Bang—
Under the earth-shattering collision, Chen Junting's Divine Armor of Order's chest plate was forcibly torn apart. His chest was pierced by Austin Griffin's attack, bloody with bone visible. However, for Chen Junting, it only took a single breath to stop the injury.
In addition, Austin Griffin's eight beast heads were also hit by the "Heaven's Dao Kill Character," and were directly severed by that "Kill" character.
"Roar—"
Beast roars sounded, shaking the universe. The sound waves, filled with pain, even transmitted out of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, allowing all living beings in the Throne of Seal plane to hear this incomparably terrifying sound. Those who didn't know better would probably think this was the prelude to the apocalypse.
"It ends here!"
The radiance of life surged, and all injuries were fully restored.
His left hand gently raised, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation trembled.
In the next second, it transformed into five distinct streams of light that merged into the Sword of Order. At the same time, the God of Order's divine mark on his glabella lit up, and a golden light shot out from it, merging into it and thoroughly dyeing this divine sword golden. Then, an unadorned, plain sword strike was swung out!
"Ragnarök!"
Rules collapsed, order ceased to exist!
"Pfft—"
Under this ultimate strike, Austin Griffin's nine-headed chimera true body was thoroughly pierced by Chen Junting and directly exploded. Everything was blasted into fragments, like fine dust.
Austin Griffin's thorough defeat and destruction caused his evil thought's soul consciousness to want to flee while the sword formation no longer existed.
However, Chen Junting didn't give him the chance to escape. With a palm thrust out, the surrounding time and space were completely locked down. Then, taking a step forward, bridging the distance in an instant, he blocked Austin Griffin's evil thought, thoroughly cutting off its path forward.
"Foreign god!"
The nine-headed chimera-shaped evil thought, wrapped in the essence blood and shattered bones that could serve as materials for rebirth and reincarnation, seeing that there was no chance of escape, could only roar while glaring furiously.
Regarding this, Chen Junting had no intention of giving him the chance to say anything, instead decisively summoning his Divine Armor of Order.
Although it had suffered some damage in the battle with Austin Griffin, the problem wasn't major. As long as all the scattered fragments were found, spending some time nourishing it would restore it.
With a pinch of his large hand, all the surrounding fragments of the Divine Armor of Order were gathered back beside it. Accompanied by the envelopment of a ray of Order's divine light, in less than a second, the Divine Armor of Order transformed into a furnace emitting the laws of Order.
Hum—
Chen Junting opened his Heavenly Eye, blooming the light of destiny. Under the dual lock of destiny and Order, all his routes of retreat were completely blocked.
Following closely was the Furnace of Order trembling, suppressing like the firmament carrying the great sun. Within it, the laws of Order constantly interwove, thoroughly enveloping the nine-headed chimera-shaped evil thought within.
"Kill!"
Realizing that he was about to perish, Austin Griffin's evil thought decided to make one final gamble! He fought with all his might, wanting to break open the Furnace of Order, but all of this was in vain.
No matter how he shattered the laws of Order within the furnace, with just a "hum", the furnace would tremble, and billions of strands of Order's divine power would shine in, repairing all the broken laws of Order within the furnace, letting Austin Griffin struggle again.
Just like that, the one who could be considered a twin brother to the Creator God, the God of Heaven's Retribution who had fallen from the God of Heavenly Protection—Austin Griffin—had his dominating evil thought suppressed just like this.
As the lid of the Furnace of Order completely closed, no matter how violently it shook or surged, it could only await final judgment. As for the essence blood and shattered bones he had carried along, Chen Junting would continuously use the furnace to extract them, fusing them into one to form an embryo, giving him the chance to rebuild his physical body.
As for this evil thought...
After pondering for a moment, Chen Junting didn't plan to let it completely perish. Apart from holding the intention of letting Hao Yue and the other involved parties handle it, there was also the fact that if this evil thought was preserved by them, then perhaps Hao Yue could become more perfect.
Holding this idea, after thoroughly refining the essence blood and shattered bones in the starry sky, a brand-new embryo was produced. Although life was bursting forth, there was not the slightest fluctuation of a soul.
After putting the embryo away, looking at the evil thought that had fallen into slumber...
Whoosh—
With a wave of Chen Junting's large hand, a small portion of the energy from a distant star was drawn away by him, ultimately transforming into a clay pot. Entwined by the laws of Order, it became a container to hold the evil thought.
