"How is the situation on the Divine Realm's side? Why do I feel a terrifying aura?" Seeing the three great God Kings flying back, Nanmen Yun'er, who was responsible for providing backup, immediately went up to greet them and asked.
"A monster... appeared in the Divine Realm..." Zhongli Yu's pretty face was a bit pale. As the Asura God, executing that Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment cost her a massive amount of energy.
"A... monster appeared in the Divine Realm. Even the Destruction God King and the Life God King paying the price of their lives to suppress it failed..."
A monster? Everyone exchanged looks, all looking puzzled. How powerful must a monster be to make even Zhongli Yu fear it?
More importantly, the Destruction God King and the Life God King, who were infinitely close to the Supreme God King level, had also sacrificed themselves.
"That's not something a normal deity can handle." Cui Yajie had a look of lingering fear on her face. Her hand still tightly grasped the Super Divine Tool entrusted to her by the Evil God King, the Scales of Judgment.
Since the two great God Kings of Good and Evil chose to entrust the Scales of Judgment to them, it meant that even possessing a Super Divine Tool, they were absolutely no match for that aberration.
"I think I know what it is..." Bibi Dong had obtained the memories of the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite. She gritted her silver teeth and immediately made a decision.
"Anyway, let's return to Douluo first..."
"But Douluo Continent has now lost the earth core that acts as its energy core. I'm afraid..." Thinking of the Douluo Continent's current predicament, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but feel a bit distressed.
"That's just the Star-Devouring Species' heart. Don't forget, the original core of Douluo is still in our hands," Bibi Dong reminded.
"You mean... Yunhan?" Ju Zi suddenly realized something and couldn't help but cast her gaze towards her son in her arms.
Huo Yunhan had already woken up by this time. Seeing everyone looking at him, he was at a loss for a moment.
"If... if I had finished off Tang San earlier, these things wouldn't have happened..." Thinking of everything before, Huo Yunhan's tone inevitably carried a bit of distress.
"Anyway, let's return to the Douluo Continent first." Jialin took a deep breath and was the first to fly towards Douluo Planet.
Everyone looked at each other. Continuing to stay here seemed unlikely to yield any results, so they had to follow one by one.
Xie Huanyue was the last to withdraw. Before leaving, he took a deep look in the direction of the Divine Realm.
With the Star-Devouring Monster completely revived, the Divine Realm established on the foundation of its body began to crumble, eventually completely annihilated in the universe...
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"Six million years ago, in the prehistoric civilization, the Eden Kingdom, King Lucifer led his subjects to resist..."
The disaster from six million years ago was vividly conveyed to every partner once again through Bibi Dong's mouth.
Prior to this, although Huo Yuhao had mentioned it, many people hadn't taken it too seriously. After all, the event had passed six million years ago. Even the corpse of a God King should have rotted and become nourishment for the Divine Realm long ago.
Now, that giant beast of disaster that almost destroyed the continent had revived and was active again. The Divine Realm, possessing so many deities, also failed to stop its footsteps...
One could imagine just how desperate the Eden Kingdom was back then.
"Is that thing really going to come?" Ma Xiaotao asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Hard to say, but at least we have to be prepared," Ning Tian said in a deep voice.
"I've been researching a special soul tool decoding clay tablet that Xiao Hongchen brought back from the Yin-Yang Love Questioning Valley back then for these past years," Kong Deming suddenly spoke, taking a stack of blueprints from his clothes.
"What is this?" Jing Ziyan casually picked up a blueprint and examined it closely. Ji Juechen also leaned in beside her, seemingly wanting to find something useful on it.
"Elder Kong, what exactly is this?" Meng Hongchen pinched the blueprint and shook it. She simply couldn't understand the complex core arrays on it.
"It should be an altar." Jing Hongchen, truly worthy of being one of the few Class 9 Soul Engineers in the world, immediately saw a clue.
"A soul tool? Can this thing also be used to deal with that kind of terrifying creature?" Di Tian was puzzled. After all, he had always looked down on soul tools; no matter how powerful a Class 9 soul tool was, it couldn't truly hurt him.
Kong Deming might have developed Class 10 soul tools, but most new concepts were still just on paper now.
"If I had to say, the structure of this thing probably exceeds a Class 10 soul tool." Kong Deming said: "There are some text interpretations resembling the hieroglyphics of the Sun Moon Empire. I've tried to decipher this text over these years and concluded the general use of this soul tool."
"God Creation Altar."
Speaking simultaneously with Kong Deming was Bibi Dong.
