Although Ye Xishui was an Ultimate Douluo, a pinnacle of power on the continent and an invincible existence in the mortal realm, she could only watch helplessly as her opponent wrested these souls from her grasp.
The difference was only in how much time it took…
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help me!" Ye Xishui roared in fury. In this moment, her past elegance, composure, and the unique dignity of a Grand Elder were gone, replaced by utter terror.
Power is an addictive thing.
Once tasted, no one ever wants to lose it… Especially when she had spent a hundred years chaptto barely reach this point.
"Sigh…" Long Xiaoyao shook his head.
He slowly looked up at the sky.
A complicated expression flashed across his eyes. At this very moment, countless soul bodies were breaking free from their restraints, joyfully surging toward that pitch-black door. The gray-black, hazy mist churned, devouring every last soul.
As an Ultimate Douluo, he had some understanding of "Authority." Compared to the clueless onlookers, he could more or less guess what was really happening.
It was like the return of the God of Death.
The once chaotic, depraved Law of Death had welcomed a new master. From this moment on, the factions that relied on absorbing other beings' souls for cultivation would likely vanish forever.
For the Holy Spirit Church, this was a calamity of epic proportions.
But for the creatures of this continent… it was a blessing.
"Death…"
"Souls truly shouldn't be defiled," Long Xiaoyao sighed softly.
"Why?!"
"Why!!"
Ye Xishui shrieked hysterically, "I worked so hard to cultivate until now! Why must everything that belongs to me be stripped away? These souls are mine! I picked them out one by one, snatched from the world. This world is so unfair!"
"…"
Long Xiaoyao remained silent.
Those who exploit and plunder must be prepared to be plundered themselves.
But after all, Ye Xishui was his only true love, so he saved her some face, remaining silent.
"No…"
With Ye Xishui's powerless cry,
The Death God Tower shattered completely. The longer the souls had been trapped, the fiercer their upsurge became, rising straight into the sky and merging into that surging current.
Pfft. Ye Xishui's eyes lost focus as she spat out a mouthful of blood. Supported by Long Xiaoyao, she stared blankly at the shattered remains of the Death God Tower.
Her life's work, gone—utterly gone!
"Why didn't you help me!" Ye Xishui stared at Long Xiaoyao, her gaze twisted with resentment.
"I've helped you all my life, but in this matter… I can't help, and there's no way to help," Long Xiaoyao sighed, shaking his head.
"We are but mortals, not gods. We can't fight against such overwhelming power."
"Let it be, Xishui." A trace of sadness flickered in his eyes as he gently stroked her hair, which had been shiny and black just moments ago, but was now mostly white.
Although she didn't rely on devouring and controlling souls to cultivate, she was still an Evil Soul Master and a Soul Engineer. Her greatest strength was her life-bound soul tool—the Death God Tower. Now that her life-bound tool was shattered and her soul wounded, she naturally suffered devastating backlash.
Her future strength would plummet—by far more than half…
…
God Realm
Round Table Conference Hall.
Electrolux arrived late. Seeing the other five already present, he gave a slightly apologetic smile. "Apologies, I was just patching some loopholes in the Law of Death, so I'm a bit late. Please forgive me."
"Since you've joined the God Realm, this is your home. Besides, we've only just arrived ourselves—you're not late at all." The Goddess of Life smiled warmly.
"Is that so?" Electrolux smiled back and took his seat.
Soon, Tang San and Destruction began bickering about expanding the God Realm. For this topic, Ji Dong and Lie Yan—the two newcomers—kept a low profile, the Goddess of Life hesitated and didn't voice an opinion, and Electrolux, being new, just watched the show.
So the argument went on for an hour, until both were hoarse.
"Heh, the other day when the God of Death ascended, I noticed that some soul beasts in your world have extraordinary talent—even I was tempted," the Goddess of Life said, quickly changing the subject and turning her gentle gaze toward Electrolux.
"Their bloodlines are indeed rare, especially the Behemoth bloodline, which has long been extinct even in my old world," Electrolux replied, smiling.
"Behemoth?"
Upon hearing the name, even Destruction looked interested, recalling that terrifying beast he'd seen days ago, nodding in admiration.
"With so much praise, are you all hoping to pass on your god positions?" Electrolux said with a smile.
"Haha, you may not know," Tang San finally spoke, looking regretful. "There's a rule in the God Realm, set before the Dragon God split apart: Unless the Dragon God is reborn, soul beasts cannot become gods."
In truth, he glared at Electrolux, his heart full of resentment.
Become gods? No way!
Allowing a God of Death in was already a reluctant compromise. And this Su Wen—did he want all his beasts to ascend too? To even covet the position of Destruction?
Should they let his dogs be the God Realm's prison wardens?
Dream on!
"Indeed." Even Destruction nodded, a rare show of agreement, though his eyes flashed with disappointment. He was truly interested in Xuan Ji—there had been no geniuses capable of inheriting his god position for years, and none among the humans from the lower realms matched his taste.
Retirement was nowhere in sight.
"I also quite like that Phoenix…" the Goddess of Life sighed.
Electrolux took it all in with a nod.
It seemed Destruction and Life truly didn't mind soul beasts; after all, they themselves were born from primordial chaos, and as original deities, treated soul beasts and humans equally.
Ji Dong and Lie Yan, as new gods, had only just inherited their positions; they weren't thinking about successors yet.
Only Tang San…
He was the obstacle preventing any of those beasts from ascending.
"What about the Sea God?" Electrolux asked, looking at the smug Tang San.
"I think… that Blue Dragon and the mermaid are both good. I've even considered passing on my Sea God position. But unfortunately, the Dragon God's rule is absolute—no one in the God Realm can change it."
"What if the Dragon God is revived?" Electrolux raised an eyebrow.
"Impossible!" Tang San laughed.
The God Realm suppressed the Golden Dragon King.
And the Silver Dragon King was in the lower realm. To resurrect the Dragon God, the two would have to devour each other.
But as the God Realm's law enforcer, how could he ever give the Silver Dragon King that chance…
"If it really happened, I'd definitely let one of those soul beasts inherit my Sea God position!" Tang San sneered.
"Are you serious?" Electrolux asked slyly.
"Of course! Absolutely!"
Tang San snorted.
Electrolux nodded, saying no more, but was secretly delighted…