"You never helped the evil soul masters, but alas, today I am settling a personal vendetta."
Xu Yuan grabbed Ancient Qing Feng, took a deep breath, and struck him down with the Hunyuan Spear.
To eradicate weeds, one must pull out the roots.
Even though Ancient Qing Feng had a strained relationship with Ancient Die Ting and Ancient Dong Feng, and they had even quarreled, it didn't change the fact that blood was thicker than water.
Fathers and sons, brothers—these bonds naturally outweighed any other relationship.
If Ancient Dong Feng were in trouble, Ancient Qing Feng would surely come to his aid.
On the battlefield of the Underworld, Ancient Qing Feng had always coordinated with the father and son duo. The three of them advanced and retreated together.
Thus, today, Ancient Qing Feng also had to die.
It didn't matter if he had no charges against him because Xu Yuan was avenging a personal grudge.
The deaths of the three Limit Douluo caused a massive uproar across the Federation.
Each Limit Douluo, in the previous Federation, was among the top figures.
Yet today, three such top figures were killed outright.
At the same time, the family of these three Limit Douluos—the Ancient Family—would also collapse.
This earthquake would impact every aspect of the Federation's operations.
During this live broadcast, people witnessed the legendary invincible stance of Zun Yuan. Killing Limit Douluos was like slaughtering chickens.
A simple statement—"I said she won't die"—seemed to follow the laws of nature, effortlessly nullifying Ancient Die Ting's mental attack.
With a casual swing of his spear, Xu Yuan killed the former Pagoda Master, Ancient Dong Feng.
All of this happened within just a few minutes.
Invincible!
No one criticized Xu Yuan for how he handled Ancient Qing Feng.
Eradicating the roots was a normal mindset.
Moreover, under Xu Yuan's actions, it indirectly confirmed that the crimes of Ancient Dong Feng and Ancient Die Ting were entirely true. Only Ancient Qing Feng, who was innocent, was executed by Xu Yuan in retaliation.
Xu Yuan's invincible figure was repeatedly watched by many soul masters, etched into their minds.
This was the meaning of cultivation.
Just after the end of the great battle, a large number of Blood God Legion warriors returned to the Federation from the Underworld, sparking another massive wave of cultivation fervor.
Xu Yuan paid no attention to the shockwaves his actions caused in the Federation. After dealing with the three members of the Ancient Family, he returned to Shrek Academy.
Xu Shengqun, accompanied by Yu Guanzhi, went to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. He sealed the elders colluding with Ancient Dong Feng and thoroughly investigated those involved in Ancient Dong Feng's collaboration with evil soul masters. The entire Spirit Pagoda underwent a purge.
Notably, three days after Ancient Dong Feng's death, Gu Yue urgently broke through, directly surpassing the god-level to reach the True God level. Her teacher also successfully broke through, achieving the status of a God-level Venerable.
Unfortunately, despite this, under Xu Shengqun's momentum, Gu Yue's campaign for the Pagoda Master position was cut off at the source.
This maneuver firmly secured Xu Shengqun's position as Pagoda Master and eliminated Gu Yue's chance to compete.
However, Xu Shengqun did not suppress Gu Yue. Instead, he confronted her, acknowledging her identity as the Soul Beast Co-Master, and appointed her as the lifelong honorary Pagoda Master. This was because the Spirit Pagoda was originally established to facilitate communication between the soul master world and the soul beast race.
After purging the Spirit Pagoda, Xu Shengqun called Xu Yuan to participate in the Federation's plan to eliminate the Holy Spirit Sect.
After years of war, the Federation's technology rapidly advanced.
Without the previous subtle restrictions, all aspects of technology leaped forward, with breakthroughs in satellite technology and detection techniques.
In just half a month, the Federation somehow managed to pinpoint numerous bases of the Holy Spirit Sect.
Besides the meeting points of the evil soul masters, the Federation also located the positions of the strong individuals within the Holy Spirit Sect.
South Sea.
On the tumultuous surface of the sea, a huge splash suddenly erupted.
As the water dispersed, a vortex three kilometers in diameter appeared, its depths resembling a giant whale swallowing seawater.
A massive column of water shot up to the sky, dispersing the dark clouds above the sea.
Around it, countless water columns surged skyward, sunlight scattering across the ocean.
Then, the seawater sprayed high into the air turned into rain, falling back onto the sea.
Here, more than ten deep-sea devil whales lived, each likely possessing over a hundred thousand years of cultivation!
What was most astonishing was the ability to gather these solitary deep-sea devil whales.
