Unrivaled Under Heaven, a God Among Men

Unrivaled Under Heaven, a God Among Men

Afterward, the imperial families of the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire both sent influential people with the authority to make decisions to visit Qin Sheng.

The only Ultimate Douluo openly known to exist in the world possessed exactly this kind of deterrent power.

In exchange for spreading his name, Qin Sheng made the same demand of Star Luo and Dou Ling, promising to nurture three Titled Douluo for each of them.

The two imperial families agreed, and they also accepted the invitation to witness the destruction of the Holy Spirit Cult a month later.

"Once they return, they'll definitely realize that you're gathering faith to ascend as a god," Zhang Lexuan said.

"At that point, the various factions may develop other intentions."

"It doesn't matter."

Qin Sheng shook his head. "Ascending to godhood was never something that could be accomplished in secret. There's nothing wrong with them knowing."

"The First-Generation Angel God swept away evil and saved the people of the continent from suffering. The First-Generation Sea God conquered the seas and gathered the faith of sea soul beasts to ascend. Both were righteous and aboveboard deeds."

"I'm no longer that Great Soul Master who could only watch his grandfather be killed. I don't need to resort to petty tricks anymore."

Qin Sheng paused, and his gaze turned icy.

"If they don't want to help me, then they shouldn't have agreed in the first place. But since they did, if they dare to be half-hearted or pay lip service while acting against me, then they shouldn't blame me for showing no mercy."

Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Blazing Spirit Academy will always stand by your side."

Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.

Ever since Qin Sheng revealed his strength, no one knew how many times the Sea God Pavilion had convened meetings.

"Spread his name and proclaim his deeds? That Qin Sheng from Blazing Spirit Academy wants to gather the power of faith!"

Yan Shaozhe, the dean of Shrek's Martial Soul Department and a level 95 Titled Douluo, frowned.

"He wants to become a god on his own, just like the First-Generation Angel God and the Sea God."

"If he becomes a god, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"What should we do?"

The elders all spoke up, taking this matter extremely seriously.

Shrek had achieved what it had today largely because it had nurtured seven gods. This was an achievement unique to the entire Douluo Continent.

If Qin Sheng became a god, then the continent would gain another academy of gods—an academy that had just defeated them.

The implications were enormous.

Clearly, they had already accepted that Qin Sheng was qualified to become a god.

"Elder Mu, what should we do?" Elder Song, a level 97 Douluo, asked.

Mu En lay in his chair at the head of the room, his entire body swallowed by darkness.

"What can we do? Qin Sheng has the strength to do this. Who can stop him?"

The elders fell silent. Xuan Zi, with only one arm left, said in a low voice,

"His strength... was terrifying. Earlier, he didn't even use a soul skill. With only the most basic application of spiritual power, he easily suppressed me. I felt the power of death."

"I'm inferior to him, far inferior," Mu En said as well.

"His spiritual power has already entered the domain of gods, not to mention that there is another Ultimate Douluo hiding in the shadows."

"This guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He isn't an evil soul master, yet his strength is so terrifying. Could he be a soul beast in human form?"

"I think you've gone senile. His Martial Soul is the Spirit-Control Banner, a tool Martial Soul."

There were no weapon-type soul beasts on the Douluo Continent.

Just as Qin Sheng had said, even if other factions saw through his true intentions, there was nothing they could do.

Who could stop a fourteen-year-old Ultimate Douluo?

Qin Sheng was already unrivaled under heaven!

Unless enemies descended from the heavens and gods manifested in the world. But the problem was that Shrek had no way to contact the God Realm.

Although Tang San came from Shrek, he had not left any divine miracle in the academy. Instead, he had placed the means of communication between mortals and gods in the Clear Sky Sect.

But the Clear Sky Sect... had already secluded itself from the world and no longer communicated with outsiders.

A month later, the Soul Master Tournament ended. Blazing Spirit Academy won the championship beyond all dispute, and its name spread across the continent.

When Qin Sheng returned to the academy with the people of Blazing Spirit Academy, he sensed mysterious power flowing in from all corners of the continent and gathering there.

"Faith..." Qin Sheng came to a realization.

Faith was not something produced only by kneeling, kowtowing, and endlessly praying.

Intense emotions such as admiration could also nurture the power of faith, though it would be relatively shallow.

Over the past month, Qin Sheng's name and Blazing Spirit Academy's name had spread far and wide. Some things were beginning to take shape.

"The Soul Master Tournament is the most deeply rooted and widely watched continental competition. Every championship brings a great deal of positive feedback. Interesting."

