Chapter 315: Condensing the Third Soul Core
Soul beast phantoms emerged from Du Qianjue's Sea of Consciousness, guarding him from all directions. Only the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord and the Skydream Iceworm remained in the Sea of Consciousness, helping Du Qianjue stabilize his spirit.
Bingdi looked at Xue Linglong, who had become a wife and seemed more down-to-earth, with a complex expression. "In the blink of an eye, a decade has passed. What once seemed like a mere nap to us has allowed Qianjue to grow to a stature we can only look up to now," Bingdi murmured softly.
"Human beings really are blessed."
"But among the billions of humans on Douluo Continent, only your husband has achieved this, hasn't he?" Xue Linglong said with a smile.
Xiao Bai, looking naive, patted his big belly, his eyes full of admiration for Xue Linglong: "I knew it, mom, you would never harm me. Dad is just too strong!"
Not just Xiao Bai, all the soul beasts sacrificed to Du Qianjue felt somewhat surreal. They had only been sacrificed to Du Qianjue for about a decade, and during that time, they mostly slept in the Sea of Consciousness, occasionally coming out for a stroll. They only needed to release the soul beast origin sealed within Du Qianjue at critical moments to empower him.
While living a leisurely existence, their investments in Du Qianjue suddenly skyrocketed? They were about to ascend with him and achieve eternal life as gods?
Many of these soul beasts still couldn't believe it, fearing they were deluding themselves out of fear of death.
While the soul beasts whispered among themselves, Du Qianjue began his actions. His Sea of Consciousness surged with massive waves, calling upon an enormous amount of spiritual power, continuously pouring into the center of his forehead.
The Dan Tian at his chest and lower abdomen were already occupied by the attribute soul core and the soul force core, leaving only the Dan Tian at the center of his forehead available for condensing another soul core.
This was also the most suitable place for condensing a spiritual soul core, located at the Third Eye, Du Qianjue's second Sea of Consciousness. As Du Qianjue had already transitioned to possessing divine consciousness, the second Sea of Consciousness no longer served much purpose. Thus, he decided to use the Third Eye and the second Sea of Consciousness as the foundation to condense a true divine consciousness soul core.
Now, Du Qianjue's divine consciousness was roughly at the level of a divine officer. Compared to his formidable combat abilities, his divine consciousness was relatively weak. If the third soul core could be condensed as anticipated, Du Qianjue's divine consciousness would undergo a transformative leap the moment the soul core was successfully formed.
At the very least, it would reach the level of a second-tier god, and it might even leap directly to the level of a first-tier god. With the third divine consciousness soul core resonating simultaneously with the soul force core and the attribute core, the former could amplify the latter, and the latter could also nourish the former. Such a linkage could exponentially increase Du Qianjue's divine consciousness.
Achieving the level of a first-tier god was not a fantasy but a genuine possibility.
The Sea of Consciousness, shining with light, gradually dimmed as a vast amount of divine consciousness was infused into the Third Eye. The Third Eye, which was once bright green, was now transitioning to a golden hue. The eye that once bore a lifeless gray-green pupil began to brighten, seemingly with a small vortex spinning at a terrifying speed.
This was an extreme compression of divine consciousness.
Clearly, the segment of the Life Gold that had been cut off was no longer sufficient to withstand so much compressed divine consciousness, and the brightening eye seemed to develop fine cracks.
Du Qianjue did not open his eyes or stop the infusion of divine consciousness. He took out another piece of Life Gold from his storage soul device and slapped it onto the Third Eye. This was another piece retrieved by Di Tian from the stomach of a Golden Tortoise. Du Qianjue had kept it unused for this very moment.
A massive burst of life force erupted again. This piece of Life Gold not only fused with the original Third Eye but also integrated with the external soul bone of the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord. Along with Du Qianjue's green and purple Life and Death Eyes, a terrifying aura was released.
The once boundless Sea of Consciousness visibly dried up at a rapid pace as the divine consciousness drained away, all of it being channeled into the Third Eye.
Not only was Du Qianjue 's Sea of Consciousness being depleted, but the purest spiritual essence of the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord and the Skydream Iceworm was also being drawn at a terrifying rate. The Skydream Iceworm, aside from its final two spiritual seals, also harbored a hidden spiritual essence, which was what the numerous fierce beasts of Star Dou Forest had most desired to extract from it.
This essence, formed from countless millennia of consuming mystical ice marrows, represented the purest origin. The Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, while not having consumed similar treasures to the mystical ice marrows like the Skydream Iceworm, had accumulated nearly 800,000 years of formidable power.
Moreover, when the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord was sacrificed to Du Qianjue, it was in a complete state, not like Huo Yuhao, who obtained its soul ring and soul bone after killing it; its entire power was nearly all sealed within Du Qianjue.
Until Du Qianjue had almost completely drained his Sea of Consciousness, the powers of these two were thoroughly depleted. But even so, the energy required to condense the divine consciousness soul core was still far from sufficient.
This level of divine consciousness, which was meant to reach the status of a first-tier god, was not something the three of them could achieve alone. This was also why Du Qianjue had chosen to inherit the God positions of Life and Destruction; relying solely on himself, even if he had the potential to ascend to the level of a Creation God, the time and energy accumulation process would be despairingly long.
Draining the Star Dou Planet might not even suffice to break Du Qianjue 's breakthrough. But it was not a big problem.
