Since the destruction of the Crimson Plane, Chen Junting had once again embarked on his journey. However, energy planes that could reach the level of the Crimson Domain and primarily developed through devouring were already extremely rare.
Therefore, after the Crimson Mother died, he had very few targets left. Even after a long period of time, only one God King died at Chen Junting's hands, representing the destruction of a God Realm.
"It's about time to go back."
After pocketing the God Realm's core of this annexed God Realm, Chen Junting calculated the time in his mind. He realized that this journey through the universe had been very long, and it was time to return.
Thus, under the guidance of the Douluo God Realm, Chen Junting chose a straight-line path to return. However, passing through several galaxies along the way, he found that galaxies which should have been governed by a God Realm had fallen into a chaotic and disorderly state, and living beings could no longer sense the God Realm's existence.
Moreover, such situations were not uncommon.
This caused Chen Junting's heart to sink slightly.
He was very clear that the God Realms of these galaxies had likely encountered spatial turbulence. These God Realms were either directly destroyed under the impact of the spatial turbulence or swept into it and forced to wander. And of those wandering ones, basically ninety percent wouldn't survive.
However, when Chen Junting came across some ruined God Realms where all the gods had died out, he would also take action to gather them. Because these ruined God Realms were small in size, with just a roll of the Immortal-Slaying Array Diagram, they were taken into the world within the array diagram.
After a very long time, finally, the galaxy governed by the Douluo God Realm was right before his eyes. After he triggered the God Realm's core of the Douluo God Realm, in the next second, he entered the God Realm's barrier.
Looking at the familiar scenery and feeling the immortal spirit energy.
"I'm back."
And at this moment in the God Realm Committee, a massive sphere of light emitted a soft radiance in the center of the main hall. The three gods who were temporarily managing the key to the God Realm's core were constantly monitoring every part of the God Realm.
However, at the exact same time Chen Junting returned, they immediately sensed the divine power and divine sense of the God of Order descending.
In an instant, the worries in Ning Tian's heart completely dissipated, and the exhausted spirits of the Goddess of Life and the God of Kindness were jolted awake! For a full two thousand two hundred and twenty-plus days, a God King had finally returned!
Just as they were about to stand up, "Woosh—"
A golden light arrived at the main hall of the God Realm Committee, condensing into a human figure. Chen Junting looked at the three God Kings who also shouldered heavy responsibilities, especially casting a gentle gaze on Ning Tian, and said those words again, "I'm back."
"God King of Order, welcome back."
"It's good that you're back safe."
The God of Kindness and the Goddess of Life spoke one after another. Ning Tian walked up, looking gentle as she tidied Chen Junting's travel-worn robes. "I'll go cook a meal for you to welcome you back, and then you can rest well. You've worked so hard."
As soon as her voice fell, before Chen Junting could respond, the Goddess of Life spoke up again, "Leave this to us. Such a long period has passed; there won't be any surprises."
Since she put it that way, Chen Junting naturally didn't refuse. Besides, after such a long time apart, he indeed missed Ning Tian. Taking this opportunity, he could also rest up properly.
Of course, he could also see the hidden worry in the eyes of the Goddess of Life and the God of Kindness. So he comforted them, "I've already returned, so I presume the others will also return within this period of time."
Just as Chen Junting had predicted, a few days later, Electrolux, the God of Destruction, and Ji Dong successively returned to the God Realm.
However, compared to Chen Junting and Ji Dong who mainly focused on acquiring energy, Electrolux and the God of Destruction both chose a different approach.
Energy planes aside, they used the same methods.
But for the God Realms they encountered that needed to be annexed, perhaps because Electrolux had created an Undead Demiplane, he had some insights into controlling similar planar existences. Thus, the method he adopted wasn't simply using the small Life tree to devour that God Realm's energy and immortal spirit energy. Instead, he chose to directly take control of those God Realms' cores himself, pulling one God Realm back after another.
Furthermore, during this journey, he also shattered and reforged some of the materials and divine weapons he acquired, thereby creating a brand-new super divine weapon—the Tower of Eternity.
As for the God of Destruction, because the God Realms in the region he chose were basically concentrated around the Douluo God Realm. So...
"I believe it would be best to bring those three God Realms, as well as the galaxies they govern, under the command of our Douluo God Realm."
