Without spirit beasts, spirit masters can no longer break through. Even a genius with innate full spirit power will ultimately remain just that—someone with innate full spirit power.
For spirit masters, this is a terrifying prospect.
For the royal families, however, this is fantastic news!
Without powerful spirit masters, the royal families will be the strongest forces! Without spirit masters, it all comes down to who has more people, and no one has more people than the royal families!
They no longer need to live in fear, worrying about an assassination attempt by some Titled Douluo.
But the two emperors are celebrating too soon.
What Neuvillette says next will bring them back to reality.
"There is another continent on the other side of the Douluo Continent."
"But they do not belong to Douluo Continent."
"???"
Wait, what does Your Excellency Neuvillette mean by this?
"They are very skilled in spirit technology…"
"Lord of Judgment, do you mean to say that they are going to attack us, or…?"
Xue Ye tentatively asks.
If Neuvillette says there is another continent, then it must exist.
"Yes!"
"Originally, this isn't something you should be aware of."
"But I'll tell you anyway, so you can make your own decisions."
"Roughly five thousand years from now, or perhaps even longer."
"Five thousand years?"
The two of them look puzzled, their eyes filled with confusion.
Something that will happen five thousand years from now?
"Yes!"
"That continent is called the Sun and Moon Continent. They have done extensive research in the field of spirit technology."
"Five thousand years from now, the Douluo Continent will collide with the Sun and Moon Continent, and at that time, the Sun and Moon Continent will invade the Douluo Continent."
Upon hearing this, both Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor exclaim, "What?!"
"Invasion!"
Heaven Dou and Star Luo have been fighting for thousands of years, and even if they fight for thousands more, it's still a matter within the Douluo Continent.
But the thought of an invasion by others is absolutely intolerable!
Even if it is something that will happen five thousand years later!
"Xue Ye, let's stop fighting for now. Let's build ships, and after restoring our national strength, we'll strike first!!"
"Agreed!"
Xue Ye doesn't object to this.
Now that they know there's a Sun and Moon Continent on the other side of the Douluo Continent, and it's preparing to invade in five thousand years, striking first is the best course of action!
The most terrifying thing at sea is the spirit beasts, but in a few days, those spirit beasts will be gone, and the only worries will be storms and tsunamis.
Build ships, send people to attack the Sun and Moon Continent.
"Once it's done, we'll split the Sun and Moon Continent evenly!"
Neuvillette: "..."
These two guys want to turn the Sun and Moon Continent into something like the Douluo Continent as well?
After conquering the Sun and Moon Continent, the situation would just end up the same. What's the point?
*Cough cough…*
Neuvillette rolls his eyes and says, "The focus of today's discussion isn't about you attacking the Sun and Moon Continent."
Hearing this, Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor feel like they've been doused with cold water, a bit disappointed.
"Then…"
"The Douluo Continent must be unified; you can no longer continue fighting."
"Right now, the Sun and Moon Continent is already unified, and its national strength is far beyond what either of you can match."
"Moreover, you'd be fighting halfway across the Douluo Star; going there would be no different from sending yourselves to your deaths."
This is the truth. Such a long distance would make supply lines a major issue.
Xue Ye and the Star Luo Emperor fall into deep thought.
Unification…
Who will unify it?
There is one thing that makes them both feel a bit sad.
Due to the beast tide, Xue Beng also went to the battlefield and never returned, meaning Xue Ye had no heir left.
The same was true for the Star Luo Emperor. Dai Mubai had died in battle, and Dai Weisi led a revenge mission but also perished.
Star Luo, which already had few princes, lost all of them.
Both empires now faced a situation where they had no successors.
Should unification be achieved by Heaven Dou, or by Star Luo?
Seeing the two of them remain silent, Neuvillette directly proposed the federal system that would later be seen in *Douluo Continent 3* and *Douluo Continent 4*.
The proposal was for the two great empires to form a federation, gradually merging until a unified state was formed.
The federation's major decisions would be made by votes from dozens of senators.
"Lord of Judgment, we don't really have the right to refuse, do we?"
Now, Neuvillette was discussing it with them, but if they refused…
"No, to be honest, this is purely a matter for you humans. I could just remain aloof, accept your faith, and not interfere."
Hearing this, the two of them fell silent.
What Neuvillette said was true. If it weren't for the invasion by those gods, he might not have become a "god" at all.
And he certainly wouldn't care what happens to the two empires.
The gods are aloof; isn't that how it always was with the old gods?
"I agree..."
Xue Ye was the first to speak.
"The royal family's wealth can be used to establish the framework of the federation."
Star Luo Emperor: "..."
With Xue Ye agreeing first, if he didn't agree…
Forget it, forget it!
For the sake of their descendants five thousand years from now.
"I agree too..."
After saying this, the Star Luo Emperor seemed to lose all his strength and slumped back in his chair.
The unification of the Douluo Continent under the Star Luo Empire was accomplished in his generation.
But Heaven Dou had also completed it.
When he went to face his ancestors, he could probably just avoid mentioning the Heaven Dou part.
Both men were deeply melancholic; this was a path they had never imagined!
The establishment of the Douluo Federation officially began!
Meanwhile, the Sun and Moon Continent had no idea that on the other side, people were planning against them for five thousand years into the future.
This intention was passed down from generation to generation.
When the Sun and Moon Continent drew near, they were still in their imperial era, while the Douluo Continent had long since entered the federal era.
And the technological gap between the two sides was vast—by tens of thousands of years!
As for why they never preemptively attacked the Sun and Moon Continent, it seems that the legend passed down mentioned something about the God of Judgment not wanting to see such a thing happen...
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the Douluo Continent, all the spirit beasts, no matter where they were, including those on the Sun and Moon Continent, were all transported into the ocean by a great power.
One by one, they were encased in bubbles.
The Evil Eye Tyrant: "???"
'What's happening?'
'Who am I?'
'Where am I?'
In the next moment, all the spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent disappeared.
This was the quickest solution that Focalors had come up with!
Neuvillette would go to the destination first, then Focalors would envelop all the spirit beasts, and finally, use teleportation!
They had tested that teleportation could carry objects, but they had never moved so many "objects" at once.
When the spirit beasts arrived in their new environment, they were utterly bewildered.
As for explanations, that wasn't their responsibility anymore.
Gu Yuena and Gu Yang would handle that.
At that moment, the Douluo Continent underwent a drastic change!
All the spirit beasts disappeared into thin air?
A newly advanced spirit master who had just reached level 20 came to a captive spirit beast forest and was completely bewildered.
There wasn't a single hundred-year spirit beast, not even a ten-year spirit beast!
Could this spirit beast forest be fake?