Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 244 Destruction: If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Sea God, return the power over the ocean!
While Xu Tianxi and his entourage were on their long voyage.

The realm of gods, the temple of destruction.

The God of Destruction, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes shooting out a three-zhang-long purple-black light. He muttered to himself, "That person's destructive aura has suddenly become so much stronger. Has he awakened?"

With a gentle stroke of his finger, a water mirror appeared before him, revealing the scene of Xu Tianxi fully awakening the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, unleashing his self-fusion martial soul technique, and fighting the Demonic Tiger Whale King to the point of one death and one serious injury.

The God of Destruction sensed him remotely through the destructive mark he had left on him, and realized that he seemed to have awakened a new martial soul. Although the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon was not awakened innately, Xu Tianxi's own foundation was strong, and he had nurtured it in every way. After the weak bloodline was fully activated, it was even stronger than Xu Tianran's innate awakening.

It's a pity he didn't want to pass on the throne; otherwise, this person would have been a god-king.

Not satisfied with just watching, the God of Destruction's eyes narrowed, and he made a decision: "Time Reversal!"

He is not a time-based deity, but he has gained some understanding of time over the long years. He can use the mark of destruction as a medium, employing god-king-level authority and top-tier god-king strength to cross the gap between planes and trace everything that happened to Xu Tianxi.

Ordinary non-time-based god-kings are not to be associated with, they have no leash for identification, and they can't even find the chosen one of the plane's destiny.

Soon, the entire process of Xu Tianxi's earth-shattering battle with the Demon Orca King at sea, his unleashing of his potential at the critical moment of life and death, and his subsequent use of this newly unleashed potential to fight the Demon Orca King to the death and serious injury of one, gradually emerged.

Rewinding time further, the 48 days of grueling training unfolded before our eyes.

After reading it, the God of Destruction nodded slightly, then frowned: "At this age, he can unleash the strength of the ninth level of the plane on the sea. He is really suitable to be the Sea God. It's a pity that the position of the Sea God is not something I can decide... Wait, why does the sea in this Douluo plane give me such a strange feeling?"

"The feeling of being independent, as if it were not under the control of the plane's lord, yet a continuous stream of sea spirit beast faith surged into the God Realm... Wouldn't this cause an imbalance in the plane's environment or even the depletion of its energy? What is that bastard Sea God doing? Has he stolen control of the ocean in the Douluo Plane?!"

While pondering, the God of Destruction cursed Tang San for doing something inhuman, and at the same time stretched out his finger, increasing the intensity of the destruction mark on Xu Tianxi's body.

At the same time, neither Xu Xiaoyun nor Kong Deming, who had intervened to save the people, noticed that a faint purple aura swept across hundreds of nautical miles around the battlefield, cutting off the secrets of heaven.

"There's no reason for you, Tang San, to steal the person I've set my sights on. But I'm getting more and more curious about what you're up to... The Douluo Continent is where you were born, and you're willing to do such a cruel thing to gain faith and increase your strength."

Having severed the sea's senses, the God of Destruction muttered to himself, a deep sense of dread and rage rising in his eyes.

Previously, he had been wondering whether Tang San's repeated claims of sensing a great crisis in the God Realm were true, but now he no longer believed it at all.

The ocean occupies more than 70% of the territory of the Douluo plane. In order to gain the faith of the sea spirit beasts, Tang San did not hesitate to seize their control. The plane master who only has control over the land cannot mobilize enough energy to maintain the cycle, and will inevitably continue to weaken or even run out of energy.

The God of Destruction sensed it clearly: the Lord of the Douluo Plane ten thousand years ago possessed the strength of a top-tier first-level god, capable of supporting the four god-level powerhouses—Asura, Sea God, Rakshasa, and Angel—in a battle at the peak of their divine positions. Now, however, he was far weaker than before. Let alone a battle between three first-level gods and a God King, a battle between just two first-level gods would be enough to overwhelm him.

In another ten thousand years, they will probably only be able to barely reach the second level of godhood. In less than twenty thousand years, a plane will collapse, and all living beings will be completely wiped out. In the god realm, that would only take forty or fifty years.

