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Tang Zhen's Soul Skills:
Blue Lightning Celestial Dragon:
1st: Three Thousand Thunder Movement (Red)
2nd: Tesla Prison (Red)
3rd: Thunder Emperor's Armor (Red)
4th: Heaven's Shockwave (Red)
5th: Thunder Emperor Lance. (Red)
6th: Judgement of Heaven and Earth (Red)
7th: Martial Soul Form (Red)
8th: Thunderclap Dominion/ Sky Piercing Roar (Red)
9th: Celestial Qilin Soul/ ? (Gold)
10th: Dragon God (Multi)
Heavenly Sky Thunder Hammer:
1st: Hammer of the Titan/ ? (Red)
2nd: ? (Red)
3rd: Haotian Bombardment/ ? (Red)
4th: ?/ ? (Red)
5th: ?/ ? (Gold)
6th: ? (Gold)
7th: Martial Soul Form (Gold)
8th: ?/? (Multi)
9th: ?/? (Multi)
10th: Thunder God (Multi)
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Qian Renxue held on to Tang Zhen's arm giving him a worried look. He was quiet ever since they had left the Star Luo Empire. She had never seen him so lost in thought with a strained expression.
Behind the couple, Qian Daoliu was being dragged by the hand like a ragdoll by Ju Hua Guan muttering things about how his granddaughter had left him behind for a scoundrel, ungrateful youths, and other things.
Ju Hua Guan was incredulous, to think that the once the feared Limit Douluo of the Elder Hall was reduced to a muttering old man.
Meanwhile, Tang Zhen was thoughtful. Although he was extremely powerful, he couldn't help but shake the feeling that something was wrong.
At this point in time, Bibi Dong in the original story was going to start the evil formation at Jialing Pass to help her ascend as a god.
With his actions, much of the timeline has already been greatly disrupted and he was unsure of how things would turn out. He had to make sure that Hu Liena did complete her ascension to the Rakshasa God position before killing her.
It's just a shame, she was beautiful but she was too twisted now. She even tried to kill his Dong'er. That was something he would never forgive.
He was glad that Ju Hua Guan wasn't like he was in the original either. He respected the man as a warrior for how he battled Tang San to the death.
He never really liked Gui Mei. He just hoped that this change was for the better. He knew how Bibi Dong was affected by the betrayal of both of her grandfather figures.
The final battle would be tough, and he just hoped to save as many people from dying. Although he kind of hoped that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao could be resurrected as those ghouls just to cave their heads in again.
As they arrived near Jialing Pass, they descended to the ground in the camp and the surrounding soldiers all were amazed at the beautiful Qian Renxue.
"Husband!" The girls ran over to Tang Zhen and all gave him a kiss and a hug.
Tang Zhen once again heard the sound of stones breaking as the hearts of the newly formed fanclubs/worshippers of his wives all crumbled away in their sorrow.
When Bo Saixi saw Qian Daoliu, she was stunned. He was much weaker than before. She walked over to greet her old friend.
"Qian Daoliu, what happened to you? Your connection to the angelic energy is gone and your cultivation regressed to level 95."
"Bo Saixi…..You're more stunning than ever before. Please tell me, are you happy?" Qian Daoliu asked in a resigned voice.
"Yes I am more happy now than I have ever been." Bo Saixi said with a smile as she looked back at Tang Zhen and her sisters.
"That's good then." He said with a sad smile.
Bibi Dong was nervously standing there taking glances at Ju Hua Guan. She missed her grandfather figure but she also couldn't get the fact that her brother almost died.
Ju Hua Guan was also staring at Bibi Dong with sad eyes. He had not cried when his old friend Gui Mei died. But seeing Bibi Dong not acknowledge him was something that pained him so much, he could not help but turn away and shed some tears.
Dugu Bo saw his old enemy in this state and was struggling internally. They had been at odds with each other for so many years, yet seeing his old foe like this was something hard to watch. He tried to imagine Yan Yan hating him and his heart clenched in pain.
Tang Zhen saw both Ju Hua Guan and Bibi Dong and walked towards his wife.
Bibi Dong saw Ju Hua Guan turn away and his shoulders start to shake and felt like crying herself. Suddenly she felt an arm wrap around her waist and pull her close. She knew it was her husband and turned to place her head in his chest as she struggled not to cry. She was a Goddess now, she was grown up, she couldn't shed tears like a little girl anymore.
"Dong'er, you should go to him. He missed you so much, did you know?"
Bibi Dong looked up and saw Tang Zhen look down at her with a smile as he brought her closer to her grandfather.
As they got closer, she could hear his silent sobs. Even Tang Zhen was affected by it. This was a Titled Douluo who was known throughout the Douluo Continent and yet, he just seemed like a broken old man.
