Chapter 784: Restraint After Restraint

Back in the God Realm, when Tang San's cultivation was equal to his opponents, no God King could break free from Unpredictable Storm in under ten seconds. And right now, in spite of the difference in cultivation, even a powerhouse like the White Tiger Demon Emperor could be trapped by Unpredictable Storm for at least three seconds.

At this moment, if it were a battle to the death, three seconds would be more than enough for Tang San to unleash an all-out attack, regardless of the price he had to pay for it. Severely injuring an Emperor was not out of the question.

Moreover, he had Mei Gongzi by his side. She was already a Great Demon King, and her connection with the Asura Sword had reached a new level. With both of them possessing the sword intent of the Asura Sword, if they joined forces—Tang San restraining the opponent’s movement with Unpredictable Storm and Mei Gongzi attacking with the Asura Sword—even Emperors would struggle. Against someone like the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, who was the weakest of all Emperors, they could in fact aim for the kill. This was the source of Tang San’s confidence.

Caught in Unpredictable Storm, the White Tiger Demon Emperor once again felt that helpless, painful sensation. It was an agonizing feeling, yet he had no way to escape.

Since there was no immediate follow-up attack this time, the White Tiger Demon Emperor managed to struggle free after four seconds and launched another assault.

Tang San naturally couldn’t block the White Tiger Demon Emperor’s attack, and this time, the Emperor used fifty percent of his power against him.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The Golden Armor shattered in multiple places, and blood streaks appeared across his skin. But that was all. Before Mei Gongzi's startled cry had even finished, the blood streaks disappeared, and the Golden Armor began to repair itself rapidly. Tang San acted as if nothing had happened, and he really was mostly unaffected. Moreover, since he hadn’t used a powerful follow-up technique this time, his divine consciousness wasn’t as depleted, and he could use Unpredictable Storm again soon after. The White Tiger Demon Emperor once more felt helpless and frustrated.

What the hell...

While the White Tiger Demon Emperor was both frustrated and overwhelmed, the shock in his heart grew stronger. He still believed that if he unleashed his full power, he could kill Tang San. However, Tang San’s technique was simply too formidable. If he got the chance to make the first move, he could indeed trap an Emperor. Moreover, the White Tiger Demon Emperor sensed that if Tang San went all out with his attacks, he could indeed injure him.

Back when Tang San faced the Tenebrous Demon Emperor, he had been certainly intimidating, but causing real damage would have required him to actually lay down his life. Even Unpredictable Storm had drained all of his power; how could he have the energy for a follow-up?

But now, he was far from his former self, and he was truly capable of injuring even the strongest. Moreover, the White Tiger Demon Emperor was well aware that Tang San hadn't fully unleashed his bloodline powers. For instance, he hadn’t used that yin-yang bloodline power at all. He seemed to be holding back, but the White Tiger Demon Emperor knew that was not actually the case. It wasn’t that using that power was detrimental to Tang San; it was simply that he had chosen to fight a battle of attrition rather than going full blast.

Had this been a fight to the death, there would have been no second use of Unpredictable Storm. Once the first one trapped him, Tang San would have unleashed all his strength in a desperate burst. How much damage such an attack would have inflicted on him was hard to say, but some degree of injury would have been inevitable.

A human who had just reached the tenth order could actually harm a Demon Emperor—such an idea was simply ludicrous, but the harsh reality was that Tang San truly had the capability to do it.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes, and after breaking free once again, he attacked once more with increased intensity.

This time, as Tang San responded, he also used more of his own power.

Before the attack struck him, white light burst from his body as the Lion-Tiger Transformation and Golden Armor Transformation fused, generating a powerful repelling force that neutralized part of the killing intent directed at him.

Then, the Golden Armor shattered again. This time, the White Tiger Demon Emperor used sixty percent of his power. Tang San's body was riddled with countless wounds.

Yet in the next moment, he rapidly recovered, though the Golden Armor took a bit longer to repair this time.

Did he just fucking block sixty percent of my power?

In spite of his disbelief, the White Tiger Demon Emperor didn’t pause this time. His wings flapped, his silhouette flickered, and in an instant, he appeared in front of Tang San. His massive tiger paw swelled, reaching to grab the young man.

White Tiger Claw!

He had been restrained by Tang San three times already—where was the dignity of an Emperor?

He could tell that Tand San’s rings of golden light were not produced at zero cost; on the contrary, the cost was high, and it wasn’t easy for him to recover his divine consciousness and internal energy quickly. Tang San could keep using this restraining technique consecutively because he had forgone the use of other bloodline powers, instead focusing entirely on recovery.

So you want to keep drawing those circles, huh? Let’s see how you restrain me when I break your hands!

Faced with the unavoidable White Tiger Claw, Tang San remained calm. His eyes suddenly changed color; one turned black and the other white, giving him an eerie and otherworldly appearance.

The next moment, a spark shot out from the tip of his left finger.

The moment that spark appeared, the White Tiger Demon Emperor felt his heart tremble violently. His White Tiger Claw immediately dissipated, and he flapped his wings, retreating like a bolt of lightning. An Emperor's instincts told him that he absolutely could not allow that spark to touch him, or he would be in serious trouble.

But at that moment, he saw the smile on Tang San’s face.

Screech!

A loud phoenix cry echoed, and the spark suddenly expanded, transforming into a firebird that sped toward the White Tiger Demon Emperor.

The firebird shimmered with nine radiant colors, and a golden-red crown adorned its head.

The nine colors were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, black, and white!

Facing this firebird, the White Tiger Demon Emperor unleashed his Seven Kills Domain, sending countless waves of killing intent spiraling toward it.

Yet a bizarre scene unfolded the next moment. Wherever the firebird flew, the killing intent simply vanished, unable to stop it.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor's expression changed. To his horror, he realized that his killing intent and even his bloodline power were becoming fuel for the firebird. Instead of weakening it, they only made it fly toward him faster.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor snorted coldly, reaching out with his right hand. Five dark, ink-black blades extended from his claws.

White Tiger Hell Claw!

The five black blades slashed through the air, creating a black hole-like vortex that forcibly swallowed the firebird. With his vast battle experience, the White Tiger Demon Emperor had immediately realized that the firebird could burn anything, even divine consciousness; the best strategy was to pull it into another space rather than confront it head-on.

However, at that moment, with the White Tiger Demon Emperor focused entirely on the firebird, the Spacetime Lighthouse appeared in Tang San's hand. A strange glow flickered on the tower.

The instant after the black hole swallowed the firebird, it reappeared fully intact. Its nine-colored flames expanded rapidly, transforming into a rain of fire that cascaded toward the White Tiger Demon Emperor.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor's face shifted. He clawed at the air, producing countless black claw shadows that shredded space itself, creating numerous spatial rifts to consume the falling sparks.

When some of the sparks collided with the edges of the spatial rifts, even the rifts were burned and distorted, crumbling apart. The power of these sparks was evident.

"Time Reversal!" the White Tiger Demon Emperor muttered in confusion.

Indeed, the firebird had been swallowed, so how had it returned? It was Time Reversal! The bird had not been recreated; rather, Tang San had rewound time to just before the firebird was devoured by the vortex.

This kid’s abilities have no end!

Tang San smiled slightly. "Your Majesty, shall we call it a day?"