Just as Xia Yi had predicted, during the tri-clan tribunal, despite every method being used, Tang Chen and Bo Saixi remained tight-lipped and refused to say a single word. From the tribunal judges down to the common people of the three clans, all were filled with rage. Tang Chen and Bo Saixi were executed on the spot.
Upon hearing the news, Xia Yi wasn't surprised. This outcome was entirely within his expectations.
Whether or not Tang Chen and Bo Saixi cooperated, the result would have been the same.
They had taken part in Tang San's millennia-long plan and were responsible for luring the demon plane into this world.
Colluding with other planes to invade their own—this kind of evil was impossible to cleanse.
If they cooperated and revealed Tang San's full plan, the more the three clans learned, the angrier they'd become.
If they didn't cooperate, the three clans would be equally enraged.
The result would still be the same. Since that was the case, why would they choose to cooperate?
With the situation on the Tianxuan Continent settled and the spatial passageway to the Douluo Plane established, Xia Yi brought Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan back to the Douluo Plane via the portal.
As for Ya Li, she remained temporarily on the Tianxuan Continent.
With the portal in place, she could return to the Douluo Plane to find Xia Yi at any time.
Leng Yaozhu contacted the Sun Moon Federation to send representatives through the portal to negotiate with the leadership of the three clans about the inter-plane exchanges.
Thanks to Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu mediating, the two planes soon began basic commercial interactions. For now, it mainly involved simple trading of cultivation resources.
Leng Yaozhu didn't mind starting small. Step by step, as the people of the two planes became more familiar with each other, things would naturally improve.
Take the Elf Clan for example. Xia Yi taught them forging techniques, but they were unable to learn them. As a result, they had to purchase forged life crystals from the Douluo Plane and later even enlisted help from the Forging Master Association.
At first, they only used some common spirit items as payment. Gradually, they began offering rare specialties unique to the Elf Clan.
These items were relatively inexpensive compared to spirit treasures from the Douluo Plane, making them incredibly helpful for forging masters who didn't have time to cultivate and focused solely on their craft.
After all, the spirit treasures from the Douluo Plane couldn't be mass-produced.
Over on the Genesis Origin side, with Gu Yue and the Demon Empress overseeing it, everything was thriving. Many powerful soul beasts had already reached the point where they could become gods, but deliberately held back, unwilling to break through.
Seeing the Demon Empress become a God King made these soul beasts eager to try for higher-level divine positions themselves.
They had endured for hundreds of thousands of years—what was a little more time for the chance at a higher godhood?
With Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu handling affairs, Xia Yi fully embraced his hands-off role. Besides cultivating, he continued researching natural magic.
Though he hadn't successfully developed a true natural magic system, through his insights into it, he created a technique similar to the Elf Clan's spiritual seed cultivation.
Using soul power, Xia Yi created soul tools that allowed even ordinary people to cultivate spiritual seeds.
Though these seeds were not as effective as those nurtured by the elves through natural magic, they were still several times better than regular crops.
When soul masters consumed this food, it nourished and strengthened their foundation and aided cultivation. Ordinary people also gained significant health benefits.
They were easy to cultivate too—just place a soul tool in a field and replace the milk bottle periodically.
Not only Leng Yaozhu, but even Gu Yue encouraged soul beasts to try cultivating spirit fruits using these tools in Genesis Origin.
The results were excellent. With these fruits, lower-tier soul beasts in Genesis Origin experienced clear improvement in their cultivation.
Both the Douluo Plane and Genesis Origin entered an era of unprecedented prosperity.
As time passed, Xia Yi reached the level of Extreme Douluo, but still remained an Eight-Tail. Despite trying many methods, he couldn't evolve his ninth tail.
Even the God King-level energy of the Demon Empress failed to help him bring out the ninth tail.
Xia Yi suspected that only by recovering his memories of his past life could he awaken the ninth tail.
But it didn't seem to affect his cultivation. Even with only eight tails and eight rings, he had already reached the quasi-god level.
So, for now, Xia Yi had no intention of regaining his memories.
To him, this life was already fulfilling—he was loved and had people he loved. That was enough.
Watching the world grow better each day, and seeing the smiles on the faces of Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue, and the others, Xia Yi felt it was all worth it.
"So? Still not convinced? If not, let's go another round."
In Genesis Origin, Xia Yi smugly rested his head on Gu Yue's fair, crystalline long legs, his hands blatantly taking advantage.
