The Curtain Falls

At the same time, Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire.

Several powerful figures rose into the air, their faces grave as they watched that newborn "sun."

The same was happening in Spirit Dou City, the capital of the Douling Empire, where the experts who took to the sky wore equally solemn expressions.

Similar events were unfolding in Heavenly Soul City, Shrek Academy, and among many scattered powerhouses across the continent.

Star Dou Great Forest, core region, Great Ferocious Land.

A figure as unfathomable and oppressive as an abyss floated ten thousand meters in the air, gazing down at the distant disturbance.

As someone whose strength had already entered the demigod realm, Di Tian could clearly sense the intensity of that energy.

Even from such a great distance, with the fluctuations reaching him almost nonexistent, he could still be certain.

That attack, like him, had reached the demigod level.

"Have humans already developed a weapon like this...?"

Di Tian frowned and muttered to himself.

He naturally assumed it was a weapon, because the requirements for reaching the demigod level were exceedingly harsh.

Among them was the need to condense a pair of complementary yin-yang soul cores.

Though he lived deep within the Great Forest, he still knew a thing or two about humans.

For humans to cultivate complementary yin-yang soul cores, they first had to break through to Titled Douluo and condense their first soul core.

Then, when breaking through to Ultimate Douluo and condensing their second soul core, they had to make it rotate in the opposite direction from the first. Once perfect balance was achieved, the two soul cores would continuously merge, collide, compress, and purify themselves.

But there was a fatal problem with this: before the two soul cores reached perfect balance, the soul master's body would be relentlessly assaulted by violent soul power!

As a result, the vast majority of soul masters would be torn apart by their soul power before they could complete it!

Di Tian had only managed to cultivate it because of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon Clan's innately powerful body. How many soul masters could compare physically to a pure-blooded dragon clan?

Those capable of cultivating to Ultimate Douluo were already exceedingly rare. Since dual soul cores in co-resonance could also reach Ultimate Douluo, how many would gamble their lives on the other path?

This was not something that could be achieved through willpower alone. Without a powerful body, forcibly choosing complementary yin-yang soul cores would only end in one's body exploding and death.

No one who could cultivate to such a level was a fool. Naturally, they knew what they could and could not do.

"Humanity is growing stronger and stronger. If one day even I am no match for them, where will soul beasts go from there...?"

Di Tian felt a trace of sorrow in his heart. The Divine Realm refused to allow soul beasts to become gods, while humanity only grew more powerful.

The path left before soul beasts seemed to have an end visible at a glance.

At this moment, on the battlefield.

The sky was a clear azure, without a single cloud in sight.

The earth was covered in ravines, with magma spurting forth.

A massive crater thousands of meters in diameter had replaced the former plain, lying sprawled across the land.

Hundreds of cracks, large and small, twisted and coiled like earth dragons.

In midair, Long Xiaoyao stood suspended, having already withdrawn from his Martial Soul Avatar state.

Yet he no longer possessed his previous calm composure. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, his clothes were torn, and he looked thoroughly bedraggled.

Before him, the fair-skinned Sam stood beside him, completely unharmed.

The two simply stared at each other in silence, neither showing any intention of speaking.

As far as Long Xiaoyao was concerned, he had already prepared himself for death.

He had never expected that, aside from Di Tian, there would be another powerhouse of this level on the continent.

He had only come to take a look out of curiosity, never expecting things to end up like this.

So this was how curiosity killed the cat...

Long Xiaoyao gave a helpless, bitter smile. He had originally thought that, apart from Di Tian, no one could restrain him.

There was always someone stronger, and a sky beyond the sky.

I'm sorry, Xishui.

I'm afraid... I won't be able to keep my promise.

After staring at each other for a long while, Yu Wuyi moved.

Without hesitation, he turned and left.

Soon, he spotted Qiluo in the distance, frozen with fright.

After helping her regain her senses, the two continued on their journey home.

Along the way, they even passed Long Xiaoyao.

Qiluo followed Yu Wuyi nervously, not daring to glance at that terrifying man.

Though Yu Wuyi was even more terrifying, at least he was on their side. That man was not!

Fortunately, the other party had no intention of following them.

"How about it? Trade one job for our protection—wasn't that more than worth it?"

Yu Wuyi teased.

Qiluo nodded like a bobblehead.

It was absolutely worth it. With someone this powerful protecting them, who would dare cause trouble at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

They could just call for backup! No, with this lord's power, it should be called summoning the sun!

If anyone dared provoke them, they would summon a sun and blast them to smithereens!

So, were they scared or not?!

Yu Wuyi smiled and looked toward Long Xiaoyao, who was already nearly out of sight behind him.

His original purpose had only been to test his current strength. He had never intended to take Long Xiaoyao's life.

Since Long Xiaoyao had already given up resisting, there was no reason for him to continue.

Now he knew that Sam, in his Secondary Burning state, should be at the level of an Ultimate Douluo.

Supernova Burning could crush an Ultimate Douluo and should be on the same level as Di Tian.

But one must not forget that Sam still had a Full Burn mode!

Thinking of this, Yu Wuyi finally relaxed a little.

He now truly possessed the power he had once spoken of at Shrek Academy.

Those words were no longer empty boasts. They were things he could genuinely accomplish now!

Once this commission was complete, Sam's role-play progress would reach 100%.

At that point, he would possess the power to look down upon all of Douluo Star.

It all seemed to have taken far too long, yet at the same time, it had come so easily.

Thinking carefully, it was probably because he had initially only been able to say things he would accomplish in the future, causing those matters to remain buried deep in his heart.

Now that he truly possessed them, he felt completely at ease and could not help but sigh over it.

It felt easy because, from beginning to end, he had only completed three commissions to obtain such power.

If Tang San's attention had not caused the system to increase the rewards, he would probably still be at around 40% now, right?

At the thought of Tang San, Yu Wuyi's heart tightened again.

Although he knew that Sam at 100% would far surpass all of Douluo Star, it was still unclear whether he would be stronger or weaker than the God Realm.

So he could not let down his guard yet. Before Tang San descended, he needed to complete as many commissions as possible and draw a few more character cards.

It was always best to prepare for danger before it arrived.

Above the enormous pit, Long Xiaoyao stared blankly at the two figures departing in the distance, unsure of what to say.

In the end, it could only become a long sigh.

For some unknown reason, they had not taken his life.

Perhaps they had simply disdained to do so? Or perhaps it was merely a warning not to let there be a next time?

Whichever it was, the final outcome was that he had survived.

Yet for some reason, Long Xiaoyao felt somewhat disappointed instead.

If possible, he would rather have met the end of his life here.

There was nothing shameful about dying at the hands of such a powerful expert.

Most importantly, as long as he was alive, he might still harm innocent people for Ye Xishui's sake.

Long Xiaoyao had never considered himself a good person or a righteous man.

For his own goals, he would stop at nothing—let alone when he owed Ye Xishui so much.

But neither was he a bloodthirsty killing maniac. He still had some conscience left.

"Ah..."

After another long sigh toward the heavens, he silently left as well.