"Divine Origin Realm!" Feeling the aura released by Yali, A Yin was startled.
Had she known Yali had become this powerful, she and Tang Hao would have definitely stopped Long Yeyue from provoking her.
Given their understanding of Yali, they had assumed she would, out of "guilt," hand over the Sky Piercer Spear willingly. They never expected things to develop this way.
"Hmph! Let's see what tricks you still have!" Leng Yaozhu didn't care what they thought. She was well aware of Yali's strength. With Yali around, she had no reason to worry about Xia Yi. Taking advantage of the moment A Yin struck, she turned into a streak of light, radiating a killing intent as she rapidly closed the distance to A Yin and swung her sword once more.
"Damn it, this Leng Yaozhu really wants to kill me! In that case, let's see who kills whom." Sensing Leng Yaozhu's murderous intent, A Yin no longer hesitated. With a thought, the Blue Silver Grass vines entangling the Seven Old Devils surged forward.
Under A Yin's control, the vines wrapped around the Seven Old Devils and propelled them toward Leng Yaozhu's Huangdi Sword.
"No! Senior A Yin, don't!" Realizing A Yin's actions, the Seven Old Devils turned pale with fright. Though they all possessed third-level Divine Source Realm spiritual power, they had just been gravely wounded by Gu Yue and couldn't break free from A Yin's control.
Let alone stand a chance against Leng Yaozhu.
"You were once the Shrek Seven Monsters. In that case, you should be prepared to sacrifice for Shrek. Now is your time to do just that." A Yin's expression was cold and emotionless.
The Seven Old Devils were stunned. Those words—they had once said the same thing to Yali and Long Yeyue back on Devil Island.
A Yin didn't need to do anything more. As she sent them toward Leng Yaozhu's sword, their third-level Divine Source Realm spiritual powers began to boil.
"Tang Hao, you will die a horrible death!" As they felt their spiritual power surge uncontrollably, the Seven Old Devils roared in rage.
In that moment, their hatred for Tang Hao even surpassed their hatred for A Yin.
It was Tang Hao who helped them break through to the third-level Divine Source Realm. Only now did they realize why.
Their now-boiling spiritual power had been enhanced using the power of original sin. It was unstable and on the verge of exploding.
The moment danger arose, that spiritual power ignited from within and quickly expanded—shattering their spiritual bodies almost instantly.
The Seven Old Devils only understood at the moment of death: Tang Hao had planted this trap from the start. Helping them break through was never a selfless act—it was a way to control their lives and deaths.
Now that the trap had sprung, they were powerless to stop it.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
Their spirits exploded almost simultaneously. The terrifying blasts tore at the sky itself, sending destruction in all directions. The self-detonation of beings at the third Divine Source Realm level was no less powerful than twelve-rank Godslayer Fixed-Mount Soul Guidance Artillery shells.
And this time, there were seven of them.
Even though it occurred high in the sky, if the blasts were allowed to spread, they would spell disaster for the city below.
Leng Yaozhu reacted quickly. She immediately summoned the Douluo Mark, the central control of the God Realm, to stabilize the surrounding space and contain the shockwaves from harming the city.
"Such meticulous planning… As expected of the Plane's Master." Once the explosion's aftermath had fully dissipated, Leng Yaozhu said coldly.
Thanks to the Douluo Mark, she was largely unharmed apart from some impact shock.
The Seven Old Devils were forced to self-detonate, but the lingering traces of their souls had mysteriously vanished.
Just like when Yun Ming and the others were killed by a twelve-rank Godslayer shell—their soul forces simply disappeared.
Even though Leng Yaozhu had sealed off the area with the Douluo Mark, she still couldn't prevent the soul remnants from being devoured.
Like Yun Ming before them, their soul power was consumed by the Plane's Master.
With her capabilities and the divine Douluo Mark in hand, it should have been nearly impossible for Tang Hao to steal from her under such conditions.Especially since Tang Hao was still being held at bay by Leng Yulai at that moment.
For Tang Hao to snatch those souls so effortlessly, there was only one explanation—he had tampered with the Seven Old Devils' spirits in advance.
Once they were harmed or died, their soul power would automatically be absorbed by him.
That was Tang Hao's true goal in helping them reach the third-level Divine Source Realm.
He knew that with the Leng sisters around, recovering his peak strength would be extremely difficult.
Perhaps… even impossible.
So he had set his sights on the Seven Old Devils.
It wouldn't be long before the Plane's Master Tang Hao's power surged to yet another level.
"Hmph. Do you really think absorbing the Seven Old Devils' soul power will turn the tables? I'd like to see what else you've got." Leng Yaozhu snorted. If not for the divine energy of the God Realm, she and Leng Yulai would've already eliminated Tang Hao, the so-called Plane's Master, along with his Sea God heir, Poseidon.
Let alone Tang Hao returning to his peak…
Even if Poseidon himself recovered fully—so what?
Both the Devil Empress and Lan Fozi were already aware of Poseidon's existence.
In fact, Lan Fozi had agreed to guard the sea for her.
Others might not know, but Leng Yaozhu was aware that Lan Fozi's mother, the Devil Empress, had already become a God King.
Poseidon? He couldn't stir up any real trouble.
If not for Leng Yaozhu needing to use him as part of her plan to seize divine power, the Devil Empress would've crushed the first Sea God with a single slap long ago.
The reason the Devil Empress hadn't moved against Poseidon was twofold:One, to cooperate with Leng Yaozhu's grand plan.Two, to leave Poseidon as a challenge for Lan Fozi.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale Tribe and the Sea God held an ancient blood feud—it was no exaggeration to call them mortal enemies.
The Devil Empress aimed at Tang San, the Sea God of legend.
But as for the original Sea God Poseidon, he was deliberately kept alive for Lan Fozi's first trial after becoming a god.
To become a god, Poseidon would have to reestablish contact with the God Realm and reclaim his divine position.
Once he attempted to do so, the Leng sisters could seize that opportunity to draw power from the God Realm and elevate the Douluo Plane into a divine realm itself.
That moment would also mark the rise of Lan Fozi.
Because she had promised to guard the oceans of the Douluo Plane, she couldn't ascend in the Origin of Creation. She could only wait until the Douluo Plane became a god realm.
At that point, she would face Poseidon in battle.
Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai only feared one thing—that Poseidon might suddenly use some hidden method to briefly recover his god-level strength and cause trouble.
As for a fully recovered Poseidon? They weren't worried at all.
Even if he regained his peak powers early, the Devil Empress would suppress him, saving him as the ultimate opponent for Lan Fozi to conquer when she ascended.
(End of Chapter)