Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

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The top floor of the Royal Library in the Sun and Moon Imperial City.

Xuanming, Ditian, and the Demon Emperor stood in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling soul guide window, overlooking this magnificent city, which was very different from the style of Douluo Continent.

Unlike the Douluo Continent, where Soul Masters are supreme and the social structure leans more towards traditional agriculture and feudal lordship, the Sun Moon Empire presents a completely different picture.

The towering soul-guided lighthouses burn day and night, and soul-guided vehicles flow endlessly on the wide streets. Soul-guided devices for all purposes permeate every aspect of life, from lighting and cooking to communication and transportation.

Here, Soul Masters who can design, manufacture, and use powerful Soul Tools are the most respected figures in society, with a status far exceeding that of traditional Soul Masters who simply cultivate Soul Power.

A powerful Soul Master who doesn't use a Soul Tool will actually seem somewhat "outdated" here.

“This place… is a completely different world from Douluo Continent.” Di Tian looked out the window, a complex emotion flashing in his dragon eyes.

He has lived for hundreds of thousands of years and witnessed the evolution of humanity on the Douluo Continent from a primitive state to the establishment of kingdoms. However, the social structure has not changed much in essence. In other words, whenever human society is about to undergo a major transformation, it is forcibly disrupted by Soul Masters, beings with extraordinary personal strength.

Soul Masters will not allow something like a Soul Guidance Device, which could potentially threaten their position, to grow and expand.

Here, the development of soul tools has completely changed the lives of ordinary people.

Xuanming was toying with an exquisite wrist-worn soul-guided communicator in his hand. This was a sample presented by the Royal Soul-Guided Device Research Institute, capable of short-range communication and information storage, much like a basic mobile phone.

In the Douluo Continent, the Soul Master system is too powerful, especially the existence of the Six-Winged Angel Clan. The individual power of the Soul Masters is enough to determine the outcome of a war, or even the rise and fall of a country. Therefore, it has greatly inhibited the overall technological progress and productivity of society, causing the social structure to remain in a feudal era dominated by agriculture and rudimentary handicrafts for tens of thousands of years.

According to historical records provided by the royal family, the Sun and Moon Continent had already begun to embrace industrialization using soul guidance technology ten thousand years ago.

Of course, this development has not been without its challenges.

The existence of the Evil Emperor is like a sword hanging over our heads; it will not allow human civilization to develop to the point of threatening itself.

Whenever a breakthrough in soul-guided technology occurs that could trigger a social upheaval, it will secretly interfere, either by instigating internal conflicts or by directly eliminating key researchers, thus causing the Sun Moon Empire's technology tree to develop slowly in a "controlled" state.

But precisely because of this, the Sun and Moon Empire has been extremely stable internally for ten thousand years and has never experienced a large-scale war.

The powerful productivity resulted in an extremely high standard of living for ordinary people. In terms of material wealth, the lives of most citizens of the empire were comparable to those of some minor nobles in the Douluo Continent.

Some special soul-guided devices used for people's livelihood, medical care, and information transmission, such as soul-guided refrigerators, soul-guided air conditioners, and soul-guided stoves, are so convenient and efficient that they even made Xuanming feel a little dazed, as if he had returned to a "modern society" in some fragment of memory.

Out of consideration for Bibi Dong and the future development of the Spirit Empire, Xuanming directly requested a detailed document from the Sun Moon Royal Family regarding the basic principles, development history, and design blueprints of various common soul tools.

He plans to bring these things back to Douluo Continent, which may help Bibi Dong break the existing pattern and promote changes across the entire continent.

Faced with this terrifying being who could even subdue their "guardian deity," the Sun and Moon Royal Family naturally dared not disobey in the slightest, and offered up almost everything they had, providing all the information they could.

Just then, a powerful yet subtle spiritual fluctuation came from afar and rapidly approached the imperial city.

"It's back." Di Tian raised his head, his dragon eyes gazing in the direction of the Demon Forest.

The Demon Emperor also calmed his mind, and his aura slightly condensed.

A moment later, a massive, somewhat weary figure appeared in the sky above the imperial city—it was the Evil Emperor. His aura was considerably weaker than it had been a few days prior, clearly indicating that arranging his affairs and appeasing his people had taken a toll on his energy.

