"Truly amazing. I never expected that Xiao Yuan's independent dream space, integrated into the spatial channel, could evolve into such a miraculous region." The more Yun Ming studied, the more astonished he became.
This Starry Sky Phenomenon was truly unique, with many characteristics that were usually difficult to achieve.
Actually, he knew that much of this was due to Xu Yuan's dream space, but it wasn't just having his dream space and the spatial channel that made it possible.
The deep integration between the Abyss and Douluo Planet, the collision of laws between the two planes, and the changes in the laws within the Abyssal passage were all prerequisites.
The Abyss wanted to devour Douluo Planet entirely in one gulp, so it advanced integration early on.
Douluo Planet's plane master also wanted to devour the Abyss in return, thus completing six thousand years of integration with the Abyss.
This was key.
"Douluo Planet is a material plane, while the Abyss is an energy plane, corresponding to reality and illusion. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the birth of the Starry Sky Phenomenon."
During his research, Yun Ming discovered that this Starry Sky Phenomenon did not seem to be an isolated entity. The interaction between this space and Douluo Planet, as well as the Abyss, had never stopped.
"The heaven and earth primal energy of Douluo Planet is drawing in the laws of the Douluo Plane, and the Abyss must have already invaded its laws into this space. Over time, this will become a place where the laws of the two planes interact."
And this space, situated in cosmic space, could not be permanently occupied.
Therefore, this was a buffer zone between the two planes.
"If we use this as a buffer, a link connecting the two planes to complete true fusion, perhaps Douluo Planet will directly break through?" This thought suddenly appeared in Yun Ming's mind.
He now had two goals: one was to pave the way for Douluo soul masters beyond level one hundred, and the other was to promote the evolution of the plane.
According to his current thoughts, both Douluo Planet and the Abyss could use this method to achieve dimensional elevation and evolution.
This was not a breakthrough in energy levels, but a pure elevation in dimensions.
Not only could they break through the upper limit, but they also had a vast future ahead.
The only thing needed to address was that if both planes continued to exist, the enmity that had lasted six thousand years would continue, and both sides would still fall into endless conflict until one side swallowed the other.
No, they couldn't annihilate each other; that would disrupt the balance of the planes.
Therefore, the plane masters of both sides had to jointly maintain this structure.
To end the conflict, they could only cultivate a new life form to swallow the other, or…
swallow both!
"Not necessarily there are only two plane masters. There could be a mediating existence, like controlling this Starry Sky Strange Land and mastering the node after the fusion of the planes. Could this achieve another kind of plane master?"
In this way, one plane could accommodate three plane masters.
However, the plane master in the middle might not be as strong as those on both sides, as they couldn't mobilize the forces of both yin and yang sides.
Moreover, both sides were still entangled in dividing the power of the intermediate node. Therefore, if the intermediate plane master were to exist, they would need to reconcile both sides, which could only be done with absolute strength.
Therefore, this possibility was very small and basically unachievable.
"So, what is the current situation? Has fusion already occurred, or is it lacking a trigger?" Yun Ming pondered a crucial question.
If fusion had already occurred, it meant that the previous bottlenecks of both sides had been broken.
"I can confirm that the Douluo Planet has not changed yet and cannot break through, so the fusion has not started, or my hypothesis does not exist—it is impossible to use the relationship between energy and matter to associate and fuse through reality and illusion."
Yun Ming attempted to mobilize his soul power, impacting the invisible bottleneck within the Starry Sky Phenomenon.
He originally didn't have much hope, but soon he noticed something unusual.
His gaze noticeably fluctuated, carrying a hint of brilliance.
"Withdrawing the latter part of my previous judgment, perhaps the plane master who can control this node is indeed the ruler of the entire plane after fusion," Yun Ming said, "This is the essence of the fusion of laws during the merging of the two planes."
"Unfortunately, it's not enough for me to break through to level one hundred, but it's almost there. When the concentration of stellar energy here accumulates to a certain extent, the rules rooted in cosmic space will emerge, and when the rules of Douluo and the Abyss dominate, they will truly harmonize, providing fertile ground for breaking through to godhood."
