At this moment, the battle between Ye Wen and Tang Wulin's group had reached its peak intensity.
It must be said that the Sea God Trident was no ordinary weapon. Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused Tang San to abandon the secret techniques of the Tang Sect or even the Haotian Sect ten thousand years ago, focusing solely on mastering this trident.
Logically speaking, the wounds inflicted by Tang Wulin, a newly ascended Sea God, should have been easily healed by Ye Wen with just a small expenditure of divine power.
However, the inherently cunning Tang San had imbued the Sea God Trident with his Tier-1 God King-level divine power.
This divine energy transformed what would have been ordinary attacks into wounds that couldn't heal quickly, causing golden divine blood to continuously flow from Ye Wen's injuries.
Originally, with his superior endurance, Ye Wen could have dragged this fight out for a long time.
But the continuous loss of divine blood was steadily weakening his condition.
And as Ye Wen grew weaker, Tang Wulin and the others began to see the light of victory!
Finally, under the combined assault of the eight gods, Ye Wen's remaining divine power was no longer sufficient to sustain his invincible spatial defense.
At this moment, Tang Wulin no longer intended to persuade Ye Wen to surrender. Standing in midair, he held the dazzling Sea God Trident, channeling immense divine energy, preparing to deliver the final blow.
But in this decisive moment, Tang Wulin inherited Tang San's "righteous" nature.
"Ye Wen, you are a great sinner who defied the objective laws of historical development by forcibly unifying the three empires of the Douluo Continent, bringing sorrow and grief to countless people. Today, I, Tang Wulin, stand as a representative of all living beings to deliver divine punishment upon you!
Let your wretched life atone for the innocent souls who have perished on the Douluo Continent!"
With these words, Tang Wulin prepared to unleash the ultimate finishing move of the Sea God Trident.
The Thirteen Techniques of the Sea God—
But despite being extremely weakened, Ye Wen stood proudly on the ground, defiantly glaring at the shameless group who claimed to be righteous avengers.
At this moment, Ye Wen realized his current limits.
He also realized that his mission on the Douluo Continent had come to an end.
"Master can only do so much. The affairs of the Douluo Continent will now rest in your hands," Ye Wen thought silently.
Ye Wen had full confidence in the disciples chosen by the Seven Elemental Gods. They were undoubtedly heaven-blessed prodigies capable of inheriting their divine positions.
He only hoped that Huo Yu'er and the others would quickly ascend to godhood and step in to clean up the mess on the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, if these eight were left unchecked, the Tian Xing Federation's achievements would suffer catastrophic losses.
At this moment, Tang Wulin completed his buildup and was about to unleash the most powerful technique among the Thirteen Techniques of the Sea God—the thirteenth form, Twilight of the Sea God!
But just as Tang Wulin swung the Sea God Trident, a golden ripple suddenly erupted beneath Ye Wen's feet, forming a ten-meter-wide golden barrier. A pillar of light shot into the sky, enveloping Ye Wen within.
The collision between the Twilight of the Sea God, brimming with potent divine power, and the golden barrier shattered the surrounding earth instantly. The resulting hurricane kicked up swirling clouds of dust, resembling a sandstorm ravaging the land.
"What is this!?" Tang Wulin exclaimed in disbelief.
With the enhancement of his divine armor and super god-artifact, Tang Wulin was confident that this attack could reach the threshold of Tier-1 god-level power. Yet, it was bizarrely blocked by Ye Wen's golden barrier—a sight that completely surpassed Tang Wulin's understanding.
"Heh..."
At this moment, Ye Wen's low chuckle reached everyone's ears.
"Surprised that I could block an attack comparable to a Tier-1 god? Right?" Ye Wen raised his head, staring directly at them.
"But do you really think telling you how I did it would help you break through?
Don't be foolish. Even if I told you, what good would it do? This is my latest creation—a Level 12 divine-class soul-guided artifact!
As long as your attacks don't reach the theoretical power of a Tier-1 god, everything you throw at me now is futile!
How frustrating it must be, you mediocre brat!"
At this moment, Ye Wen openly mocked the group, as if saying, "You're nothing but worthless ants!"
The others wanted to say something, but faced with this proclaimed Level 12 divine-class soul-guided artifact, they could only marvel at the true value of the title "God of Wisdom."
After all, the Level 10 soul-guided artifacts of the Sun Moon Empire couldn't even reach the Divine Official level, while this theoretical Level 12 soul-guided artifact, capable of reaching the peak of Tier-2 gods, had utterly suppressed their strongest attack without breaking a sweat.
Tang Wulin glared at Ye Wen with clenched teeth.
He was supposed to be the son of a god, the most talented individual on the Douluo Continent, yet he was now being belittled as a mediocre failure. How could he accept this?
"Don't get cocky! Do you think we don't know that maintaining such a powerful barrier requires immense divine power? We'll just wait here until your divine power runs out, and then you'll die for sure!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wen's mocking expression grew even more pronounced.
"You still haven't figured out the true purpose of this soul-guided artifact. You truly are a talentless waste."
Tang Wulin seemed to realize something and immediately pushed his Purple Extreme Demon Eyes to its peak vastness again, studying the exposed soul-guided array patterns on the massive barrier.
Though Tang Wulin lacked innovation like Tang San, his learning ability was unquestionable.
At this moment, Tang Wulin gleaned some information about defensive soul-guided artifacts from the exposed array patterns, but more importantly, he noticed patterns related to space manipulation.
Tang Wulin suddenly understood something! His face darkened as he cursed angrily:
"Ye Wen, you despicable coward! So when you can't beat us, you just run away? You damned coward!"
At this moment, not only Ye Wen was speechless, but the gods observing the battle in the God Realm were also left dumbfounded.
Tang Wulin, do you even hear yourself?
They were eight against one, and Ye Wen nearly turned the tables on them. If it weren't for their underhanded tactics, which caused Ye Wen's injuries and subsequent weakening, would they have stood a chance?
Now that Ye Wen realized the situation was unfavorable and decided to make a strategic retreat, why are you barking like a dog?
But just as the gods were inwardly mocking him, they all sensed something and turned their gaze toward the same direction.
Meanwhile, Ye Wen, who was still on the battlefield, retracted his mocking expression, leaving only a faint smile on his lips.
But this only fueled Tang Wulin's inner rage further, making him feel as though Ye Wen was mocking his incompetence, driving him into a blind fury!
And indeed, that was exactly the case.
In his extreme emotional turmoil, Tang Wulin snarled with a contorted face:
"Ye Wen, if you dare to run now, then prepare for us to obliterate everything you've built in the Tian Xing Federation!
And as for your disciples—I won't spare a single one of them! I'll humiliate them to death, one by one!"
It was hard to imagine that these words could come from the once-kind Tang Wulin.
But this was reality.
This was the truth of a man whose pride had been shattered, filled with vengeance.
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