LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 193: Subduing Tang Hao
Chapter 193: Subduing Tang Hao
"Xiao San, Xiao San..."
Suddenly, Tang San heard someone calling him repeatedly.
He turned to look at the white barrier and could confirm the voice was coming from the other side.
After hesitating for a moment, he took a step forward and walked out.
The scene changed.
Tang San had left the Slaughter Space.
He recognized this place immediately—the dim lighting and the overpowering scent of blood—it was the Hell Road.
Not far away, he saw a familiar figure: Tang Chen.
Tang Chen faced him with a smile and said, "Xiao San, congratulations on successfully completing the Hell Road trial and gaining the qualification to take the Asura God trial."
"Do I still have the qualification for the Asura God trial?" Tang San couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
Considering his current situation, he felt his life had turned into darkness.
"Why wouldn't you?"
"Didn't I tell you before? As long as you reach the end of the Hell Road and obtain the Killing God Domain, you qualify."
"But, I didn't obtain the Killing God Domain!"
"What did you say?"
Tang Chen's expression changed sharply, and in just a few steps, he was in front of Tang San, placing a hand on his body.
He wanted to see if Tang San was telling the truth.
Tang San didn't resist, allowing him to proceed.
The next moment, Tang Chen's spiritual power, a completely foreign energy, entered Tang San's body.
However, this energy quickly encountered resistance.
The killing intent within Tang San's body was provoked and retaliated!
"Ah!"
Tang Chen suddenly cried out in pain, clutching his head and retreating several steps.
"Ancestor, are you alright?"
Tang San's expression changed. He hadn't expected the killing soul condensed from so much killing intent to be so powerful that even Tang Chen couldn't touch it without harm.
This is really a disaster!
"What is that? What is it?"
"Why don't you have the power of the Asura God within you?"
"Where is the divine power?"
Tang Chen, feeling slightly better, stared at Tang San, his voice full of shock and confusion.
I wish I knew where the divine power went, Tang San thought bitterly, then answered, "This is what I gained in the Slaughter Space. It's not the Killing God Domain, but a killing soul formed from concentrated killing intent."
"A killing soul? What is that?"
"It's a soul formed from countless killing intents. You can think of it as similar to the Nine-Headed Bat King's presence in your body. They are foreign entities that constantly try to take over our bodies."
Hearing Tang San's explanation, Tang Chen was even more puzzled. "But why has the Slaughter Space changed like this? Where is the Asura God's power?"
Tang San: ...
I want to know more than you do.
"Wait, I remember now!"
Suddenly, Tang Chen's face changed, a look of realization and horror crossing his features. "Qin Xiao, it must be Qin Xiao. The changes here must be related to him."
"What do you mean? Has Qin Xiao been here too?"
Tang San's eyes widened, filled with shock.
"Yes. Qin Xiao once came here and walked the Hell Road. Do you remember the legend in the City of Slaughter?"
"Legend? The one about winning a thousand matches in a single day? Was that Qin Xiao?"
"Yes, it was him. I didn't know his name back then, but after our trip to Sea God Island, I learned he was Qin Xiao."
Tang Chen's voice was filled with complexity.
He regretted deeply.
If he had known, he would have done whatever it took to eliminate Qin Xiao early on.
But it was too late. The opportunity was gone, and Qin Xiao was no longer someone he could easily deal with.
"Indeed, the changes in the Slaughter Space must be related to Qin Xiao."
"Only he would dig traps for us everywhere."
Tang San gritted his teeth in anger.
If this wasn't Qin Xiao's doing, he would write his surname backwards.
"That scoundrel!" Tang Chen's voice was ice-cold, as if squeezed through his teeth.
His hatred for Qin Xiao grew even deeper. Even torturing Qin Xiao to death wouldn't satisfy his anger.
After a while, Tang San finally calmed down.
After all, the situation had already happened, and he could only move forward.
"Ancestor, you should calm down too. Anger won't solve anything.
Do I still have a chance?"
Tang San looked at Tang Chen expectantly.
Tang Chen, on the other hand, also calmed down gradually under Tang San's persuasion. He looked at Tang San deeply and pondered for a moment, "Whether you have a chance or not is not up to me. This matter will have to be decided by the Asura God himself."
