Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

Chapter 527 The Desire to Do It Again
Even to some extent.

The Douluo Continent cannot be considered an independent world.

It's like those demi-planes that depend on the Douluo plane for survival. The Douluo plane also depends on this universe for survival. Its internal self-circulation system is not complete, and it cannot completely break away from the universe to stand on its own. The thoughts of all living beings return to the God Realm, and the souls of all living beings return to the Underworld.

The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Anzhen's fantasy of the world leans more towards the complete and flawless worlds of his past life's myths. Of course, he doesn't like his world evolving into a world teeming with life. Puppets without any self-awareness are meaningless, but if those beings possess self-awareness and disagree with his opinions, wouldn't that just create trouble for himself? However, this doesn't prevent Anzhen from borrowing some ideas from this concept in his development.

As for the future confrontation with the consciousness of the Douluo Universe.

An Zhen wouldn't underestimate his opponent, but he preferred to maintain a relatively positive and optimistic attitude. As an extraterrestrial demon who had traversed countless dimensions to arrive here, he couldn't possibly be without the ability to leave this universe afterward. Furthermore, this cosmic consciousness seemed to resemble the consciousness of the Douluo Continent, lacking a physical form and instead resembling the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao. When facing the Dragon God, the cosmic will only caused trouble from behind the scenes, rather than openly and honestly eliminating this disobedient subordinate.

Step by step.

But now...

Anzhen's omniscient authority continues to invade the underworld.

His divine sense continued to spread outwards.

"found it."

An Zhen and Electrolux arrived before a seemingly transparent soul. From its general outline, they could tell it was a gentle-looking young woman who had died young, appearing to be under thirty. However, her hunched posture in this broken soul state suggested a difficult life. Her features, somewhat resembling Huo Yutong's, were imbued with a strong sense of obsession.

Huo Yun'er.

The integrity of his soul is so poor that it's less than one-tenth complete.

The vast majority of souls arrive here in broken pieces. The very few intact individuals are all powerful souls in life, and none of them suffered soul-annihilation at the hands of their enemies. Fortunately, the death aura of the underworld varies in its effect on the strength of souls even without the King of the Underworld. If An Zhen himself were present, the death aura would sweep over him like a tidal wave, even capable of trapping some weaker first-level deities within it. Without the King of the Underworld, this is probably the most powerful repulsion the underworld can unleash.

The intense obsession also slowed down the dissipation of this soul.

An Zhen originally didn't hold much hope for finding Huo Yun'er's soul. After all, so many years had passed, and he knew very little about the underworld back then.

An Zhen collected these remnant souls.

"It's a bit damaged, but restoring a mortal soul isn't difficult. After that, it can be taken to the realm of gods and nurtured with the power of immortal energy and the methods of benevolent and evil god-kings, forcibly transforming it into divine consciousness. Theoretically, it will then be able to remember things from its previous life."

An Zhen didn't choose to return immediately. Instead, he began to comprehend the laws of the Underworld. He didn't let Huo Yutong know his purpose this time. Now that Huo Yutong had already accepted the reality of her mother's death, An Zhen, who had already unlocked all of Huo Yutong's CGs, felt that taking Huo Yun'er's remnant soul back now would only bring Huo Yutong futile joy and sorrow, given Huo Yun'er's lack of consciousness. It would be better to restore Huo Yun'er to full health before letting the mother and daughter meet again.

Now, comprehending the laws of the Underworld serves two purposes. First, it diversifies the laws within one's own world, allowing for gradual completion and even enhancement of these laws. Second, it enables the utilization of the Underworld. If one can achieve what the Light Dragon King described—like the gods of the divine realm being able to rapidly descend to every prime plane within its sphere of influence, and quickly enter the divine realm from anywhere within its sphere of influence through the Gate of Ascension—this would undoubtedly be an extremely convenient ability for An Zhen, who plans to venture out and absorb stellar energy.

