A few days passed by in a flash, and Ling Ye was still in retreat. His breath was deep and long, and he was obviously at a critical moment in his cultivation.
After repeated discussions and arrangements by the top management of Wuhun Palace, the plan to clean up the remaining forces of the two empires, Tiandou and Xingluo, has been quickly deployed. On this day, two suppression teams, led by top experts and composed of elite soul masters, quietly left Wuhun City and went in different directions.
The team heading to the Heaven Dou Empire was led by two inseparable titled Douluo, Ju Douluo Yueguan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, followed closely by the three golden generation members Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue for training. In addition, there were also two heroes, Lion Douluo and Light Ling Douluo, to support the formation, as well as an elite team of five hundred soul saints. The lineup is luxurious, and it can be said to be a killing blow against the Tiandou Empire, which has no leader and has lost all its high-end combat power.
As for the team heading to the Star Luo Empire, they were personally commanded by Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had not fully recovered from his injuries but was no longer seriously injured. He was assisted by two elders, Array Douluo and Holy Dragon Douluo, and by three younger generations Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ye Lingling. They were also equipped with an elite team of soul masters. The top powerful members of the Star Luo Empire's royal family were all wiped out, and their resistance was relatively weak. However, in order to ensure nothing went wrong, they still sent out a very strong lineup.
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Tiandou City, the prosperous imperial capital in the past, is now in a state of depression, and people are panicking. The news of the disastrous defeat at Jiayuguan, the disappearance of His Majesty the Emperor, and the death of Marshal Ge Long in battle had long since spread, and the entire upper echelon of the empire had collapsed.
The suppression operation went surprisingly smoothly. Without unified command and top experts, the remaining armies and spirit masters of the Tiandou Empire were unable to organize an effective resistance. Often, as soon as the Spirit Empire's troops arrived, they fell into disarray.
The only variable is the old monster hiding deep in the Tiandou City Palace - the Snow Peak Heavenly King. A very high-ranking person, said to have reached the ninety-eighth level, but has not been born for many years due to old age, physical weakness, and depletion of vitality and blood.
When the Spirit Empire team entered the forbidden area of the palace, the old man, who was as skinny as a stick and seemed to be about to fall apart at any moment, finally opened his cloudy eyes and burst out with astonishing murderous intent and determination.
"Martial Soul Hall...is too deceptive! Even if I die, I will hold you back!" Xuefeng Heavenly King roared hoarsely, his shriveled body expanded as if it were inflated, and terrifying energy fluctuations began to gather uncontrollably - he was actually going to self-destruct!
The self-destruction of a level 98 super Douluo was powerful enough to level half of Tiandou City to the ground!
However, just when the energy in his body was about to reach the critical point - "Bipolar static realm!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had been preparing for a long time. The two figures overlapped in an instant, and the gold and silver light intertwined into a huge field, completely covering the Snow Peak King!
Time and space seem to be forcibly frozen at this moment! The crazily gathered energy of the Snow Peak King, his ferocious expression, and even the escaping soul power fluctuations seemed to have been pressed on the pause button, completely stagnant!
"It's now!" Lion Douluo roared angrily, and took action at the same time as Light Ling Douluo!
"The ninth soul skill, the sky-shaking strike of a lion!"
"The ninth soul skill, the divine arrow of light!"
An extremely violent phantom of the Flame Lion King, and an ultimate ice arrow that froze the soul, simultaneously blasted into the temporarily stationary field, accurately hitting the Snow Peak King whose energy core was extremely unstable!
Boom——! ! !
A violent explosion sounded, but its power was far less than that of a ninety-eighth level Douluo who blew himself up. Under the full blow of the two worshipers, the body of the Snow Peak King, together with the forcibly interrupted self-destruction energy, turned into ashes all over the sky and completely dissipated.
A former peak powerhouse fell in frustration, unable to even fully launch his final counterattack.
"Huh, old guy, you still want to blow yourself up?" Ju Douluo snorted and clapped his hands, as if he had done an insignificant thing.
Yan looked at it with excitement, and he was fascinated by the cooperation and strength between titled Douluo.
The next cleanup is even more overwhelming. The royal family members and noble soul masters who resisted were quickly eliminated. While cleaning up a remote manor, they met an unexpected but reasonable person - Ning Fengzhi.
