The starry river gradually faded, and the dawn sun rose.
The surging Soul Power fluctuations twisted the air unnaturally. Faint morning light sketched beautiful, dazzling, bizarre, dreamlike colors amid the ripples in space.
How many Titled Douluo were there on Douluo Continent?
Perhaps they had previously only known a rough figure, but the Star Dou Great Forest, which had now gathered nearly all the Titled Douluo on the continent, could provide a relatively accurate answer.
Shrek Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, the Original Body Sect, Star Crown Sect, Tian Ling Academy, Tian Jia Sect, Yue Hua Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and nearly every other faction within the three kingdoms—even factions from the Sun Moon Empire, such as the Duan Jian Sect and Chong Tian Sect, had crossed the Ming Dou Mountain Range to come here. A total of eighty-seven Titled Douluo had gathered in this place.
If the Soul Beasts on the Star Dou Great Forest's side were included, then more than a hundred top-tier powerhouses had appeared here.
When was the last time so many Douluo had gathered in one place? They would have to ask the emperors in Sun Moon Empire history who had once experienced a little Douluo shock. They should know quite well.
Buzz!
A vast Youlan liquid light sword instantly pierced the clouds. The black sky formed by the mental pressure of nearly a hundred Titled Douluo was split open by the sharp Dao Slaying Sword.
"..."
As they watched the Youlan sword light at the horizon, poised to pierce the heavens from the hand of the enormous Dark Sacred Dragon, everyone wore grave expressions, and the atmosphere grew tense.
The intimidation of a Limit Douluo now gave them a profound understanding of what the limit of a human Soul Master truly was.
And that Soul Tool, which severely restrained Traditional Soul Masters, made them feel as though they had fallen behind the times, as if the world had received a patch without any preparation from them.
Although they now had more than eighty Titled Douluo and could wear Long Xiaoyao down after paying a certain price while he was transformed into the Dark Sacred Dragon, what were they supposed to do about the two presences beside him whose auras were nearly impossible to sense? One was Di Tian, first on the Fierce Beast rankings and known as the Beast God. As for the other... why did that one look so familiar?
Bang!
The four Colorless Soul Rings behind the old man exploded as he stepped forward. His overwhelmingly extreme aura, like raging waves, actually intimidated dozens of Titled Douluo at once!
His powerful physical body caused the space around him to flash with distortion, while his domineering and violent will made heaven and earth fall silent for an instant.
"Mu En?!!!"
Everyone instinctively turned to the Titled Douluo who had come from Shrek's side, hoping for an explanation.
How had their hidden main carry turned into the gatekeeping boss?
With one added and one subtracted, how were they supposed to keep playing?
But then again, didn't Mu En's presence seem a little too much for a Limit Douluo? Didn't they see even the Beast God Di Tian behind him stiffen in alarm?!
Could it be... the rumors were true? Was Shrek really carrying out the Godhood Project?
"Pavilion... Mu En is no longer the Sea God Pavilion Master. He does not represent the academy."
Xuan Zi of Shrek's side looked somewhat grim. He could roughly guess where Mu En had gone, yet he did not want to confirm it. Only now, after personally seeing Mu En become that young man's guard, did he have no choice but to face the reality that his Pavilion Master had been completely lost.
Besides, was there even any need to rebuild the Sea God Pavilion? Many Pavilion Elders no longer mentioned their status as Pavilion Elders, including those who had once attacked Chen Fu. Time and profit had gradually calmed them and put them in their proper place.
Faith had a clearly marked price. Once a god's mystery was shattered, faith became a transaction of whether it was worth the cost.
Of course, there were still people who had not found their proper place, but before the greater trend, they could only remain silent and could not make their voices heard.
As... public opinion fermented, Shrek Academy had reached the eve of collapse.
And former Pavilion Master Mu En's "high-profile" departure undoubtedly dealt a fatal kick to that tottering wreck of a ship.
"Looks like the effect is pretty good."
Chen Fu raised a hand, signaling Mu En to withdraw his aura. These Titled Douluo had joined forces to come here ostensibly for [Banished Immortal], but in truth, they harbored countless ulterior motives.
Chen Fu believed that if given the chance, this group would definitely use their knees to attack the ground and launch a powerful Mental Attack at Chen Fu.
Because he had faced Divine Punishment head-on—and survived!
And the reason he had been punished was because he wanted to create a god!
As for the result?
What did they think Mu En, standing brightly before them like a giant lightbulb, was???
