Deep Sea Demon Whale King's expression immediately turned sour after seeing the two soul spirits, Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
He naturally wouldn't offer a warm face to a cold shoulder. After a slight nod, he casually found an empty spot in the Sea of Consciousness and closed his eyes to sleep.
Outside.
The brilliant blue-gold spirit ring slowly landed on Ye Lingling's Nine Nether Sea Begonia Martial Spirit. The nine shining spirit rings emitted a terrifying aura, solidifying the entire space.
However, the scattered spirit power fluctuations did not stop. The color of the Nine Nether Sea Begonia Martial Spirit in Ye Lingling's hand changed, turning pure white. The nine spirit rings faded, and eight spirit rings appeared, which was precisely the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
The rampant spirit power continued to gather, gradually forming a brand new spirit ring.
Deep Sea Demon Whale King directly helped both of Ye Lingling's Martial Spirits obtain their Ninth spirit ring.
Ye Lingling's strength also directly increased to Rank ninety-five in one go!
The blue light slowly merged into Ye Lingling's leg.
Sea God's voice also resounded in Ye Lingling's mind.
"Seagod Nine Trials, Eighth Trial completed. Reward: Sea God affinity increased by thirty percent, total affinity one hundred twenty-five percent!"
Listening to the voice in her mind, Ye Lingling slowly opened her eyes.
"Congratulations, Lingling!"
"Lingling, what is your Ninth Trial?"
The two girls immediately came closer when they saw Ye Lingling awaken.
Ye Lingling paused and said, "I can only see half of it now. I need to Cultivate to Rank ninety-nine and return to Sea God Island before I can see the other half."
"Is there no time limit?"
"Within five years."
"It seems we all need to Cultivate diligently."
"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded, "There is indeed a treasure that can help me quickly increase my strength."
With that, the Sea God Trident in Ye Lingling's hand was inserted into Deep Sea Demon Whale King's head. With a soft 'puff' sound, she twisted her wrist, her body flying horizontally in mid-air, and she forcefully sliced open Deep Sea Demon Whale King's head from the point of entry.
The next second, a rich, strong fragrance surged out from the opening.
After the shell of over ten square meters was lifted, the exposed brain was less than one square meter. However, that rich fragrance emanated from this less than one square meter of whale brain.
This was the whale brain of the million-year Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The whale brain was pure gold in color and appeared paste-like, like melted gold. The rich fragrance was extremely enticing.
In addition, in the center of the whale brain, a fist-sized, purplish-gold pearl lay quietly.
This whale pearl was the essence of Deep Sea Demon Whale King's entire being. In the original work, it was this pearl that replaced the Heart of the Ocean and became the new core of the Sea God Trident.
The three hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts looked at the distant whale brain, and a glimmer of longing appeared in their eyes, but they controlled their emotions well.
"I didn't expect Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body to contain such a treasure."
The two girls' eyes lit up, and Ye Lingling directly took out a spirit tool, collecting all the whale brain and whale pearl into it.
After the three girls looked back at the seabed, Ye Lingling lightly leaped onto Xiao Bai. "Let's go."
Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan also mounted their respective rides, simultaneously accelerating and following Xiao Bai towards Douluo Continent, one swimming, one running, and one flying away.
Along the way, the three girls did not speak, all quietly Cultivating. It was two days later when a black horizon appeared in their line of sight that the three girls finally opened their eyes, looking joyfully at the familiar figure on the distant shore.
"Shi Quan!" Even before landing, the three girls were already excitedly waving and greeting Shi Quan from afar.
After a tight embrace, Xiao Bai told Ye Lingling that when they returned, she only needed to release the light of the Sea God Trident, and she would be able to feel it and come to pick them up at the fastest speed.
After speaking, Xiao Bai turned and gradually disappeared where the water met the sky.
Stepping back onto the Continent, the three girls were undoubtedly excited, and of course, the most excited part was seeing the person they had been longing for.
After a long-awaited reunion, a passionate encounter was naturally inevitable.
After a battle of three heroes against Lu Bu.
The three girls quietly leaned on Shi Quan's arms. "Shi Quan, why didn't you show yourself in the Demon Whale Sea Area?"
"Because of Sea God," Shi Quan said softly.
