Chapter 558: Breakthrough Failure – The Collapse of the "Mighty" Tang San
At such a critical moment, running out of faith power was an absolute disaster.
The Divine Realm had existed for countless ages, and throughout history, many exceptional First Class Gods had attempted to break through their limits
To reach the Half Step God King level.
All of them failed.
However, Tang San was different.
Unlike those who only had a single First Class God Position, he possessed the Asura God Position, which granted him the strength of a God King.
This meant his path to elevating his Sea God Position was far easier than for ordinary gods.
Moreover, back when he controlled the Divine Realm Hub,
Tang San had secretly built up his worship in the lower world.
Aside from the Sea Spirit Beasts and Sea God's Descendants,
He had developed an alternative channel to harvest faith power.
Faith power had many uses:
It condensed and stabilized divine positions.
It elevated divine positions to higher tiers.
However, raising the rank of a divine position required an immense amount of faith power.
Tang San frowned deeply, his thoughts racing.
"Logically, I should be receiving more faith power each time."
"After all, Shrek Academy tirelessly promotes my greatness."
"And in the ocean, the Sea God's Descendants continue taming Sea Spirit Beasts to expand my worship."
"Yet today… my faith power is depleting?!"
Tang San's unease grew.
The eighth halo behind his head, which had begun to solidify, was now slowing down
The flow of faith power had weakened.
Tang San clenched his fists.
He refused to accept this.
Previously, when he absorbed faith power,
The eighth halo had only been an illusion
It would instantly vanish once he stopped absorbing power.
But this time
It had started to stabilize.
If he pushed through today, he could permanently solidify it
Bringing his Sea God Position to the Half Step God King level.
This was a crucial step.
It was the key to surpassing the God of Destruction.
Tang San's determination flared.
He had to make a move now,
Or his breakthrough attempt would fail.
And if he failed, he would suffer backlash
And he had no idea when he'd get another chance.
Tang San Gambles Everything
Tang San made his decision.
He activated his Asura God Position.
A bloodthirsty killing intent radiated from his body.
But he wasn't switching God Positions.
Instead, he was using the Asura God Position as a conduit
To siphon faith power from Asura worshippers and transfer it to his Sea God Position.
This method wasn't ideal.
Faith power from one divine position didn't fully convert into another.
Some would be lost in the process.
However, Tang San had no other choice.
If he succeeded,
His Sea God Position would reach Half Step God King level
A historic achievement never before accomplished by a human god.
If he could reach that point,
He could eventually push his Sea God Position to God King Level
And then…
Even the God of Destruction wouldn't be able to touch him.
Tang San smirked.
"Once I achieve dual God King status, even the God of Destruction will be beneath me!"
He felt the killing intent from the Asura God Position.
Asura God thrived on slaughter.
As long as killing existed in any world under the Divine Realm,
The Asura God would harvest the thoughts of slaughter
And convert them into pure faith power.
That was why the Asura God had so few direct worshippers,
Yet never lacked faith power.
In times of large scale war,
The amount of slaughter thoughts generated skyrocketed
Which is why Tang San never interfered when the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent.
Even Xiao Wu had been deceived.
She thought he had followed the Divine Realm's rules by not interfering.
But in truth
His real reason for allowing the continents to clash
Was to fuel the Asura God's power.
And just as he predicted,
After the great war,
Even though the fighting had ended,
The hatred and blood feuds continued.
People slaughtered each other in revenge killings
Providing him with endless faith power.
Of course, Tang San didn't want the Tang Sect to decline.
But
"Gains come with losses."
After the war,
Shrek Academy and the Three Nations didn't divide the Sun Moon Empire,
Didn't even demand war reparations.
That was because Tang San had planted a dream into the Sea God Pavilion Master's mind
Guiding them to "forgive and forget."
But his true goal
Was to set the stage for future wars.
If another continent wide war erupted,
He could reap an even greater harvest of slaughter thoughts.
And if things got too bad,
He would descend like a "merciful god"
And "save" Douluo at the last moment,
Only to repeat the cycle later.
The Douluo people were like crops of leeks.
He would cut them down…
And they would grow back
Providing him with endless faith power.
Tang San's Collapse
His strategy had always worked before.
And at first, as he siphoned Asura's faith power,
The eighth halo behind his head grew solid.
Tang San grinned in triumph.
"Just a little more…"
"God of Destruction, your end is near!"
But then
The faith power from the Asura God Position suddenly ran dry.
Tang San's smile froze.
"Even with Asura's faith power, it's still not enough?!"
"Impossible!"
"What the hell is happening in the lower world?!"
Before he could react
His eighth halo shattered.
Tang San spat blood.
His body trembled violently,
His divine light dimmed,
And even his seventh halo lost its brilliance.
His breakthrough had failed.
This was a catastrophic loss.
The Divine Realm had no precedent of gods ascending beyond their original divine rank.
Such breakthroughs were incredibly dangerous
Even for him.
And now,
ALL the faith power he had accumulated over the years
Was gone.
It was like a progress bar reaching 99%
Only to be wiped back to zero.
Tang San's fury exploded.
His face twisted into a monstrous scowl,
Breath ragged and uneven,
His entire body trembling with rage.
"What… the hell… happened?!"
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