Therefore, this place would eventually become the focus of contention because one could break through to godhood here.
Yun Ming shifted his gaze, staring in the direction of the Abyss.
"So, has that Abyssal Sage King discovered these things? If he has, will he wait for the Limit Douluo of Douluo Planet to discover this and enter here to break through?"
Yun Ming had just raised doubts when he suddenly realized another aspect.
"Or is he using this to fish, luring the Limit Douluo of Douluo Planet here to trap them all at once, thereby taking over Douluo Planet more easily before the balance of power forms."
"The Ba An here is already at the lord level, the limit I can handle. If I go deeper, being besieged by numerous Abyss creatures would be troublesome. Let's hunt Abyss creatures here."
Xu Yuan did not rush forward.
Compared to Yun Ming, his goal was clearer: to quickly accumulate stellar energy through Abyss energy to achieve a breakthrough in soul power.
The original dream space was merely integrated here, not disappeared. Many means Xu Yuan previously established could still function, so the system of new-type soul-guided weapons had not been interrupted.
"The further you go, the more stellar energy is required for upgrades."
Xu Yuan felt that swallowing fifteen same-level Abyss creatures was no longer sufficient for upgrading.
This was different from the principle of drug resistance.
"My current situation should be a good thing. Directly accumulating stellar energy improves the quality of my own soul power, bringing it closer to stellar power. Even outside here, in the Blood God Legion, as long as I spend enough time cultivating with the stellar energy in the cultivation rooms, and if my body has enough stellar energy, I will naturally approach starry life."
Xu Yuan thought about the conjecture that staying here could slowly improve his life level, giving him a chance to break through.
In fact, this conjecture was close to Yun Ming's conclusion; Yun Ming's research was just more thorough.
"Higher-quality soul power reduces the difficulty of forming the second soul core and naturally alters my life essence at a deeper level. Given enough time, even achieving godhood will inevitably be facilitated."
"Not bad."
Xu Yuan's statements were confirmed by the Light Dragon King.
"The biggest difference between god-level life and ordinary mortal life is the baptism of laws. To undergo the baptism of laws, the higher one's life essence, the easier it is to withstand, and the easier it is to trigger the law baptism. Therefore, whether in terms of endurance or the ease of breaking through, the intensity of the cultivated energy is linked to how easy it is to break through to godhood."
Different cultivation systems all pursue the evolution of life.
Among them, systems that are strong below the god level will also find it easier to break through to godhood, producing a higher proportion of god-level cultivators.
"The soul master system itself can only be considered normal, inferior to some special race power systems in certain star domains. For example, some dragon races cultivate dragon power, purely condensed from the power of their dragon bloodlines—a truly formidable force. The threshold for breaking through to godhood is very low, and with sufficiently pure bloodlines, reaching godhood upon adulthood is not a problem." The Light Dragon King began enlightening Xu Yuan again.
Xu Yuan was not surprised, merely asking, "This power system definitely has drawbacks; otherwise, all dragon races would adopt this model."
"Correct. Cultivating dragon power binds the bloodline to one's own strength, making reproduction a challenge. Not only is reproduction difficult, but even pregnancy severely depletes one's vitality, causing a drastic decline in cultivation."
Without a population base, how high could the proportion be?
"Therefore, most dragon races will cultivate the power system of their respective planes, aligning better with the plane's laws. Some combine dragon power to create special powers that adapt to plane laws without affecting their reproduction. This is the hallmark of an advanced power system."
What the Light Dragon King meant was that dragon power was an obsolete form, practiced by only a few dragon races. However, it doesn't mean there aren't high-level power systems without reproductive defects.
"Soul masters fusing stellar energy for cultivation might be a compensatory measure, indicating the potential of soul masters. There's still much to explore in your soul power system."
Simply fusing higher-level energy for cultivation could gradually improve the quality of soul power, which was already quite miraculous in itself.
Such high fusion and high inclusiveness belonged to rare forces across the universe.
As time passed, Xu Yuan had returned to the Starry Sky Phenomenon for a full month.
