Staggering back to his Sea God estate, Tang San slammed his bedroom door open. His gaze fell instantly upon Xiao Wu, whose entire body was currently being eroded by the dark red power of the Asura God.
"Xiao Wu."
Tang San's expression showed a hint of grief, yet his hands acted instinctively, pulling out the Asura God Sword and merging it into Xiao Wu's body.
Immediately, Tang San's blood-red pupils cleared, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Watching Xiao Wu's expression grow increasingly pained, Tang San's chaotic thoughts actually began to settle. The erosion from the Asura God Divine Position had been far too intense; without the presence of the Sea God Divine Position, the Asura God power had erupted like a long-suppressed flood, nearly consuming him entirely.
Had he not transferred a portion of that erosion into Xiao Wu, he might have become a monster driven only by the urge to slaughter.
"I don't need to worry about the Sea God Divine Position. With Xiao Wu here, this bit of erosion is manageable... but that God King who suddenly appeared..."
Tang San lowered his head in deep thought.
One day in the heavens is a year in the lower realm. The wisp of Divine Consciousness he had sent down possessed the Sea God Divine Position and the Sea God Trident; becoming a deity was a mathematical certainty.
He had become a god at twenty-five. His Divine Consciousness might not be as gifted as his original self, but it wouldn't lag too far behind. By his calculations, in about ten days, he would regain the Sea God Divine Position and suppress the Asura God Divine Position.
He could afford to wait those ten days.
However, regarding the existence that had self-created a God King Divine Position, Tang San was truly uncertain. Anyone capable of self-creating a God King Divine Position was inevitably someone blessed with immense Great Fortune—the "Child of Destiny" of a plane, favored by the Planar Will.
But the power of destiny accumulated over ten thousand years in the Douluo Plane had long been turned into a Destiny Barrier by the Planar Will. Where would it get the destiny power to catalyze a Child of Destiny? Especially one capable of self-creating a God King Divine Position?
Thinking with his toes, he knew it should be impossible!
Could a Child of Destiny carrying a massive amount of fortune just appear out of thin air? How could that be!
Unless...
A sudden guess jumped into Tang San's mind.
After all, he had sent a strand of Divine Consciousness to the lower realm... perhaps the one who self-created the Divine Position was his own Divine Consciousness?
Tang San wavered between shock and doubt.
He never doubted his own talent. In his previous life in the Sichuan Tang Sect, he had mastered the Tang Sect secret arts through self-study. Ten thousand years ago, relying on his persistence and hard work, he had defeated the combined forces of the Rakshasa God and the Angel God to finally become a God King.
His talent was naturally peerless.
And now, his Divine Consciousness was in the lower realm, possessing the insight of a God King. Through persistence and effort, and with the existing Sea God Divine Position, it wasn't impossible for it to either evolve that position or condense a new God King Divine Position...
Tang San pondered privately. After a brief moment of reflection, he decided to stick to the original plan.
Stripping away the Sea God Divine Position had subjected him to the torture of the Asura God's erosion, but it had also tangibly accelerated his mastery over the Asura God Divine Position.
His strength was at least ten to twenty percent higher than when he held dual Divine Positions!
This path was correct. As long as he held out a bit longer for his Divine Consciousness to break through the Destiny Barrier and return the Sea God Divine Position to him, everything would return to its proper track through his breathtaking power!
Besides, in a short while, he might even become an existence with dual God King Divine Positions!
Tang San's eyes flickered; his "Breathtaking Wisdom" was on full display!
...
In the lower realm, within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
At this moment, the Eye of Destiny at Huo Yuhao's brow slowly closed. Fully discerning all the threads upon a God King Divine Position was quite a drain even for the current Huo Yuhao.
Especially after analyzing three in a row; it was the first time in this life Huo Yuhao felt a sense of exhaustion.
That's right, three.
After Gu Yuena saw Huo Yuhao dismantle the Divine Positions of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings like that, she remained silent for a moment before retrieving the similarly dormant Mountain Dragon King Divine Position from the Dragon Valley mini-plane and handing it to him.
Subsequently, these three Divine Positions were broken down into three components by Huo Yuhao using the Eye of Destiny.
First, the Power of Faith filled within. These portions belonging to the Mountain Dragon King, Ice Dragon King, and Fire Dragon King were merged into the Silver Dragon Spear, which carried the authority of the Co-lord of Soul Beasts and a massive amount of faith. The infusion of three God King-level currents of faith caused the Silver Dragon Spear to undergo a natural transformation; it was currently evolving toward the level of an "ultra-divine artifact."
Second, the will of the three Dragon Kings within the framework. This was useless to others, but it could be used to nourish the remnant souls of the three Dragon Kings, making it somewhat valuable.
Third, the greatest harvest of Huo Yuhao's trip to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well: three God King-level Divine Position frameworks!
Huo Yuhao could easily merge his Seed of Emotion into one of these frameworks, instantly molding an Emotion God King Divine Position! This meant he now had a guaranteed "Plan B"!
As for the other two frameworks, Huo Yuhao planned to shatter them into pure energy.
Since Divine Position frameworks are themselves constructed of high-purity energy, they can be pulverized and absorbed as energy to condense soul rings and soul cores if not used for their original purpose.
The energy problem that had bothered Huo Yuhao most was now solved!
At this moment, Huo Yuhao let out a slow sigh of relief. Having a foolproof backup plan calmed the anxiety he had been feeling.
Now, he could take his time to fully permeate a framework with the Power of Emotion and fill it with faith directed toward himself, naturally becoming the Emotion God King.
Meanwhile, he could gradually refine his Soul Ring Bearing Soul Core Method.
Normally, the Soul Ring Bearing Soul Core Method at the Four-Ring realm should correspond to the Demi-God level. However, because Huo Yuhao cultivated three martial souls simultaneously, every breakthrough condensed three soul rings and three soul cores at once. This allowed Huo Yuhao to exert power comparable to a Third-rank God at the Four-Ring realm.
By extension:
Five Rings: Second-rank God.
Six Rings: First-rank God.
Seven Rings: God King.
That's right. Theoretically, by the time Huo Yuhao reached seven rings, his strength would directly reach the God King level.
What? Is the leap in strength too ridiculous?
Huo Yuhao would say this was merely a rough estimate; his actual combat power might even exceed it. After all, the ability granted by the seventh ring is the martial soul true body.
Interestingly, as the creator of the "Dharma Body," he did not yet possess the most basic martial soul true body of a "Dharma Body"—it was quite absurd.
But it couldn't be helped, as Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring Bearing Soul Core Method was a cultivation path entirely distinct from Body Cultivation, Tool Cultivation, or Magic Cultivation—the three branches born from the traditional Soul Master system.
From the perspective of pure combat power, perhaps... Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring Bearing Soul Core Method is the path Soul Masters were truly meant to walk?