Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 313 Asura and Rakshasa! Little Red and Little Rainbow!

Without the interference of the Demon Emperor and his daughter, Zhu Ziyang and his group successfully completed the battlefield cleanup.

The life force of the sixteen demonic whales, exceeding 500,000 years, was completely transformed and absorbed by Zhu Ziyang. After obtaining the Scythe of the Dead, Zhu Ziyang's use of the power of death could be described as instinctive, and the conversion between life force and the age of his soul rings reached a near-perfect one-to-one ratio.

Therefore, the current configuration of the Jing Shi Xiu Ming Sickle has reached nine red spirit rings, a terrifying configuration that only appears in legends.

Zhu Ziyang was very pleased. Although these acquired 100,000-year soul rings could not provide a second soul skill, the soul skills they already possessed had undoubtedly been upgraded to the level that a 100,000-year soul skill should be, which already satisfied Zhu Ziyang.

Besides Zhu Ziyang's soul ring age limit, they also obtained nine soul bones as spoils of war. Five of them were naturally provided by the five 100,000-year-old demonic whales, and the other four were produced by those 10,000-year-old demonic whales.

"Alas! What a pity, these five 100,000-year soul rings have been wasted!" Zhang Lexuan sighed as she looked at the five 100,000-year soul rings floating on the sea.

"It's not a waste, after all, they will also give back to the world!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, for some reason thinking of the world's will.

"That's true, but seeing these unclaimed 100,000-year soul rings just disappear like that is still a bit heartbreaking," Zhang Lexuan said. "Fortunately, the soul bones won't disappear, and these whale glues can also be taken away. That's good!"

"Hmm! Of the nine soul bones, five are 100,000-year-old soul bones, just one skull short of completing a full set," Zhu Ziyang said, examining the demonic whale soul bones. "And of the remaining four 10,000-year-old soul bones, two are skulls. What a coincidence!"

"Brother, Sister Lexuan, thank you for your hard work!" Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi arrived here under the protection of the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King. Jiang Nannan smiled gently.

"Haha, it's alright." Zhu Ziyang chuckled, then looked at Zhang Lexuan and said, "Sister Lexuan, quickly check if you've finished your assessment?"

"Okay!" Zhang Lexuan nodded and then began to check her Red-level Seventh Test.

"Hey! Shuiyue, shouldn't you keep your promise?" Jiang Nannan said, looking at the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King.

"Respected divine messenger, please allow me to return to my clan to arrange the follow-up matters, and then I will offer a sacrifice to you!" Upon hearing Jiang Nannan's words, the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King showed no intention of refusing or backing down, but spoke with a pleading tone.

"No problem," Jiang Nannan nodded in agreement. "You don't need to make a sacrifice either. See the little figure on your brother's shoulder? That's a spirit. You just need to become my spirit!"

"A soul?" The Silver Moon Spirit Fish King looked confused, but no one paid attention to its expression because Zhang Lexuan's examination results were already available.

She completed the seventh trial at the Red level, receiving a reward of one level of Soul Power and a thousand-year increase in the age of all her Soul Rings. Her Soul Power increased again, reaching level 94. Her Soul Rings remained unchanged, still consisting of two purple, five black, and two red rings, but she was already very satisfied, as such a Soul Ring configuration was quite astonishing.

After Zhang Lexuan absorbed the assessment rewards, Zhu Ziyang said, "Alright, let's get ready to go back. Silver Moon Spirit Fish King, these demonic whale corpses are for your people. With their flesh and blood, your people should be able to improve significantly!"

"Really? You are so great! I praise your generosity!" Upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King was so excited that he could only lower his head and bow in worship as he spoke.

"Heh!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled, leading the three women back onto the Moon God Shuttle, and then headed towards the territory of the Silver Moon Spirit Fish Clan.

The Silver Moon Spirit Fish King swam very quickly toward her territory. She needed to return to her territory as soon as possible and have her people carry the carcasses of the demon whales back. If she delayed for too long, the energy-rich flesh and blood of the demon whales would probably attract other soul beasts in the sea, such as shark soul beasts with a keen sense of smell.

On the Moon Goddess Shuttle, after giving instructions to the three women, Zhu Ziyang immediately entered the land of divine inheritance. The two divine sparks were still waiting for him to decipher.

Upon entering the land of divine inheritance, Zhu Ziyang saw the divine sparks of the Angel God and the Rakshasa God floating at the top of the path to godhood. A grayish-white aura swirled around them, as if inspecting or repairing them. After noticing Zhu Ziyang's arrival, the grayish-white aura circled once and suddenly entered the temple.

"Xiao Bai!" Zhu Ziyang, unaware of this scene, stood on the steps of the Path to Godhood and called out.

"Stop shouting, I know why you're here!" Xiaobai's voice came out and answered.

"You know why I'm here? Then tell me, what is my purpose?" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

"You must have come to ask me whether these two divine sparks can form a divine succession, right?" Xiaobai said.

