"Looks like ten minutes is my limit." Pondering his issue aloud Wulin felt like the sea that previously overwhelmed him was nothing more than a slight itch in the back of his mind. It wasn't that his body had gotten that much stronger but instead that he was now a partially higher dimensional being.
Even if he could only use the power of his divine heart for around ten minutes the after effects of being subjected to divinity remained. He wasn't invulnerable by any means but his defense has still improved immensely.
Ultimately though, he wasn't quite satisfied with the change. It wasn't that the benefits were bad or that he wanted more but instead that they were too good. His blood essence had gained divinity even if it was dormant most of the time. That was a massive power up but it also came with a cost.
He couldn't 'see' Gu Yuena anymore. He usually could track down her position roughly through their bloodline connection and could even use their connection to see farther than his spiritual sense could manage as long as it was by following their connection.
But now that connection is gone. It wasn't severed or destroyed but subdued and it would remain that way for quite a while. At the very least, things wouldn't change until Gu Yuena also gained divinity in some way.
"I wonder how I should calm her down?" That was the real issue though. Putting his own thoughts on the matter aside, how would things look from Gu Yuena's perspective? They separated and then suddenly their connection was basically destroyed. If it was him, he would have destroyed everything in his path to get to her in an instant.
It wasn't as though he could just send her a message either with her soul communicator being confiscated and her being in a dangerous situation of her own. Wulin wasn't well aware of the Sky of Lingering Divinity's characteristics but he knew enough to know it wasn't exactly safe.
It was rumored to be the battleground between two gods in the past and their divine energies lingered to create an area that magnified cultivation speed immensely at a cost. If Wulin remembered correctly, you couldn't really use your energies due to the difference in power between them and divinity and the divinity would reject anyone above a certain age.
It was the perfect place for somebody like Gu Yuena since she could improve both her understanding of elemental laws and also the purity of those elements. Gu Yuena didn't really need the latter as far as Wulin was concerned but what did he know? Maybe she would somehow make it so she could control ultimate elements without even needing to utilize her blood essence.
[You really are my son, aren't you?] Laughing proudly Tang San still found it hard to believe that divinity could be found in such a way. How many people like Yun Ming had the potential to become a god but couldn't because of the God Realm having gone missing?
But now there was genuine hope for those people. It may take a few years or even a few decades but a god realm would soon return to this world. It would definitely be an issue in the long run if the original god realm returned but that was for the entire Tang San to deal with.
Chuckling softly, Wulin turned his attention toward his blood essence. Ultimately, there was a huge boost in power that was gained from such an awakening. It was to be expected however considering how the Golden Dragon King was already using most of its potential. At most things had gone from 98% to 99%.
However, that last percent was the equivalent of a Limit Douluo becoming a god. Their power might not be much different at the start but things would quickly spiral out of control. The addition of divinity was that much of a blessing.
[Are you going to tell Mu Ye?] Curiously questioning his son Tang San felt like he knew what the boy wanted to do. Now that he was a partially higher being the Eternal Sea wasn't going to be nearly as effective for him so it was clear that things were coming to an end.
"No, not yet. Now that I have divinity I could sense it. There is a divine tool down there." Replying to his father calmly Wulin allowed his blood essence to flow freely once more, the sensation of infinite power almost addictive.
The main boon of this trip wasn't just the Divine Heart, it was the development of his body. He had done the equivalent of taking his body from that of a rank 40 or maybe a rank 50 to that of a rank 80. With his body now at the equivalent of his |Level 0| he could use that extra blood essence for something else.
With his evolution from the Golden Dragon King to the Golden Dragon Emperor, he could now use his predecessor's abilities even in |Level 0|. Well, he could use one anyway. The rest were still locked behind the other |Levels|.
Golden Dragon Emperor's Body
In a brief instant, Wulin's body was doubled, every facet of his power doubling with the activation of his first Blood Ring. Technically speaking it wasn't a ring at all since he was the Golden Dragon King but Blood Ring was more convenient so that was what it would be called.
Stepping into space like it was a solid surface Wulin shot downward like a bolt of lightning, the Eternal Sea desperately trying to stop him. The pressure grew but with his recent awakening, it felt like a minor inconvenience at best.
Eventually, he stood on the edge of Purgatory, the deepest region of the entire Eternal Sea. The pressure wasn't much different so though it would be difficult for anyone other than him and perhaps Mu Ye to pass that wasn't the true challenge.
Hundreds of sea spirit beasts all over the age of ten thousand blocked his path. If it was on the surface perhaps humanity could deal with them but down here they were perfectly safe. After all, even Wulin would have some trouble getting through them.
"Father." Fortunately for both sides, Wulin didn't have to spend his time slowly killing them all when his father could just tell them to back away. It would be effortless and wouldn't even consume the little bits of divinity he still had.
Now, Wulin just had to find that divine tool.
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For Wulin to have access to the Blood Rings so easily is quite importance since before this I had it so they could only be used in Levels 3 and 4. It never came up since the only time he really used those levels was when he was acting as Grace Mirchea Luslec in a semi public location but now they'll be far more accessible.
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