Several thousand years later?!!
Tang San had previously only been worried about whether his son, Tang Wulin, had managed to escape the clutches of Ditian.But now, if it really had been several thousand years and he still couldn't establish contact with Wulin, then it was highly likely that Wulin had already fallen at Ditian's hands.
The moment that thought crossed his mind, he immediately turned his divine sense inward to examine the state of Xiao Wu's soul within him—and with that, he breathed a massive sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu's soul had merely fallen into deep slumber, and hadn't heard their conversation.
Without hesitation, Tang San used his divine power to block Xiao Wu's soul from sensing the outside world any further.
With the internal check complete, he lifted his gaze and looked around.
Aside from Dai Yuehao, not a single God King present showed even a hint of a positive expression.All wore faces full of negativity, shadowed by a persistent gloom.
It was easy to understand why:If several thousand years had passed, it wasn't just Tang San's search for Tang Wulin that had become drastically more complicated—their home universes had likely also undergone tremendous changes.
And if they were to go search for Tang Wulin now, the Ditian they would face wouldn't be a newly ascended God King anymore—but a veteran God King who had held his position for several millennia.
Not only would he possess combat power enough to fight five God Kings at once, he would almost certainly have established a God Realm of his own.
If a God King that powerful, with thousands of years at his disposal, still hadn't created a personal God Realm,then he might as well just go smash his head on a block of tofu and be done with it.
Among the twelve God Kings present, excluding Tang San and the feigning-unconscious Dai Yuehao,the four God Kings from the Douluo God Realm looked far more troubled than the other six.
They knew more details about Ditian than anyone else.
Thanks to Tang San's past actions, the inheritance seeds of the three top-tier divine positions—the Asura God, God of Destruction, and God of Life,along with the super divine weapon, the Asura Sword, had all fallen into Ditian's hands.
After several thousand years, Ditian had very likely established a powerful God Realm, and successfully taken over over a hundred lower planes that had once been subsidiaries of the original Douluo God Realm.
There was no chance that Ditian would leave those divine inheritance seeds unused.Including Ditian himself, it was very likely he now commanded four God Kings!
If Ditian, through the inheritance seeds of the God of Life and the God of Destruction, managed to locate the reincarnations of Life God King Lu and Destruction God King Zi,then he would gain two additional powerful super divine artifacts—the Ancient Tree of Life and the Staff of Destruction.
In that moment, the God Realm Committee of the Great Deity Circle fell into absolute silence—so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The Dragon God Ditian incident had escalated continually throughout the meeting.
From what was initially thought to be merely a newly ascended God King,to someone with the power to fight against five God Kings alone,and now—after the realization that several thousand years had passed—the situation had reached its peak:
Ditian had become an extremely dangerous figure who likely possessed his own powerful God Realm, and wielded the combat strength of four God Kings.
If the Great Deity Circle were to go to war with Ditian right now,even if they won, it would most likely be a pyrrhic victory.
Among the twelve God Kings present, at least a few would certainly fall.
After all, this was completely different from the previous God King free-for-all battle in the Ancient God Ruins, where they were merely competing for influence in the future Great Deity Circle.
If they were to fight Ditian, it would be a life-or-death, no-holds-barred war.
Immediately, someone voiced an opinion against a deadly confrontation.
They argued that both the God Kings and the Dragon God Ditian were higher lifeforms—essentially the same species—and thus, there was no need to fight to the death.Why not sit down and talk things through?
They suggested: Just ask Ditian to return Tang Wulin to Tang San—that should be enough.There's no need to escalate things to a full-blown war.
However, the God King who proposed reconciliation with Ditian was instantly schooled by the God Kings from the Douluo God Realm.
What followed was essentially a very normal crash course—a quick lecture.
They explained in detail the deep-rooted grudges and enmities between Ditian and Tang San's family, and gave an overview of the historic blood feud between the Divine Beasts and the Douluo God Realm.
At that moment, all the God Kings finally understood:
Between the Douluo God Realm and Dragon God Ditian, there was absolutely no possibility of sitting down to negotiate.
Not even the slightest chance.
Unfortunately, in order to survive more effectively amid the turbulent and unpredictable cosmic environment, the God Kings of the Seven Great God Realms had, in a moment of urgency and unity, merged their realms' energy cores into one—to keep warm together, so to speak.
Now look what's happened—even separating from the Great Deity Circle is no longer an option.
The countless deities of the six other God Realms were now completely trapped within the Great Deity Circle, and by extension, they had also been entirely forced onto the opposite side of Dragon God Ditian.
In that moment, the gazes of all the God Kings turned toward Tang San.
They were hoping that this temporary highest authority in the Great Deity Circle would offer a response that could satisfy all the gods.
Otherwise, it seemed likely that more than a few God Kings might be tempted to activate their "life will always find a way" passive ability.
After all, God Kings—within the vast universe—possess the ability to independently construct their own God Realms.
What's more, they were merely standing in opposition to Ditian,not bound to him by blood-feud-level hatred.
At the center of all this attention, Tang San's expression was frighteningly cold at that moment.His breathing grew visibly heavier.
Between gritted teeth, he murmured two words:
"Ditian..."
Clearly, Tang San's hatred for Ditian had reached its peak.
What should have been a bright and promising future had been utterly thrown into chaos by one name—Ditian.
The road ahead now looked deeply uncertain.
But unfortunately, given the current time and circumstances, he couldn't allow himself to show any further signs of emotional instability.
He could only rely on the deep patience and political skill he had honed over many years to forcibly suppress his inner fury.
His words next revealed that he had altered his initial plan.
In a deep, steady voice, he began:
"As the one who holds authority over the Great God Circle,
I must place the interests of all divine beings above all else.
I absolutely cannot allow personal grudges to influence official decisions."
"The Great Deity Circle does not need to return to the Douluo plane immediately. Instead, we will first head to the home universes of the various God Kings, pooling all our strength to fully evolve the Great Deity Circle into a true Divine Star (Shenxing).
After that, we will use the overwhelming power of the Divine Star to utterly crush and annihilate Ditian."
After saying this, Tang San's face was already dark and stormy.
Whether it was for avenging his son and parents, or for extracting the Dragon God bloodline from Ditian to harness its creative force for healing Xiao Wu, Tang San could not afford to let the Great Deity Circle fall apart.
Therefore, he chose to first fulfill the wishes of the other God Kings, to integrate the people and realms they cared about into the Great Deity Circle, thereby completely tying them to his cause—to his war chariot.
This kind of strategic concession was like offering a juicy date (a sweet reward), but Tang San also had a powerful "stimulant" to fire everyone up.
He immediately continued:
"There is one more thing. I will activate the God Realm Energy Core of the Great Deity Circle, spreading divine will across the cosmos to recall the deities who once gave up their god positions in the original Douluo God Realm to return and aid us.
I won't speak of the countless deities—the focus is nearly four God King-level powers.
The previous Evil God King, the former Goodness God King, and the former Asura God King—these three were each no weaker than me in strength, and at least possess two super divine weapons: the Judgment Scales and the Heart of Goodness.
The previous Sea God, Poseidon, was already the strongest among the thirty-plus High Gods when he left the Douluo God Realm.
After tens of thousands of years, it's entirely possible he has already ascended to God King level."
"All of you God Kings can also recall your old allies. When that time comes, with nearly twenty God Kings gathered on the Divine Star, we will surely crush Dragon God Ditian with absolute superiority."
It had to be said—Tang San's combat strength projections were extremely precise.
In an instant, the previous loose coalition among the God Kings began to solidify once more into a united front.
Unfortunately, however, his calculation of numbers wasn't so accurate...