main body is respected

Chapter 296 Dealing with the Heart of the Sea God
The Body Sect is located atop the main peak of Thunder Canyon.

This is the highest point in the entire Thunder Canyon, surrounded by lightning and covered in snow, with no signs of life whatsoever.

Since his great battle with Qian Renxue, Yang Xiong has been sitting alone at the highest point, enduring the attacks of lightning and the covering of snow.

But Yang Xiong didn't care about any of that. He seemed to become incredibly ethereal, and his mind was exceptionally clear.

After defeating Qian Renxue, the reward for the assessment appeared in Yang Xiong's mind.

"Yang Xiong, the fourth test of the Nine Trials of Asura, defeated the inheritor of the Angel God. The test is completed. Reward: 10% Asura Affinity, Total Affinity: 50%"

When the affinity with the Asura Sword reached fifty percent, Yang Xiong discovered that his body and martial soul were gradually changing. He seemed to become more familiar with the Asura Demon Sword, and his martial soul seemed to be changing in some mysterious direction. Even his body was changing.

Yang Xiong had initially lifted the Asura Demon Sword with sheer brute force and his own murderous aura, but now, as he lifted it again, it seemed as if he and the sword were becoming one. The sword was like his own martial spirit, and there was a new connection between them.

Yang Xiong was very clear that the so-called Asura affinity should be the degree of compatibility between his martial soul and the Asura God, which was gradually generated when he completed the assessment.

Therefore, it is clear that Yang Xiong's decision to stop attacking Qian Renxue at Liangyue Mountain was what the Asura God would have liked to see.

Since Yang Xiong's affinity with Asura reached 50%, his combat power seemed to have increased, and his killing intent became even purer.

This pure killing intent contained no evil thoughts and appeared extremely pure. The biggest difference was that Yang Xiong had encountered the Rakshasa Divine Thought, which clearly contained a trace of madness and evil attributes.

Although both the Asura God and the Rakshasa God are gods of slaughter, and even the Evil God King can be considered a god of slaughter, they are completely different in terms of their aura, just like the origin of the world.

After the affinity with Asura reached fifty percent, the red light from the Asura God became incredibly clear.

When Yang Xiong met the Asura God that time, the Asura God clearly used nine sword techniques, but in the past, Yang Xiong had never been able to comprehend them or even see them clearly.

Only when faced with a truly desperate situation, when confronted with Qian Renxue's Angelic Judgment, did they understand the difference in the source of power, and what a true Asura God truly was.

Although angels are radiant and represent the realization of justice, justice is not about conspiracies and tricks, nor is it about holiness and light. It is also about killing. Only by wielding the angel's holy sword and cutting down all evil in the world can there be true light.

The Asura God is somewhat similar. Although there are differences in their origins, they both possess the power of killing, judgment, and ruling.

Yang Xiong gradually began to understand the meaning of the nine moves of the Asura God. Although the sword moves were simple, they were activated with the power of the Asura God's origin, representing the most just, the most unstoppable, and the most perfect order in the world.

The Asura God's Nine Forms are clearly different from the Sea God's Thirteen Golden Halberds in the original work. The Sea God's Thirteen Golden Halberds represent the vastness of the sea and the pure power of the Sea God.

The Asura God's Nine Forms are all killing moves, without any control or defensive skills, and they are somewhat similar to the Asura Dharma Form mastered by Yang Xiong.

Yang Xiong believed that as long as he could master the Nine Forms of Asura, he could truly rival the gods with the power of a mortal, and truly slay the gods.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Yang Xiong finally descended from the summit of Thunder Nine Peaks.

Yang Xiong was greeted by the Dragon God and the Snake Goddess, who seemed quite anxious.

"Greetings, Sect Master. After returning to the sect, did you have any problems fighting Qian Renxue on the mountaintop?"

Yang Xiong laughed and said, "I gained a lot from my battle with Qian Renxue this time, and my strength should have improved to some extent. It seems that it is time to go and find my ninth soul ring."

The Dragon King finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sect Master, the battlefield at Jialing Pass has been very tense recently, and our Body Sect has suffered many casualties."

"According to the battle reports from the front, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Empire have been fighting for more than ten days, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. Now both sides are seeking a change in the situation."

"Emperor Xueye has sent a letter, hoping that you, Sect Master, can also go to the front line. He will directly appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the front line."

Yang Xiong thought carefully before speaking: "Senior Long Gong, now is not the time for me to go to the front line. If I rashly appear at the front line, I'm afraid Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue will also appear on the Jialing Pass battlefield, and then the battle situation will really become uncontrollable."

Yang Xiong was well aware that with his strength and the Asura Demon Sword in his possession, neither Bibi Dong nor Golden Crocodile Douluo could stop him if he relied on the power of the divine artifact. He knew that when the Spirit Empire faced a life-or-death crisis, Qian Daoliu would definitely appear, and since he wasn't confident of defeating him yet, he didn't plan to go to the front lines.

