Father, Have You Really Exchanged Secret Letters with Taotie Douluo?

Er Ming spat out blood again, his massive body smashed dozens of meters into the ground.

Just as he thought Di Tian was about to kill him completely, Di Tian suddenly stopped.

The black dragon's eyes flickered. He glanced at Er Ming, then, as though he truly had something to worry about, the surrounding space began to warp violently. In the next instant, Di Tian vanished from heaven and earth, disappearing from Er Ming's sight and perception.

He was going to the Icefire Yin Yang Well. He had to confirm whether the remains of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were truly there, and whether any legacy left behind by the Water and Fire Dragon Kings remained.

He also had to confirm whether that human named Long Wushang had completely obtained the inheritance of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings. Even the slightest remnant would be a heaven-sent opportunity for him.

After Di Tian left, Er Ming finally sensed a sliver of life. Lying in the deep crater, he panted heavily. The feeling of surviving a disaster finally allowed him to relax.

Yet he still did not dare act rashly. Di Tian had most likely already entered the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

If he chased after him now, it would be no different from seeking death.

Once he recovered some strength, he had to return to the sect immediately.

These matters were no longer something he could handle alone.

Only his elder brother could decide what to do. He had truly done everything he could.

Several hundred li outside Sunset Forest.

Three figures were rushing onward at full speed.

They did not stop for even a moment, heading straight for the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

They were Long Xiaoyao, Long Wushang, and Tang Ya.

"Phew..."

Long Wushang let out a long breath.

Only after confirming that they were far from Sunset Forest and beyond Di Tian's range of perception did his tightly wound nerves finally relax.

"We should be safe now."

"Although Di Tian commands the power of space, he left no mark on us. It won't be so easy for him to track us down again."

Long Xiaoyao looked back, his expression still grave.

"I never expected the soul beast race's foundation to be so terrifying."

"Besides Di Tian, the Beast God, there was even a transformed soul beast with combat power approaching the level of an Ultimate Douluo."

"If those two had known each other, and if I hadn't held them off for a moment, the two of us would probably have been left there today."

Long Xiaoyao was clearly in poor condition. His clothes had long been soaked through with sweat, and his originally jet-black hair had turned somewhat pale from excessive exertion.

The pressure Di Tian had placed on him was simply too great.

It was the purest disparity in strength among the continent's top experts.

"Di Tian is indeed powerful."

Long Wushang nodded.

"Unless it's absolutely necessary, we shouldn't provoke him again."

Looking back on this operation, Long Wushang was generally satisfied.

In this battle, not only had Mu En fallen, but Huo Yuhao had nearly been crippled, and Electrolux had paid an enormous price.

Most importantly, he had successfully taken the opportunity within the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

He had obtained the inheritance and legacy left behind by the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.

Without the help of those things, let alone making further progress, Huo Yuhao and the others would find it exceptionally difficult even to recover their former strength.

Unless the will of the world favored him once more, or that God King decided to help him in secret again, the gap between him and Huo Yuhao would only grow wider and wider.

Next, they needed to completely absorb these gains.

At the same time, they needed to gradually shift their focus toward the Sun Moon Empire. Another grand performance was about to begin there.

Xu Tianran was about to launch a palace coup, and the Sun Moon Empire would officially begin to become the domain of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Though Xu Tianran was not the most ideal partner, given the current situation, they had no better choice.

They had to push Xu Tianran to complete his struggle for the throne as quickly as possible, let him seize the true power of the Sun Moon Empire, rapidly reorganize its army and prepare for war, then launch the war ahead of schedule!

Only by setting this massive war machine fully into motion could they deny Shrek Academy and the Three Douluo Kingdoms any chance to catch their breath.

They had to seize the initiative in the war as quickly as possible.

Only by completely suppressing the Sea God's faction and making the Sea God utterly lose in this game of chess between gods could he gain the God of Destruction's true recognition and more smoothly complete his own Original Sin Divine Trial.

The unification of the seven original sins sounded like a simple phrase, but truly accomplishing it was far from as easy as imagined. There would only be more complications, not fewer.

The method of fusion, the degree of fusion, and even whether he could ultimately truly control the authority of original sin—all the initiative in these matters was actually held in the hands of the seven Original Sin Gods.

For Long Wushang, the most crucial point in completing his mission was that he had to thoroughly suppress the influence of Tang San's faction in the lower realm.

If he could not even accomplish that, then it meant he had failed to prove his worth.

With his mission still unfinished, how could the God of Destruction possibly feel at ease allowing the seven Original Sin Gods to open their authorities and let the seven original sins truly merge, thus making him the new God of Original Sin?

Everyone actually understood these principles perfectly well. It was simply that no one would take the initiative to say them aloud.

"Father, there's something I've always been curious about."

On the way to the Sun Moon Empire, Long Wushang suddenly asked.

"There are rumors outside that Xuan Zi, Shrek Academy's Taotie Douluo, once exchanged secret letters with you. Is that true?"

Hearing this question, Long Xiaoyao was clearly stunned.

"Why are you suddenly asking about this? Why are you interested in Xuan Zi?"

There had indeed been contact between him and Xuan Zi, and it dated back many years.

Back then, he and Mu En had still been close friends, and he had visited Shrek Academy many times.

At that time, Xuan Zi was merely a junior by Mu En's side. Because his teacher had died early, he had almost always cultivated under Mu En's guidance. Thus, the two of them naturally knew each other.

However, unlike the relationship between Xuan Zi and Mu En, who were called senior and junior brothers but were in truth master and disciple,

Long Xiaoyao and Xuan Zi had far fewer restraints between them, and their exchanges were more casual.

Over the years, the two occasionally communicated through secret letters, exchanging information that few in the outside world knew.

Thus, Long Wushang's question was not without basis.

After hearing Long Xiaoyao admit it personally, a flash of interest immediately appeared in Long Wushang's eyes.

"Father, do you think... Taotie Douluo might be able to join us?"

Long Wushang proposed a bold, even somewhat fanciful idea.

In his view, Xuan Zi's Godly Taotie Bull martial soul was simply too suited to the fallen path.

That ability to devour all things and continuously strengthen itself alone possessed enormous potential for development.

Although everyone believed that the Godly Taotie Bull possessed such powerful devouring ability only because of its gluttony and its desire to satisfy its appetite,

in Long Wushang's eyes, if this ability were transformed through the Holy Spirit Cult's secret techniques, it could completely embark on an entirely different path.

Just like Tang Ya's Bluesilver Grass martial soul, which continuously evolved through devouring.

If Xuan Zi's martial soul could be completely transformed and made to truly grasp the powers of devouring and plundering, then breaking through to become an Ultimate Douluo in the future might not be impossible.

More importantly, Xuan Zi had already reached the peak of Rank 98.

He was only one step away from becoming a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo.

Once he underwent the Holy Spirit Cult's cultivation and transformation, they might very well directly gain a true ultimate combatant standing at the pinnacle of the continent.