Chapter 317: Chaos Divine Armor, Tang San's Despair
[Life Trial Two: Form the third soul core, assessment complete, reward 10% life affinity.]
[Life Trial Three: Acquire the seventh soul ring for the second martial soul, reward life affinity.]
[Life Trial Three: Acquire the seventh soul ring for the second martial soul, assessment complete, reward 10% life affinity.]
[Life Trial Four: Acquire the eighth soul ring for the second martial soul, reward life affinity.]
[Destruction Trial Four: Break through to the Ultimate Douluo, assessment complete, reward 15% destruction affinity.]
[Destruction Trial Five: Break through level 100, reward destruction affinity.]
[Destruction Trial Five: Break through level 100, assessment complete, reward 15% destruction affinity, exceeded expectations, additional 5% destruction affinity rewarded.]
[Destruction Trial Six: Acquire the tenth god-level soul ring for the first martial soul, reward destruction affinity.]
Voices from the divine trials resounded continuously; the former in the gentle and amiable voice of the Life Goddess, the latter in the deep and majestic voice of the God of Destruction.
Du Qianjue opened his eyes, his piercing gaze instantly penetrating the icy walls of the Snow Emperor's Palace, his formidable aura sweeping across the entire Northern Region. An incomparable power converged in his palm; at this moment, Du Qianjue seemed to transform into the heavens and earth itself, every snowflake in the Northern Region clearly visible before his eyes.
This was an unprecedented sensation. Even when he first formed his divine consciousness, Du Qianjue had never felt as powerful as he did now. Where his divine consciousness passed, nothing remained secret.
"This is... Level 100 ascension to godhood!" Du Qianjue laughed heartily, instantly crossing through space to reach tens of thousands of meters in the sky, his divine consciousness spreading recklessly, enveloping the entire Douluo Continent.
All beings covered by Du Qianjue's divine consciousness were forced to prostrate themselves on the ground, facing his direction in reverence, only those with the strength of a Titled Douluo and above could resist this invisible pressure.
But even if they could resist, they still bowed deeply at ninety degrees towards the distance.
For at this moment, they were worshipping a true god, a god who had not ascended to the divine realm but remained on the Douluo Continent.
However, this aura was not something Du Qianjue deliberately released, but a natural emission of his aura after becoming a god.
Unascended, one is but an ant.
Du Qianjue stood in the air, smiling with pleasure. He was now twenty-three years old. The process of forming the third soul core might seem simple, but in reality, it had taken him a great deal of time, whether it was extracting from the sea of divine consciousness or digesting the energy of the dragon pearl, it all required substantial time to accumulate.
And he wasn't just forming the third soul core. As the voice from the Life God's trial completion indicated, his second martial soul's seventh soul ring had already been successfully formed during the process of absorbing the dragon pearl.
The seventh god-level soul ring of the Bright Dragon King. The Chaos Dragon King martial soul, paired with a dragon-series god-level soul ring as its true body, could exhibit combat power beyond what even Du Qianjue could imagine without actual testing.
Beyond the seventh soul ring, Du Qianjue's divine armor was also fully completed. The energy from the Bright Dragon King's dragon pearl was immense, and combined with Du Qianjue's nearly complete set of soul bones, his soul bone armor had completely transformed into divine armor during the process of his soul force turning into divine power.
The divine armor included: Chaos Eye (the third eye on the forehead), Eyes of Life and Death, Chaos God Armor, Chaos Armguards, Chaos Leg Armor, Chaos Combat Boots, and Chaos Eight Wings (Dark Demon Evil God Tiger wings, Ice Fire Dragon King wings, Bright Unicorn wings, and Chaos wings, totaling eight wings).
While there were only seven pieces, it was enough to fully equip Du Qianjue. The only thing missing was a handy weapon.
But for Du Qianjue, his most powerful weapon had always been his fists. Weapons could wait for later.
The ability to forge divine armor was also thanks to Elektra, the demi-god with the ability to handcraft super artifacts, which greatly enhanced Du Qianjue's forging capabilities.
Du Qianjue didn't need to rely on Poseidon like Tang San did to forge a set of divine weapons. What he forged himself was what suited him best.
