Chapter 68: Tang Chen Becomes a God on the Spot, Peak of a First-Level God—God of Slaughter!
Poseidon roared, her divine majesty merging with the will of the sea, transforming into an invisible giant wave, attempting to push back Yu Jingcheng's momentum.
"This is the domain of the Sea God, not a place where you can act recklessly!
Even if you are a God-King, don't even think about subduing your enemy without a fight!"
Poseidon's trident pointed at Yu Jingcheng, golden divine power boiling on the blade, the ocean power of the entire Sea God Island resonating with her, ready to unleash a thunderous strike at any moment.
However, Tang Chen didn't waste any words.
As the inheritor of the Asura God, his path was slaughter!
"Kill!"
With a roar, the Asura Demon Sword in Tang Chen's hand emitted a shrill sword cry, endless blood-red killing intent gathering into a terrifying sword beam a hundred feet long. Wherever the sword beam passed, space seemed to be torn open with dark red wounds.
This sword strike, imbued with all his killing intent and power, was aimed directly at Yu Jingcheng's brow!
However, Yu Jingcheng didn't even lift an eyelid.
"I say, Tang Chen, before you try to deal with me, at least become a god first, right?
With your current level 99 quasi-god strength, you dare to swing your sword at me? You're quite brave."
As Yu Jingcheng spoke, he casually raised his right hand, extending two slender, white fingers, and effortlessly pinched the devastating crimson sword light.
Whoosh—!
Time seemed to stand still.
The incomparably violent crimson sword light abruptly stopped three feet from his brow.
All the killing intent, all the power, was firmly locked by those two seemingly fragile fingers, unable to advance even an inch further.
He had effortlessly caught Tang Chen's full-force attack with just two fingers!
"What?!"
Tang Chen's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his heart churning with turmoil.
Although he hadn't yet become a god, he had completely refined the position of the God of Slaughter, confident that his strength had reached godhood.
But to Yu Jingcheng, he was so weak?
Was this the God-King?
"Not bad killing intent, but unfortunately, too weak,"
Yu Jingcheng commented indifferently, flicking his fingertips.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the hundred-foot-long blood-red sword light shattered like glass, dissipating into a sky full of red light.
An unparalleled force of recoil surged back through the unseen connection.
"Pfft!"
Tang Chen felt as if struck by lightning, letting out a muffled groan and staggering back seven or eight steps, each step leaving a deep footprint on the hard plaza floor. Tang Chen's hand gripping the sword was split open, blood flowing freely, his eyes filled with horror.
In just one move, the difference in skill was immediately apparent!
Poseidon, watching this, breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Yu Jingcheng didn't intend to kill them outright.
"I have no interest in your struggles."
Yu Jingcheng finally shifted his gaze from Tang Chen back to Poseidon.
"Hand over your divine positions and artifacts, and I might consider sparing you a chance to serve me."
Yu Jingcheng's words were calm, his expression indifferent.
To ask two inheritors of divine power to relinquish their positions and become his servants?
What an humiliation!
Poseidon and Tang Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing endless solemnity and… a determination to die in each other's eyes!
They were the strongest on Douluo Star, the representatives of the gods; they had their own pride and dignity.
They would rather die fighting than kneel in slavery!
Seeing the resolute look in their eyes, Yu Jingcheng shook his head somewhat boredly.
"It seems you've chosen a more painful path."
Yu Jingcheng slowly raised his hand, palm upward, and a terrifying aura, surpassing even that of gods and seemingly dominating the entire world, began to permeate the air.
"Very well, let you personally experience the gap called 'despair' between a God-King and a God."
Tang Chen and Poseidon exchanged a glance.
The next moment, Tang Chen resolutely chose to become a god!
Poseidon watched, a trace of helplessness and heartache flashing in her deep, sea-like blue eyes.
This was the only choice, yet also the most helpless one.
If it weren't for Yu Jingcheng's sudden arrival, with Tang Chen's talent and perseverance, given more time, he might have truly been able to push the inheritance of the City of Slaughter to its limit, elevating the God of Slaughter's divine position to the God-King rank.
But now, there were no "ifs."
If they didn't become gods, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to confront Yu Jingcheng!
"Yu! Jing! Cheng!"
Tang Chen roared to the heavens, his voice filled with indomitable fighting spirit and overwhelming killing intent.
Within Tang Chen's spiritual world, the Slaughter God Core, condensed from the God of Slaughter's divine position, was drawn by Tang Chen's spiritual power, erupting with dazzling blood-red light!
The Asura Demon Sword in Tang Chen's hand also emitted a mournful sword cry.
The remaining Asura divine power within it poured directly into Tang Chen's body from the sword!
Boom—!!!
A blood-red energy storm, a hundred times more violent than before, exploded outwards from Tang Chen!
In the blink of an eye, Tang Chen was enveloped in an intensely dense, impenetrable blood-red divine light.
"Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!"
It was as if billions of living beings were wailing, an endless killing intent roaring.
The nine soul bones on Tang Chen's body began to melt in this blood-red divine light, turning into liquid blood-red metal, rapidly covering his entire body.
Finally, it coalesced into a set of dark red armor covered with ferocious barbs and ancient killing runes—the Slaughter God Armor!
Simultaneously, behind Tang Chen, a colossal, towering phantom of the Clear Sky Hammer suddenly appeared. This wasn't his true spirit form, but a manifestation of his power origin!
(This is quite amusing in the original novel; the setting of the Asura Demon Sword is contradictory and contains a bug. Initially, it was said to be a reward from the Nine Trials of Asura, later it was said to have been forged from Tang Chen's spirit from the Clear Sky Hammer.)
Then, the most breathtaking scene unfolded!
Above the original nine spirit rings beneath Tang Chen's feet, the tenth spirit ring began to slowly condense!
It didn't originate from any spirit beast, but was compressed from the purest and most extreme killing intent.
It presented a deep, black hole-like crimson color, seemingly capable of devouring all light!
The Slaughter Spirit Ring!
The moment the tenth spirit ring completely solidified, all the strange phenomena instantly subsided.
The blood-red light dissipated, and a completely new Tang Chen stood between heaven and earth.
Tang Chen, clad in the armor of a killing god, wielded the supreme artifact, the Asura Demon Sword. His black hair moved without wind, each strand seemingly containing a sharpness capable of cleaving the heavens.
His eyes had turned a pure blood-red, devoid of any human emotion, containing only the cold, pure divine law of slaughter.
Peak First-Level God, God of Slaughter!
With Tang Chen's ascension to godhood, his control over the supreme artifact, the Asura Sword, reached a new level. The sword in his hand seemed to become an extension of his body; man and sword, god and weapon, were perfectly united in this moment.
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