Douluo Continent: I possess astonishing wisdom as I control energy!

Until a certain moment, his gaze, having traversed countless distances, finally reached its destination.

An unknown and unfamiliar dimension.

The blurry vision quickly focused, finally settling on a room in a high-rise building with an exotic atmosphere.

There stood a middle-aged man with white hair, deep red eyes, and a profound and serene demeanor.

However, before Kong Ming'an could further observe the middle-aged man's appearance and the surrounding environment,

next moment,

The middle-aged man with white hair and red eyes suddenly raised his head.

Those deep red eyes, like pools of blood, pierced through the barriers of dimensions, traversed countless distances, and met his gaze directly.

At this moment, their eyes met.

They've gone too far!

Kong Ming'an immediately realized something was wrong.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kong Ming'an acted entirely out of instinct.

His gaze returned, and his consciousness instantly returned to his physical body in the laboratory far away in the Douluo Continent.

The instant his consciousness returned, Kong Ming'an immediately activated the Destruction God Test Mark deep within his sea of ​​consciousness. In an instant, an invisible distress signal crossed the dimensional barrier and reached the God Realm.

At the same time, he swept his right hand through the air, and the space around him rippled like water, then transformed into a surging tide that instantly engulfed him.

With another step, Kong Ming'an's figure had already left the laboratory and arrived at a deserted open space on the outskirts of Mingdu.

Almost at the same moment he regained his footing, the dark red Asura God Ring beside him uncontrollably shone brightly.

The next moment, like some kind of projection, a condensed blood-red phantom emerged from the source within the Asura God Ring, from the connection he had built, and then rapidly solidified before him.

It was the middle-aged man with white hair and red eyes that he had just seen across dimensions!

The middle-aged man was casual, as if he were just out for a stroll. His gaze shifted, landing on Kong Ming'an with a slightly appraising look, and his tone carried a hint of mockery:

"Kid, didn't anyone tell you that you can't just lay a hand on someone else's divine essence?"

Before he finished speaking, he casually raised his hand and grabbed the Asura God Ring from Kong Ming'an's fingertip. The movement was effortless, as if he were simply retrieving a small trinket that once belonged to him.

However, just as he raised his hand, palm facing the Asura God Ring beside Kong Ming'an, and held the position for a long time,

The composure on the middle-aged man's face froze instantly.

Instead, a very strange expression appeared on his face.

He frowned, staring intently at the source within the spirit ring—a source that shared the same origin as him yet seemed to have completely severed ties with him. His expression was momentarily one of astonishment.

"No way, how the hell did my divine origin become yours?"

What kind of weird thing is this? You can steal the very essence of a god's position? What happened to my backup plan? Why is it all useless now?

At that moment, the middle-aged man wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Chapter 134 Asura: Destroying you is unethical!

The middle-aged man stood there stunned for a while before finally managing to utter a sentence to Kong Ming'an:

"What exactly are you?"

Kong Ming'an naturally did not answer, or rather, what answered him was a sudden, dark purple bolt of lightning.

"Boom——!"

The world suddenly lost its color. A bolt of dark purple lightning, filled with pure destructive energy, tore through the sky without warning and struck the middle-aged man not far from Kong Ming'an with perfect precision.

In an instant, the middle-aged man's body was pierced and annihilated by the lightning, turning into nothingness.

But just a moment later, a blood-red phantom emerged once more from the Asura Divine Halo beside Kong Ming'an, solidifying into the middle-aged man from before.

At the same time, the God of Destruction, dressed in a dark purple robe, slowly stepped out from beside Kong Ming'an.

"Destruction! You have no sportsmanship! You even resort to sneak attacks?!"

"Shura, do you think you have the right to say that?"

The God of Destruction's cold voice resounded in all directions, filled with undisguised disgust.

Without any hesitation, dark purple lightning descended once more, crushing and annihilating the Asura's newly formed body once more.

