She didn't understand—how could she have been discovered?!
Was it a God Realm Inspector? That shouldn't be possible; Little San is the Asura God, he should have cleared everything with them beforehand.
Then who was this?
When she saw it was a handsome young man with long blue-white hair, Ah Yin instinctively felt a sense of slight contempt and was about to speak.
Baili Du wasted no words. He held his index and middle fingers upright before him, and the Eye of Eternity on his forehead erupted with light. Three pure golden vertical eyes suddenly loomed over Ah Yin, dyeing her in gold as well.
[Eternal Triple-Eyed God-Slaying Seal]—an advanced version of the Asura Triple-Eyed God-Sealing Curse.
It didn't just seal divine power; it... dissipated it!
Ah Yin paled instantly: "This... my cultivation!"
The divine Life Force that Ah Yin had obtained by devouring the Douluo Plane's life energy over the past ten thousand years dissipated entirely on the spot... and Baili Du returned every bit of that power and life force to the Douluo Star.
He made these two Tang Family parasites spit out exactly what they had eaten.
Although Baili Du's current cultivation was that of a Second-Class God, he had been a genuine God King; most of his Divine Consciousness remained. Handling a Second-Class God who relied on devouring life energy was as easy as reaching for something in his pocket.
"Ugh!"
Spitting out a large mouthful of blood, Ah Yin slumped powerlessly to the ground. Her cultivation regressed to that of a Divine Officer. Her full chest heaved up and down as her beautiful green eyes glared at Baili Du with resentment.
...
Tang Wutong, your grandmother is truly much more comfortable than you!
An irrepressible, mysterious sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart.
Three days later, the "battle" concluded.
Watching Baili Du sit by the bed, neatly putting his clothes back on, Ah Yin—huddled under the covers—stared at him for a long time before gritting her teeth and spitting out a single sentence:
"I... I will never let you get away with this!!!"
A useless threat.
Baili Du looked back at her with a look of surprise.
No, what kind of character archetype is this? Mad as a demon before the act, saintly as a Buddha after?
She really has become my little aunt... wait, based on seniority, should she be my grandmother?
Tang San, oh Tang San, what should you call me the next time we meet?
How about this: we'll each have our own titles. You call me "Father," and I'll call you "Grandson San."
After these three days of "in-depth communication," Baili Du found that Ah Yin truly lived up to being the mother of the Sea God; he had fully experienced the heat and suppleness of her figure.
Regarding Ah Yin's threat, Baili Du merely gave her a wicked smile:
"Then it seems I am better than you, for I never harm a woman I've slept with."
"..."
Ah Yin bit her lip in frustration and wrapped the quilt tightly around herself, as if using it as an all-powerful defensive shield.
Truth be told, Baili Du didn't have that much hatred for Ah Yin, nor did he have such a great lust; forcing himself on her was purely to disgust that brat Tang San and sabotage his Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan.
After dressing, Baili Du's gaze fell back on Ah Yin, who was biting her red lip and trying to hide her body. He narrowed his eyes.
"Madam Tang..."
He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a raspy, magnetic hint of playfulness.
"You wouldn't want your husband and your son to find out about this, would you?"
...
Say what you will, but Elder Yi's contract is truly formidable!
Your own mother has become someone else's mole, ready to deal you a fatal blow at the most critical moment. Tang San, I wonder what you'll think when you see it?
As for Tang Hao, the freshest "green hat" gift has already been delivered. Without Ah Yin's assistance, it would take Tang Hao at least a thousand years to completely replace the Planar Will. By then, the dust will have long since settled.
After careful thought, Baili Du left Ah Yin inside the Golden Ancient Tree to continue pretending she was executing the mission to seize the Life Core.
He didn't want to control the entire Douluo Continent like Tang San did; eventually, he intended to head to the God Realm to do something big.
For now, he simply treated Ah Yin as a "tool" to nurture the Golden Tree.
