Final Preparations

"What did you say?"

Xie Xie gripped the cup in his hand tightly, glaring fiercely at Qian Gu Dongfeng.

Qian Gu Dongfeng smiled. "What is Spacetime Douluo doing? Was what I said not the truth?"

"Or are you saying Ruthlessness and the others never became gods at all? Otherwise, how could they have fallen so easily?"

Before Xie Xie could respond, Yuanen Yehui said angrily, "Are you saying that the facts all of us witnessed were fabricated?"

"Tower Master Qian Gu, please show some respect."

"Enough." Qian Gu Dongfeng shrugged. "I understand. After all that talk, you're just saying that nearly all of Shrek and the Tang Sect's Ultimate Douluos are dead."

"And now that you've seen our Spirit Pagoda has produced two Ultimate Douluos, you want us to contribute more."

"I understand. Leave that so-called Golden Dragon King to me when the time comes."

Qian Gu Dongfeng wore a smile, as though he had already defeated the Golden Dragon King the moment he spoke those words.

"Heh." It was not only Xie Xie and the others laughing; laughter arose from nearly the entire conference room.

For a moment, the ever-heavy atmosphere was lightened somewhat by the laughter.

Beside him, an elder from the Spirit Pagoda felt rather embarrassed. Setting everything else aside, he had personally witnessed the Golden Dragon King's power. That terrifying being had not even acted personally, yet its golden blood rain had nearly wiped out humanity.

"What do you mean by this?" Qian Gu Dongfeng's face darkened as he saw everyone laughing.

"Tower Master." The elder hurriedly reached out to tug at Qian Gu Dongfeng's sleeve.

But Qian Gu Dongfeng shouted, "Why are you pulling me? And you people, do you still want me to take action or not? Shut up at once."

"Qian Gu Dongfeng." Yun Ming slowly raised his head. "Your father was a man of great renown. How did he give birth to such a foolish son?"

"You—you're being insolent, Yun Ming." Qian Gu Dongfeng said, "You're severely injured now. You probably do not have long to live, do you? Instead of wasting time in a verbal dispute here, you should think about how Shrek and the Tang Sect will survive this great calamity without you."

"Shrek and the Tang Sect have never relied on anyone." A trace of violet-gold light flashed through Yun Ming's eyes. "As for you, you just insulted Brother Ruthlessness and the others."

"Since your father did not come today, I will properly discipline you in his place!"

"What are you? You dare to discipline me?" Qian Gu Dongfeng roared. "Things are no longer as they were. I am the powerful one now!"

After breaking through to God Level, Qian Gu Dongfeng had become more confident than ever before.

That immense divine power was enough to make Qian Gu Dongfeng fear no one.

"Is that so?" The violet-gold light in Yun Ming's eyes grew even brighter, and a powerful ripple of divine consciousness spread outward.

Purple Demon Eyes!

Qian Gu Dongfeng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind.

Yun Ming instantly appeared before Qian Gu Dongfeng, the Qingtian Divine Spear appearing in his hand as he thrust it forward.

"Stop!"

Space shattered, and an old man emerged from within it. What shocked everyone was that every one of his soul rings was red!

The old man held a long staff with a dragon coiled around it, capable of swallowing the heavens and spewing mist.

The Coiling Dragon Staff swept out, capable of battling heaven and earth!

The divine spear collided with the dragon staff, and the clash of two Ultimate Douluos made the conference room tremble.

The old man shouted, sweeping Yun Ming back with the Coiling Dragon Staff.

After only that one clash, blood trickled from the corner of Yun Ming's mouth.

"Yun Ming." The old man said gravely, "Your severe injuries have yet to heal, and your origin has long been damaged. Yet you still dare to fight."

"Brother Ming." Ya Li hurried forward and used her power to heal Yun Ming.

Yun Ming looked at him coldly. "Qian Gu Xuanyan, your son's insult toward Shrek and the Tang Sect is not over yet."

"Father." Qian Gu Dongfeng respectfully bowed, though he was drenched in cold sweat.

How could Yun Ming be so fast? If not for his father just now, he might very well have been wounded by Yun Ming's spear.

Was the gap between Ultimate Douluos really that vast?

"What do you mean?" Qian Gu Xuanyan frowned slightly.

He had only just arrived and did not know what had happened.

The elder beside Qian Gu Dongfeng hurriedly explained everything that had just occurred, placing particular emphasis on Qian Gu Dongfeng's foolish remarks.

"Bastard!" Qian Gu Xuanyan cursed furiously.

"Yes." Qian Gu Dongfeng nodded. "They really are bastards!"

"I was calling you a bastard." Qian Gu Xuanyan slapped Qian Gu Dongfeng across the face. "What foolish nonsense were you talking about? At a time like this, you are still plotting and calculating."

"Hurry up and apologize to Skycrosser Douluo and the others."

"Father." Qian Gu Dongfeng was somewhat dissatisfied.

"I said apologize." Qian Gu Xuanyan's gaze turned cold.

Left with no choice, Qian Gu Dongfeng could only apologize to the people of Shrek. "I'm sorry. I misspoke just now."

"Brother Yun Ming." Qian Gu Xuanyan stepped forward. "It was all my son's fault just now. Please do not hold it against him."

Yun Ming's gaze remained cold. "So you knew this was a special situation after all!"

As he spoke, Yun Ming cast a cold glance at Qian Gu Dongfeng. "If there is a next time, I will take your life!"

Qian Gu Dongfeng was angered by those words, but with Qian Gu Xuanyan present, he dared not speak out.

"Enough, enough." At this moment, the conference chairman stepped forward to smooth things over. "Everyone, this is not the time for us to fight among ourselves."

"Please set aside your dissatisfaction and grudges toward one another. We must unite now."

"If we cannot safely overcome this crisis, it will be a catastrophe that destroys us all!"

"Even now, people are dying every moment, yet we are fighting among ourselves here."

"Forgive my bluntness, but you are all powerful figures. Do you not feel ashamed?"

For a moment, no one could say anything.

Seeing this, the conference chairman did not say anything more.

Just as this minor incident passed, a connection request notification sounded in the conference room.

After Mo Lan accepted it, Ling Zichen's figure appeared on the conference room's large screen.

Ling Zichen's face was somewhat pale, and she did not seem to be in good condition.

Seeing her, Cang Tianming asked anxiously, "Director Ling, how are your research results?"

Although Ling Zichen was in poor condition, she was extremely excited. "After three days and three nights of repeated research, I have confirmed that Eternal Heaven and Starfall can be fused."

"However, the process is somewhat complicated and must be handled personally by me."

"How much time do you need?" the conference chairman hurriedly asked.

"At most, three days!" Ling Zichen said without hesitation. "If everything goes smoothly, two days may even be enough."

"Good, good, wonderful." At that moment, tears welled in the conference chairman's eyes.

At last, he had seen hope!

In the laboratory, Ling Zichen said a few more words before ending the connection. After all, time was everything now.

Ling Zichen looked at the console before her. She had to balance and integrate all the energy within Starfall into Eternal Heaven.

There could not be the slightest deviation. Otherwise, excess energy anywhere could potentially cause Eternal Heaven to explode.

At that point, she would not be the only one to die.

Ling Zichen used the equipment to extract the power within Starfall.

Starfall had originally been a material needed for construction, so its energy was very gentle. Both technology and divine power could be extracted from it.

As she extracted it, she injected it into Eternal Heaven.

Ling Zichen took a deep breath, determination in her eyes.

Tang Wulin, hold on. I'm coming to save you right away.

"Starfall, Eternal Heaven, begin fusion!"