The term "sovereign" represents one who holds power, with the radical "尹" symbolizing mastery over authority and the "口" representing the issuance of commands. Together, they signify someone who wields ultimate power—precisely the level Ye Wen had reached in mastering the pinnacle of laws and attaining enlightenment in the truth of the Dao.
This character also embodies the ancient kings' philosophy of governance through non-action, aligning perfectly with the Dao's highest ideals.
Thus, Ye Wen named this realm the Divine Sovereign Realm.
However, the chaos power of Kindness and Evil still held some substance.
At least when Ye Wen first observed their incomplete state, he sensed trouble and chose to observe further.
After all, Ye Wen's Dao laws were at most equivalent to the Heavenly Dao, while chaos represented the Great Dao before heaven and earth were formed.
Even though Kindness and Evil were weaker than Ye Wen, their chaos laws initially intimidated him from directly confronting them.
But just as Ye Wen's Dao laws weren't complete, upon closer inspection, he realized that the chaos powers of Kindness and Evil were similarly incomplete, giving him an opportunity.
With the overwhelming energy of the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars, Ye Wen could fully suppress Kindness and Evil.
But this was only temporary. Ye Wen secretly analyzed the essence of their chaos powers using his Dao laws.
This was the most formidable and unreasonable aspect of Ye Wen's Dao laws.
People only know that humanity follows the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature, but few understand the details.
The true meaning of this mantra is that humans survive and evolve by adhering to the changes of the Earth. The Earth, in turn, constantly transforms due to celestial influences. The seemingly unpredictable changes of Heaven actually conceal the ultimate truths of the Great Dao. Thus, the ultimate goal of the Dao is nature itself.
Humanity's Dao primarily emphasizes overcoming Heaven—not overthrowing it, but signifying that regardless of how Heaven changes, humanity's Dao continues to thrive and multiply.
If we compare Kindness and Evil's chaos power to the ever-changing Heavenly Dao, then Ye Wen could embody the Human Dao, continuously devising methods to resist the chaos power.
And now, Ye Wen succeeded!
Moreover, Ye Wen discovered that although Kindness and Evil's chaos power appeared formidable, it was merely superficial.
Kindness and Evil had yet to break through to the Divine Sovereign Realm; their combined strength was shallow in terms of foundational laws. Ye Wen spent a little time achieving "human determination overcoming Heaven," rendering himself immune to their law erosion.
With their greatest advantage now nullified, Kindness and Evil felt unprecedented panic. They realized that if they didn't find a way to break the deadlock, they would truly perish here today.
The Evil God King was filled with terror.
But the Goddess of Kindness blamed her foolish partner for not listening earlier. If they had escaped just a few seconds faster, they wouldn't be in this predicament—it was infuriating!
Their thoughts diverged again, and their already battered Cthulhu-like body began to move more sluggishly.
But Ye Wen didn't care. Exploiting their weakness to finish them off was what a strong fighter should do.
Feeling Ye Wen's increasingly fierce attacks, the Evil God King couldn't sit still any longer.
In his view, although Ye Wen was powerful, what truly trapped them was the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars. So, he impulsively unleashed a maddening murmur.
"Slaves, tear apart this array for me!"
By the time the Goddess of Kindness tried to stop him, it was too late. The gods under their covert control outside now stirred, each revealing murderous intent, charging forward without reason.
"You fool! Given our situation, what good will bringing them into this fight do? This only reveals our last cards!" the Goddess of Kindness scolded internally.
It wasn't that the Goddess of Kindness cared about these subordinates' lives. For her goals, she could abandon anything, even causing the destruction of all beings.
Her anger stemmed from the fact that the Evil God King's crude operation had exposed their already limited cards.
"If you have any ability, come up with a solution quickly instead of yelling at me. Isn't it good that they're distracting Douluo's forces?
Alright, alright, stop yelling at me. I admit I'm wrong. Hurry up and come up with a plan, or we'll really die here today," the Evil God King raged internally.
Even after years of partnership, the Goddess of Kindness felt like exploding with anger, cursing the Evil God King for being incompetent. Once they escaped, she vowed to abandon this burden immediately.
Meanwhile, outside the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars—
Though Ah Yin and the others were only seven, each was a top-tier powerhouse of the Douluo civilization. Moreover, Kindness and Evil had been secretly developing their subordinates over the years, fearing detection by clever individuals. Therefore, the number of god-level rebels was small, and their quality varied. Only one reached the level of a Supreme God King like Tang Xiaotian.
Though momentarily startled by this rebellion, these cunning gods quickly realized:
Wasn't this a low-risk, high-reward opportunity? Before Ah Yin and the others could act, they surged forward, swiftly eliminating most of the rebels.
Those whose close ones rebelled, fearing future repercussions, exerted themselves fully. Even at the cost of severe injuries, they killed their opponents to prove their loyalty.
Thus, very few rebels managed to reach Ah Yin's defenses. Even those who did were easily suppressed due to the overwhelming equipment and power gap.
Clearly, the Evil God King's move was truly foolish.
At this moment, new disturbances emerged within the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars. The countless mouths of the wounded Kindness and Evil emitted spine-chilling screams.
The next second, cracks began appearing on their indescribable bodies. Surging and terrifying chaos divine power brewed explosive force within.
In the inner world, Kindness angrily rebuked Evil for interrupting her speech, taking full control of their collapsing divine body.
"Ye Wen! I advise you not to push things too far. Trapped in this array, you can't leave either!
