Douro Continent

Chapter 670 The First in the Tang Clan, Guanyin Sheds Tears

Qian Renxue's body appeared in mid-air and slowly descended, her expression turning grim. This wasn't because she had been severely injured by Tang San's Purple Extreme Divine Light. Although Tang San's spiritual power was strong, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great; the Purple Extreme Divine Light couldn't possibly have harmed Qian Renxue's divine sense.

That's precisely why Qian Renxue was furious. She was clearly a god, yet during her fight with Tang San, she felt powerless to use it. She couldn't unleash her full strength, and Tang San had actually broken through her domain. Keep in mind, this was the first time she had used her divine domain! This was by no means a good start.

Tang San closed his eyes as soon as he entered the Angelic Realm, not because he thought his eyesight was useless in the God-level Realm, but because he was clearly gathering power for the Purple Extreme Divine Light!

"You were planning to use your mental energy attack on me all along, weren't you?" Qian Renxue landed thirty meters in front of Tang San and asked coldly. At this moment, Tang San was like a naked lamb, posing no threat to her whatsoever. The incense stick was down to its last bit. Of course, Qian Renxue knew perfectly well when it would go out, thanks to her divine sense. She had two last questions for Tang San.

Tang San nodded, looking at Qian Renxue with some disdain. "That's right, I had already prepared to use the Purple Extreme Divine Light against you. In my opinion, you would never let me fully unleash the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique. With eighty-one hammer blows, the power generated by my exploding rings was more than enough to break through your Angelic Domain with the help of the Killing God Domain. You made two mistakes. One was not attacking me with your true form as soon as the domain was released. That was my most vulnerable moment. The other was something I didn't even expect. As a god, your reaction was so slow. You only realized I was using the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique at the very end. So, I broke through your domain. Although I couldn't hurt you, it's enough for me."

Qian Renxue laughed, a laugh born of extreme anger. "Fine, fine, Tang San, you truly are a genius. However, I no longer intend to subdue you. Because I've discovered that I genuinely lack the ability to control you. Therefore, I must kill you now. So that your intelligence will never be of any use to me again. The incense hasn't burned out yet, and our bet hasn't expired. Killing you now wouldn't be considered a breach of contract."

As she spoke, she slowly raised her right hand, and dazzling golden flames instantly condensed into an angel's sword. With just a gentle swing, Qian Renxue could make Tang San vanish from this world.

"Wait a minute," Tang San suddenly said.

"Do you have any last words? The incense is about to burn out. You have thirty seconds to say your last words. Your intelligence and strength are admirable, so I'll give you that chance." Qian Renxue, holding the Angel Sword formed from divine power, slowly walked towards Tang San step by step. Her speed was slow, but she would definitely be in front of Tang San in thirty seconds and swing that sword.

"Thirty seconds? Well, thank you. Actually, I just wanted to tell you that I'm not powerless. You forgot, I still have one more spirit ring. I just want to make one more bet with you: with the power of my last spirit ring, I can break through your previous angelic defense."

"What a joke! You think I'd fall for your tricks? You don't need to stall for time anymore. Fine, you have twenty seconds left. If you can break through my defenses, you might be able to hold out until the agreed-upon time. Come on, let me see what other attacks you have that can break through my angelic defenses. Even a god would need a divine artifact to break through mine." Qian Renxue was furious. The reason she hadn't attacked immediately was to regain some dignity from Tang San in this final moment, when she had completely gained control. If Tang San failed to break through her defenses and was killed by her sword, her vulnerability would be greatly reduced. She could also use this anger to kill Tang San, leaving no future trouble. So, as she spoke, the golden eggshell that had appeared on her body before descended again, tightly enveloping her entire body.

Tang San nodded seriously. "Then you'd better be careful."

