Chapter 26: Humans and Fierce Beasts, Meeting and Clarification (2)

After a brief silence, Shu Yan put down the exquisite and magnificent wine cup in his hand. The crisp sound made everyone look up involuntarily, all waiting for Shu Yan's next words.

Shu Yan's gaze swept across everyone, then he looked at Xu Jiawei and said softly:

"Imperial Brother, since everyone is gathered today, I have another matter I want to inform you of. This matter is of great importance, and it can even be said that it has a direct connection to what the future world will become. Without the slightest exaggeration, this is a matter that can change the history of the continent."

Shu Yan's voice was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears. Everyone's heart was shaken, and their gazes fell firmly on Shu Yan. Xu Jiawei's hand holding the wine cup exerted force suddenly, the wine in the cup rippled, and the expression in his eyes changed rapidly. In just a short moment, he seemed to have transformed from a gentle and quiet neighborly brother into a majestic and decisive emperor of a country. Imperial pressure overflowed, he slowly put down the wine cup, and then said in a deep voice:

"A-Yan, just say it. There are no outsiders here, and even if there were, they would absolutely not be able to walk out of the Imperial Palace alive."

Xu Jiawei didn't say this excessively. There were countless powerhouses in the Star Luo Imperial Palace. As the country with the strongest comprehensive strength among the three great empires of the original Douluo Continent today, the strength of the Star Luo Empire was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface. Its hidden power was equally terrifying. Not to mention anything else, just the mysterious Great Elder in the Star Luo Imperial Offering Hall—even though no one had ever seen this person's true face, Shu Yan knew clearly that this Great Elder undoubtedly existed, and his strength had definitely reached an extremely terrifying level. This point was also analyzed by Shu Yan from the words Xu Jiawei said at the beginning.

Shu Yan held Xu Jiujiu's hand under the table, and then said word by word:

"Has Imperial Brother ever thought that Limit Douluo is not the limit of humans? Whether it was the God War ten thousand years ago or the later ascension of the Seven Gods, this undoubtedly proves a point, that is, gods truly exist, and this is a realm that humans can reach by relying on cultivation and opportunity..."

"For ten thousand years, talents have emerged in large numbers on the continent, and it has even been more prosperous than the era ten thousand years ago. But until now, no one has been able to reproduce the grand scene of the Seven Gods of the past. Why is this? Is it because the talent of those geniuses in the past ten thousand years was not enough, or for some other reason? No one can produce a definite result..."

Speaking of this, Shu Yan paused for a moment. The palace was terrifyingly quiet, and even the weakest breathing sound seemed to have disappeared completely. Xu Jiawei stared deeply at the wine constantly rippling in the cup in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

The four Title Douluos looked at each other in the dark. The expressions on the four people's faces were suspicious and uncertain, but after looking at each other, the four just continued to be silent. At such times, they could only be mutes. Once they spoke casually, they would absolutely bring unnecessary trouble to themselves.

Seeming to realize that the content Shu Yan was saying was gradually heading toward an extremely sensitive direction, Xu Jiawei's expression changed again. He waved his hand, interrupting Shu Yan's words, and then his gaze looked toward the position where the four Title Douluos were. The four were stared at by Xu Jiawei's gaze. Except for the Star Shattering Douluo, the other three almost simultaneously got goosebumps, as if what was staring at them was some flood beast.

Seeming to have noticed Xu Jiawei's intention, the Giant Strength Douluo and the Heavenly Killing Douluo beside him looked at each other, and the two stood up at the same time, almost without any hesitation, and said:

"Your Majesty, this can also be considered Your Majesty's family matter, so the two of us will not participate anymore. The two of us swear by our martial souls and our own souls that we will absolutely not reveal a single word of what we heard and saw today, otherwise our martial souls will shatter and die on the spot."

After a long while, Xu Jiawei gave a soft 'en'. The Giant Strength Douluo and the Heavenly Killing Douluo were relieved, and finally, their figures disappeared in the palace instantly.

The Star Shattering Douluo and the Star Cloud Douluo also looked at each other, and a concern appeared in their eyes, and they didn't appear for a long time. Xu Jiawei turned his head slowly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Retire. Today's matter, with that person looking after it, you don't need to worry about it. Just stay on the periphery."

The Star Shattering Douluo and the Star Cloud Douluo were startled at first, then after coming back to their senses, they seemed to have thought of something. Their faces quickly became serious. The two stood up and bowed, and then their figures also disappeared instantly, actually not showing a trace of hesitation. The loyalty of the four Title Douluos to the Star Luo Empire naturally didn't need to be doubted, but with their status and status, they were temporarily unqualified to come into contact with everything he said later. Leaving now could be considered a good thing.

