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Clearly, the birth of this new plane was an opportunity that Rex did not intend to monopolize for himself.
This wasn't about how many slots were available—anyone present could gain insights. Naturally, he chose to gather some of his closer acquaintances.
The Lord of Ten Thousand Stars and the Lord of Heavenly Wolf were high-ranking members within the Ten Thousand Stars Chamber of Commerce. Among the remaining five people, three were vice presidents, and the other two were Super God-level magicians Rex knew personally.
Apart from the Lord of Ten Thousand Stars and the Lord of Heavenly Wolf, the other five were all at the Super God level. They had previously survived in the form of divine consciousness but recently remade their physical bodies after Rex's reminder.
The three vice presidents were named Jin Yan, Tian Bing, and Kuang Lei—these were their divine titles.
The other two friends of Rex were named Feng Yu and Wan Yan.
From their titles, one could easily deduce their respective elemental affinities.
In fact, among the god-level magicians of the Holy Heart Plane, those who mastered elemental forbidden spells made up a significant portion. Those who achieved the Super God level through mastery of a single elemental forbidden spell earned immense renown and often adopted such titles.
Under Rex's introductions, Xu Yuan also became acquainted with the many powerful individuals present.
"This is Xu Yuan, my friend."
Rex didn't reveal Xu Yuan's full identity outright.
The Super God-level magicians present simply exchanged greetings with Xu Yuan.
The main god-level Lord of Ten Thousand Stars, however, looked at Xu Yuan with a hint of caution.
Xu Yuan noticed the Lord of Ten Thousand Stars' gaze and responded with a faint smile, making no extraordinary moves.
"Well then, everyone, Blood God Star is about to undergo its transformation. Our priority now is to seek our own opportunities.
Tian Bing, the far northern region should have the most intense fluctuations of ice-element laws. You can head there to gain insights.
Jin Yan, I've already found a suitable spot for you about two hundred kilometers away—a massive volcano.
Kuang Lei…"
Rex had identified regions corresponding to each person's strongest element.
"Heavenly Wolf, your abilities are more diverse, so you'll need to find your own spot.
Ten Thousand Stars, your specialty lies in stellar energy, so you'll need to venture into outer space to find the area with the most intense fluctuations of stellar laws."
Finally, Rex turned to Xu Yuan.
"As for you, Xu Yuan…" He hesitated for a moment before saying, "You'll need to find your own place to gain insights."
To be honest, even now, Rex still didn't fully understand what Xu Yuan specialized in.
Xu Yuan was practically omnidirectional.
Aside from some niche paths, Xu Yuan had essentially covered everything.
Xu Yuan didn't rush to leave. After the others departed, he began to sense the changes occurring on Blood God Star.
"Aren't you going to look for a suitable spot?" Rex asked, puzzled.
"For me, it doesn't matter where I am," Xu Yuan replied.
Rex didn't press further and left as well, heading to the area he had prepared earlier to begin welcoming the transformation of Blood God Star.
After some thought, Xu Yuan summoned his five spirit souls.
"In a moment, each of you will take this opportunity to gain insights and see if anything resonates with you. Additionally, you'll need to help me control the Five Elements Great Array. I might attempt to condense the ninth soul ring for my Heavenly Origin Brush. If things go smoothly, I might even choose to break through directly."
The five spirit souls all agreed without objection to Xu Yuan's arrangements.
The Five Elements Great Array formed, and the area where Xu Yuan resided seemed to vanish.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Xu Yuan's essence, energy, and spirit permeated the surrounding space.
For him, location didn't matter.
Other magicians needed to observe the changes in laws to refine their forbidden spells. However, the birth of a plane didn't distribute laws evenly across every location. Different areas would inevitably experience variations in law fluctuations, so they needed to find suitable spots.
But Xu Yuan was different.
Strictly speaking, their goals weren't aligned.
The magicians observed the fluctuations of laws, while Xu Yuan needed to observe the condensation of the source.
He had once witnessed the essence of a plane in the Dragon Plane alongside Yunming and retained that feeling.
Last time, Yunming had helped him delve into the dimension of the source. This time, Xu Yuan would rely on his Seven Absolutes of Forbidden Techniques to achieve penetration.
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Time passed.
Rex had notified everyone prematurely.
Although Blood God Star was already enveloped by the Blood God Transformation forbidden spell, it hadn't yet begun its transformation.
However, under the influence of the Blood God Transformation, Blood God Star had indeed entered an unprecedented upheaval.
