Upon hearing this, Ye Wen's expression turned cold. He looked at Tang Wulin as if he were already a dead man.
"If you think you can do it, then go ahead and try, you incompetent brat who relies on others."
With those words, Ye Wen vanished completely from Tang Wulin's group along with the golden barrier.
Though it was only for an instant, Ye Wen had inadvertently revealed a glimpse of his peak power from the past. This sent shivers down Tang Wulin and his group's spines. However, it came and went so quickly that they began to doubt whether it had been a mere illusion.
At this moment, Tang Wulin clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with the bitterness of defeat.
Once again, once again! Every encounter with Ye Wen ended in the bitter taste of what should have been victory turning into sudden defeat.
Tang Wulin truly hadn't expected that Ye Wen, as a god, would not display the arrogance typical of gods but instead choose to flee—and not just any escape, but a direct teleportation to the God Realm!
Similar to how soul beasts breaking through to the 100,000-year mark would instinctively know their options—either waiting a thousand years to face their trial or transforming into human form—humans who ascended to godhood could also receive such divine revelations.
However, the world of Douluo Continent had no concept of being "welcomed" into the higher realm; gods had to ascend on their own.
Thus, while Tang Wulin had considered the possibility of Ye Wen fleeing, he never imagined he would directly escape to the God Realm. Such an interplanar super-teleportation was unheard of, even for someone like him, the son of a god!
But realizing there was nothing more they could do to Ye Wen now, Tang Wulin's eyes erupted with terrifying killing intent.
Tang Wulin grinned, his gaze filled with savagery.
"Heh heh heh, look down on me, do you?
Did you really think I wouldn't do anything to Huo Yu'er and the others?
Well then, watch from the God Realm as I crush your disciples and all the other women!"
Turning around, Tang Wulin paid no heed to the fatigue evident on the faces of those present. "Let's go. Though the most evil Ye Wen is gone, the evil nation he left behind still exists. Let's destroy it and build our new ideal country!"
Tang Wulin's tone was unusually excited because he had realized that though Ye Wen had escaped and couldn't be killed, the Douluo Continent had lost its strongest shield. It was now a playground ripe for their domination!!!
The seven exchanged glances and prepared to follow Tang Wulin to annihilate the center of the Tian Xing Federation.
However, none of them noticed that far away, nestled among the mountains, a surveillance soul-guided device was locked onto them.
"Master, thank you for your hard work."
Hidden within some unknown shelter, Ju Zi whispered softly before pressing a red button marked with crossed skulls in front of her!
Boom!!!
At this moment, a brilliant mushroom cloud rose over the Douluo Continent.
Meanwhile, under the watchful eyes of the gods, Ye Wen stepped into the God Realm's Council Chamber, where the gods had been spectating the chaos. There, he witnessed this dazzling explosion.
Ye Wen's face was pale, resembling a fragile yet exquisite piece of art. But despite facing the intimidating assembly of gods, Ye Wen showed no fear. Instead, he slightly bowed and greeted them.
"Greetings, honored seniors."
Polite and rule-abiding individuals always integrated more easily into a group than arrogant fools. The gods acknowledged this with slight nods in response.
At this moment, the voice of the God of Destruction rang out.
"Interesting young man. Could you tell me about that final explosion? If I'm not mistaken, it was likely a setup you had prepared in advance.
I understand you wanted to avoid massive civilian casualties by relocating the battlefield, but there was no need to go so far."
In the absolute safety of the God Realm, Ye Wen had no fear of offending Tang San by admitting responsibility. However, a gentle female voice spoke up at this moment.
"Destruction, can't you see he's still severely injured? Even if you want to ask questions, let him recover first."
As her words faded, a surge of divine energy, dense with life force, gently enveloped Ye Wen.
It was as if time reversed. Ye Wen's wounds began to heal rapidly, and even the cracks in his divine armor started to vanish.
Ye Wen knew this was the work of the Goddess of Life.
Even someone as composed as Ye Wen felt a twinge of guilt when dealing with such a gentle deity. This was why, back then, he had chosen exile rather than attempting to obliterate this couple by any means necessary.
After his injuries were fully healed, Ye Wen respectfully thanked the Goddess of Life before speaking.
"That's correct. I did plan it in advance.
From the very beginning, I knew the kind of enemy I was facing.
If this had been a completely fair battle, I wouldn't have resorted to such tactics. But it was obvious that it wasn't.
The enemy's power increase was simply unreasonable. Not only did they decipher my painstakingly developed Battle Armor system in a short time, but they even sent a god to assassinate two of my disciples.
By the time Tang Wulin engaged me in this battle, I already knew exactly who was behind them.
Haotian Sect, the Tang family, the Sea God position, and the glorification of Tang San, the founder of the Tang Sect, to gather faith energy.
Esteemed one, I believe my true enemy is none other than Tang San, the Sea God who ascended ten thousand years ago.
Or perhaps Tang San, the Asura God, since the Sea God position has already been passed down."
At this moment, Tang San, his hair now silver-white, had long since replaced his azure Sea God divine armor with the black-and-red Asura God attire upon his return.
There was no doubt that Ye Wen's existence was a threat to him—a death warrant, if you will.
However—
This was the God Realm.
And it was currently filled with the gods of the God Realm.
Whether out of public duty or personal restraint, Tang San couldn't make a move against Ye Wen.
The God of Destruction clearly noticed Tang San's frustration, and his smirk widened.
Unlike most idle gods in the God Realm, the God of Destruction harbored ambitions to restore the God Realm's former glory. Seeing Tang San, who had recently opposed him, humbled like this, he developed a newfound appreciation for Ye Wen's talent.
With a wave of his hand, the God of Destruction summoned a divine throne for Ye Wen, placing it before him.
"Take a seat. We'll set aside the matter of constructing your personal divine temple for now. I imagine you're curious about the aftermath on the Douluo Continent."
Ye Wen nodded gratefully and took his seat on the throne.
Notably, Ye Wen's throne did not align with those of Tier-3 gods but was instead elevated, under the God of Destruction's control, to the level of Tier-1 gods.
None of the gods present expressed resentment.
After all, this was a man who had single-handedly taken on eight opponents of equal strength!
Moreover, his potential had been acknowledged by the God of Destruction. There was no reason to offend this future powerhouse over such a trivial matter.
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