Divine Realm.
Dark clouds hung heavily over the pitch-black castle. Occasionally, a purple lightning bolt would descend from the sky, landing on the castle and rendering it with a deep purple halo.
Any deity who came here would feel a distinct sense of oppression. For no other reason than that this was the territory of the God of Destruction, a place where gods rarely tread—the Castle of Destruction.
Even the Goddess of Life, the wife of the God of Destruction, would not come here lightly. This place was filled with massive thoughts of destruction everywhere, coming from the destructive thoughts of various creatures in the mortal world below.
Only the God of Destruction could absorb and transform them into his own power. Therefore, whenever cultivating, the God of Destruction would go into seclusion here. At ordinary times, he would live in the small house by the Lake of Life with the Goddess of Life.
In the dimly lit hall, a scarlet carpet extended from the entrance all the way to the innermost part.
A flash of purple lightning streaked past the window, instantly adding a bit of brightness to the hall for a moment. It could be seen that sitting upright on the main seat inside the hall was none other than the God of Destruction.
On both sides below, there were four chairs each, on which sat eight deities of different forms.
Among these eight deities, only the first one on the left had his whole body hidden in heavy armor. The remaining seven people, more or less, had an aura on their bodies that was oppressive or crazy.
"We can start preparing these days." The deep voice of the God of Destruction echoed throughout the hall.
As soon as these words came out, the bodies of the eight deities sitting below trembled slightly.
A deity with a thin figure and faint green light flickering in his eyes licked his lips with a long tongue, "My Lord, can we really start? The Sea God seems..." His voice was very strange, and one couldn't even tell if it was male or female.
"He has already disregarded the rules of the Divine Realm. Don't you know yet?" The voice of the God of Destruction suddenly became chilling, and the entire hall fell silent out of fear.
"Yes, My Lord, we will start preparing right away," the thin deity said hurriedly.
The God of Destruction said coldly, "I will sanction the Sea God's actions! Afterward, I must control the Divine Realm Hub. What you need to do is to prepare all the preliminary work for that matter."
"Yes, My Lord." The eight deities stood up simultaneously and bowed respectfully to the God of Destruction. At this moment, a light wheel lit up behind each of them, either dim or bright, but all light wheels contained seven rings, layered upon each other, gradually changing color based on their own light wheel's color, getting lighter towards the inside.
Seven-ring light wheel, First-Class Deity!
The God of Destruction stood up, and a light wheel also lit up behind him. Compared to the First-Class Deities below, the light wheel behind him was much larger, containing nine rings, with a strong aura of destruction looming.
His dark red gaze was cast into the distance, the light in his eyes changing constantly, wondering what he was thinking.
Just then, a湛蓝色 (azure blue) light slowly appeared at the top of the hall. The moment this light appeared, the bodies of the eight deities hidden in the shadows in the hall trembled slightly, each revealing different emotions.
The red light in the God of Destruction's eyes also condensed slightly.
"God of Destruction." A clear and pleasant voice sounded.
The God of Destruction said coldly, "What advice does the Sea God have?"
Tang San's voice came from the blue light, "Regarding the matter of the Golden Dragon King, I have thought about it carefully again. It was caused by my negligence. I have a premonition that it will probably devour the Silver Dragon King within a few years and become the Dragon God again. At that time, the Divine Realm will fall into crisis. Therefore, after my injuries recover, I will request orders to descend to Douluo again and strangle the crisis in the cradle. How about it?"
Hearing his words, the God of Destruction's expression changed involuntarily, and his face became even gloomier. He said in a deep voice, "After all, the Douluo plane is under your jurisdiction. As long as the Sea God does not commit any more transgressions, we will do as you say."
"That is excellent." Tang San's gentle voice still echoed in the hall. In the next instant, the blue light retracted and vanished without a trace.
The God of Destruction subconsciously clenched his fists. This was the power of controlling the Divine Realm Hub. No matter what level of deity, as long as the Sea God wanted to communicate with them, he could contact them immediately.
"My Lord, does the Sea God saying this mean he intends to..." The deity whose whole body was hidden in heavy armor at the head of the left side said in a deep voice.
"Ridiculous!" The intent of the God of Destruction suddenly became strong. "He is now the Lord of the Divine Realm. Who knows what other moves he will make after his injuries recover? Everything proceeds according to the original plan. This time he is injured, it is a rare opportunity not to be missed."
"Yes!" The deity hidden in heavy armor bowed. No one saw a trace of complex light flash deep in his eyes...
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Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace.
"You..."
The face of the Class 9 soul engineer whose throat was choked turned red, and he struggled constantly. His hands gripped that hand hard, trying to break it.
However, this arm was harder than refined steel. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.
Xian Lin'er gazed at that figure in a trance. Although the young man's face had changed slightly, his aura, and that domineering and casual voice, all pointed to his identity without exception.
"Demon King... Huo Yuhao..."
The other soul engineers from the Sun Moon Empire all changed color. They were just about to open their soul tool shields, but a terrifying spiritual power instantly linked to their consciousness, making their whole bodies unable to move.
"One Class 9 soul engineer, three Class 8 soul engineers. I didn't expect the Sun Moon Empire to prepare such a big gift for me as soon as I returned."
Huo Yuhao smiled. "It would be a pity to kill you directly. You should become puppets of my Heaven Soul and work for me."
As he spoke, a strange light appeared in his left eye. That spiritual power, enough to change the color of heaven and earth, expanded and contracted.
"The Demon King Huo Yuhao orders here, you soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire, offer your lives for the Heaven Soul People's Republic!"
"No..." Those soul engineers cried out in their hearts that it was bad, but they had no way to resist Huo Yuhao's spiritual power. It would be more appropriate to describe it as divine sense rather than spiritual power.
Their struggles lasted for almost only an instant, and then their eyes became empty and spiritless.
Everyone's face changed drastically instantly. A Class 9 soul engineer was comparable to a Titled Douluo no matter what, but in front of Huo Yuhao, he was like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.
Huo Yuhao flicked his hand and threw the Class 9 soul engineer out of the gate. Then silver light flashed on his body, and his figure appeared in the sky above the palace.
"A soul engineer legion, four or five hundred people, not bad, not bad." Huo Yuhao saw the legion stationed outside Heaven Dou City from afar. dealing with these level four and five soul engineers, he only needed a thought to control them all.
Having done all this, he turned around and looked at the people in the hall through the gate.
"Everyone, I'm back."
Before Marshal Evil Dragon could speak, Xian Lin'er was actually the first to rush out and grab Huo Yuhao's ear.
"You bastard, you know to come back? Leaving this old lady alone in this huge country..."
As she spoke, her red lips pouted, and she looked at Huo Yuhao's face with teary eyes.
"Dean Xian, this is the country I conquered after all. I definitely have to come back and take a look." Huo Yuhao rubbed his ear helplessly. This woman was quite strong...
"I thought, you died out there—"
Xian Lin'er suddenly threw herself into his arms and cried loudly.