The original Blood Mage Contract forbidden spell had been refined under the influence of cosmic laws.
This forbidden spell was no longer the simple contract it started as.
"This is practically a complete transition of the power within the bloodline."
looked at Xu Yuan with a complex expression.
"This must be due to your influence. You were the one who cast the forbidden spell, and during the evolution driven by the universal laws, they likely leaned toward your will."
Whether Xu Yuan used some special technique while casting the forbidden spell or if the universe's will simply favored him as the caster, the result was favorable.
Even Rex was highly satisfied with this Blood God Transformation forbidden spell.
This forbidden spell transformed what was originally an auxiliary-type spell into a versatile one.
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Time passed.
A month later.
The two had digested and comprehended this new Blood God Transformation forbidden spell.
They didn't cancel the spell.
The area covered by the forbidden spell was still expanding, albeit at a slower pace.
Since it was still expanding, neither of them intended to stop it.
Currently, half of the planet was already enveloped by the forbidden spell.
Over time, the momentum driving the forbidden spell might gradually weaken, unable to sustain its spread. However, the planet itself would facilitate this process.
Once the area covered by the forbidden spell reached a certain threshold, resistance would drop sharply, causing the speed of coverage to increase dramatically.
Thus, as long as the forbidden spell could surpass that threshold, it still had the chance to spread across the entire planet.
"The Blood God Transformation has a connection to your Rune Art," Rex said, growing more certain about his suspicions.
"Your use of the scroll world to activate the forbidden spell must have met some condition. The universal laws, influenced by this, evolved the forbidden spell into the Blood God Transformation, linking it to your Rune Art."
Xu Yuan nodded, not denying it.
He had already sensed the shadow of runes within the blood patterns.
By comprehending the principles of these blood patterns and integrating them into his runes, his Rune Art would become even more refined.
"I'll stay here to wait for the Blood God Transformation to cover the entire plane. The current Blood God Transformation has fundamentally changed from the Hell Plane's Blood Mage system. It should be enough to serve as the core cultivation system of an entirely new plane."
Once this forbidden spell formed the core law of the planet, it would likely create a plane where this system became the orthodox path of cultivation.
Xu Yuan took a deep breath.
His gaze flickered.
He had no intention of staying here.
He had already gained significant insights and didn't plan to linger to witness the spread of the Blood God Transformation.
His comprehension speed was faster than Rex's, though vaguer and more fragmented. Still, he had selected and absorbed the most suitable parts for himself.
"The expansion of Blood God Transformation across the entire planet benefits me too. I'll return when the time comes, but I don't intend to stay and wait with you now," Xu Yuan stated frankly.
Rex wasn't surprised.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I came to the Holy Heart Plane to study forbidden spells, so I'll need your help finding some for me."
"Our Ten Thousand Stars Chamber of Commerce has collected many forbidden spells. I'll do my best to provide you with the ones you need."
"Thank you."
"It's nothing. You helped me return here; I'm merely giving you some forbidden spells. Mastering them is your own ability." Rex waved dismissively.
"I've studied the nearby star regions. Next, I'll head alone to an uninhabited area to cultivate."
Xu Yuan waved in mid-air, and a series of images appeared.
In the images, stars twinkled, marking the positions of various planets.
Among them, Xu Yuan placed a virtual image of himself meditating at one location.
Looking at the star map before him, Rex felt puzzled.
"You're going to cultivate in space?"
"Yes."
"You're becoming a starry life form?" Rex's voice grew solemn.
Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment before nodding.
"To transform into a starry life form means losing the protection of a plane. Your future cultivation—" Rex paused, sighing. "But then again, the soul master system of Douluo Star isn't perfect either. Although your teacher expanded the soul master path to the supergod level, that's the current limit. He won't be able to guide you much further. Moreover, the path he opened only works within the Netherworld, which has limited capacity and can't accommodate another supergod."
Xu Yuan already possessed True God-level strength, and continuing his cultivation would soon bring him to the supergod level.
Rex was confident of this.
Not just in terms of strength, but also in terms of realm.