"I really can't tell if you're a donkey or a vixen. Even I, the Silver Dragon King and a super God King, can't beat you—and you still dare to claim dragons are inherently lustful. Quit squirming. Let me catch my breath, I'm about to explode!" Gu Yue lay weakly on the bed. She had believed that becoming a God King would allow her to reclaim her lost pride and utterly dominate Xia Yi. Unexpectedly, she was once again completely defeated under him.
This wasn't her first challenge to Xia Yi since becoming a God King.
Three years ago, when she had just ascended, she boldly declared she would drain Xia Yi dry.
If even the Demon Empress couldn't do it, how could she? She was utterly defeated, no surprise.
Still unwilling to accept it, Gu Yue closed herself off for three years, absorbed the essence of the Golden Dragon King, greatly enhanced her physical body, and even surpassed the former Dragon God in strength.
Naively, she thought this time she'd finally win. But once again, she was tamed by Xia Yi, who hadn't even become a god yet.
"Hehe! Then rest up." Xia Yi hugged Gu Yue and leaned on her, contentedly closing his eyes.
"By the way, that Poseidon guy—shouldn't he be becoming a god soon? Your teacher's plan is about to start. Aren't you going to check it out?" Gu Yue suddenly asked.
"Poseidon? Yulai has been watching him. He's already a quasi-god and currently rushing to repair the altar. He should be connecting to the Divine Realm in the next few days. When that happens, I'll call Haijun, and we'll go together to stabilize the situation—just in case anything unexpected happens." Xia Yi said lazily, eyes still closed in comfort.
Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu's goal was the Divine Realm. Though they had prepared thoroughly, humanity still didn't have a single God King yet. Xia Yi wasn't so carefree that he'd let them face the entire Divine Realm alone.
As for Gu Yue and the Demon Empress—these two God Kings had to be roped in.
"Got it. Let's sleep first. When we wake up, we'll go find the Demon Empress together. After this is all over, little sister Zhu'er should also become a God King. Then we'll all join forces. I refuse to believe we still can't drain you dry," Gu Yue said, still unconvinced. She twisted in Xia Yi's arms, found a comfortable position, and finally closed her amethyst eyes in satisfaction.
Though still only a God King, her current power far surpassed the peak Dragon God.
Back then, the Dragon God exhausted every possible method to try to merge the Genesis Core and Destruction Core, but failed.
Yet Gu Yue did it effortlessly.
Using the Hetu Luoshu and The Book of Fate, she merged the two divine cores with minimal effort.
Now, neither the Genesis Core nor Destruction Core could influence her.
The mental breakdown that afflicted the Dragon God? Impossible for her.
Now, even if she faced the peak of the Divine Realm alone, Gu Yue had full confidence.
Even if the Divine Realm unveiled its ultimate trump card—the creation power of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life fused together—Gu Yue would not flinch.
She wasn't surprised by Xia Yi's proposal.
Though humans and soul beasts still operated separately and Xia Yi didn't care about their internal struggles, Gu Yue clearly understood what mattered most. Even if Xia Yi hadn't said anything, she would have helped Leng Yaozhu regardless.
Besides, the Divine Realm wasn't just Leng Yaozhu's enemy—it was hers too.
Gu Yue's exit from seclusion at this moment was precisely to help Leng Yaozhu.
Only with her presence could true security be ensured.
As for the Demon Empress? Even more so. After all, Poseidon was the stepping stone she had prepared for Lan Fozzi's godhood.
Even if Xia Yi and Gu Yue didn't go, she would.
"When you say all together, do you mean you and Zhu'er—or all your sisters at once?" Xia Yi asked with a wicked smile. If she thought one more God King would tip the scale, the Demon Empress might as well join too.
"Pfft. Do you even realize how long you took to beat me this time? If you're not afraid of a battle of attrition, then let all my sisters serve you at once. What's the harm?" Gu Yue snorted coldly, eyes closed, her long lashes fluttering. Her voice was full of disdain.
Though Xia Yi was frighteningly strong and only grew more powerful the longer he fought, God Kings weren't weak either. With their immense recovery power, unless Xia Yi knew some kind of cloning technique, defeating multiple God Kings was pure fantasy.
"Hmph! Just wait till I become a God King. Let's see if you'll still be so smug." Xia Yi said smugly. Holding Gu Yue, they bantered back and forth until they both drifted into slumber.