A surge of blue-gold light erupted as Tang San once again unleashed his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. Just as Qian Renxue had predicted, Tang San still possessed the power for one final strike. Previously, when he shattered his eighth Blue Silver Emperor spirit ring, he had been severely injured by the Angelic Holy Sword, preventing the ninth spirit ring from shattering. Afterward, he relied on the power of the Clear Sky Hammer. At this moment, Tang San was unleashing the remaining ninth spirit ring of the Blue Silver Emperor.

So what if the rings explode? The power of the Blue Silver Emperor's ring explosion is far less than that of the Clear Sky Hammer. How could Qian Renxue believe that Tang San could break through her powerful defense when he was seriously injured and had little soul power left?

Tang San's expression turned devout. Qian Renxue was still fifteen meters away from him, and there were fifteen seconds left. Every second counted, every step a meter, and this short distance felt like death was beckoning him. Qian Renxue was absolutely confident that she could kill Tang San in the split second before the incense burned out.

Boom—Just as Qian Renxue had predicted, Tang San shattered the last of his two spirit rings. As the Azure Bull Python's ninth spirit ring shattered, the blue-gold light was completely reflected back onto Tang San. Simultaneously, Tang San swallowed a golden point of light. It was Oscar's seventh spirit skill, the Resilient Golden Fly. He only unleashed this trump card at this moment. If the Shrek Seven Devils, familiar with Tang San, were here, they would understand that the attack Tang San was about to use was likely his strongest strike. Unfortunately, Qian Renxue was unfamiliar with Tang San's life and habits, and she certainly didn't believe Tang San could cause any more trouble.

In an instant, Tang San raised his right hand in front of him and detonated the last spirit ring, finally giving him the power for his final strike.

With a soft "pfft," Tang San spat out a mouthful of blood. The excessive exertion had aggravated his injuries, but his right hand simply dipped into the blood. A strange scene unfolded: the pale gold in the blood quietly faded, leaving only a small, transparent droplet in Tang San's hand. And Tang San's right hand had now completely turned jade-colored.

Don't underestimate his simple wave. If he hadn't mastered the Crane Control and Dragon Capture techniques to their peak, or the Mysterious Jade Hand technique, he could never have extracted the water element from his blood and condensed it into a water droplet in his hand with a wave of his hand.

Tang San's vision became more forward-looking. At this moment, Qian Renxue suddenly felt that Tang San's entire body seemed to have turned into a hand, and in that hand, he held only a water droplet, nothing more than an ordinary water droplet formed by water.

The blue-gold light suddenly receded. At that moment, Tang San actually withdrew his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor. In its place, a surge of white mist burst forth from his body, transforming into three enormous white mist flowers that condensed above his head. With a wave of his right hand, using that single drop of water as a guide, all the mist instantly contracted, completely shrinking into that water droplet, turning it into a crystal-clear milky white.

Although Tang San's changes were strange, Qian Renxue was even more certain. Tang San had even put away his martial spirit, so how could he cause any more trouble? At this moment, she was only ten meters away from Tang San. Tang San could even feel the scorching heat of the golden flames on the Angel Sword, a heat felt by his very soul.

However, Tang San seemed not to see Qian Renxue at all, his gaze fixed reverently on his own hands. Those hands, as smooth as jade, and those milky white water droplets.

"You should feel honored, because this is the first time I've used this ability since I came into this world."

Tang San closed his eyes. This time, he really closed his eyes. The next moment, he seemed to be enveloped in white. Even Qian Renxue couldn't see how he moved. The white droplet of water had quietly disappeared into Tang San's right hand.

"Guanyin has tears."

Qian Renxue stopped in her tracks, her expression freezing. Her eyes widened, her face completely stiff, even her feet remained poised to step forward, yet she couldn't take that step. The look of disbelief was hard to believe on the face of a god. But that was exactly what Qian Renxue looked like at that moment.

Tang San swayed, only managing to stay upright thanks to the support of his Eight Spider Lances. His face was completely drained of color, but his eyes shone with pride and triumph.

The incense burned out, and the time allotted for that incense stick finally came to an end. Along with it, the angelic sword that Qian Renxue had conjured with divine power in her right hand vanished, turning into specks of starlight.

