Douluo Dalu: Lucky Star

Under the leadership of the King of Slaughter, Han Li ascended to the topmost level of the tower. It was a small open-air platform from which one could almost see the entirety of the City of Slaughter, making it a decent observation deck.

"Alright, you can head down now. Make sure everyone stays quiet for me," Han Li instructed.

He glanced at the King of Slaughter, who had been sneaking glances at his left hand along the way. It wasn't hard to figure out what it was thinking. Unfortunately for it, disappointment was inevitable. Even if this wasn't part of Han Li's plan, he wasn't so generous as to give a complete divine spark to a creature he had only met a few times.

"Understood, my lord. I guarantee that no one will disturb you," replied the King of Slaughter, thumping its chest loudly in assurance.

"Mm."

Han Li responded indifferently and paid no further attention. Only then did the King of Slaughter sensibly bow and retreat.

Standing atop the platform, Han Li watched as the King of Slaughter herded the prisoners, driving them all to the residential area farthest from the platform. Only then did Han Li finally feel at ease.

Originally, he had believed that the final stage of the Law of Fate would fall on Tang Chen. However, the moment he stepped into the City of Slaughter, the last step that had been stuck suddenly and silently fused into his divine soul, bringing it to the level of mastery.

This was also one of the reasons why he had no interest in meeting Tang Chen again.

He sat quietly, as though mentally preparing himself. In truth, he was waiting—for the others' godhood ceremonies to reach their final stages. Based on their progress, three people were still missing from his side.

Just then, his brow twitched. They're here. His obedient child had sent him news—there were movements on the other three's side.

At the same time, something unusual happened in the skies above the City of Slaughter.

The originally gloomy sky began to churn. Red lightning appeared out of thin air, streaking wildly through the gray clouds. The Asura Demon Sword, which Han Li had set aside, also began to float under an invisible force, drawing in the red lightning. The lightning gathered above Han Li's head but did not descend, as though waiting for something.

Han Li did not rush to touch the Asura Demon Sword hovering above him. Instead, he gazed into the sky.

...

In two other locations on the continent, three streaks of light of different colors shot across the sky, making no effort to avoid being seen as they flew swiftly toward the City of Slaughter. Who else could they be but his three women?

On the light screen floating above the continent, even Ye Lingling, who was on Seagod Island, had just completed her advancement. The continuous sounds of the rules left the onlookers stunned.

In a single day, six deities—figures who had only existed in legend—were born on the continent. Among them, two were directly associated with the widely known Holy Son, Han Li. Based on the scenes displayed on the light screen, the other figures also seemed to be from the Spirit Hall. Such grandeur was simply awe-inspiring.

The light screen had yet to fade, sparking the imagination of many. Could there be more to come?

Now that there was movement, Han Li didn't hesitate any longer. Divine power surged around him, and two spatial gateways appeared beside him. With the entire Douluo Star as his backing, any divine power consumed was instantly replenished. At this moment, there was no need for pretense.

The three streaks of light briefly paused before crashing directly into the silver gateway in front of them. They reappeared at the platform where Han Li was located.

"Xiao Li."

Three voices sounded in his ears. Han Li smiled and nodded without saying a word.

He glanced at the three women, clicking his tongue in his heart as his eyes lit up. The situation was better than expected.

The three had already completed their inheritances, and their ascension had ended. The unique fluctuations of divine positions emanating from them were undeniable proof. However, the sounds of the rules being established had yet to echo, clearly a deliberate act.

Han Li had made other preparations just in case, but now it seemed unnecessary. If the God Realm refused to give, he would simply take it for himself.

As for Asura's schemes? Sorry, I'm taking everything. If Asura wanted to disperse the power of the rules across multiple bearers through the Deathgod Domain, that would depend on Han Li's agreement. Since it had been laid out, it wouldn't be taken back.

"Stand behind me in a moment and be ready to help," Han Li said as he glanced at the Asura Demon Sword, which was now glowing from absorbing the red lightning. His tone was calm as if he were discussing an ordinary task.

"Alright." ×3

Xui'er, Bing'er, and Yan exchanged glances, nodded, and smiled knowingly.

After they spoke, the Asura Demon Sword's rate of absorbing red lightning unexpectedly increased.

Han Li chuckled softly and floated upward, grasping the sword's hilt. A blood-red token with the character "Han" engraved on it flew out from his chest and affixed itself to the sword's blade.

At that moment, the red lightning and blood-red demonic patterns on the blade surged like a flood seeking an outlet. They poured into the token with blinding speed, and a dazzling blood-red light illuminated the entire City of Slaughter.

