On a distant coastline, there was a fishing village surrounded by mountains. It lay quietly in the embrace of the sea, like a bright pearl embedded on green jade.
This place was like a secluded refuge far from the worldly noise, as if time stood still here. Only the waves gently lapped against the shore reefs, seemingly telling something ancient.
The small fishing village was embraced by dense forests, with lush trees and overflowing floral fragrance. The air was filled with a faint scent of seawater.
Looking at the rows of fishing boats by the sea, and the smiles of the fishermen... one would think this was merely a fishing village.
That was, provided one ignored the situation of everyone here.
Except for children under six years old, every single person in the fishing village, regardless of gender, age, or disability, possessed soul power fluctuations.
If the world were to learn of this, their jaws would surely drop!
What kind of village is this, where everyone is a soul master!?
Even within the territories of various major sects, it was impossible for everyone to be soul masters; there would always be some commoners existing... Perhaps, only some soul master or soul tool holy lands and some special sects were exceptions.
But regarding all of this, the Four Great Empires were unaware.
After all, although this place was located in the Tian Hun Sea Area, it was not under Tian Hun's jurisdiction. Vortexes were everywhere on the distant sea surface, and thick mist hung in the distant sky. No matter if you were a Titled Douluo or a Super Douluo, using any means possible, you could not cross over.
Because the magnetic field in this sea area was abnormal, even earning the "reputation" of the "Terrifying Triangle" during this millennium.
Thus, a paradise beyond the world was formed here.
As for why everyone here was a soul master... That was because the people living here were all members of the Sea God Family.
That's right, it was the Sea God Family that worshipped Tang San!
When the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent collided, the original Sea God Island was destroyed by the power of nature, but the Sea God's believers on Sea God Island did not perish.
After that, those soul masters became known as the Sea God Family.
Fulfilling the heavy responsibility of worshipping the Sea God and protecting the sea.
The people here were precisely the descendants of the soul masters from Sea God Island back then. And for their descendants, they also adhered to the resolution from ten thousand years ago: Non-soul masters were to be expelled from this place, never to return for eternity.
If one walked into the small fishing village by the sea, one could discover that the scene inside was worlds apart from the fishing villages outside.
Seven triangular platforms surrounded each other in a circle. On each platform stood a strange stone pillar, shaped like a sharp cone. The top was carved with a special sculpture, and the entire pillar body was inscribed with countless complex runes, containing intangible and strange energy.
And in the very center surrounded by the seven platforms, a great hall stood tall. Inside, a huge statue was enshrined, holding a trident in its hand. It was exactly Tang San's appearance when he became a god.
Before the statue, a young man stood there. With his eyes closed, his body seemed to contain power as vast as the ocean.
In an instant, he opened his eyes, his gaze deep as an abyss. The light revealed seemed to have experienced vicissitudes, far from looking as young as his appearance.
Chen Juntao, the Sea God Family Patriarch, this generation's Sea God Great Worship, Level 99 Limit Douluo, Title: Sea God.
On this day, he was performing worship duties as usual.
But just at this moment, the statue of Sea God Tang San, which had been silent for a long time, burst forth with golden light, revealing unspeakable majesty and vastness.
In an instant, fanaticism appeared in the Sea God Douluo's eyes.
He knew this was the Sea God Lord descending a Divine Oracle! According to their clan's records, this was the first time in thousands of years!
"Sea God Lord!"
A loud cry rang out, and light spread from the great hall.
At this moment, regardless of men, women, old, or young, or the sea soul beasts in the nearby sea area, all submitted either by prostrating or expressing submission in their own way. The Holy Pillars on the seven platforms even more so shot light towards the sky, echoing the divine temple.
After a long while, the golden light dispersed.
Everyone rose, their faces filled with ecstasy.
And below those seven Holy Pillars, seven figures turned into streams of light, rushing into the great hall one after another. They were precisely this generation's Seven Holy Pillar Guardians, all Super Douluos.
"Great Worship." ×7
The Sea God Douluo slowly opened his eyes, his gaze revealing solemnity. "The Sea God Lord has descended a Divine Oracle, stating that the remnant of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from ten thousand years ago is wreaking havoc in the sea, and even colluding with evil soul masters on the continent to harm countless living beings, ordering us to eliminate them."
"Everyone, this is our negligence."
His gaze swept over, and all Seven Holy Pillar Guardians lowered their heads.
The remnant of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was naturally the Sea God Family's great enemy!
"Then Patriarch, does the Sea God Lord's Divine Oracle contain the remnant's whereabouts?" At this time, a burly man spoke out.
The Sea God Douluo shook his head, saying:
"Since it is our negligence, this is our responsibility. Go mobilize the family and the Sea God Lord's believers' power to search for the remnant's traces. If there is merit, you will surely receive a reward."
"Yes!" ×7
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After Tang San made his move, Chen Junting and his group could be said to have thoroughly escaped the crisis. After the others woke up, they flew at full speed for several hours and arrived within the Star Luo Empire's territory.
Then each returned to their own home, each found their own mother.
And among the group, except for Wang Dong'er who seemed to have something on her mind, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the pressure along this journey was really too great. They encountered ambushes three times in a row, and all were facing life-and-death crises.
Fortunately, Chen Junting's methods were reliable, plus they had good luck, thus escaping danger safely. Even Poison Undying gained fortune from misfortune and would soon ascend to the Limit Douluo realm.
However, this ambush also let them witness the true strength of the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool technology. Flying Airships could attack cities and seize land. When combined together to form a super large soul tool, they could even threaten the life of a Limit Douluo, truly calling them incredibly powerful.
Fortunately, through this plan improved by Chen Junting, they seized two arsenals as well as the soul tools and fixed-set soul tool projectiles from Mingde Hall, thereby disrupting the Sun Moon Empire's arrangements.
The fact that such a vast amount of soul tool materials now aided the enemy not only caused a huge blow to the Sun Moon Empire but also made the Sun Moon Empire people hesitate due to concerns, daring not to easily launch a war.
Long Xiaoyao's death further lost the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Church side a top combat power. Meanwhile, the original Douluo Three Empires side would soon gain two more Limit Douluos.
Waxing and waning, the scales began to tilt in the opposite direction.
But for everyone, war would just not arrive temporarily. The dark clouds of war still loomed; it was just unknown when the thunder would rumble and the rain would fall.
After all, war was decided by politics. And what the Sun Moon Empire's politics decided now was to launch a unification war.
Of course, even if the Sun Moon Empire did not take the initiative, the original Douluo Three Empires would not not launch a war. After all, their next generation was full of talented individuals; it could be called a situation once in ten thousand years.
Would they not grasp this favorable situation?
So it was said, perhaps this war would erupt thoroughly in ten years or twenty years, deciding the continent's true hegemon!
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