"I spoke with him Dong'er, he really misses you and I know you miss him too. I trust him, will you give him another chance?"
Bibi Dong's eyes started to water as she ran towards him.
"GRANDPA JU!"
Ju Hua Guan shot up and turned just in time to catch Bibi Dong as she cried in his embrace saying how much she missed him.
He was not ashamed to say that he also cried as he held the girl he watched grow over the years saying how sorry he was and that he was a coward.
"Grandpa….I'm so happy that you're here."
"Xiao Bibi, Grandpa will never leave you again."
Bibi Dong froze as she heard her nickname. She looked at her husband slowly as he just smiled at her before her face turned beet red.
"GRANDPA! DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
"Hmpf. You never cared that I called you that before. Now that you're married, all of a sudden it bothers you? Grandpa is sad."
"It's embarrassing….."
"…..Xiao Bibi, can you forgive this foolish old man? I would rather give up being a Titled Douluo than to lose my little granddaughter."
"Grandpa, I forgive you."
Tang Zhen walked up to the two and gave a bow to Ju Hua Guan.
"My Lord! You cannot bow to me! You're a God!" Ju Hua Guan freaked out.
"Hahaha. Grandpa Ju, I am bowing to my wife's grandfather, what difference does it make if I am a God or not?" Tang Zhen said.
"Xiao Bibi, you chose a great man as your husband." Ju Hua Guan said happily.
Bibi Dong became super shy and walked up to Tang Zhen and kissed him gently.
"Yes, I know grandpa."
On the final night before the battle, everyone was with their family, friends, comrades in arms. All just enjoying the peaceful night.
Xiao Wu invoked her lunar powers and the moon was shining brightly.
"Xiao Wu, you certainly live up to the Lunar Rabbit Goddess."
"Heheh Sister Zhuqing, you're just as cool if not cooler, your control over space is greater than Bone Douluo and you're so fast now."
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were as close as real sisters could get.
Tang Zhen was surprised when he saw Zhu Zhuqing's realm over space. She was able to traverse long distances, teleport instantly, absorb incoming projectile attacks and redirect them back at the opposing side.
Xiao Wu's realm was also unique. Her realm over Lunar energy was capable of many things.
It had a cleansing effect almost like holy and it also allowed her to cast and break any illusions. She also received a peculiar ability to phase out of the mortal world to dodge all physical attacks.
It was odd that they received similar abilities but Tang Zhen was happy that they had some sort of fail safe to dodge danger.
The girls all around covered each other's weaknesses together.
The other elders of the group were sitting around a fire and drinking together talking about old times.
Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin all raised a glass to their brother Yu and Yu Lanxin.
Ju Hua Guan and Qian Daoliu also joined and although hesitant at first, the others soon welcomed them as well after a few drinks of alcohol.
Unfortunately, it eventually became a contest of who had the best granddaughter which led to multiple angry Goddesses scolding their grandfathers and Liu Erlong scolding Gu Rong for not putting her in the conversation as his daughter.
The old men were powerless and had to take it much to their dismay.
Tang Zhen saw everyone laughing and enjoying themselves and felt a little melancholy himself.
He walked to a hill and stared up at the stars and thought of his parents in this world. While he never personally met them, he still retained the memories of the original boy.
He heard soft footsteps behind him as Ah Yin came up to him.
"Husband, what are you doing here alone?"
"Ah Yin? What are you doing here? Did you finish with the soldier's already?"
"Yes. They are all healed now. Lingling went off with her parents as they came to help us."
"I see. Come sit next to me."
Tang Zhen patted the ground next to him and as she sat down, he quickly laid down on her lap as he looked up at her and the stars.
"Husband, once the fighting is all over, what do you plan to do?"
"Oh well that's easy, I plan to hole myself up at home with my wives and get started on our family." He said with a smile.
Ah Yin blushed, she wanted to ride him right now but that would not be a great idea.
"Ah Yin, protect yourselves tomorrow. Even if you have become Goddesses, it is best not to be too cocky."
"Mhm. I will and I will help Lingling and Rongrong tomorrow as well."
"Then I will feel much better."
Tang Zhen held out his hand and caressed his wife's soft cheek.
She leaned down to kiss him and then he sat up to deepen it. Unable to take it anymore, Tang Zhen took Ah Yin and flew into the sky. That night, was a horrifying night to people. They could hear the loud moans of a woman in the sky.
The women around the world blushed at who could make a woman sound like that and fantasized about it.
The event would eventually lead to a baby boom a few months later.
Dawn finally arrived as the soldiers solemnly prepared for war.
The march to Jialing Pass was not far but it felt like an eternity for the soldiers.
When they saw the fortress imbedded in the mountain, they started to feel dread.