If you continue like this, we'll drag you down with us. I'll self-destruct this divine body and our god positions to make you die again!
Now! Immediately! Let us go!
I'll pledge our laws as collateral, swearing to the supreme laws that we'll leave your Douluo civilization's territory immediately after leaving the array. Wherever you expand, we'll retreat further.
Never see each other again! We'll even return the divine artifact we seized this time!"
Kindness: O_o
"Damn Evil, don't make trouble for no reason." The interrupted Goddess of Kindness mercilessly berated Evil internally.
But the Evil God King wasn't intimidated. "Shouldn't you be the one saying this, Kindness? We worked so hard to seize this divine artifact. Are you planning to hand it over just like that?"
Kindness looked at Evil with an expression of disbelief. How hadn't she noticed before that Evil was becoming increasingly irrational? Could practicing evil laws have driven him insane?
How could he not understand such a simple concept? How could such an important divine artifact be easily taken away?
Isn't this the most dangerous moment where we should cut our losses and escape?
But during this brief internal exchange, Ye Wen stopped his slow dissection, a sneer gradually forming on his lips.
Hurting my people and still wanting to run? There's no such easy thing in this world!
Moreover, Ye Wen wasn't merely attacking. He was simultaneously collecting more samples of Kindness and Evil's powers to conduct further Dao simulations.
Now, Ye Wen confidently declared that he had completely mastered their chaos power.
This was another application of "human determination overcoming Heaven."
Initially adapting to Heaven's changes to survive, ultimately mastering Heaven's power—this is the transformation from mortal to divine!
At this moment, Ye Wen sheathed his two Vast Sea Blades. With a flick of his right hand, strands of star power morphed into various geometric shapes in his palm.
"Threaten me? Mutual destruction? Do you even qualify?" Ye Wen said indifferently.
As his words echoed, the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars, originally covering billions of miles, rapidly contracted. By the time Kindness and Evil realized, it had shrunk to just a kilometer in size.
Seeing every inch of space enveloped by the dazzling star power, Kindness and Evil's countless eyes simultaneously constricted in fear, panic surging in their hearts.
Watching Ye Wen gradually moving away, they realized he intended to leave this space. Desperate, they flew toward him with all their might, hoping to drag him along to escape this terrifying place.
But how could their bloated, indescribable forms catch up to Ye Wen at light speed?
In the blink of an eye, Ye Wen vanished, and Kindness and Evil were completely trapped within the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Heavy knocking sounds echoed outside the array.
The gods watched in shock at the array. They thought trapping such monsters was its limit, never expecting Ye Wen to have another trick up his sleeve.
The once vast array, constantly changing and impossible to fully grasp, now condensed into a furnace-like state just a hundred meters wide.
When this hundred-meter furnace stabilized, the dull knocking ceased. Everyone realized that within this confined space, the monster was likely squeezed to the point where even movement was a luxury.
"Ye Wen, Vast Sea God King, Your Majesty, release me! Otherwise, I'll really self-destruct. Are you dissatisfied with the previous conditions? We can renegotiate!
How about signing a master-servant contract? I'll willingly become your servant. Surely that's acceptable, please don't kill us!"
Kindness and Evil now begged pitifully, their former arrogance erased by the absolute crisis of life and death.
Ye Wen merely smiled faintly.
Rules are meant to be broken. Ye Wen didn't believe in flawless contracts. If these two found loopholes in the future, the Douluo civilization wouldn't gain two top-tier powers but instead carry two ticking time bombs. Therefore, Ye Wen refused outright.
Moreover, Ye Wen chuckled, "Self-destruction? Do you think you still have that ability?"
???
These words caused a moment of silence within the furnace.
The surrounding gods seemed to realize something, looking at Ye Wen with wary eyes. In their view, self-destruction was a god's final dignity.
Ye Wen's actions were truly terrifying.
What! They're allies! That's great!
I suggest this combat method be widely adopted. Enemies who self-destruct too easily are disgusting, and we lose profits.
"Why? Why can't I control the laws within my body anymore? What have you done to me? This is chaos power! It transcends world laws. How did you manage this?"
The shocked and panicked voices of Kindness and Evil spread, making the gods look at Ye Wen with increasing reverence.
Ye Wen lightly laughed, "Realizing this now? It's too late. You've been lurking within my Douluo civilization for so long. Don't you know that the larger the body, the harder it is to control?
Your divine bodies may appear majestic and powerful, but they've become your fatal weakness. Your control over them is too weak, allowing me to erode your laws without you noticing.
If you had self-destructed earlier, perhaps you could have shaken the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars, gaining a slim chance of survival.
But you valued your lives too much, lacking the necessary courage, leading to your current fate.
I've said enough. You should know why you're dying. Now that what I've been waiting for has arrived, let me send you off one last time."
As Ye Wen finished speaking, a massive golden ring broke free from its millions-of-years-long orbit, drifting toward them from distant Douluo Star.
This was a technology Ye Wen developed to convert solar energy into divine power, compensating for the excessive energy consumption of the Planar Gate. After years of iteration, it had evolved into the current Planar Gate.
This Planar Gate not only opened spatial channels spanning tens of millions of light-years but also served as a massive divine power converter. Ye Wen summoned it to add a powerful heat source to the Great Array of the Heavens and Stars.
Though the power of the stars transmitted through the Great Array was essentially light, compared to the nearby Sun, their heat was negligible.
At this moment, Ye Wen recited incantations and manipulated seals.
The utmost Yang Solar Divine Fire descended!
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