Hearing this, Tang San felt a glimmer of hope, "Do you have a way to convince the Asura God?"
"What are you thinking..."
Tang Chen replied grumpily, "If I could convince the Asura God, I would have already asked him to kill Qin Xiao. Why would I let us suffer like this?"
Tang San was speechless.
Tang Chen turned around, "Come on, I'll take you to try."
Tang San followed closely behind.
…
### Translation:
"This is the end of the Blood River."
A giant statue, thirty to fifty meters tall, came into Tang San's view.
The statue was clad in blood-red armor, holding a blood-red long sword pointed towards the sky, exuding an extraordinary aura.
However, its face was covered with a hideous mask, which sent chills down anyone's spine with just a glance.
But this was just part of it.
The statue's lower half was submerged in the Blood River.
It was hard to imagine how tall the entire statue truly was.
Tang San estimated it to be nearly a hundred meters.
"This is the statue of the Asura God."
Tang Chen said with a complex expression.
In fact, Tang San could already guess the statue's identity without Tang Chen's explanation.
"Ancestor, what should I do?"
Tang San asked Tang Chen.
"Open your heart and don't resist. Leave the rest to me."
After saying that, Tang Chen waved his right hand. A red light shot from his hand, spanning hundreds of meters to land on the Asura God's statue.
The next moment, Tang San saw the massive statue begin to glow.
Especially the blood-red long sword, which shone brightly.
Suddenly, a beam of light burst from the blood-red long sword. Tang San instinctively wanted to dodge.
Tang Chen shouted, "Don't move."
Immediately, Tang San felt as if he were under a paralysis spell, standing still as the blood-red light enveloped him.
White, yellow, purple, black, various lights flashed alternately on Tang San's body.
"It seems Xiao San's talent is even higher than I thought. To reach the black rating so quickly, maybe he really has a chance to undertake the divine test."
Tang Chen's eyes were filled with anticipation.
At this moment, the light on Tang San changed again, turning red.
But unlike before, the light from the statue was dark red, while the light on Tang San was bright red.
This indicated that Tang San's talent was already on par with top figures like Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.
The moment of truth was here! Tang Chen clenched his fists, praying, "It must succeed."
Who knows how long it took—maybe a minute, maybe an hour—when suddenly a deafening sound jolted Tang Chen awake.
Tang San's body glowed once again, this time red mixed with gold.
Gradually, the gold increased, eventually replacing the red entirely.
"It worked! It really worked!"
"I never imagined, without the Killing God Domain, he could still gain the divine test qualification."
"It seems that as long as there's enough killing intent, it meets the Asura God's inheritance criteria."
Tang Chen was overjoyed.
Initially, he had just wanted to try, treating a dead horse as if it were alive. To his surprise, the dead horse was indeed revived.
Nine beams of light shone around Tang San before merging into his palm.
"Ancestor, does this mean I've gained the divine test qualification?"
Tang San extended his hand to Tang Chen.
Tang Chen looked and saw a striking blood-red giant sword mark in Tang San's left palm, surrounded by nine black dots.
"Yes, this is the mark of the divine test."
"Xiao San, I knew I wasn't wrong about you, and you didn't disappoint me."
Tang Chen couldn't contain his excitement, "Next, I will fully support you through the first seven tests. After that, you'll have to walk the path on your own, but the eighth and ninth tests shouldn't be a problem for you."
Tang San asked, puzzled, "Ancestor, how do you know?"
Tang Chen shook his head, "You'll understand when the time comes.
Let's start now..."
...
Two days later.
"Qin Xiao, where is this?"
Liu Erlong looked at the desolate village before them, filled with confusion.
Qin Xiao replied, "The old site of the Haotian Sect."
"This is the former Haotian Sect?"
Liu Erlong looked at the scene in disbelief, "It's so desolate!"
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, "This is just a part of it. The real Haotian Sect is up there."
As he spoke, he pointed behind the mountain village.
Liu Erlong looked in the direction he pointed and saw a sheer cliff.
As her gaze continued upward, it was obscured by thick fog, making it impossible to see how high it went.
"If the Haotian Sect is built on such a natural fortress, it makes sense," she nodded slightly.
