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(After a few days, news that would change the fate of countless people spread throughout the Douluo Continent.)
This news was that the Tian Dou Empire and the Wan Beast Empire had merged to form the Douluo Empire. From now on, there would be no more distinctions between countries, no more Tian Dou people, and no more Wan Beast people. There would only be Douluo people!
The first emperor of the Douluo Empire was the former Pope of the Soul Master Temple, Bibi Dong. The former emperor of the Tian Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, and the former emperor of the Wan Beast Empire, Di Tian, had both stepped down.
Xue Ke had inherited part of the former Tian Dou imperial family's territory and was granted the title of Tian Dou Wang.
The three major sects of the Douluo Continent were confirmed to be the Wan Beast Sect, the Jiubao Luli Sect, and the Lan Dian Ba Wang Long Sect.
The former Soul Beast Forest, the Luosuo Forest, and the Xing Dou Great Forest, among other Soul Beast habitats, were designated as national Soul Beast Protection Areas. No one was allowed to enter these areas without a permit.
Similarly, the Douluo Empire had introduced a law specifically for Soul Beasts, known as the "Soul Beast Protection Law."
The Soul Beast Protection Law not only protected Soul Beasts but also provided protection for half-beasts, such as rabbit-eared girls, cat-eared girls, and fox-eared girls. Additionally, humans who had undergone physical transformations due to their Soul Beast martial souls were also covered under this law.
During the previous dynasties of the Tian Dou Empire and the Xing Luo Empire, various crimes such as human trafficking, half-beast trafficking, and Soul Beast trafficking had occurred. The Douluo Empire adopted a policy of amnesty for those who surrendered and released their Soul Beasts, half-beasts, and human slaves.
However, if someone was reported and investigated by the Douluo people or the Temple of the Gods, and it was discovered that they still had slaves, they would face severe punishment. The ringleaders would be executed on the spot!
This measure effectively eradicated the practice of nobles keeping slaves in the Douluo Empire, freeing countless Soul Beasts, half-beasts, and human slaves.
In addition to the reforms in law, commerce, and agriculture, the most important aspect was the reform of religion.
The Douluo Empire now worshipped the God of Life and Destruction, with the Blue Silver Life-Reaper as its prototype. Ye Lan had been deified as the new god of the Douluo Empire, and his 8,000-meter-tall body still stood tall in the hearts of those who had seen him.
The Blue Silver Life-Reaper had become the God of Life and Destruction, who had returned from hell to save the Douluo Continent.
Temples dedicated to the God of Life and Destruction were built in cities across the continent, and countless Douluo people brought their families to worship at these temples, offering their most sincere devotion to the God of Life and Destruction.
Although most people in the Douluo Empire had witnessed the growth of the God of Life and Destruction, it was precisely this that made them believe that Ye Lan was the true god.
The fact that Ye Lan's growth was so terrifying could only be explained by the fact that he was a god.
At the age of six, he had risen to prominence with his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. At fifteen, he had introduced the concept of "new martial soul core competitiveness," which had enlightened countless Douluo people and increased the chances of six-year-old children awakening to their innate martial souls.
At eighteen, he had gained fame after defeating the terrifying Wan Beast Team and the unparalleled Gu Yuer, who possessed a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
At twenty-one, he had created a man-made soul ring that had resolved the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.
At twenty-three, he had left behind a shocking legacy, the Martial Soul, which had given hope to countless ordinary people who sought to awaken their powerful martial souls.
At twenty-six, Ye Lan had become a god, returning from hell and defeating the evil Silver Dragon King.
Ye Lan's rise to fame had taken only a decade or so, but he had surpassed the history of the Douluo Continent, which spanned tens of thousands of years.
Such a miraculous feat made it impossible for anyone not to believe that Ye Lan was the God of Life and Destruction.
In the Luosuo Soul Beast Protection Area, Ye Lan looked at the records of the God of Life and Destruction's rise to power, written by the staff of the Soul Master Temple, and felt a bit embarrassed.
The third trial of the God's exam required him to establish a temple for the God of Life and a temple for the God of Destruction.
So, he had assigned the task of building the temples to the Soul Master Temple.
