Chapter 120: The Dawn of the Federation – A Legacy Reclaimed.
The dust of Jialing Pass had barely settled when Lakan returned to the Phoenix God Star carrying the shattered remnants of the old era. He stood alone at the heart of the Spring of Creation, the small shimmering cerulean orb — the original soul of Ah Yin and Tang Hao's true child — resting gently in his palms.
"You were never meant to be erased," Lakan murmured quietly. "A thief stole your chance at life. Today, I give it back."
He placed the fragile soul-essence into the Spring of Creation. The deep violet-gold light of his Phoenix Heart God Core flared brightly. Using the full power of Genesis, he wove a new body from the purest fifth-dimensional elements. This was not a simple reincarnation or a copy forced into a random vessel. This was a true Restoration.
The light grew warmer and brighter. Slowly, it coalesced into the form of a small infant with soft deep-blue hair and clear summer-sky eyes. When the baby opened his eyes for the first time, there was no calculating coldness, no hidden schemes. He simply let out a curious, innocent coo — the pure, unburdened sound of a child who had finally received the life that was taken from him.
Lakan carefully lifted the baby and brought him to Ah Yin, who had been waiting with trembling hands and tears already streaming down her face.
"He is yours, Ah Yin," Lakan said gently. "The true Tang San. He will grow up in a world where he doesn't have to steal or scheme to be great. He will have a real childhood, real parents, and a future without shadows hanging over him."
Ah Yin clutched the infant tightly to her chest, sobbing openly as she felt the familiar, pure resonance of her real son. Tang Hao stood beside her, his massive frame shaking with emotion. For the first time in many long years, something like genuine peace returned to their faces. The boy would be raised as a ward of the Phoenix God Star — protected, loved, and given every opportunity to grow into his own person.
With that act complete, Lakan turned his attention to the mortal world below.
He descended one final time to fulfill the vow he had made long ago in the dirt of Holy Spirit Village.
The Douluo Federation was officially declared that day.
The ancient, rotting noble system that had treated commoners like cattle for centuries was abolished. Most aristocrats surrendered immediately, terrified by the sight of the massive Phoenix God Star hanging in the sky like a second sun. A few defiant houses remained, but their resistance was short-lived.
Among them was the Marquis de'Faucon, head of the Huo-Ying Noble House — the very man whose hunting party had trampled Lakan's parents to death for sport sixteen years ago.
Lakan appeared in the Marquis's grand throne room without any dramatic entrance. He wore no divine armor and showed no glowing wings. He simply walked in as a son seeking justice.
"Who the hell are you?" the Marquis sneered, clutching his rapier. "You dare enter my domain uninvited?"
"Your domain is nothing but a footprint in the mud," Lakan replied, his voice calm and cold. "Sixteen years ago, you killed a man named Huo-Tian and a woman named Melody. You didn't even look back. I'm here to settle that debt."
The Marquis's face turned deathly pale as recognition finally hit him.
Lakan didn't give him a warrior's death. With a simple flick of his finger, he stripped the Marquis of every drop of soul power and all his titles, leaving him as an ordinary, powerless man to be judged by the very commoners he had oppressed for decades. The old noble system burned away that day, replaced by a centralized Federation based on merit — where every child, regardless of birth, had the right to cultivate and rise.
The Soul Spirit Academy in Martial Soul City became the heart of this new era. Under Lakan's allies, humans and soul beasts began to live in a symbiotic harmony that the old world had thought impossible.
•••••••
With the continent unified and the Federation established, Lakan returned to the highest peak of the Phoenix God Star. It was time for his most personal restoration.
He channeled the full power of the Genesis Adarna Nirvana and reached into the "Memory of the World." He didn't want copies. He wanted to pull his parents back from the exact moment of their passing — but stronger, with greater potential, so they could thrive in the new realm without fear.
Two pillars of warm golden light erupted.
From within the light, a rugged man with a determined face and a gentle woman with a kind smile materialized. Huo-Tian and Melody blinked, looking at their hands in confusion.
"Where… where is the hunting party?" Huo-Tian gasped.
"It's over, Father," a deep, resonant voice answered.
They turned.
Standing before them was a tall, regal figure with liquid prismatic hair and eyes like the origin of stars. At first they didn't recognize him — how could they? He had been so small the last time they saw him. Now he stood before them as a fully grown Supreme God-King.
But a mother always knows.
From the familiar way he flicked his fingers when smiling, from the exact feeling in her heart, Melody's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Son…?" she whispered, her voice trembling. "Our little boy?"
Lakan stepped forward, the Sovereign's mantle fading for a moment as he embraced them both tightly. He explained everything — his survival, the ancient inheritance he had found, the journey that followed, and how he had risen to become the Supreme God-King of a new era.
Melody wept openly, her heart breaking for the lonely and painful years her son had endured alone. Huo-Tian's chest swelled with a pride so immense it threatened to burst.
"You didn't just survive, son," Huo-Tian said, his voice thick with emotion. "You changed the entire world."
Later that day, Lakan brought his four wives to meet his parents.
Bibi Dong, Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue stood respectfully as Lakan introduced them one by one. Melody's eyes widened as she looked at the four powerful, beautiful women standing beside her son.
"Oh my…" Melody murmured, a mix of surprise and warmth in her voice. "Four of them? And all so strong and lovely." She turned to Lakan with a teasing smile. "You really took after your father in some ways, didn't you?"
