"I'm talking about that kid from Douluo Star, Huo Yuhao."
" Huo Yuhao?" Bibi Dong straightened up, seemingly lost in thought. "That kid is indeed quite good. Although his methods were a bit radical, he did clean up the mess you left behind. The Douluo Federation, after that bloodbath, although severely weakened, has undergone a painful but necessary process and is back on track."
"On the right track?"
Xuan Ming shook his head. "It seems like we're back on track now, but what about the future?"
"We both know that the system for mortals will always go through a cycle. There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below."
" Huo Yuhao is still around, wielding powerful weapons like the Dark Blood Demon and the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus. Those who have already benefited from the situation naturally dare not make a move and can only obediently follow orders. But what if one day Huo Yuhao ascends to immortality? Or what if he retires like Ning Fengzhi and the others back then?"
Who knows what Douluo Star will become in the future?
Xuan Ming sighed, "Once a power vacuum appears, corruption and greed will grow like weeds. What kind of methods Ning Fengzhi back then? What kind of combat power did Chen Xin Gu Rong have? They suppressed the Federation for thousands of years, but the Federation began to rot the moment they left."
"While Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit System is advanced, if it is not properly regulated, it may very well become another tool for oppressing Soul Beast or being monopolized by certain forces in the future."
"So..."
Xuan Ming looked at Bibi Dong, "I'm thinking, since that kid cares so much about Douluo Star and is a Child of Fortune, why not... hand Douluo Star over to him to manage?"
"Let him become a god, and then let him be the permanent guardian of Douluo Star."
"Just like Bo Saixi guarded the Sea God Island back then, let him forever watch over that continent. With a god hanging over them, the people below will always be more obedient."
After listening, Bibi Dong nodded slightly and sat back down in her chair.
"That's not a big problem."
After a moment's thought, she analyzed from the perspective of the Divine Realm administrator, "As the Child of Fortune, Huo Yuhao inherently carries the will of the Douluo Plane. Making him a god is not only logical, but it will also further solidify the foundation of Douluo Star's God Star."
"But..."
Bibi Dong then changed the subject, pointing out the difficulties involved.
"Getting him to take over immediately won't be that easy."
Chapter 528 Another Cycle
"Why?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Because he's too inexperienced."
Bibi Dong bluntly commented, "Although Huo Yuhao is currently known as Demigod and can even kill gods with external forces, frankly speaking, his power system is too mixed and too weak."
"Most of his skills were imparted to him by the necromancer Electrolux from another dimension, and the rest was crammed in by the group of Soul Spirit that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm found for him."
"His own understanding of the laws of heaven and earth is still at a very rudimentary stage."
"To become a god, especially a deity capable of guarding a region and possessing independent authority, power alone is not enough; a profound understanding of the laws is also essential."
"If he wants to pursue the path of Self-Created Godhood..."
Bibi Dong shook her head. "With his current foundation, even with the blessing of Douluo Star's fortune, he would need to go into seclusion for at least several hundred years before he could truly reach the threshold of Godhood and condense his own Godhead."
"Several hundred years?" Xuan Ming frowned. "That long?"
"That's already fast." Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think everyone's a freak like you? You think you can achieve Supreme God Position just by sleeping?"
"Then... what about inheriting the Godhood?"
Xuan Ming asked, "With so many gods in the Divine Realm now, isn't there anyone who wants to retire? Why not just hand over the Godhood of a First-Level Main God to him to inherit?"
"That's the most awkward part."
Bibi Dong shrugged and smiled helplessly, "In the past, everyone in the Divine Realm found it boring, and life was as bland as plain water. So whenever they had the chance, they wanted to pass on their Godhood and go wandering in the universe."
"But things are different now."
"Since the launch of the Great God Realm Plan, the Divine Realm is booming, with new planes joining every day, bringing new challenges and fun. Everyone is busy and full of energy."
"Who wants to retire now?"
"Passing down the Godhood means losing our place in the Divine Realm and our right to participate in this great cosmic expansion. Only a fool would do that."
Xuan Ming chuckled in disbelief.
really.
The current Divine Realm is like a super startup company in a period of rapid growth, where everyone holds initial shares and is waiting for the IPO and dividends.
Asking someone to resign at this point? No way.
"So..."
Xuan Ming stroked his chin. "So, that means Huo Yuhao will have to stay in the mortal realm forever?"
"That's right."
Bibi Dong nodded. "Just endure it. For him, this is also a process of settling down."
"His power came too quickly and too easily. If it doesn't undergo the tempering of time, even if he truly becomes a god, he'll just be a false god with an empty shell."
"Let him stay on Douluo Star for several hundred more years as a mortal, to witness the joys and sorrows of human life, and to handle more complex political affairs and human nature."
"When he truly understands the rules and comprehends the laws, then becoming a god will be a natural progression."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ming nodded thoughtfully.
"Alright."
Time is not an issue for us.
"Perfect, let me see just how far he can go as a human being."
"Back then, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin guarded Douluo Star for thousands of years, but as soon as they left, the order collapsed."
" Huo Yuhao has now re-established the rules and rebuilt the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda."
"I want to see how long he can maintain this clarity of mind without Godhood protection, and in this mortal body that ages and tires."
"Is it to become a high and mighty arbiter, like I was back then?"
"Or is it really possible to forge a path... one that even I couldn't navigate?"
"Didn't work out?"
Bibi Dong scoffed, put down her teacup, and her eyes were filled with contempt for the man before her.
