Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and the cannon barrel in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter. "You... what are you doing here?!"
"If I weren't here, were you planning to tear down half of the Divine Realm?"
Xuan Ming looked at these troublemakers with a half-smile, "A full-force attack from First-Level God... Not bad, are you guys not only conducting scientific research, but also carrying out a ' Divine Realm cleansing plan'?"
"If it hadn't been me passing by just now, and it had been some unlucky Second-Level God instead, they probably wouldn't even be left with ashes by now, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu felt even more guilty, twisting the hem of her skirt between her two fingers and looking around nervously.
"Um... we're just doing an experiment..."
" Xiao Ya said her Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon wasn't powerful enough, so I thought... I'd add something to it, and engrave some Law of Ruin on it."
Ning Rongrong, standing to the side, also timidly raised her hand and added softly, "I think the destructive power is enough, but the range and speed are a bit lacking, so... I just casually gave it a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda all-attribute boost..."
"Then..." Tang Ya continued with a bitter face, "Then the cannon barrel couldn't take it anymore, the sealing array overloaded, and then... it exploded."
Xuan Ming rolled his eyes at the sound of it.
With the blessing of the God of Destruction King's laws, plus the ultimate amplification from the Nine-Colored Goddess...
These three women together are like a walking powder keg! They're not building weapons; they're committing atrocities!
"The power of the Power of the God of Destruction is itself the most violent and unstable force."
Xuan Ming shook his head helplessly and looked at Tang Ya, "Even rare metals that have been forged through countless trials in the mortal realm can hardly withstand this level of law fluctuations for long. You're trying to put gunpowder in tofu; it's no wonder it explodes."
"What should we do then?"
Tang Ya was somewhat frustrated. "I've tried the materials from the Divine Realm, and although they're better than those from the Mortal Realm, they still can't withstand the Law of Ruin of God King level. Is my 'Ultimate Weapon Project' going to be aborted before it even begins?"
Seeing Tang Ya's deeply affected expression, Xuan Ming sighed.
"Fine, I'll see this through."
He stretched out his right hand and grabbed at the void.
"Come."
The power of countless stars converged, and a piece of meteorite iron, only the size of a fist, jet black, yet with a faint divine light flowing across its surface, appeared out of thin air.
Then, Xuan Ming lightly tapped his fingertip, and a colorless Primordial Beginning Divine Power was injected into it.
"Buzz--"
The meteorite iron instantly emitted a clear and melodious cry, and its originally violent energy structure was forcibly sorted out and suppressed, becoming extremely stable.
"Take it."
Xuan Ming tossed this "super stabilizer," which had been enhanced by the Primordial Beginning Divine Power, to Tang Ya.
"My 'stability' principle is contained within this. As long as it's made into a core formation, it can suppress not only the destructive power of First-Level God, but even the self-destruction of God King."
Tang Ya hurriedly caught the meteorite iron, feeling the unfathomable and stable power within it. The frustration in her eyes vanished instantly, replaced by an even more fervent light.
"Divine iron imbued with the Primordial Beginning Law?!"
"Great! Now we can handle not only that broken gun, but even the core reactor of a ' God King level mech'!"
Tang Ya shouted excitedly, forgetting even to say thank you, and ran into the lab clutching the meteorite, yelling, " Sister Xiao Wu! Rongrong! Come in quickly! Let's try again!"
Watching the figure disappear behind the door in an instant, Xuan Ming shook his head helplessly.
He's a tech geek, huh?
"Let's go in and take a look."
Xuan Ming, holding Wang Qiu'er's hand and leading the Ice Dragon King, entered the technological factory that represented the future of the Divine Realm, accompanied by the somewhat embarrassed Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
Upon entering, you are immediately struck by the strong cyberpunk vibe.
Giant robotic arms swung through the air, and various intricate soul-guided components were being assembled on the assembly line. The walls were covered with complex design drawings, and in the center of the hall, rows of completed prototypes were on display.
There are improved versions of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannon, small individual exoskeleton armor, and even the god-slaying weapon that the Douluo Federation was once proud of— the Heavenly Execution.
"Is this the ' Heavenly Execution '?"
Xuan Ming walked up to the streamlined silver missile and examined it with great interest.
"Yes."
Tang Ya's voice came from not far away; she was directing the robotic arm to cut the divine iron. "This is the original I brought up from the lower realm. Although its structure is exquisite, in the Divine Realm... it's just a large-scale firework."
"Yeah?"
Xuan Ming smiled slightly and placed his hand on the " Heavenly Execution " token.
Divine Power surged.
"Click."
The Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon, which was originally locked, was instantly activated. The terrifying energy inside, enough to Destruction a city, began to compress and fuse wildly.
" Xuan Ming! What are you doing?!"
Xiao Wu looked completely bewildered. "Detonate it here?! That would blow the entire research department to smithereens!"
However, Xuan Ming remained unmoved.
Just as that energy was about to erupt, he slightly tightened his grip.
"Receive."
It's like a giant balloon being squeezed by an invisible hand.
That explosive energy, powerful enough to obliterate Divine Officer, was actually suppressed within Xuan Ming's palm!