This once graceful and resourceful leader of the Qibao Glazed Sect now looks old and desolate, with not even a single guard around him. The Qibao Glazed Sect had long been destroyed, Sword Bone Douluo had fallen, and all the disciples of the sect were dead and injured, leaving only him and his missing daughter Ning Rongrong.
Seeing everyone in Wuhun Hall, Ning Fengzhi's eyes flashed with despair, but he still maintained his last dignity.
"Martial Soul Hall...is finally here." He smiled bitterly.
Yan stepped out and asked for help: "Elders, please leave this person to me!"
Ju Douluo glanced at him and nodded: "Quick decision."
Although Ning Fengzhi was a level seventy-ninth soul saint and an auxiliary soul master had no fighting ability, Yan still gave him enough respect and directly released his martial soul and soul skills.
"The sixth soul skill, burning the city with flames!" The terrifying flames fused with Qinglian's inner fire instantly engulfed Ning Fengzhi. The former leader of the three upper sects was reduced to ashes in the blazing fire without even leaving a last word.
Looking at the place where Ning Fengzhi disappeared, Hu Liena frowned slightly and said, "I heard that Ning Fengzhi also has a daughter named Ning Rongrong. She is the little princess of the Qibao Glazed Sect and one of the Shrek Seven Monsters."
Xie Yue nodded and said, "Yes. The young master (Qian Renxue) has specifically asked us to pay attention to Tang Hao's son Tang San, and this Ning Rongrong. According to the news from the clone (fake Xue Qinghe) placed by the young master in Tiandou, the Shrek Seven Monsters seem to also have the prince Dai Mubai of the Star Luo Empire and the young lady Zhu Zhuqing of the Zhu family. The others are also talented. It seems that they were at a place called Shrek Academy in a small village near Soto City in the Kingdom of Balak." Yan clapped his hands, walked over and said doubtfully: "But the people below went to check, and the building seemed to have been empty, just like it disappeared out of thin air! It's very strange!"
Hu Liena's expression became serious: "We must find them! Although they are not very old now, and their strength should not be much stronger, they must be eradicated! A remnant of the Haotian Sect, a remnant of the Qibao Glazed Sect, and the heir of the Xingluo Royal Family..."
She paused, her tone increased, and added: "That's right! Young Master went out of his way to explain it again and again! Others may be able to let it go a little bit, but that Tang San, there is also a theoretical soul master named Yu Xiaogang, nicknamed "Master"! These two People must die! And..."
Hulena's eyes flashed with coldness, and she repeated Qian Renxue's original words at that time: "...We can't let them die so easily! Especially that Yu Xiaogang, the young master seems to have a deep...disgust for him."
Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo looked at each other. Although they didn't quite understand why the young master showed such "special care" to those two little-known people, they still nodded in agreement: "Understood. We will send more manpower to search for the whereabouts of the Shrek Seven Monsters and that Yu Xiaogang. Even if they get underground, we must dig them out!"
The clean-up operation continued, and the remaining forces of the Tiandou royal family were uprooted. However, the mysterious disappearance of the Shrek Seven Devils and Yu Xiaogang was like a small thorn in the hearts of Hu Liena and others, causing a faint uneasiness. They seemed to disappear without a trace without any clues. This was extremely unusual in an era when Wuhun Palace controlled almost half of the continent.
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At the same time, the suppression team far away in the direction of the Star Luo Empire was progressing even more smoothly.
Under the overwhelming strength of Golden Crocodile Douluo, the ninety-eighth-level peak Douluo, Shui Bing'er's terrifying field control that surpassed the ultimate ice, Feng Xiaotian's extreme speed attack, and Ye Lingling's powerful range of treatment, the remaining resistance of the Star Luo Empire melted away quickly like ice and snow meeting the sun.
The members of the Star Luo royal family, nobles, and soul master families who were stubbornly resisting were uprooted one by one, and the Star Luo Emperor soon planted the flag of the Spirit Empire.
The structure of the mainland is moving irreversibly towards the unification of the Spirit Empire at an alarming speed.
And in the darkness, where did the disappeared Shrek Seven Monsters and Master Yu Xiaogang go? Will they become an unexpected stumbling block in this rolling historical torrent? All this is still shrouded in mystery for the time being.
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Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, deep in Wuhun Hall, the small courtyard that had been silent for a long time finally started to move.
An indescribable strange aura spread quietly, like a sleeping ancient beast waking up. This breath is not simply the pressure of soul power, but more like a majestic vitality and regular rhythm that is integrated with the entire earth and the surrounding environment. It is not overbearing, but it is vast and unfathomable.
