Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

Chapter 449 Strength is the only truth
Crimson clouds blanketed the sky for hundreds of kilometers around, and terrifying lightning bolts danced in the void, seemingly following the will of the world, attempting to coalesce and eliminate the outsiders who posed a threat. That chilling aura had already surpassed the limits of mortal capabilities; each bolt of lightning was equivalent to the full-force attack of a demigod. Faced with such terrifying power, the tribulation that Dong Qianqiu was about to undergo when his cultivation reached 100,100 years was nothing more than a drizzle.

"Come again?"

On the sea, An Zhen helplessly rubbed her temples.

"Why does it feel like the consciousness of Douluo Star is becoming more and more sensitive? I haven't even eaten that much." An Zhen said somewhat guiltily, glancing at the mountain of energy ore piled up in the virtual world's stomach.

Forget it, let's just pay the protection money.

An Zhen skillfully communicated with the Heart of Nature, paid the protection fee, and soon the rain stopped and the sky cleared, as if the previous earth-shattering aura had never existed.

Keep busy.

I couldn't resist having a little craving.

"Sea Soul Beast No. 3000, Deep Sea Demon Whale." An Zhen carefully collected the blood, the pen floated in the air and automatically wrote on the notebook, then tore off the page with the information and pasted it onto the packaging bag of the large basin of blood that was properly stored.

"Alright." Anzhen nodded slightly to the aloof and beautiful woman beside her. "Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Lina."

The beautiful woman, whom An Zhen called Lina, wore a long black robe, concealing her body except for her almost expressionless face. As An Zhen had said, she was no ordinary person, but rather one of the two most likely remaining Deep Sea Demon Whales in the world, the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King who perished at Tang San's hands ten thousand years ago, and the mother of Lan Fuzi in the original novel, Legend of the Dragon King.

"Here you go." An Zhen handed over a jade box. "I didn't take all that blood for nothing, so I'm giving you a celestial herb." Apart from those high-age celestial herbs that require more life energy to cultivate, a thousand-year-old celestial herb is now about the same weight as a piece of fried chicken in An Zhen's eyes. However, to others, it is still a rare treasure.

Seeing this, Lina frowned slightly. It was less that she cooperated willingly, and more that she cooperated after sensing An Zhen's unfathomable strength. Faced with An Zhen, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, found her and her daughter's hidden hideout, and demanded a basin of her blood, she naturally didn't have a pleasant expression. The fact that she remained expressionless instead of showing hostility was already a sign of An Zhen's power. "I don't want your human possessions—"

But before he could finish speaking, An Zhen cut him off with a single sentence: "It's good for your daughter."

Lina: ...

"Oh, right." Before leaving, An Zhen turned to look at her, "You don't need to seek revenge on Tang San anymore. I'll take his life."

After saying that, An Zhen left without waiting for the other party's reaction.

From a human perspective, the Demon Emperor in the original work is undoubtedly extremely hateful. As the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, regardless of whether her initial relationship with the cult was cooperative or due to other factors, many people have undoubtedly died directly or indirectly because of her, making her even more despicable than Long Xiaoyao, an accomplice of the Holy Spirit Cult, or even Ye Xishui, the power behind the cult. However, those events haven't happened yet, and An Zhen can't kill others just because they haven't occurred, or more accurately, because there's no indication or idea yet. After all, no one can say that reality is the same as the original work.

Of course, if the other party dares to cross the line, Anzhen wouldn't mind adding another batch of high-quality whale glue to the imperial treasury.

In the void, Anzhen's eyes reflected a deep-sea demon whale much smaller than Lina's true form. It was Lina's daughter, Lan Fuzi, who timidly peeked out from behind a huge coral reef, seemingly wondering why her mother had suddenly told her to retreat and hide.

"With your loved one gone and facing an almost insurmountable gap, why should you, or even your next generation, perpetuate this pain?"

Without any powerful backing or support, it's impossible for a soul beast to seek revenge against the God King. Now that Lina has either come to her senses or learned something from the human world that has helped her let go of her obsession, Lan Fuzi's future might be better, at least not as tragic as in the original story.

Perhaps their fate was sealed from the moment they were born as spirit beasts, and spirit beasts with immense talent at that. This is true for the vast majority of exceptionally gifted spirit beasts. Spirit beasts cannot become gods. Aside from Di Tian and Gu Yue Na, the spirit beasts of the Douluo Continent only knew that the Heavenly Tribulation was an insurmountable barrier, but they were unaware of this fundamental rule. From the initial conflict between the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the first Sea God, Poseidon, which forged a grudge, to Poseidon's eventual ascension to godhood and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's continued refusal to submit, their eventual downfall was inevitable.

As the master of the sea, Poseidon would never allow the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a troublemaker, to exist on his territory. Not only was the Whale King a troublemaker, but it also kept devouring and attacking his Sea Soul Beast followers, and even coveted Seagod Island, showing disrespect to him, the master god of the sea.