The fortress was surrounded by a dark black/green mist making it look like a ghostly hell.
Tang Zhen saw this and the formation above the walls and saw the evil formation symbol and saw that the sands of the hourglass just ended as they got into position.
A moment later, a dark figure dressed in purple robes appeared from a dark mist.
"So. I was right…..Hu Liena was able to ascend faster than Bibi Dong did in the original story. Unlike Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, did not have a disciple that she loved like a daughter and it seemed to have accelerated her descent into darkness."
"Martial Soul Hall, hear me, we will rule this continent and trample the Heaven Dou Empire beneath our feet." Hu Liena said in a smooth yet dark voice.
"All Hail Her Holiness!"
The dark mist grew even stronger as dark figures with green glowing eyes appeared forming a new line of attack.
The soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire got scared seeing all manner of creatures appear.
Bibi Dong lifted her Trident as a golden light enveloped the soldiers making their hearts steady.
Tang Zhen flew forward and looked back at them.
"Men! Look in front of you and see our enemy. Although you might feel scared, you are all that stands in between that darkness and those behind you at home. That evil will never stop until it consumes everything in its path. Your homes, your families, your loved ones, will be gone."
The soldiers stared at the hell in front of them and didn't say anything.
"This day, we fight to protect the world from the evil and tyranny the Martial Soul Hall has been imposing. You may feel fear, but to run now, you offer your souls and the souls of your children to this terrible darkness. Stand and fight! Fight for your children! Fight for your future!"
"....HEY ASSHOLE! I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN! I DON'T EVEN HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!"
"YEAH! HOW COME YOU GET ALL THE HOT WOMEN AND WE'RE ABOUT TO BE SENT IN LIKE CANNON FODDER?"
"Well hey, if any of us survive this, we can probably use it to get some attention when that bastard leaves."
"Hey you're right that isn't such a bad idea."
"YEAH GET OUT OF HERE YOU HANDSOME BASTARD!"
Shouts of protest came from the group.
-Take 2-
Bibi Dong lifted her Trident as a golden light enveloped the soldiers making their hearts steady.
The deceased Elephant Armored Clan came out and created their defensive barrier again.
"*Sigh* Don't these guys learn?" Bibi Dong murmured.
Ju Hua Guan was standing next to her as he looked out on the field and saw a familiar figure with green eyes staring back at him.
"Old Ghost." He said seriously.
Tang Zhen seeing the barrier created a Thunder Spear before it shot out completely shattering the barrier and went straight towards Hu Liena who tried to block it but kept getting pushed back. She eventually was able to toss it away as it landed on the ground.
Demon Bear Douluo walked towards it.
"Hah! A divine weapon from a supposed god. I want to see it-"
He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. As soon as he touched the spear, it exploded causing massive damage to the surroundings.
Hu Liena started to sweat. That was a weapon made from Thunder energy and it was capable of pushing her back.
Tang Zhen summoned his Blue Lighting Celestial Dragon in one arm and then summoned his Heavenly Sky Thunder Hammer in the other. Wielding two martial souls was dangerous but with his mastery over Thunder along with The Four Heavens of Thunder technique, he merged the dragon into his hammer creating a new pattern. The dragon's body was wrapped around the handle of the hammer and dual dragon heads emerged where the hammerhead was originally.
The sheer combination of it caused the heavens to shake as Tang Zhen hoisted it on his shoulders as his Lightning Emperor's Battle Armor manifested itself onto him with red accents.
His wives stepped forward with their Thunder Armors equipped.
"Heavenly Sky Thunder Hammer. Sixth Soul Skill, Blessings of the Heavenly Sky."
A Gold Soul Ring appeared around him. This was a unique soul ring with 1 ability with the sole focus on empowering his wives.
Suddenly 11 Heavenly Sky Thunder Hammers appeared in front of the girls as they gripped them.
"This is.....He can summon his martial soul for others?!" Qian Daoliu exclaimed in shock.
"Blue Lighting Celestial Dragon. Ninth Soul Skill, Thunder God's Providence."
Another Gold Soul Ring lit up around Tang Zhen before Celestial Thunder came down and seemed to strike the women before it cleared and a veil of golden Thunder surrounded them.
"Hehehe Sisters, husband is so thoughtful isn't he?" Xiao Wu said happily.
"Indeed." Bibi Dong said softly as she held the hammer in her hands. She felt completely safe.
The others felt it as well. Some of the girls lacked continuous powerful attack abilities and with the Heavenly Sky Thunder Hammer they could use that without consuming soul power or divine energy.
Tang Zhen even with these massively draining abilities felt no drain on his soul power at all. His control and Thunder Domain allowed all of his Thunder based abilities to use 80% less soul power.
"Let's go. It's time to finish this fight."