Douluo Continent: Starting with the Tiger Emperor Template

Chapter 298: Dividing the Army into Four Routes

"destroy----!"

In the wilderness, the flames cried out this name in a hoarse voice.

That powerful punch sent the God of Destruction flying, disappearing from the sight of the gods.

After the punch landed, the Thunderous Curse Spirit slowly withdrew its arm.

Its fissure that ran across its face turned toward the remaining three god-kings.

The electric light inside the crack kept flashing.

"I'm going to find him!" Ji Dong moved.

"Don't go!"

Tang San grabbed his shoulder.

"That area has been sealed off by the Sea of ​​Cursed Spirits. Rushing in is just suicide."

"So he just did that—"

"He's still alive. Don't forget, he's the God of Destruction. How could he die so easily?"

Tang San's voice was steady: "I can still sense the aura of destruction. Besides, how could he be killed with just one punch? He was just blasted off the battlefield by that punch."

"Also, instead of worrying so much about him, you should worry about yourself. Don't forget, your combat power is much lower than Destruction's."

"However—" Tang San's expression turned somewhat strange as he said this, "—Destruction seems to have retreated first; its aura is moving away from us."

"————?"

Ji Dong's expression froze for a moment.

Just then, Xiao Wu, who was standing next to Tang San, suddenly turned her head to look to the side.

On the east side, a first-level god-level cursed spirit crossed the front line of defense.

Instead of attacking the gods, it charged straight towards Tang San.

Xiao Wu could see it clearly.

Her husband was facing away from that direction, his hand on Ji Dong's shoulder.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Wu immediately took a step forward, formed hand seals in front of her, and her aura suddenly changed.

That is the seat of the sea god.

She was able to borrow Tang San's divine position.

A golden trident materialized in her palm, its golden tip tearing through the night. With a backhand slash, she struck the side of the cursed spirit.

"Bang!!!"

The cursed spirit was sent flying by her halberd strike, crashing into a group of cursed spirits.

Just as Xiao Wu put away her trident, the sky brightened.

A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky and struck down on her head.

"boom!!!"

The lightning exploded, and Xiao Wu was so shocked that she staggered backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The sleeve of her clothes was charred black.

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San suddenly turned around.

He held his swaying wife and looked up at the sky.

The lightning had not yet dissipated.

"Are you alright?" Tang San's voice was tense. "Are you injured?"

"I'm—I'm fine." Xiao Wu covered her charred arm and forced a smile. "It rushed up behind you."

Tang San did not speak again.

He simply held Xiao Wu protectively to his side, his other hand gripping the Asura Blood Sword tightly.

At this point, the encirclement was completely closed.

The Sea of ​​Cursed Spirits and the Sea of ​​the Dead surged up simultaneously.

They first rushed towards the gods who had been gathered together.

Hundreds of deities were cornered and had no choice but to fight back.

A level-two god unleashed a beam of azure light, cleaving two undead that lunged at him.

But as soon as the blue light appeared, the sky brightened.

A bolt of lightning struck him precisely on the head.

"boom!!"

The second-level god was struck and forced back several steps, half of his body charred black.

Immediately afterwards, more deities intervened.

The lightning in the sky also joined together.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom----"

With each bolt of lightning, a person screamed and fell to the ground.

Some people were forced to their knees by the blows, while others were sent flying.

They only realized after meeting face to face that the rule of this heavenly lightning seemed to be—whoever makes a move gets struck by lightning.

Panic spread across the wasteland.

"Was this lightning strike coordinated with our attack?"

"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!"

"Run towards the barrier! These barriers seem to only seal off God-Kings; we can get past them!"

These words made the gods forget all about curses and points; they all turned around and rushed towards the nearest tent.

Dozens of people were crammed into the same gap, pushing and shoving, with no one willing to go to the back.

That submissive, humble demeanor from before vanished in the blink of an eye.

A priest was pushed down from behind, and before he could get up, he was trampled over by the people behind him.

He screamed twice, but his voice was quickly drowned out.

One figure after another passed through the tent and disappeared into the black mist beyond the wasteland.

"They ran away—" Ji Dong was stunned.

"Let them run," Tang San said. "These people just want to live, and their combat power is currently too low. It seems that because they've been following us, they haven't really developed their newly acquired techniques, and their strength is very low, so they can't be of much help to us."

For the past ten days, no matter what enemies they encountered, it was always these four god-kings who took the lead, leaving these other people with virtually no role.

The techniques are quite unique; if you only study them without engaging in combat, the daily improvement limit is very limited.

If there's a chance to unleash Black Flash in battle, it can at least allow the spellcaster to level up quickly.

and so--

You can't get stronger without fighting!

Tang San turned his gaze back to the center of the wasteland.

There, Tang San's eyes narrowed little by little.

He has figured it out.

From the initial destructive attack that drew lightning, to Xiao Wu's halberd strike, plus the recent rout of over a hundred people—

Tang San has already figured out the pattern of this technique.

Is lightning guaranteed to hit the target every time it's fired?

This was the first time Tang San had encountered a spell with a guaranteed hit attribute; it seemed a bit too overpowered.

However, such super-powerful spells must come at a price—

After confirming his guess in his heart, Tang San shared the information with others: "We are facing a rule-based spell."

Ji Dong's expression was grim: "What spell?"

"It's a lightning-attribute creature, containing immense destructive power." Tang San looked at the great cursed spirit. "Moreover, it specifically targets those who attack it."