Before the round table, the seven God Kings gathered together.
At this time, the God of Destruction brought up this point.
"Bring them under our God Realm..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other six God Kings present fell silent.
After a moment, Chen Junting spoke first. However, he didn't express his opinion immediately, but instead threw the question to the most wise elder, "Teacher, what do you think?"
"I think it's feasible."
After some consideration, Electrolux first expressed his agreement with the God of Destruction's view and gave his affirmation, "For the development of the God Realm, the power of faith is crucial. As long as there are more galaxies under its jurisdiction, the more beneficial it will be for the God Realm. But..."
Having said the benefits, it was time to talk about the drawbacks.
"The God Realm is currently in a critical moment of life and death. If this were a peaceful period, we could use time to wear it down. But right now, how should we deal with the faiths of those galaxies?"
Although this point seemed minor, even negligible, for a massive God Realm, even the smallest hidden danger had to be resolved. Otherwise, a wall of a thousand miles could collapse because of an ant hole.
"If it's about accelerating the demise of the original faiths, then I have an idea: let them resolve it internally."
Suddenly, Ji Dong offered a suggestion.
"Internally? How so? Tell us."
"For a faction that advocates faith, other faiths can be considered heretics. This is not only a dispute of faith, but also a dispute of interests. So to solve the faith problem, we can completely support some geniuses who don't believe in the gods of the original God Realm, making them become gods—or even just divine officials—and then let them shape their own faith. In this way, under the dynamic of ebbing and flowing, like boiling a frog in warm water, the original faith will receive no support and will lose its believers. This speed could perhaps be completed in less than a year in God Realm time."
"Yes, good idea."
As soon as this solution came out, it immediately won the approval of the other God Kings. Except for the Goddess of Life who was slightly reluctant, Ji Dong's proposal was unanimously passed by the God Kings.
Following that, one after another almost cold resolutions were reached within the God Realm Committee. Until the final point...
"Regarding the matter of expanding the God Realm."
Just as this topic was brought up, Chen Junting flipped his palm, and a small Life tree swayed in his palm. Making the same motion were Electrolux, the God of Destruction, and Ji Dong.
Everyone present could clearly feel the massive energy contained within these four small Life trees.
"Leave these to me."
The Goddess of Life just beckoned, and the four small trees floated to her side. "These energies are ultimately mixed and chaotic. Immortal spirit energy mixed with different energies needs to be sorted out."
"I will plant these four small trees at the four extremes of the God Realm, and then use the power of the Ancient Tree of Life to filter and sublimate them. In this way, they can be transformed into pure immortal spirit energy and infused into the entire God Realm in a stable manner."
"Alright, then we'll trouble the Goddess of Life with this matter."
Since the Goddess of Life had said so, Chen Junting took the opportunity to finalize it. But the second half of the resolution was the main point.
"In addition to the energy devoured by the small Life trees, there are also those acquired God Realm cores. I will smoothly integrate the ones without an attached God Realm into our God Realm later. It's just regarding some God Realm fragments, let's see how everyone thinks we should handle them."
Opening his Heavenly Eye, the Immortal-Slaying Array Diagram slowly floated down.
When the array diagram covered the round table, the gods saw that within the Mustard Seed world of the array diagram, blocks of continental plates were floating. These continental plates were all composed of immortal spirit energy, and they were shockingly God Realm fragments. One could say there were quite a lot of them.
"Why are there so many God Realm fragments?"
The God of Kindness asked instinctively after being stunned.
Ning Tian, who was frowning, seamlessly took over the conversation, "These God Realms should have been destroyed by external forces. Could it be..." A glint of light flashed in her eyes, clearly having thought of something. "They probably encountered spatial turbulence. That is to say... the spatial turbulence has already swept over from the area the God of Order traveled through!"
By the end of her words, Ning Tian had widened her eyes.
A reproachful gaze immediately shot towards Chen Junting, as if blaming him for not telling her about this when he returned a few days ago.
This was equivalent to brushing past the spatial turbulence!
Too dangerous!
The other God Kings also realized this, but after seeing Ning Tian's gaze, only Electrolux said an extra sentence. Then, they temporarily shifted the topic to focus on the spatial turbulence.