Who would have thought that, due to the 8,400-meter-tall Blue Silver Life-Reaper being seen by many people during its battle with Gu Yuer, the people's reaction to the construction of the temples was one of curiosity?
As soon as they saw that the God of Life and Destruction was the Blue Silver Life-Reaper, countless Douluo people were amazed.
Those who had witnessed the miracle of the God of Life and Destruction were deeply devoted to the Blue Silver Life-Reaper.
When they learned that the statue of the Blue Silver Life-Reaper was Ye Lan's true form, they were even more devoted.
After all, the subsidies and benefits that countless ordinary people and Soul Masters enjoyed came from the Soul Master Temple, and Ye Lan was the Holy Son of the temple.
Their man-made soul rings came from Ye Lan.
Their Martial Soul equipment came from Ye Lan.
The Whale's Tears they absorbed came from Ye Lan.
The Soul Pellets they absorbed came from Ye Lan.
Now, they couldn't live without Ye Lan.
The Douluo Empire even had a saying: "The Douluo Empire cannot lose Ye Lan, just as the Douluo Star cannot lose the God of Life and Destruction."
Such frequent displays of divine power made Ye Lan, in the eyes of the people of the Douluo Empire, nothing short of a god.
After ninety percent of the cities in the Douluo Empire had established temples for the God of Life and Destruction, Ye Lan received two messages in his mind.
The third trial of the Life God's exam was complete: the establishment of the temple of the God of Life on the Douluo Continent, spreading the faith of the God of Life. The affinity with the God of Life increased by 15%.
The third trial of the Destruction God's exam was complete: the establishment of the temple of the God of Destruction on the Douluo Continent, spreading the faith of the God of Destruction. The affinity with the God of Destruction increased by 15%.
The fourth trial of the Life God's exam had begun: become a Soul Douluo.
The fourth trial of the Destruction God's exam had begun: raise your spiritual power to the Ling Yu realm.
Ye Lan's body flashed with emerald and black-purple light, and the affinity of the two divine positions increased from 5% to 15%.
Although Ye Lan's affinity with Life and Destruction had increased to 25%, he still hadn't discovered any benefits.
After the temples of the God of Life and Destruction were established, many people in the Douluo Continent would believe in him.
However, Ye Lan didn't think too much about it and could only take things one step at a time.
He arrived at the Luosuo Soul Beast Protection Area, not only to avoid causing a commotion in the Douluo Empire but also to cultivate the Blue Silver Grass using the five-fold growth bonus.
After some experimentation, Ye Lan discovered that the Blue Silver Grass couldn't surpass the twenty-thousand-year limit, as it couldn't withstand the heavenly tribulation.
After all, not every Blue Silver Grass was a "Blue Silver Light-Yao Sheng Ling." The Blue Silver Grass at the ten-thousand-year level was only considered average.
The combat power of a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass was at the bottom of the Soul Beast hierarchy, making it a mere stepping stone for Soul Beast geniuses.
However, Ye Lan was the god of the Blue Silver clan, and with the five-fold growth bonus, he could cultivate countless ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grasses.
Once the Blue Silver Grass reached the ten-thousand-year level, it could provide a large amount of life force and soul power.
In addition to the Blue Silver Awakening Ceremony, the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass could be converted into a human, just like a Soul Beast.
For this reason, Ye Lan had registered a new ethnic group, the Blue Clan, with the Douluo Empire.
Once the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass was converted into a human, it would receive an official identity card from the Douluo Empire, identifying it as a member of the Blue Clan.
However, Ye Lan hadn't yet ordered the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass to be converted into humans. Thinking about his own identity, if all the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass were to be converted into six-year-old children, he would have a headache.
He had even asked Gu Yuer why the Wan Beast Team had grown so quickly.
It turned out that Gu Yuer had developed a secret technique that allowed her to convert her soul into a human form, consuming only ten thousand years of cultivation, while the remaining cultivation could be gradually unsealed.
This technique also allowed her to transform part of her soul into a soul spirit, which could be used as her own soul spirit.
This was the origin of the five orange-gold soul rings of the Wan Beast Team, while the four black soul rings came from the voluntary sacrifice of the Wan Beast Team's Soul Beasts.
