The manga version of the Douluo World.
Deep in the heart of the Far North.
A city shrouded in light stood here-Utopia!
Outside the city lay a world of ice and snow, but within, birds sang and flowers bloomed, presenting the very image of a pure land.
At that moment, on the mountain behind the City Lord's Mansion.
Ye Han sat fishing without bait beside the lake beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, his expression slightly somber.
"Ever since I broke through to level 91, my cultivation has stagnated. It's been two and a half whole years..."
"Can the power of faith in this world only support my cultivation to this point?"
Ye Han had transmigrated into this manga version of the Douluo World eighteen years ago.
Right at the start, he had awakened the Creation God System and multiple Martial Souls above the god level.
He only needed to gather the faith of living beings to grow stronger, until he condensed the creation god godhood and became a god.
But he could not cultivate normally...
At first, Ye Han had thought little of this drawback, believing that conquering the entire world would surely be enough.
So he had first established Utopia in the Far North, taking in its living beings and gathering faith to grow stronger.
Then, armed with absolute strength, he had emerged to conquer every faction in the Douluo World, governing them through a federal system.
Its name-the Utopia Federation!
To resolve the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts.
Ye Han had also established the "Plasma Spark Tower," similar to the Spirit Pagoda!
It could collect the essences of deceased Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, condense them into Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and bestow them upon those who needed them.
From then on, the dead knot of generations of enmity between the two races had been completely untied. Conflict had vanished from the world, and they coexisted in complete peace!
Even so, the power of faith was still insufficient...
Suddenly, a slender figure approached amid drifting wind and snow.
"Daddy, are you still worrying about the power of faith?"
Ye Han looked toward the voice.
The newcomer had a cool, peerlessly beautiful face and wore a long silver-white dress.
Her long, snow-white hair cascaded like the Milky Way, hanging loosely past her waist.
Flecks of windblown snow drifted around her, as though she were the embodiment of the Far North's ice and snow.
The Lord of the Far North, the Heavenly Snow Woman-Snow Empress!
With Ye Han's help, she had reached 780,000 years of cultivation and was now the Utopia Federation's second-in-command.
As for why she called him "Daddy," she had lost her memories after surviving a heavenly tribulation back then and mistaken Ye Han for her father.
Once she had started calling him that, she had continued to this day, even after regaining her memories.
This was perfectly normal. After all, she had been just like this in the original Douluo II.
Ye Han's expression remained unchanged as he slowly asked:
"Little Xue'er, how have things been throughout the federation lately? Have you found any news of the new continents or living beings I asked you to search for?"
Snow Empress gently shook her head.
"Daddy, everything is stable throughout the federation. But even after sending people to search the entire world, we haven't discovered any new continents or living beings."
After hearing this, Ye Han remained silent. He had long expected this result.
He had already set foot throughout the world, brought it into the Utopia Federation, and gathered all the faith he could.
The Douluo Continent, the oceans, or even the Sun Moon Continent and Star Luo Continent, which only appeared in Douluo II and Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King.
To gather more faith, he could only encourage a higher birth rate. Perhaps that was also something a "creation god" ought to do.
Snow Empress suddenly sat down beside Ye Han, her eyes filled with resolve and trust.
"Daddy, I believe there will definitely be a way! I'll always stay by your side, too!"
Ye Han looked at her, and some of the gloom in his heart dispersed.
Yet just then.
Boom!!
A sudden thunderclap exploded across the sky.
It startled every living being in the world into instinctively looking up.
Then they saw golden light descend across the heavens, manifesting as a Sky Screen.
The Sky Screen radiated supreme heavenly might and divine majesty, and lines of ancient characters imbued with divine resonance appeared upon it:
[A mysterious will manifests. The Cross-Time Comparison Sky Screen descends!] [The two space-time worlds of "anime" and "manga" will be revealed simultaneously for comparison!] [The first comparison ranking will soon begin-"Top Ten Human Factions with the Greatest Potential"!] [The potential of the existing human factions in both worlds will be assessed, and the top ten from each will be listed!] [The comparison will cover not only the factions' foundations and their core members' combat strength and character, but also the greatest highlight moments in their original futures!] [Ten factions from each world will make the rankings, with ten comparisons in total. Each victory grants one reward. The higher the ranking, the richer the reward!] [Note: During the process, a second comparison ranking, "Top Six Soul Beast Factions with the Greatest Potential," will also be introduced, with its revelations and comparisons interspersed throughout!]