Baili Du also took the opportunity to tell her the hidden truth: that Tang San was actually an "extraplanar demon" who had possessed her son. To a mother, the fact that her pride and joy had actually been taken over by an outsider long ago was undoubtedly a heavy blow.
As for what she would think or do later, Baili Du didn't care.
If you want to take down an impregnable fortress, what way is more efficient than internal collapse?
Furthermore, Elder Yi's master-servant contract was slowly altering Ah Yin's thinking. On the surface, she still looked reluctant, but in reality, she was already Baili Du's person from the inside out.
Baili Du knew very well that unless it was an absolute emergency, Tang San would not contact Ah Yin or Tang Hao for fear of exposing their presence and his Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan. Ah Yin and Tang Hao only contacted each other occasionally.
If there was any movement from Tang Hao or Tang San, Ah Yin would inform Baili Du immediately.
If Tang San upset him again when he went to the God Realm, he'd just treat Ah Yin to a "Big Sausage"...
[Perhaps there should be a transgressive metaphor here...]
Several months passed before the high-level officials of Shrek Academy noticed that the Life Force contained within the Golden Ancient Tree seemed to have grown significantly during this period.
They then realized, belatedly, that the life energy of the entire Douluo Continent had increased by several levels, and cultivation had become easier than before.
Unable to find the cause, they crudely attributed everything to the great power of the Golden Ancient Tree, and used the opportunity to promote the "mighty power of the Sea God" across the continent.
...
In the distance, the snow-capped mountains were in sight, still shrouded in mist.
On Clear Sky Peak, the Clear Sky Castle stood majestically as ever, unchanged.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Instinctively, Baili Du's hands clenched, his joints making sharp, popping sounds.
He had been here several times before, but it was never for anything good.
The first time, he had caused his teacher to be ambushed by Tang San, burning his teacher's last bit of Divine Consciousness to save him.
The last time, he had become a complete dog for the Tang Family, kneeling to offer up the dual Soul Cores that the Snow Emperor had risked everything to build for him...
It could be said that the Tang Family members he hated most, besides Tang San, were these two pieces of Tang Family Livestock.
His memories of being beaten, scolded, and framed at the Clear Sky Sect were still vivid...
He couldn't kill them—at least not yet—otherwise, it would give Tang San a legitimate excuse to interfere with the Douluo Continent.
Besides, these two pieces of livestock were high-level Divine Officer-class beasts! Once little Huo Yuhao grew up, they could be used as Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
While he couldn't kill them now, he could certainly make them suffer.
He didn't even need to spread his Divine Consciousness for detection; with just a glance, he had a complete grasp of everything in the Clear Sky Sect.
Inside Clear Sky Castle, it wasn't just the two beasts Niu Tian and Titan; even their "Little Princess" had already descended to the lower realm.
His eyes narrowed as a cold killing intent raged around him, but suddenly, Baili Du really wanted to know the answer to one question.
In that battle back then, could Zhongli Wu's death power actually have killed this daughter of the Sea God?
A Level 98 Super Douluo solo-killing the daughter of a God King! That feat would be worth far more than the Death God Envoy. If she could be killed, he wouldn't hesitate to build a massive statue for Zhongli Wu right now.
Ignoring the mist and the defensive power left by Tang San, he charged straight in.
He picked up his ledger; it was time to collect the debt!
...
In the central hall on the third floor of Clear Sky Castle, two rugged, strong figures sat opposite each other, each holding a large sea-bowl emitting a rich aroma of wine.
"Big brother! Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
Draining the fine wine in his bowl, the sturdy middle-aged man with short hair heroically wiped his mouth and grumbled: "Damn! Humans really know how to enjoy themselves. We never had this good stuff when we were brothers in the forest."
This was the Second Sect Master Tang San had left at the Clear Sky Sect—the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Titan Giant Ape, using the alias Titan.
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man with long cyan hair. Though his appearance was also rugged, he looked much more stable than the short-haired man.