Those who fight against the gods.

Unless someone like An Zhen has a special background or cheat codes, the gods' victory was already predetermined from the beginning.

This world is inherently a dog-eat-dog world!

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King wantonly preys on sea spirit beasts. The first Sea God Poseidon said that he was disrupting the balance of the sea. In the original work, Tang San suppressed and "trained" Huo Yuhao. What kind of rule-breaking interference in the mortal world? No matter how righteous the matter is or how others think it is hypocritical, in the end it is all about the survival of the fittest.

Morality, rules, or anything else are just fancy clothes to wear; the world itself is a bloody law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

Can the rules of the divine realm truly restrain the God-King? No! Because they are the supreme rulers, the rule-makers. The rules are not chains that restrict them, but rather serve them, facilitating their rule over the gods. As for other deities, like Huo Yuhao in the original story, even if he knew Tang San violated the rules of the divine realm, what could he do? What could he do if he was angry or resentful? When he saw Tang San, he still had to respectfully address him as God-King (Father-in-law).

After An Zhen initially established a relationship with Wang Dong, his only thought was whether he could use the unique nature of his martial soul to leave Wang Dong's consciousness within Wang Dong's martial soul, develop stealthily, extend his lifespan with the knowledge of his teacher, Electrolux, and use necromancy, or, once he reached a certain level, escape with his people. Electrolux and the Evil Eye Tyrant could come to Douluo Continent, so why couldn't he go to another world, to a place beyond the jurisdiction of the Douluo God Realm? An Zhen never intended to confront him head-on. Without a system or a backer capable of rivaling Tang San, confronting him directly would be suicidal. A God King was perfectly capable of killing him with a single slap. As for relying on the rules of the God Realm to maneuver against him, that was laughable! This was the extraordinary world; could the rules set by the strong truly bind the strong? Whether or not to abide by the rules was entirely up to them; who would gamble their life on such a thing?

The idea that "a moment of anger can lead to bloodshed" might be possible in the ordinary world, but in the extraordinary world facing a powerful opponent, such an act would be utterly foolish. As long as the body remains, there's always hope; after all, he's a character who needs to grow stronger.

"Disgusting hypocrisy and high-sounding justice are nothing but a facade for the survival of the fittest. Only strength is the truth!"

With his physical body traversing the void, An Zhen returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, retrieved the items that Di Tian had collected, and then finished collecting the rest himself.

"almost."

We've already collected almost all the existing land-based spirit beasts. As for the ocean-dwelling ones, three thousand species are more than enough; the rest will depend on humanity's future development of the ocean.

Return to Mingdu.

The temporary residence of the Spirit Pagoda.

Anzhen handed these things over to Electrox, who was building the secret realm.

“Looks like we’ll have to build a few more dungeons,” Electrox said.

Anzhen looked around at the Spirit Transmission Tower that was under construction.

"What?" Seeing that An Zhen showed no sign of leaving, Electrolux raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly teasing. "Aren't you going home? Didn't you say you had mastered the Body Reconstruction Technique?"

The art of physical reconstruction is what Electrox once said—the ability to restore Anzhen even if he were cut into several pieces by a woodcutter's knife.

"Ahem." An Zhen coughed, masking his embarrassment, and said with righteous indignation, "As the emperor, I think we should first deal with the important national matter of the soul spirit."

It was definitely not because he was worried about the woodcutter's knife. Besides, even if they were allowed to chop him now, unless Huo Yutong used the Ghost Carving Divine Blade and Gu Yuena used the Silver Dragon Spear, they wouldn't be able to hurt his divine body at all.

“Then come and lend a hand,” Electrox said. “I previously only used the secret realm to simulate the ecological environment of the grasslands and forests, and roughly modeled out the soul production line inside.”

Build the Soul Realm.

Before the second night arrived.

Anzhen went home.

It was just in time for lunch.

……

at the same time.

Spirit world.

Tang San's home.

"An Zhen!" A roar filled with murderous intent and resentment rang out. Asura God Tang San slammed his fist on the table, completely smashing the last piece of relatively intact furniture in the house. The cabinets, floors, and even the walls around him were covered with sharp, scarlet scratches, caused by the murderous aura surrounding Tang San. The once warm and cozy home was now in ruins.

He could no longer sense the mark of the Asura God's test.

This means that Ma Hongjun, who wielded the Asura Demon Sword, has also been killed, and it goes without saying what happened to Ning Rongrong, who was traveling with him and had little fighting ability. Now, the people he sent down, including his parents and Xiao Wu, are most likely all wiped out.

why!
Why would a mere mortal, a native of Douluo Continent, dare to oppose him, the mighty God King?! Why can't he just obediently follow his script?!
(End of this chapter)