Chapter 314: with translation of chapter title

The Sun Moon Empire now thrives and prospers, developing continuously at a high speed; after unifying the continent, under the empire's leadership, everything flourishes.

With the spread of the method of soul spirits, many Soul Masters possessing soul spirits have arisen on the continent; because soul spirits exist, many Soul Masters' talents can be enhanced again in later stages, raising the overall level of Soul Masters once more.

Gu Xuan was also making ample preparations for containers to store soul spirits. To store some excess soul spirits, Gu Xuan built a Spirit Transmission Tower according to the model of the Spirit Transmission Tower from ten thousand years later in the original work; however, due to technology, the tower's completion requires some time.

During this period, Gu Xuan did not idle; he is now rank ninety‑eight, and he only needs to break through to ninety‑nine to directly charge to the hundredth rank relying on his foundation and subsequent arrangements, thereby laying the foundation for godhood.

For a peak rank ninety‑eight super‑strong expert, the passage of time sometimes flows as swiftly as water.

Gu Xuan retreated in closed‑door cultivation at the Binghuo Liangyi Yan for half a year, after which he smoothly broke through to rank ninety‑nine; now he is only one step away from reaching the hundredth rank and attaining godhood.

And this step is also the most crucial.

Just after Gu Xuan broke through to rank ninety‑nine, in the distant divine realm, the five great god‑kings of the Divine Realm Committee convened a secret meeting.

In a dim room, the five great god‑kings gathered and began discussing Gu Xuan's matter.

As one of the continents controlled by the Divine Realm, the gods cannot break the rules to descend to the lower realm, yet they still pay attention to it.

Now that the Douluo Continent is unified, Gu Xuan, this emperor of the ages, has advocated and proposed the method of soul spirit fusion, which not only resolves the ethnic hostility between Soul Masters and soul beasts but also greatly enhances the talents and strength of Soul Masters, giving the lower realm a tremendous boost in power.

Now that Gu Xuan has broken through to rank ninety‑nine, he is already preparing to create his own god‑position and ascend to the Divine Realm.

This gathering of the five great god‑kings is naturally not to watch Gu Xuan attain godhood.

The Asura God glanced at the other four god‑kings and said in a calm tone: 'This child's talent far surpasses ours back then; moreover, he has settled the continent's conflict vortex and the tense relationship between soul beasts and humanity. The energy gained from condensing a god‑position this time will be immense; perhaps he could become that person.'

Hearing the Asura God's words, the God of Destruction gave an evil smile and agreed: 'Back then, because of the war of the Dragon God, now under the Divine Realm's rule, only the Douluo Continent, the Yangguang Great Road, the Five Elements Continent, and the Vast Expanse Continent remain in the lower realm; now, because of this child, the fortune of the Douluo Continent may rise again, and if after attaining godhood he can possess strength at least matching ours, perhaps he could become the one who scolds that person.'

The God of Life linked arms with the God of Destruction, also smiling sweetly, and echoed: 'I agree with the meanings of Asura and Destruction; our attention to Gu Xuan hasn't been just a day or two.'

'Originally, Destruction had planned to pass the position to Gu Xuan, but after seeing Gu Xuan refuse Asura, Destruction abandoned that idea, after all, the Divine Realm has long had no new members.'

'Moreover, Gu Xuan might be among us, or perhaps the one most likely in the future to lead the Divine Realm.'

The God of Benevolence frowned upon hearing this: 'However, because of Gu Xuan, a batch of the old gods in the Divine Realm wish to pass their positions to those around him.'

'Although his companions have decent talent, enough to inherit god‑positions, but if the Divine Realm replaces so many gods at once, would it not affect its foundation?'

The Evil God‑king lightly patted the back of the Benevolent God‑king's hand and continued: 'Although this child's disposition seems acceptable for now, if the Divine Realm were to replace so many gods at once, and they were all his entourage, what would become of the Divine Realm Committee's existence?'

'Would they overstep their bounds?'

Upon hearing the words of the Benevolent God‑king and the Evil God‑king, the Asura God‑king, the Destruction God‑king, and the Life God‑king exchanged glances and smiled faintly: 'You two, it looks like that.'

The Benevolent God‑king and the Evil God‑king simultaneously showed an expression of confusion.

Although they constitute the Divine Realm Committee of the five great god‑kings, Asura, Destruction, and Life are also the three great enforcers and arbiters of the Divine Realm.