Qin Xiao took Liu Erlong's hand, "Let's go up and take a look."
"Qin Xiao, you didn't come here just to visit the old site of the Haotian Sect, did you?"
"Of course not. I brought you here to play a game of whack-a-mole."
"Whack-a-mole?"
Liu Erlong frowned deeply.
Qin Xiao shook his head, "You'll see when we get there."
This time, he wanted to see if Tang Hao, Tang Chen, and the others were hiding here.
If possible, he planned to deal with them.
Soon, Qin Xiao and Liu Erlong arrived at the ruins of the former Haotian Sect.
"Where are the moles you mentioned?"
Liu Erlong looked around at the empty surroundings, feeling confused.
"I told you, they're hidden deep."
Qin Xiao closed his eyes and released his powerful perception, scanning the entire ruins.
Suddenly, Qin Xiao opened his eyes, fixing his gaze on a certain spot, a smile appearing on his lips.
"Did you find them?"
Liu Erlong noticed Qin Xiao's reaction and asked.
"Yes."
Qin Xiao nodded. He raised his hand, and a powerful soul force condensed into a lightning bolt, shooting out.
In the blink of an eye, it blasted a large pit in a clearing a hundred meters away.
Immediately, a figure shot up from the pit, fleeing without looking back.
"Trying to escape?"
"But can you?"
Qin Xiao's lips curled into a cold smile. He stepped forward and vanished instantly.
In an instant, he appeared above the fleeing figure. He clenched his hand, and a massive thunder hammer formed, which he swung down fiercely, striking the figure accurately.
"Boom!"
The figure fell like a meteor, crashing heavily to the ground.
The earth trembled, and dust flew everywhere.
"Qin Xiao, why are you so relentless? I've already hidden here, yet you still won't let me go?"
Tang Hao stood up, clutching his chest.
He casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glaring at Qin Xiao with hatred.
Qin Xiao simply smiled, "I had almost forgotten about you all, but Tang Chen's appearance reminded me of you. We're old friends, after all."
Tang Chen?
Tang Hao's brow furrowed deeply, cursing internally: What a disaster.
You lacked strength but still provoked this menace?
Now look, you've brought trouble upon yourself and others.
Suddenly, Tang Hao pointed at himself mockingly, "Is this how you treat old friends?"
Qin Xiao shrugged, "Isn't it normal? There's a saying, 'Old friends meet, and eyes burn with jealousy.' If I didn't treat you like this, it would be a lack of hospitality."
Old friends meet, and eyes burn with jealousy... Tang Hao's expression turned to stone.
Qin Xiao always had a way of making unreasonable things sound plausible.
"So, we can't settle this peacefully today?" Tang Hao was no pushover.
Realizing his dire situation, he prepared to fight to the death, gripping the Haotian Hammer tightly, his palms sweating.
"Of course."
Qin Xiao nodded seriously. "Today, barring any surprises, there are only two outcomes: either you are suppressed by me, or I suppress you."
Tang Hao: "..."
Is this even something a person would say?
He understood the underlying meaning of Qin Xiao's words; he didn't consider him a threat at all.
"I admit you're strong, but I'm not weak either."
"If it comes to it, we'll both perish!"
Tang Hao shouted angrily, leaping into the air.
The Haotian Hammer flashed with white light as he released the Killing God Domain.
However.
It was all in vain.
At this moment, Qin Xiao's strength far surpassed Tang Hao's.
Qin Xiao's ninth soul ring glowed, forming a suit of thunder armor around him. He chose a direct confrontation, colliding head-on with Tang Hao.
"Boom!"
Their fierce clash produced deafening thunder.
Thunder raged, white light flashed.
Liu Erlong frowned slightly, squinting, clenching her fists.
Although she knew Qin Xiao was strong, she couldn't help but worry for him.
It wasn't until she saw Tang Hao's body fall like a broken kite that she relaxed.
Undoubtedly, Qin Xiao had won.
"Thud!"
This time, as Tang Hao fell to the ground, he lay there, giving up the struggle.
He resigned himself to his fate, truly resigned.
Death was better than living in constant fear and mental torment.
(End of Chapter)
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