Chapter 313. Asura God, is this your final destination? (Part 1)
"Titan, don't you hate Tang San and Tang Hao for killing you without hesitation because of the Divine Trial?" Qian Xunji asked curiously.
"Hmph, Qian thief, since I have already acknowledged my master, if my master wants this old servant to die, this old servant has no choice but to die. How dare I have any complaints? On the contrary, it is you who set up this conspiracy and sowed discord between us, master and servant. You deserve to die a thousand deaths." Titan said with eyes blazing with rage.
"Hehehe, seeing how loyal you are, I, Qian Xunji, am relieved!" Qian Xunji laughed: "Did you see that? That Asura God has already been hung up by me. I have control over your master's Divine Trial. Your greatest hope rests on me. If I let him pass this Divine Trial, he will pass. If I don't let him pass, he won't pass. So I ask you, I deserve to die a thousand deaths. Who will punish me?"
Titan: "."
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, Titan also realized the predicament of his master and the others, and was immediately filled with grief.
The next moment, a wisp of black flame danced on Qian Xunji's other palm.
Titan couldn't feel its temperature, but he felt a deep-seated fear of it.
On the other side, the Asura God also sensed it. Seeing this ball of black flame, the Asura God felt a sudden, inexplicable fear.
"What...what is this?" the Asura God asked in terror.
"It's alright to introduce it to you," Qian Xunji said, pointing to the terrifyingly burning flame. "This fire has the power to incinerate everything. I only need to designate a concept, and this fire will burn around that concept until it is destroyed."
Qian Xunji patiently explained the function of this black flame to the Asura God and Titan: "Why do I say a concept? Because this fire can burn wood, water, life, and even tangible things like flames. But that's not all. Spirit, soul, faith, and many other concepts can all be burned and destroyed by it!"
"I can control this black fire. It can make it take ten million years to burn a piece of wood, or it can burn a piece of wood in an instant. Of course, my strength is not yet sufficient to control this fire enough to burn a God-King in one go," Qian Xunji said. "But once this fire touches a certain God-King, it will never go out until that God-King is burned to death."
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, the Asura God couldn't help but shudder. A certain God-King? Wasn't that referring to me, the Asura God?
"Of course, that's not the most terrifying part." Qian Xunji took out a flammable object and demonstrated to them, within the flames, the process of constant destruction and creation under the burning of this eternal flame of destruction.
"This burning fire can burn away what is about to be burned, and at the same time, it can create something from what is about to be burned, placing it in a cycle of destruction and creation. Imagine a living person, consumed by lust, whose only thought is to die as soon as possible. But ordinary fire will kill a person, while this fire will not. It can burn a person to death, or it can keep that person forever in a cycle of constant burning and destruction, rebirth from the ashes, and burning and destruction."
"Tell me, isn't that interesting?" Qian Xunji said with a wicked smile.
Asura God: "."
Titan: "."
"W-What do you want to do?" Titan asked in fear.
"Titan, you old dog are in luck." Qian Xunji separated a small flame from the Eternal Flame Source and said to Titan, "You will be the first to enjoy the blessing of the Eternal Flame at the End."
"No, no, no!" Titan, who was still loyal to his master and willing to give his life for him, finally felt fear at this moment.
"You can't refuse." Qian Xunji directly threw the small flame into Titan's soul source.
Instantly, the small flame burned with Titan's soul source as its fuel.
"Ugh, ahhhhhhh—"
The pain of being burned was a thousand times worse than being slowly sliced to death. Titan let out a chilling, shrill scream.
At this moment, Titan wanted to die. No, he was already dead. He wished for his soul to be destroyed forever rather than suffer this pain.
Under the gentle fire, Titan's soul source was about to be completely burned away. His consciousness finally reached the edge of collapse. Titan finally thought that he was about to disappear completely, that the pain was over.
However, the next moment, the Eternal Flame of the End, which had been burning his soul, began to nourish his soul body. Amidst the agonizing pain of being bathed in flames, Titan's soul body was gradually restored. Once Titan's soul body was fully recovered, the Eternal Flame of the End began to burn him to death again. "Ugh, ahh..."
"Qian Xunji, please destroy me!"
"Destroy you?" Qian Xunji looked at Titan, who was constantly being annihilated and reborn within the black flames, and said, "That's impossible. Your fate will burn forever and ever with the Eternal Flame of the End!"
"No, no, Qian Xunji, let me go! I no longer pledge allegiance to Tang Hao. I am willing to pledge allegiance to you forever!" Titan pleaded desperately.
Qian Xunji said, "I, Qian Xunji, don't need a dog like you. From the moment you connected with Tang San, your sins were already pronounced. Enjoy it."
On the other side, Qian Xunji looked at the hanging Asura God, whose face also showed a look of terror.
"W-what do you want to do!" The Asura God, who had been arrogant and fearless in the God Realm Committee, was now afraid.
"Asura, don't worry, I don't plan to burn you yet," Qian Xunji said.