The Wan Beast Team's rapid growth wasn't just due to the preserved cultivation from their previous lives.
Gu Yuer had found a Dragon's Grave, where the flow of time was different from the Douluo Continent. She had taken the Wan Beast Team and some Soul Beasts to the Dragon's Grave, where they had spent over a decade cultivating.
However, Gu Yuer's secret technique was only suitable for Soul Beasts with cultivation above twenty thousand years, and it required a strong Soul Beast species to guarantee the quality of their soul power.
The Blue Silver Grass, on the other hand, couldn't withstand the heavenly tribulation, and its soul power quality was too low. Ye Lan gave up on the idea of converting it into a human.
Instead, he focused on letting the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass make contributions in its current form.
If he were to establish a divine country in the future, he was confident that the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass and the Blue Clan would be his most reliable vassals.
To make the most of his five-fold growth bonus, Ye Lan had already transplanted many Blue Silver Grasses into the Ice and Fire Eyes.
Even without relying on his life force, many Blue Silver Grasses would still become ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
Moreover, he used the Life Blood to nourish the Blue Silver Grass every day.
Once the Blue Silver Grass grew into ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass, it would naturally move to the outer areas of the Blue Silver Forest, where it would join the countless other ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grasses.
The empty spaces would be filled by the remaining Blue Silver Grasses that had not yet reached the ten-thousand-year level.
In the Douluo Empire, Wan Beast City, and the Life and Death Lake Soul Beast Protection Area, a silver-haired girl sat by a lake, gazing at the calm water.
Her purple eyes seemed to be elsewhere, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a spatial rift opened beside her, and a black-gold boot stepped out.
A majestic man with black hair emerged from the spatial rift, holding a writhing creature in his right hand.
"Your Majesty, I've brought the Tian Meng Ice Worm. What would you like to do with it? It has been causing trouble in the Extreme North, teasing Ice Er, and now it's gone to provoke the Ice Jade Scorpion," Di Tian said with a smile.
The Tian Meng Ice Worm looked panicked, its dozens of short legs flailing wildly as it begged, "Your Majesty, please don't kill me! I've made contributions to the Soul Beasts, and I've lost all my hundred-thousand-year cultivation! If not, Ice Er wouldn't have rejected me!"
Gu Yuer glanced at the Tian Meng Ice Worm and said, "Di Tian, give it to me."
The Tian Meng Ice Worm had a white, crystal-like body, with a flowing, golden light on its surface. It had a pair of golden, shining eyes on its head, and ten golden rings circled its body, each spaced at regular intervals.
Originally, it had been an enormous creature, but after being drained of its cultivation, it had shrunk to a mere thirty centimeters in length.
The Tian Meng Ice Worm was thrown in front of Gu Yuer, and it trembled with fear, unsure what the terrifying dragon king would do to it.
Suddenly, a silver light flowed into its body, and the Tian Meng Ice Worm discovered that its life force and cultivation were rapidly increasing.
It looked at Gu Yuer in shock, hardly able to believe that the Soul Beast Master, the Silver Dragon King, was actually helping it.
"Why, Your Majesty? Your life force!" Di Tian asked, puzzled.
Gu Yuer's purple eyes flashed with guilt as she said, "This is what I owe it. It has done so much for the Soul Beasts and this world, and I almost destroyed the world."
Di Tian looked at Gu Yuer's diminishing origin and felt a pang of heartache.
Gu Yuer noticed Di Tian's expression and said, "Don't worry, it's just a loss of origin. It won't affect my spiritual power."
The Tian Meng Ice Worm closed its eyes, savoring the Silver Dragon King's life force. As a god-level origin, even a small amount could replenish a large part of its origin.
As it absorbed the life force, the Tian Meng Ice Worm listened in on the conversation between Di Tian and Gu Yuer.
It heard that it was to be given to a Soul Master as a spare hundred-thousand-year soul ring. The Tian Meng Ice Worm thought to itself, "They want me to become a human's soul ring? That depends on whether their martial soul is worthy of my strength."
After all, it was a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, not something that just anyone could enjoy.
(End of Chapter)