Du Qianjue's Chaos Divine Armor perfectly matched his attributes and maximized his power. It could be further refined in two, three, or even more rounds of forging to become even more powerful and grow with him.
Under the sun, the understated armor engraved with numerous magic runes and arrays shone with a faint golden light on Du Qianjue's body. Behind him, four pairs of gray-white wings fluttered slowly, each flap seemingly tearing the space apart, leaving trails behind.
After unrestrainedly releasing his power, Du Qianjue also faintly sensed a special space above the Douluo Continent, a space that kept sending him calling and pulling sensations.
That was the divine realm. Even though Du Qianjue had not yet created his divine position, his strength had reached the peak of a first-level god, a level of power not allowed to linger in the lower realms for long. The divine realm would naturally call him.
If Du Qianjue did not ascend within a hundred years in the lower realm, which equated to a hundred days in the divine realm, then the divine realm would send enforcers to force his ascension.
At that point, he would either have to settle in the divine realm or travel the cosmos, with the only restriction being that he could not return to his original world. This was to prevent gods from overly interfering in the lower realms, leading to changes in the original trajectory of those worlds.
Du Qianjue could feel that he could follow this call at any moment and instantly travel from the Douluo Continent to the divine realm.
But he was not about to just go. Not only were his divine trials not yet complete, but he also hadn't fully developed yet.
"Heh heh, Tang San, let me send you a big gift first!" Du Qianjue looked in the direction of the divine realm, a meaningful smile on his face, before turning back to the Douluo Continent.
In the divine realm, the excitement of a new god's ascent rippled through the central axis, a sign of someone in the lower realms achieving godhood. Because of Tang San's excessive interference in the lower realms, the God of Destruction was extremely dissatisfied. Additionally, since the Goddess of Life was now siding with her husband, Ji Dong Lielie, the new god king who had just inherited the positions of the God of Good and Evil, did not appreciate Tang San's maneuvers.
Thus, Tang San's control of the divine realm's central axis was directly revoked, replaced by the God of Destruction and the God of Evil jointly controlling the central axis, directly cutting off Tang San's tentacles of interference in the Douluo Continent.
At this moment, in the divine realm committee, the God of Destruction and the God of Evil, Ji Dong, suddenly looked up at the constantly humming central axis of the divine realm, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion.
"God of Destruction, I thought the divine realm had no more positions available for godhood, so why is there still someone becoming a god in the lower realm?" Ji Dong looked at the God of Destruction, his tone full of confusion.
"Recently, no god has come to the divine realm committee to apply for a divine position, right?"
Despite saying this, Ji Dong's eyes were slightly turbulent. A god without a divine position reminded him of his lover, Lielie, who was a second-tier god without a divine position living deep in the heart of the earth among the red lotuses of geofire when they first met.
Thinking back, Ji Dong and her had indeed gone through significant hardships before finally finding happiness together.
If it was similar to that... Should he lend a hand?
Ji Dong was somewhat torn. He was not like Tang San, who would tear up others' umbrellas just because he had been rained on himself, or smash others' bowls just because he had finished eating.
If possible, Ji Dong certainly wanted to speak well for this newly ascended god.
However... Looking at the God of Destruction next to him, who was a paragon of impartiality, Ji Dong really didn't think he could persuade the God of Destruction.
Just as Ji Dong was lost in thought, the God of Destruction spoke solemnly.
"No need to check. The new god who just ascended is the inheritor of both my and the Goddess of Life's divine positions. He carries our divine inheritance."
"?!"" Ji Dong was stunned.
"A dual divine inheritance in one person? And both are god king positions?!" Ji Dong almost dislocated his jaw, then realized something else.
"Wait a minute, God of Destruction, isn't your divine position still with you? There was no fluctuation of inheritance from the Life Temple either!"
"Could it be... that your inheritors haven't officially inherited the divine positions yet but have already reached a godly level of cultivation?!" Ji Dong had never felt so absurd before!
This is crazy!!! Ji Dong was utterly excited, roaring madly in his mind.
"How about it? Not bad, right? My inheritor?" The God of Destruction said somewhat smugly.
