Actually, Tang Hao didn't think that the Fire Li Tribe had the strength to crush Leng Yaozhu, Leng Yulai, or Gu Yue.
The only reason he had the Fire Li Tribe take action was because he had his eye on the Seven-Colored Lotus Flame in Huo Tian's hand.
As the Lord of the Plane, Tang Hao was well aware of how terrifying the Seven-Colored Lotus Flame was.
Even someone like Gu Yue would be injured if she came into contact with it.
To Tang Hao, as long as the Fire Li Tribe could catch Leng Yaozhu off guard and seriously injure her with the Seven-Colored Lotus Flame—delaying her in creating her own God Realm and buying Poseidon more time—then their mission would be considered accomplished.
Whether or not the Fire Li Tribe would face retaliation from Gu Yue and Leng Yulai was not something Tang Hao cared about.
What he didn't expect was that the torch in Leng Yaozhu's hand would directly absorb the Seven-Colored Lotus Flame.
By now, Leng Yaozhu had essentially confirmed that the torch she held was the former God Realm core of the Fire Li Tribe.
However, since the Fire Li Tribe's God Realm had been swallowed by the Abyssal Plane, how did the God Realm core end up in the Douluo Plane?
Could it be that the core had not been captured by the Abyssal Plane at all, and like the Fire Li Tribe, managed to escape? That this time, they were all brought together to the Douluo Plane by the turbulence of space-time?That seemed a little too coincidental.
"There are two possibilities," Leng Yulai transmitted telepathically, knowing what Leng Yaozhu was thinking. "One, the torch never left the Fire Li Tribe. When their God Realm was destroyed, it went with them to the Falan Star. That's why it came with them to the Douluo Plane this time. The tribe simply didn't know its identity."
"And the other possibility?" Leng Yaozhu asked via voice transmission.
"The other is that Huo Tian is lying. That torch really did come with them to the Douluo Plane, but he's pretending not to recognize it because he's afraid that if you know it's the God Realm core, you won't return it to the Fire Li Tribe." Leng Yulai responded.
"That's possible," Leng Yaozhu nodded. Now that she had confirmed that the torch given to her by the Crimson Mother was indeed connected to the Fire Li Tribe, her suspicions toward the Crimson Mother decreased significantly.
It wasn't the first time the Crimson Domain had infiltrated another plane.
Whenever the Crimson Domain encountered a powerful opponent, the Crimson Mother would send strong infiltrators to secretly investigate and weaken or divide the enemy before war even began, striking only when the moment was perfect.
That was exactly how the Fire Li Tribe's God Realm had been destroyed, and even their God Realm core had fallen into her hands.
Now that the Crimson Mother had infiltrated the Douluo Plane personally, it was even less likely for something to go wrong. Everything was proceeding exactly according to her plan.
Leng Yaozhu didn't dig too deeply into whether Huo Tian was lying. She released her suppression on the Seven-Colored Lotus Flame, and it instantly flew back into Huo Tian's body.
Though the flame was strong, it was useless to Leng Yaozhu.
As the most powerful fire-type soul master, Leng Yaozhu had no interest in using anyone else's flames.
Her own Phoenix True Flame was more than enough.
With a raise of her hand, a barrier of phoenix fire instantly sealed the entire seventeenth floor of the War God Hall.
"What are you doing?" Huo Tian looked up at her in shock. They weren't prisoners—what right did she have to seal them in?
While they usually didn't leave the seventeenth floor anyway, being locked in was a completely different concept than staying voluntarily.
"What am I doing? Hmph! You violated our agreement, betrayed the Sun-Moon Federation and the War God Hall. The fact that I didn't exterminate you completely and spared your lives already shows how merciful I've been." Leng Yaozhu snorted coldly. "Or would you prefer I let you go so you can attack the War God Hall again?"
Hearing this, Huo Tian lowered his head. No matter what his reasons were, betraying the Sun-Moon Federation and the War God Hall was an undeniable fact.
So be it—sealed then sealed. Huo Tian looked up at Leng Yaozhu. He wanted to ask her to help them find Falan Star, but he didn't know how to start.
"Conduct yourselves well. If this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless. Let's go." After sealing the Fire Li Tribe, Leng Yaozhu didn't bother arguing further and left the War God Hall.
"Fire Li Tribe… Fairy Continent… Falan World…" Light sparkled in Leng Yaozhu's eyes. If the matters of the Douluo Plane were truly settled, she was seriously considering exploring the universe.
Leng Yaozhu had indeed thought about exterminating the Fire Li Tribe, but considering they were the only extraterrestrial species on the Douluo Plane, she let it go.
Keeping them might prove helpful for future space exploration.
Besides, the Sun-Moon Federation was also delving into the universe, and the Fire Li Tribe's existence might aid in that research.
Back at the Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu began modifying the torch-shaped God Realm core that the Crimson Mother had given her.
"The core of the human God Realm shouldn't be a torch. We'll need to incorporate other materials and reforge it into a new form, then infuse our own understanding of the laws of heaven and earth into it," Leng Yaozhu said to Xia Yi.
