"Honey, what's wrong? Have you been too exhausted lately?"
The God of Emotions slowly regained consciousness, only to see Die Shen beside him, her face filled with concern.
"I… I'm fine. I'm just too tired, that's all." Looking at Die Shen's gentle expression, the God of Emotions felt as if his heart was bleeding. He still couldn't bring himself to tell her the truth.
For now, he could only endure.
Not only could he not tell Die Shen, but he also couldn't inform the other gods.
He could only investigate in secret alongside the God of Kindness and the God of Evil, the only ones who knew the truth.
Even Die Shen had fallen victim to this. The God of Emotions had no idea how many gods in the Divine Realm had already been affected.
If word of this got out, the Divine Realm would undoubtedly plunge into an unprecedented crisis.
Outside, five other Divine Realms were eyeing them covetously.
With Tang San in seclusion, the God of Emotions was now in charge of the Divine Realm Hub—he couldn't afford to fall.
He had to consider the bigger picture.
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At this moment, in Star Luo City, an intense battle had already erupted.
The clash of four Limit Douluos and a large number of Super Douluos nearly tore the skies of Star Luo City apart.
Besides the titled Douluos who first appeared, more and more were emerging, with the number of Super Douluos steadily increasing.
"Green Skull Organization! You have plagued the continent for years—today, none of you will escape!"
Netherflame Douluo of the Spirit Pagoda, leading a group of powerful Pagoda members, charged straight at Kirin Douluo Tong Yu—after all, he had already been exposed as a member of the Green Skull Organization.
"Saint Spirit Church scum! Not one of you will leave Star Luo City alive today!"
Smiling Face Douluo Hu Jie of the Tang Sect, along with his sect members, launched an assault on Nana Li, hoping to take advantage of their numbers to eliminate a powerful enemy quickly.
"Hahaha! I've long heard that Smiling Face Douluo is a master of both Tang Sect and Body Sect techniques, incredibly powerful! Let me experience it firsthand today!"
A crazed laugh rang out as a tall man clad in dark purple armor leaped down from a towering building, charging alone toward Hu Jie and the Tang Sect members.
"Cang Lang! I'll take on Smiling Face Douluo alone—you take care of the others!"
With a deafening roar, a giant gray wolf appeared beside him, lunging toward the Tang Sect members.
"I hope you can excite me!"
The man himself rushed at Hu Jie, preparing for close combat, showing not the slightest fear of Hu Jie's Body Martial Soul.
"Shixing Douluo…"
Seeing the man descending from the sky, even the rank 98 Smiling Face Douluo Hu Jie's expression changed drastically.
For years, the Green Skull Organization had been able to rival the Star Luo Empire, even now still holding two provinces. Even with the Star Luo Empire boasting the Vajra Bracelet artifact and Limit Douluo, they were still unable to wipe them out.
It was obvious their enemies weren't weak.
Figures like Tian Kui Douluo and Shixing Douluo were both infamous across Star Luo Continent.
If they lacked power, they would never have dared to ally with an organization like the Saint Spirit Church.
Shixing Douluo, the disciple of Tian Kui Douluo.
Hu Jie had long heard of him—a complete battle maniac.
His craving for combat had reached insane levels, to the point where even other elders of the Green Skull Organization avoided him.
Rumors said that Shixing Douluo's strength was not below that of Tian Kui Douluo, the strongest elder of the organization and his own teacher.
But if given a choice, Hu Jie would rather face Tian Kui Douluo than Shixing Douluo.
Wherever Shixing Douluo appeared, there were rarely any intact corpses left behind.
Even the Star Luo Empire's border troops would turn pale at the mere mention of his name.
Hu Jie reacted instantly. Not only did he have a Body Martial Soul, but he also had a Twin Martial Soul—one with a Second Awakening Gold Tier, and the other with a Second Awakening Silver Tier.
Even though he didn't want to fight Shixing Douluo, it didn't mean he was afraid.
As Shixing Douluo attacked, Hu Jie quickly responded—his body glowed silver, and a sphere of silver light shot out from his rear, flying directly toward Shixing Douluo.
"Good! Come at me!"
