While some rejoiced, others grieved. Smiles could be transferred.
On the other side, Da Ming and the others' moods were not so good.
After entering their small plane, Er Ming quickly sealed the passage to prevent anyone from pursuing.
After doing this, he looked at A Yin with concern. "After they recover their strength, we will probably be even harder to resist."
"But how long can delaying really buy us? They will recover sooner or later. Now that the Abyss is at our side, having two deities as potential reinforcements is a mixed blessing."
A Yin sighed. "And we should be grateful that the divine realm is currently absent and order is chaotic. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for the Fire God and the others to see me obtain the status of Life Core."
Although if the divine realm and Xiao San were still there, she might not have been severely punished anyway.
"What about the Vast Sea Universe Cover?"
Da Ming frowned. "What exactly do they want with the Vast Sea Universe Cover? Will it affect Tang San's plan?"
A Yin was silent for a moment, then shook her head slightly. "It should not be a problem. After all, that divine weapon has been in the Sea God Pavilion for thousands or tens of thousands of years. It is probably not a backup against the Abyss."
Tang San's divine consciousness said, "Feed me peanuts."
"The only possible impact of losing the Vast Sea Universe Cover would probably be causing trouble for the divine realm's return and locating the Douluo Continent. But even that impact is not significant."
"After all, Brother Hao and I can also serve as coordinates for the divine realm's return. Even the divine seats of deities like the Fire God can serve as beacons. The connection between the divine realm and its subordinate planes is simply too deep. The gods have basically all left traces in the planes where they rose. There is no need to worry about the divine realm lacking coordinates for its return."
"As for what they want the Vast Sea Universe Cover for."
At this point, A Yin paused, looking at Da Ming and Er Ming.
"The divine realm has one hundred and eight subordinate planes. Why do you think so much divine consciousness has fallen on the Douluo Continent?"
Er Ming looked confused. Da Ming, on the other hand, looked thoughtful. "Is it because of the Sea God's divine seat?"
A Yin nodded slightly. "Yes, but not entirely. I think there are two reasons for this situation."
"First, the shattering of the Sea God's divine seat gave some fleeing deities' divine consciousness the idea of trying to find fragments of the Sea God's divine persona on the Douluo Continent to advance further."
"Second, when the divine realm was being swept away, Xiao San also sent my little grandson, carrying the Golden Dragon King's divine core, to the Douluo Continent. The commotion at that time may have attracted the attention of those deities who had left the divine realm."
Er Ming suddenly exclaimed, interrupting A Yin's words.
"Wait. Xiao Wu had another child? And what is this about the Golden Dragon King's divine core?"
A Yin gave him a helpless look, signaling him to be patient.
"This is a long story."
A Yin sighed softly. "To put it simply, after the Golden Dragon King was killed, its divine core merged with the child Xiao Wu had just given birth to, preparing to self destruct. Xiao San and the others saved and sealed the divine core. But even with the seal, the divine core was not stable in the divine realm with its immortal energy. So for the child's safety, and for a possible turnaround, Xiao San sent him back to the Douluo Continent."
Da Ming and Er Ming were stunned.
The amount of information was too great for them to digest at once.
"Where is that child now? Is he safe?" Da Ming asked urgently.
A Yin smiled bitterly. "Like you, I do not often walk outside, and I dare not go out."
Three homebody beasts.
"After all, if the Abyss plane discovered that the Life Core was conscious, it would likely bring disaster. So I have not contacted that child. But I have heard at Shrek about a child who went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It should be him."
"That child's name is Tang Wulin. He is now the personal disciple of the Spirit Transmission Tower's Bear Lord. He should be doing well."
Upon hearing this, Da Ming thought of Bear Lord, who had fought him to the death earlier, and the corner of his eye twitched.
Oh no. Would that child stand on the opposite side as his enemy in the future?
Compared to his restraint, Er Ming was much more direct. He beat his chest and stomped his feet, shouting, "Wulin, how could you call a thief your father? Tang San, why did you not send the child directly to Shrek Academy?"
If Wulin were on their side, they could not only take good care of him as he grew up, but also gain a promising future ally. The current situation, where he might become an enemy, was like Clouds and Mud. (Tang Wulin said, "Did you ever think about the problem of me being implicated and wanted by the Federation?")
Seeing the two herself sighing and groaning, A Yin knew they had always treated Xiao Wu's children as their own. And since she was also upset, she actively changed the subject.
"The situation is as I have described. I believe the gods were attracted for these two reasons. The Sea God's divine seat, and the final thing the divine realm sent to the Douluo Continent for unknown reasons, Little Wulin. In their eyes, both may have been great opportunities. And indeed they were. Not to mention the Sea God's divine seat, the Golden Dragon King's divine core was certainly a great opportunity."
