Among the several people who arrived subsequently, the one leading was impressively Xie Huanyue, who had disappeared for a long time.
However, what made the other partners even more curious were the four women accompanying Xie Huanyue.
One of them was naturally Xie Huanyue's wife, the Eighteenth Princess of the Dou Ling Empire, Xue Zili. As for the other three women, everyone had naturally seen them before—the former Princess of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiujiu; the former Princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, Wei Na; and the former Princess of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianzhen.
Good heavens, did this fatty kidnap all the major princesses and bring them to his own home?
Just as the partners' imaginations were running wild, the several princesses each summoned their own martial souls, converging towards Xie Huanyue's body.
"Fatty, what are you..." Huo Yuhao was just about to ask a question but was interrupted by a look from Xie Huanyue.
"Young Master Huo, leave the first match here to me." Xie Huanyue grinned. His smile was very infectious, making one involuntarily want to believe him.
With that, he directly stood in front of everyone.
"Who is this person?" Tang San felt the aura on Xie Huanyue that was only at the True God level, and couldn't help but ask Dai Yuhao beside him.
"He looks a bit familiar..." Dai Yuhao shook his head. Even as the number one in divine sense in the Great Divine Realm, he couldn't connect the current Xie Huanyue with that big fat kid from the past no matter what.
"He is neither the God of Kindness, the God of Evil, nor the Asura God. Are they planning to send a passerby up to test us?" Tang San laughed coldly: "Today I will teach them a good lesson. What it means for a lion to use its full strength even when hunting a rabbit!"
"Wulin, you go first!"
"Yes, Father." The God of Destruction, Tang Wulin, had just absorbed a large amount of the origin divine power from the God of Destruction and was brimming with self-confidence. He stamped his foot fiercely, and accompanied by an explosive sound, his entire person practically smashed onto the temporarily constructed stage.
Boom!
The faces of everyone present twitched wildly. That was an arena constructed from mental power! For him to be able to stomp on it so loudly clearly showed just how exaggerated this person's physical strength was.
One must know, even though Tang Wulin had already passed the Golden Dragon King bloodline to his son, the Golden Dragon King bloodline had already forged him. The loss of the bloodline would not change the fact that his physical body had been supremely strengthened.
In most frontal combat situations, Tang Wulin was undoubtedly superior to Tang San and Dai Yuhao.
On the other side, Xie Huanyue also moved. Only, it wasn't him himself, but those four princesses.
Star Crown, Sun, Swan, Snow Lotus—the inherited martial souls of the royal families of the four great empires gathered on Xie Huanyue one after another—
To be precise, they converged onto his seventh soul ring.
His aura disappeared almost in an instant.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump...
A heartbeat like drumbeats resounded through the entire starry sky the next moment. Xie Huanyue's entire person could be described as having a sudden change in art style. His body moved about unscrupulously, looking completely illogical.
"What kind of martial soul is this?" Seeing this scene, even Tang San became interested and couldn't help but ask Dai Yuhao beside him.
"I... Father-in-law, I don't know either..." Dai Yuhao just wanted to cry right now. In his era, did such a bizarre martial soul really appear?
In the very next moment, Xie Huanyue also playfully jumped onto the stage. However, at this time he was completely lacking proper form, laughing and joking, his body changing randomly like a slime.
On the other side, Tang Wulin stood proudly on the arena, his blue-silver robe fluttering in the wind. The Super Divine Tool he held tightly in his hand, the Scepter of Destruction, emitted a profound and soul-stirring light.
This Super Divine Tool was naturally inherited from the God of Destruction. It contained a terrifying power sufficient to destroy everything. Every slight vibration caused ripples in the surrounding space, as if it could be torn apart at any moment by the destruction intent it contained.
"Hey, that blue-haired guy over there, you look pretty tough!" Xie Huanyue shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice echoed freely in the vast space, carrying an innate, indescribable boldness and free-spiritedness.
"I am Xie Huanyue, the Overlord of the Douluo Continent."
It was as if what he was facing right now was not a life-and-death battle, but a thrilling and exciting adventure.
Tang Wulin's expression was serious, his look stern. He said coldly: "This is a life-and-death struggle. Bring out your full strength." His voice was deep, and accompanied by waves of overlapping fluctuations, it echoed in space.
"Xie Huanyue? How could it be him?" Dai Yuhao was slightly dazed. He couldn't connect the man before him with that big fat kid in his memory no matter what.
"Then, let the game officially begin." Tang San raised the Trident and struck it against the void, smiling confidently.
With his order, this life-and-death showdown that crossed time and space and decided the fate of two universes officially kicked off.
Xie Huanyue launched an attack first. His body seemed to have been endowed with the exaggerated elements of a fairy tale picture book, twisting and deforming in a way that completely defied common sense and was unimaginably bizarre.
The next second, his arms extended several times in an instant like golden lightning, carrying blazing golden light. Like golden pythons with independent consciousness, they lunged fiercely towards Tang Wulin with the force of a thunderbolt.
