Douluo: I am the True Master

Call for reinforcements! Find someone skilled in attacks to finish him off!

The light in the sky was now reduced to just three meters. Da Ming's eyes were filled with utter despair. He was consumed by hatred.

He knew full well how powerful a newly ascended god could be. What should have been an assured victory had turned into his impending demise, all because he hadn't fully mastered the inheritance of his newfound divine position. How could he not hate this outcome?

Tang San! You had the Snake God's position—why didn't you give it to me sooner?! I'm filled with regret!

Power! I need power! Give me strength, oh Snake God!

Da Ming's mind roared frantically as he began to desperately study the divine techniques left behind in the Snake God's inheritance, hoping against hope to find salvation.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao emerged from beneath the earth. Looking at the massive, angular boulder before her, she couldn't help but smile smugly.

"Hmph, I don't know what kind of god you are, but daring to oppose us Tian Xing is a death sentence."

Though Xiao Xiao looked down on Da Ming's abilities, she didn't dare let her guard down in practice. Ye Wen had taught her to disdain her enemies in principle but to respect them tactically—never allowing negligence to lead to her downfall.

Walking over to Jiang Nannan, she saw that her good sister had merely fainted from exhaustion and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Xiao hadn't received the message Ju Zi had sent to Jiang Nannan via their communication soul device. Being ambushed like this, even with her strong willpower, left her shaken.

As for Ye Wen being able to unleash god-level power through four-character Battle Armor, Xiao Xiao wasn't surprised.

After all, the armor she currently wore was an upgraded version—a five-character Battle Armor. This treasure, further nurtured by divine power, allowed Title Douluo to unleash the strength of a Tier-3 god.

That Da Ming had been suppressed didn't surprise Xiao Xiao. After all, her own strength far surpassed his.

What puzzled Xiao Xiao was why, despite becoming a true god, Da Ming didn't possess any divine equipment to enhance his strength.

But Xiao Xiao didn't know that not every god in the Douluo God Realm was as generous as the Sea God or the Asura God.

Even the Angel God from ten thousand years ago only left such a rich inheritance because she passed it directly to her bloodline heir.

A fallen Tier-2 divine position, combined with Tang San's tightfistedness and miserly nature…

Da Ming's misfortune was simply bad luck.

The gods of the Douluo God Realm clearly understood some of these nuances. The God of Destruction, who had previously criticized Tang San for underhanded dealings, now wore a faint smirk.

The God of Destruction chuckled inwardly:

"Hmph, did you really think no one on the Douluo Continent could deal with you, oh mighty god?"

The Seven Elemental Gods had long anticipated this. After all, the value of four-character Battle Armor rivaled that of spirit bones, and its essence was on par with them.

Though they hadn't completed their final inheritance, they had already suspected that four-character Battle Armor wasn't as simple as it appeared.

However, the sight of Ye Wen using divine power to enhance five-character Battle Armor left them feeling somewhat envious. After all, Xiao Xiao and the others were their chosen inheritors, yet they hadn't bestowed divine power to modify their Battle Armor. Instead, this new god had stepped in.

It gave them an odd sense of being "NTR'd" (stolen from)…

Still, Ye Wen's ascension to godhood was now an undeniable fact. Having such a powerful figure protect their inheritors brought them a sense of pride and satisfaction—even if the seven of them weren't present in the Douluo God Realm.

At this moment, Tang San's face was dark with regret. He silently resolved to issue a divine decree upon returning to the temple, instructing Er Ming and others to quickly gather spirit bones and transform them into divine equipment.

Otherwise, what was the point of all this?!

Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao took out her communication soul device, intending to call for backup from a close-by sister who had inherited a divine position with formidable offensive capabilities.

As for Master Ye Wen—

Xiao Xiao believed these "trash" opponents didn't warrant calling in her powerful master for assistance.

But just as Xiao Xiao was scrolling through her contacts, the massive earthen sphere that had been standing quietly on the ground began to tremble.

"What's going on!?"

Xiao Xiao looked up in astonishment. She hadn't relaxed her control over the Geomantic Reversal—this was already her full effort.

What was happening now?

Xiao Xiao didn't dare to underestimate the situation. These tremors were definitely caused by Da Ming!

Judging by his strength, Xiao Xiao knew he must be an elder powerhouse. She certainly couldn't defeat him outright, but she also didn't want him to escape due to negligence.

With that in mind, Xiao Xiao quickly dialed Xu Jiujiu, the nearest inheritor of the Light God's position.

"Jiujiu, hurry and come help me! I've encountered a monster with god-level strength!"

"I've already received the message and am preparing to depart. Hold on, Xiao Xiao! I'll arrive in approximately three minutes!" Xu Jiujiu replied seriously.

"Alright! Hurry up—I feel like I can't hold on much longer!"

After ending the call, Xiao Xiao pushed the divine power of her five-character Battle Armor to its limit.

But even so, she felt that she might not be able to contain Da Ming inside.

"Damn it! After this is over, I need to speed up my divine position trials. My Title Douluo-level soul power is completely useless against freaks like this!"

Xiao Xiao raged inwardly, but despite pushing her five-character Battle Armor to its peak, cracks and gaps began to form uncontrollably on the earthen sphere.

As the soil and rocks crumbled, a ferocious snake head emerged!

And it wasn't just one—eight snake heads stretched out from the rubble!

"What the hell is this?!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed in shock.

Staring at the eight snake heads, Ye Wen was momentarily stunned. Though he had inherited the Sea God's position like Tang San, their fates were vastly different. In Ye Wen's timeline, he hadn't obtained these divine essences.

Of course, Ye Wen wouldn't care much about such "trash" divine positions.

However, upon closer inspection, Ye Wen realized that the Snake God's divine position wasn't as simple as it seemed.

Due to the existence of the Dragon God in the past, the supreme bloodlines of various soul beast lineages had been forced to submit to the Dragon God's rule.

A prime example was Ma Hongjun's inheritance of the Phoenix God—a mere Tier-2 divine position.

Of course, the reason this divine position was so weak was largely due to the damage sustained during the ancient god war, which forcibly degraded it.

Still, this spoke volumes.

Although snake-type soul beasts on the Douluo Continent were generally considered inferior variants of dragon-type soul beasts—and many snake-type martial souls evolved into pseudo-dragon forms, reinforcing this perception—the existence of ancient anomalies like the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Snake and Medusa proved that snake-type soul beasts on the continent weren't as simple as they appeared.

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