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

Chapter 360 I Was Slashed by It

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“He’s not right.” Gu Yuena stepped forward, her purple eyes flashing with insight. She looked at the Asura Demon Sword and recalled Tang Chen’s seemingly clear-headed but actually crazed gaze. She said in a deep voice, “He wasn’t really awake just now.”

"Not truly awake?" Xuanming looked at her.

“Yes.” Gu Yuena nodded affirmatively. “Although the blood-red nine-headed bat king has temporarily given up suppressing his consciousness and even instilled external information, its essence is revenge and mutual destruction. It is more like using that information to stimulate and bewitch Tang Chen’s remaining obsession and hatred, forcibly urging out his power, rather than restoring his true rationality and memories.”

She paused, then continued her analysis: "How can a soul that has been bewitched, filled with hatred, and has not truly found itself pass the cruel eighth test of the Asura God? He is still mired in the test, so naturally he has not gained the final approval of the Asura God, and therefore does not have the qualifications to summon and use the Asura Demon Sword. His body has also failed to undergo the baptism of divine power and transform into a true demigod body."

Gu Yuena looked at the Asura Demon Sword: "It has power but lacks the corresponding realm and qualifications. It's like a child wielding a hammer, only having the form but not the spirit. That attack just now was more of a burning of his life essence and the power of his parasite than a display of the Asura Divine Skill."

Upon hearing this, Xuanming understood.

So that's how it is. Tang Chen, even in death, could not escape the nightmare of that divine examination, nor could he fight his final battle as the true "Tang Chen." Perhaps, this is also a kind of tragedy for him.

"What a pity." Xuanming stopped dwelling on it and turned his gaze to the buzzing blood spear in his hand.

Within the spear, the immense energy that had been devoured—the pure Asura divine power, Tang Chen's soul power foundation, and the Bat King's remaining essence—was restless and agitated.

After the recent battle, his Killing Ring, which was originally only 500,000 years old, has now grown to 600,000 years old. If he absorbs this Asura Divine Power, not only will the Killing Ring grow again, but the Blood Spear will likely complete its transformation soon, becoming a true divine weapon. However…

With a thought, his powerful mental strength and willpower, like an invisible furnace, began to forcibly compress and temper the mixed and boundless energy within the Blood Spear.

The dark red light gathered and collapsed at the tip of the spear, eventually transforming into a crimson sphere of light, only the size of a fist, yet radiating a suffocating pressure.

Xuanming held the scarlet orb in his palm and handed it to Bibi Dong.

"This contains purified Asura God power and the essence of slaughter. If you can successfully absorb it, you should be able to directly obtain the qualification to inherit the Asura God's legacy, and... it's very likely that you'll start from the eighth trial."

"However, the risks are extremely high. This is the power of a god-king, and its domineering nature far surpasses that of the Rakshasa God. During the fusion process, the slightest carelessness will result in the annihilation of both body and soul. Moreover, I am not sure what unknown changes might occur if I directly absorb this plundered divine power."

"Not to mention, there is another Rakshasa power in your body that is incompatible with it. If these two powers fight in your body... I don't know what will happen."

Bibi Dong gazed at the crimson sphere of light before her, her purple eyes blazing with unprecedented brilliance. She could clearly sense the power contained within it, a power that made her soul tremble and yearned for. It was a shortcut to supreme godhood, but also an incredibly dangerous abyss.

Without the slightest hesitation, she reached out and caught the orb of light. The instant she touched it, a cold and violent intent attempted to assault her mind, but her mutated killing domain activated on its own, enveloping her in a dark purple light and steadily resisting the impact.

"I will succeed." Bibi Dong's voice was filled with unwavering determination. She had waited for this moment for far too long.

"Don't worry." Gu Yuena stepped forward, her silver-purple eyes swirling with nine-colored light. The Heart of the Dragon God appeared on her chest, radiating a gentle yet vast power of creation. "My Creation Godhead has miraculous effects on stabilizing energy and resolving conflicts. Bibi Dong has already successfully condensed a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, and her ability to control and balance energy far surpasses that of ordinary people."

Now, it's simply a matter of replacing soul power with a higher level of divine power. Essentially, it's a similar process of energy structure restructuring. With my power of creation protecting her, the risk of energy runaway during the fusion process can be greatly reduced, and I can help her sort out and purify any residual impurities.

