Chapter 301: Tang San: Me

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Douluo Star.

While Su Yu led Xuedi and Huo Yuhao, two First-Rank Gods, to the Divine Realm to participate in the battle, Douluo Star's transformation was still ongoing.

The undead sub-plane created by Electrolux had manifested above the Extreme North, frantically devouring the energy of the Abyss.

Zhou did not intervene. This was because while the undead sub-plane absorbed the Abyss's energy, it was also integrating into Douluo Star.

No, not just Douluo Star—it was also merging with the Abyssal Plane.

As others were breaking through, Electrolux completed his breakthrough as well. However, his advancement did not produce much commotion. His Undead God Position had long since been condensed but had remained incomplete. This time, it was repaired. Like Su Yu's Dao of Wisdom and Dao of Reincarnation, this god position was formed from his own power rather than granted by the universe's rules.

As a result, his breakthrough was quiet and unassuming.

At this moment, Electrolux had also reached the level of a First-Rank God.

His strength was not inferior to Zhou's.

Moreover, what he was doing now was for the benefit of Douluo Star.

The undead sub-plane absorbed the Abyss's energy. Once it and Douluo Star had devoured most of it, the sub-plane began to merge with the Abyssal Plane while also fusing with Douluo Star.

Between the dimensions of energy and matter, the two great planes began to merge.

Su Yu's Dao of Reincarnation emerged, acting as a bridge to aid Electrolux in constructing a complete cycle of reincarnation.

At this moment, the living beings on Douluo Star began to feel a shift within themselves.

They didn't understand what was happening, but all of them could sense that something was changing.

"The Undead Realm!"

With this, Electrolux's undead sub-plane evolved into a complete realm and entered a state of fusion with Douluo Star. The two realms became interconnected.

One existed on the material dimension, the other on the energy dimension. This allowed both planes to break through dimensional constraints and undergo a dimensional elevation similar to how lifeforms ascend after fusing with god positions.

Even though Douluo Star's original potential and reserves were partially diverted, its upper limit grew much higher, and its overall potential became even greater.

Furthermore, the existence of the Undead Realm wasn't simply about fusing with Douluo Star.

With Su Yu's Dao of Reincarnation serving as the bridge, the rules of the two planes intertwined—Douluo Star centered around life-based rules, while the Undead Realm was based on death-related rules—forming a harmonious integration.

From this point on, when a lifeform on Douluo Star died, its soul would be absorbed into the Undead Realm and transformed into an undead, continuing its existence there.

In the Undead Realm, the undead would also face death or choose self-destruction, undergoing a transition from death back to life.

However, this transformation would not carry any memories from their past life. In fact, it wouldn't even be the same lifeform anymore.

Their spiritual imprint would be erased, their essence would merge with Douluo Continent, and a completely new lifeform would be born.

The cycle of reincarnation was established!

Su Yu's mission with the Dao of Reincarnation was now complete, and it was retrieved by Electrolux.

"Next comes war across the universe. There's still hope for us to devour more planes and grow stronger."

Electrolux had learned of the impending conflicts from Su Yu.

Zhou nodded as well, expressing great anticipation for the coming war.

Because of the Abyss's invasion, Zhou had managed to escape the possession of those two beings and was reborn as a true lifeform. Douluo Star, too, had taken this opportunity to evolve into a god-level planet.

Although the newly established cycle of reincarnation drew some of Douluo Star's foundation away, it also maximized Douluo Star's future benefits in the upcoming cosmic wars.

With unrestricted devouring, the fused realm of Douluo Star and the Undead Realm could grow into an existence comparable to the Divine Realm!

At this moment, Zhou was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of war.

"I'm heading to the Divine Realm to join the battle."

Once Electrolux had fully completed the cycle of reincarnation, he ascended into the higher-dimensional space.

A diversion tactic.

Three unfamiliar God King voices echoed—voices that had never appeared in any previous battle. Then, from locations completely different from where the voices originated, three figures burst forth, launching a full-scale assault on Tang San.

Tang San was furious.

Did they really think he was the easy target?

He wielded the Sea God Trident and swung it forward, unleashing the Thirteen Halberds of Gold.

"Unshakable Storm!"

A light ring was conjured and cast over one of the God Kings, binding them in place.

Simultaneously, countless halberd lights flashed. In an instant, dozens—no, hundreds—of strikes were unleashed by Tang San.

"Clouds drift for a thousand years in vain…"

"A Supra-Divine Artifact!"

Among the three unfamiliar God Kings, the one with the most formidable aura was stunned.

How could there be another Supra-Divine Artifact?