Du Qianjue then reached into his storage once again and pulled out a wooden box, revealing a golden orb when he opened it—the Light Saint Dragon King's Dragon Pill.
The essence of cultivation is the plundering of energy and the utilization of resources. Coincidentally, Du Qianjue was not lacking in either; his divine consciousness formed the foundation for condensing his third soul core, while the spiritual essences of the Skydream Iceworm and the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord served as his first card. The unused Life Gold was his second card.
The Light Saint Dragon King's Dragon Pill was his third card!
As Elektra's figure appeared quietly, he grasped the Dragon Pill and pulled, extracting a golden dragon phantom with crimson eyes and a slight grey aura from it. This was the remaining dragon soul and malice of the Light Saint Dragon King.
For Muen, who was severely injured, relying on the Dragon Pill to break through limits and extend his life, he had no capacity to extract the malice from the Dragon Pill; he wasn't even aware that such a thing as malice existed within the Dragon Pill.
But for Elektra, who could be considered a forefather in manipulating souls, and who had nearly returned to his peak strength, dealing with a living Light Saint Dragon King might be tough, but extracting the residual dragon soul and malice from the Dragon Pill was merely child's play.
This residual dragon soul and malice could even serve as high-quality materials for Elektra's necromantic magic!
"I'll take the dragon soul. This stuff is quite useful for me," Elektra said with a smile. "There are a few bone dragons in the necromantic half-plane, one of which has decent potential. Injecting this dragon soul into it might even allow me to cultivate a god-level bone dragon."
When Elektra and Du Qianjue first saw this Dragon Pill in Star Luo City, Elektra had mentioned that it was the best magical material, and with it, he could create an invincible bone dragon. Although only the dragon soul was usable now, with the most important Dragon Pill being used by Du Qianjue to condense the soul core, Elektra didn't mind. He wasn't just a mere fragment of divine consciousness anymore; even with just a mere dragon soul, he could work wonders and allow the necromantic bone dragon to unleash divine might.
After all, the essence of the dragon soul was high-quality—it was the soul of the Light Saint Dragon King.
The great mage was confident.
Du Qianjue didn't speak or even open his eyes. The final stage of condensing the third soul core had arrived, and at this moment, he couldn't afford to be distracted. He could only respond to Elektra with simple nods.
After Elektra secured the dragon soul, he stood alongside Xue Linglong and Bingdi, guarding Du Qianjue from a distance.
Du Qianjue clutched the Dragon Pill tightly. The moment his Sea of Consciousness was completely drained, he suddenly raised his hand and pressed the Dragon Pill against his forehead. The radiant golden Dragon Pill seemed to melt, gradually absorbed by the Third Eye.
At the same time, Du Qianjue's previously dimmed Sea of Consciousness was instantly illuminated by golden light. The Dragon Pill replaced the position of the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, becoming another sun in the Sea of Consciousness.
Wherever the light shone, the previously dried-up Sea of Consciousness was once again covered by golden divine consciousness, reaching Du Qianju's original level almost instantly, and continued to expand. A massive amount of divine power also flowed into the Third Eye, turning the originally teal Third Eye completely into a noble golden color.
The Third Eye gradually closed.
In the second Sea of Consciousness, there was no longer the Third Eye of old, only a translucent, multifaceted crystal that continued to grow. Around the crystal, dark blue cracks began to form, shaping themselves.
An invisible fluctuation began to spread throughout Du Qianjue's body, resonating with the other two soul cores inside him. The remaining power of the Light Saint Dragon King's Dragon Pill, as if finding an outlet, surged into the other two soul cores.
This was Du Qianjue's third soul core. Not only did it not interfere with the previous two during its condensation process, but it also resonated and complemented the previous two!
Compared to Huo Yuhao's dual-natured three soul cores in the original story, Du Qianjue's resonant complementary three soul cores were incredibly simple in one respect but immensely difficult in another. The simplicity lay in that it didn't fear going out of control, causing the first two soul cores to run wild and turning himself into a potential bomb.
The immense difficulty lay in the enormous energy required to condense this soul core. It had drained not only Du Qianjue's once-boundless Sea of Consciousness but also the spiritual essence of the Skydream Iceworm and the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, utilized the Third Eye and a large piece of Life Gold, and even a Light Saint Dragon King's Dragon Pill.
Of course, the results were gratifying.
The golden sun extinguished, indicating the complete consumption of the Light Saint Dragon King's Dragon Pill. Du Qianjue's Sea of Consciousness expanded once more, and the golden, glowing, multifaceted crystal in the center of his forehead spun out afterimages, achieving perfect resonance and complementation with the attribute soul core and soul force core.
The soul force core transformed. The milky-white soul force core, under the resonance of the divine consciousness soul core, completely transformed into a radiant gold. This signified that the soul force within Du Qianjue had completely converted to divine power. He no longer needed to rely on the transformation of god-level soul rings to unleash divine power. Now, his every action could release endless divine might!
The attribute soul core also transformed, the dusty bead radiating a faint golden hue in its rotation. Du Qianjue's chaotic attribute power had transformed into chaotic divine power!
An unprecedentedly powerful sensation filled his heart. Du Qianjue even felt as if he had ascended to godhood and could do anything.
In reality, his feelings were not misplaced.
Because the moment the soul core was successfully condensed, Du Qianjue's soul power level had reached level 100.
Yes, he had ascended to godhood at level 100.
(End of Chapter)
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