"To reforge it, we'll have to heat it and increase its malleability. But this torch is a fire-element God Realm core. Its heat resistance is terrifying. Heating it won't be easy," Gu Yue frowned.
"True. Even with Phoenix True Flame, I'd probably need to become a god first," Leng Yaozhu chuckled. She turned to Xia Yi and said, "But it's not like there's no other way."
Without her saying more, Xia Yi nodded. In the next moment, Muxi, still meditating, appeared beside him.
Sensing her aura, Xia Yi was slightly stunned—Muxi had already broken through to Soul Douluo, and her energy was extremely stable.
There wasn't even the slightest instability despite her rapid progress.
"Hmph!" Seeing Muxi, Gu Yue snorted and turned her head away.
Even though she had already learned about Muxi from Lan Fozi, seeing her in person still made Gu Yue a little annoyed.
"Make her call you big sister later," Xia Yi said, reaching out to ruffle Gu Yue's silver hair. He knew she wasn't furious, just uncomfortable—after all, she had been the one to drive Muxi away.
"Don't treat me like a kid!" Gu Yue pouted quietly. Back then, she had driven Muxi off, and now Muxi was back calling her "sister"? How awkward was that?
"Don't worry, Muxi's very easy to get along with." Leng Yaozhu smiled at Gu Yue's expression. She, too, had tried to break up Xia Yi and Muxi for Gu Yue's sake.
But now, hadn't they all met again?
"Okay, okay…" Gu Yue sighed, genuinely softening. She glanced at Xia Yi and Muxi again, then muttered, "Playboy…"
Xia Yi chuckled and wisely said no more.
Muxi had cultivated for a full three days. When she opened her eyes, she saw Leng Yaozhu, her sister Leng Yulai, and Gu Yue standing beside Xia Yi.
"Nana?" Muxi's gaze fell on Gu Yue, her beautiful eyes flashing with surprise. She knew Nana, but not this current Gu Yue.
"I'm Gu Yue, not Nana," Gu Yue said plainly.
"Gu Yue…" Muxi was still a bit confused. She looked to Xia Yi for clarification.
"She really is Gu Yue, not Nana," Xia Yi smiled and briefly explained the relationship between Gu Yue and Nana.
"So Nana was actually part of you, Gu Yue-jie. Then technically, you should be called Gu Yue Na now, right?" Muxi asked curiously.
"I'm Gu Yue. Not Gu Yue Na," Gu Yue snorted in response.
"I understand, Gu Yue Jie." Mu Xi nodded, still feeling a bit awkward as she looked at Gu Yue.
"If you're not used to it, just call me Gu Yue," Gu Yue noticed Mu Xi's discomfort and her gaze softened, becoming calm.
"No, Gu Yue Jie, you're too kind." A hint of panic flashed in Mu Xi's beautiful eyes as she thought that Gu Yue might not like her.
"Don't be afraid. I don't dislike you. Whether you call me Gu Yue or Gu Yue Jie, it's fine as long as it's comfortable for you." Seeing Mu Xi in a bit of a fluster, Gu Yue couldn't help but feel a faint smile in her heart. She said, "We're not in a royal palace here, there are no strict rules."
"But…" Mu Xi was still a bit uneasy and instinctively looked up at Xia Yi.
"Don't mind him. All he knows is to act as the idle overseer and eat soft food, and now he wants to set rules for us?" Gu Yue directly took Mu Xi's hand.
"Ahem…" Xia Yi gave Gu Yue an unhappy glare. How could she be undermining her own man like this?
"Ahem? What a joke! If you take on the great responsibility of both the human race and the soul beasts, becoming the overlord of both, then I'll make sure to listen. No matter whether it's matters of the soul beasts and humans, or your private affairs in the harem, whatever you say will go, I won't interfere. Whatever complicated rules you want to set, I'll follow them all, I'll make sure to lead with grace," Gu Yue snorted and gave Xia Yi a proud look.
"I approve! I want to be the favored consort!" Xia Yi hadn't even spoken, but Leng Yulai had already eagerly raised both hands, completely looking like someone who wasn't afraid of causing trouble.
"I think this proposal is pretty good too." Leng Yaozhu smiled and looked at Xia Yi, her beautiful eyes flashing as if expecting something.
"So, how about it? If you want to openly select concubines, I'll agree," Gu Yue grinned, her voice filled with temptation.
"Forget it, you guys can say whatever you want, I don't need to care about my feelings anymore." Xia Yi shrank his neck and conceded.
"What a joke." Soul beasts and humans as overlords?
Xia Yi shook his head furiously.
"Did you see that? I told you, he just wants to eat soft food." Gu Yue snorted and turned to Mu Xi, saying, "Don't always listen to him. Hmph! If you want soft food, you have to work hard for it. It's not that easy."
"Oh!" Mu Xi numbly nodded. No matter how she listened, she felt that Gu Yue's voice carried a trace of disappointment and regret.
