In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 357 Reunion!

A short while later, the octagonal palace, whose surrounding walls continuously flashed images of the world, appeared.

"Zhu Wu, long time no see!" Upon seeing Zhu Wu enter, the newly arrived evil god greeted him immediately, looking slightly embarrassed.

"You've worked hard these past few days."

Judging from the current situation as told by Ji Dong, he did indeed leave Zhu Wu with a mess back then. Zhu Wu's reforms in the God Realm were indeed more effective than those they had done during their tenure, so he bears some responsibility.

Without comparison, there is no harm; with comparison, it becomes a little awkward.

"It's my duty." Zhu Wu approached calmly, his gaze fixed on the destruction. "Should we convene a grand assembly of the righteous gods?"

"Hmm." Destruction nodded. "The new gods aren't familiar with evil and good, so it would be good for them to meet."

"Also, some deities have been serving in the lower realms for so long without ever coming to the divine realm. Let's call them all up here so they can get to know each other."

"Okay." Zhu Wu nodded. He hadn't seen his wife for a long time and missed her a bit. A remote connection was a completely different matter from meeting in person.

As if remembering something, he continued, "Incidentally, we can have the righteous gods give their performance reviews and commend them."

"Alright." Destruction understood instantly and, without delay, immediately connected to the central hub of the divine realm, transmitted the message to the gods, and informed them of the meeting time.

After finishing, I turned to Evil and said, "Evil, once the affairs of the divine realm have completely stabilized, you and I will accompany the God of Nature to the Time-Space Storm. Our duties will be temporarily taken over by the Angel God, Ji Dong, and Lie Yan. With Life and Goodness in charge, it should be fine."

"Before that, what you need to do most is to recover your strength as soon as possible."

The God of Evil nodded, "The Ji Dong couple have handled matters quite well recently; we can leave things to them for now."

"There's no need to rush," Zhu Wu said. "The spacetime storm is still very far from the God Realm. If we rush there too early, it will take us a lot of time."

"Since it hasn't yet threatened the planes currently controlled by the God Realm, it's not too late to set off when it gets closer."

"Judging from its current speed of movement, we don't need to worry about it at all for at least the next twenty years."

"Zhu Wu, do you really not care about the lives of beings from other planes along the path of the spacetime storm?" The evil god feigned surprise.

Zhu Wu remained calm. "I'm more concerned about whether the spacetime storm has already sucked in other divine realms."

"Furthermore, these deities of the divine realm are still safe and sound."

The evil being fell silent, realizing the gravity of the situation, and immediately said, "I will recover my strength as soon as possible."

If their strength is insufficient, what if they blow up the spacetime storm and expose the God Realm? Afterwards, will the God Realm be targeted by other God Realms? Or even besieged? It's really hard to say.

The spacetime storm needs to be resolved, and the divine realm must also remain unharmed!

Compared to other unknown worlds, let's protect our home and our families first.

"To save others, you must first save yourself"—Zhu Wu's point is perfectly valid!

"Should we bring some people in with us?" the Goddess of Life couldn't help but ask.

The god of evil immediately shook his head, "No!"

"The key to an army is quality, not quantity. As for blowing up the core of a spacetime storm, it's useless for forces below the God-King level to go."

"Furthermore, if there truly is another divine realm within the spacetime storm, the fact that it has been sucked in indicates that its strength is insufficient to resist, and also means that it cannot escape in the short term. In this case, our presence would be of assistance, and we would not be in any danger."

"After that, the three of us can make a decision based on the situation. At worst, we can postpone the execution of the plan."

"That's my thought too." Zhu Wu nodded. "In case of emergencies, fewer people will actually make things easier."

"Furthermore, if those deities show any signs of threatening the divine realm, I can take advantage of the opportunity to detonate the core of the spacetime storm to kill them."

As expected of you, the God of Evil, he glanced at him and nodded slightly, "I agree with Zhu Wu's idea."

"One should always be wary of others; to save others, one must first save oneself."

"Let's talk about everything once we're inside," the God of Destruction said. "Let's go, we should go to our meeting."

