The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament concluded in a way no one expected.
The highly anticipated showdown between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy did not occur, and no final victor emerged in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
This was an extremely unique phenomenon even in the past ten thousand years.
However, the Star Luo Empire was too preoccupied with the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament to focus on it, as the battle with the Sea God Family had caused them heavy losses.
A promising Super Douluo and several Title Douluos perished, and a large number of powerful figures died in the conflict.
The land surrounding Star Luo City was almost completely ravaged, and a large portion of the Tiger Might Mountains disappeared.
It was estimated that the resources needed just to repair the land outside Star Luo City would be listed as being over ten meters long.
The Star Luo Royal Family's accumulated Dream Coins were exhausted, and Xu Jiawei even considered auctioning off some of the national treasury's treasures to raise some money.
Fortunately, these battles were not entirely without gains.
In the waters surrounding Tianxing Port, countless spirit rings piled up on the sea.
The coastal defense forces began prioritizing the storage of high-age spirit rings using spirit ring storage devices.
The countless sea spirit beast corpses in the ocean also yielded a large number of spirit bones.
Although sea spirit beast spirit bones generally don't match those of land-based spirit masters, they are still spirit bones.
Even if not used for absorption, they are excellent materials for crafting spirit tools.
Of the three sea beasts that fell in Xingluo City, one spirit ring and spirit bone were taken by Kong Deming, and another by Du Busi.
The Xingluo royal family didn't say much about this, as it wasn't a matter of political affiliation; both sides had indeed contributed significantly, and receiving some compensation was justified.
As for the last beast, its spirit ring and spirit bone fell into the hands of the Xingluo royal family.
Shrek Academy took the complete sets of spirit bones from the Walrus Douluo and Sea Shark Douluo.
It must be said that these sea spirit masters were truly wealthy; almost every titled sea spirit master possessed one or two ten-thousand-year-level spirit bones.
This also explains why these Ocean-level Title Douluos are so powerful on land.
The power of the ocean leaves land-based Soul Masters speechless.
Furthermore, the Star Luo Royal Family tallied the number of civilians who died in this conflict, and surprisingly, the death toll was pitifully low.
Most of those who died were possessed by demons, attempting to risk going near the battlefield to loot corpses, only to be instantly shattered by the aftershocks of a Title Douluo-level battle.
The vast majority of honest and law-abiding civilians, when faced with danger, would have a faint blue light appear beneath their feet, teleporting them directly to safety.
The Star Luo royal family recalled how, during the great battle, the aftershocks of the fight between Long Xiaoyao and others and the Sea God Douluo were neutralized by an unknown force when they reached Star Luo City.
They immediately realized that an unknown powerful figure had intervened within Star Luo City at the time.
They just didn't know why this powerful figure hadn't appeared yet, even though their contributions were enough to earn them a share of the spoils after the battle.
Of course, Roman wasn't interested in this. He was exhausted and just wanted to rest for a while. They had come here for a vacation, but this had happened.
Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound. Rather than wasting his energy trying to get a share of the spoils, he chose to watch Meryl's live stream a little longer; after all, Roman didn't care about the resources.
The entire continent's advanced soul master competition was now completely overshadowed by this great battle.
Numerous first-person videos were released on the Magic Network, allowing the entire continent to see the full picture of the event.
From the initial battle of Title Douluos to the battle of Super Douluos, then to the battle of Limit Douluos, and finally the near-divine battle, the bloodthirsty viewers across the continent were dazzled.
Countless citizens of Star Luo City began boasting on the Magic Network, fabricating countless bizarre stories about how they survived such a peak battle.
The onlookers on the Magic Network actually bought into it, earning them a fortune in traffic and Dream Coins.
Because of the rapid transmission of information on the Magic Network, the entire continent saw the hypocrisy and disgusting nature of the Sea God Family from every angle.
Seeing their righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, countless people couldn't help but turn red with anger.
Especially after the Sea God Family's despicable acts along their route were exposed on the Magic Network, the Sea Soul Masters on the high seas surpassed the Sun Moon Empire to become the most hated force in the Douluo Three Kingdoms. The situation
was similar in the Sun Moon Empire; they already deeply disliked these damned sea pirates, and the four continental nations were surprisingly unified in their attitude towards maritime forces.
As for the Sea God who appeared last, he was also despised by countless people.
The Sea God's final words were interpreted by various heroes, and the core message was the same: double standards; his words were, in essence, a defense of the Sea God Family.
Not only that, but he also considers himself the patriarch of the continent, which disgusts countless people.
They are all furious on the Magic Network, questioning what contributions the Sea God has made to the continent that dares to claim such a title.
They even suggest trying to understand the Sea God family's ideology, which is simply to convert to the Sea God's faith and uphold his glory.
For the past ten thousand years, the Sea God has always been a righteous and benevolent figure.
