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Time flies swiftly.
Half a year had passed since Gu Yuena's candid conversation with Tang San.
During this period, Tang San's life had settled into a regular routine—cultivating, researching, forging, assisting Bibi Dong with the study of the Three Treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, planting Blue Silver Emperor in Spirit City, guiding the women in their cultivation, and studying the Path of Blood and Qi with everyone except Gu Yuena at night.
Finally, on this day, Tang San was about to complete the creation of the first Divine Imprint Throne.
In the forging workshop, Tang San gazed at the chair before him. It was entirely black and smooth, but upon closer inspection, its surface was covered with numerous soul guide inscriptions, and a round slot at the top of the backrest seemed to be missing something.
This was a throne forged from inscribed metals, all of which had reached the level of six inscriptions: inscribed iron, inscribed copper, inscribed silver, inscribed cloud steel, and inscribed secret gold.
After testing, these inscribed metals could be harmoniously combined, with their six inscriptions interconnecting. Utilizing the forging methods provided by Electrolux and combining them with Douluo Continent's soul guide patterns, Tang San created this unique Divine Imprint Throne.
"San Ge, we're only two steps away," Guang Ling said, wiping sweat from her forehead with a smile. Her contribution to inscribing the soul guide patterns on the throne was indispensable.
"We just need to embed the energy convergence core and infuse the martial soul imprint, and this throne will be ready for use!"
Unlike the Divine Imprint Thrones of the Holy Demon Continent, this one did not yet have the inscribed concepts of "Fear," "Protection," "Slaughter," "Wisdom," or "Order." The so-called "divine artifact" was merely due to its power exceeding that of ordinary weapons.
However, this Divine Imprint Throne could autonomously absorb and evolve with the energy of heaven and earth. Over the long years, unless it was destroyed, it could potentially become a true divine artifact.
For now, it could only be considered a semi-divine artifact.
According to Tang San's estimates, only a Divine Imprint Throne made entirely of seven-inscription metals could reach the level of a true divine artifact. A throne made of eight or nine-inscription metals could attain the level of a super-divine artifact.
"I plan to give this throne to the Spirit Hall. After all, obtaining so many precious ores and metals is thanks to them," Tang San decided.
As for whether someone in the Spirit Hall might use this throne against him in the future, Tang San was not worried. Every piece of inscribed metal he forged inherently resonated with him.
Even if someone else controlled the throne, it would instinctively reduce its power to the minimum when facing its "creator."
"I'll follow Third Brother's lead," Guang Ling said understandingly, knowing that there would be better things for them in the future.
"Go rest now. You've worked hard these days. Tonight, I'll make sure you're well rewarded."
Tang San kissed Guang Ling's forehead, making her blush. "San Ge is so bad. You make me work during the day and exercise at night... if you don't make up for it, I won't forgive you."
After Guang Ling left, Tang San took the throne to the Pope's Palace. Along the way, the Spirit Hall guards and knights showed him respect, bowing as he passed.
Tang San did not act superior, greeting everyone by name, making the guards feel deeply moved and proud.
"Is this the artifact you created?" When Tang San placed the throne in the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong frowned.
Despite the throne emanating powerful energy waves and a strong sense of spirituality, she couldn't understand why it had to be in the shape of a chair.
Wouldn't it be better as armor or some other weapon?
How could a chair be used in combat?
Or perhaps it was an auxiliary type, significantly enhancing a soul master's abilities?
But wouldn't sitting in it make one a sitting duck?
At this moment, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Mo Xiong, and Gui Bao, four titled Douluo, were also in the Pope's Hall, curiously inspecting the throne and waiting for Tang San's explanation.
"This throne is crafted using my own invented inscribed forging technique, utilizing six-inscription metals, making it a semi-divine artifact," Tang San asserted confidently. "I estimate that anyone who can control this chair, even a Soul King, could contend with Super Douluo above level ninety-five, or even Ultimate Douluo."
The four titled Douluo gasped in astonishment, eager to test it out, but Tang San continued, "However, this chair is not yet complete; it is missing two critical steps."
"What steps?" Bibi Dong inquired.
"There is a groove in the backrest of the chair that needs an energy-concentrating core, which also adds its attribute," Tang San pointed to the groove. "Once completed, this chair will unleash its true power, and anyone below the level of Titled Douluo will not be able to withstand its pressure."
"Oh? Then I look forward to seeing it!" Bibi Dong stood up, leading Tang San and the four titled Douluo out of the Pope's Hall to the "Douluo Continent" arena, where they placed the throne. "What does the core require?"
"Soul bones," Tang San replied. "Certain special metals and ores could work, but I only have a piece of Living Gold. If I use it, no one in the Spirit Hall will be able to harness the throne's life attributes. So, I ask the Pope to provide a soul bone instead."
Soul bones, the treasures dropped by soul beasts, contain the skills and fundamental attributes of the soul beast, and their material can store energy.
As for the soul bone fitting the groove, the six-inscription patterns inside the Divine Imprint Throne, along with the soul guide patterns created by Tang San and Guang Ling, can absorb heavenly energy and refine the soul bone to fit the groove.
From Blue Silver Emperor, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena, Tang San learned that soul bones can be transformed according to the soul beast's will. A soul bone will always be the one that the soul master lacks unless the soul master already has a full set, in which case it's random.
By reverse engineering the soul beast's method of condensing soul bones, Tang San, Guang Ling, and Electrolux developed soul guide patterns that allow the Divine Imprint Throne to "re-melt" the soul bones.
Bibi Dong ordered a soul bone to be brought, which was one of the rewards from the Continental Elite Tournament—a Wisdom Head Bone of Spirit Condensation, over fifty thousand years old.
Those three soul bones were compensation for Tang San's challenge to the Pope's authority back then. Bibi Dong hadn't given them directly to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, since they didn't win the championship, which might cause dissent. Instead, she kept them for future rewards for their contributions to the Spirit Hall.
Now, she brought out the most precious one...
In the original novel, Tang Hao had a complete set of soul bones, with the broken arm and leg bones inherited from the sect.
As for the ten-thousand-year soul beast's soul bone always being one the soul master lacks, this is a canonical detail, not a fan creation.
This specific setting appears in the chapters where the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python sacrifice themselves for Tang San.
Whether this was adhered to in Douluo Dalu 2 and 3 is—
Irrelevant to this book.
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