With his soul power exhausted and his soul returned to dust, his divine might stood tall, shaking the continent.

On the stone bricks of the Repentance Platform, the blood stains spat out by Xiao Ling still remained. He slumped on the ground, his hands gripping the platform surface tightly, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness. Just moments ago, Su Chen's words had been like a sharp blade, tearing apart all his disguises. When that God-Defying Power swept across his dantian, he could clearly feel the Spirit origins of his Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer crumbling inch by inch—his spirit power was completely destroyed, and his Spirit had become an empty shell. The once-celebrated "Douluo genius" was now not even as good as an ordinary Spirit Master.

"Su Chen! Even if I become a cripple, I will never let you go!" Xiao Ling's roar was hoarse and broken, but it only earned him an indifferent glance from Su Chen.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back, black God-Defying Soul Power swirling around him. "Let me go? You don't have the qualifications for that. From now on, there will be no more Little San on the Douluo Continent, only a cripple abandoned by his Spirit." After saying this, he waved his hand. Two soldiers from the Nishen Camp stepped forward and hoisted Xiao Ling up like a chick, sending him toward Shrek Academy. Su Chen wanted everyone to see what kind of fate this hypocrite, who claimed to be "righteous," would ultimately suffer.

Watching Xiao Ling's retreating figure as he was taken away, the Spirit Masters and commoners around the Repentance Platform were as silent as cicadas in winter, their eyes filled with awe when they looked at Su Chen. Previously, some had been bewitched by Xiao Ling's "theoretical talk," but now that they had seen with their own eyes his Spirit completely destroyed and his dignity shattered on the ground, no one dared to question Su Chen's decision again.

"Everyone," Su Chen's voice spread across the entire square, "Xiao Ling colluded with the Spirit Hall, hunted Spirit Beasts, and oppressed the common people. Such evil deeds deserve this punishment. And I, Su Chen, swear here today that I will establish the Nishen Hall in the Star Dou Great Forest to overturn the old order, allowing Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts on the Douluo Continent to coexist peacefully, where everyone is equal!"

As his voice fell, the square was silent for a moment before erupting into deafening cheers. The common people had suffered enough under the hegemony of the Spirit Hall and Shrek, and Su Chen's oath was exactly what they had been hoping for in their hearts.

Su Chen turned and left the Repentance Platform, followed closely by the fifteen Heroines. Xiao Wu took his arm, her pink Soft Bones Rabbit spirit power gently brushing against his wrist. "Su Chen, are we really going to build the Nishen Hall next?"

"Of course." Su Chen rubbed Xiao Wu's hair, a flash of determination in his eyes. "The Star Dou Great Forest is the life core of the Douluo Continent. The Spirit Beasts there have deep bonds with us, making it the perfect place to establish the Nishen Hall."

Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Civet Spirit quietly manifested, her figure leaping to Su Chen's side like a ghost. "I have already sent people from the Shadow Pavilion to survey the terrain in the Star Dou Great Forest. Within three days, we will be able to determine the location for the construction of the hall."

Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda floated in her palm, shimmering with golden light. "I have also had the craftsmen of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School set off with materials. The construction of the Nishen Hall must not lack grandeur."

Qian Renxue followed at the end of the group, her golden angel god armor shining brilliantly in the sunlight, but her expression was incredibly complex. Watching Su Chen chatting and laughing with the Heroines, and recalling the God Realm's control over her, the scales in her heart gradually tilted toward the Nishen Camp—perhaps the "God-Defying" path that Su Chen pursued was the true freedom.

Meanwhile, news of Xiao Ling being escorted back to Shrek Academy spread across the entire Douluo Continent as if it had grown wings. Flender looked at Xiao Ling, who had been thrown at the academy gate, his face pale as paper. Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji were shaking with rage, but they dared not make any rash moves. They knew clearly that the strength of Su Chen's Nishen Camp was unfathomable, and if they acted recklessly, Shrek Academy would only follow in Xiao Ling's footsteps.

Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire and Dai Tianheng of the Star Luo Empire held an emergency meeting overnight after learning the news. The two looked at the intelligence in their hands with furrowed brows. Xiao Ling's downfall had cost them an important pawn, and the news that Su Chen intended to build the Nishen Hall made them feel an unprecedented threat.

"This Su Chen is unfathomably powerful and has fifteen experts assisting him. If we let him establish the Nishen Hall, the status of our Two Great Empires will likely be at risk," Emperor Xue Ye said in a deep voice.

Dai Tianheng nodded. "Why not send someone to test him first and see where his bottom line is? If we can win him over, that would naturally be best; if not, then we will join forces with the Spirit Hall to confront the Nishen Camp together."

The two agreed immediately and sent envoys to the Star Dou Great Forest. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall also received the news. She sat on the throne of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, her fingers tapping lightly on the armrest, a glint of calculation flashing in her eyes. "Su Chen... Nishen Hall... an interesting opponent indeed." She immediately dispatched Qian Renxue's aunt, Qian Daoliu, to the Star Dou Great Forest under the guise of "peace talks" to investigate the reality of the situation.

Xiao Ling, who was locked in the woodshed of Shrek Academy, had not given up. He dragged his crippled body and used his fingernails to carve the characters "Su Chen" on the wall, carving and scratching, carving and scratching again. The blood from his fingertips stained the stone wall red. He had only one thought in his heart: he must make Su Chen pay the price, and he must rebuild his own glory. But he did not know that from the moment his Spirit was destroyed, his fate had already been sealed; he was merely an ant trapped at the bottom of a well, never to stir up any waves again.

When Su Chen and the Heroines arrived at the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, the craftsmen from the Shadow Pavilion and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were already waiting there. Looking at this vibrant land before him, a smile curled on the corner of Su Chen's lips. "This is the foundation of the Nishen Hall. From today, we will begin preparing for the hall's founding ceremony and let the Douluo Continent see the power of the God-Defying!"