The physical body is collapsing.
Consciousness is gradually blurring.
Facing the Universal Will sitting high above, Huo Yuhao's defeat and death were already preordained.
No matter how powerful he was, everything he possessed originated from this universe. How could he possibly be a match for the Universal Will?
"Demon King Huo Yuhao, if there is a next life, remember, do not attempt to violate the order of my Douluo Universe." Tang Miao looked down at the Demon God whose physical body was perishing, his eyes full of disdain.
After a long while, the chaotic space returned to its former dead silence, leaving only Tang Miao's solitary figure.
He even felt a bit of regret, regretting that he finished off Huo Yuhao too quickly.
If he could have controlled Huo Yuhao, turned him into his new proxy, and returned to Douluo to personally kill his wives and children, how interesting would that have been...
"No, no. I am already the God of Creation of the Douluo Universe. How can I still have such boring interests?" Tang Miao shook his head, trying to shake off those thoughts he had when he was human.
"For now... I'll just erase all living beings and let the Douluo civilization restart once..."
...
In the endless nothingness and chaos, time had not yet begun to flow, and space was merely a muddled expanse without dimensions.
The darkness was as thick as physical substance. It had no source and no end, like a massive and invisible curtain enveloping this unknown realm.
"The way to defeat the Universal Will..."
At the core of this chaos, a pair of eyes reflecting the vast starry sky quietly opened. It was a pulsation that words could not describe, like a silent movement playing in the silence.
Energy began to gather in the chaos, like tiny sparks flickering and jumping in the darkness. Initially, these energies were weak and dispersed, seemingly ready to be swallowed by the darkness of the chaos at any time. But they stubbornly attracted and converged with each other, gradually forming energy vortices one after another.
As the vortices continuously rotated and grew, they began to undergo a wondrous change. Under extremely high pressure and temperature, the energy underwent an inconceivable transformation. The initial particles of matter were born in this violent energy collision, like microscopic crystals squeezed out of nothingness.
These particles were vast in variety and different in properties. Carrying their respective unique charges and masses, they began a disordered dance in the chaos.
In the collision and fusion of particles, primal elements gradually formed. The most fundamental and abundant elements in the universe were the first to emerge in this chaos. Driven by energy, countless atoms approached each other, and through the subtle effect of gravity, began to gather and form massive gas clouds.
These clouds drifted in the chaos, like the cradles at the birth of the universe.
As time passed, six million years went by. The pressure and temperature inside the clouds continuously rose. When a critical value was reached, a great revolution occurred.
In an instant, an incredibly dazzling light bloomed from the chaos. That was the first ray of dawn after the birth of the universe. This light was like a sharp sword, instantly tearing through the endless darkness, bringing light and hope into this newly born world.
"One flower, one world; one tree, one bodhi; one wood, one fleeting life; one grass, one heaven... I see, all great paths lead to the same destination."
A young man sat cross-legged in the void. On his body, the energy particles of light and dark danced together. Light and dark combined, chaos opened, and a universe was newly born—
When he lost everything he had in this universe—he finally found it... found the precious legacy left by Lucifer!
That was a new universe, a universe opened up within Lucifer's body six million years ago by the sacrifice of the entire Eden Kingdom!
The peoples of two eras attained rebirth here—the subjects of the Eden Kingdom and... the citizens of the Eden People's Governing Alliance!
Huo Yuhao's universe, and Lucifer's universe...
The two universes collided with each other, opening up a new epoch!
The young man and the King stood shoulder to shoulder in the vast starry sky, smiling at each other.
"Senior Lucifer, the matter you could not complete, I have done it for you..."
The young man finally knew everything. The King from six million years ago didn't have the time to wait for the evolution of the universe. Under the torment of endless grief and guilt, he took a step early and forgot everything.
The subjects who sacrificed for him had always wandered in the chaos, waiting for the arrival of the new King to lead the new epoch.
The young man brought his hands together, and the World Tree leaped above his palm. New celestial bodies were bred on the branches of the World Tree, and the life brands of the two eras were struck into them.