Universal laws blanketed the entire planet. Drawn by this forbidden spell, they formed a vortex, continuously reorganizing within it.
As the vortex operated, the forbidden spell gradually evolved, branching out from a simple spell into a series of unique laws.
With the emergence of these laws, Blood God Star seemed to gain a core and a central pillar. Ordinary universal laws began to attach themselves to this core, gradually expanding outward.
The framework was set.
From this point onward, the foundation of the plane was established.
This process lasted a full two months.
In just these two months, everyone present had already gained significant insights.
And now, the true transformation of Blood God Star was only just beginning.
BANG!
In Xu Yuan's consciousness, it felt as though heaven and earth were being split apart as the source began to condense.
In a daze, Xu Yuan saw the evolution of Blood God Star unfold before him.
It was as if he pierced through time, witnessing Blood God Star trillions of years ago, seeing the primordial nebula.
Looking downstream along the source, countless branches of possibilities stretched into the future, filling it with infinite potential.
The Heavenly Origin Brush martial soul naturally released itself.
Above Xu Yuan's head, the scroll of Shan He unfolded, projecting the Scroll World into the external world.
Eight orange-gold soul rings lined up in sequence.
Beyond the eight soul rings, energy condensed, and a ninth ring seemed to be forming.
A faint glow gathered, forming the shadow of a halo.
Within the shadow, runes intertwined.
Lines sketched out.
Universal laws merged, participating in the evolution of the entire rune.
"Indeed, taking advantage of the condensation of Blood God Star's source, I have the chance to condense this rune." Xu Yuan harbored expectations as he awaited the evolution of his ninth soul ring.
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Time passed.
Perhaps the corresponding runes of this ninth ring were too complex, or perhaps their condensation was too abstract. Even with the assistance of universal laws, the evolution process remained painfully slow.
Two full months passed before Xu Yuan's soul ring finally solidified into a tangible form.
And the intricate, profound rune floated before Xu Yuan.
Space-Time!
When condensing the ninth soul ring for the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear, Xu Yuan had finally decided on the direction for his Heavenly Origin Brush's ninth soul ring. He intended to evolve it here while leveraging the condensation of Blood God Star's source.
As it turned out, Xu Yuan was right.
He succeeded!
The Space-Time Rune!
At the moment the Space-Time Rune took shape, Xu Yuan felt his Scroll World undergo drastic changes.
The entire Scroll World's space became more stable, exerting stronger pressure on the surrounding space, rapidly retreating into deeper spatial layers.
Through the Scroll World, Xu Yuan's vision seemed to traverse space and scrutinize dimensions, observing the dazzling layers of space.
Everything proceeded smoothly.
Xu Yuan made his decision.
Breakthrough!
By now, he was already an Ultimate Douluo. Another breakthrough undoubtedly meant—becoming a god!
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Essence, Energy, and Spirit Fusion.
Will manifested.
The three soul cores activated, essence, energy, and spirit synchronized in harmony, their operations perfectly overlapping.
At this moment, Xu Yuan's will followed the three soul cores, sensing his body.
That point must exist.
Within the human body, there was a fictional universe corresponding to the external heavens and earth.
It must exist!
Xu Yuan firmly believed in his idea.
Essence, energy, and spirit enveloped the surrounding void. The Scroll World and Dream Space fused reality and illusion, reflecting the real world.
Using the real world as a reference, Xu Yuan searched within his body for that realm belonging to him.
Where?
Where exactly?
The three soul cores operated, and the Space-Time Rune integrated, seemingly displacing space and perfectly fusing the three soul cores.
"Where?"
Xu Yuan searched within his body, seeking that touchpoint.
He could feel that his body was changing. At this moment of perfect fusion of essence, energy, and spirit, his body seemed to expand infinitely, transforming into a universe.
Yet, he still couldn't locate the corresponding point of the realm within his body.
Where was it?
Time passed, and Xu Yuan's will remained focused within his body, searching for his inner realm.
He didn't know how long he searched, only feeling as if he had endured endless eons.
Every inch of his body had been explored. The sensation of becoming one with the universe persisted, but he couldn't pinpoint the corresponding part of his body.
"Even with the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit, can I not find that realm?"
More time passed, and Xu Yuan began to doubt himself.
"My will is already so powerful that I can delve into the source. Surely, I have the ability to find that realm."
"What's lacking?"
"Is the fusion of the three soul cores incomplete? But I've even used the Space-Time Rune, overlapping the spaces occupied by the three soul cores."
"Could it be that I must complete the fusion of the three martial souls?"