She slowly lowered her head, looking at her chest with disbelief. The incredibly hard golden eggshell that had blocked Tang San's full-force attack with the Clear Sky Hammer in his Ring-Exploding state now had a small, inconspicuous hole. There wasn't even a crack around it.

And on her palace dress, there was a small hole of the exact same size, right in the location of her heart. On her back, in the same spot, there was another small hole. The two were completely connected. Even the back of the golden eggshell had the same small hole.

A thin stream of crimson-gold blood trickled down Qian Renxue's lips. Yes, her heart had been pierced. By that tiny, inconspicuous droplet of milky white fluid. Her angelic defenses were breached, even if only through that small hole, it was enough. Qian Renxue slowly raised her head, looking at Tang San, her eyes now filled with bewilderment.

"Guanyin has tears? What... what kind of skill is this? I didn't sense any divine aura." Her voice remained calm, but crimson-gold blood continued to flow from the corner of her mouth. This attack wasn't enough to kill her; although her heart had been pierced, she was still alive. This injury, which would be fatal to an ordinary person, hadn't killed her. But without a doubt, Qian Renxue was also severely injured by this attack. That is, the Angel God was severely injured.

Tang San sighed, "My power is still insufficient. Otherwise, it shouldn't have pierced through your heart; it should have exploded inside it. In that case, even a god would probably lose half their life. Guanyin sheds tears, Guanyin sheds tears."

"Guanyin's Tears? I've never heard of such a name before. Is this your self-created soul skill?" Qian Renxue stared blankly at Tang San.

Tang San shook his head. "No, I can't consider it my self-created soul skill, because I don't have the ability to create such a magical skill. I can only tell you that this is the first soul skill of my Tang Sect. The number one hidden weapon of the Tang Sect."

Yes, this water droplet that pierced through the angel's defenses and penetrated Qian Renxue's heart was none other than Guanyin's Tear, forever ranked first among the hundred solutions to hidden weapons in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu. Even Guanyin Bodhisattva would shed tears for it—what a terrifying hidden weapon!

Using Guanyin's Tears has countless prerequisites: the Mysterious Jade Hand, Crane Control and Dragon Capture, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Technique must all be cultivated to their peak. Simultaneously, the Mysterious Heaven Skill must reach its highest level, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. Furthermore, there are many other requirements; a single strike will drain all one's power. It is a strike that concentrates the entire being's energy. Even Tang San couldn't fully comprehend the mysteries of Guanyin's Tears. He only knew how to use the technique, but not the underlying principles. This is the Tang Sect's strongest hidden weapon, a technique far surpassing any other.

Without needing a spirit soul, Tang San's final trump card was the Guanyin Tear. The reason he hadn't been able to use the Blue Silver Emperor's ninth spirit skill earlier wasn't because he couldn't, but because he had reserved the power of his strongest spirit ring's exploding ring for the Guanyin Tear. This was his last move; if all his previous efforts couldn't stop Qian Renxue, then the Guanyin Tear would be his all-or-nothing strike.

Tang San succeeded. He successfully used Guanyin's Tear for the first time. His physical weakness couldn't dampen his excitement, just like in the previous world when he created the first Buddha's Wrath Lotus. The feeling in his heart was indescribable; it seemed that even if he died the next moment, it would be worthwhile. Tang San clearly remembered that in the previous world, even the Tang Sect Master could only use the second-ranked hidden weapon, Bodhi Blood, in a single strike, but no one could use Guanyin's Tear. He had succeeded. Only now could Tang San be completely certain that he had reached the pinnacle of the Tang Sect.

Who says human skills can't harm gods? Didn't Guanyin's Tears accomplish just that? Even without the Golden Fly's doubled attack power, Tang San was certain that Guanyin's Tears would break through Qian Renxue's angelic defense. In Guanyin's Tears' description, there's only one simple sentence: [Ignores defense, never misses]

These simple eight characters fully explain what kind of skill Guanyin Tears is.

Tang San wanted to laugh heartily, but unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to even laugh.

