Shrek's True God has fallen; only the Federation's Yun Ming remains! (5,000)
The Atlas Spear seemed to transform into a second sun in the sky, attempting to devour the Seven Colors radiance of the Dragon God Claw.
However, the inheritance that Di Tian received from the Dragon God was no ordinary thing, and the power of the Dragon God Claw was also dissolving this dazzling, Qingtian light.
"Boom-!!!"
Finally, with a violent explosion, the golden sun completely disintegrated, and its shattered energy core collapsed into a black hole that devoured light.
The black hole expanded and contracted in an instant, eventually disintegrating into countless spatial rifts that the Laws of the plane could not heal, spreading across the entire sky above Shrek City. Like black lightning tearing through the sky, it emitted a piercing shriek, terrifying many of the Soul Masters watching the battle. No one knew whether entering those spatial rifts would mean never returning.
Bang!
A dim yet still present phantom image of a Seven Colors dragon claw pierced through the dissipating energy turbulence and imprinted solidly on Yun Ming's chest.
Yun Ming crashed into the earth like a meteor, creating a visible ring of shockwave. The ruins of Shrek City collapsed rapidly, forming a crater hundreds of meters in diameter.
"Yun Ming —has lost."
Hearing the hoarse voice from Turbid World beside him, Feng Wuyu had also finished watching the battle, closed his eyes.
"Yes, but this is a fair defeat, the best outcome for him. Let's go—let's see him off."
"Good."
The other powerful figures from the Federation who witnessed this scene were also rushing towards Di Tian and Yun Ming, their hearts filled with excitement.
Di Tian's defeat of the True God is an unprecedented boost to the Federation. From now on, the Federation's authority will be even more deeply ingrained and unshakeable!
At the bottom of the deep pit, smoke and dust had not yet dissipated.
Yun Ming lay quietly at the bottom of the pit.
His Battle Armor had long since shattered and was mixed with dust and dirt. His breath was weak, but his chest was still rising and falling, proving that Life was not completely gone.
Di Tian fell from the sky to the bottom of the pit. His Battle Armor was also damaged in many ways, but thanks to the temporary enhancement from the Heart of the Dragon God, it was not fundamentally damaged, and the damaged parts of the Battle Armor were slowly repairing themselves.
However, for Yun Ming, the outcome of his final move was no longer important. He barely opened his eyes, looked at Di Tian, and said:
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"Your Di Tian, you need not hold back. I burned my Half Divine Position and fought to the death, all for the sake of Shrek, the Federation, and myself, to give an explanation. I will die here, buried with the sins of Shrek; this is my final resting place."
When he was running out of steam, that Dragon God Claw attack could have killed him instantly. Now, he can hold on for a while longer.
Seeing that Di Tian remained silent, Yun Ming seemed to remember something and said, "You are the Star Dou Beast God, are you worried about the Soul Spirit? The Soul Spirit I possess are either the Inherited Soul Spirit of Shrek or Soul Spirit that I have carefully nurtured step by step from Hundred Year Soul Spirit. Although I hope to break the contract with them in the end, they are willing to live and die with me, to witness the magnificence of True God together, and to embark on this final journey."
In the Soul Master World of the Douluo Continent, there has always been an unwritten rule that even if a Soul Master dies unexpectedly, they must break the contract with the Soul Spirit they wish to break the contract with before their death.
Most Soul Masters would comply with this unless they died too suddenly and had no time to react.
After all, Soul Masters and Soul Spirit progress and advance together. With such a bond as a foundation, even the most ruthless person would find it difficult to ultimately refuse Soul Spirit's wish to live.
The Shrek students and teachers on Sea God Island, now on their deathbeds, would do the same thing, and the Federation's powerful figures would give them the same opportunity.
However, feelings are mutual, and some Soul Spirit are naturally willing to accompany their soul masters to the underworld.
Di Tian looked at him quietly, and after a moment, slowly shook his head. "I just want to ask you some questions. I already know that the purpose of the Sea God's Ten Thousand Year Plan is to enable the strong in Douluo to become gods. Now that you have crossed that boundary, do you think the current Douluo Continent can meet the conditions for ordinary Limit to become gods?"
"Cannot."
Yun Ming was puzzled, but he still answered in a weak voice, "Currently, the conditions for becoming a god in the Douluo Plane are not met; the plane's suppression is very severe. However, if one is only comparable to True God, one can utilize the power of the plane."
He had seen Da Ming Er Ming before, and perhaps they could serve as examples to be replicated.
