The Inheritance Grounds!
Dugu Yan sat quietly in meditation. Above her head floated the Sea God Trident, with the Sea God's Heart embedded in it. The Sea God's Heart was frantically absorbing the Sea God's divine power from all directions, acting as a conduit before channeling it into Dugu Yan's body.
With this safeguard in place, Dugu Yan was not in any immediate danger. As the vast and endless Sea God's power poured into her, her aura began to rise steadily. The transformation from human to god was a process of quantitative to qualitative change, and it would not be completed quickly.
At the same time, Dugu Yan understood the true nature of her trial: the separation of her soul bones and the test of seven emotions. Humans have seven emotions and six desires, but Dugu Yan, who had inherited the Eight Spider Lances originally belonging to Tang San, faced an upgraded trial of seven emotions.
The first to be separated was her right leg bone. When the 70,000-year-old soul bone inherited from the Clear Sky Clan was removed from her body, Dugu Yan felt no pain. The Sea God's Heart continued to protect her.
However, the trial of joy followed immediately. When an illusion of Chen Yuan appeared, Dugu Yan nearly rushed forward. Fortunately, she quickly remembered that she was undergoing the Sea God's inheritance.
She silently acknowledged the danger and steeled her mind. No matter how tenderly the illusion of Chen Yuan called to her, she bit her lip and ignored it, enduring the heartache.
After a long time, the right leg bone was upgraded. Under the infusion of the Sea God's power, the right leg bone now shimmered with a blue-gold luster and transformed into a right leg armor.
The trial of joy was complete!
Next was the left leg bone. It, too, was separated from Dugu Yan's body. Although there was no excruciating pain, the loss of both leg bones left her feeling weak and powerless.
A new illusion appeared…
Dugu Yan, now prepared, remained steadfast. No matter what illusion appeared, she remained unmoved, gritting her teeth and refusing to react.
After what felt like an eternity, Dugu Yan collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. She was now at her weakest. All seven of her soul bones had been separated from her body.
Although she hadn't felt the pain of separation, the weakness that followed was something she had to endure.
At the same time, before her eyes, a set of blue-gold armor shimmered with radiant light. It included a helmet, chest armor, left arm armor, right arm armor, left leg armor, right leg armor, and finally, the Sea God's Eight Wings. The armor was majestic and exuded divine威.
The complete Sea God's Divine Armor was now before her. Suddenly, the armor transformed into streams of blue-gold light and flew into Dugu Yan's body.
In an instant, Dugu Yan felt all her strength return, and she reached an unprecedented peak. She stood up, the armor merging with her body. Clad in the Sea God's Divine Armor, she now possessed the power to rule the seas.
"The trial of seven emotions is complete. Have I become a god…?"
Dugu Yan was still somewhat uncertain.
However, a majestic voice soon echoed throughout the inheritance grounds.
"Sea God's Nine Trials, Ninth Trial completed. The trial of seven emotions has been passed. Rewards granted: all soul rings increased by 50,000 years. The position of Sea God is now yours!"
In a dazzling burst of light, Dugu Yan completed her martial soul fusion. Her original nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, three black, and two red—underwent a rapid transformation under the infusion of the Sea God's divine power.
Her new soul ring configuration was black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red—six black and three red. But that wasn't all. A brilliant blue-gold soul ring appeared, its presence seemingly freezing space and time. The terrifying power and divine majesty it exuded far surpassed the other nine soul rings.
As the blue-gold soul ring aligned with the other nine, its light infused them, casting a blue-gold glow over the six black and three red soul rings.
Six black, three red, and one blue-gold—ten soul rings in total. As they settled into place, the accumulated Sea God's power within Dugu Yan surged like a floodgate opening. Her soul power, previously at level 99, officially broke through to level 100. With all her soul power transformed into divine power, Dugu Yan had become the new Sea God.
With a wave of her hand, the Sea God Trident flew into her grasp. The surging power within her made her feel, for the first time, that she had surpassed Chen Yuan.
"So this is the realm of gods…"
Dugu Yan murmured to herself. She then swung the Sea God Trident, casually slicing open a rift in space. With a flash, she left the inheritance grounds.
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Sea God Temple, Sea God Mountain!
Chen Yuan's eyes gleamed as a voice echoed in his mind
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"Top Trial, 100% complete. Rewards granted: all soul rings increased by 50,000 years."
Immediately, the ring-shaped mark on his forehead detached but remained integrated into his body—more precisely, into the Seven Kill Divine Sword.
Chen Yuan summoned the Seven Kill Divine Sword, which seemed to come alive, emitting a clear, resonant sword cry. In an instant, he was enveloped by endless golden sword energy.
Screech! Screech! Screech!
Chen Yuan felt that if he hadn't been holding the Seven Kill Divine Sword tightly, the unleashed power might have destroyed the entire Sea God Temple.
The golden sword energy didn't last long before being reabsorbed by the Seven Kill Divine Sword. When Chen Yuan looked at it, he saw that the original nine stars had all changed color.
Each soul ring had gained 50,000 years of cultivation. With nine soul rings, that was an increase of 450,000 years.
Black, black, black, black, red, red, red, red, and dark crimson-gold—the final ninth star now radiated an indescribable divine majesty.
This star, derived from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's contribution to Chen Yuan's ninth soul ring, had originally been a million-year soul ring. But now, it had become a true divine soul ring.
A million-year soul ring and a divine soul ring were different. The difference lay in the level of power. A million-year soul ring was merely the accumulation of energy over a million years, while a divine soul ring represented a true qualitative transformation—a genuine divine power.
Chen Yuan was delighted. He hadn't even become a god yet, but he already possessed his first divine soul ring. This meant he had the opportunity to obtain two divine soul rings.
Suddenly, Chen Yuan sensed something. He retracted his martial soul and looked up to see a deity emerging from the blue-gold portal. Clad in the Sea God's Divine Armor and wielding the Sea God Trident, the divine power radiating from her made everyone's hearts skip a beat. It was Dugu Yan.
With a wave of her hand, Dugu Yan released the Sea God's power she hadn't fully absorbed in the inheritance grounds, filling the Sea God Temple with its energy.
Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the seven Sea God Pillar guardians heard Dugu Yan's voice.
"Refine this power. It will help you grow stronger!"
Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing didn't hesitate. They immediately sat down and began refining the Sea God's power.
As for the seven Sea God Pillar guardians, after their initial shock, they too began refining the Sea God's power with excitement and reverence.
At this moment, the only one still standing was Chen Yuan.
Dugu Yan looked at Chen Yuan, her eyes smiling. The Sea God's Divine Armor on her body and the Sea God Trident in her hand transformed into streams of blue-gold light and returned to her body.
Step by step, she approached Chen Yuan like a swallow returning to its nest, throwing herself into his arms. With a charming smile, she said, "The person you're holding now is a true deity. Aren't you happy?"
Chen Yuan's hand gently caressed Dugu Yan's waist as he smiled and replied, "This feeling is indeed quite nice…"
(End of Chapter)
Word Count : 1,377
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