Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 335 Angels and Rakshasa

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The black-gold divine soul ring shattered in Xuanming's palm, transforming into a vast and pure torrent of evil energy that instantly surged into his body.

Unlike the previous ferocity when fusing with spirit rings, this time the energy, though vast, carried a restrained sense of order, as if it had already been tamed.

Xuanming stood on the 1001st step, the summit of Sea God Mountain, where the light of the Sea God was most concentrated and pure.

He closed his eyes, and his mental power spread out like an invisible tide. His immense mental power, at the half-step divine consciousness level, precisely guided this evil energy, causing it to merge deeply with the Blood Spear Martial Soul.

Time passes day by day.

Poseidon waited quietly in front of the Temple of Neptune.

She could sense that the evil aura, under Xuanming's control, not only did not run rampant, but instead formed a subtle balance and resonance with his killing domain and the power of ice and fire.

This absolute control over completely different powers once again shocked her.

During this time, Hu Liena and her group continued to work hard on their Sea God's Light test. They did not know what had happened to Xuan Ming, but when he returned, the empty sorrow he exuded was something they had never seen before.

Gu Yuena remained silent, and they had no way of knowing.

All they can do now is try their best to become stronger and get as close to him as possible.

With the arrival of Brigitte, her powerful healing and recovery abilities provided perfect logistical support for everyone. Everyone climbed with all their might every day, and even if they were knocked down by the light of the sea god, Brigitte would treat and recover them in time.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress looked at the human girls who were desperately moving forward, and at the worry in their eyes for Xuanming. Although neither of them quite understood this feeling, they were still somewhat moved.

In the realm of the gods, within a magnificent temple.

The scene reflected in the light mirror had stabilized. Xuanming was absorbing the evil divine soul ring at the summit of Sea God Mountain, and his aura was steadily increasing.

Outside the mirror, however, the atmosphere between the five god-kings and Poseidon, the god of the sea, was somewhat tense.

The God of Evil stroked his chin, breaking the silence: "In the first test, Shura wanted to force the Silver Dragon King to make a statement, but that kid risked his life and managed to get through it. However, the Silver Dragon King retrieved the Heart of the Dragon God, so his attitude was quite clear."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the God of Asura, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "For the second test, I originally intended to force those two old guys, Ice and Fire, to reveal their secrets and completely bind them to the chariot. Who would have thought... these two went so far, even burning their remnant souls, almost burning themselves to ashes."

The goddess of life sighed softly, her emerald eyes filled with pity: "Their resolve is beyond imagination."

The God of Kindness nodded: "That child Xuanming already carries too much on his shoulders. The upcoming trials must be approached with caution; too much rigidity can lead to breakage."

The Asura God's cold, blood-red eyes revealed no emotion, but the few god-kings who knew him well knew that the complete sacrifice of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King had also stirred up waves in his heart.

Although the tests he set were rigorous, they were not intended to force these ancient beings to their deaths.

Despite the peace and stability of the divine realm, even towards the Silver Dragon King, the Asura God only wished to seal her away, not destroy her.

As for the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, they were old friends, and their current state posed no threat to the stability of the God Realm, so he naturally wouldn't think of exterminating them.

"The first test was to assess his character and willpower, and also to observe the Silver Dragon King," the Asura God slowly spoke, his voice still icy. "The second test was to examine his foundation and potential, and also to understand the legacy of the Dragon Clan. Both have been achieved, although the process... was unexpected."

His gaze swept over the gods present: "So, what shall the third test be?"

The God of Destruction, surrounded by purple lightning, said in a deep voice, "We've already seen his determination in the first two trials. However, the God Realm is not a pure land, and future storms will not give him time to grow slowly." The God of Evil nodded, "Destruction is right. This kid's obsession is too deep right now. It's not obvious usually, but when it comes to crucial moments, this obsession will easily blind him to the path ahead. We need to give him some trouble, let him know that some things cannot be solved by just fighting and cultivating."

“Trouble?” Poseidon frowned slightly upon hearing this, as if he had just remembered something. “Speaking of which… he does have a problem. The successor of the Rakshasa seems to be in trouble. Moreover, the relationship between that successor and him… is quite complicated.”

"Rakshasa?" The God of Kindness was slightly taken aback. "Come to think of it, it seems like I haven't seen a Rakshasa in a long time."

Rakshasa ascended to the realm of gods before Poseidon. As a deity who governs evil thoughts and desires, she was out of step with most of the gods in the realm, acted eccentrically, and even clashed with Asura, who governs judgment and slaughter.

"She left the realm of gods long ago," the Asura God said coldly.

"Leave the realm of gods?" The god of evil looked puzzled. "When did this happen? I've never heard you mention it before?"