As for whether it had not been completely successful?
If it had completely succeeded, they would not have come!
And once one became a Titled Douluo, who would not dream of the next realm?
Chen Fu had once used that dream to weave a feverish fantasy for Shrek, but what surprised him was that this net had ensnared his own faith.
Before he could determine whether his god-creation experiment would offend the gods, Chen Fu chose Sea God Lake, the only place with a Divine Miracle of a god, as the site.
He admitted that he did intend to use Shrek Academy to pressure the Sea God, hoping He would look after the head of his faith and prevent the experiment from being sabotaged by unknown deities.
But... life was always so dramatic.
Chen Fu and the Sea God revealed their cards to each other while also handing each other a free kill. He had delivered himself to Sea God Lake, where the other party could exert His power at any time, while the other party had handed his own mother over to Chen Fu...
Behind him, Di Tian watched Mu En completely draw his intimidating presence back into his body, his expression somewhat unnatural. This was the first time he had seen this normally quiet, taciturn Demigod human, who silently hid in the void around Chen Fu, unleash his full strength. He had to admit that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's breakthrough to a million years definitely owed something to him. This human had lived so long that he had practically lived into another beast's lifespan. This human had already walked his own path, while Di Tian was still imitating that Dragon God Claw.
Compared to Di Tian's complicated expression, Long Xiaoyao at the side was unconcerned. Having followed Chen Fu's steps most closely, he understood that it was merely Gain and Loss.
The former god had punishment to endure; the latter god was guaranteed admission.
Besides, wasn't that thousand-meter light sword cool? With the astonishing linear speed brought by the almost weightless tip of its Essence Soul Sword Qi, every slash was like giving the planet a middle part.
And it struck without killing; the sword emerged and the rings scattered. Its style was fucking maxed out, and as a level 99 Limit Douluo, no one even dared do anything to him. Just imagining that handsome face twisted in furious frustration made Long Xiaoyao's hands itch.
"Can we talk now, everyone?"
Standing on the void with the divine wheel slowly turning behind him, Chen Fu stood before the crowd with his hands behind his back. Intimidation was merely a continuation of politics. Chen Fu's ambitions were vast; killing people was merely foolish proof that failed players had flown into a rage out of humiliation.
A lot of people? Allied factions?
What Chen Fu feared least was a large and powerful crowd.
"Or would you like to see what a Demigod is?"
Bang!
Under the Spiritual Will, surging Soul Power was blasted forth through immense force at more than seventy Titled Douluo on the opposing side, excluding Shrek Academy.
"Are you insane?!"
"Madman!"
"Fuck!"
"Join forces and defend!"
Vast Mental Power was blasted into the void through immense force, striking the temporary Soul Power barrier raised by the crowd alongside fragments of space.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as a ripple appeared on the barrier, another explosive boom suddenly rang out. Fist marks continuously appeared before everyone's eyes, and the jointly erected barrier instantly became like a withered willow swaying amid a violent storm, struggling helplessly.
Mu En only stopped when the barrier was about to shatter.
If the new gods had attributes, Mu En, who had put all his points into constitution, could pound a balanced new god until he could not tell north from south. He could even pin every new god who became divine through Divine Trials to the ground and rub them against it.
Because he was the only recorded existence in ten thousand years to have killed a Limit Douluo, and that Limit Douluo's combat strength might have rivaled Tang Chen, whose presence had overwhelmed an entire era ten thousand years ago.
Such an existence, the Dragon God Douluo, had not become a god.
I hope Shrek can retain at least a trace of its incense and legacy.
Retracting his arm covered in black scales, Mu En looked at the Shrek Academy group that had not been covered by the attack, then silently retreated behind Chen Fu.
[Mu En's mutation level detected to be accelerating]
Chen Fu raised his head toward the endless void.
Were they here to block the door?
PS: Divine Power Pollution was a setting from the original work. It was simply presented more beautifully here, such as "persuading people to do good."
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I found a bug: Poison Must Die seriously injured Mu En, so Poison Must Die should have been at the same level. Mu En could not possibly have broken through to level 99 after suffering damage to his foundation, much less become the strongest level 99. Therefore, Poison Must Die's Soul Ring and Soul Bone configuration would have to be extremely outrageous to seriously injure Mu En. Three red rings would merely be the standard setup.
And Mu En's title was Dragon God!!! Fuck, he even dared to take such a sensitive title. Without some real strength, he simply could not have survived.
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