Chapter 1955 - 1954: Hmm, The Grand Finale

Tang Rao didn't say a word; he just aimed at the Heavenly Dao and fired.

This gun was made to hit people at the peak of Late High God and even above. The person who designed this thing was quite unexpected.

The sniper rifle was designed by Tang Xiaobai, and Yan Wei gave some guidance on the exterior.

With that one shot, the Heavenly Dao's phantom trembled twice, and a muffled groan came from his mouth.

Looks like the sniper rifle still works on the Heavenly Dao.

But that's just for the first shot. Trying to get off a second shot was much harder.

"Come on then, if the sniper rifle doesn't cut it, I've still got grenades."

Tang Rao hurled whatever nasty stuff he had at the Heavenly Dao. If he missed, he was worried about a counterattack—he'd end up as a snack with wine on the other side's table.

"Are two grenades enough? Want a pair? How about trying some Poison Liquid grenades?"

Tang Rao kept attacking, and mid‑throw, a flash went off in his brain like he suddenly remembered something.

"Dad, it just came back to me!"

Tang Rao was overjoy; give him two red ribbons in his hands and he could break into a yangge dance for Tang Lei on the spot.

"You've been beating on me all these years—time you got a taste of revenge from us mere mortals!"

Tang Rao's mind started turning over his reflections.

Before, he'd always been thinking about what the Heavenly Dao feared, where its weak point was, and how to attack that weakness.

But just knowing the Heavenly Dao's weakness doesn't automatically mean you can defeat it. In his previous life, he was clearly just one move short against the Heavenly Dao, yet he still lost to it.

So understanding is one thing; actually pulling it off is a whole different thing.

Now he'd had a moment of enlightenment. He knew the Heavenly Dao's weak point now, and when it came to dealing with it, what he lacked in strength he could make up with technique—barely enough to fight it to a draw.

Suddenly, Tang Rao remembered the Divine Stone.

Tang Lei had said the Divine Stone was the Heavenly Dao's true body, the thing it had always wanted. If he smashed the Divine Stone, the Heavenly Dao would never be able to manifest again and would instantly disappear from this world.

Smash the Divine Stone? Or keep it, face the Heavenly Dao himself?

Was the Divine Stone really that good? Something like a walking disaster didn't exactly sound all that wonderful.

For the sake of dealing with the Heavenly Dao, and for the hatred in his heart, Tang Rao pulled out the Divine Stone and smashed it right in front of the Heavenly Dao. In an instant, heaven and earth fell into Chaos, everything around went silent. Just one Divine Stone, and it made the world shudder.

The Heavenly Dao couldn't believe it happened so suddenly, like his entire world had collapsed in a heartbeat.

That was the Heavenly Dao's true body, the thing he treasured most. And now, it was gone.

"Tang Rao, you smashed the Divine Stone?"

He'd clearly watched it with his own eyes, yet he still couldn't believe what he'd just seen.

"Yeah, I smashed it. So what?"

His answer was righteously confident.

The Heavenly Dao's true body would never exist again. From the moment the Divine Stone shattered, he should've known he would never be a complete being.

"You silly kid, the Heavenly Dao was never a match for our Tang Family. Your dad just wanted you to get some proper tempering. How many times did I tell you not to smash the Divine Stone? How could you be that impulsive?"

Tang Lei just barely held back from bursting into tears as he tried to stop Tang Rao.

"My bad, my bad..."

With one "my bad," the impact on Tang Lei was like thunder rumbling. Sure, the Heavenly Dao got taken care of, but the Divine Stone their family had spent so long preparing to obtain had just been smashed by Tang Rao. How was Tang Lei supposed to face the ancestors of the Lao Tang clan?

"Dad, were you joking with me just now? 'The Heavenly Dao isn't a match for our Lao Tang clan'? What's that supposed to mean?"

Tang Rao asked word by word, determined to get an explanation from Tang Lei.

So all the suffering he'd gone through, all that grinding and tempering—did it all turn out to be just smoke and mirrors?

"Son, you need to listen while I explain this properly. It was all a big misunderstanding. All you need to remember is that you're the best in the entire Divine Realm. Nothing else really matters."

The Heavenly Dao slowly faded from Tang Rao's sight. Without the Divine Stone, it had nothing to rely on.

Back then the old man had given the Heavenly Dao a choice: sit on the Heavenly Dao's throne and leave his mortal body behind, or live as an ordinary person and hand over his body—pick one of the two.

The Heavenly Dao chose to sit where it was now, but handing over the body meant he had to help Tang Lei perform a brilliantly flawless play. The act couldn't have a single misstep from beginning to end, or the Heavenly Dao wouldn't even qualify for Reincarnation.

"But my brother died because of your little joke. My son was almost killed by the Heavenly Dao. What were you people thinking?"

Tang Rao still hadn't gotten over it—or to be precise, he hadn't gotten over Li Qi's death.

"Boss, you're wronging the old man there. I'm standing right here just fine, aren't I?"

While Tang Rao was complaining, Li Qi suddenly appeared in front of him. He couldn't let the old man take the blame.

"You little punk, you didn't die?"

Tang Rao had clearly already collected Li Qi's soul into a little bottle, planning to find him a good family to be reborn into—a life of smooth sailing, never suffering another hardship or grievance.

He hadn't expected the guy to not be dead at all, after Tang Rao had worried himself sick for so long.

"The old man said if we're putting on a play, we go all in—so I was told not to make a peep at first."

"Besides him, your mom's here too."

Fang Fang was just behind Tang Lei, smiling. Was she congratulating Tang Rao on clearing the final level?

Heaven and earth went from Chaos back to clarity, from silence back to lively noise.

Suddenly a beam of multicolored light appeared around Tang Rao. The light on him was exactly the same as what used to radiate from the Divine Stone. Could it be that after the Divine Stone smashed on the ground, all that light flowed into his body?

"Congratulations. You've broken through the peak of Late High God and become a true Lord God. From now on, the big and small affairs of the Divine Realm will gradually be handed over to you."

What Tang Lei passed to Tang Rao was the Tang Family, that not‑so‑bad Tang Family.

He'd long wanted to pass on the Tang Family legacy; it was just that Tang Rao didn't want to take it, and hadn't been capable of taking it.

"No, no, no. If heaven gives me another chance, I'd bring you all over to Blue Star for a look. Or better yet, let's just settle down there. I've got money, cars, and a house. No need to worry about starving once we get there."

Tang Rao had promised his girls they'd go check out Blue Star and even live there. Now it looked like he was one step closer to his ultimate goal!

"Tang Rao, count me in if you're going to Blue Star. Are we taking all the sisters with us?"

People crowded around Tang Rao, and the girls had found out the truth earlier than he did. They'd heard through the grapevine that Tang Rao was leaving, so they rushed over.

"Let's go! We'll just leave my dad here!"

Tang Lei had worked hard for so many years, all to teach Tang Rao how to grow up. This brat got himself a wife and immediately forgot his dad.

If he'd known, he wouldn't have had this son in the first place—better that than getting bullied for a lifetime!

Tang Rao left with a whole crowd of women, leaving only Tang Lei's lonely figure behind, his silhouette stretching longer and longer in the setting sun.

The End