"Elder Chen, I'll have to trouble you for this again…" Zang Xin's tone was earnest.
The Eternal Heaven is under constant guard by an entire legion due to its importance. Now, by coincidence, it's being watched by the Sea God Legion…
Shrek Academy had once regretted—
If Long Yeyue were alive, they could send her to seduce Chen Xinjie, using their old flame to try and secure the Eternal Heaven's secret.
Bad news was, Long Yeyue was dead.
Good news: her old lover, Chen Xinjie, had fallen out with Su Wen, got half-killed not long ago, and was bedridden nursing his hatred—
Now, helping them with the Eternal Heaven seemed far more likely.
"I'm in," Chen Xinjie replied.
He was lying in a healing pod, tubes everywhere, only his head above liquid, his face twisted by pain and hate.
"Eternal Heaven is in the War God Hall HQ, Level 18, bottom floor!
But security is tight now; I need one more month before I'm able to look away. Even I can't get the War God Hall men to ignore you before then."
"…But my partner's execution is in half a month." Zang Xin's face went stiff.
"Bottom line. I can't betray the Sea God Legion," Chen Xinjie replied coolly.
"All right." Zang Xin took a deep breath. "What about the other two Rank-12 fixed soul-guided shells?"
"They're in Federation HQ. They're not cycled among the legions, so I don't know the specifics—don't cause a stir…"
Chen Xinjie replied calmly.
"Elder Chen," Zang Xin suddenly asked, "Is it true, as the rumors say, that you're a simp?"
Chen Xinjie's face twitched.
"Scram!!"
Abyssal Plane, Most Hidden Place
Abyssal Sage Monarch wore a bitter face as he confided to the tall, red-haired woman on the other side of a projection screen:
"Mother, that Dragon God is terrifyingly strong! If I wasn't hiding here, I'd have been devoured long ago. Shouldn't we withdraw?"
"No." The mysterious woman answered.
"If it really was a true Dragon God over there, you would've been sniffed out and refined in an instant…
The only thing I truly fear is that other high plane with lingering ties to this world. My estimate is, there's more than one at God King level there. We just need to wait a bit; when that connection is broken, the fake Dragon God will not be a threat."
"Just keep hiding. If the Douluo star devours us for now, so be it. The future is ours—don't get blinded by temporary loss…"
"Yes, mother."
Abyssal Sage Monarch took a hard, bitter breath. All that energy he'd devoured, now he had to give away—
But his mother's orders could not be defied.
Ugh.
Guess he had to hide for a while longer…
Deep in the Crimson Plane.
A beautiful woman floated in midair, a valley of endless crimson beneath. Blood-red energies like threads surged into her.
Her eyes were narrowed, her fingers drawing lines through the air.
A blue planet appeared on a shimmering screen.
She zoomed in and in with her slender fingers.
Desire flashed in those bloody, gorgeous eyes.
"What a tempting planet. If I could swallow it, the Crimson Plane would reach the next level entirely… A pity I've learned so little in these thousands of years—and now more complications have arisen…"
"Humans, huh? Such feeble lives—yet they've crafted weapons stronger than themselves…"
"Interesting."
"Should I take human form and go see for myself?"
An idea flickered in Crimson Mother's mind.
The thought grew stronger and stronger, tugging at her to travel to Douluo Star, learn everything about humanity, and only then annihilate them…
But no reply came—only her voice echoing through the empty abyss.
"Where's Er Ming?"
"Don't know. Didn't find him in the subworld linked to Ascension Platform." Gu Yuena shrugged.
"With the ranks of Titan Giant Ape and Azure Ox Python, both at least demigod level. After Huo Yuhao and I fought, those two rose along with Tang San. Credit where due, their cultivation must have improved, too…" Di Tian mused.
"But to become a true god, the Douluo Star isn't enough to qualify—you need your own small world or plane under your control. Only by mastering that can you reach godhood."
"Mm." Su Wen nodded.
Di Tian's analysis was spot on.
No matter how powerful a fallen god, without the God Realm as their source, they'd never regain their former rank on Douluo.
In the original story, Da Ming and Er Ming did just that—
They hid in a sub-plane to become local overlords, temporarily reaching god-officer rank.
But once they re-entered Douluo, the main world's suppression forced them back to Limit Douluo…
"Heh." Di Tian beamed, happy for a hint of praise.
"Tch." Gu Yue, nearby with her mecha blueprints, rolled her eyes at his dog-like attitude—one word of encouragement and he was grinning like an idiot.
"Not your business. Back to your homework." Su Wen waved him off.
"Hmph!" Gu Yue stomped her foot in frustration.
She was supposed to be the boss!
But then again…
How to trick Da Ming and Er Ming into coming out so he could harvest their blood… That was a headache…
Su Wen sank into thought.
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