Back on the Continent.
Heading north, Shi Quan first arrived at Spirit City.
Spirit City was no longer what it once was; After the Heaven Dou Empire unified and renamed itself the Spirit Empire, Spirit City, as the central hub of the Continent, was also rebuilt into the Imperial Capital.
The original Spirit City was converted into an inner city, and the area around it was expanded nearly a hundredfold, making the entire Spirit City the largest and most prosperous city on the Douluo Continent, without equal.
The Martial Spirit Inner City also became the exclusive city of the Spirit Empire and Spirit Hall.
His vast Divine Thought spread out.
"Not here?" Shi Quan's brow slightly raised; he did not detect the aura of Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, so it seemed they had gone to a special place to undergo their Divine Trials.
Although he did not find their auras, Bibi Dong's aura still remained within the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
When observing Bibi Dong's aura before, it felt chaotic, evil, and insane, but now it was a pure evil aura. Clearly, the Rakshasa power had been completely absorbed by Bibi Dong, with her ninety-ninth Rank peak aura contained within. It seemed it wouldn't be long before she inherited the position of Rakshasa God.
However, it was normal to think this way. Bibi Dong's Divine Trials had already progressed to a very high degree, and with Shi Quan not only sending her two hundred-thousand-year soul spirits but also helping her resolve her Heart Demon, the speed of her Legacy naturally emerged.
Bibi Dong would definitely achieve Divine Rank before Qian Renxue.
"Supreme Pontiff Your Majesty, this Junior has come to visit. Are you willing to meet?" Shi Quan's voice echoed out.
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong suddenly opened her eyes, her purplish-black pupils filled with a pure and extreme evil aura, and intricate demonic patterns flickered between her brows. "This brat…"
The evil aura slowly dissipated, and Bibi Dong once again returned to her usual noble and sacred demeanor.
Clang!
The gates of the Supreme Pontiff Palace slowly opened.
Shi Quan's figure emerged from the Void Realm and walked into the grand hall.
"Congratulations, Supreme Pontiff Your Majesty, for reaching a new level."
Listening to Shi Quan's respectful manner, Bibi Dong couldn't help but smile, "Last time you came, you were still calling me by my name. Now you call me Supreme Pontiff Your Majesty?"
"Ahem." Shi Quan chuckled, "At that time, wasn't I on Xue'er's side? Now we are a family."
"A family?" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Shi Quan meaningfully.
Shi Quan quickly said, "Supreme Pontiff Your Majesty, don't misunderstand. What I mean is that Xue'er and I are friends as close as siblings. You are Xue'er's mother, so naturally, we are a family, aren't we?"
"Hahaha." Hearing Shi Quan say this, Bibi Dong burst into a series of delightful, bell-like laughter. "Siblings? What? Calling her Xue'er, but in your heart, you still treat her like a man, like Xue Qinghe used to?"
"That's just a figure of speech. I just meant that Xue'er and I are like siblings."
"Siblings?" Bibi Dong's tone shifted. "Xiao Xue's appearance is much more beautiful than your several confidants, isn't it?"
"Mainly, it's because Your Majesty's genes are excellent."
Bibi Dong's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this. Although Shi Quan was praising her, that wasn't what she meant, but she generally understood the meaning behind Shi Quan's words. At least for now, he didn't have any excessive thoughts about Qian Renxue.
Bibi Dong no longer focused on the issue between Shi Quan and Qian Renxue, asking, "Xue'er said you took your several confidantes to Sea God Island? You didn't accept the Sea God's trials?"
"Yes." Shi Quan nodded, "Lingling obtained the Seagod Nine Trials and received the Legacy of the Sea God."
"That little girl from the Nine Heart Begonia family?" Bibi Dong looked surprised and unexpected.
"Due to some opportunities, Lingling awakened a new Martial Spirit, which is water-attributed, named Nine Nether Sea Begonia, perfectly suited for the Sea God."
"I thought it would be you who accepted the Legacy of the Sea God." There was some disappointment in Bibi Dong's words, but she quickly adjusted. After all, with Shi Quan's talent, obtaining a Divine Rank Legacy shouldn't be difficult.
"I can't obtain a Divine Rank Legacy."
Shi Quan's single sentence instantly left Bibi Dong stunned.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Because I am the Child of Destiny…"
Shi Quan then told Bibi Dong about the Origin and special nature of the Child of Destiny.
Bibi Dong's expression became solemn after hearing this, and her gaze towards Shi Quan grew very complex. "So you intend to be an enemy of the God Realm."