Zhu Wu nodded slightly, turned around, and flew out of the main hall as a stream of light.

Before long, five people landed in the circular hall, which was filled with seats.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The gods who had arrived immediately bowed. Ji Dong and Lie Yan, whose divine positions had been restored and whose strength had been reduced to first-level gods, were also present, standing side by side at the head of the seats for evil and good. Qian Renxue, on the other hand, stood with the elemental gods at the head of the seats for Zhu Wu.

In another row not far away, a woman in a light blue dress stood quietly below the seat of the Goddess of Life, her eyes full of doubt.

Is this the god of nature? Why do I feel such a strong sense of familiarity with him?

His gaze was fixed on Zhu Wu's face.

Zhu Wu sensed something and looked over. Their eyes met, and the latter immediately lowered his head.

Zhu Wu's expression remained unchanged as he turned back and continued walking forward.

"Of course, isn't this the concubine you took in back in the mortal realm? Why didn't you even say hello?"

The voice of the evil god rang out at an inopportune moment.

"???" The woman was taken aback.

The onlookers, unaware of the truth, were also startled and all turned their gazes in that direction.

"Ahem." The Goddess of Life coughed lightly. "Evil, this is the God of Music under my command who recently ascended to the realm of gods."

She was well aware that the God of Music who carried Zhu Wu's divine aura was none other than Tang Yuehua from back then, and she also understood why Zhu Wu wanted to leave her in the mortal realm to be reincarnated.

That kind of background is certainly not a good memory; forgetting it and being reborn is the best ending.

The God of Evil glanced at the calm-faced Zhu Wu and said, "Sorry, I just returned to the God Realm and mistook you for someone else."

"You little brat, you did that on purpose, didn't you?" Zhu Wu nodded slightly, strode to his seat, and turned to say softly, "Evil, it's said."

"Brother, no!" The evil god immediately backed down, having no doubt that Zhu Wu knew some of the dirty secrets he had during his rebirth in the lower realm.

"Let's wait until everyone arrives," Zhu Wu said calmly, turning around.

Could it be that I really am...? The music goddess Xia Zhiyin glanced at Zhu Wu furtively.

Having cultivated to godhood, she was certainly not stupid; she could easily sense something unusual in the conversation between the God of Evil and the God of Nature. The God of Evil's sudden mention of her was clearly intentional. And the God of Nature's subsequent words were obviously meant to expose her weaknesses and seek revenge.

Otherwise, the god of evil wouldn't have reacted so strongly and immediately backed down.

Therefore, she might really be a concubine of the God of Nature, but of course, it could only be from a previous life.

Because she was 100% certain that she had never seen the God of Nature since she was born.

But if that's true, why was I reincarnated? The cultivation technique that inexplicably appeared in my mind after birth, could it be left behind by the God of Nature? My inexplicable aversion to contact with the opposite sex, could it be because I'm always thinking about the God of Nature?

A series of doubts arose in my mind.

"There are quite a few unfamiliar faces." On the other side, the God of Evil glanced around and sighed inwardly.

"Of course, bringing you to the realm of gods was absolutely the best decision I ever made. In matters of the world, I am indeed inferior to you!"

"Now you know how to flatter?" Zhu Wu glanced at him, giving him a look of disdain that only a man could understand.

You couldn't even satisfy one kind-hearted wife in the mortal realm, look at your brother, that's what you call awesome.

Little brother, you're not good enough!

She's the reincarnation of a benevolent goddess, a single woman who's been single for hundreds of thousands of years—do you understand the significance of that? The power she unleashes in an instant is incomparable to any of the mortal women you've married. The god of evil responded with a wronged look, utterly helpless.

There's a saying in the world that women are like wolves at thirty and tigers at forty. He's finally come to understand it all these years.

No means no. Don't make excuses. Just focus on strengthening your body from now on. Zhu Wu has a different opinion.

"If you wish to use divine tribulations to temper your physical body in the future, you are welcome to come to me." He nodded slightly and said this, then turned away without saying anything more.