"You call that not working out? That's clearly just pure laziness and a lack of interest."
"When you were undergoing the God's Trial, you were constantly exposed to the power of the five nascent God King ' laws: Kindness, Evil, Asura, Destruction, and Life. At that time, you were already standing on the shoulders of giants."
"Later, in the Dragon Tomb, you even detached yourself from the river of time, condensing your own Godhead in that void that even the God King could not reach."
"You can see the past, you can see the future, and you can even see things that exist outside of time, in higher dimensions."
"If you wish, you can easily untie all the knots in this world. You can build a truly perfect utopia without any flaws. You can make all living beings operate according to the most perfect trajectory under your will."
You have the ability, and more importantly, the wisdom.
"You just... don't want to do it."
"You've never been interested in mundane matters. The world in your eyes is too vast, too vast to accommodate even a small Douluo Star, or the trivial management of a Divine Realm."
Faced with Bibi Dong's teasing and "exposing his shortcomings," Xuan Ming did not refute, but simply shook his head, his expression calm, even with a touch of nonchalant laziness.
"No interest means the deal didn't go through."
Xuan Ming said calmly, "In this dimension, results-oriented thinking is the only truth. No matter how much ability I have, if I don't do it, or if I give up halfway through, then the path hasn't worked."
He raised his hand, looking at the Primordial Beginning Divine Power slowly flowing in his palm, his eyes becoming somewhat profound.
"Being interested in something for a short period of time is an impulse, a passion. Even ordinary people, with just that three minutes of enthusiasm, can unleash amazing power to create miracles."
"But the hardest thing is to consistently do one thing throughout a period of time that is almost eternal."
"As the administrator of the Divine Realm, dealing with those tedious official documents day after day and balancing the interests of all parties, you should understand this better than I do."
Xuan Ming sighed, leaned back on the divine throne, and his gaze seemed to travel through time and space back to the era when he was just a weak Soul Master.
"Throughout my journey, my motivation has never been to benefit all under heaven, nor to establish an everlasting dynasty, nor to become some kind of savior."
"What I've strived for, what I've hoped for, has always been just one thing: I don't want to live in fear anymore."
"I'm just... afraid of dying."
"I want to live, I want to live with dignity, and I want you all to live well too. For this goal, I can kill any obstacle in my way, I can scheme against everything, and I can unleash all my potential."
Xuan Ming shrugged. "But now, I've done it."
"I have reached the pinnacle of the universe. No one can threaten us anymore, and no one can make me fear anything."
"The drive that kept me running all the way has naturally dissipated."
"You want me to waste my energy on those mundane matters of ordinary people, on those so-called noble causes, and to watch over them like a nanny every day..."
"I'm sorry, I really can't do it."
Bibi Dong Xuan Ming Dong listened to Xuan Ming's almost self-analytical words, the teasing in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a deep tenderness.
Of course she knew.
This man may seem powerful and invincible, and cold and arrogant, but deep down, there lives that cautious young boy.
His strength was born out of necessity.
His aloofness is his protective shield.
Once all the threats were gone, all he wanted was to be a carefree person, spending time with his wife and children in a warm bed – that was the real him.
"So..."
Xuan Ming sat up straight, his gaze returning to Douluo Star in the lower realm, and to Huo Yuhao, who was rebuilding order from the ruins.
"This is what I want to see."
" Huo Yuhao is now filled with passion because he is still fighting, because he still has enemies, and because he still faces injustice."
"But when he too stood in that position, when he too was invincible in the world, when he too faced the monotony of day after day and the insatiable greed of human nature..."
"Without the eternal peace of mind that comes with Godhood, one must use a mortal body to resist the erosion of time."
Can he still hold onto his principles?
"Can he maintain that passion for helping all under heaven for a thousand years? Ten thousand years?"
"If he can do that, then he will truly be qualified to be the guardian of that land."
"If he can't do it..."
"That's just... another cycle."
Chapter 529 Huo Yuhao's Choice
In the Divine Realm, time flows on and on.
For gods with endless lifespans, time is the cheapest yet most luxurious thing. Xuan Ming and Bibi Dong sat in the Divine Realm Core, sipping a pot of spiritual tea from a certain immortal realm, watching the light and shadows shift in the mortal world below.
Several months have passed in the Divine Realm, while in the mortal world, sixty years have already elapsed.
Sixty years have passed.
The political landscape on Douluo Star has undergone tremendous changes in the past sixty years.
That era of change, once filled with bloodshed and war, has now been written into textbooks and become an epic sung by children.
Huo Yuhao, this name has become a symbol, a totem.
He is the master of the Spirit Pagoda, the Supreme Elder of the Tang Sect, the Federation's only "Lifetime Honorary Speaker," and the number one person in the world, revered as the " Spirit Ice Douluo."
Under his leadership, the Soul Spirit System became widespread. Soul Beast were no longer the only targets for Soul Master to hunt, but rather partners with whom they could form contracts and coexist. The relationship between the Federation and the major Soul Beast gathering places was improved to an unprecedented degree.
With the remaining power of the two Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and the subsequent development of a series of civilian Soul Guidance Technology, the Tang Sect once again stood at the top of the continent, becoming a behemoth capable of rivaling the Federation Parliament.
Everything seemed so perfect.
Order is restored, but everything is in need of rebuilding.
However, through the water mirror reflecting the mortal world, a predictable hint of regret was revealed in Bibi Dong's deep purple eyes.