"I don't want to, but the God Realm cannot tolerate me."
"Aren't you afraid that I will reveal your secret after becoming a God?"
Shi Quan shook his head, "I am, but this secret will be exposed sooner or later, so I'm not afraid."
"Heh heh." Bibi Dong sneered, "You want me and Xiao Xue to help you fight against the God Realm?"
"Node." Shi Quan sighed, "I only hope that in the future, when I truly go to war with the God Realm, Xue'er and Your Majesty will not participate in the battle. That will be enough."
"The God Realm is high above, and it's simply not something one person can contend with." Bibi Dong shook her head, a look of regret in her eyes. Originally, she had wanted to bring Shi Quan and Qian Renxue together, but in this situation, she only wanted to distance herself from Shi Quan.
"Who said I am alone?" Shi Quan narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression calm and composed.
"Ye Lingling? Even if she inherits the position of Sea God, the Sea God is only a first-Rank Divine Rank. If she helps you, she will only be throwing her Life away for you."
"I know." Shi Quan nodded, his expression unchanged, "The God Realm has Five Great God Kings. Below the God Kings are first-Rank Divine Ranks, second-Rank Divine Ranks, third-Rank Divine Ranks, and a large number of Divine Officials."
"First-Rank Divine Ranks are already considered high-end combat power within the God Realm. Besides Lingling inheriting the Sea God's position, Yan Yan also possesses the qualification for the Legacy of the Fire Dragon King, who is also a first-Rank Divine Rank, and Zhuqing even has the qualification for the Legacy of the Asura God, one of the Five Great God Kings."
"Thus, Asura, one of the five strongest combat powers of the God Realm, will become my aid. If you do not interfere, I will also have two first-Rank Divine Rank aids."
Bibi Dong said, "So what? Even if Xue'er and I don't participate in the battle, the God Realm still has four God Kings, and the number of first-Rank Divine Ranks on the God Realm's side is at least in the double digits. You still won't be able to handle them alone, will you?"
Shi Quan continued, "If I become a God, I will directly achieve God King. If I am on Douluo Star, I will also receive the World's amplification. With my individual strength, I am enough to face two God Kings and remain undefeated."
"I also have a special trump card that allows me to split into two Clones, possessing a portion of my own strength. Even if they can't defeat a God King, with the World's amplification, they are enough to delay two God Kings."
"Do you mean you alone can hold back four God Kings?" Bibi Dong looked surprised.
"Exactly!" Shi Quan nodded, "And I have another trump card! It can cause internal strife in the God Realm. At that time, even if the God Realm goes to war with me, they won't be able to spare so many God Kings to deal with me."
"Interesting." Hearing Shi Quan say this, Bibi Dong immediately became interested, but her expression remained unchanged as she said, "But everything you've said so far is just talking."
"Divine Rank Life is practically eternal. After inheriting a Divine Rank, one can stay in the Lower Realm for a hundred years. Your Majesty only needs to stay in the Lower Realm for a while longer, and you will naturally know if it's just talking."
"Alright!" After a long pause, Bibi Dong finally responded indifferently.
Upon hearing this, a smile also appeared on Shi Quan's lips. He took out a black and white jade pendant from his embrace. "Your Majesty, I have other matters to attend to. Please trouble you to give this jade pendant to Xue'er."
"This jade pendant seems to have a special power?" Bibi Dong raised her hand to take it, curiously examining it.
Shi Quan nodded, "This jade pendant indeed has a very special ability, but it has no effect on living people. Please trouble Your Majesty, when you give the jade pendant to Xue'er, ask her to persuade the High Priest to drip a drop of his blood onto the jade pendant and carry it with him."
"No effect on living people?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, then returned to normal, asking indifferently, "What is its use?"
"It can protect a wisp of the deceased's remnant Soul, giving them hope for Reincarnation."
"Reincarnation?" Bibi Dong thought of something, and a chilling coldness burst forth from her eyes. "I've heard of this concept of Reincarnation. This theory seems to have come from you, right?"
"Indeed."
"All who die will enter Hell for Reincarnation?"
"Under normal circumstances, yes, but in some special situations, they won't, such as when the Soul directly dissipates."
Upon hearing this, the chill in Bibi Dong's eyes subsided a bit. Holding the jade pendant in her hand, she nodded, "I understand. When Xiao Xue and the others come out of seclusion, I will give her the jade pendant."
"Then I'll trouble Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now."
