Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

Chapter 536 A Million-Year Sentence
"The center of the divine realm..."

Even the air smells sweet.

In a physical sense.

For Anzhen, even the celestial energy was a delicious food.

An Zhen forcibly restrained herself from looking at the central hub of the divine realm.

So tempting.

The core of a divine realm was right there, blatantly obvious.

What world could resist such temptation!
While playing with his wife's delicate hands, An Zhen tried hard to shift his attention away from the central hub of the divine realm.

“Now,” Anzhen said, looking at the several god-kings who had lost in this coup, “it’s time to talk about the price you will have to pay for this defeat.”

As for the other accompanying deities, An Zhen didn't care much about them. After all, he couldn't gain any benefit from those weaker deities, and he didn't care about their possessions. His master and mistress would probably deal with them later. Right now, the focus was on these four god-kings.

"What do you want?" the God of Kindness asked calmly, silently absorbing celestial energy to recover from his exhaustion and injuries.

An Zhen glanced at the raging flames and then looked at the God of Kindness, "The super artifact, the Heart of Kindness, and the right to inherit the position of the God of Kindness."

The positions of the god of good and the god of evil, the two god-kings, must at least not fall into his hands.

The Goddess of Kindness nodded gently. She looked at Blazing Flame and said, "I have no objection to this matter, but we should also consider Blazing Flame's opinion."

“I have no objection either,” Lieyan said without the slightest hesitation.

She was eager to get rid of this burden as soon as possible.

As for the claim that if the God of Kindness were added to the list of the three God-Kings of Destruction, Life, and Asura after the Destruction lineage occupied the positions of Destruction, Life, and Asura, the Douluo God Realm would completely become a one-man show for the Destruction lineage.

These things are no longer important now.

After all, they didn't achieve their current position through intrigue and scheming; they seized it through sheer force in this coup. Even if they're unwilling to accept it, strength is the ultimate deciding factor. Now that they've lost, the Douluo God Realm is undeniably labeled as belonging to the Destruction Clan. Whether or not the God of Kindness's position is under the control of the Destruction Clan is irrelevant to the current power structure of the God Realm.

"Does Anzhen have a suitable candidate by her side?" the God of Destruction suddenly asked.

An Zhen said, "This disciple thinks Wang Dong can give it a try."

The first-level deity, the God of Light, is too weak.

“Then…” the God of Destruction continued, “what if we also add the position of the God of Evil?”

"Two positions of God-King?" An Zhen blinked, clearly somewhat surprised.

"This is what you deserve," said the God of Destruction. Now that his long-held scheme had finally succeeded, and he could finally realize his grand ambitions, a smile appeared on the God of Destruction's face. Although this coup had encountered many unexpected twists and turns, overall it went more smoothly than he had imagined. And his disciple had made a tremendous contribution in this, so naturally he should receive even more benefits.

"On the other hand, good and evil are like the destruction and life of your master and me. If we are to pass on the divine position, it is best to pass it on together."

"I will find a suitable candidate as soon as possible."

In just a few words, the two had already decided on the positions of the God of Good and the God of Evil. As for the opinion of the God of Evil, that was not important at the moment. Especially since both the first and second God of Evil, Ji Dong, seemed to have no objections.

One or two of them clearly didn't want to take on this responsibility.

The ideas of the god of good and the god of evil are very straightforward.

Since the God of Destruction is so eager to make his own way, and since they can't stop him now anyway, rather than continuing to resist and causing unnecessary casualties and destruction, they might as well go with the flow and grant the God of Destruction his wish, since the outcome wouldn't be much different anyway.

As for them, they can rest easy and lie low—it's not that they don't care about the divine realm, it's that they simply don't have the ability to stop the God of Destruction's actions!

Having worked together for so many years, how could the God of Destruction not know the little thoughts hidden in the hearts of the kind and the evil?

Fishing?

Think beautiful!
"In addition," the God of Destruction said, his gaze falling on the first and second generations of good and evil. His calm tone made the god-kings instantly lose their composure. "As the price you have to pay for your defeat this time, you will also have to work for the divine realm for one million years."

"A million years?!" The God of Evil slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage.

"Destruction? Are you kidding me?"

