Realizing there was no longer any chance of turning the tide, Dai Tianfeng decisively chose to surrender.
Following his example, the Star Luo Empire's army also abandoned resistance one after another, laying down their weapons in surrender.
As for Bo Saixi's side—
Though she too knew there was no miracle waiting for them, the great Sea God Poseidon gave no order to yield.
The other sea spirit masters could choose to surrender.
But as the High Priest of Sea God Island, she absolutely could not.
"Bo Saixi, give up!" Qian Daoliu pleaded. "You have completely failed!"
When he saw the two Ye Yus return, Qian Daoliu was deeply moved. He never expected this young man, whom his granddaughter had once mentioned in a letter for being quite talented, to be so powerful
Without even becoming a god, Ye Yu had annihilated Tang Chen and Tang San, two who had ascended to godhood.
Qian Daoliu's heart surged with emotion.
A monster who appears once in a million years… truly heaven-defying.
And because of the affection he still held for Bo Saixi, Qian Daoliu could not help but try to persuade her:
"Bo Saixi, surrender. If you do, perhaps I can plead for your life."
"Qian Daoliu, in your dreams!" Bo Saixi roared, her face contorted with fury, unwilling to bow even as she realized she was the last one left still resisting on the battlefield.
...
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm—
Inside the Asura God Palace, the atmosphere boiled with rage.
"Damn it! That wretched human!"
Tang Chen and Tang San, both chosen inheritors of godhood, had been slaughtered by Ye Yu. Even their divine souls were torn to nothingness.
The Asura God and Sea God Poseidon were both shocked and furious.
Yet at the same time, they felt a trace of relief.
Fortunately, having witnessed Ye Yu's frightening power earlier, they had quickly withdrawn the god positions after allowing Tang Chen and Tang San to briefly inherit and merge with them.
Otherwise, their own god positions might have risked shattering completely with their inheritors' destruction.
But Even so, they couldn't accept that their final efforts to stop Spirit Hall's unification of the continent had failed. Poseidon, in particular, was worried.
He knew that if the Douluo Continent were to be unified under Spirit Hall's leadership, it would inevitably turn its attention toward the Endless Sea and begin to expand.
This would surely affect his faith and power among the sea Spirit Masters.
After becoming a god, Poseidon had relied on the power of faith from the sea Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts to grow from a third-class god to a first-class god.
His next goal was to become a God King!
If he lost the faith of the Endless sea, his dream would never be realized.
No! I can't accept this outcome! Poseidon clenched his fists, his teeth grinding in frustration.
At his side, the Asura God's face was equally grim.
Though he held the throne of a God King, having inherited the mantle of the first Asura God, his foundation was weaker than the other five God Kings.
His strength and qualifications were lacking, leaving his status always a step lower.
Thus he too longed to become stronger—and faith from Douluo Continent was the key.
If Tang Chen had successfully served as his vessel to halt Spirit Hall's unification, the Asura God's faith would have spread across the entire continent, empowering him greatly.
But now, everything had been ruined by this mortal named Ye Yu.
The two gods exchanged a glance.
Unspoken agreement passed between them.
They would descend personally.
They would kill Ye Yu themselves, and stop Spirit Hall from ruling the continent.
True, the Angel God and Rakshasa God might also be watching Douluo Continent.
But as long as the other four God Kings did not catch them in the act, they could still silence those two afterward.
After all, the flow of time between the mortal realm and the Divine Realm differed.
Even if they fought Ye Yu for an entire day below, only a few minutes would pass above.
And though Tang Chen and Tang San had inherited their god positions, they were still mere level 100 gods, at best possessing the potential to one day grow into peak Asura God and Sea God.
Their actual strength was nothing compared to the true, fully matured Asura God and Poseidon who now stood at God King and first-class god level.
That was why, despite seeing Ye Yu crush Tang Chen and Tang San in a single blow, the two veterans remained confident.
Ye Yu could not possibly be their match.
What they failed to understand was this:
A genius who scores a perfect mark because the exam's maximum score is 100… is not the same as one who scores 100 because that is the limit of his ability.
Ye Yu's one-strike annihilation of Tang Chen and Tang San proved only that they were weak, not that his strength ended there.
Just as the Asura God and Poseidon prepared to tear open space and descend—
A cold, indifferent voice cut through the air.
"Asura God. Poseidon. Where do you think you are going?"
In an instant, the God of Destruction, clad in a dark violet robe, and the Goddess of Life, draped in green and radiantly gentle, appeared within the Asura God Palace.
The God of Destruction's scarlet eyes locked on the two, his voice frigid:
"You had best truly only be longing for your homeland, nothing more."
"Do not dare act beyond your station."
A faint smile curved his lips.
"Oh, I nearly forgot to tell you. Life and I have already chosen our inheritors. They are both of the Heaven Dou Empire—Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling."
Dugu Yan?!
The names struck the Asura God and Poseidon like lightning.
That girl… wasn't she Ye Yu's lover?
And Ye Lingling too, was she not one of the women close to him?
Since when had the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life chosen them as successors?
Realization dawned cold and merciless: by selecting Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life had effectively declared their support for the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall.
Under such circumstances, how could Asura and Poseidon dare descend to interfere?
With those two God Kings now watching over Douluo Continent, any move against Ye Yu or Spirit Hall would bring ruin upon themselves.
And so, though they had already torn open a path to the mortal plane, they could do nothing but grit their teeth and follow through on their lie.
One returned meekly to Sea God Island.
The other, to the Slaughter City.