Above the Sky Screen, the contrast between the two worlds continues.
Outside of the Sky Screen, both the Douluo God Realm and the Douluo Continent in the Black World are making their own preparations for the upcoming Fusion between the two worlds.
Douluo God Realm.
The meeting of the God Realm Committee has concluded.
At that meeting, Tang San was temporarily stripped of his decision-making power, and God of Destruction and Goddess of Life took over God Realm's preparations for war.
However, the Divinity, led by Shrek Seven Devils, who were on good terms with Tang San, did not distance themselves from him because of this.
In the Sea God Temple, the seven Dao figures sat around a long table on both sides.
Tang San sat in the main seat, while the blue-gold light on the Sea God's divine armor flickered in the temple's candlelight.
" Little San, the committee has already set the tone." Dai Mubai spoke first, his face beneath the God of War armor showing a hint of solemnity. " The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life advocate for full-scale preparations for war and enhancing the existing combat power of the God Realm. They do not intend to interfere with the Lower Realm."
Tang San nodded, his gaze calm: "As expected. Destroying that person is always done according to the rules."
"But we're not interfering with the Lower Realm, while Huo Yuhao of the White World is." Oscar frowned. "His God Realm and his subordinates were all cultivated step by step from the Lower Realm. When he brings the entire Reincarnation God Realm into our midst, what will we use to stop him?"
"Therefore, we need to make our own arrangements." Tang San stood up and walked to the map in the center of the temple.
On the map, the phantom of the Douluo Continent slowly rotated, emitting a soft glow.
" Douluo Continent is our Foundation."
He raised his hand and gently touched the star map. "My father, Tang Hao, is the plane lord of the Douluo Continent. My mother, Ah Yin, is the life core of the continent. This is the greatest thing I can do—to tie the fate of the Douluo Continent to the Tang Clan."
Everyone fell silent. They knew, of course, what Dao meant. The Lord of the Plane and the Core of Life were essentially the Luck who controlled the entire continent.
As long as Tang Hao and Ah Yin are still around, the Heavenly Dao of the Douluo Continent will favor Tang San's layout.
"Besides, Da Ming and Er Ming also remain in the Lower Realm," Tang San continued. "They have been reborn as humans and are now the First and Second Sect Masters of the Clear Sky Sect. With them here, they can support and protect the Shrek Academy."
"And the Golden Tree." Ning Rongrong's interface Dao, "That is Shrek's Foundation, and also the source of luck for the continent."
Tang San nodded: "The Golden Tree is connected to my mother's consciousness. As long as the Golden Tree stands, the vitality of the continent will not be exhausted."
He paused, his gaze falling on a corner of the map—where a pinkish -blue dot was slowly moving.
"Wu Tong is also in Lower Realm." His voice softened. "Her fate is tied to that Huo Yuhao. As long as she is still alive, that Huo Yuhao of that world can never completely escape my control."
Dai Mubai paused for a moment, then asked Dao, "But what if there are two Worlds? " "Fusion, that Huo Yuhao from White World is attacking. How effective will these arrangements be?"
Tang San didn't answer directly. He turned around, looked at everyone, and said calmly, "Two Worlds. " Fusion isn't just about high-level combat power. Whoever has a more stable foundation can hold out longer. The Douluo Continent is our backing; as long as we don't lose the continent, we won't lose.
The group exchanged glances and asked no further questions.
Meanwhile, the God Realm Committee is also making intensive preparations.
God of Destruction stood on the high platform of the God Realm training ground, looking down at the many Divinities training below.
Goddess of Life stood beside him, her long green hair swaying gently in the wind.
"All priests will be assigned to the first echelon." The God of Destruction's voice was cold and decisive. "Second and third-level Divinities will be assigned to the second echelon. First-level Divinities will serve as the core fighting force."
Goddess of Life nodded: "Resource allocation is in place. God Realm's energy pool is operating at full capacity, enough to support them in Cultivate for a year."
"One year," God of Destruction repeated softly. " How much longer will the Sky Screen continue?"
"I don't know about Dao." Goddess of Life shook his head. "But at the current pace, it will take at least another year. The comparison between the two worlds has only progressed to Huo Yuhao's childhood. There are still his youth, adulthood, and eventual attainment of God King. There's enough time."
God of Destruction paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What do you think of Huo Yuhao from White World?"
Goddess of Life thought for a moment, then said softly, "He's a lot like Tang San. Equally intelligent, equally decisive, equally... ruthless. But he's more free-spirited and more ambitious than Tang San!"
"That makes it even harder to deal with." God of Destruction said coldly.
"So we need to be prepared." Goddess of Life looked at him. "Not just the God Realm, but also the Lower Realm."
God of Destruction did not respond.
His gaze drifted into the distance, passing through layers of clouds, and landed in the direction of the Douluo Continent.
There, there is also Huo Yuhao, the boy whose life was arranged by Tang San.
In addition to enhancing the existing Divinity's combat power, the four God Kings also issued a directive — to select promising Geniuses from the various lower planes controlled by the God Realm, and help them pass the Divinity trials to expand the God Realm's combat power reserves.