After placing the slumbering evil thought inside and sealing it well, the Furnace of Order instantly disintegrated, reforming into a set of divine armor worn on Chen Junting's body, and then fading away moments later.
Having done all this, Chen Junting secured the other two super divine weapons and immediately headed back towards the Throne of Seal plane.
At the same time, the Throne of Seal plane.
"I wonder how it's actually going?"
Long Haochen and the others had been waiting bitterly for a long time, but all they heard were continuous rumblings. It wasn't until just now that Senior Electrolux said the matter had been resolved. But without seeing it with their own eyes, even though they had already breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, they still felt somewhat uneasy.
"He's back."
Suddenly, Electrolux spoke again.
With a wave of the Holy Necromancer's Scepter in his hand, he simultaneously opened his palm, retracting the Tower of Eternity and lifting the protection over the Throne of Seal plane. In the next second, Chen Junting drifted leisurely from beyond the heavens, arriving beside Electrolux.
Beside him, there was no sign of the God of Heaven's Retribution. All there was, was a strange oval-shaped object and a jar that resembled blazing flames, nothing more.
Seeing this, although Long Haochen felt the throb coming from that oval, suspected-to-be-an-egg object, he didn't have any intention of speaking up, even managing to turn a blind eye. He then stepped forward with Hao Yue's consciousness, expressing his gratitude to Chen Junting.
"Many thanks, God of Order. If not for you and Senior Electrolux, I'm afraid not only would Hao Yue be unsavable, but the world would also suffer calamity."
Following him, Sheng Cai'er and Hao Yue also expressed their thanks.
"You bear the name and reality of my Teacher's students, which makes you my senior brother and senior sister. Helping out—there's no need for thanks."
"As for you..."
Chen Junting looked at Hao Yue and smiled faintly. "You should thank my Teacher and yourself. If you hadn't broken free from the evil thought's restraints, and my Teacher hadn't assisted, I'm afraid it really would have been difficult."
But no matter what Chen Junting said, they still expressed their gratitude. In addition, the experts of the Throne of Seal plane naturally also conveyed their thanks, their gratitude gathering towards him as faith.
With the surface matters concluded, the experts of the Throne of Seal plane dispersed. To express their gratitude, they decided to spread the deeds of Chen Junting, the God of Order, and Electrolux, the Holy Necromancer God, across all planes and continents as their meager recompense.
As for Chen Junting and Electrolux, under the guidance of Long Haochen and the others, they headed to their residence to discuss matters. And apart from Chen Junting, Electrolux, Long Haochen, Sheng Cai'er, and Hao Yue's consciousness, there was no one else.
Once divine power isolated their perception, Chen Junting placed the embryo and the fire jar on the table and explained their origins.
"...That is to say, as long as Hao Yue's consciousness enters this embryo, then he can be truly resurrected."
As soon as these words were spoken, Long Haochen and the others immediately showed joy on their faces.
After all, consciousness was ultimately consciousness. Without a physical body to carry it, it would eventually wear away. Now, things were fine—he could continue to live!
However, their joy didn't last long before their gazes were drawn away by the fire jar. To be precise, by the evil thought.
Noticing this, Chen Junting spoke again.
"As for how to handle the evil thought, that is for you to decide."
"However..."
He paused, his tone becoming serious. "Austin Griffin—this evil thought represents your past, and is similarly a part of you. Hao Yue, although your current consciousness doesn't contain the evil thoughts, it doesn't mean you are flawless. On the contrary, you could be said to be missing half of yourself. This also means that you cannot reach the heights of the past. If you don't mind, then naturally it's fine. But if you do mind, then you must merge with the evil thought, wearing it down yourself and then accommodating it. As for other people or gods, not a single one can help you."
Hearing this, Hao Yue was momentarily stunned.
"I see..."
After a murmur, he stared at the fire jar for a long time without speaking.
No one interfered with his choice, not even Long Haochen.
A moment of silence didn't directly bring an answer.
Thus, Long Haochen chose to break the silence.
"Hao Yue."
A single call pulled back his thoughts. Long Haochen said, "Whether the evil thought stays or goes is entirely up to you to decide. But the most important thing right now is that you need to restore your physical body."
"Right!"
Hao Yue's spirits lifted upon hearing this, and he immediately shifted his gaze. After his gaze fell on the embryo, he asked, "What should I do?"