Huo-Tian laughed heartily while scratching the back of his head. "Well, the boy has good taste at least!"
The atmosphere quickly turned warm and familial. Bibi Dong, usually cold and regal, softened noticeably in front of Lakan's mother. Shui Bing'er was gentle and polite, Zhu Zhuqing stayed quiet but offered a small, rare smile, and Qian Renxue radiated warmth as she spoke with genuine respect.
For the first time in a long while, Lakan felt truly at peace. He sat with his parents and wives on a floating island, sharing stories late into the evening. Laughter echoed across the realm as Huo-Tian proudly told embarrassing stories about young Lakan, while Melody fussed over all five of them like a doting mother — asking about their favorite foods, scolding them gently for not resting enough, and teasing Lakan about how he managed to win the hearts of four such extraordinary women.
This was the real victory. Not just power or conquest, but the simple joy of having a family again.
•••••••••
With his family restored and his four wives standing proudly by his side, Lakan performed the Grand Merging.
He fused the old fourth-dimensional Douluo Divine Realm with his fifth-dimensional Phoenix God Star. The result was a stable, high-tier 5D Infinite Pantheon, now expanded to over 10 billion kilometers wide. This new realm provided enough rich Immortal Qi for everyone to reach their full potential without limits.
The remaining Shrek members were allowed to ascend. They were not punished harshly, as most had been pawns in a larger game. However, they were placed under the Sovereign's Watch and lived in the outer rings of the new God Realm.
Dai Mubai and Tai Long met different fates. Dai Mubai, consumed by jealousy upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing in another's arms, lost control and attacked. Lakan erased him instantly. Tai Long and his loyal followers chose to follow their young master in death and launched a suicidal charge. They too were swept away.
Lakan claimed the God Cores of the Sea God, Asura God, War God, and Strength God, already making quiet plans for their future use.
As the light of the new realm bathed everyone in warm, endless energy, Lakan looked out across the horizon with a quiet, satisfied smile.
The first chapter of his story had finally come to a close.
Or is it over?
••••••••
As Lakan sat upon his newly forged throne at the highest peak of the Phoenix God Star, surrounded by the warm laughter of his parents and the quiet presence of his four wives, a rare moment of peace settled over him.
For the first time in many years, the weight on his shoulders felt just a little lighter.
But peace, it seemed, was never meant to last long for him.
His Omniscient Gaze suddenly flickered. A subtle ripple passed through the causal fabric — not in space, but in time itself.
Lakan's expression remained calm, but his eyes sharpened. He felt it clearly: a dark, jagged fragment of soul-essence that Asura had desperately tried to hide during the final moments of the battle. It had not drifted aimlessly into another galaxy like most would've thought. Just as he expected, the Asura God send it away somewhere....somewhere where there are people whom the Asura God believes can deal with me.
But it's not on just any Divine Realm.
Instead, it had been drawn into a Parallel Timeline.
A timeline where Lakan Diwa was never born.
A timeline where Tang San, with all his hypocrisy, double standards, and stolen destiny, had ultimately won. And the Gods who broke the Law and Hypocritically judge other, also lived and remain unpunished for their crimes.
The Canon Timeline.
••••••••
In a vast realm of absolute, blinding light, the Supreme God-King Tang San sat in deep meditation at the core of his perfected Divine Realm.
After his legendary adventures on the Falan Planet and the countless trials he had overcome, he had finally reached the peak of power in his universe. The Douluo Divine Realm had evolved into a stable 6D existence, vast beyond imagination. Galaxies spun gently within its borders like glittering jewels, and the flow of time itself bent to his will.
He had long since passed the Asura God Position to Mei Gongzi — the reincarnation of Xiao Wu — allowing her to stand beside him as an equal God-King. Together, they ruled over a prosperous, orderly Divine Realm where his will was law.
Tang San's aura was serene, yet it carried the weight of a true Supreme God-King. His Sea God and Asura powers had perfectly fused, making him one of the strongest beings in the entire multiverse of his timeline. Countless parallel worlds looked up to him as the undisputed victor, the protagonist who had overcome every obstacle.
Suddenly, a dark, jagged needle of soul-essence pierced through the protective barriers of his meditation chamber like a thief in the night.
Tang San's eyes snapped open. With a casual wave of his hand, he caught the fragment before it could go any further. The moment it touched his palm, it automatically fused with his soul.
Memories that did not belong to this timeline flooded into his mind.
He saw another world — a version of himself who had been exposed, humiliated, and utterly defeated. He saw the revelation of his stolen techniques, his soul theft, and the lies he had built his entire legend upon. He saw a man with prismatic hair and Origin God Eyes who had dismantled everything with casual, terrifying ease.
The Canon Tang San's expression remained mostly calm, but for the first time in ten thousand years, a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his brow.
He slowly stood up. The entire 6D Divine Realm trembled slightly as his aura surged with a mix of shock, wariness, and rising divine fury.
"Lakan Diwa…" he whispered, his voice low but filled with unprecedented killing intent.
Somewhere in the vastness of the multiverse, a predator had emerged — one that did not play by the rules of Destiny, Plot Armor, or the scripted victories that had always favored him.
Tang San clenched his fist, the Sea God's power and Asura's killing intent swirling violently around him.
"This timeline… will not be allowed to exist."
(End of Volume 1: The Great Calibration and the Rise of the Phoenix God)