This attack, fusing the terrifying power of the Sun God Apollo form, was so fast it exceeded the limits of human vision; its strength was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Wherever it passed, space rippled violently like fragile glass, as if it would be torn apart by this powerful force at any moment.
Tang Wulin, however, behaved exceptionally calmly, without any panic. He gently waved the Scepter of Destruction. In an instant, the destructive energy in the universe seemed to hear the master's call, converging madly at an astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, these destructive energies intertwined together, forming an indestructible defensive barrier. Xie Huanyue's attack struck heavily upon it with a world-destroying momentum. Under the impact of this powerful force, the barrier immediately twisted and deformed, emitting a creaking sound.
"Hehe, can you block it?" Not only was Xie Huanyue not the least bit discouraged, but the light of excitement in his eyes flashed even brighter.
Following immediately after, all the deities present saw that the defensive barrier constructed from destructive energy seemed to turn into rubber, being thoroughly punched and dented inwards.
Tang Wulin's expression changed slightly. As he pulled back and retreated, he saw that his destruction barrier was actually forcefully assimilated by Xie Huanyue's fist, wrapping around his fist and continuing to smash towards him.
Xie Huanyue pushed his feet hard against the ground. Like a golden meteor with a long golden tail flame, he rushed towards Tang Wulin at a speed exceeding the speed of light.
At the same time, his body continuously changed forms in the air. Sometimes he transformed into an indomitable giant, the muscles on his body as hard as steel, every quiver of his muscles seeming to contain endless power; sometimes his body rapidly extended and retracted like a spring, launching round after round of attacks towards Tang Wulin with a bizarre rhythm and angle.
Every transformation was accompanied by an oppressive feeling so powerful it suffocated people, as if all the elements were being toyed with under his bizarre abilities.
Tang Wulin's eyes sharpened. Like a cheetah in the cold night, he keenly sensed the terrifying power of this strike. His figure flashed and disappeared instantly from his spot, easily dodging Xie Huanyue's attack relying on the mobility of his Six-Word Battle Armor.
At the same time, he swung the Scepter of Destruction. A black energy pillar, carrying the terrifying aura of destroying everything, shot out from the tip of the scepter. Like a black lightning dragon, it shot towards Xie Huanyue with bared fangs and brandished claws.
That was Destruction Divine Thunder. Wherever it passed, space was completely torn apart, forming black rifts one after another, as if they were entrances leading to an endless dark abyss.
Xie Huanyue nimbly twisted his body in the air, skillfully dodging the energy pillar's attack at an extreme angle that humans could hardly achieve. He laughed loudly and said: "Haha, it's not that easy to hit me!"
As he spoke, the golden light around his body flared up, and a sun halo emerged behind his back. A powerful wave of golden air, like a surging tsunami, swept towards Tang Wulin.
This wave of air contained endless heat and powerful impact force. Wherever it reached, many surrounding things were affected by this air wave, and the matter on their surfaces began to melt and evaporate.
"What can mere high temperatures do to me? Even within stars, I have swum freely!" Tang Wulin did not use the Scepter of Destruction again, but chose to meet him head-on. Terrifying power flowed throughout his entire body as he fought fiercely with Xie Huanyue.
In the fierce clash, Tang Wulin suddenly felt that the rhythm of Xie Huanyue's attacks was continuously undergoing wondrous changes, and he couldn't help but be shocked. Even relying on his years of combat experience and keen intuition, he had no way to counter Xie Huanyue's completely unconstrained moves.
Xie Huanyue laughed loudly. His body spun rapidly in the air, and the golden light erupted like a supernova, spreading madly in all directions with him as the center.
"What an absurd ability..." Tang San frowned slightly. Tang Wulin's opponent was clearly not even a deity, yet could rely on bizarre abilities to exchange blows with a God King.
Not just Tang San, even Huo Yuhao's companions were surprised by Xie Huanyue's abilities. In front of Xie Huanyue, Tang Wulin's powerful physical abilities possessed almost no advantage.
More importantly, the destruction intent as the God King of Destruction actually couldn't affect Xie Huanyue in the slightest.
"Thump thump thump!" Xie Huanyue's heart beat faster. As that drumbeat-like heartbeat sounded, the surrounding space seemed to be infected by his power, and golden rifts began to appear. These rifts were like living things, rapidly spreading towards Tang Wulin.
The appearance of each rift was accompanied by a strong spatial fluctuation, as if the structure of the entire universe had undergone distortion and deformation under the effect of this power.
This feeling was just like when he faced his senior brother A Ruheng back then.
Tang Wulin knew well that the opponent's abilities were bizarre. He had to quickly retreat backward while simultaneously swinging the Scepter of Destruction, preparing to use the ultimate skill he once used to run rampant across the Douluo Continent.