"The number one hidden weapon of the Tang Sect?" The golden light on Qian Renxue's body reappeared, the crimson-gold blood flowing from the corner of her mouth stopped, and she looked at Tang San with extremely complex emotions in her eyes. Even in her severe injuries, she still possessed absolute power, and her heart hesitated, wondering whether to break the bet and kill Tang San immediately.

"Then, is your Tang Clan a legacy left behind by some god? Otherwise, how can you use such a skill that even a god couldn't withstand? Yes, this must be something left behind by a god," Qian Renxue murmured.

"No," Tang San said firmly, "This is not the power of a god, but the wisdom of humankind. It is the power of all the wisdom accumulated by countless generations of Tang Clan ancestors." As he said this, Tang San's pale face was filled with a proud glow, which made Qian Renxue stare in astonishment.

A faint golden light flowed around Qian Renxue, and her expression became even more unpredictable. She tried to raise her hand several times, but ultimately did not.

Taking a deep breath and glancing at the extinguished incense sticks not far away, Qian Renxue seemed to have made a sudden decision. "Go. Leave now before I change my mind. Three days. According to the bet, you only have three days to escape. I don't need your submission anymore. After three days, I will pursue you with all my might. I will use all the power of the Angel God, including the power of the divine artifacts. You only have three days."

Tang San's body trembled. He had won. He had truly won, not only the bet, but also Qian Renxue's heart. More important than the battle itself was his judgment of Qian Renxue's character and attitude over that day and night. If he had been even slightly wrong, he would be nothing but a corpse now.

"Thank you. Actually, you had many opportunities to kill me. But you always gave me the chance. Although I don't understand why, I am lucky. Qian Renxue, if one day you are truly defeated by me, I will definitely spare your life." Tang San said calmly to Qian Renxue, his expression extremely serious. Although he was so weak at this moment, looking at his expression, Qian Renxue could clearly feel Tang San's strong and real confidence.

"Think carefully about how you're going to face my all-out pursuit three days from now. You're very clever, perhaps even the best control-type Soul Master I've ever seen. But when absolute power descends, even the best plans will be useless. Human strength has its limits, but the divine has no limits. Tang San, you've let me escape twice, but you've also taught me a lot. When facing an enemy, you must never give them any chance. I should be thanking you."

Tang San smiled calmly, "You're wrong about one thing. Even divine power isn't limitless; it has its limits. I think I'll be able to see your true divine power next time we meet. Goodbye."

With a lingering look at the Trident of Poseidon stuck in the ground in the distance, Tang San gritted his teeth. He knew he had no chance of retrieving this divine artifact, and Qian Renxue would never allow him to take it. He had already exhausted all his abilities to get to this point. Turning around, he bent over with some difficulty, enduring the intense dizziness, and urged the Eight Spider Lances to move rapidly, heading towards the distance.

As Tang San left, what came to his mind was that if he had known he would be facing such an opponent, he should have asked Xiao Ao for a few more caterpillars and golden flies.

Tang San's figure gradually disappeared from Qian Renxue's sight. After a long while, Qian Renxue finally couldn't hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of crimson-gold blood. She collapsed to the ground with a thud. But a strange smile appeared on her face.

"Tang San, Tang San, you are so intelligent, yet you still made a mistake. I believe this must be the first time you've used this skill, and you don't even know its true power. Yes, it pierced through my heart, but my heart is truly shattered. If you could have added another bit of divine power to it, perhaps you really could have killed me."

The Guanyin Tear pierced her heart, causing it to burst and her meridians to shatter. Even a god-level powerhouse like Qian Renxue was powerless to fight back. All her divine power was concentrated in her heart, creating a replica to support her body. While divine power was immense, the heart remained vital. Even with her strength, it would take at least three days to rebuild her heart. Her previous hesitations were all for show, intended for Tang San; she simply didn't want him to see her so badly injured. The power of the Guanyin Tear could only be truly understood through experience. Qian Renxue believed that if she weren't a god, she wouldn't have survived that attack. However, she was determined never to give Tang San another chance to unleash such a strike. The Guanyin Tear needed time to build up its power, and next time she faced Tang San, she would be clad in her Angelic Armor.

