Chapter 559: Damn Xuanzi and Zhongli Wu!
Tang San clenched his fists tightly, the sound of bones grinding together echoing in the divine hall.
One misstep, and everything was lost.
His entire accumulation over thousands of years had been wiped clean.
The progress he had painstakingly built up for millennia had been reduced to nothing in an instant.
This was a crushing blow.
He had spent countless divine years harvesting faith power, and just as he was about to break through
He failed at the final moment.
Everything he had worked for all gone.
Tang San's face darkened.
"Something must have gone wrong in my Douluo Continent."
"Logically, the faith power I harvested today should have been enough to push my Sea God position to the Half Step God King level."
"Even I can't keep an eye on every little thing happening in the lower world at all times."
He exhaled deeply.
Losing control over the Divine Realm Hub and being suppressed by Destruction had greatly weakened his grip over Douluo Continent.
But no matter what, he had to find out why his faith power had decreased.
His eyes narrowed coldly.
He waved his hand, and waves surged
A mirror of pure Sea God divine power materialized before him.
The vast ocean appeared in the reflection, with countless Sea Spirit Beasts swimming through the waters.
As the Sea God, his primary source of faith power came from the Sea Spirit Beasts.
If there was an issue there, then it was only natural that his faith power intake had dropped.
Tang San began investigating the faith levels of his Sea Spirit Beasts.
Moments later, his brows furrowed deeply.
"The Sea Spirit Beasts seem fine… so the problem lies with the humans of Douluo?"
"Their faith in me has diminished… so my faith power intake has dropped… and that's why I failed at the final moment?"
Tang San's expression darkened further.
He refused to believe it.
"I saved the Douluo people from the horrors of the Spirit Hall, protecting them from its grasp… They owe me an eternal debt!"
"This gratitude should span generations, not fade within a mere thousand years!"
"For some Douluo people to abandon their faith in me so quickly… something is definitely wrong."
His anger boiled over.
Tang San gritted his teeth.
He had to get to the bottom of why these fools had forsaken their faith.
Xuanzi and Zhongli Wu Two Idiots!
Moments later, Tang San completed his investigation.
His face turned as black as storm clouds.
The real reason for his faith power decline was now clear:
The massacre of Shrek Academy students' families had devastated Shrek's reputation.
Shrek Academy's fall from grace had caused his own image to suffer.
Those whose faith wasn't fanatically strong had abandoned him entirely.
Tang San's eyes burned with fury.
"Damn that Xuanzi!"
"Damn that Zhongli Wu!"
"If it weren't for them, my faith power intake today would have been enough for my Sea God position to reach Half Step God King!"
"How can Shrek Academy have such a brain dead elder?!"
"How can the Holy Spirit Cult have such an incompetent cult master?!"
Tang San snarled through gritted teeth.
Xuanzi's sheer stupidity was unforgivable.
His so called "strategies" were a complete disaster.
If not for his blundering schemes, the massacre of Shrek students' families wouldn't have happened.
As for Zhongli Wu
Tang San was infuriated by his weakness.
The Holy Spirit Cult should have slaughtered far more people.
But instead, they had held back
Meaning not enough killing took place to generate enough "slaughter thoughts" for faith power.
If Zhongli Wu had gone on an all out massacre, then:
Even if Tang San lost some believers,
He would have gained a surge of slaughter faith power,
And his breakthrough wouldn't have failed.
Tang San's fury deepened.
"If that fool had killed more, I could have reached Half Step God King!"
"The consequences of his actions could have been dealt with later!"
"But instead, I've lost everything I worked for!"
A New Plan to Restore His Faith Power
Tang San took a deep breath.
"I need to resolve the faith power issue immediately."
"Fixing Shrek Academy's reputation will take time, but I need faith power now."
His mind raced.
In the future, when the Sun Moon Empire launched its war across Douluo,
He would descend as a savior.
He would "rescue" Shrek Academy.
He would rewrite history to erase this humiliation.
He would use this opportunity to restore his faith power.
However, that was a long term plan.
It wouldn't solve his immediate crisis.
Tang San's gaze sharpened.
"I need to find a way to make Douluo Continent gather faith power for me."
Da Ming and Er Ming? Useless.
The Sea God's Descendants? Busy handling the Sea Spirit Beasts.
Shrek Academy? A disaster waiting to happen.
Suddenly
Tang San's eyes lit up.
"That's it… I'll restart the Asura God Trials!"
He didn't need to pick a true successor.
He just needed a few useful tools.
Under the name of the Asura God Trials,
He could:
Grant selected candidates some divine power.
Have them work for him.
Use them to harvest faith power.
This would also allow him to distance himself from Shrek Academy.
If Shrek Academy did something good,
It would be because they followed his teachings.
If Shrek Academy failed,
It would be because they strayed from his legacy.
How would he sell this plan?
By making his Asura Trial candidates attack the Holy Spirit Cult.
After all, everyone hated the Holy Spirit Cult.
By hunting down evil Soul Masters,
His Asura Chosen would be hailed as heroes.
He would regain his lost faith power.
Of course
As the Holy Spirit Cult's secret supreme leader,
Tang San couldn't let them be wiped out.
He still needed them.
So, he would:
Handpick some cult members to serve as "villains".
Sacrifice them to make his "heroes" look good.
This way:
He could restore his faith power.
He could regain his influence over Douluo Continent.
He could salvage his Sea God's reputation.
Tang San's lips curled into a twisted smile.
"Everything will go according to my will."
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