Shi Quan had never told the three girls about his identity as the Child of Destiny before. Now that the three girls' strength was among the top tier on the Continent and they had each obtained a god's Legacy, it was time to tell them.
"Shi Quan, no matter what, we will stand behind you."
"That's right, Shi Quan, don't worry, we will all support you."
...
The three girls chattered, and Shi Quan felt a peace he had never experienced before.
The great battle ended.
Getting back to the main topic, Shi Quan took out a pure blue and a pure red crystalline pearl from his Sea of Consciousness World and handed them to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan.
These two pearls were condensed from the pure Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King power within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, capable of helping the two girls rapidly increase their spirit power Rank.
Deep Sea Demon Whale King's whale brain and whale pearl were all collected by Shi Quan into his Sea of Consciousness World, then purified and transformed into the purest energy using the World's power and Sacred Dragon Eight Wings's power, which was then distributed to the three girls.
Since Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan already had the crystal pearls condensed from the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's power to assist in their strength improvement, most of this energy from Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body was given to Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling were people without a home; Shi Quan was their home. Dugu Yan still had her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo had grown accustomed to staying in Heaven Dou City, so he had always resided there.
Therefore, everyone decided to return to Heaven Dou City.
When Dugu Bo saw his granddaughter, whom he hadn't seen in over four years, his eyes turned red. Upon learning that the three girls had each obtained their respective god's Legacy, he was filled with even more joy and excitement.
The following days also became quiet and harmonious.
The three girls diligently Cultivated to increase their spirit power, aiming to Breakthrough and complete their respective assessments in the shortest possible time.
After Shi Quan stayed with the three girls for a month, and gave Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan a few Spirit Bones, he left Heaven Dou City alone and went to Star Dou Great Forest.
The three girls all had god's Legacies, especially Zhu Zhuqing, who had the Legacy of Asura. To prevent their aura from being detected by the gods, and as a precaution, Shi Quan chose to go into seclusion in the core area of Star Dou Great Forest to Cultivate.
Meeting Gu Yuena again, Gu Yuena was also surprised by Shi Quan's changes during this period.
The current Shi Quan felt to her like this entire planet, not purely a person, but rather like a World.
After a conversation with Gu Yuena, Gu Yuena also offered some suggestions to Shi Quan.
"The Dragon God's Origin power originates from the Chaos energy at the time of creation. This is the most fundamental and core power in the Universe."
"It was because of this power that the Dragon God was able to comprehend and control the nine attributes: water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability. However, this is not all the attributes of the Chaos creation power."
"Even the Dragon God back then did not fully control all the attributes of the Chaos creation power, and the power within you has an additional subtle change on the basis of this Chaos power, thereby forming what you call Reincarnation. The power within it is even more complex, definitely not limited to just Life, Soul, and Earth attributes."
"But fortunately, you have become the Child of Destiny. As the core of Douluo Star's plane, you can be intimate with all the elements of Heaven and Earth. Plus, the World you opened within your body."
"Although I don't know how you managed to open a World within your body, the benefits this World brings to you are absolutely unimaginable."
"What you need to do now is to try to comprehend more elemental powers and try to fuse these elemental powers. This should help you control the power of Reincarnation."
"As you control various elemental attributes, the World within your body will also gradually improve, and it will also stabilize your own power."
"When three people walk together, there must be one whom I can learn from." Indeed, with guidance, one can avoid many detours, Shi Quan secretly sighed.
Gu Yuena also couldn't help but sigh, "Your opportunities are indeed enviable. In fact, the Child of Destiny, as the core of the plane, is the only one who has the chance to become a Dragon God-level existence and even surpass the Dragon God, because the Dragon God is also considered the Child of Destiny of the God Realm. The Child of Destiny itself is equivalent to the Incarnation of the planetary will, and after growing to a certain stage, it can sense all the attributes that constitute a planet."
"It's just..." Gu Yuena's expression showed some unwillingness, "If all attributes cannot be comprehended and stabilized, even a slight mishap will cause the divine force within the body to become imbalanced."
"The more attributes there are, the harder they are to control, and the more violent they become. Once imbalanced, it will affect one's mind and lead to madness. The Dragon God back then... was like this."
"This is also one of the reasons why the God Realm does not allow the Child of Destiny. They are worried about a repeat of the Dragon God's incident."