For the time being, he did not deal with this shallow faith, because people from the Three Kingdoms and Shrek had already arrived.

Each of the original three Douluo nations had sent a level 97 consecrated Douluo, while Mu En had come personally on Shrek's behalf.

"You are... the Dragon God Douluo?" The consecrated Douluo from the Three Kingdoms were somewhat surprised.

Mu En had long since retired from public view, and very few people knew he was still alive. His appearance this time surprised the three consecrated Douluo greatly.

The Snow Emperor also showed herself this time. Her aura froze heaven and earth, and even Mu En, an Ultimate Douluo, wore an extremely solemn expression.

"A level 99 Ice God Douluo, my friend," Qin Sheng introduced her.

He had taught the Snow Emperor a method to alter her aura, so no one would discover her identity as a soul beast.

With two Ultimate Douluo from Blazing Spirit Academy standing before them, the consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms were both shocked and frightened.

Such strength was simply too terrifying.

In this era, Ultimate Douluo were nuclear deterrents.

"Let's go. I'll take you to the Holy Spirit Cult's nest."

In the narrow sense, evil soul masters referred to soul masters who possessed evil Martial Souls and used inhuman methods to cultivate.

For example, someone with the Brain-Eating Beast Martial Soul who devoured human brains to cultivate was undeniably an evil soul master.

The Holy Spirit Cult was a sect formed by those evil soul masters. One could imagine just how much slaughter they had committed.

Led by Qin Sheng, the group flew toward the Sun-Moon Empire. Along the way, he said,

"The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters is within the Sun-Moon Empire. They have ties to the Sun-Moon imperial family."

"No wonder," Mu En murmured.

The consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms were somewhat enraged. "The Sun-Moon Empire truly harbors wolfish ambitions. Colluding with evil soul masters—are they trying to throw the entire continent into chaos?"

The Douluo Continent originally had only three nations: Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo. Several thousand years ago, continental plates shifted, and the Sun-Moon Continent, located across the ocean, drifted over and collided with the Douluo Continent.

Since then, the original three Douluo nations and the Sun-Moon Empire had been at war.

"What if the Sun-Moon Empire intervenes in this matter?"

Qin Sheng said calmly, "I'll handle them. I'll make them understand what they can do and what they cannot."

"The evil soul masters are very strong. They have two Ultimate Douluo, one level 98 Super Douluo, and one level 97 Super Douluo. There are also quite a few Titled Douluo below them."

This news left the consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms utterly stunned, and for a moment, they were speechless.

"Where did they get Ultimate Douluo? Two of them, at that?!"

"Death God Douluo Ye Xishui and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao," Qin Sheng said, revealing the two names.

The consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms instinctively looked toward Mu En.

Two hundred years ago, the Black and White Sacred Dragons were renowned throughout the continent, referring to Mu En and Long Xiaoyao.

As for Ye Xishui...

Well, it was the classic love triangle.

Mu En said nothing, his gaze dark and gloomy.

Evil Demon Forest was the largest gathering place for soul beasts within the Sun-Moon Empire. It was ruled by the Evil Eye Clan, a race of spiritual-type soul beasts.

The king of the Evil Eye Clan, the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, possessed cultivation approaching eight hundred thousand years and ranked second among the Ten Great Savage Beasts.

The Snow Emperor ranked third.

"Go speak with the Evil Emperor and make him behave," Qin Sheng said to the Snow Emperor.

The Snow Emperor nodded. Both she and the Evil Emperor stood within the seven-hundred-thousand-year range, and she was no longer afraid of him.

"The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters was hidden here?"

"This place is indeed concealed. No one would ever imagine evil soul masters hiding here."

Qin Sheng's spiritual power surged outward, searching the mountain range near Bright Capital.

This terrifying spiritual power left the other four in a daze.

Very soon, a cluster of underground buildings appeared within Qin Sheng's senses.

"Found it."

After saying that, Qin Sheng vanished from where he stood.

Boom!

A violent explosion rang out as Qin Sheng directly overturned the earth above the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.

"Who is it?"

An enraged roar sounded from below, and figures clad in black robes, radiating evil auras, rose into the air one after another.

The first two possessed the most majestic auras, no weaker than Mu En's. They were Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.

"Mu En? How did you find this place?" Ye Xishui shrieked.

"You actually brought others here to deal with me. What, do you want to kill Xiaoyao and me?"

Long Xiaoyao merely sighed.

Mu En looked at the two of them. One had been his closest brother, while the other had once been the woman he loved most. His expression was sorrowful.