Almost at the moment when this breath appeared——
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Six figures appeared in the small courtyard in no particular order, as if teleporting, surrounding Ling Ye, who had just pushed open the quiet room door and was still surrounded by a faint halo.
Gu Yuena, who has silver hair and purple eyes, is unparalleled in elegance; Di Tian, who is majestic and domineering in black robes and golden eyes; Bi Ji, who is in green dress and green hair; Bibi Dong, who is luxurious in purple dress and holding a scepter; Qian Daoliu, who is in white blond hair and has a deep aura; and Golden Crocodile Douluo, who has recovered from all his injuries and is even more imposing than before!
These six beings who stood at the pinnacle of the mainland were all focused on Ling Ye at this moment, with undisguised anticipation, inquiry and a hint of nervousness in their eyes.
"You're out of seclusion." Gu Yuena spoke first, with a rare hint of imperceptible fluctuation in her cold voice, "How does it feel? Is the integration... going smoothly?" She asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
Ling Ye moved his somewhat stiff muscles, and the strange aura around him slowly subsided. A smile appeared on his face. He first nodded to the powerful men, then looked at Gu Yuena, and said calmly: "Thanks to you all, the progress is going smoothly. I have initially integrated... ninety-nine percent of the central core of Douluo Continent."
"Ninety-nine percent?!" Everyone was refreshed after hearing this! Such a high degree of integration far exceeded their expectations!
However, Ling Ye's next words poured cold water on them: "However, no matter how hard I try, I can never cross that last and most critical one percent. It seems that there is an invisible and indestructible barrier blocking the final perfection."
The glimmer in Gu Yuena's purple eyes dimmed for a moment, and a hint of loss and bitterness that could not be concealed flashed across her beautiful face. She murmured in a voice so soft that only she could hear: "Is it really impossible? Is it true that the soul beast clan... is destined to be unable to escape the shackles of these billions of years?" The fire of hope that had just been ignited seemed to be extinguished again.
Ditian and Biji's expressions instantly darkened, and the atmosphere became somewhat solemn and silent.
Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu looked at each other with their brows furrowed. Although they are more concerned about the future of human soul masters, the mainland cannot evolve and the road to becoming a god is still elusive, which is also not good news for them.
Looking at the disappointed expressions of everyone, especially Gu Yuena, Ling Ye suddenly smiled and comforted him in a relaxed tone: "Don't be discouraged. Please listen to what I have to say. The failure of the fusion is not a problem of my ability or the resistance of the center, but because of..."
He paused, glanced at everyone, and said word by word: "The Douluo Continent under our feet is itself...not complete!"
"Incomplete?" Everyone was stunned, with doubts on their faces. The continent is right at our feet. It is vast and boundless. How can we say it is incomplete?
A gleam of light reignited in Gu Yuena's purple eyes, and she asked eagerly: "What do you mean by this?"
Ling Ye took a deep breath and began to slowly reveal the ancient secrets he had sensed while merging with the center in the past six months: "This starts from a long time ago. Before the history we know, Douluo Star, or the 'Lord of the Plane' in the world we live in. He also realized the limitations of the world and longed to lead the entire plane to leap forward and evolve to a higher level."
"However, this move offended the gods above!" Ling Ye's voice had a hint of coldness, "Those so-called gods, enjoying the faith of the lower world, would they be willing to see mortals who are as weak as ants in their eyes, and even us "mortal" creatures, one day be able to sit on equal footing with them, or even surpass them?"
"So, the God Realm came down to intervene and roughly blocked the evolution path of the plane lord. In order to completely eliminate future troubles, they even used their supreme divine power to forcibly divide the complete Douluo Planet into several continents! The "Douluo Continent" we are in is only the largest main body among them. There are other fragmented continents of different sizes, floating on the other side of the endless ocean, cut off from us."
"So, it is not that the center refuses to merge, but that the current center itself is incomplete! It is missing some of the "rules" and "origins" of other continent fragments! I must first find those scattered continents, use the center's induction and traction power to regroup and fuse them back, and make Douluo Star complete again! By then, the integration will be 100% natural, absorbing the energy of the universe, and evolving the divine world will no longer be an illusion! "
These words were like a thunderous explosion, completely subverting everyone present’s understanding of the world!
Beyond the mainland, is there another continent? Is this the truth of the world?
