"Just over four years?" Shi Quan's mouth curled into a smile. "Perfect. This period of over four years should be enough for Ling Ling and the others to successively achieve Godhood."
"This time is merely an estimation. Before becoming a Titled Douluo, you can improve your strength by leveraging your identity as a Child of Destiny, but after becoming a Titled Douluo, the accumulation of energy will still depend on you."
"Isn't it just energy accumulation? No worries, I am three people!" Shi Quan chuckled faintly, looking at the two figures opposite him.
These two figures were Shi Quan's Incarnations from One Qi Transforming into Three Purities.
Even after Cultivating until now, his One Qi Transforming into Three Purities still remained in the Three Transformations Realm, but the duration for which the Clones could be maintained had already increased to twelve hours, and the cooldown period had shortened to one hour.
"Reincarnation Palace has already established a preliminary foothold on Dragon Ascension Continent, and the internal integration will still require a considerable amount of time. For this period, I will first return to Douluo Continent, and after Breaking through to Level 90, I will come back and thoroughly unify Dragon Ascension Continent."
"Are you, Juntian, planning to stay here?"
"With it here, no one will dare to shake Reincarnation Palace." Shi Quan nodded.
Just as Shi Quan said, Reincarnation Palace had already established a firm foothold on Dragon Ascension Continent. Shi Quan did not participate in the management of Reincarnation Palace; most of its affairs were handled by Long Wenhe. Only a few extremely important matters would Long Wenhe report to Shi Quan.
Under Long Wenhe's management, everything in Reincarnation Palace was orderly, and the collection of Power Of Faith was particularly smooth.
After informing Long Wenhe that he would temporarily leave the continent for a period, Shi Quan also temporarily handed over the management rights of the two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts to him. With the assistance of the two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts, no one could challenge his position.
Having made all arrangements, Shi Quan, Ditian, and Gu Yuena set off and immediately left Dragon Ascension Continent, heading towards Douluo Continent.
On Douluo Star, only these three landmasses could be called continents; the others were merely larger islands.
Several days later.
Three figures landed steadily on a certain coast of Douluo Continent.
"We'll wait for you in Star Dou Great Forest." After confirming their location, Gu Yuena and Ditian nodded to Shi Quan, then flew in different directions from Shi Quan.
Shi Quan, meanwhile, flew directly towards Heaven Dou City.
"Hmm?"
Along the way, the soldiers in every city were on high alert, and the atmosphere was exceptionally tense.
"It seems Qian Renxue has done a lot more this past year." From the situation on the road, it was clear that the two Empires had a tendency to go to war.
With his mental force disguise, Shi Quan traveled swiftly and soon arrived outside Heaven Dou City. Before entering Heaven Dou City, Shi Quan suddenly sensed Dugu Bo's aura fluctuations.
His powerful mental force instantly locked onto Dugu Bo. Feeling the spirit power fluctuations emanating from Dugu Bo, Shi Quan's eyes narrowed. The eight wings behind him suddenly spread, and his extreme speed transformed into a streak of light in the sky, appearing at the outer boundaries of Sunset Forest in an instant.
"Grandpa Dugu."
Dugu Bo was momentarily stunned, only to see a golden light rapidly enlarging in the distance, converging into a human figure.
"Who dared to attack you?!" Shi Quan's voice was bone-chillingly cold, his eyes filled with unconcealed frostiness.
"Shi Quan." Dugu Bo, seeing that it was Shi Quan, relaxed his tense nerves and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing. I just had a fight with that sissy Chrysanthemum Pass. Do I, your Grandpa, look like someone who's been bullied?"
"It's you, brat! I still have accounts to settle with you!" Dugu Bo glared at Shi Quan. "You brat, honestly tell me, did you know about Xue Qinghe's problem all along?!"
Shi Quan's expression faltered, and he feigned ignorance, saying, "Grandpa Dugu, what do you mean by that?"
Dugu Bo raised his hand and smacked Shi Quan's head. "You brat are still playing dumb with me! I knew there was a reason you always supported him back then. So you discovered his problem early on, and you secretly supported Spirit Hall even though you knew I had a conflict with them!"
Shi Quan shrunk his head and said with a fawning smile, "I didn't support Spirit Hall. Xue Qinghe is from the Elder Palace, not Spirit Hall."
"Is the Elder Palace not part of Spirit Hall?" Dugu Bo's beard bristled and his eyes widened in anger at the remark.
Shi Quan chuckled softly and explained, "Isn't it because I thought there was internal discord between the Elder Palace and Bibi Dong's faction? So I planned to sow discord from within?"
"Sow discord?" Dugu Bo gave Shi Quan a harsh glare. "If you stretch it any further, I might actually believe you."
"Hehe." Shi Quan quickly changed the subject, saying, "Grandpa Dugu, how was your fight with Yue Guan?"
Speaking of the battle, Dugu Bo immediately puffed out his chest and said, "How could that old fellow Chrysanthemum Pass be my opponent? He got poisoned by me this time and will suffer for at least half a month."
"Grandpa Dugu, you're still amazing!" Shi Quan quickly praised him.
"Don't think it's that easy to fool your Grandpa. You'd better explain this matter to me properly!"
"That would be a long story to explain."
"It's fine, I have plenty of time. We can explain slowly when we get back."
Shi Quan could only follow Dugu Bo back to Heaven Dou City with a helpless expression.
As for the reasons, they were simply about weighing the pros and cons, plus Qian Renxue's special identity.
Although troublesome, Dugu Bo actually only wanted an explanation, because from Dugu Bo's words just now, it was already clear that Dugu Bo did not harbor as deep a hatred for Spirit Hall as imagined, but merely years of unwillingness.
After explaining, Shi Quan then drank with Dugu Bo all night before they both went to sleep.
The next day, Shi Quan finally learned about the changes on the continent over the past year from Dugu Bo.
The lineage of Emperor Xue Ye had been completely purged, and the entire Heaven Dou Empire had already become Qian Renxue's possession. Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall reached a cooperation, and Spirit Hall forcefully entered Heaven Dou Empire, participating in the Empire's management.
The future lineage of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was severed, Tang Hao died, Tang San was characterized as a Fallen Soul Master, Clear Sky Sect sealed its mountains and went into seclusion, leaving only Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As for Ning Rongrong, the future hope of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she was taken to Sea God Island by Shi Quan.
After Ning Fengzhi, the head of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, learned the full truth, amidst sighs of helplessness, Ning Fengzhi also had no choice but to fully support Heaven Dou Empire, just like Spirit Hall.
The vast Heaven Dou Empire developed rapidly.
The two Empires had been in confrontation for many years, and there had been numerous frictions during that time. Now, with Spirit Hall, the strongest Spirit Master force on the continent, not only unconditionally supporting Heaven Dou Empire, but also joined by Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, the entire continent suddenly felt a sense of impending storm.
A great war between the two Empires was on the verge of breaking out, and both Empires were continuously preparing their respective armies…