Douluo: I, the Sun God

After learning the content of the trial, Xu Yang did not immediately begin it. Instead, he remained seated cross-legged within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, familiarizing himself with his new power. According to Zhao Yan and Yue Jiang, he now possessed a nascent soul, a God body, and God power. Aside from lacking comprehension of laws and authority, he was essentially already a God.

Since he was already at the level of a God, then naturally, he needed to adopt the combat style of a God—no longer relying solely on soul skills, but developing his own exclusive God Skills.

Meanwhile, perhaps due to the crisis brought by Xu Yang, neither Qian Renxue nor Bibi Dong was concerned with state affairs at the moment. Both were focused on their God Trials—especially Bibi Dong, who was now undergoing her Eighth Trial.

The Rakshasa God is the god of evil thoughts. Her God power contained all the world's evil, malice, lust, hatred, killing intent, corruption, and sloth—these were all condensed within the Rakshasa God Light. A moment's carelessness could lead to corruption by evil thoughts. It was no exaggeration to say the Rakshasa God was the most difficult God to inherit.

Bibi Dong had been undergoing the Rakshasa God Trials for many years, always proceeding with extreme caution for fear of being corrupted. Now, undertaking the Eighth Trial despite lacking full confidence showed how deeply she felt the looming crisis.

In a land filled with filth and corruption, Bibi Dong sat cross-legged, her expression twisted in pain, her eyes unfocused.

"Xiaogang... Xiaogang..."

She murmured softly, her flushed cheeks revealing a seductive expression. If anyone saw her like this, they would be shocked—was this really the same cold and aloof female Pope, indifferent to men?

Clearly, within the illusion created by the Rakshasa Trial, Bibi Dong was with Yu Xiaogang.

In the Angel God Hall, Qian Renxue had already completed her Fourth Trial and was preparing for the Fifth. Compared to Bibi Dong's trials, Qian Renxue's God Trials were far easier—almost trivial.

The content of the Fifth Trial was simple: defeat the remaining five elders of Spirit Hall, one by one.

With Qian Renxue's aptitude and talent, she only needed to cultivate for a bit longer and could easily accomplish this.

...

Xu Yang quickly became familiar with his new powers. It didn't take him long—only half a year. Though he hadn't yet created a personal God skill, he could already skillfully apply the new God power within him.

"Start the Fifth Trial!"

Xu Yang's mind delved into the mark of the Asura Demon Blade between his eyebrows. Instantly, the scenery of the surrounding world changed. He found himself in a blood-red world, and the Asura God stood not far ahead, holding the Asura Demon Blade, looking at him with cold, piercing eyes.

"Your trial is simple: defeat this phantom of mine."

The Asura God's face was expressionless, as if sealed beneath a layer of frost. His gaze radiated a chilling indifference that made one's heart tremble. That bone-deep killing intent, almost tangible, surged endlessly from him, forming a crimson storm like a monstrous beast baring its fangs and lunging straight at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang immediately felt as if he were a lone boat adrift in an ocean of killing intent, utterly unable to resist. His heart was filled with shock.

He hadn't expected the Asura God phantom to be this powerful. The oppressive aura of killing intent alone made it hard for him to breathe. But Xu Yang quickly calmed himself. His God power surged, Sun power enveloped his body, and nine Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, red, red, golden-red—rose around him. His Martial Soul True Body activated directly to resist the suffocating pressure.

The Asura God phantom moved, flashing before Xu Yang like a specter. The Asura Demon Blade in its hand slashed downward, streaking with blood-red light.

Xu Yang shifted aside swiftly, and at the same moment, the Sun Sacred Blade appeared in his right hand. Condensed Sun God power clashed against the demon blade, producing a deafening clang. However, the Asura God phantom's strength was overwhelming—Xu Yang was sent flying by the shockwave. He landed, stabilized his footing, and knew he could no longer fight passively.

The blood-red space trembled violently. Xu Yang's pupils turned golden-red, burning like a great sun. The golden-red Sun Domain expanded outward, forcibly isolating the terrifying Asura Domain of the Asura God.

At the same time, he channeled his domain's power into the Sun Sacred Blade, continuously exchanging blows with the Asura Demon Blade. He also split part of his mind to observe the phantom's combat state. A lingering intuition told him this trial wasn't as straightforward as it appeared—there must be something deeper behind it.

"Asura: Infinite Shackles!"

The Asura God stepped forward. Asura God power surged outward from him like a flood, annihilating everything in its path. Strangely, the phantom didn't even bother to conceal the mechanism behind the technique.

"Could the true purpose of this phantom be to impart Asura God Skills to me?"

That thought sparked a light in Xu Yang's eyes. He no longer collided head-on as before, instead opting to maneuver and dodge. He began dedicating a large portion of his consciousness to analyzing the Asura God's techniques—learning how he applied Asura God power and translating those methods to his own Sun God power.

"Asura Domain!"

The Asura Domain exploded outward once more, enveloping Xu Yang. But now, the domain began to change. As even more Asura God power was injected, the surrounding scenery transformed into a world constructed entirely of Asura God power.

Within this small world, Xu Yang immediately felt half of his strength suppressed. In the air around him, Asura God power condensed, forming hundreds of suspended Asura God Swords, all pointed directly at him.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!…"

Hundreds of blood-red beams—like bolts of crimson lightning—shot down from the sky. In barely a thousandth of a second, they would pierce through Xu Yang completely.

"If I can't match in quality, then I'll overwhelm with quantity."

"Split! Shape!"

Xu Yang's expression was grave. Countless golden-red miniature suns flew from his body, taking form mid-air. In an instant, they condensed into countless Sun Sacred Blades, transforming into golden-red streaks of light that soared upward, clashing with the descending Asura Blades.

"Not bad. Very good."

Seeing his attack neutralized, the Asura phantom nodded in satisfaction. Once again, it raised the Asura Demon Blade and unleashed a simple, straight thrust at Xu Yang.

"Eradicate!"

"Sunblade: One Slash Kill!"

Facing this strike, Xu Yang didn't dare be careless. He immediately unleashed his strongest slash to meet it head-on.

Next, the Asura God began to demonstrate other God Skills to Xu Yang. After completing all demonstrations, the phantom's demeanor shifted. No longer with a teacher's patience, it attacked in earnest. With a single strike, Xu Yang's body was torn open—nearly split in two.

Fortunately, Xu Yang had completed his God Body transformation before undertaking the trial. The nearly fatal wound across his waist rapidly healed under the effect of Sun God power.