Qian Daoliu frowned, his face full of confusion and suspicion. He couldn't help but interject: "Scattered continents? Ling Ye, what you said is really unbelievable! My family has inherited the Angel Temple for thousands of years, and there are so many records in ancient books that there has never been a single word about the existence of other continents!"
He tried hard to recall the records passed down by his family, and said in a deep voice: "According to ancient books, in ancient times, the continent was in chaos, evil soul masters were raging, and the people were in dire straits. It was me, the ancestor of the Qian Family, the Lord Angel God, who sympathized with all living beings, established the Angel Temple, wiped out evil spirits, and supported justice. Finally, he enjoyed the faith of the mainland, gathered the divine status, and ascended to the divine world! After my ancestor ascended, although there were wars in the mainland again, I The mission of the angel lineage has always been to monitor evil and not interfere with the changes of mortal dynasties. It was not until later that the two empires of Tiandou and Xingluo gradually took shape, and the continent's structure was stabilized... In this long history, there have never been any records or legends about other continents! "
Qian Daoliu's words represented him, and also represented the doubts of most people present. Is this world really much broader and more complex than they think?
Ling Ye looked at Qian Daoliu, his eyes calm and profound: "The great sacrifice has not been recorded in ancient books, but it does not mean that it does not exist. Perhaps, that period of history was deliberately erased; perhaps, the belief in angel gods at that time was mainly concentrated in this main continent; or perhaps, the division of the divine world itself was accompanied by the tampering and shielding of memory. What I said is all my fusion center hundred After ninety-nine divisions, it was spliced together from the fragmented information perceived from the original rules of the world. "
He raised his hand, his soul power surged, and outlined a vague star map in the air. The light spot representing Douluo Continent was the brightest, and there were also several smaller light spots dotted in the distant dark void.
"Look, these are the scattered continental fragments sensed by the center. They do not exist, but they have been isolated from us for too long..."
Gu Yuena stared closely at the star map, the light in her purple eyes getting brighter and brighter. She took a deep breath and said slowly: "I believe you, Ling Ye." We must find those continents and restore the Douluo Star to integrity! This is not only for the soul beast clan, but also for the future of the entire world!”
Gu Yuena’s words echoed in the silent courtyard, carrying the Silver Dragon King’s unquestionable determination and ardent expectations for the future. Di Tian and Bi Ji nodded solemnly, with firm flames burning in their eyes. For the future of the soul beast clan, they have no regrets even if the road ahead is extremely difficult.
At this moment, Bibi Dong slightly frowned her beautiful brows and raised a more realistic question: "Ling Ye, since you can sense the location of those lost continents through the center, do you need us to go with you to help you find and fuse those continent fragments?" In her opinion, gathering the power of the top powerhouses in the current continent to cross the ocean, although it is necessarily difficult, is not an impossible task.
However, Ling Ye slowly shook his head, with a helpless smile on his face: "Your Majesty, things are not that simple. Although I can vaguely perceive the direction, outside those continental fragments, there is an extremely powerful regular barrier laid by the gods themselves! This barrier is not a simple physical isolation, but more like an...exile and blockade of space and laws. Non-god-level powers cannot break through at all, and cannot even get close."
Di Tian's golden vertical pupils flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice: "Barrier? What if the Lord takes action? Although the Lord has not recovered from his old injury, when he explodes with all his strength, his strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary second-level god! Is it still impossible to break through the barrier?"
Ling Ye shook his head again and looked towards Di Tian's eyes contained a hint of explanation: "Mr. Di Tian, what I mean by 'god-level power' does not mean having combat power comparable to that of a god. Rather, it refers to... a 'new god' who must be born in this world, truly inherit the throne of god, be recognized by the rules of the god world, and is about to ascend to the god world!"
He paused, looked around at everyone, and said in a solemn tone: "Only when such a 'new god' is born and completes the final ascension ceremony, a unique resonance of rules will occur at the moment when it establishes a connection with the divine world. This resonance will be like a key, temporarily and partially loosening or even opening the barrier shackles set by the divine realm. At that time, the scattered fragments of the continent will be pulled by the complete center and begin to move closer to each other. What we need to seize is that opportunity!"
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't wait to speak: "If a new god needs to ascend, wouldn't it be simple? Xue'er has already passed the eighth angel test, and she only needs to complete the final ninth test before she can inherit the angelic throne! Moreover, she has passed the angelic exam from Lingye before. Isn't there an extremely rare "Sacrifice Substitution Card" in the blind box? This card can perfectly replace the sacrifice process without sacrificing my life! As long as Xueer completes the eighth test, she can directly ascend to the God of Angels and the barrier will be broken!"