An ancient voice, neither discernibly male nor female, accompanied the words, repeating their contents one word at a time.
It also informed all living beings of which of the two worlds they belonged to-the "Anime" World or the "Manga" World.
The information thundered through the minds of every living being in both space-time worlds, whipping up towering waves!
A Sky Screen? Revealing and comparing the two worlds?!
At the sight, Ye Han's gaze sharpened slightly.
Could this have been caused by his system?!
"Daddy, what is this?!"
Beside him, Snow Empress's expression tightened, her eyes full of wariness.
"Even with my 780,000 years of cultivation, I can't see through the slightest fraction of its mysteries!"
The moment she finished speaking, a silver bracelet on her wrist began flashing wildly.
It was a Communication Soul Tool, a technological creation that had originally only emerged in the third Douluo installment.
But under the Utopia Federation's rule, Soul Tool technology had developed rapidly, and Communication Soul Tools like this had been produced ahead of time.
Snow Empress activated it and found urgent messages from across the federation.
All had been shocked by the Sky Screen's sudden arrival and wanted to investigate the situation.
"Little Xue'er, reply with my orders: observe for now. No one is to act rashly!"
Ye Han issued his commanding order, a faint sense of anticipation rising in his heart.
This Sky Screen might be his opportunity to resolve the shortage of faith power!
If a passage to the Anime World could be opened afterward, he might even be able to expand it into a second Utopia Federation.
Still, he was also curious about the Sky Screen's comparison. How would the Manga World, under his rule and leadership, measure up against the Anime World?
With Ye Han's orders, everyone in the Manga World observed calmly.
By contrast, the living beings and factions across the Anime World erupted into a complete uproar.
At that moment.
The Anime World.
Spirit City, in front of the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong swept out to investigate with her two henchmen, Chrysanthemum Elder and Ghost Elder.
"Who dares play gods and ghosts before the Papal Palace! Watch me shatter it with a single strike!!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan let out a lewd cry and manifested his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, preparing to attack the Sky Screen.
"Stop!!"
Bibi Dong shouted to stop him, her breathtakingly beautiful face filled with shock.
The aura of this Sky Screen was actually more terrifying than that of the Rakshasa God whose inheritance she had received!
"This Sky Screen is very likely real!"
At this thought, ambition surged in Bibi Dong's heart, and she gave a sinister, cold laugh.
"Our Spirit Hall has a legacy stretching back twenty thousand years. Whether in foundations, members' combat strength, or character, we far surpass all other factions. We will surely claim first place!"
"As for comparing us with the Manga World in another space-time? Hah, no faction could possibly surpass our Spirit Hall!"
She was not being blindly arrogant. Spirit Hall already possessed the foundation of the Angel God's inheritance, and now it also had her, the inheritor of the Rakshasa God.
With two divine inheritances, who could contend with them?!!
Yue Guan and Gui Mei froze, then hurriedly bowed and echoed her words.
"Your Holiness, you are absolutely right! Once you receive the heavenly reward for first place, your strength will surely advance even further!"
"It's just that once our Spirit Hall's foundations are revealed, I fear the outside factions will become wary and target us!"
Bibi Dong's expression remained unchanged.
She had long wanted to move against the outside factions, but the Enshrined Ones had kept holding her back.
Now, with their strength exposed through the Sky Screen, could those old things in the Worship Hall still sit tight?
But at the thought of the rewards, her expression suddenly darkened.
After a moment of stunned silence, Yue Guan and Gui Mei instinctively looked toward the Worship Hall.
They had almost forgotten the Enshrined Ones. When the time came, they would certainly fight over the rewards!
At the same time, in the Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu and the other Seven Great Enshrined Ones gathered before the hall, all staring at the Sky Screen overhead with stunned expressions.
The usually mischievous Fifth Enshrined One, Guang Ling, was so frightened that he placed everyone else in front of him as a shield and hurriedly asked:
"Brothers, is this Sky Screen real? Its aura is actually countless times more terrifying than even our eldest brother's!"
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