Despite his calm demeanor in front of Ji Dong, he was also incredulous inside; Du Qianjue 's growth in strength had completely exceeded his expectations.
If he felt this way, it was probably the same for the Goddess of Life in the Life Temple.
Initially, the God of Destruction thought the divine trial content he provided Du Qianjue was hasty and easy, but in reality, it was still a bit too difficult. Because there was nothing left to test!
Now, the God of Destruction was a bit worried; he didn't know what divine trial to give Du Qianjue next. When other gods pass on their positions, they painstakingly enhance the inheritors' compatibility with their divine positions and spend various resources to elevate their cultivations.
But with him and the Goddess of Life... Du Qianjue not only didn't need their resources to enhance his cultivation, he even completed his divine armor on his own!
Looking at Du Qianjue's Chaos Divine Armor, which even he found somewhat incomprehensible, the God of Destruction was bewildered; he probably didn't even care about his and the Goddess of Life's super artifacts.
The Rod of Destruction, the Ancient Tree of Life? What use are they? An inheritor too outstanding made him and the Goddess of Life feel a bit superfluous!
The God of Destruction was filled with happy worries.
"Heh, indeed quite impressive!" Ji Dong managed a stiff smile, pulling at the corner of his mouth awkwardly.
So frustrating, but still need to be polite!
The God of Destruction grinned and left the divine realm committee laughing; he had to go find the Goddess of Life to share the good news. They had to celebrate this great joy properly!
Perhaps tonight, they should work extra hard for their future offspring! Now practicing more meant they could conceive faster later!
Heh heh heh heh...
Only Ji Dong was left in disarray in the empty divine realm committee, holding the super artifact, the Evil Balance, and numbly fiddling with the scale platform.
Unlike the lively conversation between the God of Destruction and Ji Dong, Tang San sat in the Sea God's Temple, his face ashen.
The God of Destruction and Ji Dong felt the ascension to godhood, and Tang San naturally felt it too, and even more clearly, because aside from the now-destroyed Shrek Academy, the Haotian Sect and the Sea God Family on the Douluo Continent also retained a trace of his divine consciousness!
In fact, at the moment of Du Qianjue's ascension to godhood, the divine consciousness he left behind was triggered!
"How could the Son of Fortune grow so quickly?!" Tang San's face was fierce.
Angered, he inadvertently applied a bit too much force to his Sea God's Trident, causing Xiao Wu, who had evolved from a scabbard to a weapon rack, to feel a strong discomfort. The intense discomfort made Xiao Wu cough involuntarily, her pink eyes glaring reproachfully at Tang San.
However, Tang San, consumed by rage, completely ignored her. A weapon rack should have the self-awareness of a weapon rack.
"The Son of Fortune has already become a god, all my calculations and arrangements have turned to nothing..." Tang San lay powerless on the bed, his eyes tinged with a barely perceptible panic.
"Those methods might fool the unascended rabble, but they're likely unable to fool the ascended Son of Fortune; perhaps he'll detect all those arrangements..."
"If he finds out I've been scheming against him..."
Tang San was somewhat afraid to contemplate the consequences.
But soon, Tang San thought of something wrong.
"The consciousness of Douluo Star suddenly played a trick, hiding the real Son of Fortune, then Shrek mysteriously destroyed, even my mother's soul completely dissipated..."
Is there a connection here?
Tang San's few remaining brain cells finally recognized a major problem, his already unsightly face darkening further, his murderous intent nearly uncontrollable.
However, he soon regained his calm demeanor, tossing the agitated Star Wrath aside.
"It doesn't matter, even if he knows it was me scheming against him, so what, I am a God King!" Tang San narrowed his eyes, concealing the murderous intent in his gaze.
"Just wait... for the arrival, when the divine realm falls into a crisis of life and death, I, have plenty of ways to dismantle you piece by piece!"
Sitting nearby, Xiao Wu, watching the increasingly unfamiliar Tang San, her pink eyes showing an undetectable sorrow and regret, yet she still obediently waited by his side, ready to enter Star Wrath mode at any moment.
'Xiao Qi... are you okay?'
At this moment, Tang San did not know that the trump card he awaited and thought he held was utterly useless in the face of absolute power. (End of Chapter)
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