She paused, then looked at Bibi Dong: "The key lies in your will. You must completely suppress, and even assimilate, Tang Chen's remaining killing intent, and truly make this power your own. I cannot directly help you with this process."

Bibi Dong nodded. "I understand."

"We shouldn't delay. Let's find a safe place and begin immediately," Gu Yuena said. This place has just experienced a great battle, and the energy is chaotic, making it unsuitable for seclusion.

Xuanming nodded, his gaze sweeping over the ruins of the utterly destroyed Killing City below, finally settling on the dark red giant sword stuck in the scorched earth—the Asura Demon Sword.

He raised his hand and summoned an invisible force that enveloped the Asura Demon Sword, pulling it out and placing it in his hand.

It felt heavy in the hand, its blade icy cold, containing extremely subtle yet profound fluctuations of the laws of slaughter. This was indeed a true divine weapon, but it seemed to be in a state of dormancy at the moment, perhaps because Tang Chen had not truly passed the test and gained its approval.

"What's wrong?" Xuanming looked at Gu Yuena, who was on guard.

Gu Yuena frowned. "I've been slashed by it before, what do you think?"

Xuanming weighed the heavy, cold Asura Demon Sword in his hand, then looked at his own buzzing Blood Spear, which seemed to have some "thoughts" about the sword, before glancing at Gu Yuena, who looked disgusted and wary. A hint of mischief flashed in his icy blue eyes.

"How about I smash it to pieces? To let you vent your anger?"

Gu Yuena's silver-purple eyes widened slightly as she looked at Xuan Ming's expression that seemed to say, "This thing doesn't seem very sturdy." Even with her aloof nature, she couldn't help but twitch her eye.

“This is a supreme artifact,” she took a deep breath, trying to make Xuanming understand its significance, “and it’s a supreme artifact formed from the most domineering, judgmental, and murderous Asura divine power. Don’t you want to listen to what you’re saying?”

Shatter a super artifact? Even if a god-king himself were to come, destroying a super artifact of the same level would be no easy task, let alone the fact that although Xuanming's strength has increased dramatically, he has not yet truly become a god in essence.

Upon hearing this, Xuanming raised an eyebrow noncommittally and exerted a slight force on his wrist, seemingly considering how to break the sword in two.

Om-!
The blood-red spear in his hand seemed to sense its master's thoughts, emitting an even more excited hum. The spearhead was faintly aimed at the Asura Demon Sword, its ferocious aura stirring as if saying, "Let me do it! Let me do it!"

The Asura Demon Sword seemed to sense some kind of "malice." The dark red luster on its blade shifted slightly, and a hidden, sharp sword intent spontaneously spread out, subtly resisting the ferocious aura of the Blood Spear.

For a moment, there was a tense atmosphere between the two top-tier weapons.

"..." Gu Yuena was speechless as she watched this scene.

She found that sometimes she really couldn't keep up with Xuanming's train of thought. This guy's understanding of power was completely different from ordinary people. In his eyes, there might not be much difference between a super artifact and a hard rock. The main thing was whether it could be used to smash people or be fed to his spear.

Just like before, he actually thought of using the Trident of Poseidon as a dumbbell for exercise!
"Wait, where's your Trident of Poseidon?" Gu Yuena asked.

When they arrived, Xuanming brought the Trident of the Sea God with him, most likely to guard against the Asura Demon Sword.

She was just looking at that thing, how come it's gone?
Could it be that Xuanming really lost it?

Xuanming pointed to the golden trident mark on his forehead, "It got sucked in by this thing."

"Inhale it?" Gu Yuena looked puzzled.

"why?"

Divine artifacts cannot be stored using mortal soul tools, but the Heart of the Sea God can. Xuanming tried it when he retrieved the Trident of the Sea God from the entrance of the Angel Temple.

“I was just about to use the Trident of Poseidon to test my skills against the Asura Demon Sword, but the Heart of Poseidon simply took it back.” Xuanming shrugged slightly.

"..." Gu Yuena.

“…” Bibi Dong.

Darling, sometimes you really leave me speechless!

(End of this chapter)