One could say that, although the five get along well, the relationship among Asura, Destruction, and Life is even closer.

Thus, at this moment Benevolence and Evil see the three as if they had long been conspiring, and they also reveal some suspicion.

The Asura God‑king explained: 'Why does the Divine Realm Committee exist? Why do the enforcers exist?'

Upon hearing this, Benevolence and Evil were stunned for a moment, then they glanced at each other, smiled, and also understood the meaning of the Asura three.

The second purpose of the Divine Realm Committee's existence is to maintain the stability and prosperity of the Divine Realm, while the enforcers' purpose is to judge the Divine Realm's lawbreakers.

Although the people around Gu Xuan have successively received the attention of the old gods, if they could all inherit god‑positions, would that not further solidify the Divine Realm's prosperity?

Moreover, the reason they choose to support Gu Xuan's ascent to godhood at rank one hundred is not only because he resolved the continent's conflict vortex and the relationship between soul beasts and humanity, but also because of his character.

A hundred schools contend; a hundred flowers bloom.

This was something that did not exist in the former Douluo Continent, nor even in other continents.

Which dynasty's founding was not amid blood and carnage? Gu Xuan did have some killing before founding the state, but aside from exterminating the remnants of the Xingluo Empire, there was no further large‑scale slaughter.

Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, which had offended the Clear Sky Sect, Gu Xuan did not exterminate them to the last; although he rooted out those hermit sects, it was all for the sake of unifying the empire.

One can say that Gu Xuan deserves the title of the continent's first emperor.

Would such a person, for his own private gain, wield power and act tyrannically in the Divine Realm?

In fact, it is highly unlikely; after all, they have not yet attained immortality but already possess such benevolence, which surpasses all the god‑kings' expectations.

The Asura God‑king continued: 'Don't forget, although the Dragon God affair has been concluded, it was not completely resolved; the Golden Dragon King is now sealed in the Divine Realm, while the Silver Dragon King lurks in the Douluo Continent.'

'To fully resolve this issue, this child is currently the most likely candidate.'

Upon hearing this, Benevolence and Evil nodded, also indicating agreement.

After finishing the discussion on Gu Xuan's matter, the Evil God‑king said discontentedly: 'Hehe, Asura, Destruction, Life, you three have already found your heirs; naturally you speak while standing without back pain.'

'I don't know when I and Benevolence will finally be free.'

Glancing at the self‑directing, self‑acting Evil, Destruction snapped: 'Don't think we don't know; you've taken a liking to that variant martial soul Gu Miao. Although her talent may temporarily not match Gu Xuan and his companions, with Gu Xuan paving the way for her, you will definitely go steal the opportunity in the future.'

Seeing his little thoughts exposed, Evil simply dropped the act and directly took Benevolence away.

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Gu Xuan naturally did not know the movements in the Divine Realm: after breaking through to rank ninety‑nine, Gu Xuan came to the Star Dou Great Forest and met the Silver Dragon King again.

Sitting opposite the Silver Dragon King, Gu Xuan took out much prepared food, but at this moment the Silver Dragon King embarrassedly explained that it actually could not eat these things, because its true body remains in sleeping seclusion; now it merely relies on this special crystal, using a wisp of soul to meet him.

The spiritual tea he drank earlier was not tasted like humans do; rather, a trace of spiritual qi in the tea was effective for her.

Gu Xuan, however, didn't think much of it; since the Silver Dragon King couldn't eat, he ate the food himself, then communicated some of his plans and subsequent matters to the Silver Dragon King.

The next day, Gu Xuan took the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and left.

Bringing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm back to the Sunset Forest, he directly entered the special space of the Binghuo Liangyi Yan.

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is not stupid either; knowing it could not escape, it finally initiated communication with Gu Xuan.

'My lord, I am willing to cooperate with you; you must not kill me!' the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, surrounded by the two great dragon kings, said weakly, its fear having reached the point of looking at Gu Xuan.

Gu Xuan smiled faintly: 'I thought you had no wisdom; after being a power bank for so long, it seems you have been looking for a chance to escape.'

At this point the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm no longer dares to hide; otherwise Gu Xuan would not give it a chance.

'My lord, I also roughly heard your conversation with them; I know you want to completely unify the continent, and I can help with this. I only hope you will spare my life, and I also wish to follow you like Zijie and the others.' said the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Gu Xuan's expression turned somewhat odd upon hearing this, and he did not directly say that he had already solved the problem of the extreme north.