The Snow Empress looked at the four Title Douluos leaving one by one, and she looked at Xu Jiawei with high regard. At the very least, she saw the courage and the calmness of character that an emperor should have in the other party. This quality was extremely rare today.

This episode made Xu Jiujiu, who had been listening and watching the play, have a moment of worry on her face, but soon, under Shu Yan's comfort, Xu Jiujiu had to sigh lightly and continue to sit silently on the side. She knew that at such times, she, this Star Luo Princess, was undoubtedly the person with the least right to speak in this palace, none of them.

Shu Yan smiled slightly at this, cleared his throat, and continued: "Since the birth of the Douluo plane, I don't know how many years have passed. The vicissitudes of life are endless. The human body can't even be considered a tiny mayfly in this long and vast river of time. But precisely because of this, the path of cultivation slowly had its fundamental meaning and the goal to pursue."

"When humans can obtain more powerful power by cultivating and hunting soul beasts to absorb soul rings, human greed will be infinitely magnified. After experiencing the privileges and differences brought by power, the desire of those humans for more powerful power will increase with each passing day. The upper limit of lifespan will become the shackles that fetter human growth. All of this has been inherited for who knows how long since the birth of martial souls, circulating repeatedly, until the current era."

"Just as I said, the vast majority of powerhouses will climb upward with all their strength. This is caused by the status they are in and their own character. And I, compared to such people, have almost no difference."

Shu Yan suddenly laughed out loud. His somewhat wanton laughter sounded particularly crisp and loud in the palace. Everyone stared at Shu Yan, but Shu Yan remained unmoved, and finally said: "Imperial Brother, this matter is actually very simple. You know, with my current talent, the Title Douluo or Super Douluo realm cannot be my end point. Limit Douluo is very powerful, but it also cannot satisfy my ambition. What I truly want is to reshape everything that happened ten thousand years ago... I long for powerful power that transcends everything and infinite time. The dream of immortality is as ethereal as clouds and smoke, but it is still enough to make many people flock to it. In some respects, the reason why the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress are willing to partner with me is, on one hand, because they fancy my talent and the characteristics of my martial soul, and on the other hand, it is the curse of soul beasts being unable to become gods and the threat of the next heavenly tribulation."

Shu Yan stood up slowly, and strands of cold air slowly overflowed from his body. The ice-blue mist was like a dream. Wherever it passed, it turned into a world of ice and snow. A beautiful woman's figure, as if in a hazy dream, slowly condensed and formed behind Shu Yan. Looking closely, it actually had a few similarities with the Snow Empress...

In the next moment, five black soul rings slowly rose into the air. At the same time, Xu Jiawei could no longer hold back and crushed the wine cup in his hand. Even Xu Jiujiu, who was sitting beside Shu Yan, couldn't help but fall into a sluggish state. She really didn't expect that in just eight months, Shu Yan's soul power had actually jumped to the Soul King level, and the five soul rings he possessed were all ten-thousand-year soul rings, and his age now was only just over thirteen...

The facts were before their eyes, and everyone had to think carefully about everything Shu Yan said before.

The talent Shu Yan displayed was truly too astonishing. It could be said without exaggeration that even the Sea God who won the God War ten thousand years ago did not have his achievements at this age.

Just when the atmosphere in the palace was slowly solidifying, the Snow Empress, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly opened her mouth: "What he said is not wrong. We are all believers in immortality. In the case where the road ahead is almost completely cut off, we have indeed chosen a completely different path, a new path without any precedent. And this path is creating gods. To put it simply, it is creating gods with the power of mortals. And the Ice Empress and I are naturally participants and contributors on this path of creating gods. If Shu Yan succeeds, we can share the results with him. Conversely, the result is very simple and clear."

After the Snow Empress's voice fell, the Ice Empress, who was sitting on the side, also opened her mouth: "I was also skeptical about this path at first, but later, Shu Yan's appearance did indeed let us see a glimmer of hope. At least, I am not willing to accept the predetermined result. Even if it is going against the heavens, at least I can die without regrets even if I fail in the end..."

PS: Invest, family members! Still a few short of the last few!! PS: The Great Elder was only mentioned in the original work, so this is the author's second setting! Later, another line will be derived from this Great Elder, which can also be considered the protagonist's future foundation (dog head) () (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 27 =====