"Simple, just go inside."
As the words fell, Chen Junting gave him a helping hand.
His right index finger gently lifted, and Hao Yue felt a powerful suction coming from the embryo. Without any resistance from his consciousness, it directly sucked him in. Instantly, an incomparably warm feeling, like returning to the embrace of heaven and earth, came over him.
After Hao Yue's consciousness drilled into the embryo, what presented itself before Chen Junting and the others was an egg gradually metamorphosing into purple. Pulses came forth—this was life being nurtured.
As time passed, "Crack—"
First came a faint sound, and then cracks spread across the eggshell. In the next second, a young beast directly broke out of the shell. Apart from having one fewer head, Hao Yue's appearance was nearly identical to Austin Griffin's.
Because he was rebuilding his physical body, not reincarnating.
Given some time, under conditions of abundant spiritual energy, he would quickly recover to his peak, but without accommodating the evil thought, he would only be at half the strength of the God of Heaven's Retribution at its full glory.
"Hao Yue!"
Long Haochen grabbed Hao Yue, wild with joy!
"Welcome back!"
Hao Yue buried himself in Long Haochen's chest, while also looking towards Sheng Cai'er. "I'm sorry for making you worry."
Finally, he looked at Chen Junting and Electrolux, saying thanks once more. Immediately after, he also made his decision. "I've decided not to destroy the evil thought, but to let it fuse with me."
Chen Junting gazed into Hao Yue's sixteen eyes.
"Have you thought it through?"
"I have."
"Alright. But let me remind you of one thing: even if you successfully fuse with the evil thought, you must still be careful. Because the evil thought being fused by you doesn't mean it has disappeared. Once your willpower wavers, the evil thought could still erode your mind once again."
Hao Yue nodded solemnly. "I understand."
With things said to this extent, there was naturally no need to belabor the point. But since Hao Yue's matter was resolved, what remained was his own appeal—bringing the Throne of Seal plane into the Douluo God Realm.
As for how to persuade them, he had long had a draft in mind.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister."
Just as Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er were watching Hao Yue stretch his body, Chen Junting's voice once again attracted the attention of all three.
"You should know that after your cultivation reaches its peak, there is actually still a path to take, and that is becoming a god."
At the mention of the word "god," Sheng Cai'er sighed softly.
"Junior Brother Junting, becoming a god here is different from your side. Once we become gods here, our physical bodies will completely merge into heaven and earth, our consciousness becoming part of the rules, perishing from the world. So..." At this point, Sheng Cai'er cast her gaze on Electrolux. "Just like Teacher. Back in our world, he didn't choose to become a god, but in yours, he succeeded."
"Then do you want to?"
As soon as Sheng Cai'er finished speaking, Chen Junting asked. For a moment, Sheng Cai'er was greatly startled, not even reacting in time.
However, Long Haochen, based on his previous exchanges with Electrolux, keenly perceived Chen Junting's idea and immediately spoke up: "Junior Brother, you want us, or rather, all the planes of our entire world, to join under the command of your Douluo God Realm, and then we become gods in the Douluo God Realm. Isn't that right."
"Exactly."
Chen Junting didn't deny it, directly admitting it.
"To see higher scenery without perishing, while also finding a path for the other experts of your world to continue ascending."
"Senior Brother, don't you want to?"
These words directly moved Long Haochen.
But the most crucial problem was that the Douluo God Realm and the star system where the Throne of Seal plane resided were separated by too great a distance. It could even be called an exclave. Could governance like this actually work?
"Far? Distance can be resolved."
Chen Junting directly delivered a shocker. "We can find a way to move the Throne of Seal plane over there!"
As soon as these words were spoken, even Electrolux, who had heard Chen Junting's idea before, felt it was somewhat crazy. Not to mention Long Haochen and the others, who hadn't heard it before—they were stunned on the spot.
Move it over?
One must know that the Throne of Seal world had numerous planes, and all of them were physical entities. They weren't like the God Realm or those energy planes that could wander between cosmic spaces.
Move it?
People would die!
No!
Living beings would die!
After recovering his wits, Long Haochen waved his hands repeatedly.
"This won't work. The myriad living beings won't be able to withstand it! Even a slight misstep could cause the entire Throne of Seal world to collapse!"
However, Chen Junting said unhurriedly:
"Hey now, listen to me first..."
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