Chapter 218: What Use Are You? The End.
A second stage God with a single ring. His soul ring was so vast that it enveloped the entire Douluo Star, appearing like a planetary ring when viewed from space. When this magnificent ring finally vanished, the once gray and lifeless Douluo Star returned to its vibrant, ocean blue state.
Aside from the damaged buildings and shattered mountains, everything that had been devastated by Tang San's Undead Calamity was restored. Everyone who had perished so long as their souls remained intact had their bodies reconstructed and were resurrected. However, those who had been fully sacrificed, whose souls had been erased, were beyond even Ye Cheng's ability to save. Even at his current level, transcending a second transformation, he was still unable to reverse time and retrieve people from the river of history.
Having demonstrated the divine power to cleanse Douluo Star of its deep rooted Abyssal corruption, Ye Cheng took the opportunity to refine the world's rules, removing unnecessary restrictions. In doing so, he also shattered the shackles imposed by the Divine Realm upon all beings, restoring the world to its primordial state.
From now on, Douluo Continent would no longer be influenced by the Divine Realm. Soul beasts would no longer be bound by tribulations when breaking through their limits. Reaching a million years to become a divine beast would no longer require a contract with a human. At Ye Cheng's current level, shattering the Divine Realm's chains upon Douluo Star was nothing more than a casual act.
As he severed the Divine Realm's influence, Ye Cheng suddenly turned his golden gaze toward a distant direction. A radiant light flickered in his eyes, and at that moment, he followed the lingering connection between Douluo Star and the Divine Realm, piercing through the void and locking onto the long hidden Divine Realm, which had retreated to an unknown corner of the universe.
There, floating in the cosmic expanse, was a magnificent, seven colored sphere the Divine Realm. It was not a physical planet but a world condensed from pure, highly concentrated energy.
"You take the faith of all beings, yet you fail to protect them."
"When faced with crisis, you abandoned your followers and fled."
In that instant, Ye Cheng's golden eyes flashed with a piercing, icy light. The once distant and untouchable Divine Realm trembled beneath his gaze, as if it could not withstand the sheer pressure of his stare.
"What use are gods who cannot protect their people?"
As his words fell, the Divine Realm hidden away in the void, having abandoned Douluo Continent to save itself managed to escape the Abyssal catastrophe, yet it could not escape its ultimate fate.
Boom!
The beautiful, seven colored sphere erupted in an instant, shattering like fragile glass beneath the pressure of his mere gaze. The Divine Realm was completely obliterated.
[YES!!!!]
[That was the Divine Realm? Serves them right!]
[He's absolutely right! They took faith from all living beings but failed to protect them. Such a Divine Realm deserved to be destroyed!]
[They treated us like sheep, just harvesting our faith!]
[Good riddance!]
The livestream chat erupted with cheers. Most viewers had little knowledge of the Divine Realm, only that Douluo Continent had once been under its jurisdiction. Yet when the Abyss invaded, the Divine Realm had abandoned Douluo Continent without hesitation to protect itself.
They basked in the faith of their believers, pretending to be benevolent and righteous. But when true danger came, they fled faster than anyone.
To the people of Douluo Continent, such a Divine Realm was better off erased.
In the Divine Realm, the five God Kings trembled uncontrollably as they watched their future selves being so easily erased by Ye Cheng's mere gaze. Their bodies shook not only with rage but also with fear.
Because if not for this mysterious Q&A revealing the future, then the events in the video would have been their inevitable fate.
In that original timeline, they had abandoned Douluo Continent to protect themselves. They had survived the Abyssal crisis… only to be wiped out by a powerful being who had emerged from the world they forsook.
How ironic.
"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
The God of Asura trembled with fury. "How dare he! How dare he!"
The other four God Kings wore equally grim expressions. No one would feel pleasant after witnessing themselves being erased like mere insects.
"Calm down," the Evil God said, regaining his composure. "The video only presents one possible future. Now that we know what is to come, we have the power to change it."
"That's right. The root of everything is the Abyssal invasion," the Goddess of Life added. "If the Abyss never invades Douluo Continent, then the events in the video will never happen."
"But we still don't understand how did the Abyss target Douluo Continent in the first place? If we kill Tang San, will someone else take his place?" the God of Destruction said.
This was their greatest concern. The Abyss was terrifying, but it had not yet descended. While the video had given them a sense of crisis, watching through a screen did not make the danger feel entirely real. A part of them still doubted its authenticity.
After all, could this Q&A really predict the future? Couldn't it be fabricated?
Creating a fake video was something any God King could easily do. The real mystery was the Q&A itself so profound and beyond their understanding that even when they used the core authority of the Divine Realm, they could not see through its origins.
Thus, they could not ignore its revelations. Even if they harbored doubts, they had no choice but to take the warning seriously.
Back in the video.
After erasing the Divine Realm with a single glance, Ye Cheng turned to Neptune and Sun Zhongjing, who had just been fully healed by his power. Raising his hand, a radiant treasure appeared a ten layered pagoda shining with boundless divine light.
"This Tenfold Heaven Piercing Pagoda has grown with me as I surpassed the God King level. By Divine Realm standards, it is now a Creation Artifact." As Ye Cheng gazed at the crystalline, ten layered pagoda, he gently tossed it forward, letting it float toward the two God Kings.
"I leave this artifact behind. If a crisis arises that you cannot handle, you may use it. But remember, it takes at least two or three God Kings working together to activate even a fraction of its power." His words carried the weight of a final farewell.
"You're not taking this artifact with you? Against such an enemy, having one more weapon would increase your chances," Neptune asked, frowning.
"No need. I have the Feihong Sword that's enough."
Ye Cheng shook his head, his expression indifferent.
But the livestream audience knew the truth.
It wasn't that he had "enough" he had no intention of returning alive. He was preparing to sacrifice himself, to take the Abyssal Lord down with him. That was why he left behind a final safeguard for Douluo Continent.
Such fearless heroism…
Countless viewers, who had unknowingly immersed themselves in the video, were moved to tears.
Compared to the cold, selfish gods of the Divine Realm, who abandoned them in their time of need, Ye Cheng who had the power to flee alone but instead chose to stay and sacrifice himself for their world was their true god.
In the final moments of the video, Ye Cheng soared into the Abyssal rift alone.
A furious roar. Blazing golden light.
The space twisted violently.
And then
The Abyssal rift vanished.
The video ended.
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