However, in the next moment, a flash of blood appeared, and the figure of the first Asura God stubbornly re-emerged from Kong Ming'an's Asura God Ring.

With a hint of helplessness on his face, Shura complained, "Destruction, is it necessary? I just wanted to..."

"boom--!"

The form that Asura had just formed shattered once again.

Subsequently

Bloodshed rekindles

Thunder Returns

Reunion

再轰

This cycle repeated itself for a full ten minutes.

Kong Ming'an stood there, silently watching this one-sided, seemingly inhumane punishment of lightning, unsure of what expression to make.

But he was already certain in his heart that the identity of this being, who could provoke such resentment from the God of Destruction and who constantly sent projections through the connection he had established himself on the origin of the Asura God's position within his soul ring, was self-evident.

It was the original form of the first Asura God.

Finally, when the figure of the original Asura God once again materialized from the soul ring, the God of Destruction temporarily stopped.

The Asura God dusted off non-existent dust from his body, a hint of helplessness on his face, and looked at the dark purple figure not far away:

"Are you calm?"

The God of Destruction snorted coldly, offering no reply, but the terrifying pressure locking onto him eased slightly; his eyes remained icy, clearly indicating that his anger had not yet subsided.

Ignoring the Asura God beside him, the God of Destruction turned his gaze to Kong Ming'an, his tone softening slightly:

"You summoned me here because of this guy?"

"I suppose so."

"How did you find this guy?"

Kong Ming'an paused slightly, then succinctly recounted how he intercepted the Asura God's divine essence transmitted by Tang San, and how he had just sensed the First Asura God and been tracked back by it.

The God of Destruction's expression shifted slightly, his gaze towards Kong Ming'an becoming somewhat complicated, and he hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Meanwhile, the Asura God looked at Kong Ming'an with astonishment, his eyes filled with wonder as if he were examining some rare animal.

"Good heavens, is this how you steal? This isn't just stealing, it's outright robbery!"

"I really don't know if Tang San is just too useless, or if you're just too weird. No, you're weird!"

The God of Destruction interrupted his musings, his sharp gaze fixed on him: "Shura, you have long since left the realm of gods, why are you attacking my successor to the divine throne?"

The God of Asura shrugged, wearing an "I'm completely innocent" expression: "Don't wrong an innocent person, Destruction. It was this kid who suddenly looked at me from that distance first."

"As the one being spied on, it's reasonable for me to follow my senses and look back to see who it is, right?"

He pointed at Kong Ming'an, then his tone became strange again, "I really didn't expect that when I looked, I would find that someone had stolen my divine position and I couldn't get it back."

"Tsk, kid, if I had met you when I was looking for a successor back then, I wouldn't have thought twice. I would have just thrown the divine position onto you and left. You're much less troublesome than that kid Tang San."

The God of Destruction frowned, his voice deep and serious: "He is currently my successor to the divine throne."

The Asura God picked at his ear, looking completely unconcerned.

“I know, I know, but…” A roguish smile appeared on his lips, “It’s not like I haven’t tried to steal someone else’s divine successor before.”

The God of Destruction's gaze instantly became even more dangerous, but the God of Asura remained unconcerned.

His true form is far away from here; this place is just a projection with little power. He doesn't believe the God of Destruction can affect him.

Seeing the Asura God's attitude, the God of Destruction ignored him and turned to Kong Ming'an, slowly speaking:

"If you need the essence of a godhood to enhance your power, just tell me. The Godhood of Destruction was prepared for you, so why risk the Godhood of Asura?"

Kong Ming'an paused slightly, but before he could answer, the Asura God beside him burst into laughter:

"Hahaha, destruction, you just don't understand, do you? This kid doesn't care about the power that comes with godhood; what he cares about more is whether he can completely control that power."

“What you give him directly and what he takes himself are two completely different things to him. This kid isn’t as humble and polite as he seems,”

He paused, his crimson eyes fixed on Kong Ming'an with interest, and continued:

"But this kid is really strange, I just can't figure him out."