Below, the entire city trembled, and the blood pool in its depths surged like molten lava, colliding and crashing against itself in massive waves.

The blade quivered, and the token buzzed.

Suspended in midair, Han Li's divine armor had already emerged on his body at some point. Blood-red demonic patterns were etched onto it, giving the originally pale-red armor a more somber and murderous aura.

Beside him, two Divine Dragon Blades appeared. The fire-attributed one took the initiative to move closer, and the dragon head on its hilt seemed to come to life, greedily devouring the blood-red patterns as if saying, "More, give me more."

Another clap of thunder boomed. Han Li's eyes opened, and he looked up at the cloud layer above. Roughly 30% of the Asura demonic patterns, which resembled red lightning, remained in the sky but no longer channeled down toward him.

Through the cloud layer, he saw several pairs of eyes. The one at the center belonged to Asura, with whom he had locked eyes before.

Han Li gazed at them for a while, then suddenly smiled.

The eyes above narrowed slightly, but before they could react, the cloud layer exploded. Han Li decisively severed the connection with the God Realm's surveillance.

...

The God Realm's central hub fell into a sudden silence.

Inside the grand hall, the light screen that had been displaying the scene vanished completely. The members of the God Realm Committee remained seated in their respective positions, each with a different expression on their face.

"Did he cut us off?" Destruction's voice rang out in a rare moment of disbelief.

"What do you think?" Asura stood up, his face dark as a storm cloud.

Evil took a deep breath and waved his hand, causing the light screen to reappear before them. This time, however, it no longer showed the scene from the Douluo Continent.

On the reappeared screen, only a lone planet flickered with white light. From that image, they could see that all connections between the God Realm and the Douluo Star had been completely severed.

The worst part was that Asura's aura had significantly weakened compared to before. Although his inheritance process had not been fully completed, his divine position and the corresponding rule power had already been handed over. To recover his former strength, he would have to spend considerable time retraining.

"What do we do now?" Evil glanced at Asura, whose aura was still unstable, and then looked at the other gods. This wasn't entirely his fault. They had all agreed to this plan beforehand. None of them had expected Han Li to be capable of something like this.

"Of course, we descend directly," Destruction declared, rising to his feet. The seriousness of the situation had also exceeded his expectations. A planet with the potential to become a second God Realm could not be allowed to break free from their control—especially not when its current owner wasn't exactly friendly toward them.

"All of us together. We cannot allow another Dragon God to appear."

The super divine weapon belonging to Asura materialized directly in his hand. Since it was his divine position that had been taken, he had no qualms about reclaiming it himself.

"Follow his lead. We all go," Evil's voice echoed through the grand hall, solidifying the decision.

Five streaks of light shot toward the passage to the God Realm. However, since Han Li had completely severed the link between the God Realm and Douluo Star, even they had no choice but to travel through space to approach the planet.

This delay was precisely what Han Li needed.

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In the City of Slaughter, everyone stared dumbfounded at Han Li, who was suspended in midair.

When the cloud layer stopped churning, the three women below Han Li suddenly felt a weight lift from their bodies. It was as if something that had been restraining them had been unlocked.

At the same time, their images were projected onto the light screen in the sky above the continent. Three corresponding sounds of rule establishment rang out almost simultaneously, announcing to all living beings on the continent:

Another three deities had been born.

This time, even the City of Slaughter had its light screen projection in the sky.

"Gu Yue, together!"

Having made his choice, Han Li no longer hesitated. The next moment, his image also appeared on the light screen. He turned and shouted toward the direction of Heaven Dou City.

"ROAR!"

It seemed to be a response to his call. From the Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City, a deafening dragon roar echoed. Then, a flash of silver light burst into the sky.

A colossal silver dragon, at least a kilometer long, shot straight into the sky, taking up the other half of the light screen.

At that moment, Han Li held a purple-red rhomboid crystal in his hand. He placed it into the dragon head of the other ice-attribute dragon blade.

Then, he dove headfirst into the cloud layer, allowing the blade to madly devour the remaining red lightning-like demonic patterns.

Even with the Rakshasa core, it would be impossible to fully incorporate the rule powers of Evil and Kindness in a short time. So, he decided to add Rakshasa's power into the mix. After all, Rakshasa was one of Asura's longtime adversaries, so it wouldn't be too weak.

Besides, this wasn't the primary rule set he intended to master for his threefold ascension. It only needed to be good enough.

At this moment, the five God Kings were still en route.

Meanwhile, at another passageway to the God Realm, a figure in blue casually greeted the gatekeeper with a smile before quietly vanishing from the God Realm.