Above the sea, a massive rift suddenly opened in the sky, as if the heavens were torn apart.
From the endless darkness, black energy gushed forth, dyeing the sky black.
These deep-sea devil whales, having just spouted massive water columns, now sucked in this black energy aggressively.
As the black energy was rapidly digested, the cultivation levels of these deep-sea devil whales visibly increased.
A figure shrouded in black mist appeared beside the rift.
She looked down at the deep-sea devil whales below, contemplating something.
Suddenly, her expression changed drastically, and she looked toward the direction of Douluo Continent.
A vortex appeared in mid-air.
From the vortex, a young man slowly emerged.
Under his feet, space seemed tangible; with each step, ripples spread outward.
As the young man appeared, the surrounding sea fell into silence.
"Xu Yuan!"
The Demon Emperor was shocked, never expecting Xu Yuan to find his way here.
This was the deep sea—a region that even the previous Federation dared not explore extensively.
Douluo Star's oceans were vast, and the soul beasts within them had accumulated over millions of years, far surpassing the ecological completeness of land-based soul beasts. The top of the food chain had always been fixed, and each region nurtured beast-level sea soul beasts.
Exploring the deep sea without an army or a Limit Douluo escort couldn't even guarantee basic safety.
Even with such preparations, theoretically, one could only handle these crises, but in reality, encountering territorial beasts or provoking a sea soul beast riot could result in heavy casualties.
Because of this, the Demon Emperor had been able to develop steadily for twenty thousand years, periodically traveling to the continent to collaborate with the Holy Spirit Sect, stirring up chaos, and returning to the deep sea to recuperate before her identity was exposed.
Now, being found by Xu Yuan was something the Demon Emperor hadn't anticipated.
"Demon Emperor, for creating the Holy Spirit Sect and leading the evil soul masters to commit countless sins, today you will face justice."
Xu Yuan stated his purpose succinctly, not wasting words with the Demon Emperor, and immediately swung his Hunyuan Spear.
"Xu Yuan, don't force me!"
The Demon Emperor had no time to explain. Just after speaking, she felt the threat of death.
She frantically activated the abyssal energy within her body.
Possession!
Quickly possess!
Abyssal Sage King, I offer my body; descend and kill him!
However, even as her consciousness dissipated, she felt no response from the abyssal energy within her body.
Xu Yuan stared at the Demon Emperor's corpse, sensing the immense abyssal energy within it, inwardly astonished.
"No wonder it could become the vessel for the Abyssal Sage King's descent—this body can really hold a lot."
Deep-sea devil whales were naturally skilled at devouring, and the Demon Emperor, inheriting hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, had consumed an incredible amount of abyssal energy.
Even if she couldn't advance further, it didn't stop her from accumulating abyssal energy within her body.
Looking down at the deep-sea devil whales below in the sea, Xu Yuan's spiritual energy penetrated them, discovering the changes in these whales.
"They've consumed a lot of abyssal energy. This Demon Emperor is truly insane." Xu Yuan swung his Hunyuan Spear.
Instantly, the entire sea turned a deep red.
Above the sea, rings of red soul rings floated.
Among these red soul rings, several had faint golden patterns.
Xu Yuan condensed chains of spiritual energy, sealing all these soul rings.
Soul rings couldn't be wasted.
Each soul ring of a deep-sea devil whale was enough to create a top-tier powerhouse, let alone the hundred-thousand-year soul rings of these ten-plus deep-sea devil whales.
After collecting the soul rings, Xu Yuan again gathered his spiritual energy near the rift.
"The Ardent Emperor hasn't returned to the abyss, nor is he here. It seems the fluctuations detected by the Federation are accurate—there is more than one abyssal passage in the deep sea."
Whether this had been happening since the beginning or was part of a plan initiated by the Abyssal Sage King after the last great battle remained unknown.
In the Federation's detection, there were eight points in the deep sea with intense spatial fluctuations.
"Eight points, plus the passage in the Underworld. This Abyssal Sage King is quite considerate."
Xu Yuan didn't destroy the abyssal passages but instead infused his spiritual energy into them, temporarily sealing the passages.
Then, he disappeared.
When he reappeared, it was in another sea area.
Above the sea, a rift opened, spewing out a large amount of abyssal energy, which scattered over the ocean, promoting the cultivation of sea soul beasts.
After Xu Yuan appeared, he didn't directly kill these sea soul beasts again.
"The fusion of the two planes' laws has been completed. These soul beasts that absorbed abyssal energy seem to have evolved more completely."