The God of Destruction shook his head, seemingly unconvinced by the God of Asura's assessment, and instead continued to question:

"Speak frankly, Shura. I don't believe you keep sending projections just out of curiosity. Such a distance must be quite taxing for you."

"If you didn't have some ulterior motive, you should have given up long ago after my repeated attacks. So, what exactly do you want?"

The Asura God paused, then slightly suppressed the joking expression on his face. He then looked at Kong Ming'an and asked softly:

"Kong Ming'an, right? The path you're cultivating now isn't the normal path of a Soul Master, is it?"

Kong Ming'an paused, slightly puzzled: "What do you mean?"

The God of Asura chuckled and pointed to the somewhat strange soul ring configuration beside Kong Ming'an.

Two silver spirit rings shimmering with data light, two seemingly normal blood-red 100,000-year spirit rings, and a dark red Asura God Ring with golden patterns wrapped around it.

"Leaving aside your two 100,000-year soul rings, your two silver-colored soul rings are almost the same as the prototype of a god. Tell me, is this the configuration that a Soul King should have under a normal Soul Master system?"

"Although you seem to be following the path of a Soul Master, you are already quite different from a normal Soul Master."

The Asura God's eyes became serious and solemn. "And this is what I want, the possibility of going a step further."

Chapter 135 Divine Positions and Divine Weapons

"The fundamental reason I left the realm of gods and traveled the universe was to seek the possibility of going further."

The Asura God raised his crimson eyes to gaze at the sky, his gaze seemingly piercing through dimensional barriers, looking towards the vast starry universe.

"God-Kings are very strong, and they are among the top beings in the universe. Even if they are not God-Kings, but only half-step God-Kings, they are qualified to rule an entire star system."

“For ordinary beings, the God-King would already be the pinnacle, but I have seen even stronger ones.”

He paused, glancing at the God of Destruction beside him.

The God of Destruction remained silent, the destructive intent surrounding him fluctuating slightly, clearly indicating that he knew who the God of Asura was referring to.

The Asura God continued speaking:

"In the traditional pantheon, once a deity is achieved, advancement almost entirely depends on the accumulation of faith power."

"To support a first-level god, it would require the support of the entire faith of a high-level plane like Douluo for a long time. To create a god-king, it would require the absolute faith of at least an entire star system!"

"But this is basically the end of the road. There is virtually no possibility of advancing above the God-King level through the power of faith."

"The power of faith forges a divine position; before becoming a first-level god, it is indeed a shortcut. It doesn't require much understanding of the fundamental rules; one only needs to continuously accumulate the power of faith to increase their strength."

“But after that,” the God of Asura sighed, “the path seemed to have been cut off. There was no systematic, clearly defined upward path, and the future of the godhood system could be seen at a glance.”

The Asura God withdrew his gaze, his eyes falling on Kong Ming'an: "If I were content with the status quo, or if I had a sense of responsibility, staying in the God Realm would be fine. But the fact is, I cannot give up the possibility of advancing further."

"Staying in the realm of gods not only means I have no chance of advancing further, but I also have to deal with numerous complicated matters every day, especially since those two, evil and good, have abandoned their duties and run away first."

"After a bunch of gods in the divine realm followed suit, choosing to relinquish their divine positions and seek opportunities in the universe, I had even less reason to stay."

"So I chose to leave the realm of gods. After all, it's much more interesting than being physically and mentally exhausted from dealing with affairs every day in the realm of gods and slowly getting moldy."

Kongming listened quietly, but his gaze flickered towards the God of Destruction beside him.

Why does it feel like the Asura God is constantly provoking the God of Destruction?

Kong Ming'an remained noncommittal to the words of the Asura God, but instead posed his question: "So you think I can help you take another step forward?"

"I just think you have that possibility."

The Asura God shook his head and said calmly, "Since I left the God Realm, I have traveled to hundreds and thousands of different planes and witnessed hundreds of cultivation systems that were born under different world rules and are completely different."