After a month of hunting, he had only advanced one level.
This speed was already astonishing, considering he was cultivating his vital energy, spirit, and soul simultaneously.
Even the ratio of fifteen same-level Abyss creatures to advance one level of soul power was purely for soul power cultivation. In reality, since he was cultivating all three aspects—vital energy, spirit, and soul—he needed at least triple the amount.
Moreover, that was the ratio from a long time ago. For a soul master like him, who had absorbed too much stellar energy and whose soul power quality had begun to change, the consumption was even greater.
Advancing one level consumed the energy of at least eighty same-level Abyss creatures.
"At this rate, one level per month, there's still a chance to reach level eighty-nine within a year."
Xu Yuan buried himself back into leveling up.
Within the Starry Sky Phenomenon, there was a place where both Abyss creatures and soul masters instinctively avoided.
It seemed as if this small patch of space had been partitioned off, rendering it nonexistent.
In this small area, Yun Ming sat cross-legged, his vital energy and spirit continuously merging with the surroundings, gaining insights.
He opened his eyes, and stars flickered in his pupils.
"This space is truly extraordinary. I feel that my still nascent divine position can be entrusted here!"
This was simply an earth-shattering discovery!
"Hmm?" Yun Ming suddenly looked towards the direction of the Blood God Legion.
No, to be precise, he was looking in the direction of Douluo Planet, towards the location of Shrek Academy.
"They finally couldn't resist anymore!"
Flames seemed to burn in Yun Ming's eyes at this moment; he wished he were there to slaughter all the evil soul masters.
Unfortunately, to make the Holy Spirit Sect act, he had to leave, so he wasn't present now and couldn't return in time.
Shrek City.
This largest and most prosperous megacity on Douluo Planet remained as peaceful as ever.
No one thought this city would be attacked.
Because Shrek Academy was located here, the headquarters of the Tang Sect was also here, and numerous powerful individuals from the Spirit Pagoda were stationed in Shrek City. It could be said that this was the gathering place of the top forces on Douluo Planet, with most top experts residing in Shrek City.
However, at this moment, two small suns appeared in the calm sky above Shrek City.
Those were two fiercely shining suns, seemingly capable of devouring everything.
Behind these two suns, the true sun emitted a soft light, devoid of any destructive power.
The moment the two suns appeared, everyone in Shrek City couldn't help but tremble violently in their hearts, as if a great calamity was imminent.
This was the instinct of life, an instinctive shudder.
Shrek Academy, Inner Court, Sea God Pavilion.
A column of flames shot up into the sky, Feng Wuyu stared at the two suns in the high sky with fiery eyes.
"The Holy Spirit Sect!" He enunciated each word through gritted teeth.
They finally made their move.
Damn it!
Although preparations had been made early on, this involved the lives of hundreds of millions of people in Shrek City!
Even if everything was handled in the best possible way, it would inevitably affect hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of civilians.
But, this couldn't be avoided.
Because if the two God-Slaying Missiles fell on other cities, two large cities like Tian Dou City and Xing Luo City, no one would be able to resist, and the losses might be close to a hundred million!
This was unavoidable.
As long as the Holy Spirit Sect had the two God-Slaying Missiles, there would inevitably be losses, and the Holy Spirit Sect would not use these two missiles merely as a deterrent. They would quickly launch these missiles as tools for harvesting lives.
Feng Wuyu looked at the Golden Ancient Tree behind him.
The Golden Ancient Tree, which had seemed like a dormant volcano, finally awakened.
Concentrated emerald green power surged forth, not rushing headlong into the sky to contend with the two suns, but transforming into thirty-six beams of light, rapidly dispersing in all directions.
Among them, nine beams of light landed within the inner court of Shrek Academy, another nine spread outwards covering mainly the outer court of Shrek, and the remaining eighteen beams dispersed towards other parts of Shrek City.
The appearance of the two suns lasted only three short seconds.
In those three seconds, the Golden Ancient Tree awakened, and the thirty-six beams of light dispersed, forming a grand formation covering most of Shrek City.
Above the formation, an emerald green energy shield emerged.