"Evil, I think you can give it a try." The Goddess of Kindness suddenly turned her head.

"If my physical body is stronger, I'll be safer when I get there."

Why does the God of Evil suddenly feel like he's been tricked by Zhu Wu? He nodded somewhat dejectedly.

Tap tap tap, footsteps rang out one after another, and more and more deities from the lower realm entered the hall.

Long Ling'er and the other girls smiled slightly at Zhu Wu, then walked behind Qian Renxue and stood there chatting quietly.

Before long, Huo Wushuang and Dugu Yan entered the main hall, and the girls' eyes lit up immediately.

"Brother? Sister Yan!"

"Sister, Ling'er, Rongrong, Lingling," Huo Wushuang and Dugu Yan approached with smiles upon hearing the voices.

"Hehe, we should have a good get-together after the meeting," Ning Rongrong said with a smile.

"Alright," Dugu Yan said with a smile.

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A moment later, the Snow Emperor led several beasts into the main hall, glanced at Zhu Wu, and strode towards Long Ling'er and the other women.

Two quarters of an hour later, the hall was bustling with deities, arranged in five rows, corresponding to the five emperors seated in the main positions.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin." The God of Destruction spoke, first introducing the Five Emperors to the new gods, focusing on the evil and good who had returned from their rebirth and trials in the lower realm. Because it would take time to recover their strength, the affairs would be temporarily handled by Ji Dong and Lie Yan.

The gods under his command had no objections. Recently, Ji Dong and Lie Yan had worked diligently and were also approachable, which was indeed quite good.

Next, each deity will give a report on their duties. Of course, not every deity can speak. Instead, the leading deity will give a summary. Only when it comes to deities who need special recognition will the lower-ranking deities come forward to receive recognition and be bestowed with corresponding rewards by the Five Emperors.

Promotion, divine medicine, divine artifacts, and personal instruction in divine skills—these were all spoken by the corresponding leaders of the Five Emperors.

The gods, who had never seen such a grand occasion and reward, were naturally extremely excited, their joy and pride written all over their faces.

"Indeed, whether human or beast, even if they become gods, they are not immune to the vulgarity of comparison," the evil god sighed inwardly.

However, he had to admit that it was incredibly effective! He had no doubt about the motivating effect of this "recognition" ceremony.

Compared to the stagnant pool it once was, the difference is simply enormous.

"I have learned a lot from this trip to the mortal realm!" Just as Zhu Wu said back then, only through personal experience can one gain true understanding.

This trip down to the mortal realm greatly benefited him in his understanding of human nature and deepened his comprehension of evil divine power.

Because the deities had also ascended to the mortal realm, and there were many gods in the hall, the assembly lasted for a long time before it ended.

Everyone left with joy.

"Let's go back and have a get-together." Zhu Wu immediately told his wife and familiar friends to stay behind.

The four gods of destruction, life, evil, and good understood that this was a family gathering and tactfully took their leave.

Xia Zhiyin, the Goddess of Music, glanced at the scene and then left with the Goddess of Life.

Zhu Wu didn't say much and led everyone back to their residence.

"Sister Yan, how is your grandfather now?" Long Ling'er asked as soon as she sat down.

"He's still the dean." Dugu Yan smiled. "Thanks to the captain's arrangements back then, the lifespan of Title Douluos on the continent has greatly increased. My grandfather's strength has now reached the peak of level 99. Living for several hundred more years is no problem. He's living a leisurely life."

"Hehe, has your grandfather held his great-grandson yet?" Ning Rongrong suddenly asked.

Dugu Yan's pretty face immediately turned red. "I have been focused on cultivation all these years and have not paid attention to matters concerning my children."

"Alright." Ning Rongrong smiled slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

"Brother, what about you?" Huo Wu turned to look at Huo Wushuang.

"I have a son," Huo Wushuang said with a smile. "Now I'm already a great-grandfather."