Is this what you think?
Di Tian looked towards the Shrek Academy, his tone suddenly turning icy, "I have another guess—to advance the Douluo Plane to the level of the Demigod Realm, or even Divine Realm, thereby breaking through the upper limit of the levels it can support."
Di Tian understood better than Yun Ming what the Divine Position Tang San inherited represented.
The Sea God is First Rank God, and the Asura God is the God King of the Divine Realm. Even though there are rules in the Divine Realm that gods cannot interfere with the lower realms, it is still very simple for Tang San to make some arrangements in Douluo.
If the goal is simply to make a portion of the people on the Douluo Continent become gods, then Tang San could simply arrange for a few more Divine Position here.
But now, a grand plan by a Sea God spanning Ten Thousand Year Plan has suddenly appeared, and it's even related to whether the people of the Douluo Continent can become gods. What kind of plan could possibly compel a God King, bound by the rules of the Divine Realm and unable to personally oversee the entire process, to prepare for Ten Thousand Years? And how could it possibly allow the people of the Douluo Continent to become gods in this very place?
Based on some information he had previously learned from Huo Yuhao, Di Tian's first thought was to upgrade the entire plane.
"The Douluo Plane is a very stable material plane. To advance it, an enormous amount of energy is needed, but the Douluo Plane itself does not have any, so we can only seek it from the outside."
"I don't know exactly what the Ten Thousand Years' in the plan refers to, but if we're talking about a timeframe of Ten Thousand Years, there's only one massive energy entity I can think of."
Yun Ming's puzzled gaze suddenly froze. He stared at Di Tian's cold profile, and a chilling guess, like a venomous snake, burrowed into his nearly stagnant thoughts.
Di Tian slowly turned his head, his vertical pupils reflecting Yun Ming's pale face, and clearly uttered that name, word by word. "Abyss."
"The Abyss Plane —is the external force most deeply connected to Douluo, possessing immense energy and the largest scale. If it were absorbed, it would be enough to elevate the Douluo Continent to a higher level!"
Yun Ming said in a hoarse voice, "But with the strength of the Douluo Plane, it's impossible to devour an existence no weaker than the Douluo Plane, even with the True God left behind by the Sea God— "
That's what he said, but for some reason, the image of the Golden Tree inexplicably came to Yun Ming's mind.
"What if I told you that the Plane Master is conscious?"
As Di Tian finished speaking, the bottom of the pit fell into dead silence.
Yun Ming snapped out of his thoughts, his consciousness feeling as if it had been pierced by Ice Cone.
The Plane Master. ---- Conscious?
He knew that there was a certain primordial will in the Douluo Plane, a vast, vague, and almost rule-like existence. It maintained the operation of the plane and gave it its influence, but it did not have a clear or communicable consciousness.
If, as Di Tian claims, the Plane Master possesses consciousness, then many things wouldn't happen. For instance, the great battle between him Di Tian shattered space, and the Laws of the plane couldn't heal themselves. But if the Plane Master had his own consciousness, he could easily repair the void of the Douluo Plane.
Similarly, if the Plane Master were conscious, the passage between the Douluo Plane and the Abyss Plane would never have existed in the first place!
Even if a passage is established between the two planes, the power of the Plane Master will definitely be at the God Rank. He can devour all the Abyss Creatures that enter the Douluo Plane, causing the Abyss Plane to permanently lose a portion of its energy. The Abyss, suffering from the pain, will naturally dare not blindly invade again.
But the Plane Master hasn't done that yet, so does he really need to think about it further?
He definitely has a bigger scheme in mind!
As Yun Ming was immersed in this possibility, Di Tian added, "In your Shrek Academy's Golden Tree lies the Life Core of Douluo. Whether she has consciousness or not, you should know."
All of this information was given to him by Huo Yuhao, Di Tian also knew that one of Huo Yuhao's purposes in coming here was the Golden Tree.
In fact, without Di Tian saying anything more, Yun Ming had already figured it out and completely given up hope.
He had already realized that the Golden Tree was conscious, Life Core possessing the power of a plane, or a contingency plan left behind by the Sea God, but due to the special circumstances before, he hadn't thought about it deeply. Now, connecting it to the Ten Thousand Year Plan, what was there not to understand?
The Ten Thousand Year Plan, is to release the Abyss into the Douluo Continent, where the Plane Master and the Life Core will devour the Abyss Plane and ascend to the Douluo Plane!