He could go home anytime he missed it. It wouldn't mean he'd be away for years, unable to care for his family. Anzhen, who longed for a peaceful and warm daily life, really enjoyed being at home. He didn't use the previously absorbed immortal energy to hatch his daughter because he knew he might be away for a long time, and Anzhen didn't want to miss his child's childhood. A lack of love in childhood could become a lifelong, incurable wound. Flowers living in the shadows can bloom, but very few can compare to those growing in the sunlight.

"Death, souls, and the cycle of time, space, and even fate." Reincarnation is a vast subject; it's not just a simple law, but a massive, interconnected mechanism comprised of countless things. Considering her purpose, An Zhen didn't delve too deeply into this aspect but instead began by studying the simpler aspects, examining the laws and substances that constitute the underworld.

As the Light Dragon King said, the Underworld is truly not a place where the living can linger. Tests have shown that even the undead summoned by Teacher Electrox, whose light attributes were then removed, cannot stay there for long. The power of the Underworld will continuously erode the soul power of the undead until they are turned into one of the countless souls in the sea of ​​souls.

Anzhen and Electrolux leave the Underworld.

Then, An Zhen created a demi-plane within the Douluo Continent, constructing a tunnel connecting it to the Underworld. Due to the unique nature of the Underworld's power, to prevent it from leaking into the Douluo Continent, An Zhen borrowed the Xuanji Blade, a pseudo-super artifact with spatial attributes, from Huo Yutong to suppress this demi-plane. This was to facilitate Professor Electrolux's cultivation, and if things went wrong and An Zhen wasn't present, the Xuanji Blade could be used to abandon this demi-plane to protect the Douluo Continent.

Half a year later.

"The aura of the underworld..." In Anzhen's world, he watched as the aura unique to the underworld was like a cloud of gray mist, resisting the world power which had turned into ethereal clouds. The two intertwined and collided, creating huge waves like two gray-white dragons. As the world power once again assimilated and devoured the underworld aura that Anzhen had once again drawn into his world, Anzhen completely integrated this law into his world and began to control it.

It took several more days.

An Zhen attempted to teleport within the radiation range of the Douluo God Realm.

Then gradually expand the teleportation range.

Until he arrived at the side of the target he had previously set.

A colossal fireball, like a blazing sun, radiated light and heat across the dark, cold universe. An Zhen's gaze shifted from this star, slightly smaller than the sun, to the surrounding lifeless planets. With a thought, he selected his target, and a streak of purplish-black light shot from the back of his hand. This terrifying aura of destruction struck a planet, effortlessly piercing through the virtually useless world barrier, heading straight for its core. The relatively small amount of radioactive energy was gradually devoured by the Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd. The purplish-black destructive energy tore massive cracks across the planet's surface, spreading throughout its entirety. Once all energy was stripped away, the planet officially became a pile of cosmic dust.

After a brief trial, An Zhen returned to the Douluo plane through the underworld here. After trying this teleportation mechanism several times and mastering it, he explained his seclusion to his family and then returned here again.

A streak of crimson light shot straight toward the fireball. The star's surface temperature of over 5,000 degrees Celsius attempted to scorch An Zhen's skin, distorting space itself. An Zhen's figure pierced through the corona, rapidly approaching its core. Her humanoid body was also rapidly transforming into flames of the same color as the surroundings. The deeper she went, the more unbearable it became for her elemental body. In fact, the entire milky-white world transformed into a gigantic fireball the size of the sun. "Logically speaking, the core temperature of the sun is over 15 million degrees Celsius, and this star is only slightly smaller than the sun."

time flies.

Dark spots gradually appeared on the star that radiated dazzling light and heat. As energy rapidly dissipated, the radiation pressure in the core region dropped drastically, unable to resist gravity. The core region was compressed rapidly by gravity, and the temperature in the core region soared dramatically. Nuclear fusion went out of control and surged. Incredibly intense light and heat were continuously emitted from the star's core. Some planets closer to this star were directly scorched and cracked. As if in a final burst of light, countless long fire dragons shot out from the star like hurricanes, lashing and ravaging the surrounding planets like whips.