As for where this lost power went... it's obvious that some neighbor next door did something inhuman and absorbed it all.

"This matter has had a very bad impact. I must file a complaint against him at the Divine Realm Committee. I don't believe you can still deny something of this magnitude!"

Having made up his mind, the God of Destruction took out the Scepter of Destruction, and his imposing voice resounded throughout the divine realm.

"I, in my destruction, request a meeting of the Divine Realm Committee. I invite the Gods of Life, Goodness, Evil, and... the Sea God, to prepare for the meeting!"

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In the Sea God Temple, Tang San, the Sea God who was holding the Sea God Trident and enjoying the continuous offerings of faith from the lower realm, frowned and reluctantly got up to leave.

As he walked, he kept wondering what new tricks that old bastard, the God of Destruction, was up to now.

Upon entering the gates of the God Realm Committee, Tang San discovered that he was the last to arrive. The Goddess of Life, Ji Dong, and Lie Yan had already arrived and were looking at something with the God of Destruction.

After he entered, the three gods looked up at him in unison, their gazes becoming very complicated.

The Goddess of Life looked very unwell, her eyes no longer as kind as before; Ji Dong sighed deeply, breaking the silence:

"Poseidon, please explain yourself. Although I have seen the truth, I still can't believe that you would do such a terrible thing."

Lieyan nodded in agreement: "Yes, Sea God, you should explain this properly and return control of the sea in the Douluo Plane to the Plane Master. Please don't exploit the power of the Douluo Plane anymore."

Tang San:"???"

What does this mean?! They're actually asking him to return control of the most precious and powerful ocean? Isn't this like cutting off one of his arms?
The God of Destruction looked up, a cold sneer appearing beneath his hood, and said menacingly:
"Sea God! If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place! You owe the Douluo Plane far too much. Why don't you hurry up and return the energy you stole from it? Do you want to deplete the energy of the Douluo Plane and cause all living beings to perish?!"

Tang San looked astonished: "..."

You know what, I actually want his energy to run out. If it doesn't run out, how can my grand plan of ten thousand years succeed, how can I harvest faith forever? As for the living beings dying for thousands of years, it doesn't matter, as long as a few are resurrected at the last moment...

But how did you find out about something so important?!

The Goddess of Life's expression was extremely solemn. Her true form was the Tree of Life in the God Realm, and no one understood better than her the consequences of the plane's lord's energy being depleted. She stared intently at the Sea God and said firmly, "This time, I will definitely stand with Xiao Zi. Sea God, you must return control of the sea in the Douluo Plane to the sea; otherwise, the devastation of life will not be far off."

The God of Destruction was inexplicably pleased to hear this. Little Green, you finally stopped abstaining from voting...

Ji Dong and Lie Yan, who came from a lower plane, also felt this way and chimed in, "That's right, Sea God. This time, our opinion is the same as that of the two God Kings, Destruction and Life. The duty of our God Realm Committee is to maintain the balance between the God Realm and its subordinate planes, and we must never actively destroy the planes."

It was a rare sight for the four gods on the Divine Realm Committee to share the same opinion. Tang San's own opinion was now meaningless.

Tang San stared at the four bastards who had forced him to hand over the power over the sea, silently thinking, "You're all ready to die," but forced a smile and waved his hand, saying:
"You've misunderstood. I don't know why this happened either. Maybe it's because I stayed on the mainland for so long that the sea naturally took me for its master. It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. How could I do something so heinous? Haha..."

"Crack~!"

The God of Destruction slammed his fist on the table, his gaze chilling as he said, “Whether you intentionally seized the plane’s energy or you were so stupid as to ignore this after Old Asura and Poseidon told you these common-sense rules, now, immediately, connect to the Douluo plane and return the authority over the ocean to the plane’s lord!”

"You have seized energy from the Douluo Continent for a full ten thousand years, which is far less than it was ten thousand years ago. You know how many people have been secretly harmed by this!"

"Back then, you shattered the positions of the Angel and the Rakshasa in the lower realm, causing the absence of a first-level god in the God Realm. There's no need to bring up those old matters again. Now you want to seize the power of the Douluo Plane. What price do you think you should pay?!"