In particular, according to what Master Long said, the two sides are now locked in a huge tug-of-war, with Jialing Pass acting like a giant millstone, constantly crushing the people on both sides.

Moreover, Yang Xiong did not intend to use the power of the divine weapon to bully ordinary people, otherwise it would be of little significance.

After all, given the current situation, as long as Qian Renxue reaches level 99, she can become the new Angel God at any time. With Qian Renxue's talent, she will probably be the first person in the world to become a god.

If Qian Renxue becomes a god by then, and I have no means to achieve anything, the outcome of the battle will become uncertain.

Yang Xiong thought for a moment before speaking: "Senior Long Gong, please arrange for someone to notify the front line at Jialing Pass to bring back Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Yang Wei, Qin Shuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu. I have something to discuss with them."

Upon hearing this, Long Gong was also startled: "Sect Master, this is probably not a good idea. They are all currently fighting at Jialing Pass. If all seven of them leave at the same time, the losses to the Heavenly Dou Army will be enormous. Without their help, the Heavenly Dou Empire may collapse."

Yang Xiong shook his head: "The matter at Jialing Pass should be fine for the time being. In terms of the number of Title Douluos, the Heaven Dou Empire still has a certain advantage. Ning Rongrong and the other seven have not reached the Title Douluo level, so they cannot really affect the battle situation."

"Besides, this matter is of great importance. I need them to come back as soon as possible so I can make my next arrangements. It would be a good thing for them as well."

Yang Xiong found the situation at Jialing Pass quite strange. The two sides seemed to be fighting fiercely, but neither side had suffered any serious injuries, and at least no Title Douluo had fallen.

According to the battle reports, Tang San and Bibi Dong have fought several times, and the two are evenly matched. In fact, Tang San has become stronger with each battle. He went from being weaker than Bibi Dong at the beginning to being able to handle her with ease now.

Tang San's biggest change was his Blue Silver Grass. The entire Blue Silver Grass became incredibly fierce and dark, making it extremely lethal to ordinary people.

Yang Xiong is now starting to suspect that Tang San might have been chosen by some god, otherwise, given Tang San's personality, he wouldn't do something he's not sure of.

Otherwise, at the Jialing Pass battlefield, the Heaven Dou Empire would have had two more Title Douluos. Given Tang San's intelligence, he would definitely have been able to use the numerical advantage of Title Douluos to encircle and annihilate the Spirit Empire.

It's important to understand that the Spirit Empire only has eleven Title Douluos, while the Heaven Dou Empire has a full thirteen, plus the assistance of Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong. This gap in top-tier strength is not easy to bridge.

If Tang San and his group were to go all out on the front lines, they could completely use the strategy of "Tian Ji's horse race" to annihilate the experts of the Spirit Empire, not to mention that the Heaven Dou Empire also has Dugu Bo, a powerful weapon.

Yang Xiong had a feeling that both Bibi Dong and Tang San were letting the situation escalate and allowing casualties to occur on both sides.

It should be noted that in terms of battlefield strength, the current Heaven Dou Empire is much stronger than in the original story, and has a much larger number of Title Douluos.

Allowing a large number of people to die is somewhat similar to Bibi Dong's method of becoming a god in the original work, which is to break through the final level of the Soul Master by relying on endless killing and murderous aura.

Long Gong wanted to say something more, especially about Emperor Xue Ye's attitude, but Yang Xiong waved him off.

"Senior Long Gong, just go and make the arrangements immediately. If Ning Rongrong and the others return, I'll be more confident. As for the battlefield arrangements, just send people to Sect Master Ning and Elder Lin Gong directly. They will take care of it."

"As for the Heaven Dou Empire, let's not worry about it for now. We are helping the Heaven Dou Empire, not being their vassals."

Seeing Yang Xiong's unusual persistence, Long Gong didn't say anything more. The Yang family's strength was now many times greater than Long Gong's. Moreover, although Yang Xiong usually seemed easygoing, once he made a decision, he was always a man of his word and wouldn't allow anyone to question him.

Yang Xiong was staring intently at the newly appearing assessment content in his mind.

"Yang Xiong, the fifth of the Nine Trials of Asura, is to find a new master for the Heart of the Sea God. This person must gain the approval of the Heart of the Sea God. The trial period is one year. Failure will result in elimination."

Yang Xiong found the Asura God's test extremely strange. This test seemed to have nothing to do with the Asura God himself. Why would the Asura God have such a test?
However, Yang Xiong thought that since the upcoming assessments would all involve choices, it made sense.

Theoretically, the Sea God should be a subordinate of the Asura God. Could it be that the Asura God wanted to establish his own faction before becoming a god, or that the Sea God was more important than the Asura God in some sense?

It's important to know that although Tang San obtained the dual divine inheritances of the Sea God and the Asura God in the original novel, he always referred to himself as the Sea God on Douluo Star. This was probably not only due to the Sea God's assessment, but also because he wanted to absorb the power of faith from Douluo Star.

Yang Xiong had actually already planned for this new candidate, but he just hoped not to disappoint himself.

(End of this chapter)