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--- Chapter 404 ---
Han Yuan has successfully broken through to the Spirit Saint Realm with a seventh spirit ring that defies common logic—a million-year-old spirit ring, to be precise, a 1,111,111-year-old spirit ring!
Nevertheless, absorbing this monstrous seventh spirit ring is merely the beginning of Han Yuan's trials.
While Han Yuan has absorbed his seventh spirit ring and fully awakened his first martial soul into the Purple Silver Thunder Emperor, yes, that's the emperor equal of Purple Silver Grass, he still needs to resolve the immense energy provided by the million-year-old spirit ring, and his martial soul's awakening process isn't over either.
Yes, Han Yuan doesn't intend to stop here. Even though the Purple Silver Thunder Emperor is already the pinnacle of plant spirits in Douluo, this state is merely the 'perfect' form of the Purple Silver Grass.
Since it's related to the Thunder God, the Purple Silver Thunder Emperor is essentially a God-level martial soul. Awakening it only unlocks its full attributes and abilities, which is quite tasteless for Han Yuan.
So, Han Yuan is not satisfied. He already senses the deep-seated faith of all plants across the Douluo Continent.
Their yearning desire to defy natural order and grasp the majesty of the divine flows into him, guiding him toward his destiny as the one and only Monarch of All Plants.
"My subjects, follow me..." Han Yuan whispers, devouring the surrounding energy of heaven and earth with fervor.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The very fabric of space and time curves above Han Yuan's head, forming an enormous vortex that is Purple Silver in color, and continuously pulling in and refining the purest energy for him.
Ah Yin continues to support Han Yuan with her life force, while the Primal Seed of Life and Pulse enhance this further by utilizing the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's bloodline within her body.
The Primal Seed of Life and Pulse have even more roles, as the remaining 665 primal essences of ancient floras converge into the origins of the Purple Silver Thunder Emperor, causing a transcendental evolution.
At this moment, regardless, Di Yating, Neru, and Lady Fenghuang—who have been doing their utmost to stabilize Han Yuan's condition—suddenly tremble. Being part of Han Yuan through a Soul Contract, they can sense what he is planning without needing to hear it from him.
"This is..." Di Yating's eyes widen.
"I knew my Lord was planning to form a Spirit Core, but what's with all this commotion?" Neru marvels. "Such a vibrant yet tyrannical power moves at Lord's whim."
"But something doesn't feel right."
"The condensation, the compression, and the path seem off..."
"It doesn't follow the path Lord envisioned a while ago, nor does it resemble what his Mother or Maid has done."
Lady Fenghuang, her consciousness hazy, is jolted awake by Han Yuan's disturbance.
"This is the Golden Ratio..." She spoke her mind.
"Golden Ratio?" Neru replies in confusion.
Lady Fenghuang confirmed and explained calmly, "Yes, the Golden Ratio, also known as the golden number, golden proportion, or divine proportion, is a ratio that approximates 1.618."
"If you construct a rectangle using this ratio (where the length is 1.618 times the width), you obtain a Golden Rectangle. This proportion is 'naturally' found in everything that is considered 'perfect' in nature."
"You can see it in the world around you—the curve of a butterfly's wing, the spiral of a seashell, the curvature of clouds, or even the structure of a leaf."
"Then, after that, if you draw a square inside that rectangle, you create a smaller Golden Rectangle. Continuing this process and then drawing a smooth curve through the corners of the squares results in the Golden Spiral."
"Han Yuan's path doesn't conform to the orthodox routes of spirit beasts, humans, or even gods. It is his own unique insight—his unrivaled path."
Di Yating furrows her brow. "Wait, are you suggesting that Han Yuan is forming a Spirit Core using the Golden Ratio?"
"Han Yuan has already done so. He didn't just compress his Soul Power; he allowed it to flow along the lines of a Golden Rectangle. As the spiral tightened, the space and time around him began to distort."
"The Spirit Core didn't merely reside in his dantian; it resonated with the frequency of the stars, creating a perfect 1.618 resonance that made his spirit energy indistinguishable from that of the Divine!" Lady Fenghuang explains calmly.
