"So it was Tang San himself who orchestrated it."

If the matter was explained this way, then all the unreasonable parts could be accounted for.

After all, Tang God King, Tang Family's backyard, what could be hidden from him here?

No wonder Tang San reacted that way when he encountered Shion and the others.

The appearance of the four clearly exceeded Tang San's expectations, becoming an unstable factor not within his grand millennium plan, and thus had to be eliminated.

"But..."

"Do you, with just yourself, think you can defeat my Shion?"

Rin had more or less figured out Tang San's true nature. This guy's true body was a God King.

Even if the rules of the Soul Land World were weaker, the Dragon God of this world, if placed in the Cardinal World, might only be at the level of an Awakened Demon Lord.

But that was still an Awakened Demon Lord.

The current Tang San certainly could not compare to the Dragon God. He was barely at a similar level to Clayman.

Unless Rin allowed Ogerpon to unleash her power at the cost of being expelled, it might be possible to defeat God King Tang San.

However, once Ogerpon unleashed her power, she would not be able to stay in the Soul Land World for long. She would soon be expelled and then blacklisted.

The cost was so high that Rin hesitated whether to use it or not.

"Hmm?"

While Rin was considering, Tang San noticed Rin's covetous gaze on the God Sealing Altar in his hand and immediately put it into a Soul Tool that could store living beings.

Snow Empress was a Soul Beast, but the Soul Land Continent was his backyard.

Every blade of grass, every tree, and every Soul Beast here was Tang San's property.

Tang San would never waste powerful fierce beasts like the Snow Empress. They were perfect for cultivating the Child of Destiny and helping him advance further.

"Shuna, go help Shion and then snatch the ring from his hand."

"Snatching something?"

Shuna did not ask what the God Sealing Altar was. She would obey Rin's commands unconditionally.

Thus, following Shion, whose close-combat ability was off the charts, Shuna, who could freely control various elements, assisted Shion while simultaneously looking for opportunities to cast magic attacks on the elder possessed by Tang San's divine sense.

The two women's combat style completely defied the Soul Master system.

Here, Soul Skills, which were like shortcuts, no matter how continuously they were released, would still have intervals and cooldowns.

But the two women's attacks had no such restrictions.

Shion's attacks were extremely violent. Each slash was comparable to a full-power strike from a demigod.

With the addition of dark magicules, even Tang San had to avoid her sharp edge.

Shuna, needless to say.

Mages were inherently output-oriented classes, and Shuna, who was even stronger than in the original work, stood behind Shion, directly transforming into an infinite firepower cannon. In no time, she had Tang San beaten to a pulp, scurrying around with his head in his hands.

"Damn it!"

"Where did these two women come from?!"

Tang San, in the Divine Realm, was observing the battle in the Northern Icefield with his divine sense.

Being watched by the God of Destruction, he could not personally intervene.

It was already the limit to split off a wisp of his divine sense to control the elder, allowing him to exert demigod-level combat power.

However, neither Shuna nor Shion, in their sealed state, were weaker than demigods. They were even stronger.

Two against one, Tang San's puppet was already on the verge of collapse.

"These people cannot be Soul Masters or Soul Beasts from the Soul Land Continent!"

Tang San knew the Soul Land Continent like the back of his hand. He even knew about the Silver Dragon King hidden beneath the Star Dou Great Forest and had already started planning to scheme for the Dragon God's power.

But Rin and his three companions were undoubtedly outsiders.

"Opportunity!"

It was precisely when Tang San was distracted that Shuna seized the opportunity and quickly used spatial motion, successfully severing the hand where Tang San wore the storage Soul Tool.

"Ah!!"

Through the connection of divine sense, Tang San, in the Divine Realm, also felt the pain of the severed hand.

"Damn it!!"

"Martial Soul Avatar!"

"Ring Explosion!!"

Seeing his puppet falling into a disadvantage, Tang San no longer hid his power and directly detonated all the soul power stored within the elder.

Nine Soul Rings—black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red—appeared behind the elder.

"I have the item."

Looking at the storage Soul Tool that Shuna had teleported into his hand, Rin ignored space and directly took out the God Sealing Altar stored within it.

If it were not to prevent Tang San from destroying the God Sealing Altar in a desperate move, Rin would not have gone to such trouble.

"Deal with him, Ogerpon."

"Poniii!"

As soon as he spoke, Ogerpon, who was standing in front of Rin, had already vanished without a trace.

Rin did not care much for mere demigod-level combat power.

Moreover, only a fool would wait for an enemy to finish casting.

Ring Detonation was indeed powerful, but would Rin give Tang San such an opportunity?

"Ah!!!"

In the God Realm, Tang San, who was controlling the Clear Sky Hammer and preparing to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar and then crush his Soul Rings, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.

Looking at the battlefield, Ogerpon was holding an Ivy Cudgel dripping with blood.

And behind her, a headless corpse lay in a pool of blood. It was the demigod elder controlled by Tang San.

If Shion and Shuna were equivalent to First-Class Gods who could only use demigod power, then Ogerpon, in the Soul Land Continent, was a restricted God King.

Killing a mere demigod was effortless.

"Rin-sama."

Shion and Shuna showed no dissatisfaction at their opponent being snatched by Ogerpon. The three women returned to Rin-sama's side, examining the God Sealing Altar in his hand.

"What is this?"

"Our harvest from this trip."

Rin had thought about what benefits he could gain in the Soul Land Continent.

Would it be awakening a Martial Soul, or Soul Rings and Soul Bones, or perhaps some rare heavenly treasures?

No, none of them.

Rin's path of growth had always been clear from beginning to end.

That was to capture powerful beings, make them his dependents, and then bring them back to the Cardinal World.

The Cardinal World would provide compensation based on the strength of their souls and their unique characteristics, granting them race, magicules, and Unique Skills.

Looking at the entire Soul Land Continent, what truly caught Rin's eye were none other than those fierce beasts.

As for Soul Masters, gods, and the like, Rin had no interest in them.

Humans, when they reached the Cardinal World, would still be humans, lacking the potential for evolution.

Instead, the hundred-thousand-year embryo in Rin's hand contained a sleeping being that was considered top-tier among Soul Beasts throughout the entire Soul Land series.

Similar to Rimuru's superior fire elemental Ifrit.

A Blazing Ruler possessing the power to burn all things, second only to the Elemental King among fire elementals.

"Let's talk to her first."

Rin actually had some confidence in taking down the Snow Empress.

As Rin extended his spiritual power into the God Sealing Altar, he saw a tall, slender girl curled up within the space, which resembled a golden birdcage.

(To be continued.)