After a slight silence, Gu Yuena looked at Shi Quan, "But you don't seem to need to worry about this problem, because from the current situation, the World within your body will automatically help you stabilize these attributes, so you don't have to worry about imbalance."
"There's such a benefit!" Shi Quan's eyes lit up.
As he comprehended various elemental powers, his World would only become stronger and more stable. Imbalance was impossible. Even if a certain power conflicted with the World, the World would automatically adapt and slowly evolve.
In other words, the existence of this World laid the foundation for him to surpass the Dragon God in the future.
"I am a split of the Dragon God, inheriting the Dragon God's creation godhood and possessing the talent to control all the Heaven and Earth elements that the Dragon God mastered. I can help you sense and master the Heaven and Earth elements faster."
"Thank you." Shi Quan nodded slightly.
Gu Yuena shook her head and said, "We are partners, and everything you have done for the Spirit Beast and Dragon Clan is worth my effort for you."
Shi Quan nodded, and the two figures disappeared into the depths of the core area, Cultivating together in cooperation.
Due to the Sea of Consciousness World, Shi Quan's perception and control of various elements were more comprehensive. With the two discussing and cooperating, they complemented each other well.
Time also quietly passed in this manner.
One year later!
Slaughter City, on the Slaughter King's throne.
After Tang Chen left, Tang San came to Slaughter City and took his place, becoming the new Slaughter King.
The black-veiled girl trembled and prostrated herself beneath Tang San. "Great King, the people in Slaughter City are now less than half. Do you still want to continue the slaughter?"
A sinister smile appeared on Tang San's lips. "Why stop? It is their honor to become my power!"
"Such widespread slaughter has made these fallen ones discontent. I'm afraid if it continues, Slaughter City will have internal strife!" Saying this, the black-veiled girl prostrated her entire body on the ground.
A terrifying black aura erupted from Tang San. "They're just a bunch of scumbags. If they dare to resist, I don't mind letting them contribute their power earlier!"
If it weren't for the time it took to convert the spirit power he was about to devour into his own strength, with more energy requiring more time, Tang San would have already slaughtered all these people.
This number was not in the hundreds or thousands, but over a hundred thousand!
As Tang San's strength increased, the improvement brought by devouring became slower and slower, but there were simply too many people in Slaughter City!
Moreover, the blood pool beneath Slaughter City contained various extremely evil powers, which perfectly matched him. His spirit power was already Rank ninety-six.
He was confident that in at most two to three years, he would be able to Breakthrough to Rank ninety-nine and begin his god assessment and Legacy!
Another year later!
Spirit City, Martial Spirit Hall, Angel Temple.
Qian Daoliu smiled as he looked at Qian Renxue in front of him, his eyes filled with fervent light. "The time has come! Xue'er, good luck!"
Intense golden flames suddenly rose from Qian Daoliu's body. The flames had no temperature, but in that instant, they illuminated the entire temple.
Sacrifice!
This was something all god worshipers had to experience.
Although Qian Renxue knew this, when she truly saw this scene, her eyes were still brimming with tears. "Grandpa!"
"If there truly is a future... Grandpa... hopes... to see... you achieve... Angel..."
Qian Daoliu's voice became intermittent. Qian Renxue watched as Qian Daoliu's body was gradually consumed by the golden flames.
Accompanied by extreme anger, the Angelic Sword in her hand was finally drawn out. Golden light instantly erupted, and the entire Angel Temple became a dazzling golden ball of light, illuminating the night sky like the sun, illuminating everything around it, and also engulfing Qian Renxue's body.
Amidst this endless golden light, only a crisp shattering sound was heard from in front of Qian Renxue.
The jade pendant Shi Quan had given Qian Renxue quietly dissipated, flashing through the golden light and merging into Qian Daoliu's last burning, benevolent eyes, then disappearing.
In the depths of Star Dou Great Forest, Shi Quan suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards Spirit City. "Gu Yuena, I'm going to Spirit City for a while. I'll be back soon."
His voice went from far to near. Shi Quan's figure had already disappeared into the depths of Star Dou Great Forest at some unknown time!
Within the golden radiance of the Angel Temple, Qian Renxue was undergoing her final assessment. She saw her grandfather, and her mother. In the very end, she saw Shi Quan's figure...