There Is Still Hope, but Only a Little

Long Xiaoyao had been hoping that Ye Xishui would bring him good news after she returned, preferably a method for Ascension to godhood.

For Long Xiaoyao, whether or not he can cross the threshold of Ultimate Douluo and Ascension to godhood is not that important.

All he valued was the infinite lifespan he would have after Ascension to godhood, and the ability to spend more time with Ye Xishui.

Without Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao's life would lose its meaning.

This is what you call a simp, and the most senior one at that, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

However, to his surprise, Ye Xishui returned to the border of the Clear Sky Empire so quickly.

Looking at Niu Tian and Tai Tan who had come here with them, Long Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow and asked.

"So, have you learned the method to Ascension to godhood?"

Ye Xishui shook her head, showing no interest in talking to Long Xiaoyao.

Although she eventually came to terms with it, Ye Xishui was still very unhappy that she couldn't obtain the method to Ascension to godhood.

Long Xiaoyao didn't care about this, since he was already used to Ye Xishui's attitude towards him. He immediately turned to look at Mu En and asked.

"Mu En, what happened? Since you've already found the Sect Master and Second Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, why did you fail?"

Upon hearing this, Mu En sighed deeply, his expression extremely complex, and shook his head.

"It's a long story; the current situation is more complicated than we previously imagined."

"Although the Grand Master Niu Tian and the Second Grand Master Titan have entered the realm of gods, there are even more powerful gods in the Sun and Moon Empire."

"Moreover, the Divine Realm Douluo Continent have lost contact. At least until it is restored, we have no chance of Ascension to godhood."

Upon hearing this, Long Xiaoyao's expression changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Gods exist in the Sun Moon Empire?!"

Seeing Mu En's genuine expression, Long Xiaoyao's heart sank, realizing that their side had lost their last hope.

I originally thought that with Niu Tian and Tai Tan around, even if they didn't get the method to Ascension to godhood, as long as they joined the battlefield, they would definitely be able to defeat the Sun Moon Empire.

Now Mu En is saying that the Sun Moon Empire has a god more powerful than Niu Tian and Tai Tan?

What else is worth fighting?

Besides being destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire, what other path could they take?

Seeing Long Xiaoyao's ever-changing expression, Mu En could roughly guess what he was thinking and quickly tried to comfort him.

"Don't worry, Brother Long, we're not entirely without hope."

"As long as we can hold out until the connection between the Divine Realm Douluo Continent is restored, with Niu Tian and Tai Tan connecting with the Divine Realm, we will definitely achieve final victory."

Long Xiaoyao did not relax; instead, he asked with great vigilance.

"How long will it take to restore contact?"

Mu En's face stiffened, and he was speechless.

Niu Tian, who was standing to the side, spoke up.

"No one can explain this kind of thing clearly, not even Tai Tan and I."

"But all we can do now is to do our best to resist the Sun Moon Empire's offensive and buy more time."

"Or, you can choose to surrender or even commit suicide; it's up to you to decide."

Long Xiaoyao fell silent.

Although he wanted to tell him that he was fooling himself, Long Xiaoyao also knew very well that it was pointless for Niu Tian and Tai Tan to do this now.

As he said, what could they do besides fight back?

As long as Ye Xishui doesn't give up, there's absolutely no way Long Xiaoyao will surrender or commit suicide.

To calm everyone down, Niu Tian spoke again.

"You don't need to worry so much. Based on my guess, that god of the Sun Moon Empire won't make a move easily."

"Just like her two attacks on the Shrek Academy and Clear Sky Fortress, even the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire probably don't know her true identity."

"Otherwise, this would definitely cause a huge uproar in the Sun Moon Empire."

In Niu Tian's view, the reason why Gu Yuena appeared in the Sun Moon Empire instead of staying in the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest to recover from her injuries was because of Huo Yuhao.

It's likely that Gu Yuena has already realized Huo Yuhao's identity Child of Destiny.

They wanted to get in touch with Huo Yuhao and try to use him, the Child of Destiny, to change the fate of the Soul Beast Clan.

Niu Tian admired Gu Yuena's actions, but now that his own life and Tai Tan's life were at stake, he couldn't just give up.

If he wasn't mistaken, Gu Yuena probably didn't want to reveal her identity to the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire, lest it cause more trouble.

In this way, even if Gu Yuena's strength far surpasses his and Tai Tan's, it's not entirely impossible for her to hold out until the Divine Realm Douluo Continent re-establish contact.

Although it's unclear why Niu Tian was so certain, his words undoubtedly gave everyone more confidence.

Tang Wei, who had been silent since earlier, finally spoke.

"I will go and tell them about this, so that everyone in the Clear Sky Empire can prepare to meet the Sun Moon Empire's offensive."

"I'll say it again, I don't want Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult to hold us back in this war."

Just as Mu En was about to say something, Ye Xishui said coldly.

"You'd better keep your Clear Sky Empire's people in check! Even if someone does drag us down, it'll definitely be you bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"If it weren't for you useless guys standing idly by until recently when we went to war with the Sun Moon Empire, how could the situation have become so difficult?"

If it were before, Ye Xishui might have given Tang Wei some face.

On the one hand, their Holy Spirit Cult does indeed need something from the other party.

On the other hand, they wanted to get the method of Ascension to godhood from Niu Tian and Tai Tan.

But now that Ye Xishui has learned the truth, and knows that these Tang Family don't have a good relationship with Niu Tian and Tai Tan, and have lost their hope of Ascension to godhood, she certainly won't continue to give him a friendly look.

Ye Xishui's words caused Tang Wei's expression to change drastically, and he glared at Ye Xishui and roared.

"You crazy woman, how dare you humiliate this old man like this?"

Ye Xishui gave a cold laugh.

"Humiliation? I told the truth and that's humiliation? Then you guys are truly useless trash!"

After saying that, Ye Xishui didn't even glance at Tang Wei, and turned away with an arrogant expression.

As a loyal follower, Long Xiaoyao immediately followed him away.

Mu En also lost interest in talking to Tang Wei, shook his head and left directly.

Niu Tian said something pointedly.

"At this point, no one cares about your status anymore. If you continue to act recklessly as before, you will only pay a heavy price."