"Do you know what it means to become a god?"
Arou's sudden question caused everyone to fall silent.
Yu Yuanzhen, the Grand Elder, and Lin Lang instinctively turned their eyes toward Yu Xiaogang.
Of course they knew about gods.
After all...
Someone standing among them had the potential to become one.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Arou and replied calmly,
"We know the basics."
"But we don't know the details."
He had a feeling that what Arou was about to reveal would be extremely important.
After all...
She was a Hundred Thousand-Year Spirit Beast that had personally lived through history.
Her understanding far surpassed anything recorded in books.
Arou nodded.
"You probably know that a Spirit Master becomes a god after breaking through Rank 100."
"But have you ever wondered why, despite the countless Title Douluo and extraordinary geniuses throughout history, the only widely known deity on the Douluo Continent is the Angel God of Spirit Hall?"
She paused before continuing.
"The answer lies in two things."
"Luck..."
"And Faith."
---
"Luck and Faith?"
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened.
Almost instinctively, he looked toward Yu Xiaogang.
So my son's extraordinary fortune really is connected to Luck...
Arou nodded.
"Yes."
"Those two factors determine everything."
"As someone who personally witnessed those events, I can at least speak of the past twenty thousand years."
"Twenty thousand years ago..."
"The Angel God unified the war-torn Douluo Continent."
"By bringing peace to the land, the Angel God gathered the faith of countless people."
"Only then..."
"Did the Angel God successfully break through Rank 100 and ascend to godhood."
"I still remember the tremendous commotion that spread across the entire continent on the day of that ascension."
Her eyes grew distant as old memories resurfaced.
Yu Xiaogang immediately caught the most important point.
"So..."
"Breaking through Rank 100 isn't enough."
"A Spirit Master also needs external support."
"In this case..."
"The faith of the people."
Arou nodded.
"That's essentially correct."
---
She continued,
"Ten thousand years later..."
"The Douluo Continent witnessed another divine ascension."
"But this time..."
"The new god didn't come from the continent."
"He came from the endless ocean."
"I later traveled overseas to investigate."
"Only then did I learn that an extraordinary Spirit Master had unified the seas."
"After gathering the faith of the entire ocean..."
"He became a god."
"That man..."
"Was the Sea God."
Yu Yuanzhen and the others exchanged glances.
The Sea God wasn't unfamiliar to them.
In recent years, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had become one of the continent's largest suppliers of whale glue.
Because of their frequent trade with coastal regions, they had often heard fishermen speak of the Sea God.
They had also heard stories of Sea God Island, the sacred land devoted to the Sea God's faith.
According to Yu Yuanzhen's original plans...
Once the clan had sufficient resources, they intended to dispatch a fleet there.
As a force backed by a deity...
Sea God Island likely occupied a position in the ocean comparable to Spirit Hall's influence on the continent.
Building a relationship with them would undoubtedly prove beneficial.
Not only would there be abundant whale glue...
But they might also possess valuable information about Hundred Thousand-Year Soul Beasts living in the sea.
---
"The Angel God ascended twenty thousand years ago."
"The Sea God ascended ten thousand years ago."
"And now..."
"Another ten thousand years have passed."
Yu Xiaogang frowned thoughtfully.
At that moment...
He finally understood why Arou had been so eager to cooperate with them.
He looked at her seriously.
"So..."
"Does Luck require ten thousand years to accumulate before another god can appear?"
Arou looked genuinely surprised.
She hadn't expected Yu Xiaogang to grasp the truth so quickly.
As expected...
He really is the person most likely to become a god in this era.
She nodded.
"Exactly."
"Later, I asked an ancient Spirit Beast senior."
"She explained how Douluo Star works."
"Every ten thousand years..."
"The accumulated Luck of the world reaches its peak."
"During that era..."
"Exceptional Spirit Masters begin gathering that Luck."
"Their cultivation becomes smoother."
"They obtain unusually powerful spirit rings."
"Their Spirit Abilities are stronger."
"Spirit Bones become easier to obtain."
"And those Spirit Bones often suit them perfectly."
"With those advantages..."
"They grow rapidly."
"They defeat one rival after another."
"And each victory allows them to seize even more Luck."
Arou's voice gradually became more solemn.
"Eventually..."
"The greatest holders of Luck all rise onto the same stage."
"A massive conflict erupts."
"A battle that affects the entire Douluo Continent."
"After all..."
"Each chosen individual has countless followers supporting them."
"In the end..."
"Only one remains."
"That sole victor gathers all the Luck of the era."
"Then..."
"After ending the chaos and earning the faith of the people..."
"They finally break through Rank 100."
"And become the next god."
She looked at everyone before adding,
"That is the most fundamental path to godhood on the Douluo Continent."
---
Silence filled the room.
Yu Yuanzhen...
The Grand Elder...
Lin Lang...
Everyone stood frozen.
Arou's words echoed repeatedly in their minds.
This was no ordinary secret.
It was a truth that had likely remained hidden from the entire Douluo Continent for thousands of years.
Had the information come from anyone else...
They would never have believed it.
But Arou had personally witnessed both the Angel God and the Sea God ascend.
There was no reason to doubt her.
Just then...
Another question surfaced in Yu Xiaogang's mind.
"The most fundamental path?"
He looked at Arou.
"Does that mean..."
"There are other ways to become a god?"
He still clearly remembered the promise made by the God of Destruction.
Yu Yuanzhen had already been granted the opportunity to inherit either the position of the Thunder God or the God of Destruction.
That path was obviously different from the one Arou had just described.
The others also came back to their senses.
Meanwhile...
A different concern filled Yu Yuanzhen's heart.
He had already received the God of Destruction's promise.
One day...
He might inherit a divine position himself.
Yet according to Arou...
His son possessed the Luck necessary to become a god through his own efforts.
Would his own ascension...
Steal Yu Xiaogang's opportunity?
Yu Yuanzhen knew himself well.
He wasn't someone blessed by destiny.
His Martial Spirit had evolved.
He had attracted the attention of the God of Destruction.
He had received the chance to inherit a divine position.
But all of those opportunities had come because of one person...
His son.
Everything had begun after Yu Xiaogang survived the assassination attempt in Sunset Forest.
He had benefited from riding the tide of his son's extraordinary Luck.
If his own success ended up destroying Yu Xiaogang's future...
Then he would never forgive himself.
No matter what...
Yu Yuanzhen would never allow such a thing to happen.
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