"You also know the situation in the divine realm back then. The divine realm could no longer accommodate more divine seats. That was also the main reason the God of Destruction proposed expanding the divine realm and clashed with Xiao San. Under these circumstances, most deities' divine seats were inherited."
"Rather than returning to their original planes with little faith foundation, it was better to come to the Douluo Continent, which seemed to hold great opportunities. Perhaps they could go even further."
For example, her granddaughter Tang Wutong, and the other members of the first generation Seven Devils besides Xiao San, had almost no faith on the Douluo Continent. Many people did not even know what gods they had become.
This situation was common in the divine realm. After all, there were fewer and fewer deities like the first generation Sea God and the first generation Angel God, who had created their own divine seats through faith. To put it bluntly, most of the divine realm's deities were Living Off Their Elders.
Under such circumstances, many deities did not have many believers in their hometowns. Returning would bring little benefit. It was better to come to the Douluo Continent and try their luck.
Da Ming frowned deeply and asked, "Then what you said earlier, about the Fire God and the others taking the Vast Sea Universe Cover, it should be for these two opportunities, right? I understand that the Vast Sea Universe Cover helps in finding fragments of the Sea God's divine persona."
"And on Wulin's side, those two deities are both in the Spirit Transmission Tower. Having seen the Golden Dragon King, they may have already discovered his special nature. Do they want to use the Vast Sea Universe Cover to break the Golden Dragon King's seal and absorb its energy? Would that put Wulin in danger?"
Upon hearing this, Er Ming also became anxious. "How about we go and take Wulin away now?"
Saying this, he wanted to open the planar passage to go outside and find Tang Wulin, to rescue him from the "demon's clutches."
"No."
A Yin somewhat regretted telling them about Tang Wulin. She quickly stopped him. "After learning about Wulin, I made a special inquiry. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, these two unusual geniuses, appeared beside him when Wulin was nine years old. At the time, I thought nothing of it. But now knowing they are deities, I realized they probably knew about Wulin's special nature back then."
"Otherwise, a level three innate Blue Silver Grass would probably not have been valued enough by the Spirit Transmission Tower to arrange for Bear Lord to teach him. This was also one of the reasons I did not suspect the Fire God too much when Er Ming revealed his identity. The Fire God's anomaly was already evident at that time."
"And over these six years, Huo Yuhao, the Fire God, has always had a good relationship with Wulin. If he only wanted the Golden Dragon King's divine core, he would not need to maintain such a relationship. He must have other plans. I think even if he does take the Golden Dragon King's divine core for use, it will not be as you imagine."
A Yin's tone was serious. "Of course, I will not count on his mercy. But do not forget, the Golden Dragon King caused such a terrifying disaster in the divine realm, leading to the twilight of the gods. How dangerous is its divine core? How could the seal laid by a God King be child's play? There must be restrictions and back up plans left behind. Do not lose your composure out of worry and overlook these things."
"If you act rashly now, not only will you fail to save Wulin, you may Alert the Enemy, intensify conflicts, and truly put Wulin in danger. Taking Wulin from the Spirit Transmission Tower must be Discussed at Length."
A Yin's words calmed the two beasts down.
Da Ming took a deep breath, burying his worries deep in his heart, and turned his gaze to the Shrek teachers and students in the small plane.
Although Huo Yuhao had interrupted them, Er Ming had still taken more than ten people. But there were not many experts among them. The most noteworthy were the inner courtyard senior Lan Muzi and senior sister Tang Yinmeng. Not a single Super Douluo.
Shrek Academy's Limit Douluo and elders had all been left in Shrek City.
Now these "survivors" huddled together, Anxious and Uneasy, looking at Da Ming, Er Ming, and A Yin with eyes full of confusion, sadness, and hope.
They had lost their academy, their teachers, their friends. They were like Rootless Duckweed. Now, A Yin and the two beast kings had become their only remaining support and possible direction.
Finally, Lan Muzi was the first to control his emotions. He came before the three and asked in a low voice, "Elders, what is the situation now with my teacher, Light and Dark Douluo, and the others?"
He was a nominal disciple of Long Yuye. Having entered early, he only knew that Er Ming had appeared and deterred the Federation experts. He was completely in the dark about what had happened on Sea God Island afterward.
But from the fact that no more Shrek Academy personnel had been brought in, clearly something had gone wrong.
Er Ming snapped back to reality and looked at him with complicated eyes. "She was about to enter the passage when a reincarnated deity knocked her into the water. The Federation side had two reincarnated deities present. I could not rescue more people. I do not know what happened after that, but things are probably More Bad Than Good."
"Reincarnated deities?"
Lan Muzi's eyes widened. Those listening behind him also gasped.
