Chapter 209: The Video Nears Its End
With the introduction of the Soul Pact Master system, both humans and soul beasts experienced rapid development. The number of divine level experts skyrocketed, and more and more Divine Beasts emerged among the soul beasts. Silver Dragon King was no longer alone, and she finally had a group of divine subordinates.
In just two hundred years, the number of God Ring Masters officially surpassed one thousand. Among them, One Ring to Three Ring God Ring Masters made up 70%, Four Ring to Five Ring accounted for 25%, while Six Ring and Seven Ring made up the remaining 5%.
This meant that, from the time of the Abyssal Invasion until now, Douluo Continent had at least several dozen First Class Gods.
What a terrifying number!
Even in the Divine Realm, there were only thirty two First Class Gods!
Of course, the reason why the Divine Realm had only 32 First Class Gods was that the number of divine positions was limited. At present, the Divine Realm could only accommodate 32 First Class Gods. To increase this number, they would have to expand the Divine Realm, making it large enough to sustain more divine positions.
Thus, it wasn't that Douluo Continent had more geniuses than the Divine Realm's subordinate worlds. Rather, the Divine Realm had a hard limit on how many gods it could support.
As a result, when the five God Kings of the Divine Realm saw that Douluo Star had somehow produced dozens of First Class Gods, their minds began to churn.
"In just a few centuries, they've cultivated Douluo Star into such a powerhouse… If the Divine Realm could devour it, perhaps we could finally evolve into a true Divine Star!" The God of Destruction's eyes gleamed with desire.
Currently, the Divine Realm existed in a non physical state, hidden within a spatial rift in the universe, surviving by absorbing faith energy from the many small worlds under its rule.
If they could transform the Divine Realm into a tangible celestial body, like Douluo Star, they would no longer be dependent on faith energy for survival. The five God Kings might even have a chance to break through beyond the God King level!
However, transforming the Divine Realm into a true planet wasn't that simple. Even after absorbing faith energy from countless worlds for ages, they had only slightly expanded its size not progressed toward materialization.
And now, the five God Kings were witnessing a former subordinate world of theirs achieve exactly what they had always dreamed of in just a few centuries.
How could they possibly stay calm?!
But before they could get carried away, the God of Shura poured cold water on their fantasies.
"Put your delusions away. Douluo Continent hasn't actually reached the stage shown in the video… Even if we let the Divine Realm absorb it now, it wouldn't do us any good."
"Moreover, to get Douluo Star to develop into the version shown in the video, we would need the Abyssal Invasion to happen!"
"But if we allow Douluo Star to be invaded by the Abyss, by the time it reaches that level, it will already be too powerful to control. Not to mention the Abyss itself, whose depth we still do not fully understand…"
Shaking his head, God of Shura stopped speaking.
The God of Destruction calmed down, realizing that his idea of devouring Douluo Continent was completely unrealistic.
Even without considering the Abyss, there was also the mysterious Q&A system an existence that the Divine Realm absolutely could not afford to provoke.
Still… were they really just going to sit back and watch this happen?
The God of Destruction clenched his fists, unwilling to accept this.
The other four God Kings felt the same frustration. However, no matter how much they schemed, it seemed like every path led to an unsatisfactory outcome.
Meanwhile, back in Douluo Continent…
If there were dozens of First Class Gods, then what about beings beyond that level?
Of course, there were also God King level powerhouses.
First and foremost was Ye Cheng, Lord of White Cloud City, who had long since achieved Nine God Rings. His contracted partner, Silver Dragon King, was also a God King.
That made two God Kings.
Besides them, there was Sun Zhongjing, the Medicine King, now known as the Plague God another God King level powerhouse with Eight God Rings.
And finally, Neptune, the former Sea God, who had abandoned his divine position and re cultivated his way back to the God King level.
At this point, Douluo Continent had four God King level experts, several dozen First Class Gods, and countless lesser divine beings.
However, breaking through from a First Class God to a God King was an incredibly difficult leap.
Unlike before, reaching this level required profound enlightenment a deep understanding of the universe's laws and the true principles of existence.
Thus, despite their long years of cultivation, not even powerful figures like the Angel God or the Rakshasa God had managed to break through.
At this point, the video was nearing its conclusion.
The Q&A system's video length varied depending on the type of question being answered.
For public Q&A sessions, the videos tended to be longer and more detailed.
And now, just before the video ended, the true mastermind behind all this suffering the wretched scum who had sacrificed Douluo Continent to bring forth the Abyssal Invasion finally appeared.
Tang San.
After years of hiding in the shadows, Tang San finally believed he was ready or perhaps, he simply thought the time was right.
He no longer needed to stay hidden.
His appearance was deceptively elegant, almost enough to fool anyone.
He stood about two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a well proportioned physique. Clad in white, he radiated a sense of grace and composure, his every movement exuding the aura of a nobleman.
His handsome face bore a measured smile, his dark blue hair cascading over his shoulders. His deep blue eyes, like polished sapphires, shimmered with a unique charm.
At a glance, his appearance alone was enough to captivate countless women.
[Damn it! That bastard is Tang San?!]
[What a waste of good looks!]
[Now I finally understand what it means to be a "beast in human skin."]
[We know what he looks like now! Issue a global arrest order immediately!]
[This man must be eliminated before he has the chance to betray Douluo Continent!]
A flood of comments filled the livestream chat, each message brimming with rage and urgency.
Meanwhile, in reality…
Orders were swiftly issued across Douluo Continent.
Anyone who could provide information on Tang San's whereabouts would be handsomely rewarded.
Whoever killed Tang San would receive a noble title and lifelong wealth.
At Shrek Academy.
As the Shrek students watched the video, their gazes instinctively turned toward Lan Wu.
Then, they gulped nervously.
Because they realized…
This so called Lan Wu looked exactly like Tang San in the video.
The only difference? He was younger.
Meanwhile, Tang San himself watched his future self appear in the video.
A cold chill ran down his spine.
He knew exactly what he had done in the future and how much the entire world would now hate him.
Shit.
The heavens are really trying to kill me.
(End of Chapter)
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