Xu Yuan captured many sea soul beasts 'polluted' by abyssal energy. After a brief study, he discovered that these sea soul beasts not only greatly increased in cultivation but also seemed to have received a boost in potential—it was like they had undergone an evolution.
After sealing the second passage, he moved on to find the third passage.
Near the seventh abyssal passage, Xu Yuan found the Ardent Emperor and casually killed him.
After sealing all eight passages, Xu Yuan returned to the Underworld.
"Eight spatial passages spread throughout the deep sea?" Yun Ming also revealed a smile.
The Abyssal Sage King was truly a good person.
"Teacher, what is your current situation?"
"Previously, the Atlas Spear replaced your Hunyuan Spear in enjoying the nurturing of cosmic space. Its quality far surpassed ordinary divine artifacts, and because it is my martial soul, it is closely related to the Underworld. I spent three months fusing the Atlas Spear with the essence of the Underworld, successfully transforming it into the Underworld's essence divine artifact."
"But it's still lacking a bit."
"If the Atlas Spear doesn't become a super divine artifact, I ultimately don't have full confidence in breaking through to half-step God King."
After listening to Yun Ming, Xu Yuan sighed in relief.
"These aren't problems. Since Teacher, you're still lacking a bit, let's first annex Douluo Star."
By now, Xu Yuan made no effort to conceal anything.
He had already killed Tang Wulin and directly confronted Tang San's main consciousness. There was no need for any pretense.
Tang Hao, as the Plane Lord of Douluo Star, had gained too much.
Over the years, although the Underworld was occupied by Yun Ming, Douluo Star continued to grow stronger. Tang Hao, merely holding the title of Plane Lord, benefited directly.
But there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Clearly, he hadn't actively contributed, yet he enjoyed the fruits of Douluo Star's advancement, taking all the benefits.
"Shall we act now?" Yun Ming hesitated slightly, then his expression hardened, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Then let's act!"
"The essence of Douluo Star is somewhat chaotic due to Tang Hao. The Tree Elder representing the life essence has been isolated, and the ocean, due to Tang San, is somewhat out of control—it's very chaotic. Teacher, merging with it will likely require considerable effort."
"A little chaos doesn't matter. My Atlas Spear specializes in establishing order." Yun Ming said indifferently.
After discussing, teacher and disciple decided to start with the ocean.
Due to Tang San's influence, Tang Hao's control over the sea as the Plane Lord was minimal, allowing Yun Ming to seize it freely.
As Yun Ming began encroaching on the control of the ocean, Xu Yuan approached Gu Yue.
"So you still remember our deal." Gu Yue said in surprise.
But her tone carried a hint of sarcasm, not genuine astonishment.
"Even though you've reached Super God level, you still hide behind the guise of True God level." Xu Yuan sneered. A simple sweep of spiritual energy revealed Gu Yue's strength.
However, although Gu Yue's soul power had reached Super God level, she no longer gave off the impression of being unfathomable.
Clearly, the accumulation left over from her past lives provided limited assistance.
Compared to Tang Wulin, her reincarnation as the Silver Dragon King contained more 'water.'
After digesting all the power from her past life, she would likely only reach Main God level, far from half-step God King.
This was probably due to the loss of too much power from her severe injuries over tens of thousands of years. Even during her reincarnation, she was severely injured and had to abandon most of her power.
"You—" Gu Yue, upon feeling her level being probed, immediately retaliated, but as her mental power spread out, she sensed nothing.
Xu Yuan stood before her like a vast ocean, and she couldn't gauge its depth.
Suddenly, sensing something, Gu Yue's expression changed.
"You killed Tang Wulin?"
Xu Yuan frowned, not understanding how Gu Yue knew.
"Why do you possess the essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?"
Realizing her question might provoke Xu Yuan, Gu Yue adjusted her breathing and explained, "I fused with the heart of the Dragon God and vaguely received some sensations, as if guided by the Dragon God."
"I did indeed extract the essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, but why should I give it to you?"
"No." Gu Yue forced a bitter smile, shaking her head in disappointment. "There's no need to give it to me. The repulsion between my bloodline and the Golden Dragon King's bloodline is greater than the attraction. Especially after you and your teacher introduced the path to godhood, Tang Wulin's cultivation method changed somehow. Since then, I've felt that all compatibility between my bloodline and the Golden Dragon King's bloodline has vanished."
Xu Yuan immediately guessed the truth.
The Golden Dragon King was inherently violent, and the parts of its bloodline essence that could accept external influences were naturally fused with Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor.
With Tang San's help, this wasn't difficult.
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