"Your Majesty, you know?" Kong Deming quickly realized something: "Right, you inherited the God of Love."
Based on the name of this soul tool, many people present began to have guesses in their hearts.
"Correct. Just as its name implies, this soul tool can break through the Heaven and Earth Tribulation, extend the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, and create a deity." Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes were full of reminiscent colors, confirming everyone's guesses.
"So, all of us can use this thing to become deities!" Xian Lin'er instantly became excited. One must know, she was already over a hundred years old. She had barely advanced to Ultimate Douluo with Huo Yuhao's help over these years, but there was no hope for her to become a god.
Beside her, Shangguan Wei'er and Nan Shuishui couldn't help but get excited upon hearing her words.
If this soul tool, like its name, could create deities, didn't that mean everyone present had a chance to achieve godhood in a short time?
"That is not the case."
Bibi Dong directly poured a basin of cold water on them. "Do you remember the first step Yuhao took back then to topple Tang San?"
"You mean... the power of faith?" Ye Guyi casually glanced at the blueprint and instantly grasped the main point.
"Yes. The principle of this soul tool is actually a kind of tragic sacrifice. It lets thousands upon thousands of lives sacrifice their lives to the existence they believe in, multiplying the power of faith and amplifying it onto that admired existence." Bibi Dong nodded and said.
"Six million years ago, the King of the Eden Kingdom, Lucifer, relied on it to lead the Eden subjects at that time to defeat that terrifying Star-Devouring Monster."
After hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, many partners who hadn't yet obtained a deity inheritance suddenly deflated like punctured balloons, becoming listless.
"Then what use... is this thing?" Zi Mu was speechless. Messing around for so long to bring out something that couldn't solve the current situation, wasn't that a waste of time?
"None of us can... but he can." Xie Huanyue suddenly spoke up.
"You mean—Yuhao?" Zhongli Yu raised her head abruptly. Yes, in this world, perhaps only Demon King Huo Yuhao, who benefited the entire continent and liberated humanity from the rule of divine right, could use this thing.
"But Yuhao is currently..." Everyone couldn't help but recall that Huo Yuhao's main body had already left Douluo, their eyes dimming one by one.
"Dad is already on his way back!"
Huo Yunhan took out the plane core from his body, his small face full of determination.
Thinking of Huo Yuhao, everyone present seemed to instantly gain confidence. If he could return in time...
"Leave the earth core issue of Douluo Planet to me for now." Jialin immediately took the plane core, turned, and walked away: "There is no one present more suitable than me to supply heat to the planet."
"Jialin!" Bibi Dong suddenly called out.
Jialin didn't turn around, nor did she speak, her delicate body merely pausing for a moment.
"You must... hold on..." Bibi Dong pursed her lips tightly and urged.
...
In the originally peaceful and tranquil Douluo Continent, bizarre ripples suddenly appeared in the sky without warning, as if a tear had been ripped in the barrier of reality.
Immediately after, a massive figure slowly extended out from that distorted space. The moment it fully manifested, the entire Douluo Continent was enveloped by fear.
This was a terrifying creature shaped like a giant spider. Its body was unimaginably huge, its eight arthropod legs lying across the earth like giant mountain ranges. Each leg was covered in scales flashing with bizarre gloomy light. Under the scales, cosmic radiation faintly discernible, like countless writhing evil light snakes.
The surface of its body seemed to flow with dark matter from the universe, tumbling and surging continuously, emitting an aura that made one's blood run cold.
The location where the Star-Devouring Monster descended was naturally the former site of the Eden Kingdom's capital, the Yin-Yang Love Questioning Valley in the western mountains of the Sun Moon Continent.
The soul masters on the Douluo Continent instantly sensed this terrifying power, and powerhouses from all directions rushed over. They stood in the distance, looking at that giant spider, their faces written full of shock and fear.
An experienced Soul Douluo frowned deeply, his voice trembling as he said: "This... what exactly is this thing? I've never felt such powerful and bizarre power. The aura it emits doesn't seem like a soul beast on the continent..."
A young soul master, though fearful in his heart, still gathered his courage and said: "No matter what it is, as soul masters, guarding the Douluo Continent is our mission. We absolutely cannot retreat!"
However, when they tried to approach, a terrifying thing happened—
Merely approaching within a hundred meters of the monster, the physical bodies of those slightly weaker soul masters instantly began to disintegrate, turning into nothingness. They couldn't even let out a scream. The powerful cosmic radiation, like invisible sharp blades, easily tore their bodies to shreds. Even their souls were eroded by the radiation, dissipating between heaven and earth.
