Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 872 Stabbed by Shura

However, the moment the Asura God approached, the tip of the Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Halberd transformed into an energy state once again. Then, that energy form changed and expanded, eventually covering the entire super artifact.

The Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd, ignoring defense, pierced through the Asura God's Asura Domain!

Although Unpredictable Storm is known as the ultimate control skill, it has a weakness: "delay." As long as those who are not bound by those light circles, or if they are blasted away in time, it can be avoided.

This Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd also has a similar weakness; it is an invincible super artifact in close combat. Only by getting close and hitting it can its "Abyss" characteristic be triggered—which is why Qian Renxue chose to sacrifice herself to nail the remnant soul of the Dragon God to her own body and then "perish together with him."

The energized Heavenly Sacred Abyss Halberd pierced directly through the Asura Domain, striking the Asura God the instant he lunged forward. This was completely beyond the Asura God's expectations, as he was unfamiliar with the Heavenly Sacred Abyss Halberd, believing it to be something evolved from the Trident of the Sea God.

In his mind, this super artifact must have been something Tang San deliberately left behind, which attracted Poseidon, the sea god, to pull it out, and then he possessed Poseidon's body.

Poseidon's madness and explosion, as well as his subsequent use of hidden weapons, were all due to Tang San's possession of his body.

At this moment, the scene was like two old friends reuniting, and as they embraced, one of them plunged a sharp blade into the other's chest, then, while crying and saying something sentimental, twisted the hilt of the blade so that it could shatter the other's heart.

Tang San, who was now largely unable to speak, obviously used a simpler method, casually stabbing the Asura God with his halberd.

"Ugh—"

The Asura God stared in shock. He never imagined that his God-King Domain would be broken so easily, and that even his divine armor would be so vulnerable before this energy-form super artifact. He had clearly sensed the power of this super artifact in their previous encounters.

"If that person continues to live, then we will all surely die without a burial place in the future." Tang San's voice appeared in the ears of the God of Asura, sounding like the sound of gaps in armor rubbing against each other.

It was clearly a cacophony of metallic sounds, but the Asura God understood it. He coughed up a mouthful of dark red divine blood, then turned his head and saw the empty armor, and in the "eye sockets" of the armor, a pair of eyes that were still shimmering, as if they were shedding tears.

"She's here! She's come to see me! She's come to see you!"

The sound of the armor rubbing together was harsh, but the Asura God heard fear in that sound.

No, that wasn't fear, that was despair, the kind of despair that persists in one's consciousness even after death, a despair that one instinctively falls into even after countless reincarnations.

"Don't scare yourself." Shura God quickly said. He was really good to Tang San. Even at this moment, he did not forget to comfort him, completely forgetting about Poseidon, the original owner of this armor.

"No, you don't understand... I can't escape. She's... a demon!"

"Who exactly is that person...?" the Asura God asked with difficulty.

"Who...is she?" Tang San's eyes seemed to be confused for a moment, then he asked himself the same question.

The God of Asura was now really anxious and about to jump up and down. Damn it, he was finally about to find out the name of the mastermind behind it all, and now this guy was acting crazy. How was he supposed to get revenge for him if he didn't tell him?

He was now certain that Tang San was most likely going to die. Perhaps there was hope, perhaps not. But regardless, he desperately wanted to know who was behind it all. He had no doubt that the manipulator was coldly watching them, but instead of playing these puppet-manipulation tricks, why didn't you just show yourself and let me see who it was? You've made Tang San die twice already, so if you're so powerful, why don't you come down here and confront me personally?

Although he had a name in his heart, and only that name could simultaneously evoke such murderous intent towards him, Poseidon, and Tang San, he didn't believe it; he dared not believe it.

Because he had heard of that person's madness before his death. More than ten thousand years ago, when Poseidon pulled Tang San out of the dimensional barrier, he saw that person's eyes. They were lifeless and indifferent, but deep within them was a hysterical madness.

But that name is dead! It died completely along with the Dragon God's soul!

He knew how powerful the Dragon God's soul was, so how could someone possibly survive after pulling the Dragon God's soul along with them in a self-destruction?

Suddenly, Tang San's eyes dimmed completely within Poseidon's divine armor, only to be filled with light once more.

Upon seeing the Asura God, the once gleaming eyes instantly transformed into a shifty, cunning expression. Then, the Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd in his hand twisted, and the energy-form halberd tip truly began to stir within the Asura God's body.

This time, he really felt a burning sensation inside his body. It was as if hot air was blowing in front of him. He felt as if his internal organs were burning. One moment it was intense heat, and the next it was icy cold. The pain was excruciating.

The halberd tip seemed to have grown into his body, and he felt unable to break free. Even when he tried with all his might to grasp the halberd handle and pull it out, he couldn't. Those invisible flames had fused the halberd tip with his body! Scorching hot as a gust of wind.

Is this what it feels like to be manipulated by others? The Asura God roared in his heart.

But a cold laugh seemed to echo in his mind, chilling him to the bone.

The scorching heat and extreme cold were destroying his body and soul respectively. He sensed something, but couldn't grasp it. This was even more unbearable than "simply being a manipulated and ignorant person," because an ignorant person will never know that they are being manipulated.

At this moment, he clearly knew that the other party was manipulating things in the dark, and he could even sense the other party's presence. However, he was powerless to resist!

The flames within his body seemed to explode, as if the soul of a fire queen was cursing him. The Asura God could even sense a trace of familiarity within those flames, but he couldn't make out the queen's appearance; he only felt a sense of déjà vu.

The platinum-colored, seemingly slender and tiny figure flashed through his mind, yet it resembled a furious monarch.

The monarch manipulated them at will, out of their sight. Tang San and his divine armor continued to wield the Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd, the armor on his left arm still swinging, striking the Asura God. The Asura God gradually lost his mind and began to retaliate.

He suddenly understood why Tang San said that. Even now, with only this wisp of fragmented memory or divine consciousness imprisoned in the divine armor, he would tremble with fear because that demon was too terrifying.

The reason why demons are terrifying may not be because of their power, but because they are like fate, inescapable! Therefore, they will surely die without a burial place!

"Get out!"

The Asura God finally flew into a rage. He was a God King, a God King who had existed since ancient times or even longer. Wherever he went, he would definitely be the center of attention. How could he possibly sit idly by and wait for his death?

The Asura God was enraged; his eyes turned blood red, and a chilling red light enveloped his body. He roared and unleashed his power, causing the Asura Domain around him to explode, releasing boundless killing intent that shattered the Sea God's divine armor once more!

His eyes were bloodshot, completely disregarding the super artifact still embedded in his body, he wanted to find Tang San's wisp of consciousness. He had lost his mind, like a wild beast.

Even if it's just to search Tang San's remnant soul, he still has to find where Qian Renxue is right now!

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