122: Fifth Soul Skill! Myriad Manifestations Divine Kingdom! (Two-in-One)

Star-Plucking Tower.

The tallest building in Heaven Dou City. Emperor Xue Ye led his ministers here.

Almost everyone was leaning against the railings, looking at the distant flood.

Logically speaking, Heaven Dou City's position was very high. If a flood were to submerge it, not even the waters of the five lakes and four seas would be enough.

But now, looking as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but floodwaters in all directions!

Strangely, however, many things were exposed within the floodwaters—villages, standing there in a most bizarre fashion.

Bone Douluo shook his head inwardly. To put it bluntly, wasn't this divine punishment?

The Azure Dragon Divine Lord only wanted to punish the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the nobles; he had no intention of punishing the common people.

"That's my fief! It's all submerged! It's over! Everything is ruined!"

"Mine too. I can even see my house..."

"God damn it! Why is this happening to me?"

"..."

The nobles gazed at the miserable state of their fiefs, their laments filling the air.

Bone Douluo found the sight quite amusing. Did these fools only care about profit? Did they really think they could escape?

"Mr. Gu, do you think the flood won't reach here? That Azure Dragon Divine Lord should also care for the people, just like Us. He probably wouldn't let the flood enter the city just to kill us, right?"

Emperor Xue Ye's voice trembled slightly.

He was finally afraid!

Flood control was a headache for emperors of all generations.

There was no need to even think about this massive flood. No matter how many wise deeds he had done before, he would be labeled a tyrant in history.

Bone Douluo's mouth twitched. "I don't know either, but looking outside, the flood is able to avoid the villages..."

"..."

Emperor Xue Ye's face turned pale. He forced a smile and comforted himself, "Us is the Son of Heaven, protected by the gods. The Azure Dragon Divine Lord's arrival should be enough, right?"

"My dear ministers, what if Us pardons the crimes of the Azure Dragon Temple? What do you think?"

Emperor Xue Ye said awkwardly, looking for a way out.

"No! Your Majesty, we cannot let a wild temple trample over us! He destroyed our fiefs and harmed our subjects. He must pay the price!"

"Exactly! This battle must continue!"

"Once the flood stops, our army will destroy the Azure Dragon Temple!"

"..."

The nobles' eyes were bloodshot. Their fiefs and wealth were all gone. Now, they wanted nothing more than to perish together with the Azure Dragon Temple!

Emperor Xue Ye's expression shifted repeatedly as he remained at a standstill with them.

The nobles were no longer afraid of Emperor Xue Ye, especially since they suspected he wasn't the real emperor but a body double!

"Rumble...!!!"

Suddenly, successive peals of thunder rang out.

A noble cried out in alarm, "The flood is rushing in!"

Everyone's attention was drawn back as they rushed to the railings. They saw the flood break through the city gates and pour in from all directions.

The streets of Heaven Dou City became natural riverbeds, quickly submerged by the incoming flood.

"!!!"

Only then did they realize a problem.

In the face of natural disasters and divine punishment, their status as nobles didn't seem to grant them any special treatment.

No, the commoners would live, but their status would make them primary targets!

"Splash...!"

The flood roared, surrounding the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

The entire Star-Plucking Tower began to tremble slightly.

Emperor Xue Ye hurriedly said, "My dear ministers! Are you still unwilling to pardon the Azure Dragon Temple?"

Buffeted by the incoming gale, the nobles also calmed down.

"We are willing, we are willing... Let's not oppose the Azure Dragon Temple anymore!"

"From now on, we will be kind to the people, never harm them again, and even treat them like family..."

"In short, just make the flood recede!"

"..."

They spoke over one another, the panic on their faces becoming more apparent.

Emperor Xue Ye said urgently, "Us will issue an imperial decree..."

Bone Douluo suddenly stepped forward and smiled. "Your Majesty may write it. I will deliver it for you."

Emperor Xue Ye looked delighted. Without thinking much, he quickly wrote an imperial decree and handed it to Bone Douluo.

"Mr. Gu, whether the flood can be turned back depends on you. Us now knows to revere the gods and will no longer have any grievances against the Azure Dragon Temple. Turning hostility into friendship—wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty. I will deliver it."

Bone Douluo said with a smile, then his figure darted out, heading toward the flood.

The nobles watched his figure expectantly.

They were now pinning all their hopes on Emperor Xue Ye's imperial decree.

Some nobles couldn't help but think: What if Bone Douluo doesn't return?

...Bone Douluo rushed toward the flood at high speed. He opened the imperial decree halfway and laughed at the humble words Emperor Xue Ye had written.

