A series of golden-silver light rings instantly overlapped behind Xu Zihuang, transforming into a nine-ringed light wheel that floated behind his head, dyeing this entire stretch of heaven and earth in the same golden-silver hue. An incomparably powerful aura erupted, causing the entire Douluo Continent to tremble.
The abnormal phenomenon of the Golden Sun and Silver Moon hanging simultaneously in the sky appeared before the eyes of every living being on the Douluo Continent. Even the sea regions beyond the Douluo Continent were stirred into layer upon layer of towering waves. Countless powerful sea soul beasts in the deep sea were alarmed and gazed uncertainly toward the abnormal phenomenon that had appeared in the sky above the Douluo Continent.
"Heaven and earth changing color, becoming a god with a single thought?!" Such a thought surfaced in the minds of all these sea soul beasts.
Ten thousand years ago, when Sea God Tang San achieved the Sea God position, a similarly spectacular phenomenon had appeared. However, the phenomenon back then had only enveloped a large sea area centered around Sea God Island.
Yet today's heavenly phenomenon had affected nearly the entire Douluo Star.
Xu Zihuang gripped the Eternal Spear of Spacetime, its spear tip pointed at Tang Hao, who was in Ah Yin's arms. The golden-silver nine-ringed light wheel behind him emitted increasingly brilliant radiance.
This nine-ringed light wheel was not a soul ring from any of his martial souls, but rather the symbol of his successful fusion of the Time God and Space God positions, achieving the rank of Spacetime God King.
In the God Realm, the number of light rings behind a deity was the most direct way to judge their strength. Second-level gods only possessed five-ringed light wheels, first-level gods possessed seven-ringed light wheels, and only the strongest deities at the God King level could possibly manifest the phenomenon of a nine-ringed light wheel behind them.
Xu Zihuang's own foundation, talent, and comprehension far surpassed those of Tang San from back then by countless times. Moreover, the attributes of his Golden Eyes martial soul perfectly complemented the abilities of the Time God and Space God.
During the process of inheriting the divine positions of these two first-level gods, he had encountered virtually no obstacles; everything had come naturally and smoothly. Naturally, he would not have to experience the nauseating mental trials that Tang San had gone through.
Of course, although Xu Zihuang had now fused the divine positions of the Time God and Space God into the God King-level Spacetime God, he would still need some time to fully comprehend and master his own abilities.
Even so, on the Douluo plane, no one would be able to hinder him any longer. Even within the God Realm, the only ones qualified to fight him would be the five God Kings, including Tang San.
The moment the tip of the Eternal Spear of Spacetime in Xu Zihuang's hand pointed at Tang Hao, Tang Hao's fate was already sealed. His body began to rapidly disintegrate under the erosion of some invisible force.
"Hao!" Ah Yin let out a shrill scream and frantically poured her blue-golden divine power into Tang Hao's body. But unfortunately, everything was in vain; both her divine power and her hands passed straight through Tang Hao's illusory body.
It was a power that seemed to derive from the laws of the world itself, something even a powerful deity like her could not resist.
And this was precisely the ability attached to the Eternal Spear of Spacetime, Reversing Cause and Effect!
All things in the world have a cause before an effect, yet Xu Zihuang forcibly reversed this causality, erasing Tang Hao's existence from its very root. Even if one traversed countless spacetimes, it would be impossible to find any trace of Tang Hao's existence ever again.
That meant that even Sea God Tang San, a God King, would never be able to resurrect Tang Hao.
Ah Yin stood frozen in midair with lifeless eyes. Then she slowly rose from the void and gazed at Xu Zihuang opposite her with grief and indignation. Her soft, waist-length blue hair was disheveled and scattered over her fragrant shoulders. Though her heart had already turned to dead ashes, she still possessed a kind of withering beauty like a fading flower.
Xu Zihuang calmly observed Ah Yin. Before she could make any move, he transformed the Eternal Spear of Spacetime in his hand back into its chain form. Immediately afterward, countless golden-silver Eternal Chains of Spacetime drilled out from the void and pierced through Ah Yin's delicate body.
However, no wounds appeared on Ah Yin's body. The places where the chains pierced only flickered with golden-silver light, completely restricting her movements.