“This matter… is a long and somewhat complicated story,” Poseidon explained after a moment of contemplation.

"As you all know, I, the Angel God, and the Rakshasa God all ascended from Douluo Continent. The Rakshasa God was the first to ascend, and it could even be said that... she created the Angel God."

He paused, then recalled, "The civilization of Douluo Continent is not a continuous lineage; there was a break in its continuity. That break occurred approximately 30,000 years ago. At that time, the previous civilization on the continent had very few Soul Masters who lived in seclusion, but the Soul Guidance Device civilization was exceptionally advanced, mainly used for daily life assistance."

"However, an extremely powerful Soul Master, in order to break through to level 100 and become a god, created a catastrophe on the Douluo Continent. She used special means to bestow her evil power upon ordinary people, inducing them to kill and devour each other, igniting a war and death that lasted for thousands of years. That catastrophe almost completely destroyed that generation of civilization."

"And the source of that calamity, with the help of the immense evil power that had accumulated over a thousand years and gathered countless disasters and deaths, successfully broke through level 100 and ascended to the realm of gods. She is the Rakshasa God."

Poseidon's voice carried a hint of heaviness: "After Rakshasa ascended, the Asura God was extremely dissatisfied with her actions of causing a catastrophe on the continent in order to become a god. However, gods are not allowed to interfere in the mortal realm at will. Therefore, the Asura God descended and spread the God of Slaughter Domain throughout the Douluo Continent. Although there has been no suitable successor, it has to some extent curbed the spread of the disaster left by Rakshasa. However, a disaster carefully laid out by an evil god is not so easy for the mortal realm to quell."

“This turmoil lasted for nearly ten thousand years, until… the appearance of the angel god,” Poseidon continued.

"The angel was a powerful human being from almost the same era as me. I pursued faith at sea, while she cleansed the land of evil. The angel spent a thousand years finally clearing away the evil thoughts left by the Rakshasa. In the long process of redemption and protection, she gathered enough power of faith and finally ascended to become a god, becoming the Angel God."

"Upon entering the realm of gods, the Angel God learned that the culprit behind the millennia-long turmoil on the continent was none other than the Rakshasa God. Enraged, he disregarded the rules of the divine realm and directly engaged the Rakshasa God in battle. The Angel God, being new to the divine realm, was no match for the Rakshasa, but fortunately, the Asura God intervened in time."

"For many years afterward, the Angel God kept a close eye on the Rakshasa God. The Rakshasa God was extremely bored with the rigid rules and regulations of the divine realm, which she found almost boring. She craved chaos and strife, but was suppressed by the Asura God and could not stir up any waves in the divine realm."

"So, she turned her gaze to the mortal realm once again." Poseidon's tone turned cold. "The Rakshasa once again violated the rules of the divine realm and arbitrarily cast her Rakshasa evil legacy into the mortal realm. The Asura God could no longer tolerate it and directly intervened, eliminating the successor chosen by the Rakshasa God."

"Upon learning that Rakshasa had caused trouble again, the Angel God was furious and once again came to attack. The Asura God, who was responsible for maintaining the order of the divine realm, finally offered a solution: as long as the two of them relinquished their divine positions and left the divine realm, the divine realm would no longer interfere with whether it was war or peace, as long as they did not cause trouble in the divine realm."

Poseidon sighed: "The Rakshasa God initially refused, fearing that the Asura God would attack her after she relinquished her divine position. We thought she would back down, but unexpectedly... she went even further, releasing her Rakshasa evil inheritance seeds into numerous mortal realms under the jurisdiction of the God Realm, including the Douluo Continent! Then... she simply concealed her aura and fled the God Realm!"

"Upon learning of this, the angel god also abdicated his divine position and pursued the Rakshasa. To this day... his whereabouts remain unknown."

There was silence in the temple.

It was clearly the first time that the God Kings had learned in such detail about this ancient feud between the Douluo Continent and the Rakshasa and Angels.

The God of Evil clicked his tongue: "That crazy old hag Rakshasa... she really can't find peace anywhere. So, does that mean there are still traces of her legacy left behind on the Douluo Continent?"

The issues concerning the order of the gods in the divine realm were all handled by Shura. He had only heard about them before, but hadn't paid much attention to them, since he also had his own things to keep an eye on.

Poseidon nodded, his expression grave: "Someone has been chosen to become the vessel for the evil thoughts of the Rakshasa, and... something has gone wrong. That person seems to have a close relationship with Xuanming."

The successor of the Rakshasa God once touched his Sea God Heart, and Xuanming was also there at the time. He didn't know what the relationship between the two was, but judging from the atmosphere, it was probably not simple.

(End of this chapter)