Xu Yuan's talent in magic was exceptional. With his spiritual power breaking through to the God Origin Realm and developing a series of his own forbidden spells, he was already a god-level magician—a True God-level magician.
At this point, Xu Yuan was clearly constrained by the Douluo Plane.
Transforming into a starry life form, breaking free from the soul master system, and forging his own path made sense.
"The path I forge doesn't abandon the soul master system. My foundation remains rooted in it. Even if I transform into a starry life form, I'm still paving the way for soul masters—it's just that my path may differ from the one my teacher forged."
Xu Yuan took a deep breath.
Years ago, he and Yunming discussed and developed the current feeding method, using martial souls as conduits to channel the forces of laws, purifying themselves to ascend to godhood.
This path was correct and had been taken by Yunming to the supergod level.
However, Xu Yuan increasingly felt it wasn't perfectly suited to him.
Of course, it wasn't completely unsuitable—compatibility was already very high. After all, each of his three martial souls, taken individually, was an absolute optimal carrier of laws.
But Xu Yuan now had new ideas.
"All around are barren, uninhabited areas. I wonder what you plan to do in such a place," Rex muttered, waving his hand.
"Alright, alright, go ahead. The Blood God Transformation will take some time to spread. I'll contact you if anything happens."
Xu Yuan nodded and left the planet.
The Probe Abyss transformed into a spaceship and quickly took off.
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Deep in the silent starry void.
A mech floated in the air.
Within the mech, in a roughly six-cubic-meter space, Xu Yuan sat cross-legged.
Complex patterns emerged on his body.
These were blood patterns.
Through understanding the Blood God Transformation, Xu Yuan had mastered this forbidden spell, extracting various abilities from the bloodline powers he understood.
He didn't transform bloodline powers into blood patterns but isolated specific abilities and turned them into blood patterns.
The Blood God Transformation forbidden spell itself wasn't refined to this extent yet.
The blood patterns he extracted weren't anything else—they were the soul skills granted to him by soul spirits like Yao Yao.
"Blood patterns will evolve into runes."
Xu Yuan had a clear plan and continued his cultivation.
Using the Blood God Transformation forbidden spell, he transformed the soul skills of Yao Yao and others into blood patterns. Then, using these completed blood patterns, he evolved corresponding runes.
Soon, many of Xu Yuan's soul rings and soul skills had corresponding runes.
Soul spirits like Yao Yao were forced to study their own runes, thoroughly comprehending the runes corresponding to their abilities.
"Runes..."
Xu Yuan gazed at the runes arrayed before him, his emotions stirred.
Without a doubt, this was his greatest achievement.
It was the pinnacle of his cultivation journey.
"Rex spreads the Blood God Transformation forbidden spell across the entire planet to create a whole plane. I wonder if my rune system can serve as the core to create a plane."
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, not dismissing the possibility of this idea.
Although it wasn't a forbidden spell, the rune system itself was a system.
"Moreover, a plane created with the rune system as its core holds profound significance for me. Unlike the Blood God Transformation for Rex, which serves as a reference, what truly benefits Rex is the process of the plane's birth."
Xu Yuan believed that if he could succeed in creating a plane centered around the rune system, the benefits he would gain would far exceed Rex's.
"The rune system thrives best in the Scroll World—or perhaps in Yao Yao's Dream Space."
One real, one illusory—fusing them might create a true plane.
Of course, both worlds were the essential spaces of their respective soul spirits. Fusing them might trigger unforeseen changes.
"I personally prefer creating a brand-new small world based on my body, a fully realized plane, with your two helps."
Xu Yuan took a deep breath and communicated with the two soul spirits.
"Hmph~"
Yao Yao indicated she would fully cooperate.
Shan He also had no objections but raised a question: Could Xu Yuan's body withstand such a plane?
After all, Yao Yao's Dream Space was illusory and her innate soul skill, allowing it to exist and develop. Shan He himself was condensed from spatial forces, with a unique origin capable of supporting a space. But Xu Yuan?
If it were Xu Tian, Shan He wouldn't even dare to ask this question.
But Xu Yuan's body...