A trace of determination and sorrow flashed through Ah Yin's eyes. She then closed her eyes and quietly awaited her fate, preparing to follow Tang Hao in death.
Since Tang Hao had already perished, how could she continue to live alone?
"I will not kill you now. After all, like those two beasts, you can also be considered an alternate type of divine beast. Your soul rings, and soul bones will be perfect for the people around me to use." Xu Zihuang smiled faintly. The Eternal Chains of Spacetime also began to drag Ah Yin's body.
"Do you think you can have your way?!" Ah Yin glared at Xu Zihuang with grief and indignation.
Xu Zihuang's lips moved with a slightly mocking expression. Ah Yin's figure instantly stiffened, her gaze turning lifeless. She was then pulled out of the Douluo plane by the Eternal Chains of Spacetime and sealed in the outer domain of the starry sky. Before leaving the Douluo plane, Xu Zihuang's words still echoed in her ears.
"I suppose you wouldn't want your son to follow in your husband's footsteps, right?"
The pulsating Eternal Chains of Spacetime vanished into the void. Xu Zihuang indifferently overlooked the original Douluo Continent's three-nation allied army below, whose faces were ashen with despair.
The ones who found it hardest to accept the facts before them were undoubtedly the people from Shrek Academy. Xu Zihuang's consecutive actions of killing Tang Hao and sealing Ah Yin had nearly completely shattered their faith.
Tang Hao and Ah Yin were the parents of Sea God Tang San, yet Sea God Tang San had not shown himself from the beginning to the end.
When Xu Zihuang had dealt with Elder Xuan and Du Busi earlier, he had not held back. Elder Xuan had suffered the strongest attack-type soul skill from the Titan Giant Ape's right arm soul bone, Titan Sky Cannon, and his injuries were far more severe than Du Busi's.
His pair of ox horns was the source of the Gluttonous Divine Ox's power. With the horns shattered, the martial soul's origin had been directly damaged. Even his spiritual sea had suffered serious injury.
Before his faith and hope collapsed, Elder Xuan had still been able to hold on bitterly. But after suffering such heavy blows one after another, he had gone completely mad. He sat paralyzed on the ground, giggling. Drool overflowed from the corners of his mouth, his white robe was covered in filth, and with his disheveled hair, he looked just like he had in the past.
"Old Xuan?!" Song Lao placed her right hand on Elder Xuan's shoulder and called out.
"Hahahaha."
Elder Xuan turned his head blankly to look at Song Lao, then smiled foolishly as he suddenly swung his right hand. A massive, heavy earth-yellow palm descended from the sky and instantly sent Song Lao flying. Many titled Douluo from the original Douluo Continent in the surrounding area were also caught in the aftermath.
A casual strike from a Limit Douluo was not something an ordinary titled Douluo could withstand.
"Boom—" Du Busi promptly blocked Elder Xuan's attack and roared in shock and fury: "Xuan Zi, have you gone mad?!"
But as soon as he said this, he noticed that Elder Xuan's mental state was clearly abnormal and frowned deeply.
The current situation was already beyond saving. The group of titled Douluo from Shrek Academy quickly gathered around Elder Xuan. Especially Yan Shaozhe, Zhang Lexuan, and the others, who shouted with concern.
"Elder Xuan!"
Elder Xuan acted as if he no longer recognized Zhang Lexuan and the others. He shakily stood up, intending to continue attacking, but was restrained by strands of mysterious golden-silver chains.
Everyone's gazes once again converged on Xu Zihuang.
Xu Zihuang waved his right hand, and every soldier in the Sun and Moon Empire's army gained an additional layer of dark-red crystal armor. The armor on the soul mentors of the various soul mentor legions was even more magnificent. In addition to the amplification effect, the armor's properties perfectly matched their martial souls and abilities.
The Sun and Moon Empire's army and soul mentor legions had originally been at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but after receiving the amplification from these armors, their momentum instantly suppressed the original Douluo Continent's three-nation allied army.
After a brief moment of daze, thunderous roars erupted from the Sun and Moon Empire's army, their fighting spirit soaring to the heavens. As long as Xu Zihuang gave the order, they would immediately launch a charge against the original Douluo Continent's three-nation allied army.
While Xu Jiujiu and the others were caught off guard, Wei Na, who was in the central camp of the original Douluo Continent's three-nation allied army, suddenly rose into the high sky. Six black and one red, seven soul rings revolved around her.