Tang San's face immediately turned astonished. "Destruction, what do you mean by this?"

The God of Destruction chuckled coldly, pointed at Tang San and said, "You have made such a big mistake that I believe you are no longer suitable to take charge of the God Realm's central hub alone. Hand over the God Realm's central hub!"
From this day forward, you are forbidden from absorbing even a single trace of faith from the ocean of the Douluo plane. You must give the plane time to recover!

Tang San's face immediately darkened, and he coldly refused, "The central hub of the God Realm was entrusted to me by the older generation of benevolent and evil God Kings. How can I hand it over? Do you want me to disobey their entrustment?"

Destruction sneered, "Times have changed. I know those two old friends better than you do. Although they are unreliable, if they knew that you had done such a despicable thing as stealing even the energy of your own homeland, they would never let you take charge of the central hub of the God Realm!"

"Who knows if you'll do it again after the first time, using the divine realm's central authority for your own personal gain?"

"Besides, I never said I wanted to take control. You hand over the central hub of the God Realm, and the five of us can take control together, or we can take turns! In short, I absolutely cannot let you take control alone again!"

The Goddess of Life hesitated for a moment, then said, "I agree with Xiao Zi's opinion."

What Poseidon did was extremely damaging; if it was intentional, it was evil; if it was unintentional, it was foolish.

In contrast, the goddess of life hoped he was just a fool lacking common sense, and only hoped that he could calm down for a while and improve himself. They didn't say they wanted to completely strip the sea god of his authority.

Ji Dong and Lie Yan exchanged glances, and Ji Dong said, "I agree with the God of Destruction's opinion. Lie Yan abstains."

In the five-person meeting, three agreed and one abstained, rendering Tang San's opinion meaningless once again; it was clear to everyone that Lie Yan's abstention was to save face for Tang San.

Upon hearing this, a flash of immense anger crossed Tang San's face, but it vanished in an instant. He stared intently at the God of Destruction and said, word by word:

"You've longed for the central authority of the divine realm for a long time, haven't you? How long have you been waiting for this opportunity?"

The God of Destruction laughed heartily and readily admitted:
"Of course, I have long been dissatisfied with a junior like you being able to control the central hub of the God Realm. But if you hadn't made such a big mistake and been caught by me, no one would have opposed you. You brought this on yourself."

After making that disparaging remark, the God of Destruction's expression turned somber, and he reminded him:

"Alright, the voting results are in. Aren't you going to hand over the central authority of the God Realm? If you don't, it will be considered that you are opposing the God Realm Committee. The four of us, and even all the gods in the God Realm, have an obligation to take you down and forcibly implement the committee's resolution."

As the voice faded, the God of Destruction unleashed a destructive light far exceeding that of Xu Tianxi, and the three gods of life did not stop it.

"You~!"

Tang San was furious and wanted to give the God of Destruction a good beating right now, but reason told him that even if he risked his life, he couldn't possibly be a match for this old man. At most, he could only seriously injure him.

"A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan; a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Enough... Destruction! I'll make sure you never get to be reborn!"

Slightly biting his gums, Tang San forced a smile, tossed out a key-shaped object, and said:
"I, Tang San, have never been one to covet power. It would be wonderful if you were willing to relieve me of my burdens."

He turned around and was about to leave the Divine Realm Committee when he said from afar, "But I must remind you, Destruction, never act recklessly for your own selfish reasons and plunge the Divine Realm into peril. You cannot bear the consequences."

The God of Destruction smiled leisurely and said, "No need to remind me. My thoughts are all for the public good. If anything goes wrong, I will atone with my death. As for you... Hmph, a sinner who almost destroyed his own homeland is not qualified to remind us."

"Quickly return the ocean authority and sever your connection with the ocean. We will all be watching you. Out of respect for Old Asura and Poseidon, I do not wish to suppress you personally."

Tang San nearly stomped the ground in anger, gritting his teeth as he squeezed out a few words: "Of course I will carry out the resolution of the God Realm Committee!"

"Hehe, that's for the best."

(End of this chapter)