This apocalyptic spectacle, which seemed utterly devastating to ordinary intelligent life, persisted for a considerable period. The star's light pulsed like breathing, even experiencing brief, periodic extinguishing. As time passed, the immense gravitational potential energy released during the core's collapse rapidly heated and propelled the star's outer layers, causing it to expand dramatically. The star gradually transformed from a bright white to a dark red giant.

"Slip away."

A dark red figure burst out from inside the star.

The intense heat instantly distorted and destroyed the surrounding space. An Zhen's body was cooling down at an extremely rapid pace.

Looking back at her "masterpiece," An Zhen's eyes revealed a hint of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing regret, regret, and a sense of loss). This was a morbid, prematurely matured red giant. In just a few years, this star had traversed a path that would take billions of years, yet it was still a long way from its final end. Although nuclear fusion would no longer occur internally, when the temperature reached its peak, this star would emit its final lament—a magnificent explosion, its terrifying power enough to instantly vaporize all matter extending from this star into the asteroid belt.

"Why do I feel like I'm making myself out to be a world-destroying demon king?" An Zhen shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he used the Heavenly Saint Blazing Abyss Halberd to devour the energy in the cores of those planets. Rather than leaving them to be blown up later, it was better to let them benefit now.

After you finish eating, go home!
Douluo Dalu.

Bright sunlight streamed into the room. At the dining table, Dong Qianqiu, who looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, rested her head on her hands, her icy blue eyes gazing resentfully at An Zhen. "Why is it that every time you, you big bad guy, come back, the food that Sister Yutong makes is much worse than usual?" Her sky-blue hair fell to her waist, shimmering in the sunlight. Her red school uniform outlined her already well-developed, youthful curves, and her white-stockinged legs, clad in small leather shoes, swayed gently beneath her knee-length skirt.

An Zhen smiled slightly, glancing at the adorable little girl whose cheeks were flushed and who was engrossed in eating, "You'll understand when you grow up. But..."

A hand crossed space and pinched Dong Qianqiu's soft cheek.

"What did you just call me?"

An invisible force descended upon the girl, leaving her utterly powerless to resist. An Zhen feigned heartbreak, "All these years, I've fed and cared for you, you little shark, and you can't even call me 'brother'?"

"No way," Dong Qianqiu refused, her cherry-like lips uttering a slightly muffled sound. "This is what I earned through hard work."

“Work?” An Zhen remembered the lifetime contract the little shark had signed with him and withdrew his hand. “So, all these years, since you took human form, it seems you haven’t worked a single day.”

"Hmm." Dong Qianqiu was speechless for a moment.

“I…I’m only fifteen years old, not yet an adult. According to imperial law, you can’t force me to work.”

"Okay, a minor girl who is 15 years and 90 months old."

Anzhen talked about her recent seclusion.

A star is dying out...

"He really is a big bad guy." Dong Qianqiu's cherry-like mouth gaped open in shock. The world was already vast in her mind, yet there was an existence many times larger than this world, like the sun, heading towards annihilation, and ultimately about to unleash an explosion that would destroy countless planets. This truly shocked the little shark's worldview.

Dong Qianqiu looked at An Zhen. The black-haired youth still had a faint smile on his lips. His natural perfection and his affinity with all things were perfectly intertwined. However, beneath this harmless appearance was a being even more terrifying than the world-destroying demon god.

"Normal." Gu Yuena took a sip of juice, her nonchalant demeanor as if An Zhen were discussing what to eat next. Let alone a star exploding, even the explosion of a god-realm would be nothing more than a tiny ripple in the vast universe.

"You've been gone for over two years this time, how long can you stay at home?"

"It'll take a few months, and also a bit for digestion," An Zhen said. "We didn't have experience before, but now that we have, we can absorb it faster next time."

The taste of stars is wonderful, but a bit too intense. However, when the energy and laws of stars become nourishment for the world, the wonder of growth makes Anzhen unable to suppress her desire to experience it again.

(End of this chapter)