As Wei Na's eyes opened and closed, her pupils had completely turned into a brilliant silver. A silver brain phantom with endless circuit-like grooves bloomed with dazzling silver light behind her. Her voice, infused with her spiritual will, spread throughout the entire battlefield.
"Enough! Stop creating more slaughter. I, on behalf of the Heavenly Soul Empire, surrender. I voluntarily agree to merge the Heavenly Soul Empire into the territory of the Sun and Moon Empire."
After saying this, Wei Na looked as if she had been completely drained, her face devoid of color. But she did not regret making this decision.
The entire field fell silent once again as everyone looked toward Wei Na in the sky. Wei Na, however, only gazed firmly at the even higher Xu Zihuang. Her long eyelashes trembled lightly, as if misted with a faint layer of moisture.
Not only the Sun and Moon Empire side, but even the original Douluo Continent's three-nation allied army felt stunned.
The Empress of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Wei Na, had actually taken the lead in defecting before the battle.
"Wei Na?" Du Busi's gaze toward Wei Na was also somewhat complicated. He let out a dejected sigh. Even someone as stubborn as him had no choice but to admit that this time, their original Douluo side truly had no hope left.
After all, what they faced was a true deity.
Any further stubborn resistance would only increase the casualties. However, Wei Na's courage truly left him deeply moved. As the Empress of the Heavenly Soul Empire, choosing to surrender at such a moment, one could imagine the enormous pressure she would have to bear.
Moreover, Du Busi actually had his own selfish motives. The Body Sect had originated ten thousand years ago and had grown and prospered over these ten thousand years. He did not want to see the sect's inheritance severed here.
Taking a deep breath, Du Busi made up his mind. He led the titled Douluo of the Body Sect into the air and followed behind Wei Na. With his personality, how could he let a twenty-something-year-old girl like Wei Na bear this shame alone?
Noticing the arrival of Du Busi and the others, Wei Na tightly pursed her red lips. Her voice trembled as she said softly, "Grandpa Dry, I'm sorry. It was the Heavenly Soul Empire and I who implicated you."
"I, Du Busi, have acted all my life without ever caring about the opinions of outsiders?" Du Busi laughed freely.
"How later generations view this old man is up to them. This old man won't live to see that time anyway."
Du Busi spoke lightly, but how could Wei Na not understand? However, she tactfully did not say anything more. She stared straight at Xu Zihuang and then performed an elaborate, ancient salute.
It was a salute from the ancient era of the original Douluo Continent, used when subjects submitted to their sovereign. Du Busi and the titled Douluo of the Body Sect similarly lowered their heads in submission.
With Wei Na and the strong experts of the Body Sect taking the lead, the soldiers of the Heavenly Soul Empire successively released the weapons in their hands and knelt on one knee toward Xu Zihuang in the sky. Looking out, it was a vast black mass.
Several years ago, when Xu Tianran launched a war against the original Douluo Continent, more than one-third of the Heavenly Soul Empire's territory had fallen. This had caused many people in the Heavenly Soul Empire's army to have deep blood feuds with the Sun and Moon Empire. But those who truly did not fear the threat of death were ultimately only a very small portion. Coupled with the pressure brought by Xu Zihuang and the Sun and Moon Empire's army, very few people could withstand it and continue to stubbornly choose to fight the Sun and Moon Empire to the bitter end.
"Wei Na?! You all?!" Xu Jiujiu's face was deathly pale, filled with shock and rage. Her heart was extremely conflicted right now.
Facing Xu Zihuang, who had already become a god, she did not possess such courage, but she was also unwilling to see the Star Luo Empire be destroyed just like this.
After her expression changed several times, Xu Jiujiu subconsciously looked toward the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, beside her. However, Dai Hao's performance at this moment was no better than hers. His hands hung powerlessly at his sides, and he was barely maintaining his composure.
Xu Zihuang's gaze crossed the void. With a majestic expression, he said to Wei Na and the others:
"I accept your surrender."
Then his tone shifted as he issued his divine decree.
"All forces under the Sun and Moon Empire, within three days, sweep across Douluo. Those who willingly submit shall live. Those who stubbornly resist shall be killed without mercy."
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