He led the people of Douluo Continent in their rebellion against the Spirit Hall, destroyed the Qian family, the main branch of the Angels, and saved the people from suffering.
Many Magic Network users with deep-rooted knowledge have unearthed ancient texts from their homes, using them to tell everyone that before Tang San ascended to godhood, the people's standard of living was quite good.
Back then, prices were low; one gold soul coin was enough for a family to live lavishly for a month, while a high-level blacksmith earned two gold soul coins a month.
Soul Masters, before reaching a certain level, could receive one gold soul coin for free each month.
Everyone on the continent could awaken their martial soul for free; even people in remote mountain villages went specifically to awaken their martial souls.
Children with soul power could also study at Soul Master academies as part-time students.
Most importantly, at that time, evil soul masters on the continent had long been eradicated by the Angel lineage, making the entire continent safe; at least for daily travel, there was no need to worry about the appearance of evil soul masters.
Some even unearthed that the reason evil soul masters were rampant again was because the Killing Capital was destroyed by an unknown entity, causing evil soul masters to roam freely across the continent.
As for who destroyed it, people speculated it was the Sea God, as the timing matched up.
Although there was no evidence, according to current public opinion, blaming the Sea God would be accurate.
Afterwards, the main family of the Angel lineage was wiped out, the six-winged angels became extinct, and evil soul masters officially erupted on a large scale.
So, before the Sea God ascended to godhood, where were the people in their dire straits?
Judging from the current public opinion, the Spirit Hall seems to be trying to whitewash itself.
Many authors on the Magic Network are even creating novels based on these latest revelations, portraying the Sea God as the villain and the Angel lineage as the heroes.
As for Bibi Dong, no one is trying to whitewash her. Regardless of the historical records, Bibi Dong is depicted as a rather anthropomorphic figure; she's best left to rot in her coffin.
Of all the forces, Shrek Academy is in the most awkward position. They don't know whether to sever ties with the Sea God.
If they don't, they fear being condemned by the public; if they do, it's difficult to explain to the successive Sea God Pavilion Masters.
They can only wait for the Sea God Pavilion meeting to discuss it.
After all, Shrek Academy is a secular force and cannot escape the influence of public opinion.
...
A month after the Battle of Star Luo City, the various forces gradually calmed down.
All the participating academies had left, and Star Luo City's population returned to eight million.
Large construction teams outside the city were working feverishly.
Xu Jiawei thought that since the city walls had collapsed anyway, he might as well take the opportunity to expand the city.
Work-for-relief programs can also be implemented to help disaster-stricken people recover from the catastrophe.
Three days after the Battle of Star Luo City, Du Busi and Kong Deming clashed, both believing the other had obtained the Book of Records.
The final outcome remains unknown; Kong Deming returned to the Sun Moon Empire with a large number of spirit rings and spirit bones,
and Du Busi did roughly the same. Obtaining spirit rings and spirit bones of ferocious beast level made the trip worthwhile.
As the situation gradually calmed down, many introductions to Di Tian suddenly appeared on the Magic Network.
Because Di Tian displayed extremely terrifying combat power in the Battle of Star Luo City, and because he sided with the continent, the people had gained considerable goodwill towards him.
Especially in the Star Luo Empire, if it weren't for Di Tian's intervention, the final outcome would have been uncertain; the Sea God Douluo's strength was too terrifying, his Divine Origin Realm spiritual power was enough to suppress the continent.
Xu Jiawei seized the opportunity, announcing an alliance with the Star Dou Great Forest and revealing the Spirit Pagoda project.
He publicly declared to the entire empire that once the Spirit Pagoda was completed, the hunting of spirit beasts would be illegal.
The Soul Beast Protection Act was also published on the Magic Network, causing a huge uproar in the Soul Master world.
The Heavenly Dou Plain followed suit, announcing its own Spirit Pagoda construction plan and related legislation, which
effectively separated the Heavenly Dou Plain from the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Without even legislative power, where was the sovereignty?
Subsequently, under Gu Yuena's forceful suppression, the Heavenly Soul Empire had no choice but to acknowledge the Spirit Pagoda construction plan and related legislation.
On the Sun Moon Empire's side, Otto, as Prime Minister, announced a plan to keep pace with the times. Otto, with his high position and power, received widespread support, with ministers from all sides expressing their full support.
With the support of the three major empires and one major plain, other smaller forces in the Soul Master world had no choice but to agree, even if they didn't want to.
Might makes right—this is an age-old truth.
As for the Douling Empire, they were about to face the second counterattack from the Sea God Family.
Of course, it would be more accurate to call them the Amon Family.
Amon had quietly occupied the Sea God Family, waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to help him become a god.
The nine consciousnesses within the Sea God's body cannot remain problem-free indefinitely.
Once they do, his only escape route is the Sea God family in the lower realm.
(End of Chapter)
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