After a long while, Lan Muzi clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. Blood seeped through his fingers. Behind him, there was the sound of teeth chattering, suppressed gasps, but mostly death like silence.
"Can I know who those deities are?" Lan Muzi's voice squeezed through his teeth.
"Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. The one who knocked your teacher into the water was Huo Yuhao." Er Ming glanced at A Yin. "The former should be the reincarnation of the divine realm's first class god, the Fire God."
He had learned these two names from A Yin. Previously, he had not even known what they were called now.
Remembering the young man and woman he had once seen, Lan Muzi's expression was dazed.
He had never expected that they would be the ones to deliver the final blow to Shrek. He had even less expected that the two were deities.
He felt hatred in his heart. But thinking of the immense power represented by the deities and the Federation, his hatred was like charcoal doused with cold water, leaving only cold ashes. A wave of powerlessness washed over him.
Da Ming sighed. "You are probably the most authoritative leader among you now. What are your plans?"
Lan Muzi was dumbfounded. He smiled bitterly. "I will listen to everything."
Halfway through, as if thinking of something, he stopped and asked, "Do you know about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? That is also part of the academy's foundation, currently guarded by the Tang Sect. Although I imagine it is also under the Federation's watch, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well cannot be moved. Of course, given Shrek's current situation, they need not bother moving it."
"I want to go talk to the savage beasts inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. In this situation, any extra help is good."
Although Shrek and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had an agreement to only enter once every hundred years, the current situation was special. They could only break the agreement.
Da Ming, Er Ming, and even A Yin's eyes lit up.
They had almost forgotten. Shrek still had such a precious place.
"Arrange the others. We will go check out the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
Da Ming made the decision.
Lan Muzi nodded. He took one last look into the void of the small plane, as if looking at Shrek.
What had it become now?
Are his friends, his teachers, and the Pavilion Master alive or dead?
...
In the void, the intersection of two figures was no longer visible to the naked eye. Only the remnants of destruction silently announced the level of the battle.
Clang.
It was not the clash of metal, but the heavy explosion of space being forcibly torn and laws momentarily disrupted. The brilliant silver light of the Sky Piercing Spear and the deep dark light of the Black Dragon Sword collided once more.
Yun Ming's figure drifted back dozens of meters. Each step on the void left spiderweb like silver ripples, a sign of him forcibly channeling the terrifying force invading his body into space. The muscles of his right arm, holding the spear, trembled slightly beneath the silver armor.
In contrast, Di Tian's form did not move an inch. The Black Dragon Sword in his hand seemed not a weapon, but an extension of his dragon claw, part of his majesty.
The advantage was evident in every detail.
"The title of the Douluo Continent's number one. In the past, it was truly a misjudgment."
Atlas Douluo looked at Di Tian, covered in wounds, a bitter smile forming at the corner of his mouth.
In this battle, he had seen Di Tian's terrifying depth.
Temporarily breaking through to the divine level through external force, he was not the other's match. And before breaking through to the divine level, he could also be sure that he was not a match for Di Tian.
"No. I think that the first in this era to reach the true god level deserves the title of the Douluo Continent's number one. After all, I am not a true god now, and you, even if only temporarily, are unquestionably a true god."
Di Tian's face carried admiration. He also had a few wounds on his body.
Upon hearing this, Yun Ming was momentarily stunned.
Then, the bitter smile stained with blood at the corner of his mouth gradually faded, turning into a relief as if a burden had been lifted.
Yes. In this moment, when he had exhausted everything and touched the realm he had sought all his life, the comparison of victory and defeat became redundant dust.
Yun Ming felt the power within him rapidly fading, like sand slipping through his fingers, unable to be held. He looked at Di Tian and issued his final invitation. "One move to decide the victor. How about it?"
Di Tian's vertical pupils slightly contracted. He could clearly sense that the forcibly elevated, restless divine power within Yun Ming's body, like boiling water, was frantically converging and compressing toward the tip of the Sky Piercing Spear, like a hundred rivers flowing to the sea.
"Yes."
Di Tian slowly uttered a single word. He put away the Black Dragon Sword. A deeper, more domineering aura emerged from him.
"I will give you the greatest respect."
Yun Ming's gaze met Di Tian's in the air.
No more words were needed.
The next moment.
Yun Ming moved.
His movements seemed extremely slow, as if every movement would exhaust his life's strength. The Sky Piercing Spear, following his movements, thrust forward. The golden light that completely enveloped him flourished.
"Sky Piercing, Shooting the Sun."
Di Tian's right hand transformed into a dragon claw. One scale after another appeared. Behind him flick, a huge black dragon shadow slowly emerged. And above this black dragon shadow, a seven colored haloered.
"Dragon God Claw."
Brilliant radiance enveloped the entire Shrek City at this moment.
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