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After Ye Lan surged back into the Douluo Star alongside the Abyssal Plane, he appeared atop a solitary mountain peak. He activated his Master of Douluo consciousness to scan the planet, confirming that the world was not destabilizing, but was instead undergoing a positive evolution. Only then did he turn his attention to the changes within his own body.
At this moment, he held a 60% maximum authority over the "New Douluo Star." This authority directly granted him a staggering 3,000% total Spirit Power bonus. Even without factoring in the bonus from his Heavenly Soul Divine Body, his raw Spirit Power had leapt from a Rank 95 Titled Douluo level to that of a Divine Officer.
Of course, this was merely a numerical change. He had not yet mastered the "Space" manipulation abilities typical of a Limit Douluo. His current "teleportation" was actually a phenomenon of pure physical power—using Flash to displace air so rapidly that he moved through a vacuum, appearing to blink from one spot to another.
In reality, he was still technically a Rank 95 Titled Douluo—just a Rank 95 Titled Douluo that was a "little" bit strong.
Well... an infinite bit strong.
The Nature of Divinity
With 60% authority over the planet, Ye Lan sensed that beyond the terrifying Spirit Power boost, there were other perks. He could feel the planet slowly evolving. Because it was the Douluo Star devouring the Abyss rather than the other way around, the digestion process was like an elephant eating a snake—it would take time to fully incorporate the energy.
Ye Lan realized that the road to elevating the Douluo Star into a true Douluo Divine Realm was still long. He also discovered he could manipulate the world's authority to condense "something" into physical form, though current energy levels made it impossible to manifest fully yet.
The simplest application of this authority was transferring it. For instance, if he gave his authority to Qian Renxue, her 50-times Spirit Skill bonus combined with the Angelic Sword would allow her to fight a Third-Class God on equal footing.
Wait, Ye Lan thought, isn't this authority just the precursor to a Divine Seat?
Divine Seats were essentially the crystallization of a god's comprehension of universal rules. To put it simply: a Divine Seat is a skill, and inheriting it is like learning that skill. Once you understand the underlying laws (the source code), you can use the skill even without the "wheelchair" that is the Divine Seat itself.
"If I can create Divine Seats, I can manually manufacture gods," Ye Lan mused.
He did a quick mental count of his friends and family and his mouth twitched. The demand was high. Leng Leng, Rongrong, and especially Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue—who had been cut off from the original Divine Realm—all needed spots. But the current Douluo Star didn't have enough energy to condense multiple seats yet.
600 Years in a Day
Ye Lan decided to investigate the essence of godhood further. He held the potential to inherit two major seats: the God of Life and the God of Destruction. Normally, inheriting these would lock him into the "old" Divine Realm and force him to ascend. Previously, Ye Lan avoided this, but with his current strength, he no longer feared the Divine Realm's shackles. If he had to go there, he'd simply punch a path back out through a black hole.
He currently held a 190% affinity for both Life and Destruction. Typically, 100% affinity allows for a full inheritance. Higher percentages don't give you "multiple" seats, but they make the laws governing those seats vastly easier to understand.
Ye Lan summoned the Heart of Life, which manifested as the Ancient Tree of Life floating before him. With his 190% affinity, he could clearly see the "Source Code" of Life hidden within.
He immediately activated Consciousness Acceleration, Sixteen-Sided Exquisite Heart, and Seven-Apertured Exquisite Heart.
His current thinking speed was 23,800 times faster than a normal person's. To put that into perspective: Ye Lan comprehending the Laws of Life for a single day was equivalent to another person studying them for 65 years!!!
Tang San's "Ten-Thousand-Year Plan" only spanned about twenty years in Divine Realm time. Most gods only spent a few decades truly mastering their laws while busy with politics and family. Ye Lan could match a lifetime of divine study in twenty-four hours.
He created an Inscrutable Mental Domain and dove in.
The Burden of Divinity
Time passed. Perhaps it was three days, or perhaps thirty. When Ye Lan finally opened his eyes, he was radiating a cold, palpable Divinity.