Just how many Supra-Divine Artifacts did the Douluo Divine Realm possess?

The God of Destruction and the God of Life each already wielded one. Now this Sea God's trident had also reached the level of a Supra-Divine Artifact?

Even more shocking, based on their—

As Su Yu successively condensed multiple god positions, the ascension of the Divine Realm triggered an overall rise in many of the existing gods' statuses. Among them, the Sea God's position, which had long been on the verge of breakthrough, was also upgraded.

The expressions of the three God Kings turned grim.

"As expected, the Douluo Divine Realm's foundation is terrifying."

They hadn't anticipated that yet another God King-level position would be born—God King Sea God.

The power of life and death surged forth, forming a domain that resembled a world of its own. Above Su Yu's head floated a divine God-Slaying Sword, which released countless sword auras, forming a sword formation that fused seamlessly with the Domain of Life and Death.

This Domain of the Sword of Life and Death suppressed the God King of Chaos.

At the same time, Su Yu wielded the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd, as if piercing through every spatial and dimensional coordinate, shattering both space and dimension itself. The God King of Chaos found it increasingly difficult to parry the relentless assault.

The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life unleashed the power of creation, coordinating with Su Yu. In mere moments, they inflicted severe injuries on the God King of Chaos.

The God King who had been fighting alongside the Chaos God King realized the tide had turned and chose to flee.

Just then, a figure emerged in the void. In an instant, brilliant light illuminated the surroundings, and an aura of undeath spread out. A world materialized from nothing, blocking the path of the escaping God King.

"Get out of my way!"

The fleeing God King roared at Electrolux.

A mere First-Rank God dared to stand in his way at such a crucial moment—did he have a death wish?

Dark power surged in the God King's hand, pure darkness condensed to an extreme.

Boom!

A pitch-black energy sphere erupted from his palm and surged toward Electrolux.

Su Yu had originally cultivated the purest path of life, taking it to its extreme before transitioning from life into death—reaching death through the apex of vitality.

That same journey became a source of inspiration for Electrolux.

Electrolux, too, had originally practiced necromantic magic. At one point, he had become nothing more than a fragment of a soul. But after drawing upon Su Yu's path of life, he had lived a second life, traversing from death back into life.

Faced with the fleeing God King's strike, Electrolux released an aura nearly identical to Su Yu's.

The Dao of Life and Death Reincarnation.

Although Electrolux primarily cultivated the undead path, he had gained deep insights into rebirth through death. His own resurrection and restoration had been realized through this path, aligning it closely with the Reincarnation Dao.

Furthermore, Su Yu, the master of the Reincarnation Dao, offered no resistance. Thus, Electrolux's invocation of this power proceeded flawlessly.

Boom!

A God King-level aura erupted, wrapped in the entanglement of life and death energy.

Compared to Su Yu's rotation of life and death, which obliterated all, Electrolux specialized in the conversion from life to death.

At this moment, the pitch-black darkness in the energy sphere seemed to be infused with life, only to be transformed instantly into death, rendering it drastically weakened.

"Impossible!"

Everyone was stunned.

The aura Electrolux released at that moment wasn't merely similar to Su Yu's—it was identical to the aura Su Yu was emanating while battling the Chaos God King.

At this time, Su Yu was exclusively using the power of the God King of Reincarnation, not drawing from the powers of the Phoenix God or the God of Wisdom.

Therefore, the energy both he and Electrolux were emitting was the same in origin.

Same source.

The three God Kings who had launched the ambush on Tang San immediately retreated upon sensing the situation.

At that moment, the number of God Kings on both sides had reached equilibrium.

Furthermore, the current battlefield environment was in favor of the Douluo Divine Realm, making prolonged fighting increasingly disadvantageous for the enemy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions erupted one after another across the vast cosmic void.

Terrifying shockwaves rippled out in all directions.

In the dimensional plane housing the Divine Realm, various other divine realms could sense the fierce disturbance.

"Alas… the era of chaos has arrived."

"As expected, the Evil God Domain should never have existed. Their very presence only ever brings chaos upon the universe—again and again."

"…"

Regarding this incident, each divine realm holds its own perspective.

Divine Realm.

At this moment, Su Yu and the others were gathered at the Divine Realm Committee.

"Effective today, Su Yu and Electrolux shall join the Divine Realm Committee as enforcers."

The God of Destruction and the God of Life announced this decree; no deity dared raise objections.

Even Tang San, at this juncture, could not intervene.

In the recent battle, the arrival of Su Yu and Electrolux had shifted the entire tide of war.