"Thank you for telling me." Just then, Tang San's voice suddenly came from behind Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue was startled and turned her head sharply, only to see that Tang San had somehow already stood next to the Trident of the Sea God. One of his hands was already holding the Trident of the Sea God.

How could Tang San willingly leave? He had long regarded the Trident of the Sea God as his best partner. It represented the glory of the Sea God. Even if he could survive, if he abandoned this glory, Tang San knew he would never be able to inherit the Sea God's position.

So, after leaving Qian Renxue's sight, he released his Vast Ocean Protector and used his invisibility ability to sneak back, hoping for the best, and approached his artifact from behind.

Just as he arrived beside the Trident of Poseidon, he heard Qian Renxue talking to herself, and that's when he spoke.

Qian Renxue looked at Tang San with a mixture of shock and anger. This guy was already so difficult to deal with without the Trident of the Sea God. What would happen if he took back the divine artifact? Qian Renxue really didn't know.

"Don't get agitated, please don't get agitated. A shattered heart is a serious matter. Use your divine power to slowly heal it. You should know that although you now have enough strength to suddenly kill me, if you kill me, you probably won't be able to hold on. Even if you don't die, you will be left with an injury that can never be healed. It's better to keep your bet. We'll meet again in three days."

For the first time since meeting Qian Renxue, Tang San showed a relaxed smile. He nodded to Qian Renxue, turned around quietly, and this time, he was truly leaving.

He didn't attack Qian Renxue, not only because of his current weakness, but also because he understood that even with his heart shattered, Qian Renxue still possessed the ability to kill him. Therefore, he remained calm and without the slightest greed, and simply turned and left.

Watching Tang San's disappearing figure, Qian Renxue nearly coughed up another mouthful of blood. Their encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest was their second battle, and compared to the first, their strength was even more disproportionate. Yet, she had still lost. Although Tang San was also seriously injured, she was still the one who lost! She was unwilling to accept it; she was truly unwilling.

Three days, Tang San. I'll see how far you can escape in three days. Clenching her teeth, Qian Renxue closed her eyes and began the process of rebuilding her heart.

Tang San was quite satisfied. He ate several large sausages as he quickly headed out of the Star Dou Great Forest. At this moment, his body was weak and unable to fly. However, his own regenerative abilities, aided by the effects of the recovery sausages, were rapidly repairing his body. Tang San believed that it wouldn't be long before he recovered. Three days was enough for him to do many things. With these three days of buffer, anything was possible.

Gripping the Trident of Poseidon tightly, he had never felt such deep affection for this divine weapon. The feeling of regaining it after losing it seemed even stronger now. Tang San secretly vowed that no matter what difficulties he encountered, he would never let the Trident of Poseidon be separated from him again.

As if sensing Tang San's feelings, the Trident of Poseidon sent a warm sensation through its dark shaft into Tang San's body, nourishing him. Tang San's own powerful regenerative abilities, combined with the self-repairing properties of his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, rapidly repaired his body.

Five hours later, Tang San finally emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest. In his prime, he would have only needed three hours. Flying would have taken even less time. But his physical condition was truly terrible. Five hours had been an utter exhaustion for him.

However, during these five hours of travel, his injuries had recovered by 30-40%, and his soul power by about 20%. Tang San was pleasantly surprised to find that his soul power seemed to have made another leap. Although he hadn't fully recovered yet, he was almost certain that he had actually passed the level 96 barrier and successfully entered a new realm. It's important to know that although there's only a one-level difference between level 95 and 96, the difference in soul power is double!

Tang San's shattered spirit rings needed three days to heal, which was also the three days he would spend desperately trying to escape. Discovering that his spirit power was breaking through again at this moment clearly increased his chances of truly escaping Qian Renxue's pursuit in three days.

