Chapter 45: Time Flows, The Divine Artifact is Finally Complete!
The brief conflict that occurred in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley was nothing more than an insignificant ripple in the operation of the Plane to Lei Chen, who was far away in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest forging a divine artifact, and utterly unworthy of his attention.
This was because he truly had the utmost confidence in Wang Qiuer's safety.
Not to mention the lingering dragon souls of the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would naturally feel affinity towards her, who bore the Golden Dragon King's origin within her, Wang Qiuer's own power of fate alone was sufficient to ensure she turned misfortune into fortune in the vast majority of situations.
Therefore, Lei Chen did not pay excessive attention to the situation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Had he known that this minor incident would, through a strange twist of fate, provoke Zhongli Wu, planting in his heart the seed of an obsession to break through to the god level at any cost, he would likely have shown a rare, approving smile.
This Zhongli Wu possessed both talent and ruthlessness, but due to his Evil Soul Master temperament, he was often easily swayed by various desires and emotions. This was the greatest obstacle to his breakthrough past the level 100 barrier.
Now, having been utterly crushed by Wang Qiuer relying on the power of a god-level dragon soul, this experience where life and death rested solely on the whim of a god-level powerhouse could instead ignite Zhongli Wu's determination to break through to level 100. His originally perhaps less-than-30% chance of success, stimulated by this event, was likely elevated to over 50%.
This was undoubtedly good news for Ye Guyi, who needed a god-level sacrifice to recast the Angel God Throne.
Of course, all of this was for later.
Back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, those seven so-called top powerhouses of the Douluo had come to fully recognize one fact.
That golden-haired, red-eyed young woman's background and potential were unfathomable, and she was absolutely not someone they could afford to provoke. Thus, the originally somewhat subtle atmosphere in the valley instead became purified.
Everyone restrained their own thoughts and devoted their full energy to the cultivation of tempering their bodies with the power of ice and fire and comprehending The Innate Secret Method.
As time passed, this Heaven and Earth Treasure Basin grew increasingly lively.
Apart from cultivating here, these seven powerhouses would occasionally leave, return to their respective factions, pass down the optimized The Innate Secret Method, and bring the Super Douluos from their factions with Soul Power cultivation above level 95 to train at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
For a time, this originally remote valley became a gathering place for the Douluo's top powerhouses.
Between the icy cold of the Ice Spring and the blazing heat of the Fire Spring, Soul Masters from different factions, of different alignments, for the same goal—to break through mortal limits and touch the god-level realm—formed a peculiar, cultivation-centric atmosphere of 'tacit understanding'.
Spring gave way to autumn, cold and heat exchanged seasons. Over half a year's time slipped away quietly within this intense cultivation atmosphere.
During this half-year, the situation on the Douluo Douluo was also undergoing profound, quiet changes.
Shrek Academy officially announced the removal of all statues of the Sea God Tang San from its grounds, renaming the Sea God Lake to 'Mirror Lake', Sea God Island to 'Gathering Sages Island', and the Sea God Pavilion to 'Pillar of Heaven Pavilion', triggering widespread discussion and speculation within the Douluo's Soul Master community.
The Body Sect officially made The Innate Secret Method public, igniting a body-tempering frenzy in the Soul Master world. Many Soul Masters stuck at bottlenecks saw new hope.
Having obtained the alchemical inheritance from another plane, the Sun Moon Empire's Spirit Tool research seemed to enter a new explosive period. The occasional leaked new Spirit Tools displayed design philosophies vastly different from before.
Meanwhile, Ye Guyi, wielding the Angel Sword, moved like the most precise hunter through the Douluo's dark corners guided by the 'Evil Soul Master Distribution Map' in her mind. The light of her holy sword grew increasingly radiant with each purification...
The source of all these changes pointed to that Plane Master who sat by the Lake of Life, seemingly fused with Heaven and Earth.
The core of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
The Life energy here had reached an unbelievable level of density. The milky-white spiritual mist over the lake had almost condensed into liquid. The exotic flowers and rare grasses along the shore breathed in and out radiant light, each leaf seemingly carved from jadeite.
That majestic Golden Ancient Tree flowed with a soft, eternal golden halo. Its trunk grew even thicker, its crown blotting out the sky, as if supporting this very Heaven and Earth.
Lei Chen sat cross-legged by the lakeshore, his form utterly motionless for over half a year. His aura was completely integrated with the entire Lake of Life and the Golden Ancient Tree. If not for being visible to the naked eye, his presence was almost imperceptible.
And today, he slowly opened eyes that had been closed for a very long time.
Those deep pupils no longer reflected simple lakes and mountains, but countless intricate, dense threads of law containing life's birth, growth, prosperity, and cycle.
His gaze penetrated the solid trunk of the Golden Ancient Tree, landing upon its internal core.
There, the originally jade-green, liquid-flowing Gold of Life, after over half a year of day-and-night nourishment from the Golden Ancient Tree's origin and the continuous inscription and tempering by the laws of life guided by Lei Chen's Plane will, had undergone a fundamental transformation.
Its color gradually shifted from initial emerald green to jade-gold, finally settling into an incredibly pure, incredibly noble brilliant gold. Its form was no longer simple liquid, but had transformed into a golden sphere roughly the size of a fist, perfectly round and flawless.
The surface of the sphere seemed naturally inscribed with countless profound patterns finer than a hair by billions of times. These patterns were not static but slowly flowed, Performing the origin and evolution of life, containing the ultimate mysteries of the entire Douluo Plane's laws of life.
It floated quietly within the core of the Golden Ancient Tree, like a slumbering emperor awaiting the moment of its awakening.
Gazing at that golden sphere, Lei Chen's eyes suddenly brightened. He slowly raised both hands, forming a strange and ancient seal before his chest, a seal that seemed to commune with that very first wisp of The source of life from the dawn of Heaven and Earth.
"Hmm—"
A clear, resonant sound, not transmitted through air but directly reverberating within the souls of all living beings in the Star Dou Great Forest, suddenly spread outwards from the Golden Ancient Tree!
The next moment, the Golden Ancient Tree erupted with indescribably dazzling golden light!
This golden light was not simple illumination but a highly condensed manifestation of the laws of life. A pillar of light shot skyward, piercing the clouds, dyeing the sky's clouds golden as if plating the entire firmament with a sacred radiance.
The golden light rapidly spread and expanded like a golden tide, sweeping over every corner of the forest.
Whether towering ancient trees or lush grass, whether ten-year Soul Beasts or hundred-thousand-year ferocious beasts, at this moment, all felt a warmth and joy originating from the very origin of life, as if the entire forest's vitality was cheering, rejoicing!
The Star Dou Great Forest, at this moment, transformed into a golden ocean, a sacred land of life!
The grand phenomenon lasted for roughly ten breaths. Then, that sky-piercing golden pillar of light began to retract, ultimately converging upon the trunk of the Golden Ancient Tree.
Under Lei Chen's calm gaze, that brilliant golden sphere, like a ripening fruit, slowly emerged from within the trunk. It separated from the Golden Ancient Tree and floated lightly before Lei Chen.
Lei Chen reached out and grasped this brilliant golden sphere that converged the Plane's essence of life and was inscribed with the laws of life.
It felt warm and smooth to the touch, not heavy, but instead giving a sense of connection like a bloodline, as natural as moving one's own arm. He could clearly feel the vast, sea-like Life Origin and power of creation contained within.
A trace of a satisfied smile finally appeared at the corner of Lei Chen's mouth.
He murmured softly to himself, his voice carrying a hint of imperceptible emotion and accomplishment:
"It is done."
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