"Using the words 'earth-shattering' to describe her... seems too understated?"
Beneath the Heavenly Screen, the Douluo Continent fell into a brief silence as Jiang Wanwan spoke with utmost solemnity; a silence so profound one could hear a pin drop.
Countless questions arose in the minds of the powerful individuals.
"Evaluation... the evaluation of future generations?"
Bibi Dong leaned against the Pope throne, her fingertips rhythmically tapping the armrest, producing a dull "tap-tap" sound that echoed in the empty hall.
"What kind of actions could possibly earn such ruthlessness from all living beings...?"
Bibi Dong narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, then suddenly looked up at Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo standing below her:
" Gui Mei, Yue Guan, tell me, if we were in the Douluo Continent, what level would one need to reach to be called a ' Ruthless ' by all Soul Master, friend or foe?"
Ghost Douluo's figure blurred for a moment in the shadows, his voice hoarse. " Your His Holiness the Pope, perhaps..."
"They slaughtered the Upper Three Sects, destroyed the royal families of Great Emperor, leveled Sea God Island and the Slaughter City, and unified the continent under the Spirit Hall. Their methods were ruthless, leaving not a single blade of grass alive."
Chrysanthemum Douluo's shrill voice interface. "Perhaps... it is necessary to sever some kind of inheritance, such as causing the bloodlines of all Beast Martial Soul Master to wither, or making Tool Martial Soul have no possibility of awakening?"
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Even so, I'm afraid she would only be known as a 'demon' or 'tyrant,' not a ' Ruthless Empress.'"
"An emperor, in the end, must possess achievements or Dao Fruit that transcend all living beings."
"Her ruthlessness has probably become part of her 'Dao,' becoming the very essence of her being. I... truly wish to see this Ruthless Empress with my own eyes!"
Shrek Academy.
Xiao Wu grabbed Ning Rongrong's shoulders and shook her, " Rongrong, did you hear that! It's not something you can just declare yourself; it's something others have to acknowledge! That's what you call domineering!"
Ning Rongrong felt dizzy from being shaken so much, and said with a pained expression, " Xiao Wu, be gentle... but that doesn't sound like a nice thing to say."
Tang San sat beside him, his face showing an unusual absent-minded expression.
He didn't speak, his mind filled with what Dai Mubai had told him before: the brutal competition within the Star Luo Imperial Family, and his own precarious situation.
Only by being ruthless to yourself and ruthless to your enemies can you survive.
But the " Ruthless Empress " is clearly on a level far beyond that.
" Jiang Wanwan, she wasn't born this way... What did she go through to become the ' Ruthless ' that everyone talks about later?"
He muttered to himself, as if asking himself a question.
Yu Xiaogang sat to the side and said in a deep voice, "Those who are ruthless on the outside are easily broken; those who are ruthless on the inside are hard to destroy."
This empress's ruthlessness was probably consistent both internally and externally, and permeated the entire process.
What I'm more curious about is, what sustains her ruthlessness? Is it invincible combat power, unpredictable secret techniques, or... some kind of extremely persistent, even twisted, belief?
Oscar stroked his chin and interjected, "Could it be that the cultivation method she practices is particularly evil?"
For example, what kind of human hearts do we need to eat, and what kind of living souls do we need to refine?
He had barely finished speaking when Xiao Wu slapped him on the back of the head.
"Stop talking nonsense, that's Evil Soul Master!"
Xiao Wu said irritably, "To become Great Emperor, one's Dao heart must be absolutely firm. How could one possibly reach the top by taking crooked and evil paths?"
In my opinion, her 'ruthlessness' is mostly directed at enemies, or at anything that stands in her way.
Ma Hongjun, unusually serious, said, " Xiao Wu is right."
"However, to be ruthless enough for the whole world to call her that, how many enemies would she have, or rather, how many things would she have to consider enemies?"
In the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue stood alone in the courtyard, the night breeze ruffling her hair.
She pondered Jiang Wanwan's words repeatedly, "The evaluation is the most truthful portrayal of her by later generations."
"Reality..."
Qian Renxue sneered, "Most people in the world are foolish. They can only see the 'ruthlessness' on the surface. Who will bother to investigate whether there is a deep-seated sorrow and endless hatred hidden beneath?"
She recalled the betrayals, cold shoulders, and constant threats she had experienced in the royal power struggles, and her heart had hardened to the point of being as hard as iron.
But she understands that her "ruthlessness" still has limitations and is still within the rules.
That empress, however, has likely already transcended the rules.
"If I had the chance, I would really like to ask that empress how to be ruthless to the point of being so ruthless that even the rules of heaven and earth would give way?"
In no time, similar discussions and speculations spread throughout the mainland.
Inside the tavern, the Soul Master argued heatedly, their faces flushed.
"It must have been a fit of rage, resulting in millions of corpses and rivers of blood!"
"I think so. Maybe they did something outrageous, like killing a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"
"Idiot! That's called 'fierce,' not 'ruthless'! The word 'ruthless' has a sinister quality to it, like... showing no mercy even to oneself!"
On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi gazes at the horizon, her azure eyes shimmering with emotion.
" Ruthless... touches upon the opinions of all beings; her path inevitably clashes most fiercely with the world. The Lord Sea God pursues protection and faith, while this Empress..."
She shook her head slightly, unable to fathom it.
The entire Douluo Continent was abuzz with unprecedented curiosity because of a name from another world.
Everyone is waiting, waiting for the answer to be revealed, waiting to know what kind of earth-shattering deeds could have forged the immortal reputation of the " Ruthless ".
Just as everyone in the Douluo Continent was curious...
The story of Jiang Wanwan in the Shrouding the Heavens World" continues.
"The life of this Ruthless Empress is itself an epic defying the heavens, a tragic song that makes all the realms tremble."
"If the Void Emperor was a tragic and heroic Great Emperor fought his entire life to protect all living beings and shed his blood on the Border Wasteland."
"That Ruthless Empress, driven by her inner obsession, slaughtered her way to the point where no one dared to claim supremacy in the world. She was... the most feared Great Emperor by her enemies."
"We will slaughter until no one in the world dares to claim supremacy..."
Zhu Zhuqing murmured the same sentence repeatedly, her delicate body trembling slightly involuntarily.
Just hearing such a description, she could almost see a peerless figure standing alone in the heavens, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood beneath her feet, and a shattered galaxy behind her. Her cold eyes looked down upon all realms, making all enemies tremble with fear.
How domineering! How resolute!
"But... why would she do that?"
Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but ask, "What is her obsession...?"
Jiang Wanwan remained silent for a moment, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
There are simply too many legends about the Ruthless Empress, some true and some false, making it difficult to distinguish.
Some say that she was originally Mortal Physique with mediocre talent, but in order to wait for someone to return, she created the Devouring Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, devoured the origins of all kings, transformed into Chaos Body, and finally proved herself to become an emperor.
"Some say that in order to resurrect her brother, she stormed the Immortal Road, fought a great battle with true immortals, shattered the Immortal Road, and made becoming an immortal even more difficult."
"Some even say that, in order to fight against the most terrifying enemy in history, she forged more than one Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, and even turned herself into a weapon..."