Hearing this, the Asura God breathed a sigh of relief. However, Qian Xunji's next words made the Asura God feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"I'll at least squeeze every last drop of divine power out of you before I set you ablaze."
"No, you can't do this! I'm the president of the God Realm Committee, you can't treat me like this!" the Asura God cried out in panic.
"You're the president of the God Realm Committee? You're still tied up here by me, Qian Xunji." Qian Xunji sneered. "Asura God, remember this: Tang San is a sinner. Anyone who helps Tang San will meet their ultimate fate in this flame."
"This is also your final destination," Qian Xunji said, pointing to the blazing Eternal Flame of the End.
Qian Xunji had bluntly revealed his purpose: he wanted to drain all of your cultivation before burning you to ashes.
If it were death or destruction, the Asura God could still accept it, but seeing the Titan trapped in that eternal flame of annihilation, unable to live or die, filled him with terror.
The Asura God realized he couldn't sit idly by any longer; he had to break free from Qian Xunji's control, escape back to the God Realm, and join forces with the God Realm Committee to punish this tyrant, Qian Xunji, for any hope he might have.
[Asura God's Fear +1,000,000]
[Asura God's Fear +1,000,000]
When Qian Xunji received this message, he immediately smiled. To have frightened a fearless god to this extent gave Qian Xunji a great sense of accomplishment.
"Asura God, keep being afraid! I'm not in a hurry to destroy you!"
Destroying the Titan would provide Qian Xunji with a continuous source of emotional points, but he had more important things to do next.
That was to cultivate to the level of a God-King in one fell swoop, and then refine the Dragon God's origin and divine essence.
Gu Yuena, Tang San's daughter-in-law whom he had schemed for 20,000 years to finally win over, and Tang Wulin's wife, Qian Xunji licked his lips, activated the advanced spacetime meditation chamber, and went inside to cultivate his divine power.
As for the divine test on the Asura God's side, Qian Xunji completely left it to the divine core to operate on its own.
Meanwhile, after Bibi Dong temporarily took over the management of the Spirit Hall from Qian Xunji, the Douluo Continent entered a peaceful era.
The various forces were unsure of Bibi Dong's true personality; if she were a tyrant like Qian Xunji, who could tolerate her?
Fortunately, the alliance had someone who understood Bibi Dong: Yu Xiaogang!
At the secret meeting of the allied forces,
Dai Tianfeng asked, "National Preceptor of the Heavenly Dou Kingdom, could you share with us your experience with Bibi Dong?"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang straightened his back and said, "Of course."
Then Yu Xiaogang began to recount his relationship with Bibi Dong.
Hearing that Yu Xiaogang, a mere level 29 "trash," had so easily won over the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Dai Tianfeng and the others found it unbelievable.
"Just that simple?" the Star Luo Empire officer asked incredulously.
"It's not that simple. After all, Bibi Dong has met many men in the Spirit Hall, and in the end, I can't explain why she chose me," Yu Xiaogang said, glancing expectantly at Xue Qinghe beside him.
"I think it's your charm, Grand Preceptor, that deeply attracted Bibi Dong," Xue Qinghe added.
Yu Xiaogang smiled shyly and said, "Your Majesty, you flatter me."
Dai Tianfeng couldn't help but roll his eyes, then said, "Qian Xunji has disappeared. It might be related to the angelic phenomenon at the Spirit Hall not long ago. Now that Bibi Dong is in power at the Spirit Hall, such a naive woman in this position is quite an opportunity."
An officer from the Star Luo Empire said, "Indeed, it's an opportunity to take down those kingdoms and duchies in the Star Luo region that have defected to the Spirit Hall."
Dai Tianfeng said to Xue Qinghe, "Your Majesty Xue Qinghe, on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I request that you send troops to help us subdue these kingdoms and duchies and cut off the Spirit Hall's claws before Tang San returns."
Xue Qinghe nodded and said, "Of course. I will send our most powerful military god, Lord Cao Mengde, to help you quell the internal strife in the Star Luo Empire." Dai Tianfeng said, "That's acceptable."
Since the decision to send troops had been made, the Spirit Hall's actions became something that all parties had to consider.
Although the Spirit Hall hasn't openly established diplomatic relations with these kingdoms and duchies, everyone present knows that these forces, in order to break free from the Star Luo Empire's control, have long since sided with the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall cannot allow these forces to fall into its hands.
"After leaving Shuiyun Pass, the Spirit Hall entered the territory of the West Duchy. Through the West Duchy, the Spirit Hall has established connections with various kingdoms and duchies. Therefore, our first target is the West Duchy, thereby severing the Spirit Hall's ties with these kingdoms and duchies. Then, with overwhelming force, we can wipe out the other forces, leaving only two political entities on the continent. The longer this war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for us; we need a blitzkrieg," Ning Fengzhi said.
"We can use strategic deception to send our troops to the border region, then launch a surprise attack, destroying these countries as quickly as possible," Cao Cao stated his strategy.
"How do we carry out this strategic deception?" Dai Tianfeng asked.
(End of this chapter)