Yun Ming opened his eyes and summoned the Atlas Divine Spear along with his Spirit Rings. He saw that his first, fifth, seventh, and eighth pitch-black Spirit Rings now each bore several dark red patterns, and their aura had become significantly more sinister, carrying a hint of the Fallen God. While a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, he also whispered to himself.
"It seems I still have to take it slow!"
The changes in the Spirit Rings indicated that the spiritual power of the Fallen God was indeed highly nourishing. This round of spirit elevation had increased the average age of the Evil King Spirit Rings by twenty thousand years. However, the Fallen God's mass was too great, and the Evil King's digestive capacity could not keep up. Now that spiritual power was accumulating in his body, causing some indigestion, Yun Ming had to abandon the idea of finishing it all at once and instead consume it in multiple stages.
The Evil King had swallowed about one-tenth of the Fallen God's spiritual essence this time, and it would take roughly ten days to fully digest. Estimating the time, it would likely take three months to completely consume the Fallen God.
Now that the protagonist of the spirit elevation had entered a buffer period, Yun Ming naturally suspended the spirit elevation task for the time being. It was time to think about solving the next important matter.
Silver light lit up on Yun Ming's body. After a few breaths, the light flared brightly, and the figure in the room vanished; Yun Ming had already arrived at the former Dead Realm territory east of Heaven Dou City.
East of Heaven Dou City, the Dead Realm.
After the God Slaying War and the grand feat of Bo Saixi changing the world, the Dead Realm had completed its transformation from a deep pit into a lake. Aside from the surface area and environmental changes indicating that a great battle had once taken place here, everything else had been buried beneath the water.
Yet, while the regional environment had changed, its essence remained the same; this was still a world devoid of life, filled with deathly stillness.
A faint silver light shone in Yun Ming's eyes. The power of space transformed into an invisible hand, lifting a small amount of lake water before him to carefully perceive its changes.
The vitality was fading, the deathly aura was intensifying, and though there were no other impurities, it was becoming increasingly murky. All signs indicated that even though this water had only been transferred from Heaven Dou City to the Dead Realm for a few days, most of its vitality had already drained away.
With no source remaining, it seemed that even locking in the original vitality had become a luxury, so he would have to start from the source!
Through the changes in the lake water and the information obtained from his previous exploration of the Dead Realm, Yun Ming made this judgment. But a new problem arose: what could be done to restore the source of a world?
This profound and extremely niche problem had never been encountered in the ten-thousand-year history of Shrek Academy, and for the moment, he truly could not come up with any practical solution. But if the source could not be restored, were there other ways to resolve it?
When a human body falls ill and tissue necrosis occurs, the body generally has four ways of dealing with it. First, the necrotic part is consumed by the body; second, the necrotic part is expelled; third, it is replaced by other tissues; fourth, it is wrapped and isolated. Since a human is a marvelous individual, does Douluo Star have a similar mechanism for the Dead Realm?
Having identified the problem, Yun Ming immediately took action. He found a flat spot by the lake in the Dead Realm, set up camp, and prepared to monitor the world's rules and the changes in vital energy at all times.
Yun Ming's Dead Realm Observation Log
Day 1 record: The remaining vitality in the Dead Realm lake water is still slowly fading, the space remains fragile, the sky is still blocked by clouds like a night curtain, and the Magic Thunder containing the power of Destruction continues to explode. Could the Magic Thunder containing the aura of Destruction be a link in the world's self-repair process? Using Destruction to awaken vitality? Or to completely destroy this world? It remains to be observed.
Day 2 record: The Dead Realm remains in the same state, but I have seen other catastrophic changes. Void Astral Wind actually blows here; it seems the spatial situation here is even worse than I thought. So, is there a possibility that the spatial Fracture could evolve into a super-sized spatial rift, swallowing the Dead Realm and expelling it from itself?