He looked out over the Douluo Star with a gaze of absolute divine indifference. Then, he shook his head violently and exhaled. "Being a 'True God' is incredibly boring. No wonder the God-Kings like 'Little Green' and 'Little Purple' try so hard to maintain their human emotions."
While immersed in the Laws of Life, individual lives lost their meaning to him. From a cosmic perspective, a person is no different from a bacterium or an ant—just one of trillions of trillions. From the perspective of Destruction, everything—no matter how beautiful—is just matter destined for entropy.
Divinity was a cold, logical virus. Ye Lan instantly snuffed out that state of mind. He preferred being a human.
"Skydream, how long has it been?" Ye Lan asked.
"Huh?! Boss!" The Skydream Ice Worm rolled off an Ultimate Ice Bed, rubbing its eyes. "Boss, it's only been ten days!"
"Already 600 years, then?" Ye Lan whispered, calculating his accelerated time.
"What's the Boss talking about?" the Deep Sea Whale King wondered.
"You're an idiot! It's the effect of the Boss's skills!" Skydream barked back. "Boss, you've worked so hard, meditating for so long!"
Ye Lan pointed a finger at a small plant, trying to use the Laws of Life to make it grow instantly. Nothing happened.
"Boss, why aren't you using Spirit Power?" Skydream asked.
Ye Lan rubbed his temples. He had tried to use the laws directly, but he realized the problem: he had the engine (the Laws), but no fuel. He lacked Divine Power. Until his Spirit Power converted, he couldn't manifest the laws physically. However, the comprehension was permanent. He now understood the "framework" of a Divine Seat better than almost anyone.
The True Angelic Temple
With his understanding of the Life and Destruction seats, Ye Lan realized he could build "frameworks" for other seats. Even if he wasn't a master of the Angelic or Rakshasa laws, he understood the architecture well enough to build a Rank 3 Divine Seat base. With the girls' own insights and their gathering of Power of Faith, they could fill in the rest and elevate those seats to First-Class status.
In the next instant, Ye Lan appeared in the Angelic Temple.
Qian Renxue wasn't there. Instead, he found Grandpa Qian Daoliu sitting before the statue of the Angelic God. But he wasn't praying; he was chugging from a wine jug, surrounded by snacks, humming a little tune.
"Xiao Lan?! Come! Come drink with Grandpa!" Qian Daoliu waved him over, his face flushed and happy.
Ye Lan sat down and joined him. They drank for a day and a night, feasting like gluttons as the temple chefs scrambled to keep up.
After they finished, Ye Lan sighed contentedly. "Being human is much more interesting."
"Oh? Does that mean you were planning on not being human for a while?" Qian Daoliu laughed.
Ye Lan laughed along and explained his recent breakthrough—how he had touched the cold indifference of divinity and chose to discard it.
Qian Daoliu pinched Ye Lan's cheek, looking him over. "Really? You're just lacking Divine Power to be a God? You look exactly the same to me."
"It's true, Grandpa. I have the dual inheritance, but I'm holding off on the final step."
"I just can't believe it," Qian Daoliu sighed. "I was worried about how you and Xue'er would become gods after the Divine Realm's changes. Xue'er reached Rank 100 but hasn't inherited a seat yet... and here you are at Rank 95, already with one foot over the threshold!"
Ye Lan clarified, "Grandpa, becoming a god without a Divine Seat doesn't grant immortality. It just makes you a very strong mortal. That's why I'm here. It's about Xue'er's seat."
Qian Daoliu froze. "But with the Divine Realm in turmoil, she can't inherit the old one."
Ye Lan tapped the floor with his foot. "What are we standing on? Douluo Star is the future Divine Realm. I'm here to condense a New Angelic Divine Seat right here on this planet!"
Qian Daoliu grabbed Ye Lan's shoulders, his eyes blazing with excitement. "Good!! Excellent!! As expected of you, Xiao Lan!"
"Come. Grandpa will take you to the real Angelic Temple."
(End of Chapter)