'Go on then.' Gu Xuan said lightly.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's bulky body writhed, speaking vividly: "My lord, you surely know the Far North; the fierce beasts there may not match the Star Dou Great Forest, but they won't be far behind; I can help you take the Far North without bloodshed."

"Why?" Gu Xuan asked.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm proudly said: "The Ice Emperor, one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, is my woman; I will go forth and can definitely help you take the Far North, persuading them to join you."

Upon hearing the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's words, Gu Xuan knew this big bug still had the same character as in the original—loving to brag and being lecherous.

After all, this thing from childhood to adulthood does nothing but eat and sleep; its contact and understanding of the outside world likely comes mostly from the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

To be frank, for Gu Xuan, aside from its cultivation, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is otherwise useless to him.

After all, Gu Xuan doesn't like hearing bragging.

However, Gu Xuan also had no intention of killing the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm; letting it become his soul spirit and bringing it into the Divine Realm is no problem, after all this thing, though not very useful, is also a lively treasure.

Moreover, thanks to its abilities, in the Divine Realm it could serve as a power bank for him, and also as a toy, making it a decent entertainment toy.

Gu Xuan couldn't be bothered to listen to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's cajoling, and spoke directly: "Little thing, bragging will get you killed; I already dealt with the Far North half a year ago, and I heard the Ice Emperor only regards you as food, with no connection to you little worm."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm almost peed itself, realizing it had no value to Gu Xuan whatsoever—its only value was providing energy.

Just as the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was about to beg for mercy, Gu Xuan calmly said: "Stop shouting, I won't kill you; when the time comes, you do as I say and become my soul spirit."

Upon hearing that, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm instantly rejoiced and wanted to offer flattery, but Gu Xuan directly ignored it.

Gu Xuan looked at the Double Kings and said: "Everything is now ready; with this big bug and your two's help, we can begin condensing the divine seat."

The Double Kings glanced at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and chuckled: "This fellow is indeed an unexpected delight; its million-year power is enough to let you advance further; gathering the faith of the entire continent and all soul beasts, your achievement will surely not fall short of that of the original lord."

Gu Xuan knew that the lord they spoke of referred to the Dragon God; regarding their words, he himself also felt some anticipation, after all this was unprecedented.

Thereafter, Gu Xuan no longer delayed, sitting cross-legged beneath the Double Kings' bodies, communicating spiritually with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and began cultivation.

The Double Kings imparted soul power to Gu Xuan, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began its sacrifice, directly pushing Gu Xuan to rank 100, after which he achieved the divine seat.

Gu Xuan now possesses five soul bones: the Sword Dragon Eight Wings and the Dark Gold Terror Claw, both External Soul Bones nearing million-year level; the trunk bone from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King at million-year; the skull bone from the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King at hundred-thousand-year; and the left arm bone from the Azure Green Python at hundred-thousand-year.

Gu Xuan currently lacks the six primary soul bones—specifically the right arm and both legs—and these will be provided by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Double Kings.

The Double Kings are existences above million-year level, while the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is a million-year existence.

Actually, if following the original story's method of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificing to Huo Yuhao, it cannot produce a soul bone; but Gu Xuan does not need it to seal power, and instead needs it to fully condense its origin, so that after going to the Divine Realm, Gu Xuan can revive it.

With the Double Kings and Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm providing power, Gu Xuan's breakthrough process went very smoothly; in just one month, he fused three super soul bones, and his soul power smoothly rose to rank 100.

At the same time, with the provision of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year power, the colors of Gu Xuan's ten soul rings on his body also changed.

They are red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, gold, gold.

All soul rings' minimum age limit has reached hundred-thousand-year level, letting Gu Xuan's strength increase again.

Moreover, after his soul power broke through rank 100, he also sensed a different realm; he felt that although he could pierce that thin film of the Douluo Continent, he could ascend to the Divine Realm.

But Gu Xuan is not in a hurry, because gathering faith still requires a process; now the altar has been completed, and the rank-100-breakthrough Gu Xuan only needs to hold a grand ceremony to ascend to the Divine Realm, create his own divine seat, and achieve becoming a true god.

And the Double Kings and Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm also took residence in Gu Xuan's sea of spirit, becoming his soul spirits.

Only need to wait for Gu Xuan to achieve the divine seat, then they can also ascend with him to the Divine Realm.

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)