Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1104 Ji Dong Arrives
“Zhou Qing, I think you’ve noticed it too. This four-dimensional space is different from the God Realm; it’s more similar to your inner cultivation system.”

Los said very seriously, "The five planets have innate beings like Blazing Flame that can manage the mantle magma, so there's no need to worry too much."

But it's more complicated on our end.

The Earth's core and mantle did not give rise to corresponding life forms. Gaia is the will of the planet, but it cannot control that body for long, and it is unable to sort out the spatial fragments near the Earth's core in the short term.

"Is there only two years?"

Realizing that two years from now, at a certain moment when the spatial vibration frequencies generated by the operation of these two planets are in sync, and that the four-dimensional space will truly be stable, Zhou Qing pondered for a while and said, "Then I will store the Crimson Phase in the seventh layer of the Abyss."

Through the Crimson Phase, we can perceive spatial fragments. Below the eighth layer, we can gather those fragments together and, in conjunction with your efforts, create the ninth layer—the Heavenly Court—based on the spatial gaps within the Earth's core and mantle.

"Red appearance?"

Los nodded. "Then the last problem is solved. We just need to wait for the spatial vibration frequencies of the two planets to be consistent in two years, and then we can truly stabilize the four-dimensional space that is currently constantly absorbing void energy."

"When will the space passages to those thirty-four inhabited planetary planes open?" Tang San asked curiously.

"Naturally, after things have stabilized."

Luo Si said matter-of-factly, “However, it is possible at this stage, but since the four-dimensional space is only in its infancy, if it is opened rashly, there is a chance that it will be detected by the God Realm. After all, the Douluo Star System and the Five Elements Star System should still be within the range that the God Realm can observe. However, due to the fact that the space channel with the God Realm has been broken, they can only observe the scene from tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago at most, and cannot conduct real-time observation.”

“Let’s talk about it again in two years,” Zhou Qing advised Tang San. “After all, it seems that the God Realm has been targeted by other energy planes. If we open it now, the creatures from the God Realm and those energy planes might get involved. Our great war just ended less than two years ago. If another war suddenly breaks out, and it’s with otherworldly creatures, it will be hard for everyone to accept it in a short time.”

"It's me who's getting anxious."

Tang San admitted his mistake and came to his senses, realizing that they had no shortage of lifespan or strength, and there was no need to worry unnecessarily.

After returning from the depths of the Earth to the city above the Earth's core lake, Zhou Qing stood on the city wall, gazing at the subterranean creatures and humans of the Five Elements Continent who had reappeared in the city, and asked Lie Yan, "How is the Five Elements Continent developing now?"

"It's nothing like the exaggerated Douluo Continent."

Lieyan had heard about the changes that had taken place in Douluo Continent over the years from Zhou Qing and the others. He sighed and said, "It's still the same as before. The Eastern Wood Empire, Southern Fire Empire, Northern Water Empire, Western Gold Empire, and Central Earth Empire of the Bright Five Elements Continent stand side by side. There are no major wars, but there are constant small conflicts... However, in recent years there has been a trend of war breaking out."

On the other side of the Dark Five Elements Continent—

There is also a trend toward unification.

The atmosphere of power and respect for the strong was even more pronounced on the other side, but the lives of ordinary people and Yin-Yang Masters were even more oppressive. Furthermore, with the disappearance of Holy Evil Island, the two continents were separated by the sea…
Although the two continents are slowly approaching each other, even with my understanding of the movement of magma in the mantle layer, it will still take a considerable amount of time for them to collide. At least, the contemporary people on both continents cannot afford to wait that long.

According to your view, without a direct passage to the Bright Five Elements Continent, the higher-ups of the Dark Five Elements Continent are unable to shift their conflicts outwards, leading to continuous internal problems.

The same applies to the Bright Five Elements Continent.

In this situation, both continents are in the same boat: either resolve their internal problems or shift the problem elsewhere, such as—

Develop the shipping industry.

This is also what Zhou Qing hoped to see.

Did the disappearance of Sacred and Evil Island hinder the unification of the two continents?

That's certainly true on the surface.

Putting aside the fact that the existence of Sacred and Evil Island affects the continental drift of the planet itself, from the perspective of civilization development, it is hoped that the factions on these two continents can realize the importance of solving their own problems before clashing, instead of constantly transferring the contradictions of their internal problems to other continents.

Otherwise, what good would unification do?

Internal problems persisted, and because the land area had become larger and more difficult to manage, it eventually split again.

Especially in a world with extraordinary power, a unified regime achieved solely through force is extremely fragile. As long as a stronger power emerges, it can easily replace the original regime. Society itself will not make much progress as a result of such replacement; instead, it will only be a series of dramas where the dragon slayer becomes the dragon.

