Debriefing and a New Beginning

Within the Haotian Sect, Tang Wutong, the exquisitely carved little girl, stared blankly at the suddenly appearing seven-colored silhouette before her, as well as the familiar Divine Sense that was burning as it tried to construct a spatial passage.

That strand of Tang San's Divine Sense erupted with its final radiance and shouted sharply, "How dare you touch my daugh—"

"Too noisy."

The seven-colored silhouette formed by Lei Chen did not even make an extra movement. With a slight shift of his will, the surrounding planar laws instantly froze, becoming shackles harder than steel as they imprisoned and compressed that burning strand of Divine Sense along with the rudimentary spatial passage it was struggling to maintain.

"In this world of mine, you, a rootless strand of a God King's Divine Sense, dare show off your might?"

As his words fell, the frozen laws suddenly collapsed inward. That strand of Divine Sense, carrying Tang San's will and fury, could not even send out a complete threat before it was mercilessly crushed by the power of the plane. Like a punctured bubble, it vanished soundlessly, without stirring the slightest ripple.

The fluctuations of the spatial passage completely subsided as well, as though they had never existed.

Having dealt with this final disturbance, Lei Chen turned his gaze toward Tang Wutong, who stood dazed after her Divine Sense connection had abruptly been severed.

"Tang San's daughter shall remain sealed for now."

The silhouette raised a hand, and seven-colored streams of light transformed into chains of laws. Gentle yet irresistible, they wound around Tang Wutong's body. These chains did not bind her flesh; instead, they passed directly through it, sealing and isolating every memory deep within her soul concerning the Divine Realm and Tang San.

Tang Wutong's eyes swiftly became vacant before she fell asleep. Sealing radiance imbued with the aura of life enveloped her, forming a crystalline Light Cocoon that slowly sank deep beneath the Haotian Sect, hidden and locked away beneath layer upon layer of planar power.

Within the Spacetime Turbulence of the Divine Realm.

"Pfft—!"

Tang San, already pale from the God Realm Core's destruction and the backlash of Divine Power, had five strands of Divine Sense forcibly erased in succession. The destruction of the strand protecting his daughter in particular compounded the backlash and the blow to his mind. He violently spat out another mouthful of golden divine blood, and his aura instantly withered to its lowest point. Even the divine radiance flowing around him dimmed considerably.

"Brother!" Xiao Wu cried out as she rushed forward to support him.

"I... I'm fine..." Tang San forcibly suppressed the surging Divine Power within him and the agonizing pain in his divine soul. Yet his eyes remained fixed through the chaotic Spacetime Turbulence toward the direction of Douluo Star, filled with boundless venom and hatred.

"Fine! What a fine Plane Lord of the Douluo Plane! What deep scheming!" Tang San's voice trembled slightly with extreme fury.

He recalled the abruptly arriving Spacetime Turbulence, the Golden Dragon King breaking free at precisely the right moment, and the Plane Lord's "timely" completion of his advancement... Linked together, it was clearly an inescapable trap aimed at the Divine Realm, each step locking perfectly into the next!

"I was careless!" Tang San clenched his fists so tightly that his nails nearly dug into his palms. "Who would have thought that a mere Plane Lord like you would dare scheme against the Divine Realm! You destroyed my Divine Sense and ruined my plans... This hatred is irreconcilable!"

Surging hatred churned within his chest. In this clash, he had suffered utter defeat. Not only had the Divine Realm been exiled and his parents scattered, his daughter had fallen into the enemy's hands, while he himself had sustained severe injuries.

"This time, you seized every advantage and outplayed me..." A cold, crazed light flickered in Tang San's eyes. "But don't celebrate too soon! Once I stabilize the Divine Realm and restore the Core, I will surely lead the Divine Realm back!"

"When that time comes, I will make sure that you, Plane Lord, suffer the destruction of body and soul, never to be reborn for all eternity!"

A violent killing intent brewed in his heart. Yet he soon forcibly calmed himself, and a sinister curve formed at the corner of his lips.

"The Divine Realm's return will still take time... But before you grow complacent and try to peacefully push your plane onward in its advancement, someone will naturally come to 'welcome' you first... You want to keep growing stronger? Dream on!"

There were quite a few beings in the universe especially "interested" in newborn planes or powerful origins. Without the Divine Realm's protection, a solitary plane was nothing more than a delicacy in those beings' eyes.

Douluo Star, Plane Origin.

After dealing with Tang Wutong, Lei Chen's consciousness returned to the Plane Origin Sea. Feeling the Plane Origin that had become far more vast and solid than before, along with his own stable power at the level of a First-level God, even he could not help but feel a ripple of joy.

The plan worked.

Reviewing this operation, the results could only be called perfect.

The primary objective, "exiling the Divine Realm," had been successfully achieved. The greatest threat hanging above them had been temporarily removed.

Second, he had taken the opportunity to destroy five strands of Tang San's Divine Sense, especially the one protecting his daughter. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Tang San, greatly weakening his ability to perceive and interfere with the Douluo Plane in the future.

He himself had also taken this opportunity to successfully merge with the Undead Demiplane, breaking through to the level of a First-level God. His strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

"From this day onward, the Douluo Plane can truly be considered my territory!" A surge of heroic ambition rose within Lei Chen.

Without the Divine Realm's restraints, he could finally carry out his plans boldly: reforge Divine Seats, cultivate local powerhouses, and continuously drive the plane's advancement.

As for the escaped Tang Hao and Ah Yin? The two of them were not worth worrying about at all.

The Divine Realm had already been swept away by the Spacetime Turbulence, and its connection to its subordinate planes had been forcibly severed. The Second-level Divine Seats on Tang Hao and Ah Yin also belonged to the Divine Realm. With the Divine Realm's departure, their Divine Seats would naturally be stripped away as well. They no longer posed the slightest threat to the Douluo Plane. Should they dare show themselves in the future, Lei Chen could suppress them with a wave of his hand.

"The overall situation has been decided. It is time to meet the greatest contributor to this operation."

With a thought, Lei Chen's consciousness connected once more to that hidden underground space at the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Silver Dragon King, this plan proceeded so smoothly thanks to your timely summoning of the Spacetime Turbulence and your stimulation of the Golden Dragon King's escape from confinement. On behalf of the Douluo Plane, I thank you." Lei Chen's voice was gentle and sincerely grateful.

He "looked" toward the enormous silver dragon body at the center of the space and asked with concern, "Forcibly guiding the Spacetime Turbulence must have consumed much of your strength and caused considerable backlash. How are you now?"

The Silver Dragon King's enormous silver dragon body stretched slightly within the underground space. Though the spatial power flowing around her was somewhat disordered, it still carried a terrifying majesty.

Upon hearing Lei Chen's question, an imperceptible flicker passed through her amethyst-like dragon eyes. Her cold voice followed. "It is nothing. Such expenditure and backlash remain within what I can bear. Compared with the oppression of lying dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, this price is insignificant."

Her dragon tail gently swept across the ground, sending faint spatial ripples outward.

"The Divine Realm has been exiled, and this world's shackles are gone. It is enough that the objective has been achieved."