Di Yating gasped and then questioned, "But with what medium? Wouldn't the Golden Rectangle be ever-changing?"
"It constantly divides, and expands..."
Lady Fenghuang sounds amused and amazed, "That's why I said this is Han Yuan's own unique path. He used his body as the Golden Rectangle, a boundary for his Spirit Vortex, which followed a Golden Spiral path around his middle dantian."
"Han Yuan's Spirit Vortex will keep spinning until it forms a Spirit Core that constantly absorbs the energy of heaven and earth at an exceptionally efficient rate, granting him infinite energy!"
"However, this method is not without risks," She then sighed.
"The Golden Ratio requires constant adjustments because one's energy frame, or Golden Rectangle, is always changing. Even a being of divinity such as myself cannot achieve it successfully."
"The calculations, corrections, and control necessary to repeatedly form a Spirit Core in this manner are beyond even my capabilities for an indefinite period."
"Yet, Han Yuan did it!"
"Han Yuan created an Epoch-Making of a Spirit Core!"
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Meanwhile, Han Yuan focused solely on his inner world.
"One, one, two, three, five..." Han Yuan mumbled, as his inner realm was in chaos.
Countless colorless dots resembling quarks and starry dots continuously moved and formed a rectangle, which was split in half, allowing the Spirit Vortex—composed mainly of his immense Spirit Energy and Bioelectricity—to move in a natural curve. This process was infinite, enabling the Spirit Vortex to solidify at least on the surface.
Yes, Han Yuan's Spirit Vortex never formed a 'core' or 'sphere,' as that was merely a visual illusion. This imaginary form caused the state of his Spirit Energy to fluctuate between liquid and solid.
Ultimately, Han Yuan's Spirit Core (Spirit Vortex) generated a natural force that affected the gravity around him.
Thanks to this, the Spirit Vortex required little correction, evolving into a self-sustaining engine within Han Yuan's dantian, perfectly absorbing and assimilating the immense energy of a 1,111,111-year-old spirit ring!
"This is Spin! The Golden Spin!"
As his excited voice echoed, his cultivation surged rapidly from level 71 to 80 almost instantly. At the same time, his four martial souls responded positively to this advancement, resonating joyfully.
Throughout the day, Han Yuan found it difficult to support all four martial souls at once, at least efficiently.
Yet, the emergence of the Golden Spin Core had changed that. In fact, he could now support even seven martial souls, including Beta's. Unfortunately, the Primal Seed of Life and Pulse, which had produced the seventh spirit ring, could not generate another spirit ring because it had just depleted its energy.
However, once the Primal Seed of Life and Pulse recuperated, Han Yuan would be able to obtain his eighth spirit ring and become a full-fledged Spirit Douluo!
It would mark the addition of his second million-year-old spirit ring, or, more accurately, his fourth.
Under the influence of the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning and the Golden Spin Core, Han Yuan's other Spirit Souls also evolved. Di Yating, who was close to becoming a Divine Spirit Beast, broke through to the million-year-old realm!
Furthermore, Di Yating formed a second million-year-old spirit ring for the Heavenly Demon Body martial soul.
Similarly, Neru also evolved—not into a million-year-old Spirit Soul, but her strength was comparable to one—and she added another spirit ring to the Clear Sky Ant King martial soul.
The only one that did not change was Lady Fenghuang, as her level of life was already high from the start.
Even so, the additional million-year-old Spirit Rings not only boosted Han Yuan's cultivation but also significantly improved all his stats.
He felt confident enough to slaughter Wild Gods or even Third Class Gods now. Yes, 'slaughter,' not just 'kill.' That's how strong Han Yuan was at this moment.
Suddenly, a heartbeat echoed loudly within Han Yuan's soul.
Dum! Dum!
It comes from the Purple Silver Thunder Emperor.
Dum! Dum!
The Purple Silver Thunder Emperor, appearing like an ancient tree made of countless python-like vines, roots, grass, and leaves, gradually shines out a white-gold light.
Dum! Dum!
An evolution-! No, it is the Second Awakening of Martial Soul!