The core of the formation had two points, each located at the center of the impact sites of the two God-Slaying Missiles.
One was Shrek Academy, with the core being the Golden Ancient Tree.
The other was the Tang Sect headquarters.
However, while Shrek Academy had the Golden Ancient Tree, the grand formation was centered around it to counter the God-Slaying Missiles, whereas the Tang Sect did not have a Golden Ancient Tree.
Tang Sect Headquarters.
Chen Xinjie and Zang Xin successively rushed out from the headquarters building, looking at the suns in the sky.
"Damn it!" Chen Xinjie's eyes bulged with anger.
They finally fell.
Had all the major upheavals within the Federation ended?
No, they wouldn't end.
Only two God-Slaying Missiles were lost, as a form of appeasement for the perceived threat to Shrek that never materialized.
In fact, after these two God-Slaying Missiles fell, everything would just be beginning.
Now, the two God-Slaying Missiles had indeed fallen, and they definitely landed on Shrek City, above Shrek Academy, and above the Tang Sect headquarters.
Everything had become a fait accompli.
Yun Ming wasn't at the academy, and Long Yeyue wasn't in Shrek City either, so the Federation would undoubtedly have to pay a heavy price.
Not only that, but as one of the three pillars of Shrek City, the Spirit Pagoda, which was the only place not attacked, could no longer shirk responsibility.
After this moment, no evidence would be needed.
Suspicions had never been cleared; it was just inconvenient to carry out the cleansing before the God-Slaying Missiles fell.
"Chen Xinjie, stop hiding!"
Zang Xin roared, urging Chen Xinjie to first deal with the God-Slaying Missiles.
Chen Xinjie turned his head sharply, looking at Zang Xin.
He looked at the burst of emerald brilliance in the direction of Shrek, the streams of energy falling in various places across Shrek City, then forming the grand formation.
The core of the formation had two points: one at Shrek, managed by the Golden Ancient Tree, and the other here.
The formation converged, and the energy nodes formed, landing above the Tang Sect headquarters.
Zang Xin did not step forward to take charge; he didn't actively cooperate in constructing the formation but instead watched Chen Xinjie.
"Chen Xinjie, you hold the title of Sea God. I believe your title wasn't bestowed without reason. At this moment, whether it's Shrek City or the Tang Sect, we need you to act." Zang Xin said solemnly.
"I'm sorry to force you to reveal your trump card in this manner, but we don't have a better plan."
At this moment, the two suns in the high sky began to descend, emitting terrifying heat, as if real suns were falling to earth, and the aura of destruction had already begun to ripple.
Chen Xinjie cursed under his breath, though it was unclear what he said.
He took out a helmet.
The helmet was entirely azure blue, its rippling glow seeming to nurture an entire sea.
Upon taking out the helmet, it seemed to attract water elements, gathering them, and the sound of surging waves echoed in the ears.
The Sea God Helmet.
This naturally wasn't something belonging to the Sea God; it was a divine artifact passed down through generations in Chen Xinjie's Sea God family. It was a divine artifact nurtured over countless years by their family, named after the Sea God partly because they revered the sea and the Sea God, and partly because it relied on the accumulated fortune of thousands of years of the sea.
This helmet was already a divine artifact.
But it was insufficient to serve as the core of the grand formation.
As Chen Xinjie took out this helmet, a transparent diamond-shaped crystal appeared in Zang Xin's hand, blue in color, with ripples seemingly dancing inside.
"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it's really in your hands!" Chen Xinjie said gravely.
"No, it's not in our hands. This is the treasured artifact passed down through the generations of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion." Zang Xin corrected.
He didn't delay his actions due to correcting Chen Xinjie, pushing the diamond-shaped crystal forward to merge with the node of the formation.
Chen Xinjie gritted his teeth, activating the Sea God Helmet, integrating it into his battle armor. In this moment, he seemed to transform into the Sea God himself, powering the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to serve as the other core of the formation.
And at this moment, the two suns finally descended.
These were two soul-guided cannon shells.
These shells were called—
God-Slaying!
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