Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Qian Renxue's little face reddened, somewhat embarrassed.
After becoming a god, she had failed to deal with Tang San, a mere mortal, which was simply a tremendous humiliation.
Not only had she been severely wounded by the other party's Guanyin's Tear, she had also watched helplessly as Tang San slipped away right before her eyes.
"I really am such a failure!"
Qian Renxue murmured self-reproachfully.
If she had been able to kill Tang San in one fell swoop, perhaps the fate of Spirit Hall would not have ended up like that.
"Xiaoxue, victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."
"In this world, no one can keep winning forever."
Just as Qian Renxue was regretting her actions.
Qian Daoliu's voice suddenly came from the sky.
"Grandpa..."
Qian Renxue was delighted at first when she saw Qian Daoliu.
Then she apologized to Qian Daoliu for her failure.
"Grandpa, Xiaoxue has let down your expectations."
"I was too arrogant!"
"If I hadn't shown Tang San mercy, if I hadn't made that bet with him."
"Perhaps I wouldn't have failed."
Qian Renxue learned her lesson and took the initiative to reflect on herself.
She knew full well that now that Tang San had escaped, the next time they met he would be the Sea God.
By then, with Tang San having become a god, Qian Renxue feared it would be even harder to kill him.
"Xiaoxue, you've shouldered too much."
"Ever since you were little, you've lived far from home, and you've already done well enough."
"If you can learn a lesson from this."
"That's enough!"
Qian Daoliu did not blame Qian Renxue.
Even he himself made mistakes, let alone Qian Renxue.
Moreover, Qian Daoliu felt that even if Qian Renxue had succeeded, as long as the Asura God did not die, he would still interfere with how the situation developed.
Hearing Qian Daoliu say this, Qian Renxue felt somewhat better.
If Qian Daoliu had not comforted her.
Qian Renxue would have brooded over it for quite some time to come.
"Xiaoxue, whatever trouble comes next, Grandpa will face it together with you."
Qian Daoliu made his stance clear.
Terrifying divine might instantly spread throughout the entire imperial palace.
The burden of Spirit Hall could not be borne by Qian Renxue alone.
As Qian Daoliu finished speaking.
Ge Long seemed to have been singled out, his entire body locked onto by an invisible force.
"Make a choice!"
"Will you continue to pledge loyalty to the Heaven Dou imperial family, choosing a path to death."
"Or submit to Spirit Hall, seeking a path to survival."
Qian Daoliu looked down upon all living beings.
He gazed down from above at Ge Long and the soldiers behind him.
As a deity, his way of handling matters was naturally domineering.
Ge Long's expression changed drastically.
The looming threat of death made him break out in a cold sweat.
He had a premonition that as long as he said no right now and rejected Qian Daoliu.
The other party would immediately crush him.
Qian Daoliu's killing intent had first locked onto him, the commander of the army.
"What should I do!"
"Die heroically? Or cling ignobly to life?"
Ge Long wavered inwardly.
Logically speaking, given his status and position, he should swear loyalty to the Heaven Dou Empire unto death.
But now, Ge Long could see that the Heaven Dou imperial family was already beyond saving.
Even the Heaven Dou Empire's last prince, Xue Beng, had been personally killed by Emperor Xue Ye.
Even if he could retake the imperial palace, so what?
Could he possibly expect Xue Ke, a mere woman, to stabilize such a vast empire.
Xue Ke did not have that ability.
Ge Long knew it clearly in his heart!
"Forget it!"
"Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost."
"I, Ge Long, have already devoted more than enough of my life to Heaven Dou."
Ge Long decided to stop making a futile last stand.
He could not resist Qian Daoliu.
"I submit!"
"I only hope Your Excellency will show mercy and spare my brothers."
Ge Long sighed and put down the weapon in his hand.
He had only just finished speaking!
The pressure on his body immediately vanished.
Ge Long inwardly breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Behind him, the group of soldiers' expressions changed when they heard this.
"We're just surrendering and submitting like this?"
Some agreed with Ge Long's actions.
But some were unwilling!
In this world, there was no shortage of hot-blooded people willing to defend something to the death.
Qian Daoliu was not surprised.
The only respect he could give these people was to let them die quickly.
"Kill!"
Qian Daoliu swung his sword down.
Those who had stepped forward in opposition all died in an instant.
Ge Long was startled.
"Is this the mighty power of a god?"
"These soldiers are all the elite among elites."
"Every single one is an outstanding soldier trained by the Heaven Dou Empire."
"But for Qian Daoliu, killing these people is as easy as slaughtering chickens."
Ge Long could no longer muster even the slightest thought of defiance.
If there was no second deity on the continent capable of contending with Qian Daoliu.
Then, Spirit Hall was invincible.
Qian Daoliu subdued Ge Long with great ease.
With Ge Long's submission, it would be much easier for Qian Renxue to control the empire.
"Grandpa, you're still the amazing one."
"I've tried to recruit this Ge Long for a long time, but he always refused to budge."
Qian Renxue sincerely admired Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu had solved a major problem for her.
Ge Long had great prestige in the army.
If Ge Long kept opposing Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue would inevitably have a headache.
"Fengzhi, we're too late."
"The entire Heaven Dou Imperial Palace has already been firmly brought under Qian Renxue's control."
"She has two Titled Douluo guarding her, and our chances of rescuing Emperor Xue Ye are less than thirty percent."
"Now, Qian Daoliu has come as well."
"Ge Long has also chosen to submit to Spirit Hall."
"We can no longer change anything."
Not far from the imperial palace.
Bone Douluo took everything in.
He shook his head, a helpless look appearing on his face.
"Heaven Dou's fate has run its course!"
"Since that's the case, we can only comply as well."
Ning Fengzhi had originally wanted to get involved.
To see whether there was any chance of preventing Spirit Hall from dominating alone.
But now it seemed his idea had come to nothing.
Spirit Hall was already unstoppable.
What he needed to consider now was not continuing to oppose Spirit Hall.
But how to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan from being destroyed.
"Could it be that my mighty Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan truly has to live under another's roof and become a dog of Spirit Hall?"
Ning Fengzhi murmured.
His expression was serious one moment, conflicted the next.
[When I saw Tang San again, I never expected that he had already become the Sea God.]
[Tang San at this time posed an enormous threat to me.]
[I began a divine battle with Tang San!]
[This time, I was no longer arrogant and gave it everything I had, yet I still lost.]
[Though we were both deities, I could do nothing to Tang San.]
[I returned to Spirit Hall utterly dejected.]
[If Tang San wasn't killed, Spirit Hall could not succeed.]
[Bibi Dong proposed joining forces to deal with that little bastard Tang San!]
[For the sake of Spirit Hall, I agreed to this idea.]
[We put aside our past grievances and joined forces to surround and kill Tang San.]
[With two gods joining forces, even someone as powerful as Tang San could not reverse the situation.]
[Before long, Tang San was defeated, and he died.]
[Realizing the threat Tang San posed, I no longer showed mercy.]
[But I never expected!]
[The dead Tang San would be resurrected once again because the Asura God interfered behind the scenes.]
[The Asura God's power countered the Rakshasa God, and no matter how Bibi Dong and I joined forces, we had no way to harm Tang San.]
[Before a God King, the power of the two of us gods was far too insignificant.]
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