"If you make a move, the lightning will definitely hit; if you don't, you'll be surrounded and killed by the other cursed spirits."

"This question—we weren't given a choice in the first place."

Blazing Flame's expression changed as well: "Then let's use the ultimate artifact—"

Even the most powerful artifacts require manual intervention to use.

Tang San interrupted her: "The moment you make a move, the lightning will strike."

"Unless you can withstand that lightning strike."

None of the three spoke.

Because they all knew that they might not be able to withstand it.

This is no ordinary lightning bolt.

That destructive power was the destructive attribute power of the God of Destruction.

As Tang San and the others discussed, the Great Curse Spirit also walked over.

The electric light from its cracks remained locked onto Tang San.

"Tang San".

Upon realizing this, Lieyan suddenly spoke, his tone becoming very serious: "Take Xiaowu away."

"Let's go here."

"no."

Tang San shook his head: "If I leave—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

The sky darkened again.

A black curtain descended from the sky.

It landed precisely between Tang San, Lie Yan, and Ji Dong.

The curtain fell extremely quickly, leaving not even a crack after it landed.

Tang San raised his hand and slashed out with his sword. The sword light passed through the tent and landed lightly on the other side.

"That damn barrier again?!"

Ji Dong rushed forward and slammed his fist into the tent.

The curtains swayed only slightly.

"make life difficult for!"

Tang San then understood.

This barrier directly separated them from good and evil!

It's as if the owner of the barrier was waiting here specifically, waiting for them to gradually separate, and then using the barrier to separate them and prevent them from gathering together!

"Tang San!"

From the other end of the tent, Flame's voice came: "Leave us alone!"

"Take Xiaowu with you; her injuries need to be treated quickly!"

"Leave this monster to us, you can go!"

"Yes, let's go!" Ji Dong shouted from the other side. "If you stay here, it will keep watching you! If you leave, it will either chase you or stay here!"

"No matter which option we choose, it will be in our favor!"

Tang San stood on one side of the tent without saying a word.

He glanced back at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu covered her charred arm and looked at him.

"It's your decision," she said.

Tang San remained silent for a moment.

Then he pulled Xiaowu into his arms.

The Asura Blood Sword tore a blood-red crack in the ground, and he rushed into it, carrying her in his arms.

"I owe you one."

These were his last words.

A flash of blood appeared, and it vanished into the black mist outside the tent.

"alright."

At the other end of the tent, Lieyan slowly turned around.

"Now it's just us left."

Ji Dong nodded and was about to walk towards her.

But he had just lifted his foot.

A second black curtain fell between them, silently inserting itself into the middle.

"!!!"

Ji Dong placed his hand directly on the tent flap.

"Not again?!"

He slammed the curtain twice, but it didn't budge.

Flames, on the other side, also raised his hand and slapped it.

That won't work either.

"Go around!"

The two rushed out in the same direction almost simultaneously.

If they can get around this tent, the two can reunite.

But as soon as they moved, the great cursed spirit also moved.

It took a step that covered dozens of feet, raised its arm formed of lightning, and slammed it down hard on the open space between the two!

"boom!!!"

The lightning exploded, and the two could only dodge to the sides.

In that brief moment of dodging and evading...

A black curtain fell vertically from the sky and nestled steadily into the gap between them.

With the two curtains falling, the two were separated.

They all seemed to have realized one thing.

Someone had already planned out how they would act.

It seems that the person who set up these barriers was very unwilling to see them together.

This is forcing them to separate!

Lieyan looked at Ji Dong and sighed, "In that case, let's part ways for now."

"Just being alive is enough."

"Remember our designated meeting point; we'll meet there once we bypass these barriers!"

"good!"

The raging flames faced east, while Ji Dong's evil power faced north.

As for that purplish-black aura filled with destructive power, it was already in the far south.

On the tenth day of the journey of death and destruction, the four god-kings split into four groups.

On the wasteland, the Great Cursed Spirit slowly came to a stop.

It swept across three directions, and the aura that had baked the surrounding air white gradually subsided.

This great cursed spirit did not chase after anyone.

It walked with extremely slow steps toward the western end.

That is where the master resides.

On the edge of the divine realm, in a desolate wasteland.

All the free-floating negative energy is being drawn together by an unseen force, flowing in the same direction.

In the very center of that direction, Lu Ren was sitting cross-legged, suspended in mid-air.

Beneath him was a fully formed barrier pattern, layer upon layer, where a large amount of divine power and magical power were gathered.

The little golden beetle hovered to the side, its voice carrying a hint of solemnity: "Master, energy reserves are complete."

"The promotion ceremony may now begin."

Lu Ren closed his eyes and gently exhaled.

"Then—let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ring of pitch-black magical power erupted from his body.

The moment that ring of magical power erupted, the entire wasteland's surface cracked at the same time.

The air was torn apart, the laws were squeezed open, and even the clouds in the sky were pushed outward by that force.

Then came the second lap, and then the third lap.

Dark curse power and gray-gold divine power intertwined within his body, like two giant dragons entangled together.

They intertwined around Lu Ren and then collided with each other.

It was then repeatedly broken apart during the collisions.

After being broken up, it gradually began to solidify again.

As the ascension ceremony began, the heavens of the entire divine realm began to change.

Centered on Lu Ren, a thick aura of magical energy slowly spread out in all directions.

These immense magical powers began to spread in every direction of the divine realm.

Aim for Level One Godhood!