They had previously created an heir to stay in the divine realm to "serve their sentence," while they themselves finally managed to go out and roam for ten thousand years. But they only returned once in the middle, and now they want to add a million years to their "sentence."

"What do you think?" the God of Destruction countered.

Even without divine positions, these four are genuine God-King level powerhouses. Expanding the God Realm is not simply a matter of enlarging it. This process, as well as the subsequent process of collecting the faith and spiritual power of all living beings to stabilize the God Realm, is an extremely huge and complicated undertaking. Naturally, the more people who can help, the better. How could the God of Destruction let such good workers go for nothing?

"..."

"impossible!"

The four—the kind-hearted, the evil, and the fiery princess—strongly opposed this.

They've already handed over their divine positions and ultimate artifacts, and they still expect them to work?
Especially the two, one kind and one evil. To put a bird that has already tasted freedom back into a cage is an immense torment.

“If you’re going to do things this way,” the God of Evil said with an air of utter defiance, “then we might as well just commit suicide with Asura. At least we won’t have to endure the torment of being in the God Realm anymore.”

Anyway, it wasn't a real death.

Rather than being locked up in the realm of gods and having to keep working, I'd rather just go to sleep.

"Heh~" An Zhen chuckled softly.

"Are you all so unafraid of death?"

“Anyway, we’re not going to come back to jail. Even if you threaten us with violence, we absolutely will not agree,” the evil god said.

“I once heard a saying in the mortal realm.” An Zhen tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her calm gaze falling on the group with a half-smile, especially on the God of Flame and the God of Kindness: “Freedom is precious, but love is even more valuable.”

"Gentlemen, please make your choice."

"Is it that you two stay in the God Realm to work together and live your own little life in love, or am I going to forcibly leave one of you in the God Realm while the other is sent to reincarnate, so that you can't see each other for a long time?"

Every living being, whether a humble ant or a high-ranking deity, has its own emotions and desires, and therefore cannot be without any weaknesses.

The God of Destruction remained silent, while the surrounding destructive intent wandered, locking onto the God of Flame and the God of Kindness.

The four of them were silent.

The god of evil deflated like a punctured balloon, slowly exhaling, "You win."

As An Zhen said, compared to being "imprisoned" in the divine realm, what they feared most was separation from their loved ones. This was true for both the previously deeply affectionate Lie Yan Ji Dong and the kind and evil souls who had experienced love through reincarnation in the mortal realm. Their loved ones were the source of their struggle and effort, and now also their Achilles' heel. Without any contract, the God of Destruction still trusted the character of his former colleagues. An Zhen, on the other hand, had confidence in her own strength.

Things went smoothly.

Next is the change regarding the Divine Realm Council.

Having achieved victory, the God of Destruction, who once sought to rule the entire divine realm single-handedly, would naturally no longer use a five-person vote to decide its future. While his lineage might gain more seats on the divine council once the positions of the God of Good and the God of Evil are passed down, what if the divine realm expands in the future, producing more God-King level powerhouses?

The victory did not belong to him alone, nor did it belong to everyone; it belonged to their own people.

Ultimately, the Divine Realm Committee was renamed the Divine Realm Council, with one speaker, two vice-speakers, and the remaining god-king level powerhouses serving as councilors. The decision-making process remained based on majority rule, but the speaker and vice-speakers now possessed veto power, giving the three of them a total of three votes.

However, in a world where the strong prey on the weak and the might reigns supreme, everything ultimately comes down to strength. Of course, outward systems and regulations are also very important.

"As for the position of Speaker," the God of Destruction said, his gaze falling on An Zhen, "I believe that the strongest among us should take on this role."

The speaker and deputy speaker appear to have roughly equal power, both possessing veto power, and their combined power requires all three to act. However, considering who the true king of the divine realm, the king of kings, is, is, quite clearly.

The God of Destruction desires a prosperous and flourishing divine realm, one that rivals the glory days of the once mighty dragons. Moreover, the one sitting in this position is not an outsider, but his disciple. And what truly solidified his decision was An Zhen's strength.

The king of the gods must possess the power to shatter everything.