"Creating a small world has nothing to do with spatial affinity," Xu Yuan reassured Shan He. "According to my calculations, the hardest part for me lies in determining the position of this small world."
"Hmm?" Yao Yao looked puzzled, waiting for Xu Yuan's explanation.
"You say essence, energy, and spirit naturally fuse. Can my three dantians fuse?"
Xu Yuan's words shocked the soul spirits.
Not just Yao Yao and Shan He—even Jue immediately flew out, urging Xu Yuan to be cautious.
The three dantians couldn't be tampered with lightly.
"Don't worry. I'm just talking casually. I won't break the three dantians to create a new one."
Yao Yao snorted.
That's better!
"Am I stupid? Of course not." Xu Yuan chuckled, patting Yao Yao's head.
"My idea is to unify essence, energy, and spirit to identify the point within my body that resonates with them. Then, I'll open up an entirely new space at that point."
Beyond the three dantians, he would create an additional space.
Yao Yao and the other soul spirits shook their heads in confusion.
They didn't understand.
"I want to try fusing essence, energy, and spirit and follow this path to godhood."
Xu Yuan released his martial souls.
His brain martial soul emerged, and a galaxy appeared around his body, resonating with the starry sky outside the mech.
Three red and six orange-gold soul rings appeared.
"The brain martial soul has matured."
Next, his Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear martial soul emerged, eight red soul rings surfacing.
"One more ninth soul ring needed."
Then, the Heavenly Origin Brush appeared in his hand, eight orange-gold soul rings replacing the previous eight red ones.
"The Heavenly Origin Brush also needs its final soul ring."
His three martial souls represented essence, energy, and spirit. The brain martial soul had matured, while the other two were missing their final step.
"I can condense the ninth soul ring for the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear now."
A starry soul ring!
Upon condensing this soul ring, Xu Yuan would undoubtedly complete the transformation of his life essence, breaking free from the constraints of the Douluo Plane. His essence would rely on the universe, making him a life form in this starry expanse.
"But I still haven't figured out the ninth soul ring for the Heavenly Origin Brush."
Xu Yuan sighed.
He had thought about the final soul rings for his two martial souls countless times.
Yet, even now, he could only determine the ninth soul ring for the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear. As for the Heavenly Origin Brush's ninth soul ring, he still couldn't decide.
"Let's start by condensing the soul ring for the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear."
Despite lingering doubts, Xu Yuan didn't hesitate.
The massive mech transformed into a ball of light, merging into Xu Yuan's body.
Xu Yuan's body was exposed to the universe.
Naked, he appeared in space, immersed in the embrace of primal stellar energy.
Closing his eyes, the Life-and-Death Rune surfaced on his skin.
A dense emerald flame burned, enveloping him.
Within the emerald flame, a fiery red surge of vital blood erupted, as if it were Xu Yuan's body transforming.
Primal stellar energy was absorbed and expelled, and a massive vortex emerged from this barren land.
Xu Yuan lost track of time.
He didn't know how long had passed. Only faintly sensing a call from Rex did he awaken.
"Has the Blood God Transformation finally covered the entire planet over there?" Xu Yuan's expression was dazed as he processed the information he had received.
He glanced at the surrounding void, now sparse with stellar energy, and then looked down at his feet.
A dazzling halo coalesced.
It wasn't red or any known soul ring color—it resembled a starry sky, brilliant and radiant.
The resplendent starlight soul ring encircled the eight crimson soul rings.
Nine soul rings!
With this, the cultivation of the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear was complete.
"The birth of a plane can't be missed. I'll study the gains later."
Xu Yuan summoned the Probe Abyss, which carried him through the cosmos.
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Three days later.
Xu Yuan returned to the planet where Rex was located.
Now, this planet was named Blood God Star by Rex.
However, unlike before when only the two of them were present, Blood God Star now gathered quite a few people.
Besides Rex and Xu Yuan, there were seven others.
Two of them Xu Yuan had seen before—in the Ten Thousand Stars Chamber of Commerce, he had encountered their images. They were the Lord of Ten Thousand Stars and the Lord of Heavenly Wolf (Tian Lang).
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