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Marshal Ge Long led his army and captured nearly 30,000 Sun Moon Empire soldiers. Among them were the 10,000 soldiers who had been previously captured, only to be bewilderingly caught again just after their return.
These soldiers were not only confused but also deeply resentful. They had witnessed Tang San's near-earth-shattering hammer strike, which had silenced the Empire's offerings. The Elder Xing, who had transformed into a star giant, was held at bay by an enemy female general. First, he was blasted by a searing golden beam, and then his head suddenly shattered and fell to the ground... likely gone as well.
At this moment, the Sun Moon prisoners all hung their heads, looking like plucked chickens awaiting slaughter, completely devoid of their previous arrogance.
Meanwhile, the bones of the Haixiao City residents, which had been stacked into a grotesque display, were collected, set aflame, and then buried in a large pit dug in the nearby forest. At least now, they could rest in peace...
"Haha! Count Yinlan, your might is unmatched!" Marshal Ge Long laughed heartily as he saw Tang San and his companions approaching. He quickly went to greet them, saying, "In this battle, the primary credit must go to you!"
"We'll discuss that later. First, we need to return to Huanhai City. In four days, the Sun Moon Empire's massive ship will arrive, carrying someone even I may not be able to handle," Tang San said with a slightly grave expression. "This person might be able to unleash power equivalent to the 100th level. We need to plan carefully; I must consult with the Pope."
The exact power boost granted by the Eternal and Creation God Seat to its user was unknown.
In such a situation, inviting Bibi Dong would be the best option.
In the past, the differences between 99th-level peerless Douluo were not always significant. The key to victory often depended on whether the battle's location could enhance their abilities.
For example, Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi had all tested their strength against each other, earning titles like Invincible on Land, Invincible in the Sky, and Invincible in the Sea.
But now, even among the peerless, there were differences.
For instance, Tang San, in his Blue Silver Emperor true body armor, had soul power fluctuations comparable to a 99th-level Titled Douluo, yet Yu Hongchen, a righteous peerless Douluo, couldn't withstand a single strike from him.
Why?
It was due to his powerful physique, pure soul power, formidable spiritual strength, and mastery over the energies of life, creation, destruction, and death. Not to mention, his Qi and blood golden core, soul power heart core, and spiritual soul core constantly resonated, transforming and cycling within him, making Tang San a nascent universe in himself.
How could an opponent whose soul power had merely reached the 99th level be a match for him?
In recent years, Bibi Dong had also been constantly refining her Qi and blood golden core, soul power heart core, and spiritual soul core, forming the embryonic stage of her own bodily universe.
Moreover, her soul power had already reached the 99th level. In terms of raw strength, she was not far behind Tang San.
Thus, in Tang San's view, as long as Bibi Dong joined him, together they could suppress the Eternal and Creation God Seat.
Even if they were unsuccessful, the throne would inevitably unleash even greater power, detectable by the gods of the Divine Realm...
While the gods themselves might not directly intervene, if Tang San and the others couldn't defeat the Sun Moon Emperor and he insisted on invading the continent, it wouldn't be impossible for the Divine Realm to notice and send enforcers to handle the situation.
After all, if a Creator God from another plane dared to come to a territory under their jurisdiction and act arrogantly, especially with only a divine thought and a super-divine artifact remaining, how could this go unnoticed?
This would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—there's no way it's coming back!
Tang San couldn't believe that the Divine Kings would remain indifferent to the appearance of a super-divine artifact left by a Creator God from another plane. Regardless of their personalities, the pursuit of greater power would never change.
As for whether the five Divine Kings could defeat it?
No matter how strong the Eternal and Creation God Seat was, it only carried a fragment of the Creator God's divine thought.
The Divine Realm's Kindness, Evil, Asura, Life, and Destruction were all Divine King-level beings. If the five joined forces, their combined power would be second only to that of the Creator God in its prime.
"Level 100! My heavens!" The smile on Ge Long's face vanished, replaced by panic. He couldn't fathom that the Sun Moon Empire had someone of divine stature.
No wonder the Sun Moon Continent was unified.
Tang San shook his head and looked out over the sea beyond Haixiao City, saying slowly, "Not a god, just someone who can unleash god-level power."
Does that make a difference?
To Ge Long, god or god-level power was the same thing—something far beyond human capability.
What puzzled him was how rapidly the times had changed. Armies, in the face of powerful soul masters, seemed utterly useless... No wonder Titled Douluo rarely intervened; their destructive power was simply overwhelming!
"Marshal Ge Long, there's no need to panic. Let's return to Huanhai Pass," Tang San reassured Ge Long. "When the enemy comes, we'll face them accordingly. Just focus on your responsibilities, and that will be enough."
"You're right," Ge Long said, calming down. Even if the sky were to fall, there would be taller ones to hold it up. As a Soul Douluo, it wasn't his place to worry about such things.
Upon returning to Huanhai Pass, the soul power of all Sun Moon Empire prisoners was sealed.
However, since the city didn't have enough prison cells to hold them, Ge Long ordered the soldiers to make the captives dig a trench about twenty meters wide and ten meters deep outside Huanhai City, then push them in.
This terrified the Sun Moon Empire prisoners, who feared they were about to be buried alive.
They weren't afraid of death; they were willing to sacrifice everything for the Sun Moon Empire's emperor, but not in such a horrifying manner!
Many of the Sun Moon soldiers surrendered.
Among them, some were more clear-headed and saw this war as unjust, not a righteous cause, but a massacre, not a campaign of enlightenment...
Ge Long wasn't interested in these matters. The trench was merely a temporary prison to prevent the captives from escaping and to make it easier for his own men to guard them.
However, Tang San called a few of them over and inquired about the Sun Moon Empire. They were forthcoming with information, sharing everything that wasn't classified.
Through these discussions, everyone learned more about the Sun Moon Empire, and Tang San realized a crucial reason behind the empire's war: it was meant to divert internal conflicts.
The unification of the Sun Moon Continent had taken nearly a thousand years of effort by the Sun Moon Empire. It wasn't until the rise of the current emperor, Xu Huang, wielding a throne-like artifact, that the empire could forcibly unify the continent by suppressing the powerful families, sects, and kingdoms.
Soul masters wielded power based on their strength.
This was true on the Sun Moon Continent as well.
After unification, Xu Huang ordered the development of soul tools, leading to rapid progress across the empire. But the sprouting of capitalism wasn't something he could control.
Even with the Eternal and Creation God Seat, which granted him unparalleled power on the continent, he couldn't quell the selfish desires in people's hearts.
With no external enemies left, internal disputes over interests and conflicts became increasingly apparent.
To address this, Xu Huang sought to shift focus by targeting the vast oceans. However, soul tool research wasn't advanced enough, and the seas were filled with countless sea soul beasts, making exploration difficult.
But then, that unlucky Xu Xing piloted the Hao Hai Sky Boat and stumbled upon the Sun Moon Continent.
Now they had a safe route—the navigation records of Xu Xing.
And they had a research direction for soul tool ships—studying the Hao Hai Sky Boat.
With Xu Huang's command, the entire empire sharpened its blades toward Douluo, hoping to extract more resources from this land under the grand ideal of "liberating the decayed and backward Douluo natives..."
(End of Chapter)