"This guy's ability is truly unreasonable!" Tang Wulin secretly marveled in his heart. But he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating. Instead, he raised the Scepter of Destruction high, and a powerful destructive force rapidly converged at the tip of the scepter. This destructive force was like the chaotic power at the birth of the universe, dark and mysterious, seemingly able to swallow everything.
"Storm of Destruction!" Tang Wulin swung the scepter in his hand. With the Scepter of Destruction as the center, a black storm rapidly formed. The storm contained countless destructive forces. These destructive forces were like sharp blades, ruthlessly tearing apart space wherever they went.
The black storm collided with Xie Huanyue's golden light, emitting blinding rays of light. The entire space seemed to be distorted by the clash of these two forces. The energy fluctuations in the storm were like surging ocean waves, wave after wave, continuously impacting Xie Huanyue's golden light, attempting to swallow it completely.
Seeing this scene, an unprecedentedly serious expression appeared on Xie Huanyue's face.
He clenched his fists, and the golden light around his body skyrocketed again, like a superstar about to erupt. His every movement seemed to drive the power of the entire universe; his every breath seemed to cause the universe to resonate. He charged fiercely into that black storm, his golden light acting like a giant golden dragon shuttling and impacting through the storm.
Everyone saw Xie Huanyue's body shuttling freely through the storm. Every punch carried golden light, dispersing Tang Wulin's destructive force bit by bit. Fiery fighting will burned in his eyes, as if declaring to Tang Wulin: "Your destructive power cannot defeat me!"
Amidst the interweaving of the storm and light, Xie Huanyue gradually gained the upper hand relying on the powerful strength of the Sun God Apollo form.
His body was like a ghost, shuttling freely in the storm, each attack accurately hitting the weak points of Tang Wulin's defense. His fists carried golden light, like golden cannonballs continuously impacting Tang Wulin's battle armor. Tang Wulin's destructive force was gradually weakened under Xie Huanyue's attacks, and the black storm also began to show signs of dissipating.
Tang Wulin's face was also as pale as paper right now. This self-created Dragon Emperor Forbidden Law consumed a massive amount of energy from him, and his body had reached its limit.
But he knew that in this life-and-death struggle, he could not hold anything back. He gritted his teeth and once again increased his power output into the Scepter of Destruction, his hands trembling slightly due to excessive exertion.
"Xie Huanyue, take my strongest strike! Dragon Emperor Forbidden Law: Forbid the Universe, Dragon Emperor's Annihilation!" Tang Wulin exhausted all the strength in his body, pointing the Scepter of Destruction at Xie Huanyue. An incomparably massive black light pillar shot out from the tip of the scepter.
The light pillar contained endless destruction intent, as if to destroy the entire universe. Wherever this black light pillar passed, everything was turned into nothingness. Space and time lost their meaning in the face of this power.
Feeling the mortal threat from Tang Wulin's strike, there was no trace of fear in Xie Huanyue's eyes. Instead, an even more fiery battle will burned within them.
"Sorry, I promised my brother, I cannot fall here!" Xie Huanyue roared. The Star Crown crowned him. The golden light around his body converged into a massive lotus shape, which then hatched into a massive golden sun.
This golden sun emitted endless light and heat. Then, carrying this golden sun, he charged towards that black light pillar with all his might. Wrapped in the golden sun, his body seemed unstoppable by anything.
The golden sun and the black light pillar collided together, emitting a fluctuation sufficient to make the entire starry sky tremble.
Powerful energy fluctuations spread outwards, forming massive energy ripples one after another. Countless meteorites turned to dust under this power, and many wormholes twisted and collapsed under the impact of this power.
It could be seen that both parties in the battle were blown backward at the very first moment.
Tang San merely glanced at it: "It's basically over. Wulin's divine power is abundant. The opponent is just holding on desperately by relying on crooked and evil methods."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew angry glares from Huo Yuhao's companions.
In the arena, just as Tang San said, Xie Huanyue's entire body was dried up, like a scrawny old man. Opposite him, Tang Wulin stood up leaning on the Scepter of Destruction, looking at his opponent coldly.
"Overdrawn?" Tang Wulin patted the dust off his body, his gaze sweeping over Xie Huanyue, his voice devoid of the slightest pity.
"Rest assured, Father and Brother-in-law will not hurt you. We just want the timeline to return to its right track." Tang Wulin guided patiently: "You are also an important character in Brother-in-law's era. Erasing you does not bring us any benefit."
"Hehe..." Xie Huanyue gave a tragic laugh: "If we really return to the original historical trajectory, everything I have, and everyone's experiences will be erased... Who would be willing?"
As he spoke, Xie Huanyue placed his fist on the ground once again.
"Sound forth... the drumbeats of the heart—"
Seeing the other party putting his life on the line, Tang Wulin frowned slightly. "Hey, you'll die, you know."
"At this point... would I still fear death?"
With the acceleration of his heartbeat, Xie Huanyue's body gradually returned to normal, and his form rapidly changed back to its previous appearance.