"Then answer me, can you or can't you?" Zhu Ziyang's smile remained unchanged, with a hint of expectation in it, as he spoke.

"That's not a good question, because there's no essential difference between a divine title and a divine position. The only difference is that a divine position is a method of inheritance left behind by a deity while they were alive or during their lifetime, while a divine title is the result of a deity's sudden death without leaving any inheritance," Xiaobai said. "You should ask, how does a divine title activate the inheritance of a deity?"

"Uh!" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but rub his forehead and said, "So?"

"So, my answer is that you can directly give the Angel Godhood to that girl named Qian Lingyi. Her bloodline and abilities are highly similar to the Angel God, and there is a 90% chance that she will be able to take the Godhood assessment," Xiaobai said.

Xiao Bai's words hit Zhu Ziyang's nail on the head. In his opinion, the Angel God's position was most suitable for Qian Lingyi. As a descendant of the Qian family, no one was more suitable than her to inherit the Angel God's position.

"As for the Rakshasa God, to be honest, it's too badly damaged. I don't recommend you find a successor for it." Xiaobai's tone was full of sighs when he talked about the Rakshasa God's position. "Alas! I can feel Xiaocai and Xiaohong's helplessness, and I understand their intention in giving up their positions ten thousand years ago."

"Xiao Cai? Xiao Hong?" Zhu Ziyang looked dazed.

"Ah! They are the first generation Asura God and the first generation Rakshasa God. Xiao Hong and Xiao Cai are their respective nicknames," Xiao Bai explained.

"Just like your Xiaobai?" Zhu Ziyang wanted to laugh, but he couldn't, so he could only say it in a serious tone.

"Uh! Almost!" Xiaobai was a little embarrassed, so he had to change the subject and said, "The Asura God and the Rakshasa God were once the eight kings of the God Realm, jointly ruling the order of this starry sky. However, the Asura God represents reason, while the Rakshasa God represents emotion. The two complement each other and cherish each other. If one of them has a problem with his position, then the other will inevitably be affected as well."

"Now that the Rakshasa God's rank has fallen to the second-level god, wouldn't the Asura God's rank also fall?" Zhu Ziyang's expression turned strange as he spoke.

"Yes," Xiaobai said. "Shura and Rakshasa jointly governed the order of the starry sky, but after the great calamity of the divine realm, Rakshasa's divine origin was damaged, causing his divine position to fall to the level of a first-level god. The balance between reason and emotion was broken, so Xiaocai was swayed by her emotions, and Xiaohong also lost her impartiality. This caused the two, who were originally husband and wife, to break their relationship and become enemies."

Their decision to relinquish their divine positions was likely due to unbearable torment and a reluctance to become mere puppets of the gods.

"Were the first Rakshasa God and the first Asura God husband and wife?" This secret of the divine realm excited Zhu Ziyang. He was probably the only one who had the privilege of gossiping about the gods.

"Are you surprised? Eight kings of the divine realm, four couples, perfectly embody the balance of Yin and Yang in the universe, and the principles of the souls in the starry sky!" Xiao Bai said, puzzled by Zhu Ziyang's surprised attitude.

"Uh! Okay!" Zhu Ziyang's smile vanished, and he could only say, "You continue."

"Ten thousand years ago, they chose to let Tang San inherit both the positions of Sea God and Asura God, but tacitly allowed him to kill the successor of Rakshasa God. This was probably to reduce the influence of Rakshasa God's position on Asura God's position," Xiao Bai said. "After all, it is much wiser to retain an Asura God who is one of the top combat forces in the God Realm than to retain both Asura God and Rakshasa God at the same time, allowing the two to corrupt each other."

However, this is only a temporary measure. If the Rakshasa God, who represents the emotions of order, cannot be repaired, this generation's Asura God will eventually be controlled by the divine position and become a puppet that disrupts order!

"So, you don't recommend that I hand over the position of Rakshasa God to someone else?" Zhu Ziyang said, having caught the unspoken message from Xiaobai.

"Yes!" Xiaobai said, "If we can't complete the Rakshasa God's position, then we shouldn't let it appear in the God Realm. A Rakshasa God at the second-level god level, who knows what kind of impact it would have on the Asura God's position!"

"In short, it will have a negative impact, right?" Zhu Ziyang said thoughtfully.

"If you want to use a second-level god-level Rakshasa to counterbalance this generation's Asura God, I advise you to find a way to complete the Rakshasa God's power." Xiaobai understood the meaning behind Zhu Ziyang's words and reminded him, "Compared to an Asura God in a state of yin-yang imbalance, an Asura God in a state of yin-yang balance is obviously easier to deal with, because that's an Asura God in a state of absolute justice and rationality. The existence of the Sea God's position is a defilement and a sin for him!"

"If the Rakshasa God's position were so easy to repair, why would it have taken until now?" Zhu Ziyang said, pursing his lips. "Fine, you can keep the Rakshasa God's position for now, but give me the Angel God's position!"

(End of this chapter)