This was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Sky Azure Bull Python, using the alias Niu Tian.
Niu Tian poured wine into his bowl with bleary eyes, but his voice held a hint of displeasure: "Yeah, it's so nice to enjoy life here on the Douluo Continent. Why bother going to the God Realm to work like a slave..."
BOOM!
A massive explosion accompanied by thick smoke erupted inside Clear Sky Castle. Both men jumped from their chairs in a shock, instinctively releasing their Martial Souls.
Niu Tian had six black and three red rings behind him, while Titan had seven black and two red—both top-tier configurations.
The screams of Clear Sky Sect disciples and elders echoed throughout the castle almost simultaneously. In just three seconds, a blue-white figure appeared abruptly on the third floor.
Titan snorted and was about to step forward to fight, but Niu Tian reached out to stop him.
Niu Tian was clearly more composed than Titan, looking at the person before them with great wariness.
To ignore the Clear Sky Sect's defenses and fight through to the third floor in such a short time without them even noticing—this meant the opponent's cultivation was at least equal to theirs.
And most importantly... no matter how Niu Tian concentrated his Mental Power, even mobilizing a portion of the Divine Consciousness Tang San had left in their bodies, he couldn't see the person's face clearly.
Out of caution, Niu Tian decided to speak first.
"Who might you be...? We seem to have never met. Why the hostility? If you leave now, my brother and I will not pursue this!"
The blue-white figure seemed to actually think about it seriously.
"No reason. I just want to bully you. It's that simple."
Then he took a step forward, arriving in front of Titan as if time had paused. Before they could even react, he threw a kick.
BANG!
Titan's body was like a cannonball, blasted straight out of Clear Sky Peak.
"Second Brother!"
This kick carried personal a grudge. Back when Huo Yuhao had brought the heavily injured Tang Princess to the Clear Sky Sect, Titan had kicked Huo Yuhao. That kick back then had nearly shattered Huo Yuhao's second Soul Core...
So, an eye for an eye. Baili Du's kick truly shattered the Soul Core in Titan's chest.
Then, with a backhand slap to Niu Tian's face, accompanied by flying blood and broken teeth, Niu Tian was also slapped off Clear Sky Peak.
Back then, these two had played "good cop, bad cop," leading his past self around by the nose, subjecting him to beatings, kicks, bullying, and cold words. Although his past self was the one who lost face, he still intended to settle this debt thoroughly.
As former overlords of the Soul Beasts, resurrected and promoted to divine beasts by Tang San in the God Realm, these two pieces of livestock undoubtedly had vast combat experience.
As Baili Du landed gracefully from the third floor of the castle, he saw two halos—one dark cyan and one brownish-yellow—enveloping him.
The Slowness Domain and the Gravity Domain, the specialty of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
Baili Du allowed the domains to cover him, waiting for their counterattack.
Frankly speaking, he wasn't the type of God King who specialized in physical ability. Among the fourteen God Kings of the Great God Circle, the Emotion God King was definitely at the bottom in terms of raw physical stats—perhaps only stronger than the Kindness God King Lie Yan or the Life God King Gu Yuena after she lost her Silver Dragon King bloodline.
But that was within the realm of God Kings. Below that level, his strength was despair-inducing to any First-Class God.
When fighting the God of Destruction in the Douluo God Realm, Huo Yuhao—who was a standout among First-Class Gods—had burned his Divine Consciousness and unleashed "Hao-Dong Palm: Life After Life" to its maximum. Only then, with a special spiritual attribute, did he manage a true armor-piercing effect on Destruction.
Under normal circumstances, he couldn't have even scratched a stationary God of Destruction at that time.
The same logic applied to these livestock who weren't even Second-Class Gods. Even with his cultivation sealed to the Limit Douluo level, his strength and physical toughness were still at a level they couldn't even imagine. Handling them with one hand was simply too easy.