Three great martial souls, four great divine cores, from point to line, from line to plane, gradually constructing a seven-dimensional or even higher-dimensional space.
The hundreds of millions of humans who had already sacrificed revived and were reborn in this multi-dimensional space, creating a new future.
"It is time to settle this once and for all..." the young man murmured.
"The only thing capable of opposing a universe is another universe."
With that, the young man's figure disappeared into this universe...
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It was still that chaotic space.
The Demon King who should have disappeared actually condensed his figure once again.
"You..." Tang Miao's face was full of disbelief. He drew upon the power of the Universal Will, attempting to erase Huo Yuhao's existence once again.
"Stop wasting your effort. You have powerful strength in vain, but lack the heart of a strong one." Huo Yuhao tapped the Demon King Halberd in his hand, casually isolating all universal laws.
"You, you, you..." Seeing Huo Yuhao neutralize the Universal Will's erasure method so easily, Tang Miao finally lost his composure.
"This power of yours... could it be..."
"You are too selfish. You have always controlled the evolution of the major Divine Realms in the Douluo Universe, resulting in no high-dimensional realms being born today to protect this universe." Huo Yuhao's tone was full of disdain.
"Therefore, the Douluo Universe is too weak. A so-called deity is actually still complacent about possessing a Super Divine Tool weighing 108,000 jin."
As his words fell, a terrifying energy fluctuation emanated from the Demon King Halberd. That was energy originating from another universe, the energy possessed by a space above seven dimensions!
"The Will of the Universe cannot be erased, but it can be restarted. Despicable thief, take your selfish Universal Will and start over from the beginning."
Saying that, Huo Yuhao directly hurled the Demon King Halberd in his hand, piercing through the massive light sphere behind Tang Miao—
"No! You dare—"
Tang Miao instantly let out a shrill roar, pouncing towards Huo Yuhao with bared fangs and claws.
What greeted him was a simple and pure fist.
This punch condensed the anger of all the former subjects of the Eden Kingdom and all the citizens of the Eden Alliance.
"Despicable and hypocritical capitalist profiteer, collapse!"
Within the light, Tang Miao seemed to see countless people running towards him. Holding all kinds of weapons, they unleashed everything upon him.
This punch completely obliterated Tang Miao's body and soul!
Rumble...
The land of chaos began to collapse. The Will of the Douluo Universe was about to restart. It was just that it might take a very long time before a newly born will appeared.
Huo Yuhao planted his Demon King Halberd into the ground. As the stabilizing divine needle of the sea of stars in the Douluo Universe, it would suppress and kill every thief who vainly attempted to come and steal the Universal Will.
The Universal Will should inherently govern by doing nothing; it has no right to deprive life of its development and evolution.
Having resolved everything, Huo Yuhao returned to the stabilized Douluo Planet.
The earth's core of Douluo Planet resumed supplying heat, coupled with the massive life energy brought back by the Demon Tree King. It wouldn't be long before Douluo Planet began a comprehensive evolution. More and more people would break through the level of Ultimate Douluo, reaching True God, Super God, or even higher cultivation realms.
"It's Dad!" Huo Yunhan, whose physical strength was exhausted, saw the familiar figure and immediately shouted excitedly.
"Yuhao!" The women hurriedly crowded around.
"Tch, what's there to be excited about..." The Crimson Mother on the side curled her lips, but her body honestly walked towards Huo Yuhao.
"Darling, you succeeded! I knew... if it was you, you could definitely do it!" Zhongli Yu found the most comfortable position, nestling in her husband's arms, her beautiful eyes blurry.
"Mmhmm. I'll take you to a new paradise." Huo Yuhao took the Undead Scepter from Gu Yuena's hand. "Teacher, Fatty, and the girls I love deeply... Everyone will be reborn there."
"Could it be..." Bibi Dong seemed to have thought of something, her tone somewhat uncertain.