" God Realm has existed for so many years, controlling hundreds of lower planes." Ji Dong, the God of Goodness, stood before God Realm's dimensional teleportation array, looking at the... Dao's light converged from all directions. "Each plane has its own Genius. We didn't interfere before for fear of disrupting the balance. But now, we can't worry about that anymore."
Flame stood beside him, her long red hair gleaming in the light of the teleportation array: "But how much can these Geniuses grow in such a short time?"
"We don't need them to be the main fighting force," Ji Dong shook his head. "We only need them to fill the gaps in the battle lines. The real decision-makers are still those few God Kings."
Lieyan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The teleportation arrays lit up one after another, and young figures from different dimensions appeared on the land of God Realm.
Some were fearful, some were excited, and some were bewildered.
But everyone knows that Dao's fate changed the moment he stepped into God Realm.
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Black World, Douluo Continent.
Since the advent of Sky Screen, the landscape on the mainland has been quietly changing.
Shrek City, Foreign Languages Admissions Office.
The number of applicants this year is 20% less than last year.
The teacher in charge of admissions sat in front of the empty registration area, idly flipping through the list in his hand.
"It's the same again." He sighed and said to his colleague Dao, "Ever since Sky Screen started showing that World's education, the parents here have become less and less receptive."
My colleague gave a wry smile: "What can we do? The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the world provides individualized instruction, resources, and freedom for students to develop. But here? Teachers like Zhou Yi expel students at the drop of a hat. Parents send their kids here, and they get expelled after only a short time. Since no other academy will accept students expelled from Shrek Academy, their lives are ruined."
"But Shrek does indeed produce more strong individuals than other academies."
"What's the use of having more? Out of a hundred students, ninety will be expelled, and only ten will succeed. Parents are betting that their child will be one of those ten, but who wants their child to be one of the ninety?"
The two looked at each other and then remained silent.
Shrek Academy's educational approach is being scrutinized by more and more people under the magnifying glass of Sky Screen.
Strictness, ruthlessness, and rigid ranking —these characteristics, once considered hallmarks of "elite education," have now become flaws that are criticized.
The experiences of those expelled students have made many parents hesitant to pursue their children.
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Sun Moon Empire, Bright Capital.
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's reputation is growing on Sky Screen, but its enrollment situation in reality is not improving as a result.
The war continued, and news from the front kept coming back to the rear. Parents were unwilling to send their children to an academy where they could be drafted at any time.
"The number of applicants is the same as last year." The admissions director handed the report to Jing Hongchen's desk. "There's no increase, and no decrease."
Jing Hongchen sighed: "This situation will not change as long as the war continues."
What he didn't say was that a silent upheaval was taking place within the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire.
Deep within the palace, Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, his face grim as he gazed at the boy standing side-by-side with Ju Zi on the Sky Screen.
" Huo Yuhao." He chewed on the name, his voice carrying a hint of cold killing intent.
Sky Screen Reveals Another World Huo Yuhao's relationship with Ju Zi: In that world, they were senior brothers and sisters from the same sect, and had a deep bond.
In this world, Orange is his queen, the queen of the Sun Moon Empire.
" Your Majesty, the Empress…" the eunuch beside her said cautiously.
"I know, Dao." Xu Tianran interrupted him, "That's a matter of another world. But I can't pretend I didn't see it."
He didn't explain, and he didn't need to explain.
The thing an emperor fears most is doubt about the loyalty of those around him, even if it's just a doubt about another world.
In the following days, Ju Zi was summoned to the palace less frequently, and military reports from the front lines no longer passed through her hands.
She sat in her mansion, gazing at the boy on the Sky Screen who was instructing her on how to make a spirit tool, a bitter smile appearing on her lips.
"I am so happy in another world," she whispered.
The intensity of the war gradually decreased, giving the three former Douluo kingdoms a chance to catch their breath and begin to intensify their military preparations.
In the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace, Emperor Xu Jiawei stood before a map, his brow furrowed.
" The Sun Moon Empire's offensive has slowed down," the general beside him whispered. "According to intelligence, this is because the emperor has become suspicious of the empress, and the military command system is in disarray."
Emperor Xu Jiawei nodded without speaking; he knew this was only temporary.
Once Xu Tianran resolves its internal problems, the iron hooves of the Sun Moon Empire will once again trample across the land.
"Pass down the order: intensify training," he said in a deep voice. "We don't have much time."
Meanwhile, those reclusive Sects are secretly accumulating power.
The Body Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan... these usually inconspicuous forces are all closely monitoring every scene on the Sky Screen.
They knew that the fusion of the two worlds was inevitable, and at that time, the clash of high-level combat forces would decide everything.
"Let the Disciciples intensify their cultivation." (Body Sect) Sect Master to his disciples Elder Dao: "Resources are unlimited, Medicinal Pills are unlimited. I want to see at least ten Titled Douluo within a year."
"yes."
Similar commands were transmitted among the various hidden Sects.
Everyone knew that a storm was coming.
Only the strong survive.