The Staff of Destruction and the Tree of Life gradually drew close.The Scales of Judgment and the Heart of Kindness were also inching toward each other.
Only the Asura Sword stood apart, not aligning with any other super divine artifact—placed at a corner, yet strangely like the center itself.
Originally, the five artifacts rotated in a pentagonal formation.Now, their configuration had changed to a triangular rotation—after dividing five into three, there must be a further division of three into one.
Using the Asura Sword as the mold, the remaining four super divine artifacts were to be unified into one—to recreate the Sword of Judgment of the Three Realms.
Just as Di Tian and the gathered gods focused their full attention on forging this supreme sword, Di Tian's body—suspended in the airspace—suddenly trembled.
Standing beside him, Bi Ji immediately noticed something was wrong and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Di Tian paused for a moment before shaking his head:
"I'll tell you later. First, let's complete the fusion of the five super divine artifacts in the forging furnace and stabilize it."
The forging of the Sword of Judgment of the Three Realms continued smoothly.However, Di Tian's own movements began to quicken subtly.
Fortunately, the forging furnace was solid and well-founded. The slight acceleration did not cause any mishap.
Inside the furnace, the rotating triangle emitted brilliant flowing lights, gradually merging into a five-colored radiance.
That five-colored light took the form of a sword, using the Asura Sword as the blueprint, and slowly solidified.
But the process of forging the sword's body was slow and meticulous—akin to grinding inkstone and water slowly.
Occasionally, large quantities of rare metals were added as binders to help consolidate the form of the five-colored sword.
Everything was progressing smoothly—no surprise, since in the entire world, no one understood the Sword of Judgment of the Three Realms better than Di Tian.
Although he hadn't participated in the development of the true divine technique behind it, counting the time Tang San had channeled his divine consciousness through Tang Wulin and Dai Yun'er to activate the beggar's version of the sword—Di Tian had been struck by it four times.
Once personally in his current body.Twice via the Gold Dragon King's memories.And once from the legacy of the Dragon God, witnessing the most complete version.
Having entrusted the rest of the forging process to others, Di Tian disappeared in an instant and arrived at a secluded meditation room.
This was where he occasionally secluded himself in cultivation.Whenever he needed peace and quiet, this was the place he came to.
Earlier, when his body had suddenly trembled during the forging, it was because he clearly sensed the fluctuations of the Power of Fate, twitching like taut threads.
Fate's threads so deeply entangled with him came from only two places:
The New God Realm he had created with his own hands—Shenzhou Continent.
The place where he had risen—the Douluo Plane.
As the God Realm's current master, Di Tian easily determined:The disturbance did not originate from the New God Realm.
One option eliminated, the answer became clear.
Then, the information passed through the Power of Fate confirmed it again:
The source was the Douluo Plane, and the sender was Evil Emperor, once ranked second among the top vicious beasts of that realm.
Later, Evil Emperor had followed Dai Yuehao in ascending to the Douluo God Realm and became his seventh spirit soul.
The content of the message not only confirmed what Di Tian already knew about the twelve God Kings in the Divine Ring, but also validated one of his predictions:
The God Kings, due to Di Tian's existence, would not rush back immediately. Instead, they would first evolve the Divine Ring into a God Star, then return to crush him with overwhelming power.
This deduction was not hard to make.
The twelve God Kings of the Divine Ring weren't fools—none of them would fight an uncertain battle, and none would risk their lives or their legacies lightly.
Thus, Di Tian did not doubt the authenticity of the information.
After all, no matter what the Divine Ring's God Kings chose to do, Di Tian had only one strategy:Wait and ambush.
Why?
Because he did not know the spatial coordinates of the Divine Ring.
In the vast universe, searching for it aimlessly was no better than a headless fly.
So it was more efficient to lie in wait and catch them when they came.
But now—Evil Emperor had sent him the coordinates of the Divine Ring.
This gave Di Tian a new idea:
Rather than passively waiting and risk missing the opportunity,why not take the initiative and strike first?
Compared to facing a fully evolved God Star, it would be better to face the twelve God Kings before they reached that level.
After all, the Divine Ring was already on the path to becoming a God Star. Its future was clear.
His own side, the newly built New God Realm, lacked heritage, and it would be difficult to outpace the Divine Ring's evolution.
Of course, if it were about technological advancement, Di Tian's side could surpass the Divine Ring.
But reaching the level to threaten the Divine Ring—or even the future God Star—was uncertain.
It might take ten thousand years.Or twenty thousand.Or longer.Long enough that the enemy might strike first.
Through the viewing window of the meditation room, Di Tian looked out at the drifting clouds and graceful beauty of the New God Realm.
His golden dragon pupils sparkled brilliantly as his divine sense began spreading across Shenzhou Continent.
The recipients were all deities from the continent.
Either beings who had reached First-Class Deity rank,or those who represented families, clans, or factions of importance within the New God Realm.
Over its 3,000 years of development, the New God Realm had accumulated many ascended deities, naturally-born native gods, and even later-born deities born and raised within the realm.
This complex divine population made up the prosperity and future of the New God Realm.
Whenever something significant concerning the realm happened, Di Tian would notify these key deities.
Gods, by nature, were quick to mobilize.
As soon as Di Tian's divine message reached them, many began making their way to the gathering place he designated.
Not long after, in a high-tech grand hall, everyone had arrived—except for those still working on forging the Sword of Judgment.
Among the attendees:
Di Tian's family members: Xue Ling, Bing Ji, the Dark Dragon King, the Life Dragon King, and others.
Talented ascendants from lower realms who had reached First-Class Deity rank in under 3,000 years.
And two major external factions:
The Huo Li Clan, whom Di Tian had brought from the Temple of War.
Within 3,000 years, the Huo Li Clan had once left Shenzhou Continent entirely, following Di Tian's ancient space route back to their homeworld.
Given the vast cosmic distance, Di Tian had assumed they'd part ways permanently.
But surprisingly, they returned a few hundred years ago.
They admitted that the experience had made them cautious. So they sent Tianhuo back to establish a branch clan—to improve survival odds in case of future disasters.
With Di Tian's permission, Tianhuo led the branch to settle in Shenzhou.
Now, the clan flourished, and Tianhuo himself had become a First-Class Deity.
The Pegasus Twin Stars.
Their representatives were Tianyang, the Core of Life, and the current Pegasus Leader, the Five Spirit King.