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After the Sea God ascended to divinity, he established Sea God Island amidst the vast oceans to spread his faith. Utilizing the "bonus period" that immediately follows godhood, he rapidly accelerated the growth of his personal strength.
The Angel God, upon inheriting that divine position, became the newest deity of the Douluo Continent. Naturally, they held the priority right to propagate their faith, leading directly to the founding of Spirit Hall. Through this organization, they openly and grandly disseminated their beliefs across the entire continent.
In the beginning, this faith was merely conspicuous rather than widespread. However, as time flowed on, the Spirit Hall established by the Angel God gradually expanded to encompass the whole of the Douluo Continent, until the faith of the Angel God finally permeated every corner of the land.
When the next deity is born on the Douluo Continent, Spirit Hall will either be replaced or retreat behind the scenes, superseded by a new organization dedicated to harvesting the faith for the rising god. This cycle repeats, time and again.
The same logic applied to the Sun and Moon Continent, with the only difference being that no new deities had appeared there since the last succession.
In other words, long before the Sea God achieved divinity, the Sun and Moon Cult already existed on the Sun and Moon Continent. This meant that the God of the Blazing Sun and the Goddess of the Waning Moon had already ascended.
The two of them were originally native Soul Masters from the Douluo Continent who achieved godhood. Although the two divine positions they inherited were not indigenous to the Douluo Continent, their story was considered a legendary tale back in the day. After all, instances of close friends achieving divinity simultaneously are exceptionally rare.
As for the divine positions of Blazing Sun and Waning Moon, they were not always as they appear now. These two positions originally belonged to deities from outside the Douluo sphere, and the previous holders were not close; in fact, they were strangers to one another. It was only after the current pair ascended that the Blazing Sun and Waning Moon were considered part of a close-knit camp.
Before the Sea God ascended, the deeds of these two had already been circulating on the Sun and Moon Continent for over five thousand years. Back then, much of the information was still verifiable—such as the "Sun and Moon Radiating Together" Martial Soul Fusion Skill possessed by the two peerless geniuses.
It was said that their fusion skill had a compatibility rate exceeding ninety percent, and it was likely that the two geniuses had polished it to an even higher level through sheer practice and coordination!
The Sea God vividly remembered that the two possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Therefore, he knew they could likely perform a Divine Soul Fusion Skill now, and he understood that they were not as simple as they appeared on the surface. Together, these two deities could be viewed as the equivalent of a single, highly powerful First-Class God!
"I wonder if the Sea God's visit is regarding that Su Wen?" After welcoming the Sea God into the temple, the Goddess of the Waning Moon looked at him and inquired.
"Haha, precisely, precisely," the Sea God admitted candidly. He had timed his arrival perfectly, knowing that these two deities would have already become aware of Su Wen's existence.
"You two, your divine positions have also reached the brink of promotion..."
"Could it be that the Sea God believes this Su Wen is beneficial for the two of us to break through our divine bottlenecks?" the God of the Blazing Sun asked doubtfully.
With a sweep of their divine sense across the Douluo Plane, they could not know every detail of every Soul Master's life, but it was enough to grasp the general situation. For instance, they were already aware of the major feats Su Wen had accomplished.
Perhaps Su Wen was of great help to the God of War, or perhaps he offered some incomprehensible assistance to the Stone God—but regarding his influence on the promotion of the Blazing Sun and Waning Moon... frankly, it didn't seem significant.
After all, they were the ones fused with these divine positions and were most sensitive to such matters. Since they hadn't immediately sensed any direct benefit from Su Wen, the connection seemed tenuous.
With the Sea God speaking this way, the Sun God was curious to see how this "eloquent" guest intended to spin his argument. By stating clearly that Su Wen wasn't of much help, the Sun God wasn't flatly rejecting the Sea God; he was merely lowering the opponent's leverage while indirectly increasing his own.
You have to offer something tangible.
Otherwise, why should the two of them help Su Wen for no reason?
Even if the boy achieved godhood through his own power, and even if he might one day possess top-tier First-Class strength like the Sea God—or even higher levels of power—what did that have to do with them?
Having been deities for so many years, they had never even revealed their Divine Soul Fusion Skill in the Divine Realm. Their attitude was clear: they were indifferent to worldly struggles. At least, that was their mindset after becoming gods. Even if Su Wen's future achievements were monumental, as long as they didn't make an enemy of him, wouldn't they be fine?
The Sea God sighed. "You still don't understand Su Wen well enough."
As he spoke, the Sun God and Moon Goddess finally showed expressions of genuine interest.
"Su Wen walks the path of Knowledge. His divine position can only be that of the God of Knowledge. His philosophy is that 'Knowledge is Power'—to master knowledge is to master the corresponding power." The Sea God looked at the two deities and simply summarized Su Wen's current path.
Master the knowledge, master the power. Therefore, Su Wen himself already possessed a grasp of the Sun and Moon. Of course, that wasn't the most important part.
"To achieve this step means he must study the essence of all things deeply enough. Naturally, this includes the essence of divine positions."
The Sea God's gaze became somewhat meaningful as he looked at them.
The Sun and Moon deities hadn't actually heard any direct utility for themselves in the Sea God's words yet. However, that meaningful look caused them to connect many dots.
The relationship between the Sea God and Su Wen isn't that deep, yet he still invested in him...
The Sea God's situation was actually identical to theirs. They were stuck at the threshold between Second-Class and First-Class God, while the Sea God was stuck at the threshold between First-Class God and God King.
Thinking of this, the two finally realized the connection between Su Wen's path and their own interests.
The Essence! The essence of divine positions.
Did the Sea God believe that after Su Wen became the God of Knowledge, he would have a deeper understanding of the essence of divine positions, thereby helping them upgrade their rank?
This... it was highly probable!
"As of now, Su Wen hasn't touched upon fields related to you two. However, all of his cultivation involves the essence of practice—and essence in a broad sense. This is the fundamental reason I am betting on him."
If Su Wen were only refining theories specific to his own cultivation, the Sea God wouldn't support him so fervently. What truly drew the Sea God to Su Wen was that while he cultivated through theory, he didn't center those theories solely on himself during the process of building and perfecting them; rather, he stood upon the foundation of the entire cultivation system.
Even if a theory was temporarily only applicable to him, he would quickly release a version suitable for all Soul Masters.
This proved that even if Su Wen hadn't yet touched the fields the Sea God specialized in, the Sea God firmly believed that the boy's post-ascension understanding of divine essence would be able to help him.
"Of course, these are secondary," the Sea God chuckled. This was all in the future. "Talking about this now is just 'painting a cake' (making empty promises), and I doubt you two would accept such a hollow promise."
The expressions of the Sun and Moon deities were slightly awkward, but they quickly returned to normal. They had realized it too—everything the Sea God just said was indeed an empty promise for the future.
(End of Chapter)