Huo Wu immediately felt envious, and looked at Zhu Wu with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Huo Wushuang seemed to understand something and quickly comforted her, "Little sister, don't worry, you'll have one eventually. And don't think that having a child is something to be particularly happy about. My little one gave my wife and me a lot of trouble when he was little."

"That's why my wife and I never had any more children after that."

Huo Wu nodded slightly, no longer dwelling on the matter, and instead asked, "Has anything unusual or surprising happened on the mainland recently?"

"Does it count if a human soul master marries a soul beast that has transformed into human form for 100,000 years?" Huo Wushuang asked.

"It seems that humans and soul beasts get along quite well." Long Ling'er said with a smile.

"It's really good," Huo Wushuang said. "Although there are occasional conflicts at the lower levels, the upper levels have always been quite harmonious."

"Both sides are currently controlling population growth to avoid excessive consumption of environmental resources."

"This situation won't last long," the Demon King said. "We've been working to improve the environment all these years, and in the future, the efficiency of the plane drawing in cosmic energy will only increase."

"The land is nourished and becomes more fertile."

"Next, you might be able to have the Spirit Hall try to improve food and planting methods, so that they can feed a larger population."

"Given the current soil fertility, with proper management, yields can definitely be greatly increased."

"Also, some soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest have been breeding quite rapidly lately, especially rabbits and certain fish and shrimp. Let's discuss it when we get back. I'll open a hunting route for you, and you can organize soul masters to go in and help consume some of them."

He had to admit that humans are also part of the animal world, and that the number of certain spirit beasts really does depend on human mouths to control.

Carp, lobsters, and rabbits have recently become rampant in the Starry Sky Forest.

We can't finish it, we simply can't finish it!

"Okay, I'll organize it when we get back," Huo Wushuang said with a smile.

Zhu Wu smiled, quietly watching the group discuss. He was satisfied with the current development momentum of the Douluo Continent.

A quick glance revealed Tianmeng with a droopy face, looking preoccupied.

"Tianmeng, is something the matter?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Heh, he has a wife and kids now, of course he's thinking about them." Hyotei sneered. "One day in the divine realm is equivalent to a year in the mortal realm."

"Oh?" Zhu Wu's interest was piqued. "What kind of spirit beast did you marry?"

He's been quite busy lately and hasn't really paid much attention to the lower realms. Any reports he's received have been compiled and submitted by Qian Renxue. She's a good secretary; might as well use her.

The secretary handles things when there's a problem, and otherwise...

Well, it hasn't come to that yet.

"A ferret that has transformed." Hyotei nodded. "This guy is completely infatuated with her, and he even came to me to brag about it."

Tenmeng immediately looked embarrassed. He had indeed been trying to show off since Hyotei had previously rejected him.

He couldn't afford to marry her back then, but now he has someone better. His wife is gentle, virtuous, and obedient, unlike Hyotei, who is cold and aloof all the time and still no one wants her.

Thinking of this, she raised her chin slightly, "It's better than someone who's unwanted right now."

"Go to hell!" Hyotei roared. "I don't care about men."

"I think you have a different orientation." Tianmeng raised an eyebrow and retorted. He was a first-level god and was not afraid of the ice emperor who was only a third-level god.

They made no attempt to hide the fact that Hyotei had a crush on Yuki-tei back then.

"What the hell!" Hyotei shouted angrily, jumping up from his seat.

"Alright, Bing'er." Xue Di grabbed her arm. "Tianmeng, you should talk less too."

"For Xue Di's sake, I won't hold it against you," Tianmeng nodded.

"Alright, alright." Zhu Wu waved his hand, turned to look at Tian Meng, "Since you have a wife and children waiting for you at home, you should go back first."

Tianmeng immediately rose and bowed, "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

Zhu Wu shook his head, turned back to chat with the others, and then they ate together.

After eating and drinking their fill, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Huo Wushuang, and the beasts Xue Di and Bing Di bid farewell and left.

"It's getting late, let's go back inside. I have something I'd like to discuss with you," Zhu Wu said seriously as he stood up.

The girls rolled their eyes at her, but still got up and followed.

(End of this chapter)