At this moment, Yun Ming recalled the Shrek ancestors who died resisting the Abyss during its Abyss Invasion, the scene of the Heartless Douluo leading the Shrek teachers and students to fight against the Abyss, and the countless Federation martyrs who died resisting the Abyss.
The significance of their sacrifice, the beliefs they upheld—were they merely data and resources kept in the dark, calculable, and sacrificeable within this Thousand Years -long interdimensional advancement plan?
Who could accept something like this?!
"Cough""
Upon hearing this, a surge of sweet, metallic blood rushed to Yun Ming's throat. Unable to suppress it any longer, Yun Ming coughed up a mouthful of dark red blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His breath weakened further, but his vitality surged back.
An uncontrollable rage ignited Yun Ming's will.
He always believed that although Shrek had made many mistakes, at least when fighting against the Abyss and enemies from beyond the plane, Shrek's stance and actions were pure and righteous.
But now, reality tells him that the Abyss was brought here by Shrek's most revered ancestor, and the Shrek survivors must help the Sea God carry out this so-called Ten Thousand Year Plan!
Shrek is not a protector; on the contrary, he will become an accomplice!
Yun Ming slowly stood up, his eyes filled with a deathly stillness burning with icy rage.
"What a magnificent Sea God! What a Ten Thousand Year Plan!"
He suddenly looked up, his bloodshot gaze seeming to pierce through the deep pit and the sky, directly targeting Tang San, who was nowhere to be seen.
"What are we in your eyes? What is Shrek Academy? What are the billions of living beings on the Douluo Continent?!"
"Sea God Tang San!!!"
Naturally, with the Divine Realm now swept away by the Space-Time Turbulence, Yun Ming will not receive an answer.
Turbid World, Feng Wuyu, and a group of Federation experts arrived nearby, only to be so shocked by the scene before them that they stopped in their tracks.
What exactly did His Majesty the Di Tian say to Heaven Supporting Douluo? Why did he suddenly develop such deep hatred and doubt towards Sea God Tang San?!
"It seems you have no will to die."
Di Tian waited for Yun Ming to calm down before speaking again.
Although Yun Ming was nearly exhausted after their battle, Di Tian had not forgotten the tenth God Ring that the other party possessed.
The green-gold Soul Ring disappeared after Yun Ming withdrew from the God Realm, but that doesn't mean the Life energy that condensed the Soul Ring was gone. If Yun Ming wanted, he could use that Life energy to stabilize his injuries. So, strictly speaking, Yun Ming, who was barely breathing before, had completely resolved to die.
Upon hearing this, Yun Ming took a deep breath, suppressing his anger and chaotic thoughts, and looked at him with complicated emotions.
"Your Di Tian, why did you save me?"
Although it is strange to stimulate a person's will to live in this way, Di Tian's previous intention was undoubtedly to save him.
"From a personal perspective, it's simply because I don't want the first True God of our time to fall before the best era begins. From a public perspective, with the Abyss before us and the Holy Spirit Cult posing a threat, any Quasi-God's power on the Douluo Continent is precious at this moment, let alone the fact that you've already touched the God Rank."
"That's all I have to say. If you still believe that dying today, to uphold the prestige of the Federation, is your best end, then I won't stop you. But I firmly believe that a True God who stands with the Federation is more capable of enhancing the Federation's prestige and will play a greater role in the future than a departed True God."
After saying this, Di Tian turned and left without another word.
Many powerful figures in the Federation dared not stop him, and watched him leave with awe.
The aura of defeating True God still emanated from Di Tian, and they truly dared not speak unless he uttered a word.
Apart from a beautiful figure in a green dress.
It was Bi Ji who arrived from behind.
For this operation against Shrek, the Federation naturally prepared a number of healing-type Soul Masters, and Bi Ji was also in the team, serving as a backup force to deal with emergencies. After all, she possessed the cultivation Limit, and although her combat power was relatively weak, that was only in comparison to the powerful Limit Douluo.
"You still cherish talent as much as ever," Bi Ji said with a smile as she stepped forward to treat Di Tian.
Di Tian had always been quite considerate of powerful Soul Beast. Even though Xiong Jun had injured him before and challenged his authority, he was able to tolerate it. If it were any other beast king, they might have already killed him in such a situation.
This is also one of the important reasons why he was able to become the recognized Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest and gather a group of Ferocious Beast around him.
After becoming the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, this mentality has gradually spread to human geniuses and strong individuals.
"I'm just considering the bigger picture; after all, you know who our real enemy is." Di Tian looked up at the sky.