Shixing Douluo roared with excitement, throwing out both fists and smashing the silver sphere into pieces.
He then lunged forward again, his armored claws striking at Hu Jie.
Their battle was merely a small glimpse of the chaos raging across Star Luo City.
Everywhere, powerful combatants were clashing.
The Star Luo Empire's experts were at least cautious when they fought, but the Green Skull Organization and the Saint Spirit Church had no such concerns.
They didn't care about the innocent civilians at all.
Instantly, Star Luo City was filled with screams of despair.
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"We can't keep fighting like this! If this continues, Star Luo City will be destroyed!"
High above in the skies, Yali stood at a height of a thousand meters.
She held nothing back—using all of her trump cards, even the life-saving measures given to her by Yun Ming.
At full strength, she managed to push the Dark Blood Demon to even higher altitudes, preventing him from harming the common people below.
But Yali knew—unless she broke through to Limit Douluo, she could never truly defeat the Dark Blood Demon.
Once her trump cards were exhausted, she would inevitably lose.
—
On the ground, Divine Domain Douluo was being completely overwhelmed by Ghost Emperor.
His four-word battle armor was already in tatters.
His Light Holy Dragon Martial Soul had some restraining effects against Evil Soul Masters, yet against a veteran Quasi-God like Ghost Emperor, his defeat was inevitable.
Ghost Emperor pinned him down on the streets of Star Luo City, and each of their clashes collapsed entire buildings.
With every strike, countless innocent lives were lost.
The souls of the dead could be seen sucked into the nine skulls surrounding Ghost Emperor.
The battle between the Star Luo Empire's guardians and the Green Skull & Saint Spirit Church's forces continued to ravage the city.
From high above, Yali's eyes burned with fury—she couldn't stand this kind of carnage, yet she had no way to stop it.
—
"What do we do?"
In the Star Luo Empire's palace, Dai Tianling was finally panicking.
He never expected the Saint Spirit Church to send two Limit Douluos, let alone a Quasi-God.
If this continued, once Divine Domain Douluo En Ci fell, no one could stop Ghost Emperor—and then the Star Luo Empire would be doomed.
"Kirin Douluo! You were once a citizen of the Star Luo Empire, but you were led astray and joined the treasonous Green Skull Organization, committing heinous crimes. However, if you turn back to the light now, the Star Luo Empire is willing to forgive your past mistakes!" At this critical moment, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire suddenly shouted toward Kirin Douluo, Tong Yu.
"Alright! From today onward, we renounce darkness and return to the Star Luo Empire!" Kirin Douluo Tong Yu declared loudly. He swiftly dodged Ghostflame Douluo Zhang Ge Yang and Leng Yulai, then charged toward the Ghost Emperor.
Right now, he was the only one capable of assisting God Domain Douluo.
If he did not act, God Domain Douluo En Ci would inevitably perish at the hands of the Ghost Emperor.
"Your Excellency Ghostflame, Your Excellency Dark Phoenix, Kirin Douluo has already defected back to the Star Luo Empire. Please do not hinder him. Instead, help us eradicate the Green Skull Organization and the Holy Spirit Cult's evil soul masters!" Dai Tianling shamelessly shouted across the battlefield at Leng Yulai and Zhang Ge Yang.
"Very well, but first, I will take the Green Skull Organization's treasure to weaken their strength." Leng Yulai smiled smugly and flew toward the Vajra Bracelet.
"I'll help you." Zhang Ge Yang rushed over as well.
They weren't about to pass up this opportunity—this was a divine weapon they were after!
Earlier, the Vajra Bracelet had tried to seize Xia Yi's Earth Cauldron.
Now, the Star Luo Empire didn't dare claim ownership of the Vajra Bracelet, which meant that whoever took it could claim it as their own.
"That belongs to me!" Tian Kui Douluo roared furiously, launching an attack as well.
At that moment, Gu Yue appeared beside Xia Yi. Gazing out through the window of the Star Luo Hotel at the chaos engulfing Star Luo City, she asked, "Are you not going to do something about this?"
"Do something? How?" Xia Yi responded.
Gu Yue's voice turned heavy as she said, "You should be asking yourself—what exactly are you running from?"
(End of Chapter)