Day 3 record: The Dead Realm has not changed much and remains in the same state. External vital energy is indeed flowing into the Dead Realm, but this does not seem to be an act of Douluo Star as a whole repairing necrotic tissue; it is more like a leak, with the Dead Realm slowly draining the vital energy of Douluo Star. Although this speed is very slow, if this continues, the acceleration of the planet's decline is likely inevitable, so I must finish the repairs quickly.
Day 7 record: After more than ten days, the vitality contained in the external water source has completely leaked out, and the speed of vital energy loss seems to have subtly accelerated, though it is faint and not yet clear, requiring further observation.
Day 10: Yun Ming first helped the Evil King swallow another portion of the Fallen God's spiritual power, then prepared to continue his Dead Realm observation plan, but an unexpected visitor disrupted his plans.
Yun Ming looked at Qian Daoliu, whom he hadn't seen for more than ten days, and spoke.
"Grand Offerings, what brings you here today? Has that senior left?"
Qian Daoliu felt a bit awkward inside. If you see through it, don't say it; why is this kid so tactless! However, while he thought this, his old face remained calm as he replied.
"Hmm, Xiao Xi has returned to Sea God Island."
Yun Ming knew it would be like this, but since Bo Saixi had left, what could Qian Daoliu possibly want with him?
Qian Daoliu glanced at the tent beside Yun Ming and the firewood that still held warmth, clearly showing he had been living there for some time, and asked.
"What are you doing here again, kid?"
Unable to figure out the other party's purpose, Yun Ming stopped wasting his mental energy; the other party would say it eventually.
Regarding Qian Daoliu's inquiry, Yun Ming told him straight.
"Studying the Dead Realm to see if it can be repaired. Otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives uses it again, or if it attracts some troublesome guys, then my sin will be great."
The reason Yun Ming was so eager to find a way to deal with the Dead Realm was that the incident with Zhong Yuxing and the Fallen God had served as a wake-up call, making him realize that the Dead Realm had such a 'loophole' characteristic. If something like the Abyss were truly drawn over, given the reaction of the God Realm last time, if he couldn't hold it off, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Qian Daoliu nodded, feeling that this was good and that he knew how to be responsible. However, he didn't take the Dead Realm too much to heart; this was just a low-probability event, and there was no need to be overly anxious. Still, feeling the lingering resentment in the surroundings, Qian Daoliu took care of it. An Angel Phantom appeared behind him, Holy Light bloomed, and he began to purify the resentment. While purifying the environment, Qian Daoliu spoke.
"Don't mind accompanying this old man for a walk and a chat, do you?"
Yun Ming naturally had no objections.
"Of course, Grand Offerings, please."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to signal for Qian Daoliu to go first. Qian Daoliu unleashed his Holy Light, purified all the resentment he could perceive, then withdrew his power and headed east. Yun Ming followed. One old and one young, one in front and one behind, Yun Ming slightly staggered, falling half a step behind Qian Daoliu. The two walked like this, and they walked for ten miles.
The two just kept walking, from the edge of the Dead Realm to the site of the battle with the Fallen God. They were both top-tier Soul Masters, and even though they didn't use much effort, it only took them the time it takes to drink two cups of tea to finish the journey. Throughout, Qian Daoliu didn't say a word, as if he really just wanted to walk. Of course, this was impossible; Yun Ming was not in a hurry and waited slowly for Qian Daoliu's follow-up.
Upon arriving at the destination, Qian Daoliu felt the resentment, which was even thicker than at the edge of the Dead Realm. He released his Holy Light again to purify the environment and finally began to talk about the real business.
"Yun kid, can you do this old man a favor?"
Yun Ming was a bit puzzled; with Qian Daoliu's status on the continent, what could he possibly need help with?
"Grand Offerings, please speak first. If this junior can help, I will naturally agree."
Qian Daoliu turned his head, looked at Yun Ming, and then dropped a bombshell on him.
"This old man wants to entrust Xue Er to you."
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