He was like an old dog begging for mercy.

Completely different from his high-and-mighty appearance on the surface!

Bone Douluo looked back at the Star-Plucking Tower and sighed.

What a pity. The Spirit Masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School arranged on the tower were likely going to be buried along with Emperor Xue Ye.

"Feng Zhi, oh Feng Zhi, even you didn't expect that a fool like Emperor Xue Ye would let things get to this point, did you?"

Thinking this, Bone Douluo plunged into the flood.

He did indeed do as Emperor Xue Ye said.

But clearly, the Azure Dragon Divine Lord didn't care about Emperor Xue Ye's imperial decree and had no intention of stopping.

"Gurgle...!" Bone Douluo traversed through the flood.

The river was actually the streets of Heaven Dou City from before.

He stopped at the entrance of a shop. The wooden door certainly wouldn't hold up against the rapid current.

But now, not a single drop of floodwater could enter the shop!

There was even a gap in the door that remained uninvaded, with a child's curious eyes peeking through.

Bone Douluo was amazed. "As expected of divine punishment..."

Looking around, almost every household on this street had not been breached by the flood; they were all safe and sound.

He followed the flood toward the Star-Plucking Tower.

He still wanted to save the Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School... On the Star-Plucking Tower, Emperor Xue Ye and the other nobles panicked when they saw that Bone Douluo had not returned, especially since the flood was about to strike in a few moments.

"Your Majesty! His Excellency Bone Douluo has probably fled..."

A noble said dejectedly.

Before Emperor Xue Ye could respond, a Spirit Master from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School shouted a reprimand, "What kind of talk is that? How could our Elder Bone leave? It must be because you offended the Divine Lord that our Elder Bone was dragged into this!"

"What kind of tone is that?! How dare you speak to us like that?"

The nobles were immediately displeased.

They were dignified nobles, while Spirit Masters were, to put it bluntly, just high-level thugs.

How dared they oppose them?

They were taking themselves far too seriously!

"Everyone, quiet!!!"

Emperor Xue Ye said angrily.

He went to the railing, looked at the roaring flood, and sighed. Then he looked up and suddenly shouted, "Azure Dragon Divine Lord! Us knows Us was wrong... Us will no longer be your enemy! You... just withdraw your Divine Ability!!!"

"..." The nobles all remained silent, not saying a word.

Although Emperor Xue Ye's actions were a loss of imperial dignity.

Right now, staying alive was the most important thing!

Emperor Xue Ye shouted until his voice was hoarse, but he received no response from the Azure Dragon Divine Lord.

Instead, the roar of the flood finally arrived!

"Rumble...!!!"

The flood struck, bursting through the gates of the Imperial Palace.

Instantly, many screams rang out.

Those were the desperate cries of the palace servants.

Emperor Xue Ye's face was pale. He took a few steps back, slumped to the ground, pounded the floor, and broke down in tears, cursing in regret.

"It's all the fault of you bastards!"

"If it weren't for you! Why would Us have targeted the Azure Dragon Divine Lord! And why would Us have brought such a disaster upon Us!"

"You are all treacherous ministers who have ruined the country! You all deserve to die!"

Emperor Xue Ye roared in anger.

The nobles didn't dare to talk back; they were all terrified now.

One noble couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, at least we can still live. The Star-Plucking Tower is over three hundred meters tall; no matter what, the flood can't hurt us! If the palace is gone, we can just rebuild it!"

"Easy for you to say..."

Emperor Xue Ye's eyes were red, and he was about to continue cursing.

Suddenly, a shadow spread rapidly across the ground.

At the same time, there was a gust of cold wind.

The nobles all stiffly raised their heads, looking behind him.

Emperor Xue Ye slowly turned his head and saw a colossal wave slowly rising, exceeding the height of the Star-Plucking Tower and still climbing, its width stretching as far as the eye could see.

If this crashed down, could they still survive?

"Protect the Emperor... Protect the Emperor..." Emperor Xue Ye said, trembling.

The court Spirit Masters didn't move; they were all dumbfounded.

The Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School laughed manically and shouted:

"What's the point of protecting him? Even a Titled Douluo might not survive such a flood!"

"We're all going to be buried with you!!!"

As the words fell, the giant wave of the flood crashed down.

Like a mountain collapsing... "Rumble...!!!"

The nearly three-hundred-meter-tall Star-Plucking Tower collapsed!

Intermingled within were the screams of some nobles.

But soon, there was no more sound... Crown Prince's Mansion.

"Xue Qinghe" stood by the window, looking at the flood outside, a look of amazement on her face.