"Will the spatial turbulence arrive early?" Accompanied by a deep voice, a trace of worry flashed through the God of Destruction's blood-red eyes.
"No, it won't."
Chen Junting's affirmative reply acted like a shot of adrenaline, stabilizing the gods. "Although this spatial turbulence is extremely powerful, its flow is also very chaotic, affecting almost the entire universe. It's like the God Realm next door might encounter the spatial turbulence today, but when it's our turn, we'll have to wait for the spatial turbulence to loop back around. A thousand years might have already passed by then."
"So we still have plenty of time to consolidate the God Realm."
"That's good."
After a slight sigh of relief, the God of Destruction's gaze once again fell upon those God Realm fragments in the Immortal-Slaying Array Diagram. Immediately after, a flash of inspiration struck him, and an idea formed.
"That's right, why don't we select a portion of the God Realm fragments with connected or similar auras, and then use a God Realm core to fuse them into one, forming a cobbled-together God Realm."
Instantly, the others looked at each other in dismay.
Cobble together a God Realm?
What was the purpose?
Why?
"Destruction, why go through all this time and effort?"
Faced with this dissuasion, the God of Destruction instead presented his own view.
"I want these small God Realms to collide and fuse with our God Realm! Rather than simply devouring the immortal spirit energy and God Realm cores to complete the God Realm's expansion."
Who would have thought that as soon as this idea was proposed,
"No!"
The Goddess of Life's expression changed drastically, "This is too dangerous!"
This kind of "bumper car" behavior, if one wasn't careful, could cause massive casualties to the God Realm, and even lead to its destruction. Even though the Douluo God Realm was massive, this possibility wasn't impossible.
Too risky!
"Life, nothing will go wrong..."
The God of Destruction still wanted to persuade her, but was rejected again by the Goddess of Life. When there was a stable method, why choose to take a risk.
"It's because of the power of Chaos, isn't it."
At this moment, Chen Junting guessed the reason behind the God of Destruction's choice. Because the collision of God Realms was, to some extent, a massive explosion, undoubtedly an act of great creation.
The most precious thing within it was undoubtedly the power of Chaos. Because the power of Chaos could only be produced under such circumstances.
This kind of energy would be coveted by any god and God Realm.
But unfortunately, the power of Chaos was truly hard to obtain.
So now that there was an opportunity right before his eyes, the God of Destruction, who was dedicated to developing the God Realm, naturally wouldn't give it up easily. And the Goddess of Life, as his wife, knew him inside and out, so she naturally understood his true purpose the moment he opened his mouth. However, she didn't explain the reason.
After all, this matter had high risks, but also high rewards.
She was just afraid that the other God Kings would also agree.
And the facts were exactly as the Goddess of Life had predicted.
When Chen Junting's guess was confirmed by the God of Destruction, apart from the more conservative God of Kindness and God of Evil, the God of Death Electrolux showed interest, and Chen Junting also revealed a hint of temptation. As for Ning Tian...
Not to mention that she almost always stood on the same front as Chen Junting, even back when she was in the Douluo Plane, she had spearheaded development and leaned towards the radical side. So upon arriving at the God Realm, with the same issue of development, if she had to choose between conservative and radical, she would naturally still lean towards the radical choice.
Therefore, even though the Goddess of Life disagreed, under the four-to-three result, the radical plan was ultimately adopted.
"Life, don't worry."
To the worried Goddess of Life, Chen Junting comforted.
"I have already judged it using the power of destiny. As long as we first integrate the other God Realm cores into our God Realm, and after all the energy and remaining God Realm fragments have been fully integrated, we then take the measure of colliding the God Realms. Four small God Realms won't be a problem at all. Even for the current God Realm, apart from causing a temporary overall turbulence, there will be no shocks or dangers."
After all, radical as it may be, it wasn't seeking death.
"Fine then."
Since it was put that way, the Goddess of Life didn't insist anymore.
She only said, "Safety first in everything."
"Of course."
Hearing this, Chen Junting nodded, and then added:
"Since everything that needs to be said has been said, let's end it here for today. The God Realm Committee will immediately draft a notice to inform everyone of the resolved matters. In addition, some rumors about the spatial turbulence can also be leaked, so as to avoid turmoil when the time comes."
"Alright!" ×6
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