"Mmhmm, you guessed right." Huo Yuhao nodded. "Six million years ago, King Lucifer did indeed successfully open up a new universe. It was just that he went mad during the long wait."
"That universe has evolved almost completely. I have created a high-dimensional pure land based on the World Tree. It's just that it is still a wasteland there and needs time to be transformed."
"We will all go help." The Ice Empress and Snow Empress smiled at each other and decided.
"I'll go too! You have to open up a separate Divine Star for me!" The Crimson Mother's pretty face flushed slightly red. "Consider it... the betrothal gift you're giving!"
"And me!" Ma Xiaotao stood with her hands on her hips, pushing out her proud chest high: "You have to help my god position take a step further. No matter what, it has to be on the same level as Yuena."
Gu Yuena immediately glanced at her, dangerous light flashing in her beautiful eyes: "Oh? So you're saying, you want to become the True Phoenix God that matched the Dragon God back then?"
"Alright, I'll take you there right now." Huo Yuhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, opening his arms to embrace the several women.
"But before that, I have to resurrect our sacrificed companions and the soldiers of the Eden Alliance first..."
"Yuhao, what is the name of that place our large family will live in from now on?" Ju Zi poked her head out from his embrace and asked.
"Hmm... might as well just call it... the Garden of Eden! Adam and his Eves, making lots of children!"
"You're awful!"
"Hahahahaha..."
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Not long after, relying on the life brands collected by Electrolux, Huo Yuhao resurrected all the sacrificed partners and the citizens of the Eden Alliance in another universe.
The Fierce Beast Kings of Star Dou, such as Di Tian and Xiong Jun, as well as many people who missed their homeland, chose to return to the Douluo Continent to continue living, and incidentally repair the ruined environment after the war.
What surprised Huo Yuhao was that the resurrected Xie Huanyue also had thoughts of returning to the Douluo Universe.
Xie Huanyue's blood was hot, and his heart beat passionately. These gave him reasons to continue fighting and adventuring.
There were also Long Aotian, Xiao Hongchen, Ye Wuqing, and others, who all hoped to bring their wives and children to stay on this homeland until the end of their lives.
Huo Yuhao respected the decisions of this group of people. After all, with his current abilities, traveling between the two universes to visit his partners was actually a very easy thing to do.
At Xie Huanyue's suggestion, all the partners, the citizens of the entire Eden Alliance, and the former subjects of the Eden Kingdom held an incredibly grand banquet in the Garden of Eden.
All the warriors raised their glasses and drank deeply, singing and dancing, while the children played and chased each other on the side, celebrating this hard-won victory together.
Huo Yuhao leaned against Die Qiu's embrace. The two sat quietly in front of the massive bonfire. The dancing firelight illuminated his handsome face as he watched the warm scene before him.
"What are you thinking about?" The reborn Electrolux came to sit beside him, handing him a cup of fine wine.
"I'm thinking about whether everything I've done over these years was done the best it could be." Huo Yuhao looked up at the starry sky he created and murmured to himself.
"Perhaps there are still imperfect places, but it cannot be denied that this is your life." Electrolux paused and said: "But your future path has only just begun, hasn't it?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then gave a knowing smile. "Teacher, thank you..."
"Hao, we still have to walk the path ahead together."
Die Qiu lowered her head and gently planted a kiss on Huo Yuhao's forehead.
"Mmhmm, okay..."
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On the vast land of the Douluo Continent, the radiance of the gods once enveloped everything. With an aloof posture, they controlled the order of the world, and the fates of mortals were as insignificant as ants in their eyes. However, this seemingly eternal pattern quietly changed after the appearance of one person, and this person was Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao was also once a member struggling to survive in this Douluo world. He had witnessed the coldness of the gods; when mortals suffered hardships, the gods remained indifferent above the clouds. Those so-called divine graces were merely occasional handouts. More often than not, mortals could only live treading on thin ice within the order set by the gods.
Later, relying on his outstanding wisdom and powerful strength, Huo Yuhao gradually became a new legend on the Douluo Continent.