Seeing this, the stronger soul masters were horrified, but they did not retreat. The soul masters released their martial souls one after another. For a time, various lights shone, and soul skills shot towards the Star-Devouring Monster like raindrops.
Some soul masters summoned flaming giant dragons, carrying billowing heatwaves as they lunged at the monster; others condensed ice storm winds, attempting to freeze this terrifying existence.
Among them, the majority were soul engineer troops. On the map of the Sun Moon Continent, the Eden Alliance hadn't expanded here yet. The vast majority of the Sun Moon Continent was still the territory of the royal families and nobles of the old Sun Moon Empire, possessing a massive and formidable soul engineer legion.
They opened fire on the Star-Devouring Monster one after another, using multiple high-level stationary soul guide artillery shells to bombard it.
The Star-Devouring Monster remained unmoved. It gently waved one of its arthropod legs, and an energy wave full of cosmic radiation instantly spread out.
Wherever this energy wave reached, everything was destroyed. The soul masters' attacks were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot before it, dissipating instantly. Not only that, any soul master touched by the energy wave, regardless of their strength, including the invincible shields they carried, had their bodies rapidly corrode as they were instantly eroded by the radiation.
A soul master who had just released his martial soul was hit by the energy wave. A look of disbelief first appeared on his face, followed by black spots rapidly appearing on the surface of his body. Those spots spread rapidly as if they were alive.
He wanted to raise his arm to block, but the moment he raised his arm, it turned into a pile of black powder, scattering in the wind. His mouth opened wide, letting out a silent scream. His entire body turned to nothingness in just a few seconds, leaving behind only a patch of scorched earth polluted by radiation.
Another Soul Sage exerted all his strength to prop up a defensive soul skill, trying to block the impact of the energy wave. But that seemingly solid defense was like thin paper in front of the energy wave, instantly pierced through. The moment the energy wave hit him, his body felt as if it were pierced simultaneously by thousands of steel needles. Blood sprayed from every pore, forming a blood mist in the air. His body twisted and deformed in the blood mist, ultimately exploding with a "bang" into countless pieces, scattering on the ground.
A long-established Titled Douluo gritted his teeth and roared angrily: "Are we just going to sit here and wait for death? Everyone together, use your strongest soul skills. I don't believe it can withstand it!"
The soul masters gathered their strength again, powerful energy converging in their hands.
However, the Star-Devouring Monster seemed to sense the threat. Its eight compound eyes flashed with bizarre red light. Its body leaned forward slightly, and then a torrent of black cosmic radiation spewed from its mouth. This torrent rushed towards the soul masters at an extremely fast speed. Wherever it passed, space was distorted beyond recognition.
The combined soul skills unleashed with full force by the soul masters were as fragile as paper mache in front of this torrent of cosmic radiation.
The torrent instantly submerged all the soul masters, including multiple soul engineer legions. Shrill screams rang out one after another.
These soul masters, who once commanded the wind and clouds on the Douluo Continent, had no power to fight back in front of this terrifying Star-Devouring creature. They were instantly killed one by one, disappearing into this terrifying cosmic radiation.
Those soul masters skilled in speed tried to escape relying on their speed when the torrent struck. Their bodies turned into afterimages, running at high speed across the earth.
However, the radiation torrent seemed to possess tracking abilities, following closely behind them like a shadow. The moment the torrent caught up to them, their bodies seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, instantly torn to pieces.
Those fragments of flesh and blood rapidly combusted under the effect of the radiation, emitting sizzling sounds, and finally turned into a wisp of blue smoke.
As for those auxiliary soul masters, the moment they were submerged by the torrent, their faces were full of despair. They tightly covered their heads with their hands, attempting to block the radiation surging like a tide.
However, the radiation ruthlessly penetrated their bodies. Their skin began to peel off, revealing the bright red muscles and white bones underneath. Their eyes bulged, and black, foul blood continuously vomited from their mouths. Their bodies gradually melted away in painful struggles, ultimately disappearing without a trace.
The Douluo Continent fell into dead silence. Only that Star-Devouring Monster was slowly moving. Wherever it passed, the earth was polluted by cosmic radiation, and all signs of life completely disappeared, leaving behind only barrenness and despair.
This sudden disaster made the people of the Douluo Continent profoundly realize that in the face of this monster from the vast universe, their strength was so insignificant, leaving behind only endless fear.
Author's Note: The crisis has finally arrived. How do you all view this BOSS?