A flash of inspiration suddenly burst in Xu Yuan's mind.
Martial soul?
The thought exploded in his mind.
"Martial Soul!"
Xu Yuan laughed aloud.
"I've found it!"
He entered a meditative state.
In the meditation space, Xu Yuan's consciousness was filled with joy.
"Though it's not here, the call I'm sensing has grown stronger. I'm getting closer to the answer."
This was merely a subconscious fantasy during meditation. In reality, the meditation space was a reflection—a projection of one's state.
What was reflected here was the realm within Xu Yuan's body.
"I've found you!"
Xu Yuan's will penetrated everywhere, following the meditation space and delving deeper until he arrived in a realm between heaven and earth.
At this moment, heaven and earth opened.
Xu Yuan heard a roaring sound in his ears, the vibrations of spatial explosions.
This realm existed because of his birth, yet no one had ever stepped foot here, nor had anyone deeply explored this realm.
Now, Xu Yuan's will penetrated this realm, as if the heavens and earth had just been born, unlocking this realm.
"Open!"
Xu Yuan shouted.
His will was unwavering.
Essence, energy, and spirit poured in, all his strength surging toward this space along his will.
The three dantians illuminated.
The three soul cores fused with the three martial souls, further reflecting this realm.
Martial Soul Realm.
This was Xu Yuan's name for this realm.
This was the birthplace of martial souls, the ultimate mystery within the human body.
"Soul master, martial soul."
Ultimately, a soul master still walked the path of the martial soul.
At this moment, Xu Yuan's mind and body were at ease.
He had no more doubts.
Did he walk a completely different path?
You could say so.
But he was still walking the soul master's path.
What was called the inner realm was still part of his martial soul path!
The three martial souls appeared in this realm.
Illusions of the brain, Heavenly Origin Brush, and Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear emerged. The entire realm was surrounded by a galaxy, inscribed with runes, resembling countless laws traversing the heavens and earth.
The realm pulsed, as if it had a heartbeat, with boundless vitality diffusing with each breath.
Reality and illusion mirrored each other.
Externally, the advancing laws of the Scroll World and Dream Space were reflected into Xu Yuan's inner realm.
Initially, Rex thought Xu Yuan's Scroll World was an inner realm, but it wasn't. It ultimately belonged to the spirit soul Shan He.
Whether it was a demi-plane or ascended to a true plane, it still belonged to Shan He, not Xu Yuan himself.
Only the inner realm that Xu Yuan had now opened truly belonged to him.
Laws took root, and this was no longer a simple space but a real world.
Xu Yuan discarded all external universal laws.
This was his inner realm. All laws would be constructed by him alone. He no longer needed the help of universal laws to perfect his inner realm.
An inner realm opened.
Xu Yuan's essence, energy, and spirit also underwent rapid transformation.
His soul power underwent a qualitative change. The laws of the inner realm tempered his soul power, imbuing it with the characteristics of laws.
The same was true for his blood essence.
Having transformed before, his spiritual power, which had entered the Divine Origin Realm, underwent further changes under the tempering of the inner realm.
Spiritual power expanded infinitely.
It was as if he had tapped into his potential. Xu Yuan's spiritual power surged, doubling in an instant.
The growth didn't stop.
In Xu Yuan's perception, his spiritual power was constantly increasing, eventually hitting a bottleneck upon reaching a certain threshold.
However, the enhancement of the inner realm continued, and the potential of his spiritual power kept exploding.
With repeated impacts, that bottleneck was eventually broken.
BANG!
"My spiritual power has broken through again. What level is this?"
What level did the previous Divine Origin Realm correspond to?
Xu Yuan had mastered forbidden spells, and his Divine Origin Realm spiritual power had been growing. Logically, it shouldn't exceed the god level.
But when he unleashed forbidden spells with his spiritual power, their might rivaled that of True God-level magicians.
One could only say that the division between god and True God levels was blurry, arising from the incomplete dimensional leap of cultivators.
"Now, my spiritual power rivals the Super God level."
This was Xu Yuan's judgment after comparing his spiritual power to Rex's divine consciousness intensity.
Aside from his spiritual power, the transformations of Xu Yuan's soul power and blood essence were also undeniable.
Having crossed dimensions early on, Xu Yuan bypassed the God level entirely, directly reaching the True God level.
Consciousness returned.
The three martial souls simultaneously appeared behind him.
Twenty-seven soul rings surrounded him, making Xu Yuan appear utterly divine.
The eruption of divine soul power signified Xu Yuan's breakthrough into godhood.
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