His people ran around everywhere, propagating advanced ideological propositions to the people, conveying the concept of breaking free from the control of gods and developing humanity's own civilization.
From then on, the humans on the Douluo Continent bid farewell to the rule of the gods and ushered in their own new era.
After Demon King Huo Yuhao hid himself from the mortal world, humanity began to fully develop their own civilization. They achieved massive accomplishments in various fields such as science and technology, culture, and art.
Bustling cities appeared one after another on the post-war wastelands, and people's lives became rich and colorful.
And Huo Yuhao and his partners also became legendary figures on the Douluo Continent. Their names were forever engraved in the long river of history of human development, inspiring generation after generation to continuously strive and fight for human progress and freedom.
In the new civilization, humans were no longer vassals of the gods, but masters of their own destiny. They used their own hands to create a more beautiful world.
Many years later, countless emerging nations sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain on the Douluo Continent. This also meant that the Douluo Continent once again ushered in a great change rarely seen in a millennium.
Until one day, a young man with twin martial souls stood at a venue resisting royalty and nobles, crossing and raising a sickle in his left hand and a hammer in his right—
The End.
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Afterword
Finally reached the grand finale!
In the original plan, the grand finale chapter was to be published on the evening of March 1st. Because I thought about the ending coming soon, I became somewhat self-forgetful while typing, and unknowingly passed midnight. Having no choice, I had to continue revising the finale chapter before publishing it.
Over the past year, I have finally experienced the bitterness and helplessness of being a novel author. It's not just the need to stay up late every day burning brain cells to type, but also having to face comments from all kinds of readers. Sometimes, I really wish I could get rid of the "all kinds of" part.
At first, when writing Mastering the Holy Maiden, since I was slacking off at home, I indeed had plenty of time to give explosive updates every day. Coupled with the earlier chapters being free, I wrote to my heart's content, and readers also read comfortably.
The profession of writing books is not that respectable in the eyes of the older generation. After a period of arguing, due to family pressure, I honestly found a job. Thus, after August and September, the explosive updates for this work became fewer and fewer, and I even started being unable to finish the basic daily update of four thousand words.
Probably starting from after the protagonist's group participated in the Star Luo Tournament, the direction of the entire story completely deviated from the original timeline. Even if I wanted to copy the original text to pad the word count, there was basically nowhere to copy from. The ancients always said that when you have a well-thought-out plan, writing flows like divine intervention. But the truth is—the outline was indeed in my head, but enriching the detailed descriptions of the text really made my head smoke.
When I first started working, in order not to delay updates, I would rush to finish four thousand words overnight. The result was—my actual sleep time every day was less than four hours.
It wasn't until a certain midnight in early October, when I was writing and directly fell unconscious until the third day, that I realized my body had problems and I absolutely could not stay up like this anymore.
That's why the unavoidable action of posting chapters waiting to be revised before midnight frequently occurred later. However, I also fulfilled my promise; after midnight, I would revise them all and add word counts based on the foundation. I absolutely did not let the readers who subscribed early suffer a loss.
Looking back at the earlier chapters again, perhaps they are not very satisfactory, or perhaps they contain what readers call "toxic elements." I also once thought about going back and changing them, but ultimately chose to keep them.
Whether good or bad, those are the traces of growth of both me and the characters under my pen. To deny the past is equivalent to denying my own life.
Therefore, even now, most of the comments are still given by new readers reading the first few chapters. I have followed the plot to the ending and do not plan to reply to them one by one anymore.
Just like the protagonist, over this year, my state of mind has also ushered in a massive transformation. It can be considered growing along with the protagonist...
Initial Entry into the Holy Cult Arc—New Student Assessment Arc—Extreme North Trip Arc—Star Luo Tournament Arc—Star Dou God War Arc—Treasure Land Harvesting Arc—Return to the Holy Cult Arc—Final Battle at the Academy Arc—Trapped Beast in the Secret Chamber Arc—Heaven Soul Reinforcement Arc—Dragon City Great Battle Arc—Blind Date Event Arc—Dragon Realm Closed-Door Cultivation Arc—Sea God Island Arc—Sun Moon Tournament Arc—Final Battle with Tang San Arc—Establishment of the Eden Alliance Arc—Finale Arc.
