A great battle had come to an end.
The various powers across Douluo Continent were all shaken.
The once-renowned God-Slaying Douluo had fought four peak powerhouses alone without losing ground, then taken the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and retreated unharmed.
On the mountaintop.
As soon as Li Xuan returned, he tossed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to the system.
Then he focused on cultivating.
[ Ding! ]
[ The system is devouring divine power and restoring some functions...]
When Li Xuan's system first appeared, it had been a complete idiot. Apart from projecting the Sky Screen, it had no use at all.
According to the system, when it arrived, it had clashed with the Heavenly Dao of the Douluo universe, sealing off some of its functions.
[ Function recovery in progress...]
[ Restored function one: Each time the host projects the Sky Screen, you will receive a reward! ]
[ Note: For example, when the host projects the Powerhouse Ranking, each person revealed will grant a corresponding reward. There is no upper limit.]
[ Restored function two: The host can project the Sky Screen two thousand years into the future, covering the original worldviews of volumes one through three, and reveal people and events.]
[ For example: the Douluo Continent Powerhouse Ranking will no longer be limited to Tang San's era, but will include all the powerhouses from Huo Yuhao's and Tang Wulin's eras as well! ]
[ Please keep up the good work, host. Provide the system with sufficient divine power or godhood power, and more functions can be restored.]
"Wait!"
Li Xuan's eyes snapped open.
"So, when I revealed the first secret, I should've gotten a reward, but because your stupid system was missing a few screws, I lost it?!"
[ The reward was not lost.]
"Then where is it?!"
[ The reward was bestowed upon all living beings. When the Sky Screen appeared, the host's reward became a blessing that descended upon Douluo Continent.]
"Fuck you, why are you so selfish..."
Li Xuan launched into a string of curses.
So Tang Chen had regained his sanity, Dugu Bo had purged the poison from his body, and Sword Douluo and the others had broken through—all because of his rewards!
"Damn it! You piece-of-shit system, I'll—"
[ This function has been restored. The host can receive rewards by projecting the Sky Screen!]
"I really don't get it. You must be some kind of extraterrestrial system, and you need to absorb divine power to recover..."
Li Xuan muttered to himself. Then he remembered that he still had two of the biggest secrets to reveal, and the rewards ought to be substantial.
With that in mind, he swiped a finger.
The Sky Screen appeared once more.
Rumble—!
[ Douluo Secret II: The Sun Moon Continent! ]
[ Everyone knows the place they live is called Douluo Continent. Sea Soul Masters and land Soul Masters alike know that beyond the continent lies an endless ocean.]
[ But is that really the truth?]
[ Revealed today: a second continent beyond the seas—the Sun Moon Continent!]
[ What people call Douluo Continent is actually a planet floating in the universe. Oceans cover eighty percent of its surface. The rest consists of islands of various sizes and two continents!]
[ The Sun Moon Continent is another continent beyond the seas surrounding Douluo Continent.]
[ Soul Masters and Soul Beasts exist on the Sun Moon Continent too!]
[ Of course, the Sun Moon Continent differs from Douluo Continent. Its Soul Masters not only cultivate themselves, but also develop technology—namely, Soul Tools.]
[ Ten thousand years from now, the Sun Moon Continent will collide with Douluo Continent.]
[ Because its Soul Tools are more advanced, the Sun Moon Continent will catch Douluo Continent off guard, forcing it to retreat again and again. In the end, Douluo Continent will nearly be conquered!]
[ Only after Shrek Academy of that era joins the battle will the conflict finally be brought to an end.]
Rumble—!
The revelation sent the entire continent into an uproar.
The two great empires were especially shaken.
Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor sprang up from their thrones, staring at the Sky Screen in disbelief.
"A second continent...?!"
"They nearly destroyed both empires?!"
They were stunned.
The existence of a second continent was shocking enough. Even more shocking was how powerful it was.
It had nearly overturned all of Douluo Continent.
"Soul Tools?"
In an instant, the high-ranking officials of both empires realized something.
"Your Majesty, Soul Tools are the key!"
"Exactly. It says that Soul Tools were the reason our Douluo Continent suffered setbacks!"
"That's right. If we develop Soul Tools in advance, we can prevent this from happening."
"No!!!"
Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor rose to their feet and looked beyond their palaces. Though one stood in the north and the other in the south, thousands of miles apart, it was as if they were gazing at each other.
Almost in unison, they declared:
"Knowing there are wolves in the mountains and waiting for them to attack the sheep before dealing with them is the most foolish approach. The right thing to do is, once you know there are wolves, spare no effort to climb the mountain and kill them!"
The two emperors spoke in low voices, brimming with murderous intent.
"Effective immediately, form a naval force!"
"Send an advance team across the endless sea to the other side!"
"Within five years, I want the Douluo Continent fleet to land on the Sun Moon Continent and destroy the Sun Moon Empire!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!!!"
With those two orders, all of Douluo Continent sprang into action.
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong and the others were likewise shocked beyond words by the revelation on the Sky Screen.
A second continent!
What a world-shattering revelation.
It was like living your whole life believing you were alone, then one day someone came and told you that there were other people beyond your world.
It was like telling someone who had lived for over twenty years that he had a younger brother the same age as him.
The feeling was impossible to describe.
But it stirred an unprecedented excitement throughout Douluo Continent.
Fear and excitement mingled.
It also ignited people's greed.
Plunder was human nature, and Soul Masters were no exception.
A new world meant countless resources and the chance to seize even more.
"Spirit Hall, hear my command! Form a cross-sea Spirit Master army. The angels' holy light should shine not only upon Douluo Continent, but upon every corner of the world!"
Spirit Hall issued its order.
At almost the same time,
the great powers across Douluo Continent—
the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and even smaller forces—
all began plotting to set sail and reach the Sun Moon Continent.
Everyone knew that an unprecedented storm was about to sweep across Douluo Star.
Shrek Academy.
While everyone else was still reeling from the revelation of a second continent,
they noticed something else.
Flender's eyes widened. "Xiaogang, did you see that? The Sky Screen says a force of that era stepped in and brought that unprecedented war to an end. Could it be that ten thousand years from now, Shrek Academy will stand at the very pinnacle of Douluo Continent?!"
Yu Xiaogang was just as excited. "It has to be! Even if the name is only a coincidence, it's still Shrek Academy!"
City of Slaughter.
Tang San gazed at the Soul Tools shown on the Sky Screen, then looked down at the hidden weapons in his hands, deep in thought.
"So-called Soul Tools are really just hidden weapons infused with Soul Power, or hidden weapons that directly use Soul Power in place of blades..."
He pondered it for a while. "If I replace the Sleeve Arrow with Soul Power, or give it a more destructive form, it might have a different effect when empowered by Soul Power."
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