"Qin Sheng, they..."

"The Holy Spirit Cult must be destroyed, and evil soul masters must die." Qin Sheng's attitude was firm.

The relationship between these three was an absolute mess. I love her, you love her too, she loves him, and then she was violated by a third person...

It was melodramatic to the extreme, but all that tangled nonsense had nothing to do with Qin Sheng.

No matter what kind of people Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao had been two hundred years ago, they were now the Supreme Cult Leader and Supreme Consecrated Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"A brat who somehow cultivated to the level of Ultimate Douluo dares to preach justice here?"

Ye Xishui let out a mournful scream. "How could you possibly understand our pain? Must evil soul masters die just because they are evil soul masters?!"

"I can't be bothered to speak with you. You're not worthy of hearing me." Qin Sheng's expression remained indifferent.

"Every one of you will stay here today!" Ye Xishui shouted.

"Xiaoyao, attack!"

The sky darkened as the true form of the Dark Sacred Dragon manifested. Long Xiaoyao used his actions to reveal his stance.

"Trivial tricks."

The Spirit-Control Banner unfurled. Eight red and one golden Soul Ring appeared, then lit up one after another.

Amplification! Amplification! Amplification!

The Ultimate Spiritual Domain spread out. The entire world seemed to be flattened into a painting, and spiritual power howled like an overturned river of stars, erasing everything within that painting.

A moment later, the wind swept through Evil Demon Forest. The Dark Sacred Dragon withered, and the life in the Death God Douluo's eyes abruptly vanished.

The evil soul masters belonging to the Holy Spirit Cult fell to the ground one by one, all dead.

Mu En's back bent even lower. The consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms stared wide-eyed, silent as cicadas in winter.

Two Ultimate Douluo and numerous evil Douluo had been killed instantly without any ability to resist?

Th-this...

Deep within Evil Demon Forest.

The Snow Emperor faced the Evil Emperor. Sensing the changes outside, she smiled faintly.

"Are you still going out?"

The Evil Emperor fell silent, then turned around and swiftly disappeared.

"I was just out for a walk."

My heavens, how could there be such a terrifying human?

He was practically a god among men!

Qin Sheng withdrew his spiritual domain and looked beyond Evil Demon Forest, where an old man had appeared.

"The Sun-Moon Empire colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult. You need to take action to make up for your mistakes, Silver Moon Douluo."

The newcomer was the strongest native expert of the Sun-Moon Empire, Kong Mingde, whose title was Silver Moon.

His cultivation was not high, currently only level 94. But with Soul Tools, he was capable of contending against an Ultimate Douluo.

Once he reached level 95 in the future and his attainments in Soul Tools advanced further, his strength would become even more terrifying, allowing him to unleash attacks close to those of a god.

Yet when facing Qin Sheng's gaze, Kong Mingde could only nod, without even the slightest courage to resist.

"I understand. The Sun-Moon Empire will spare no effort in hunting down every evil soul master within our borders, giving you and the people of the continent an explanation."

"Furthermore, we will spread your name."

Qin Sheng nodded. Very good.

A wise man submitted to circumstances. Kong Mingde understood the situation well.

With the strength Qin Sheng had displayed, he could destroy the Sun-Moon Empire's upper echelons by himself.

"Th-that's it?" The Heavenly Soul consecrated Douluo felt as though he were dreaming.

"Otherwise?" Qin Sheng smiled.

"They're only a few evil soul masters. Surely we didn't need to fight three hundred rounds to settle this."

The consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms did not dare speak.

To Huo Yuhao, the Holy Spirit Cult was a great final boss, but to Qin Sheng...

He could destroy them with a flip of his hand.

Qin Sheng then said to the consecrated Douluo of the Three Kingdoms, "The evil soul masters within your territories must also be exterminated, but there are two things. Do not indiscriminately lump everyone together, and do not casually label others as evil soul masters in the future."

"Those who awaken evil Martial Souls must be properly arranged and guided through later education to become normal people. No one is born an evil soul master."

"If you find it troublesome, you can send children who awaken evil Martial Souls to Blazing Spirit Academy."

The standards for judging evil soul masters in this era had already become somewhat extreme.

The Ghost Douluo and Bone Douluo of the first Douluo era would both have been labeled utterly heinous evil soul masters if they had lived at this time.

"Rest assured, we will carry out your instructions diligently."

The Three Kingdoms worshippers had lowered their posture to the utmost.

After giving all his orders, Qin Sheng stood in the sky, gazing out over the vast world.

My era had arrived.