Immediately afterward, he calmed his mind and sensed the Asura Mark on his forehead.
Unfortunately, only a faint blood-red color remained there; the sacred aura had long since vanished.
"Alas..."
Tang Chen let out a long sigh, containing unwillingness, but mostly relief.
"The God Test, in the end, still failed."
Back then, after he passed the Eighth Asura Test, he was severely injured, which allowed that damned beast to exploit the opportunity.
Otherwise, he, Tang Chen, would have ascended to the God Position long ago!
"However, forget it." Tang Chen quickly accepted reality.
If it weren't for this mysterious heavenly screen, he would still be the puppet of that bat, a walking corpse.
The fact that he could now recover his sanity, gain a new life, fully restore his vitality, and have his cultivation soar to the Quasi-God realm was already an immense stroke of luck!
He carefully sensed the power within his body.
Although the God Test failed, preventing him from becoming a Divinity through the trial, the power he originally gained by passing the Eighth Asura Test was still present!
He could still utilize the divine force belonging to the Asura God, as well as the asura blood sword that had drunk countless amounts of blood!
"Right now, I should be considered an existence with a status similar to Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, right?"
Tang Chen muttered to himself.
No, he immediately shook his head.
"I am different from them."
Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi are the spokespersons and High Priests of their respective Divinities. Their power originates from faith and is also constrained by faith, preventing them from leaving the Hall of Worship and Sea God Island for extended periods throughout their lives.
But he, Tang Chen, was different!
The Asura God did not achieve Divinity through faith!
Furthermore, there was originally no concept of a Slaughter King in Slaughter City.
The Slaughter King only came into existence after he was Parasitized.
This meant that he, Tang Chen, was a free Quasi-God, unrestricted by any bonds!
"The heavenly screen..."
Tang Chen looked up at the golden light, and an unprecedented sharp glint burst forth in his eyes.
"The appearance of this heavenly screen might be a new opportunity for me!"
The path of the God Test was broken.
But if there were subsequent lists, and he could continue to make the list and receive rewards... "Is there a chance for me to forcefully break through that final layer of constraint and directly reach level 100 to become a Divinity?"
Once this thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed!
He clenched his fist, feeling the power strong enough to tear space apart.
"With my current cultivation, if I use the asura blood sword... below the level of Divinity, I must be the number one person!"
Quasi-God pinnacle!
"Hoo..."
Tang Chen exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and his thoughts returned to reality.
"I wonder how the Clear Sky Sect is doing after I've been missing for so long."
"It's time to go back."
Suddenly, he thought of something, and a faint smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.
"If I recall correctly, there seems to be a young fellow who also carried the Clear Sky Hammer and passed the Hell Road of Slaughter City."
"If nothing unexpected happened, that should be Hao'er."
"That boy should now be the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect."
The thought of his kin made Tang Chen somewhat impatient.
However... there was no need to rush.
He raised his head again.
"The heavenly screen's ranking list has not finished being announced yet."
"Even my Clear Sky Hammer, after being suffused with divine force, barely managed to rank fifth."
"So, what kind of heaven-defying Spirit of what quality ranks above it?"
Tang Chen's eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Qian family's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, Bo Saixi's Sea God Martial Soul... these must be two of them."
"But, where are the other two?"
He decided to finish watching the ranking list first.
Conveniently, during this time, he should also properly sort out the chaotic memories in his mind caused by the Parasite.
Just as Tang Chen was pondering, and while the Spirit Masters across the continent were still immersed in the huge storm of his return, the golden light of the heavenly screen shone once again!
[martial soul ranking, Fourth Place: Seraphim]
[Holder: Qian Renxue (Spirit Hall/Heaven Dou Empire)]
[Evaluation: God-level all-rounder Spirit, the ultimate judge of holiness and flame, the embodiment of Divinity, possessing absolute restraint and purification power over all evil and dark attributes. It is a natural reserve Divinity.]
(Note: The Seraphim only possesses two attributes: holiness and flame. The light attribute is contained within the holy attribute.)
[Reward: spirit power increased by seven levels, the age of all spirit rings increased by ten thousand years, one god-bestowed spirit ring, one 100,000-year Holy Light Judgment Six-Wing (external Spirit Bone), Ultimate Fire]
(Note: There is no concept of 'Ultimate' for the holy attribute, or it is inherently Ultimate.)
When this ranking appeared, the entire continent fell into a state of stunned disbelief even stranger than when Tang Chen appeared earlier.
"Qian Renxue?"
"Who is that?"
"The surname is Qian... Could it be someone from the Spirit Hall's Angel lineage? But I haven't heard of anyone named Qian Renxue in this generation!"
"Wait a minute! Look at her affiliated organizations!"
"Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou Empire?!"
What does this mean?
How could one person belong to two organizations simultaneously?
A single thought appeared in everyone's minds.
Undercover agent!
...Heaven Dou Empire.
Imperial family.
Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing and the others beside him looked at the small text before them, their expressions exceedingly grim!
"Investigate for me! Who exactly is this Qian Renxue!" Emperor Xue Ye roared.
The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, needless to say, must belong to the Qian family lineage.
In other words, their Heaven Dou Empire was infiltrated a long time ago!
Right at this moment, a beam of golden light shot toward the direction of the Crown Prince's Mansion.
"The Crown Prince!"
Emperor Xue Ye's face was extremely gloomy: "How could it be the Crown Prince!"
Prince Xue Xing, standing nearby, showed a look of understanding and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I actually had doubts about the deaths of the Second and Third Princes several years ago, so I secretly had Xue Beng pretend to be a dissolute rake and had Dugu Bo protect him."
"After all, think about it: the Second and Third Princes both died from poisoning. Who would be the ultimate beneficiary of all this?"
"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you last saw Xue Qinghe use his Spirit?"
This final sentence immediately enlightened Emperor Xue Ye.
He had seen the Crown Prince release his Spirit, but... he had never seen him use a Spirit Ability!
What an incredibly sophisticated method of disguise it must be to camouflage one's own Spirit as the inherited Spirit of the Heaven Dou Imperial family!
"If that's the case! Why didn't you say anything before!" Emperor Xue Ye glared at Prince Xue Xing.
Prince Xue Xing wore a helpless expression: "Big Brother, even if I had told you before, you might not have believed me. After all, Xue Beng acts like a dissolute rake, and Xue Qinghe has absolutely no blemishes on his political record; you would definitely favor Xue Qinghe more."
Emperor Xue Ye let out a long breath: "Now, immediately lead the Imperial Guards to the Crown Prince's Mansion!"
"Yes!" Prince Xue Xing agreed.
Inside the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Qian Renxue bathed in the light of the heavenly screen and reverted to her original appearance...
(End of Chapter)
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