This is why the progress and improvement of productivity, economy, technology, and social systems in worlds with extraordinary powers are measured in tens of thousands of years.

too slow!
Now that Sacred Island is gone, the internal conflicts between the two continents and ten empires have become extremely acute. The high command must either do everything in its power to resolve the problems, first achieving complete internal unification and ensuring that the various factions do not split into multiple kingdoms again due to issues such as the distribution of interests, or, in other words, resolving as many social contradictions and problems as possible that arise during the rule process, and striving to fulfill the responsibilities of the ruling class—

Irresponsible?
When internal conflicts accumulate to a certain level, a superior leader will inevitably take their place. Even if the social system doesn't immediately improve significantly, it will at least inject new vitality.

If we still choose to shift the blame, then we must start exploring the ocean, developing the maritime industry, and building a navy from the present day.

This is also a kind of progress.

By then, the people on both continents will have matured and developed a more sophisticated way of thinking! Only then will unification have true meaning!
otherwise!

If the light and dark factions on the two continents were to clash and slaughter each other, the mere rhetoric of "conquest" and "unification" would be utterly meaningless. Just like the situation on Douluo Continent—

The Red Society is fully capable of unifying the entire continent.

But the result?

If they really did that, the Red Society would not have enough people to rule such a vast territory. If they forcibly suppressed the people of the time, even if they did not become emperors, they would be an alternative kind of "emperor".

"Where is Ji Dong?"

Zhou Qing then inquired about Ji Dong's situation.

"He."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

As soon as Xiao Lieyan spoke, a fire tornado about three meters high appeared out of thin air in front of her—Ji Dong had teleported here using the Karmic Fire Red Lotus mark on his chest.

"Little Dongdong, it's been so many years! How have you been?"

Zhou Qing's words caused Ji Dong to stumble. After regaining his balance, he said speechlessly, "Boss, stop messing with me, okay? I'm the mighty God of Wine—"

"You have to save face!"

Little Flame teased, "Shouldn't you greet your godmother first?"

Ji Dong opened his mouth, glancing at Zhou Qing, Tang San, Luo Si, and the mature girl dressed as a knight whom he was seeing for the first time, all looking at him with great interest. His face twitched violently, but he could only reluctantly call out "godmother" under the tyrannical power of the flames.

"Little Jiji, what kind of expression is that? You should be more respectful when speaking to your elders." Little Flame put her hands on her hips, glared at him, and scolded, "You have no manners at all. You really give me no peace of mind and make me lose face in front of my friends."

After saying that, she shook her head and sighed as if she had raised an unfilial son.

Ji Dong pursed her lips, not wanting to pay attention to Lie Yan, who now possessed a true female body...
Calling a mature-looking, sweet-looking older woman "godmother" was already embarrassing enough, but now I also have to call the reborn Fiery Blaze "godmother"—

Fuck!
What sins did I commit in my past life to deserve this fate?
No matter how unwilling he was, he had to force a stiff smile under Xiao Lieyan's fierce gaze, bow respectfully, and greet her again: "Hello, godmother. I was researching new wines and got a little too tired. I'm feeling a bit dizzy and have some mental fatigue. Please forgive me."

"Well, I forgive you."

Flame stretched out his hand. "Where's the wine?"

"Uh... I didn't bring any." Ji Dong was a little embarrassed. What he said earlier was just an excuse. In reality, his companions who had been trading with the creatures in the Earth Core City saw the magic circle in the center of the city light up and three people were teleported over. They came back to report to him, and he guessed that it was Zhou Qing and Tang San. So he stopped what he was doing and rushed over in a hurry. How could he possibly have brought any wine?

"Did not bring?"

Little Flame's eyes blazed with fire.

Romantina pressed his head down, dispelling the anger that had been building up within him, and said with a smile, "Children shouldn't drink alcohol, they should drink fruit instead."

Before the small flames could erupt, Romantina took out fruit wine from the inner world and fed it to her lips—

Gulu.

Little Flame swallowed it involuntarily, then snatched the cup away and snorted, "If it were before, I wouldn't have bothered drinking this kind of wine. It's just that now that I'm a child, I like this kind of sweetness more."

This is true.

Little Flame is generally not interested in the cocktails that Ji Dong makes unless they are made with his own "heartfelt intentions," and only Flame's clone can enjoy them as usual.

"Tell me about what you've been up to all these years. Have you built any faction?"

Zhou Qing asked Ji Dong about his involvement in the "red" activities in the other world.

"How can it be that easy?"

Despite this, Ji Dong couldn't hide the smug smile on his face. "However, with my genius, I have ultimately accomplished something—"

Can you see the human figures in the underground city?
They are all my genius's companions!
There are people from the Bright Five Elements Continent and people from the Dark Five Elements Continent, and the latter has more people. After all, the oppression of the lower classes by the higher-ups on the dark side is more severe, and it is easier to carry out communist activities there.

In the Bright Five Elements Continent—

It's not that it's impossible, but the rule of the five great empires is deeply ingrained in people's hearts, and it's only recently that some of the high-ranking officials of the five great empires have become somewhat restless..."

(End of this chapter)