A strangely shaped bone, radiating a ghostly purple light and seemingly composed of countless tiny eye-like crystals, floated out from its body and slowly flew towards Xuanming. That bone contained powerful spiritual energy; it was none other than the unique external soul bone of the Evil Eye Tyrant clan—the Evil Eye External Soul Bone!
Xuanming accepted the external soul bone of the Evil Eye, which shimmered with a ghostly light, and nodded, feeling the pure and powerful spiritual energy within it. "Very good." The Evil Emperor's gaze swept over the imperial city, which he had secretly controlled for tens of thousands of years, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, a mixture of longing and resentment, but which ultimately turned into relief.

However, just as it was about to begin the sacrificial ritual, the enormous single eye turned towards Xuanming once more, its mental fluctuations carrying a resolute air:
"Before the sacrifice, there is one more thing I must do."

Xuanming raised an eyebrow and looked at it.

The Evil Emperor's mental fluctuations carried a chilling meaning: "I will destroy the Sun Moon Empire, or at the very least, erase all its core technologies related to soul tools, research data, and its top soul masters!"

Its enormous single eye swept across the technologically advanced city below, its tone turning sinister: "Without my control and suppression, no one can predict how quickly the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool technology will develop! These humans' greed for power is insatiable! Once they develop weapons powerful enough to threaten the survival of my race, the Evil Eye Tyrant clan will face annihilation! I cannot leave this hidden danger behind!"

It looked at Xuanming, its mental fluctuations carrying a hint of almost obsessive insistence: "This is my last responsibility as the clan leader! I must eliminate this potential threat for my clan! After I finish this, I will immediately offer my sacrifice!"

Upon hearing this, both Emperor Tian and the Demon Emperor frowned slightly. They could understand the Evil Emperor's concerns for his people, but to so resolutely destroy the fruits of a civilization that had developed over ten thousand years was far too cruel.

Xuanming listened to the Evil Emperor's destructive declaration, his icy blue eyes remaining completely calm, as if he were listening to a trivial matter that had nothing to do with him.

Back then, he might have objected, but over the years, he has long since ceased to be a compassionate and indecisive person. In the Douluo Continent, he is even regarded as a "fallen soul master" who needs to be eliminated by the soul master communities of the two great empires.

He felt little moral burden about destroying the achievements of a civilization.

However, his level of thinking was completely different from that of the Evil Emperor.

"Destroy the soul tool civilization?" Xuanming's voice rang out calmly, carrying a hint of cold rationality. "That is indeed a simple and direct method."

The Evil Emperor's mental fluctuations paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Xuanming to agree.

But Xuanming's next words caused its huge single eye to suddenly shrink.

"But have you ever thought about what the Sun Moon Continent would become if it lost the relatively efficient and stable power system and social structure of the Soul Guidance Device?" Xuanming's gaze swept over the orderly city below. "They would regress to a barbaric era where they relied on the most primitive Soul Power to compete. Soul Masters would once again become the absolute rulers."

He paused, his tone carrying a chilling insight: "At that time, in order to compete for resources and enhance their soul power, human soul masters will only hunt soul beasts more frantically and without restraint. Is a chaotic, dog-eat-dog world really safer for your Evil Eye Tyrant clan, or for other soul beasts?"

The Evil Emperor fell silent. It only considered the potential future threats posed by soul tool technology, but overlooked the more direct disaster that might result from destroying the existing order.

A group of human soul masters who have lost their shackles and reverted to their primal predatory instincts poses a far greater threat to soul beasts than the era of the orderly development of soul tools!
Xuanming looked at the silent Evil Emperor and offered a more extreme solution, one that better aligned with his own logic:
"If you are really worried that humans will threaten your people and destroy their civilization, it is just a temporary fix and a delaying tactic."

His voice was chillingly calm:
"Why not just exterminate humanity?"

"A one-time solution to eliminate future problems."

These words, like the biting wind of winter, instantly swept through the entire space.

Both Emperor Tian and the Demon Emperor couldn't help but look at Xuan Ming. Even they were shocked by the ruthlessness with which he so casually decided the fate of billions of lives.

The Evil Emperor's enormous body trembled slightly. It had never considered this option, or rather, it did not have the ability to execute it.

But Xuanming has it!

With the power he has demonstrated, if he truly wanted to slaughter the humans of the Sun and Moon Continent, probably no one could stop him!
However, this option was so terrifying that even the Evil Emperor was stunned.

Isn't this guy human? How could he have such thoughts? (End of Chapter)