There was no fire, no shockwave.
Only a ball of light, compressed to its limit and radiating terrifying heat, danced obediently between Xuan Ming's fingers.
Chapter 538 Life will always find its own way
"Is this what mortals are proud of as 'godslaying'?"
Xuan Ming looked at the ball of light in his hand with indifferent eyes, "It can't even break through my palm, yet it dares to claim to defy the heavens?"
Then, he flipped his palm over.
The ball of light vanished instantly, turning into nothingness.
"Truly... ignorance is bliss."
Tang Ya stopped what she was doing and looked at this scene with a complicated expression.
She recalled those arrogant federal officials from back then, and their domineering attitude when they held the " Heavenly Execution " in their hands.
In retrospect, they were nothing more than a bunch of frogs in a well, waving toothpicks at a giant dragon in the sky, thinking they had mastered a divine weapon to slay the dragon.
The difference between gods and mortals has never been about the amount of energy they possess.
Xuan Ming turned around, looking at Tang Ya and everyone else present.
"It's about mastering the rules."
" Tang Ya, remember this."
"What you're building isn't a more powerful firecracker."
"Instead, it is a container that can... hold rules."
In the Divine Realm, time flows on.
For gods, twenty years is merely a slightly longer period of seclusion, but for the Douluo Star in the lower realm, it is another millennium-long cycle of change.
Just as Xuan Ming had predicted, the " Soul Spirit System " left behind by Huo Yuhao, which was once regarded as a seed of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, eventually bore a twisted fruit over the long years.
The Spirit Pagoda, once an organization symbolizing peace and hope, has now become the Federation's largest Soul Beast trafficking agency.
Human Soul Master ' greed is like a bottomless pit. They are no longer satisfied with finding those dying or willing Soul Beast, but have begun to set their sights on those young beasts with powerful bloodlines that are still in their growth stage.
Forced contracts, bloodline extraction, soul enslavement...
What was originally an equal "partner" relationship has turned into a naked master-slave contract.
The Soul Beast Clan would certainly not sit idly by and wait for their doom. Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, the new generation of Ferocious Beast overlords let out furious roars.
The conflict between humans and Soul Beast gradually evolved from sporadic skirmishes into a full-scale confrontation that swept across the entire continent.
On Elf Star, the new generation of the Dragon Clan are eager to fight, and several times they have wanted to cross the plane and return to Douluo Star to avenge their compatriots.
If Di Tian hadn't stopped them, this conflict would probably have escalated into a war of annihilation between two planets and two races long ago.
The Divine Realm, the Frontline Command Center of the Great God Realm.
Huo Yuhao stood before the star map, gazing at the azure Douluo Star, his eyes filled with a complex and unfathomable light.
He had long since shed his youthful naiveté. He wore a deep blue divine armor, with seven divine halos symbolizing the peak of First-Level God floating behind him, and his body emanated a heart-palpitating fluctuation of law.
For the past ten thousand years, he has fought on the front lines of the Divine Realm, conquering dozens of new planes.
In a few years, once that thin veil is lifted, he will be the new God King.
But now, looking at his home planet that gave him birth and nurtured him, and seeing the system he built with his own hands turn into this state, his heart is cold.
Is this... human nature?
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists tightly. "I gave them the best system, I gave them the brightest future. And yet, they turned it into the greatest evil."
Greed, selfishness, shortsightedness...
"Is this why Senior Xuan Ming was unwilling to get involved back then?"
Beside him, the young man who was actually the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm patted him on the shoulder and sighed.
" Yuhao, stop looking."
Some things are inherently bad. You can save them temporarily, but not forever.
"On Douluo Star today, the Soul Beast Clan is not weak. They have enough power to resist and fight for their own living space. This is their war, and it is also the survival of the fittest in this era."
"As long as there's no genocide, the Dragon God won't interfere, so why bother with that?"
Huo Yuhao remained silent for a long time before finally releasing his fist.
"Yes."
He turned away, no longer looking at the planet that had utterly disappointed him, and cast his gaze into the vast and boundless depths of the universe.
I'm tired.
There's nothing left for me to miss in that place.
"Let's go, Brother Sky Dream. I heard that the Destruction God King has discovered an ancient plane that may contain the ruins of Supreme God, and they're gathering people to explore it."
Instead of getting angry at those hopeless losers, why not... go and see for yourself that there's always someone better out there?
The Divine Realm Core.
Xuan Ming and Bibi Dong stood side by side, watching Huo Yuhao's resolute departing figure, both with calm expressions.
"Looks like this kid has finally figured it out."
Bibi Dong chuckled softly, "He has let go of his obsession with his homeland, and he has let go of that vanity of wanting to be a savior. This time, he is truly about to step into the God King Realm."
"That's a good thing too."
Xuan Ming said calmly, "A god should have the mindset of a god. If he is always bound by the rise and fall of a planet, then he can only ever be a slightly better nanny."
As for Douluo Star...
Xuan Ming's gaze swept across the war-torn continent, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
Let them be.
"As long as they don't cross the line of the Divine Realm, don't commit massacres, and don't launch genocidal wars, let them do what they want."
Life always finds a way.