Shi Quan's figure then disappeared into the Void Realm, vanishing from the grand hall.
Bibi Dong looked at Shi Quan's disappearing figure, then at the jade pendant in her hand, and murmured softly, "If this jade pendant truly has such an effect, Xiao Xue will owe this brat a huge favor. At that time, she will definitely help him regardless of anything. But if I don't give it, it will cut off all hope for that old man. If Xiao Xue finds out, she might hate me again."
"This brat is doing it on purpose." Bibi Dong cursed with a smile, shaking her head helplessly, and finally put the jade pendant into her spirit tool.
On the other side.
Shi Quan, having left the Supreme Pontiff Palace, continued north.
Several days later, outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
Shi Quan's figure swiftly arrived from high in the sky, landing directly within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass conveyed a sense of intimacy. After several years of nourishment, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had regained its former vitality, and most of the Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicines that had been picked had already sprouted new shoots.
Shi Quan's main purpose in coming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well this time was twofold: to collect all the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his Sea of Consciousness World.
He planned to use the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to evolve two special planes within his Sea of Consciousness World: one a Hell of Ice formed by extreme cold water, and the other a Hell of Fire formed by extreme hot fire.
This was one purpose.
The second was for Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was nourished by the Origin power of the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, containing their Origin power. Shi Quan planned to extract a portion of this Origin power for the two girls to absorb, which would rapidly increase their strength and further shorten the time it took for them to receive their Divine Rank Legacies.
Without the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spring water, for ordinary Spirit Medicine, it would only mean slower growth, but for Immortal Herbs, it would undoubtedly be fatal.
So, before absorbing the spring water, Shi Quan prepared to move all these Immortal Herbs, Spirit Medicine, and Blue Silver Grass into his Sea of Consciousness World.
After doing all this, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well became a desolate, withered, and messy pit.
With a light leap, Shi Quan's figure plunged into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In just a moment, the calm spring water below began to ripple. A vortex appeared in the middle of the distinct spring water, and the water swirled downwards, slowly decreasing!
Within the spring water, a faint light flickered between Shi Quan's brows, and red and white light continuously emerged within his glabella.
Extremely hot and extremely cold auras, two extreme forces, constantly churned.
This spring water extended downwards for tens of thousands of feet, all the way to the burial ground of the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. It could be said to be the essence of their entire lives.
Even the million-year Deep Sea Demon Whale King would be injured if it touched this extremely cold and hot spring water, requiring it to use its spirit power to suppress it.
Although the power within the spring water had not reached Divine Rank, below Divine Rank, touching it would inevitably cause injury.
Of course, under some special circumstances, one could be immune to this extremely hot and cold spring water.
Sea of Consciousness World.
As extreme power continuously poured in, Shi Quan's spirit power was no longer confined to his own Martial Spirit core, because the Martial Spirit core itself had already become part of the World's evolution.
spirit power Rank no longer applied to Shi Quan; he could no longer accurately perceive his own spirit power Rank. Now, his overall strength was linked to his Sea of Consciousness World.
Initially, the Sea of Consciousness World was only formed by Shi Quan's own power. Later, by leveraging his identity as the Child of Destiny and establishing a connection with Douluo Star, his Sea of Consciousness World rapidly developed after continuously receiving the Souls of the deceased.
However, even now, the size of the Sea of Consciousness World is still less than one-thousandth of the Douluo World, and various rules are still not very complete.
The deceased in the Sea of Consciousness World, if they Cultivate, can at most reach the Spirit Ancestor Rank according to the Douluo Continent's Ranks.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that Shi Quan is constantly using the World's power to nourish the twenty-seven spirit rings within the World.
Currently, there are a total of two spirit rings that have reached the million-year level: the first and second spirit rings of the Blue Silver Emperor Tree.
If he absorbs all the spring water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shi Quan feels he can at least raise three to four more spirit rings to the million-year level.
The entire Sea of Consciousness World's Rank will also be further elevated. If he can raise the Sea of Consciousness World to a strength comparable to Douluo Star, which can give birth to ninety-ninth Rank peak Douluo, then using the power of the two Worlds to forcefully transform Douluo Star should allow Douluo Star to transform in a short period to a strength comparable to the God Realm's Rank.
Of course, it would only be comparable in Rank, but in terms of size, and the strength and foundation of its own World, it cannot compare to the God Realm.
After all, the Douluo God Realm governs one hundred and eight Worlds and has been worshiped by these one hundred and eight Worlds for countless years. It's not that easy to catch up.