His current mindset is the same as that of the Federation. The Federation wanted to eliminate Shrek, but it was useless. The Federation who its real enemy is now, and it is advised to exercise restraint.
But he looked further ahead; he wanted to build up his foundation for future battles against the Divine Realm!
Are the current forces of the Divine Realm, the Spirit Pagoda, and even the Federation truly sufficient to handle the situation?
My Master, Huo Yuhao may have the potential to God King, but whether he can realize that potential remains to be seen.
Besides the God King, there are many First Rank God and Second Rank God in the Divine Realm, but how many in the Spirit Pagoda and even the Federation possess that kind of potential? Even if the plane is upgraded, many Limit Douluo will probably only waste their lives in the Divine Orchid Realm after breaking through the Fire Break.
We can't possibly leave all the potential opponents to Huo Yuhao and his team, can we?
Even the mighty Golden Dragon King, facing the full power of the Divine Realm with his own strength, ultimately lost. This was only because the God King experienced internal strife and faced the Space-Time Turbulence; otherwise, he might not have been able to cause much of a stir.
(Although Old Jin is strong, the prerequisite for achieving such a glorious victory is the internal strife and Space-Time Turbulence within the Divine Realm. First Rank God and God King all suffered losses during the internal strife, and the Kindness and evil were Destruction and drawn away prematurely. When facing the Space-Time Turbulence, their Life Destruction and they died. The power of the God Realm Core was largely used to resist the Space-Time Turbulence. It can only be said that Lao Old Jin basically had all the advantages of timing, location, and Human Pill resources.)
If we don't want a similar situation to happen again, then improving our own capabilities and building up our team are essential.
Di Tian, Huo Yuhao, and Gu Yuena hadn't discussed this, but they were actually working on it.
Huo Yuhao brought Jia Lin, a descendant of the Qilong King, out of Dragon Valley. He already knew that Gu Yuena was teaching her. After his initial joy, he understood that they were all preparing for the future.
Cai Ming's ability to condense into Half Divine Position already makes him one of the most promising individuals among ordinary people in this world. Although Ru Xi lost his Half Divine Position, having experienced the realm of True God, he is undoubtedly the one who has gone the furthest among the current Limit Douluo.
Moreover, the current morale of the Ming army is high!
After treating Di Tian's injuries, Bi Ji took one last look at the figure disappearing around the street corner before walking towards the Shrek Academy with Di Tian.
In the direction she was gazing, the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li was strolling away.
She had known Dan Caiming for many years, and even if it was just to say goodbye to a friend, she would still come.
If Yun Ming still has any hesitation, she will try to persuade him. If he is determined to die, she will respect that and at least see him off on his final journey.
But as Xi said—there's no need for a rabbit farewell now, and it's not the right time to say goodbye.
After Di Tian left, the Federation and former Shrek personnel hesitated for a moment before approaching Yong Ming.
Among them, Turbid World Feng Wuyu looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is Cai Ming... no longer willing to die?
Meanwhile, the Federation powerhouse who remained to temporarily assume command had a brightening look in his eyes. "Qingtian, do you have a new idea?"
If someone who has achieved True God is willing to be employed by the Federation, the benefits would be considerable.
Cai Ming looked in the direction Di Tian had left, without answering immediately. He slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and the chaotic Power of Heaven and Earth and blood filth poured into his lungs, causing a stinging pain, but also making him more clear-headed.
Burning his Half Divine Position and fighting Di Tian with all his might was the ending he chose, and it was also the final chapter he personally drew for his identity as the Heaven Supporting Douluo and for the birth of Shrek Academy.
There may be some minor flaws, but it's enough to make one feel relieved.
The bronze vessel has been rekindled, and now that Ru—knowing the truth about the birth year of the Sea God —has arrived, what choice will he make?
The answer is already in my heart.
A few breaths later, he opened his eyes, his gaze calmly sweeping over the crowd. His voice, though not loud, carried a resolute air of severing the past. "Shrek's True God, Qingtian, has fallen in Shrek City!"
From this moment on, one
"The world will never see Shrek Qingtian again."
"Only one member of the Federation, Cai Ming!"
"However, given Shrek's past, and my position as the Pavilion Master, I cannot escape blame. All judgments and rulings stipulated by Federation Law, I, Yun, shall accept them all!"
For the rest of his life, he will atone for everything Shrek Academy has done and continue to contribute to the Federation. And if the opportunity arises in the future, he will definitely ask those high above, those who held the reins of power, for an explanation!