Of course, Tang San was far from confident that he could truly contend with Qian Renxue. He didn't know what kind of divine artifact Qian Renxue possessed, but the Angelic Armor was certain to exist. Those were six soul bones that had reached the god-level. The power they contained was unimaginable. After winning the bet, Tang San had already resolved never to confront Qian Renxue head-on again before he became a god. Having suffered so many losses at his hands, Qian Renxue would never give him another chance.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San traveled another ten miles or so before stopping to cultivate. This place should be outside Qian Renxue's divine sense range. As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work; if he wanted to avoid being killed by her in three days, his current speed wouldn't be enough. And there was still a long way to go to the sea. He needed to recover his full strength to have any chance of reaching his destination and reuniting with his companions within three days. Once he entered the ocean, he could roam freely, like fish leaping in the sea and birds soaring in the sky. Even if she did find him, fighting her in the ocean would be far more advantageous than in the Star Dou Great Forest. If the inheritor of the Sea God's throne were killed by an opponent in the ocean, then he truly wouldn't be worthy of inheriting the Sea God's position.

Sitting cross-legged, Tang San did not place the Sea God Trident beside him as usual, but instead placed it horizontally on his lap, wanting to feel the presence of his partner at all times.

Tang San closed his eyes and entered a meditative state. When he looked inward, a bitter smile appeared on his face. He hadn't realized how badly his body was damaged without careful observation. If it weren't for the support of the Divine-level Eight Spider Lances on his back, the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, and the power of the Sea God's Trident, he probably would have collapsed long ago.

Today was Tang San's first time using his Soul Rings, and he fully experienced the terrifying power they brought. However, the side effects of using them were also fully apparent at this moment. First was weakness. Not only was his Soul Power recovery speed only one-fifth of usual, but the constant feeling of weakness almost drove him mad.

Without numerous spirit rings, his physical attributes were significantly weakened, affecting his recovery speed. The damage to Tang San's meridians at this time was even greater than after absorbing the spirit rings of the three Thousand-Pound Ant King brothers. At least three-fifths of his meridians were damaged to varying degrees. Due to his insufficient spirit power, while the repairing effect of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone's "Wildfire Never Dies, Spring Breeze Blows Again" skill was strong, the speed was much slower.

After carefully assessing his physical condition, Tang San began to concentrate on his cultivation, his heart sinking as he did so. He knew that in his current state, it would take him at least a day and a half to recover to his peak condition, and even if he flew at full speed for the remaining day and a half, he wouldn't be able to reach the seaside. In other words, no matter what, he was still at risk of being pursued by Qian Renxue.

Indeed, the Vast Ocean Protective Shield's invisibility ability was exceptional, but Tang San knew that his previous ability to sneak behind Qian Renxue undetected was due to her weakened state caused by her shattered heart. When she pursued him again, she would utilize all the divine artifacts and power belonging to the Angel God. At that point, it was uncertain whether he could still conceal himself from her during her pursuit. Tang San was almost certain that Qian Renxue had a way to track him.

Nevertheless, he had no other choice but to sit down and cultivate quietly. He told himself one thing: the closer he could get to the sea in the next three days, the safer he would be.

Tang San is very intelligent, but Qian Renxue overlooked one crucial aspect in her assessment of him: his composure. Having lived two lives, he should actually be over fifty years old, and his mindset is far beyond that of his peers.

After taking Tang San as his disciple, the first thing the master taught him was the word "calm." As a control-type Soul Master, if you cannot maintain a calm mind, you will never succeed.

Therefore, the more crisis Tang San faces, the calmer he becomes. He remains unmoved even when Mount Tai collapses before him, which allows him to turn the tide when danger strikes and often achieve what others cannot, creating miracles.

Therefore, even with his future so uncertain, Tang San calmed down and focused on his cultivation, trying his best to adjust his condition and recover his body little by little, rather than rushing things. He knew that at this crucial moment, he couldn't afford to make any mistakes; otherwise, it would be truly over, and he would lose even his last chance.

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