Qian Daoliu's words were full of confidence and excitement, as if he had already seen the bright future where Qian Renxue would become a god and the barrier would be opened. In his opinion, this is almost a matter of course.
However, to everyone's surprise, Ling Ye still shook his head slowly and firmly after listening.
“It still doesn’t work.” Ling Ye’s voice was filled with complicated emotions.
"Not yet?!" At this time, even Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu were completely confused, and everyone's faces were filled with confusion and impatience. The conditions are all met, why is it still not working?
Ling Ye's eyes swept over everyone, and finally fell on Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, and his tone became somewhat meaningful: "His Majesty the Pope, great minister, you two... must have read the strange book called "The Adventures of Tang San" that was opened in my blind box, right?"
Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu looked slightly condensed and nodded. That book was bizarre and bizarre, recording many "futures" that seemed absurd but were vaguely consistent with reality. They had naturally read it.
Ling Ye continued: "What was recorded in that book is actually not all... It also has a sequel, or in other words, it reveals the true ending of this world in a certain 'possibility'."
Bibi Dong's purple eyes flashed, and he said: "Follow-up? According to the book, Xue'er and I seemed to have... fallen at the hands of Tang San in the end. Could it be that in the follow-up, we were resurrected again?" There was an imperceptible fluctuation in her tone.
"That's not the case." Ling Ye shook his head again, his expression becoming extremely serious, "In the follow-up, Tang San did succeed. Not only did he become the God of the Sea, but by chance, he inherited the throne of the God of Shura, the first of the five god kings in the God Realm, responsible for judgment and killing!"
The moment the three words "God of Shura" were spoken -
Boom!
An extremely cold, extremely violent dragon power, containing unforgettable hatred and pain, suddenly burst out from Gu Yuena's body! The air around her froze instantly, and billions of stars seemed to be burning and exploding angrily in her purple eyes!
"Xiu! Luo! God!" Gu Yuena almost gritted her teeth and squeezed out the name word by word. Her voice was as cold as ten thousand years of black ice, but it was filled with overwhelming hatred like lava! "It's him! It's him! Joining forces with the God of Evil to inflict heavy damage on me! This hatred! We are irreconcilable!"
Di Tian and Biji's expressions also changed drastically in an instant.
Ling Ye nodded heavily: "Yes, it is the Shura God. And in the "Subsequent" ending, Tang San achieved two divine positions, especially the powerful Shura God. After he ascended to the God Realm, because he was born in the Douluo Continent, Perhaps there was still a trace of incense, so he did not continue to strengthen the barrier against Douluo Star like other gods. Instead, after taking power, he acquiesced and even contributed to Douluo Star's recovery. He even... let his father, Tang Hao, become Douluo Star. The Lord of the Douluo Star Plane! "
"So, in that "possibility", the Douluo Star has almost become the back garden of his Tang San family! His son eventually became the God King! His son-in-law is also the God King. ! His daughter-in-law..." After Ling Ye said this, he paused for a moment, glanced at Gu Yuena who was beside him with a complicated look and said in a low voice, "...is also the God King. Even his grandson... has become the new Dragon God!"
"What?! The new Dragon God?!" The murderous aura on Gu Yuena's body suddenly stagnated, and for the first time, almost dull shock and disbelief appeared on her beautiful face! Dragon God? ! That is the only co-owner of the soul beast clan and the source of the bloodline of all dragon clans and soul beasts! How could it be possible...how could it be accomplished by a descendant of human beings? !
"This...how is this possible..." Di Tian also murmured in silence. This news made him feel more absurd and shocked than hearing about God Shura.
Ling Ye sighed: "I can't tell you the specific reasons! But at least from our current point in time, history has undergone a huge deflection because of my intervention! Is Tang San alive or dead now, and where is he, even if I have fused 99% of the Continental Center, I can't sense their exact traces! The Shrek Seven Monsters, Yu Xiaogang, they all seem to have disappeared from the world..."
His tone became a little ethereal: "Perhaps this is some kind of "Heavenly" power intervening? After all, in that "possibility", he, Tang San, is an out-and-out "Son of Destiny", possessing the fate of the entire world. Gu. Maybe there is a force protecting them, avoiding the greatest risks for them, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback? "
The small courtyard fell into a deathly silence again.