As long as they could endure the initial stage, the subsequent force of Creation would gradually weaken.
The golden-armored giant formed from the Divine Punishment Array of the New God Realm was fully capable of suppressing the remaining power of Creation, preventing it from wreaking havoc upon the New God Realm.
Indeed, the development of the situation did not violate the law of energy consumption.
After the initial painful resistance against the collision of Creation's power, the golden-armored giant transformed from flickering and unstable to as steady as Mount Tai.
The rhythm of the formation began to decrease from the heightened levels and gradually declined to lower tiers.
It essentially reached equilibrium with the remaining energy of the power of Creation.
By maintaining mutual offset and balance, it ultimately stabilized and landed, minimizing the impact of the catastrophe on the New God Realm.
This task belonged to the gods of the New God Realm—Ditian did not interfere.
Not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't have the time or energy to intervene.
The final desperate blow unleashed by the two Divine Kings at the moment of their deaths—wielding their respective supreme divine artifacts—was aimed squarely at Ditian.
If it were just that, it wouldn't have been a problem. No matter how terrifying the attack, it couldn't cause too much trouble for Ditian.
Moreover, Bi Ji and Zi Ji were by Ditian's side.
Even if these two were not the strongest among Divine Kings, they were still Divine Kings nonetheless.
Three Divine Kings jointly facing the final blow of the Destruction and Life Divine Kings—naturally, it wasn't too difficult.
What truly consumed Ditian's time and effort was how to perfectly preserve the Scepter of Destruction and the Tree of Life.
As the companion divine tools of the two fallen Divine Kings, they were intended to be destroyed with them in their final strike—an attempt to prevent their enemies from using them.
Following Ditian's signal, Bi Ji and Zi Ji each placed a hand on his shoulders, pouring their respective Divine King-level powers—Life and Destruction—into him.
A blood-red line suddenly appeared at the center of Ditian's chest.
The Shura Sword slashed out in an instant, a blood-red arc carrying the will of Shura. But instead of clashing directly with the Scepter of Destruction or the Tree of Life, it swept precisely between them.
Though it did not apply any tangible resistance, the sword qi severed the faint, nearly imperceptible connection between the two divine tools.
This dramatically lowered the difficulty of successfully claiming both divine artifacts.
At the very instant the link was severed, Ditian's golden eyes surged like a vast sea, and his palms—infused with Bi Ji's life power and Zi Ji's destruction power—pushed forward to receive the incoming artifacts.
At that moment, it felt as though the entire New God Realm, the entire Divine Ark continent suspended in the cosmic void, shifted positions along with those palms.
Mountains and rivers reversed, stars changed places.
As Ditian's hands touched the two supreme artifacts, a radiant burst of nine-colored light exploded—not from brute force, but like a masterful maneuver, redirecting the flow rather than resisting it.
Under the immense pressure akin to world collapse, Ditian's arms swung with great effort.
As he traced the first "circle," it was as if a floodgate had opened and torrents rushed through. Everything became fluid and harmonious.
The waves of the "circle" grew more layered and smooth, increasing in speed. A divine rhythm known as Heaven's Profound Circle revealed itself.
The nine-colored divine energy began to shift under this rhythm, turning into black and white—a pair of living Yin-Yang fish swimming through heaven and earth.
It was through this divine circulation method of Heaven's Profound Circle that Ditian could utilize Bi Ji's and Zi Ji's powers to gradually neutralize the collapsing force within the Scepter of Destruction and Tree of Life.
The three Divine Kings, including Ditian, retreated far away—using space in exchange for time—and finally succeeded in collecting the two supreme artifacts.
Ditian's usual clothing, formed from dragon scales, was left tattered and torn.
Especially around his arms—his sleeves looked like they had been shredded by machinery, scattered like petals in the wind.
Each falling shred transformed back into what they originally were—black dragon scales.
Without Ditian's energy sustaining them, they turned pale, soft, and brittle.
Before even hitting the ground, they disintegrated in the air into white powder.
Fortunately, despite his disheveled appearance, Ditian had preserved the Scepter of Destruction and the Tree of Life in perfect condition—not allowing them to be destroyed as their previous owners had intended.
A smile appeared on Ditian's face for the first time that day.
Of the five supreme divine artifacts needed to forge the Sword of Three Realms' Judgment, three had now been gathered.
Five named tools; three already acquired.
Next, it was time to sharpen the blades and prepare for war—against the former Evil God King and Good God King, who were currently frolicking in the Yin-Yang Crown Plane.
And to sharpen those blades, Father Time was an obstacle that could not be avoided.
Year 3000 of the Ditian Calendar.
Three thousand years of brilliant epic history—the intelligent beings of the Douluo Plane had gone through many generations.
Through prolonged linkage with the New God Realm, the energy level of the plane's lifeforms had elevated to the level of a demi-divine realm.
Naturally, this gave rise to a vast number of powerful beings.
Excluding the Life Core, which had already evolved into a first-level deity with half-step God King power, and the plane's master—the Mountain Dragon King—
Ordinary True Gods were commonplace, and limit-level powerhouses couldn't even be counted accurately, as breakthroughs occurred frequently.
The intelligent lifeforms of the Douluo Demi-Divine Realm weren't just the merged soul masters and soul beasts.
There were also many who had ascended from lower planes, unwilling to submit to the New God Realm, but satisfied with the cultivation conditions of the demi-divine realm, choosing to settle here.
With species from various lower planes and strong individuals from different civilized worlds, the variety of life in the Douluo Demi-Divine Realm had become incredibly rich.
Countless sparks of intellect clashing together also accelerated the rapid advancement of soul tool technology.
Different schools of thought emerged, creating branches on the soul tool tech tree.
Compared to the original timeline—where development spread outward from a single point via interstellar colonization—today's situation was quite different:
"All the talents from the myriad realms are gathered under my command."
Countless paths converged into the Douluo Demi-Divine Realm, granting it a natural and unmatched advantage.
The results were clear:
In just a mere three thousand years, the technology level of soul tools had caught up to what would have taken ten thousand years in the original timeline.
Of course, differences existed in the details.
For example, the Life School had emerged again in the current Douluo Demi-Divine Realm—but unlike the original timeline, where their focus was breaking the thousand-year life span, the new Life School's research was now centered on biotechnology.
(End of Chapter)