Only the Supreme One can command so many god-kings.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

The reason why neither Good nor Evil objected to the power of the Speaker and Vice-Speaker was not only because they were the losers this time, but also because they knew that one of the seats, or even the Speaker's seat, would inevitably belong to An Zhen. Putting everything else aside, they were completely convinced of An Zhen's combat power, which was comparable to that of a supreme god-king.

"Do not."

A voice broke the silence.

An Zhen shook her head slightly, her expression becoming more serious.

"I suggest that Teacher Destruction should serve as the speaker, and Teacher's wife and Gu Yuena should serve as the vice speakers."

"Oh?"

The gods were somewhat surprised.

Even if Anzhen considered that the God of Destruction was his teacher and gave up the speaker's seat out of respect for his teacher, he should at least have left a vice speaker's seat.

"Why?" The God of Destruction was puzzled.

An Zhen said, "This disciple has no intention of participating in the workings of the divine realm."

An Zhen doesn't cultivate the path of divinity. Aside from devouring the divine realm, the strength of the divine realm is irrelevant to him. As for immortal spiritual energy, the newly ascended Asura God An Qiu'er, and the future newly ascended God of Good and God of Evil, all need the power of the divine realm's central hub to rapidly improve their cultivation. In any case, he has almost mastered those laws related to stars, and there are still so many energy packs in the universe waiting for him to devour.

Instead of managing the God Realm, he should go back to managing his Douluo Star.

Furthermore, An Zhen believed that with his hands-off personality, he was simply not suited to diligently "sit in jail" in the divine realm.

The God of Destruction frowned slightly, then sighed softly, "Alright."

Some things cannot be forced.

However, even if An Zhen tries to deny it, the Douluo God Realm is ultimately inseparable from An Zhen.

Vice Speaker Gu Yuena, the God of Emotions Huo Yutong who wields a super artifact, the Asura God An Qiu'er, and the future God of Kindness and God of Evil are also likely daughters of the An Zhen family.

Even though An Zhen claims he won't participate in the workings of the divine realm, with his strength and connections, his will will inevitably influence the future of the entire realm. Sometimes, when a person's strength and status reach a certain level, they inevitably find themselves somewhat powerless. However, fortunately, this is a transcendent world where strength reigns supreme; as long as one is strong enough, there will always be room for choice.

In the end, An Zhen was given the title of honorary speaker, along with a veto power. She doesn't participate in the three-vote decision-making process, but she can veto all three votes.

Next, we'll discuss the expansion of the divine realm.

Anzhen recounted what he learned about the spacetime turbulence of the future using the power of destiny.

The gods were taken aback.

After all, according to An Zhen's description, this spacetime turbulence was five times stronger than the one they had experienced in the past. That time, the entire God Realm suffered heavy losses. Although the Douluo God Realm was weaker than ever before at that time because it had just experienced the God Star Ceremony, it has gradually recovered after so many years of operation, but it is probably still difficult to contend with it.

However, the situation is different now.

The gods' gazes fell upon An Zhen.

A supreme-level combatant.

"Then should we expand the realm of gods?" the God of Kindness asked with some concern.

"Of course!"

Anzhen adheres to the philosophy that the strong are fearless.

Unable to withstand the spatial-temporal turbulence? Then let the divine realm become even stronger!

"Even if all else fails, I will compress the God Realm and hide it in my world. I don't know if my power can directly resolve this spacetime turbulence, but there is no doubt that the spacetime turbulence will be no match for me."

If all else fails, just take the divine realm and run away.

The gods nodded silently.

In the past, during the era of the Divine Dragon Realm, we also encountered spacetime turbulence.

It's even more powerful than this time.

But under the guidance of that Dragon God, they eventually passed away safely.

"Only with sufficient strength can one calmly face a future full of uncertainties," said the God of Destruction.

If this were the situation in the former Dragon Realm, there would be no need to avoid its sharp edge.

Then there were some changes to the divine realm system.

“I think we should make some appropriate changes to the system of collecting faith,” Anzhen said.

In truth, the God-Kings themselves didn't have many followers. But from a certain perspective, all the beings in the higher planes under the Douluo God Realm were their followers. Destruction, life, good, evil, and the order represented by Asura were constantly manifested among all living beings.

　I overslept; this is yesterday's post. I'll definitely update earlier today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)