Otherwise, with the Chaos and Darkness God Kings blocking the gate, and three more God Kings lurking in the shadows, the Douluo Divine Realm would, for a long time, have been unable to organize the various planes below to effectively counter attacks from the cosmic dimension.

The God King who had escaped wielded the Darkness God Position—that is, he was the God King of Darkness.

"For this war, all planes under the Douluo Divine Realm must participate. Within one day, every deity shall manifest a divine sign in their homeland and prepare for war!"

The God of Destruction now held the central authority of the Divine Realm.

"Also, Evil and Good must be summoned back immediately. We cannot allow them to linger in their training. The more God Kings the Divine Realm has at this moment, the more secure this war effort becomes."

Although it appeared that the God Kings backing the Extreme Evil Domain and the Crimson Domain had taken action, there were many other God Kings and divine realms throughout the universe who, once war broke out, might attempt to profiteer from the chaos.

At present, the Douluo Divine Realm already possessed the combat strength of five God Kings. Once Evil and Good returned, they would field seven God Kings.

In addition, Rong Nianbing was on the verge of ascension—if she could achieve God King status during the war, that would bring the total to eight.

If they could persuade the Sea God to pass on a God King inheritance, that would be nine.

And, if Gu Yuena—who had put her fusion of the Dragon God's bloodline onto the righteous path—were included, the Douluo Divine Realm could potentially reach double digits in the number of God King–level warriors.

"Destruction, Life, you have not yet fulfilled the reward for my Eighth Trial."

After the meeting adjourned, Su Yu sought out the two God Kings.

Eighth Trial: Aid the Douluo Star in devouring the Abyss, ascend to a god-level planet, condensate a divine position, and break through to divine status.

This trial's difficulty was no small matter. According to the evaluation mechanism of the Divine Realm, even the minimum possible reward for meeting the baseline requirements would not be ordinary.

Moreover, the God of Destruction and the God of Life had no intention of skimping on Su Yu's reward.

"Your reward is the authority over the Divine Realm's central command."

This was no longer a decision either the God of Destruction or the God of Life could make unilaterally.

Though the trials were ostensibly set by the deities themselves, they still operated within the framework of the Divine Realm's rules. Under those rules, each deity could propose trials according to their own will. Yet once set, the rewards adhered to the mechanisms at work in the divine order.

Given that Su Yu's trial had been extraordinarily difficult, it was entirely fitting—under the operation of the Divine Realm's rules—that his reward would be this authority.

Su Yu's completion of this task held tremendous significance for the entire Divine Realm, propelling it forward and benefiting all of the lower planes. Such a reward was fully deserved.

Even Tang San could not prevent it now.

Strictly speaking, the authority over the Divine Realm Committee currently belonged to Tang San himself. However, in the previous battle, the combined might of the God of Destruction and the God of Life's creative power had been so overwhelming that they were entrusted with command of the central authority.

Now that the battle had ended, the central authority was to be handed over directly to Su Yu.

Furthermore, this tenure would be extraordinarily long.

The trial's reward spanned a full cycle, and Su Yu's attainment of God King status qualified him to assume control for an entire cycle immediately.

A cycle is the period during which the central command resides in the hands of a given God King, rotating in turn among all God Kings. When a new God King emerges, they "cut in line" and receive command at the start of the next cycle.

Yet Su Yu had effectively hijacked the cycle by claiming his reward right after the trial and deftly securing command without interruption.

After Su Yu, Electrolux would also assume control for a time.

If Rong Nianbing could seize the opportunity of this war to break through before Electrolux's tenure ended, she too would gain a cycle of command.

In that case, for Tang San to have another turn at the Divine Realm Committee, at minimum four full cycles would have to pass!

Each cycle corresponded to a thousand years in the cosmic timeline!

And that wasn't even the most exasperating part. The truly vexing scenario would unfold if Su Yu later passed on the Reincarnation God Position, and if, after Rong Nianbing became a God King, she then passed the God of Emotion to Huo Yuhao—repeating the cycle. If targeted by adversaries, Tang San might not regain the central authority for ten thousand years.

Speaking of which, there was Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao's Order God Position remains very secure. The upcoming war will benefit him as well—he has a chance to ascend to God King. You must prove yourself in the days ahead," Su Yu said to Huo Yuhao.

While speaking, Su Yu glanced toward Tang San.

He knew there remained one final knot between Tang San and Huo Yuhao that had not yet been untied.

Huo Yuhao turned to face Sea God Tang San.

"Sea God, it's time for us to resolve the matter between us as well."

(End of Chapter)