Given the omniscient perspective, from the very beginning I planned out his conquest route. No matter what, he had to obtain the support of the soul beast lineage. The Dragon God is the most heaven-defying existence running through the entire Douluo series; this is the greatest trump card the protagonist could use to resist the Divine Realm.
The only cheat arranged for him was Bibi Dong, used at the beginning to shield him from the scumbag Tang San's divine sense perception. Tianmeng couldn't do it, Di Tian couldn't do it, and Elder Yi couldn't do it either.
Around when the story was approaching two hundred chapters, I actually received warnings from the Tang Sect and judgment from Asura, because I arranged a situation for the Tang family involving a father-in-law and... uh... daughter-in-law. Since then, I ultimately perfected the character of Lucifer at the end of the original outline, and changed the final enemy from the Divine Realm to the Universal Will.
Why did I arrange the fusion of Rakshasa and Angel for the protagonist, instead of some other God King position, including the Dragon God position?
Let me ask, does the scumbag Tang San have any self-developed divine skills or Super Divine Tools? Ah, don't tell me about the Eight Spider Lances that got swept away in his self-masturbatory biography and coincidentally absorbed chaotic Qi to evolve.
Noble angels save the children of men, evil devils resist foreign enemies. I needed to create an original god position that is both good and evil, or rather, a godhood suitable for the protagonist and possessing greater potential.
In a very long section of the finale arc, I was actually continuously laying the groundwork for the story of Lucifer and prehistoric civilization, providing an explanation for the origin of the original Fallen Angel Demon God position. Writing to the end, it gave this work a special sublimation.
Regarding the female leads, to be honest, most of the time I was catering to readers' appetites. The female characters I focused ink on under my pen are actually only the original Holy Spirit Cult Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong, Ju Zi, Ma Xiaotao, Cui Yajie, the Snow Empress, and Qiu'er. Moreover, the Supreme Pontiff and the Empress were two madwomen in the original work, completely matching the protagonist's character design. Although I gave it a happy reunion ending, the Demon King's other wives act more like his confidantes.
Writing to the end, I believe everyone has seen it too. I actually extremely hate vase-like female leads. Whether good or evil, as long as they can clear the obstacles on the protagonist's path forward, they are naturally welcome.
Let's make a final summary—
Mastering the Holy Maiden, uploaded on March 15, 2024.
Mastering the Holy Maiden, put on shelves on April 10, 2024.
Mastering the Holy Maiden, completed on March 2, 2025.
Spanning a year, the total word count approaches two million words.
During this year, we followed each other, experienced many hardships in the meantime, and encountered nearly a hundred judgments. Fortunately, Mastering the Holy Maiden made it to the end.
With this, I also pay tribute to all the authors still depicting Douluo fanfiction stories under their pens. I hope they can also, like Demon King Huo Yuhao, withstand Asura's judgment, hold high the banner against the capital of divine right, and walk to the end.
A year of companionship. Though there is reluctance in my heart, I can only wish all readers success in their endeavors and good health in the future.
I will also learn from Mr. Bird (Tang Jia San Shao); give me three months to settle down for three months. I believe by then I will bring everyone a different new work.
Here again, I will promote Feng Shao's new book coming out in three months. The title hasn't been decided yet. I need time to think about whether to continue creating fanfiction, or like Demon King Huo Yuhao, choose to create my own universe, unbound by the rules and restrictions of the original book.
Feng Shao's greatest extravagant hope is that the new book will still receive everyone's love and support. Although Mastering the Holy Maiden cannot be considered very glorious, Feng Shao will continue to work hard and temper his writing style, allowing the new book to achieve greater success.
With this, Douluo: Start by Mastering the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Maiden bids farewell to everyone!
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[Finally Finished!]
[Farewell!]