Seeing Through Past, Present, and Future

"Was all of this actually real?!!"

Although the phantoms of the Three Divine Martial Souls had only appeared for an instant, the shock they brought Demon Empress was impossible to erase.

When she faced the first dragon-shaped phantom, Demon Empress felt her soul tremble.

Before that trembling could subside, the whale-shaped phantom appeared, filling her with the urge to prostrate herself in worship.

At that moment, Demon Empress instinctively believed it was the Sea God she had envisioned in her heart.

No, it was the true Sea God!!

Whether it was the First-Generation Sea God who had blinded her husband twenty thousand years ago, or the so-called Sea God inheritor who had killed her husband ten thousand years ago,

neither had brought Demon Empress anywhere near as much shock as that blue phantom.

As for the third crimson phantom of a massive beast, Demon Empress had not recognized its true form.

Yet she could clearly feel its profound, weighty presence—something that could bear everything, yet trample everything beneath it.

The sky, the ocean, the land.

In an instant, Demon Empress understood the authority each of the three gods possessed.

This kid really is absurdly lucky, isn't he? Demon Empress looked at Su Ming with a touch of jealousy.

By now, she had completely believed everything Su Ming had said.

The three Martial Soul phantoms that had appeared just now had to come from legendary gods.

Moreover, the origins of those three powers were unquestionably above the Sea God who had ascended from their Douluo Plane.

Demon Empress was certain of this not merely because she had sensed the sacredness within those three powers.

It was also because she had personally witnessed the First-Generation Sea God become a god twenty thousand years ago, as well as the Sea God inheritor become a god ten thousand years ago.

She had therefore experienced the power of true gods firsthand.

The three gods might indeed seem "weak" now, but that was because they had lost their own power.

Yet in terms of divine presence, the strength of their authority, and the purity of their essence, neither the First-Generation Sea God nor the Second-Generation Sea God could compare in the slightest.

"Well, Demon Empress? Do you believe what I said now?" Su Ming knowingly asked.

Demon Empress said nothing. Clearly, she was weighing his words.

Seeing Demon Empress standing there without moving, Su Ming did not mind and continued.

"Demon Empress, do you remember what I told you just now?"

"When I descended upon the Douluo Continent, the three true gods expended their power to protect me."

"It was precisely that power that allowed me to see the past and future of the Douluo Continent."

"At that time, I saw many events and many secrets that had taken place on the Douluo Continent."

"That is why I know so clearly about what happened to you, Demon Empress."

"..." Demon Empress remained silent, but the shock in her heart had never ceased since the Three Divine Martial Souls had appeared.

"Besides, my ability to communicate with Sea Soul Beasts was also bestowed by the gods." Su Ming slightly embellished the origin of his Listening to the Sound of All Things ability.

His ability to hear every sound in the world had become merely the ability to communicate with Sea Soul Beasts, simplifying his own power.

"After learning of your plight, Demon Empress, I deliberately used my ability to communicate with Sea Soul Beasts to find you and seek your cooperation."

"Because we both have our own reasons for needing to deal with Tang San."

Su Ming spoke smoothly, but when he reached that point, he noticeably paused and tossed the subject to the ever-silent Demon Empress.

"Cooperate with me? Aren't you afraid that Tang San, that damned bastard, will wipe out both of us in one stroke?"

"Wouldn't that make the painstaking efforts of the three gods who protected you all for nothing?" Demon Empress said with a chuckle.

Yet even without using Listening to the Sound of All Things, Su Ming could see the fury Demon Empress had suppressed deep within her, fury that was on the verge of erupting.

The target of that fury was naturally not Su Ming, but Tang San, who had ascended to the God Realm ten thousand years ago.

In Demon Empress's eyes, Su Ming was simply courting death by seeking her cooperation.

Tang San had already become a god. What did the two of them have by comparison?

One had only just completed his Martial Soul awakening and had been a Soul Master for barely any time;

the other dared not use her race's devouring ability, only secretly accumulating strength bit by bit, and currently possessed just over three hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Over three hundred thousand years of cultivation, combined with the talent of the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan, was indeed terrifyingly powerful.

But that depended entirely on who she was compared with.

Compared to the godly Tang San, it was simply courting death.

Thus, Demon Empress remained very clear-headed in this regard. She knew she had to slowly accumulate power.

After hearing what Demon Empress was worried about, the confident Su Ming reassured her.

"Demon Empress, don't worry about that."

"Cooperating with me will not only keep Tang San from noticing the two of us, it will make him completely forget about you."

"Why?" Demon Empress pressed.

Su Ming smiled mysteriously and asked in return, "Have you forgotten the Three Divine Martial Souls I displayed just now?"

"Don't worry. If I were not completely confident that we could avoid Tang San, I would never have sought your cooperation."

That's right. How could I forget that? Demon Empress suddenly realized.

The might of gods truly was not something she could comprehend.

Especially gods from beyond their world, gods in their prime who surpassed the two Sea Gods she had encountered.

And three of them had appeared at once!!

"Then what cooperation are you proposing? I do not believe there is anything you and I can work together on."

As she said this, Demon Empress's tone had changed considerably. It was no longer as cold and merciless as it had been at the beginning.

Seeing this, Su Ming no longer hesitated and immediately revealed his cooperation plan, one that could only be called a "delusion."

"It's simple. Demon Empress, you will sacrifice yourself to me and become the first Soul Ring of my Rayquaza Martial Soul—the God of the Sky."

"With the help of your sacrifice, my growth will make a new leap forward, allowing me to restore the power of the three gods sooner."

"Once I become a god, you can be resurrected. Then we will deal with Tang San together, and you can personally avenge your husband's death."

After saying that, Su Ming fell silent. He simply watched Demon Empress quietly and waited for her response.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, leaving only the cold night air blowing continuously.

"Are you truly that certain? Can you resurrect me? Can you let me personally kill my enemy?"

Upon hearing that she was expected to sacrifice herself, Demon Empress showed no outward reaction. Instead, she remained exceptionally calm.

Looking at Su Ming as he waited for her answer, she asked the two questions she most wanted answered.

The current Demon Empress was not yet as extreme as she would become in the future, nor had she mastered any evil method that could allow her to become a god.

Therefore, she had only two obsessions: avenging her dead husband and raising her daughter.