With the death of Bibi Dong, the situation across the entire Continent no longer held any suspense.
In fact, there was no suspense the moment the Sun Moon Empire made its move.
The Sun Moon Empire's massive army spread out everywhere, meeting no effective resistance wherever they went. The Sun Moon Empire began to fully take over the territory of the Douluo Continent, clearing out all dissenting voices.
Those duchies were originally just opportunists; they had no qualms about betraying the Heaven Dou Empire to join the Spirit Empire, and now they felt no psychological burden betraying the Spirit Empire to join the Sun Moon Empire.
Xu Yunxiao adopted a policy of suppressing one group while promoting another, allowing the newly established vested interests to suppress the previous group of vested interests.
Coupled with the threat of external military force, the Sun Moon Empire seamlessly divided the original Douluo Continent internally, incorporating one city after another into its system.
Although the gap between the people of the two Continents could not be eliminated in a short time, under the influence of various favorable policies, this would inevitably lead to subtle changes over the long run.
The Sun Moon Empire also began to fully promote the method of soul spirit fusion, consolidating the hearts and destiny of the entire Continent.
Three months later, the original Douluo Continent was entirely incorporated under the rule of the Sun Moon Empire, and the Continent as a whole was developing in a positive direction.
Except for one city: Spirit City, the former capital of the Spirit Empire.
At this moment, His Highness the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire stood hesitantly at the entrance of the Hall of Enshrinement.
The guards watching the Hall of Enshrinement lowered their heads, afraid that Xu Tianyang would notice the uncontrollable expressions on their faces.
"Oh my, I never expected Tianyang to have a day like this..." Inside the Sea of Consciousness, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm watched the outside World excitedly, laughing gleefully.
"I honestly wouldn't be surprised if you got beaten to death one day," the Ice Emperor said, looking speechlessly and disdainfully at the irritating Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"How could that happen? Who would dare touch your Tianmeng Bro? Don't you know the value of the Continent's first million-year Spirit Beast and the first million-year soul spirit? Back then, Bro had sharp vision and instantly picked out Little Tianyang as a stock with great potential..."
Hearing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm start boasting again, the Ice Emperor raised her two massive scorpion claws and covered her ears with a pained expression.
Outside, Gold Crocodile Douluo walked out of the Hall of Enshrinement. Looking at Xu Tianyang at the entrance, he almost couldn't maintain his expression; only Qian Renxue had the ability to shut out the most powerful and influential person on the Continent.
"The Young Master said she temporarily doesn't want to see His Highness. She said she will naturally come to find His Highness after she achieves godhood," Gold Crocodile Douluo said respectfully to Xu Tianyang. Even though he was old enough to be Xu Tianyang's great-grandfather, he dared not look down on the young man.
In the Spirit Master World, the strong are respected, and Xu Tianyang was currently the Continent's number one strong person.
"I understand. Thank you, Senior, for relaying the message." After a moment of silence, Xu Tianyang looked toward the Hall of Enshrinement behind him, as if seeing the complicated gaze of Qian Renxue. He finally nodded and turned to leave.
He understood Qian Renxue's current state of mind. Although Bibi Dong did not die by his hand—she had simply chosen not to live—
the situation was ultimately closely related to him.
No matter how poor their relationship was before, with Bibi Dong's death, the knot in Qian Renxue's heart had loosened. It was understandable that she couldn't figure out how to face him right now.
For now, he would let her calm down.
...Time flew by, and two years passed quietly through the cold and heat.
Under the diligent governance of Xu Yunxiao, the Sun Moon Empire flourished. The widespread adoption of soul tool technology greatly improved the lives of the people on the former Douluo Continent.
Only then did they realize what kind of miserable lives they had been living before.
Now, even if someone tried to stage a comeback under the banner of the Spirit Empire, no one would respond to them.
A soul Spirit Hall was established in every major city. Besides helping Spirit Masters absorb soul spirits, the soul Spirit Hall also offered free Spirit awakening services for six-year-old children.
Since the Spirit Hall had faded from the history of Spirit Masters, its mission was fully taken over by the soul Spirit Hall.
They maintained urban peace, eradicated evil, and also erected statues of the Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon in front of the soul Spirit Halls to collect the faith and destiny of the entire Continent.
As for why they erected a statue of his Spirit, the Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon, instead of Xu Tianyang himself, it was mainly to reduce the resistance from the Spirit Beast side.
Furthermore, Xu Yunxiao was partially influenced by the creation of the Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon statue. Both his and Xu Tianyang's cultivation had now broken through to rank ninety-nine, with the latter having condensed the Qi soul core representing spirit power in his lower Dantian.
At this point, Xu Tianyang had perfectly condensed the three major soul cores—Essence, Qi, and Spirit—and his cultivation had reached the peak of the Douluo Star.
On this day, in the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest, Xu Tianyang walked out of a spatial rift.
The Three-Eyed Golden猊, which was quietly sleeping beside the Lake of Life, twitched its nose. The next second, she suddenly straightened up and immediately spotted Xu Tianyang walking out.
"Human..." Seeing Xu Tianyang, a hint of joy flashed in the Three-Eyed Golden猊's eyes, and the entire Spirit Beast immediately pounced toward Xu Tianyang's embrace.
"You finally remembered to come see me! Hurry and tell me stories about the human World!"
Rubbing her large head against Xu Tianyang, the Three-Eyed Golden猊 looked at him with anticipation in her eyes.
During the two years of fully promoting soul spirits, Xu Tianyang often came to the Star Dou Great Forest to maintain order. He had become familiar with the Three-Eyed Golden猊 and frequently told her stories about the outside World. She couldn't stand the days without stories just because he was in seclusion breaking through to rank ninety-nine and condensing his third soul core.
"Alright, alright, I have plenty of stories, but I came this time because I have something to discuss with all of you." Xu Tianyang rubbed the Three-Eyed Golden猊's massive head, and after seeing her look of contentment, he turned to look at Di Tian and the others who were gathered in a circle.
"Tianyang, is there anything you need our help with? If so, the Star Dou Great Forest will always be your friend." Bi Ji looked at Xu Tianyang with gentle eyes. The promotion of soul spirits had significantly reduced the slaughter between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters.
This peace-loving Emerald Swan was naturally very friendly toward Xu Tianyang.
"This matter is a bit complicated, and I won't force it. I want the Destiny Power of the Auspicious Beast, and the Golden Dragon Spear formed from the Golden Dragon King's rib."
As soon as Xu Tianyang spoke, the Lake of Life instantly fell silent. The surrounding Fierce Beasts looked at Xu Tianyang in disbelief, and anger immediately surged in their hearts.
Conversely, the Three-Eyed Golden猊, who was the central figure, raised her head and looked curiously at Xu Tianyang. The strange red vertical eye on her brow flashed with an eerie red light, and her eyes showed a hint of eagerness.
"Xu Tianyang, do you know what you are saying?" Di Tian forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart, gazing solemnly at Xu Tianyang and speaking in an unfriendly tone.