"A miracle... I'm afraid in all the World, the only one who can do this is the Azure Dragon Divine Lord."

Just then, the door opened.

Two figures entered.

But even though the door was open, no floodwater rushed in.

"Young Lord, the Imperial Palace has been submerged. There likely won't be any survivors... Since Emperor Xue Ye is dead, once the flood recedes..."

Snake Lance Douluo's expression was excited.

The Young Lord had been undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for so many years; now, the clouds were finally parting to reveal the moon!

Porcupinefish Douluo closed the door, his face also full of smiles. He sighed, "As expected of the Azure Dragon Divine Lord, to be able to perform such a miracle. If he were to widely recruit Believers, I'm afraid his faith would spread across the entire World."

They were both Elders of Spirit Hall, personally trained by the Hall of Worship, and belonged to Qian Daoliu's direct line.

And now they were serving as Protectors for "Xue Qinghe."

That is, the descendant of the Angel Clan, Qian Renxue!

"Xue Qinghe" shook her head slightly and frowned. "How could it be that simple? That Emperor Xue Ye was a fake, a body double."

"What?!" Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo were both stunned.

"Since he was going to oppose a god, and Emperor Xue Ye is no fool, how could he not know the dangers? So, right now, even I don't know how many body doubles he has or where his true self is."

"Xue Qinghe" shook her head. There was no familial affection in the imperial family.

Ever since Emperor Xue Ye retreated behind the scenes, the one he guarded against most wasn't the Azure Dragon Temple, but her, the Crown Prince!

"However, after this incident, his authority will be greatly diminished! Next, I will step forward to win over the people's will and the favor of the nobles..."

"Xue Qinghe" smiled faintly, a flash of ambition in her eyes.

"I can sense that the day the Heaven Dou Empire falls into our hands is not far off..."

"And for all of this, I must thank the Azure Dragon Divine Lord."

"Xue Qinghe" pressed her hands together with a smile.

If she weren't a descendant of the God of Angels, she would almost want to believe in the Azure Dragon Divine Lord.

He was just too powerful!

Since the Empire dared to provoke the Azure Dragon Temple, he directly destroyed the Imperial Palace!

Wiping out almost all the top-tier nobles!

...High in the sky.

Atop the Azure Dragon phantom.

Yu Mengzhang looked down. The flood he had unleashed had already achieved its intended goal.

Those nobles in the Heaven Dou court had paid the price.

And the accompanying Karma allowed the "Green Lizard" to make further progress.

At this moment, five spirit rings rose beneath Yu Mengzhang's feet.

The fifth spirit ring was also a Golden Karma Ring, but its Spirit Ability was not like the fourth ring's. Instead... Yu Mengzhang pointed downward, his fifth spirit ring shining brightly as he said calmly:

"Azure Emperor Divine Authority—Myriad Phenomena Divine Kingdom."

As his voice fell, the sunlight around him grew brighter, filled with radiance that spilled onto the World.

Countless golden cracks erupted within the dark clouds.

It was as if dawn was about to break.

The hope radiating from it made people unable to resist a sense of yearning.

Under Yu Mengzhang's control, that enhanced sunlight instantly bathed the area covered by the dark clouds.

The flood instantly stalled, the wind stopped, the rain ceased, and the water became still.

At this moment, the entire World seemed to take on a different meaning.

More accurately, this World now had a "master"; it was Yu Mengzhang's domain.

All things in heaven and earth seemed to be under his control.

From afar, Yu Mengzhang's finger produced an effect here.

The flood surrounding Heaven Dou City began to quietly dissipate, turning into golden specks of light that quickly vanished, transforming into warm sunlight.

The dark clouds in the sky also turned from black to pure white auspicious clouds.

"Creek...!"

Someone couldn't help but push open their window and saw that the outside seemed to have been completely washed clean, with nothing damaged.

Instead, the plants were even more lush and green, brimming with vitality.

They came out of their rooms, raising their hands to bathe in the sunlight.

Faces were filled with joy and surprise.

"Praise the Azure Dragon Divine Lord!!!"

One person after another cheered.

Voices that were usually forbidden by the Heaven Dou Empire could now be shouted without restraint.

And not a single guard from the government dared to step forward to stop them.

Bone Douluo stopped outside the Imperial Palace, looking at the ruins before him.

By now, all those magnificent buildings of the Imperial Palace had vanished, turned to dust.

He sighed. This was perhaps the price of blasphemy!

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has lost too much..."

Bone Douluo sighed. He hadn't been able to save a single Spirit Master from the Sect.