Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

The moment the golden threads that formed the short staff entered the puppet's body, they unraveled and transformed into countless strands of golden silk. Like fungal hyphae, they grew rapidly, spreading along the puppet's meridians and soul power pathways, corroding every corner of its body and relentlessly absorbing everything. As they expanded, the golden threads released a terrifyingly lethal poison, exuding an aura of death. Within Chen Ming's body, his soul power, under the transformation of his fourth soul skill, was once again converted into pure venom.

In this life-and-death moment, Chen Ming abandoned the two ultimate forces of Ice and Fire, choosing instead to rely on the poison attribute that had accompanied him the longest as his final trump card.

Hidden within his staff, the Snow Swan Kiss bloomed under the stimulation of his soul power, amplifying the toxicity by hundreds or even thousands of times in an instant. A dense cloud of poison enveloped an area of several hundred meters, expanding visibly at an alarming speed.

Everything within the poison cloud began to dissolve under the effects of the deadly poison. Even though Chen Ming had theoretically achieved complete poison immunity, the exponentially multiplying toxin made him feel as though even his own body was being corroded.

Maximizing his Indestructible Golden Body, Chen Ming simultaneously unleashed his second soul skill.

"Art is... Explosion! Blow it up!"

BOOOM!!!

The power of his Poison Explosion had no upper limit; its potency depended entirely on the strength of the poison used. At this moment, the explosion of toxins unleashed a destructive force surpassing that of natural disasters.

The ground shattered, the sky fractured, and even space itself began to crack, revealing pitch-black voids that seemed to signal damage to the very fabric of the world.

The puppet was instantly vaporized, while Chen Ming was launched dozens of kilometers away by the sheer force of the shockwave he had created, traveling at supersonic speed. Like a meteor, he crashed into the ground, triggering an earthquake of magnitude eight.

Despite pushing his Indestructible Golden Body to its limits, Chen Ming's bones were still mostly shattered. If not for the dragon core within him, which could convert its energy into a life force to sustain him, he might have been killed outright by his soul skill.

Chen Ming had prepared for the possibility that his enemy could undergo a second or even multiple transformations. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept his Poison God Stff hidden until this critical moment—a weapon meant to catch his opponent off guard.

Enduring the pain, Chen Ming half-knelt on the ground, forcing himself to lift his head and gaze toward the site of the explosion.

Though it seemed as if his enemy had been utterly destroyed on a physical level, Chen Ming's keen eyes and spiritual senses detected a blood-red energy lingering in the air.

It was unmistakably divine will. Although the divine power within it had been depleted in the earlier battle and its vessel had been destroyed by Chen Ming's sudden outburst, this will—belonging to a higher dimension—remained intact, untouched by Chen Ming's methods.

Realizing its vessel had been obliterated, the blood-red divine will emanated a malevolent intent. Upon noticing Chen Ming kneeling on the ground and seemingly able to perceive its presence, it immediately surged into Chen Ming's body, forcibly invading his mental sea.

Within Chen Ming's spiritual sea, a colossal figure clad in blood-red armor emerged, wielding an illusory longsword. Its oppressive killing intent dyed the entire space a deep crimson.

["Human, you have disrupted my plans."]

The divine will, belonging to the God of Asura, spoke in a cold, detached voice as it surveyed Chen Ming's mental sea. Slowly, the longsword in its hand began to rise.

["As the God of Judgment, I should annihilate a variable like you, who has defied the divine realm's plans. However, as a magnanimous superior being, I am willing to show mercy."]

["If you repent and submit to my command, atone for your sins with your actions, I will not only forgive you but even allow you to ascend to godhood."]

["I have under my command a God of Slaughter, the most powerful second-tier god in the divine realm. If you choose to submit to me, I may even consider allowing you to inherit his position and become a second-tier god."]

At this, the figure formed by the God of Asura's divine will paused, lowering its sword slightly, as if granting Chen Ming a choice. ["With your talent, you surpass God of Slaughter by far. Even by the standards of your world, your abilities are extraordinary. Though the God of Slaughter is merely a second-tier god, if you pledge loyalty to me and fulfill the divine realm's commands, your talent, and my rewards will enable you to break through to the level of a first-tier god."]

["In your world, the Angel God is no more than a first-tier god in the divine realm. If you obey me, you can become as powerful as, or even surpass, the Angel God your world reveres."]

["Mortal, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you."]

Within his spiritual sea, Chen Ming condensed his image and faced the towering figure. Without hesitation, he sneered and replied mockingly:

"I don't even know who you are, and you're trying to recruit me? Why should I believe anything you say? Sure, you throw around terms like first-tier and second-tier gods, but anyone can brag. Big talk is free."

"Who knows if you're some nameless third-tier or fourth-tier god, just here to bully mortals in the lower realm? You promise I'll become a god, but why should I trust you?"

Though Chen Ming's words were harsh, the massive divine will fell silent for a moment.

The affairs of the divine realm were absolute secrets to mortals in the lower world. It was perfectly normal for them to know nothing about the divine hierarchy, let alone recognize the existence of individual gods.

Given Chen Ming's extraordinary talent—defeating a puppet empowered by both the God of Asura's and the God of Rakshasa's divine powers while still at the Soul King stage—the God of Asura, notorious for his harsh temperament, uncharacteristically offered Chen Ming an opportunity.

["I am Asura, King of Gods in the divine realm, one of the Five Great God-Kings, wielder of the power to judge all gods, and the supreme and strongest among the God-Kings."]

["My will is the will of the divine realm, and my commands are its laws!"]

["Mortal, I have given you your final chance."]

["If you kneel and admit your mistakes, you may join the divine realm in the future. But if you continue to defy the will and authority of the divine realm, you will perish here and now."]

As the God of Asura's divine will spoke, the illusory longsword in its hand began to glow with a lethal edge. Should Chen Ming show the slightest hesitation or defiance, the divine will would erase his consciousness and take over his body.

Faced with the God of Asura's final warning, Chen Ming remained silent for a moment before giving his answer.

"Kneel or die?"

"I choose neither. I want you to die!"

An invisible force erupted, and with it, a power was unleashed. In that moment, the cheat ability that had accompanied Chen Ming throughout his growth finally revealed a glimpse of its true strength.

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