What Mu Xi didn't know was that Gu Yue didn't care about human matters, but on the soul beast side, Gu Yue had already long wanted to give the position of soul beast overlord to Xia Yi. This wasn't something that had just started today.
This matter had become an obsession in Gu Yue's heart.
"Don't teach my Xi'er bad things." Xia Yi glared at Gu Yue and asked, "Xi'er, how is your cultivation of the Three Mysterious True Fire going?"
"I've reached a certain level, but due to my own strength, I can't bring out its full potential," Mu Xi replied.
"Xi'er, let's work together and see if we can heat this up a bit." Leng Yaozhu took out the torch-shaped Divine Core. The Three Mysterious True Fire was perfect for refining tools and pills, and it would be just right for heating the torch-shaped Divine Core.
"I'll try." Mu Xi nodded, and a crimson flame flew from her palm. The Three Mysterious True Fire appeared, and the moment it appeared, even Gu Yue's pupils couldn't help but constrict slightly.
Perhaps Mu Xi's Three Mysterious True Fire wasn't as deadly as Fire Li Clan's Seven-Colored Lotus, but that was only because Mu Xi's strength was still weak.
Everyone present could feel that, in terms of flame level, the Three Mysterious True Fire far exceeded the Seven-Colored Lotus.
Once Mu Xi becomes a god, Fire Li Clan's Seven-Colored Lotus would have no choice but to submit to her Three Mysterious True Fire.
As the Three Mysterious True Fire enveloped the torch-shaped Divine Core, Leng Yaozhu could clearly feel that the core inside was coming alive, greedily absorbing the Three Mysterious True Fire.
Leng Yaozhu immediately made a judgment: "If Fire Li Clan's former Divine Realm still existed, and if Mu Xi cultivated to god-level, then just her Three Mysterious True Fire alone would be enough to help Fire Li Clan's god-level ascend one more rank."
One must know that Fire Li Clan's former Divine Realm was already able to support gods breaking through to half-step God Kings.
A further promotion would make it similar to the Douluo Divine Realm, a divine realm that could allow the birth of God Kings.
In the known universe, the highest level was the God King.
If Fire Li Clan's Divine Realm had a God King in charge, even the Mother of Crimson wouldn't dare to provoke it lightly.
Leng Yaozhu didn't hesitate any longer and summoned the Tianfeng True Fire, placing it on the torch-shaped Divine Core.
At the same time, Leng Yulai and Gu Yue also summoned their own flames to assist Mu Xi and Leng Yaozhu. Leng Yaozhu summoned black flames, and Gu Yue summoned seven-colored flames.
Unlike Fire Li Clan's Seven-Colored Lotus, Gu Yue forcefully integrated seven different elements into a single flame, which resulted in the seven-colored flames.
Unknowingly, Gu Yue's aura had already returned to god-level.
She had used all her power.
Since she had agreed to help Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue wouldn't hold back.
Helping Leng Yaozhu create a Divine Core for the human race was also an enlightenment for her.
Once they returned to the Origin of Creation, she would be able to pass this enlightenment back to the Origin of Creation.
Under the burning of four top-level flames, the torch-shaped Divine Core finally began to turn red.
Boom! Boom! Boom…
Before Xia Yi had even started forging, a terrifying nine-colored thunder tribulation appeared in the sky above Shrek City. The thunderclouds covered the sky, and the entire Shrek City looked as if the apocalypse had descended.
"It's beginning to ascend. Let's go, leave the Douluo Plane." Gu Yue's low voice was heard. She could feel that if they could survive this thunder tribulation, this torch would already be no weaker than the former Douluo Divine Realm's Divine Core.
However, the Divine Core of this divine realm would almost entirely be composed of fire-attribute rules, making it suitable only for gods with a fire affinity.
If they wanted to change it into a Divine Core suitable for humans, other rule forces would need to be integrated.
Gu Yue raised her hand, and everyone instantly disappeared from the original spot. The next moment, everyone, including Mu Xi, appeared in the outer space outside the Douluo Plane's atmosphere.
The nine-colored thunder tribulation followed them.
A layer of seven-colored light enveloped everyone except Gu Yue.
Even though Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai hadn't become gods yet, they couldn't survive in space without Gu Yue.
"I'll hold off the thunder tribulation for a while, hurry up!" Gu Yue looked at Leng Yaozhu, and this time, she could no longer hold back. She tilted her head and transformed into a thousand-foot-long silver dragon, charging straight at the nine-colored thunder tribulation.
The terrifying nine-colored thunder tribulation had already surpassed the level of Ultimate Douluo. Only she could block it here.
"Yaozhu Jie, quickly fuse your understanding of the rule forces into it." Xia Yi didn't hesitate and reminded Leng Yaozhu. He took out the precious materials Leng Yaozhu had prepared in advance and raised the Creation Hammer, smashing it down.
Since the torch-shaped Divine Core was already a top-tier material, it had already been refined many times, so it didn't need to be purified again. Xia Yi only needed to integrate other materials into it and reshape it.