Chapter 268: The Secret of Becoming a God

"Level 100 soul power, becoming a god? But that is truly a difficult thing to achieve..." Dugu Bo sighed as he said this.

Perhaps for ordinary Spirit Masters, they might feel that once they reach the Title Douluo realm, as long as one has talent, increasing soul power level by level is a simple matter.

But only powerhouses who have reached the Title Douluo realm, like Dugu Bo and the Sword Douluo, know just how difficult it is to increase soul power by one level the further one goes.

It can even be said that the higher one's soul power cultivation, the more one can feel that increasing soul power becomes increasingly difficult.

It could be said that those Peerless Douluo who have reached level 99 soul power, like Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi, are even more aware of just how difficult a thing it is to break through to the level 100 soul power realm.

It seems like there is only a one-level difference in soul power, just one step away from ascending the stairs to become a god.

In reality, this step is like leaping from flat ground directly into the high heavens.

It is even more difficult than the preceding ninety-nine levels of soul power.

Just like the Sea God Poseidon; he spent a full one thousand and one years gathering the faith of the creatures of the sea before he was able to use the power of their wishes to break through that final level of soul power.

One can imagine just how desperate Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi must feel when facing this one-step distance.

Therefore, knowing there was no hope of breaking through to level 100 soul power on his own, Tang Chen ultimately abandoned everything and chose to enter Slaughter City to find a way to inherit a God Position.

Because even Tang Chen, the Spirit Master with the highest talent on the Douluo Continent in tens of thousands of years in the true sense, did not have much confidence that he could break through the shackles of level 100 soul power on his own.

One must know that this is the First Generation Haotian Douluo Tang Chen, who created peerless techniques such as the Great Sumeru Hammer, the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, and the Clear Sky Array, and led the Clear Sky Sect to the top of the continent's number one Spirit Master sect, crowning the Clear Sky Hammer as the world's number one Assault System martial soul.

It can be said that in the fantasy sewer that is the Douluo Continent, which lacks the soil and environment for self-created techniques to survive and develop, Tang Chen's act of creating top-tier techniques is no different from a high-achieving student who self-studied to obtain a doctorate while living in a slum.

If it weren't for the fact that techniques like the Great Sumeru Hammer and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes are still far behind the Transformation into Freedom Technique, Sword Twenty-Three, and God Elephant Suppressing Prison from those high-martial planes, it could even be compared to a Nobel Prize winner.

In short, Tang Chen's act of creating these techniques is even much stronger than that little scoundrel.

That little scoundrel could only pick up the scraps of others, stealing the Tang Sect's unique skills, without creating any of his own techniques or unique skills.

This could not possibly be higher talent than Tang Chen's.

It can only be said that if not for the favoritism of the Asura God and the Sea God, his achievements could not possibly be as high as Tang Chen's.

Tang Chen is still like this.

As for the later stages of the Douluo Continent, there is no need to mention them; those stuck at level 99 for a lifetime are everywhere, such as Xuan Zi, Mu En, Yun Ming, Le Zhengyu, and so on...

There are even some who want to break through to level 100 soul power but have no God Position.

In short, the path to becoming a god is also very difficult; even if you don't inherit a God Position and aren't very impressive when becoming a god on your own, you might only become a character similar to the one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals—a New God or a God Official—upon ascending to the God Realm.

Within the God Realm, the hierarchy of the God Realm is like this; it can be said to be completely different from the hierarchy of the Douluo Continent.

Within the God Realm, the ranks from low to high are: level 100 New God, God Official, Third-Class God, Second-Class God, First-Class God, and God King, and finally the Supreme God King.

Among them, a level 100 New God is just a God King who has just ascended to the God Realm; at this time, a level 100 New God can only be considered to have just stepped over the threshold of being a god and can only serve as a bottom-tier member.

A God Official is a god who has not obtained a God Position but has a soul power level above that of a level 100 New God.

After this come the Third-Class Gods; Third-Class Gods have their own God Positions, but their God Positions are generally biased toward support or lack much combat power.

Then comes the Second-Class God; Second-Class Gods are powerful, possessing combat strength and various attribute bonuses, such as the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work, among whom five are Second-Class Gods.

For example, Ning Rongrong in the original work is the Nine Colored Goddess, Oscar is the Food God, Dai Mubai is the God of War, Zhu Zhuqing is the Goddess of Speed, and Ma Hongjun is the Phoenix God.

Above that are First-Class Gods like the Sea God, the Angel God, and the Rakshasa God.

Then the highest are the Law Enforcement Gods, which is the God King level; there are only five of them: the God King of Goodness, the God King of Evil, the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the Asura God.

Therefore, inheriting a God Position is actually the fastest and best choice.

Otherwise, if you ascend with your own talent and do not obtain a very powerful God Position, you can only be a small fry in the God Realm, which is indeed very hard for a proud genius from the lower realm to accept.

Dugu Bo did not know these twists and turns of the God Realm; he was just sighing that becoming a god at level 100 must be extremely difficult.

"Soul Beasts have it even harder than us humans; it is basically impossible for Soul Beasts to become gods," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "That is why Xue Di follows me."

"Oh? Soul Beasts can also become gods?" Dugu Bo felt very surprised and asked.

"Yes, Soul Beasts can also become gods. In fact, the early God Realm was created by the Dragon God, the co-lord of Soul Beasts," Ning Feiliu said, "It is just that the Dragon God later fell, and to atone for his sins, he swore an oath that Soul Beasts could not become gods, causing Soul Beasts to be unable to break through the shackles to become gods in the end."

"Co-lord of Soul Beasts... Dragon God..." Dugu Bo was suddenly very curious; he looked at Ning Feiliu and asked, "You brat, where did you learn these things?"

"Well, I have had opportunities. In fact, I have received the blessings of two deities, so I learned about the God Realm and the Dragon God from them. Secondly, I actually went to Slaughter City this time..." Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Slaughter City?!" Dugu Bo clearly knew of Slaughter City; in fact, it was impossible for Slaughter City to be so obscure that only those few people on the Douluo Continent knew about it.

Because the Fallen Ones inside Slaughter City kill each other and die in large numbers every year; if there were no new Fallen Ones to replenish them, it would be impossible for Slaughter City to resurrect the Fallen Ones and kill them again.

Therefore, the Fallen Ones of Slaughter City are consumables, and every time it opens, it takes in a large supply.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the major powers on the Douluo Continent not to know of the existence of such a place as Slaughter City.

Dugu Bo of course knew of it, so he was full of shock and said, "Why did you go to that place?!"

"Naturally to train, and that place is actually... the place of inheritance trials for the deity known as Asura," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Could it be..." Once these words were spoken, Dugu Bo thought the wrong thing; he looked at him with excitement and curiosity and asked.

"Uh, that is not it." Ning Feiliu immediately denied Dugu Bo's guess.

If he could obtain the Slaughter God Domain, that would be fine, but if he hadn't even obtained the Slaughter God Domain, then he certainly wouldn't even have the qualifications for the Asura God's inheritance.

The most critical thing is that it is indeed very difficult to get your hands on that inherited divine artifact, the Asura Demon Sword.

You are not Tang Chen's grandson; Tang Chen could not possibly give the Asura Demon Sword to you.

A relatively absurd aspect of the Douluo Continent is that the God Examination requires obtaining the inherited divine artifact: the Angel God's Sun Sacred Sword, the Rakshasa God's Rakshasa Demon Scythe, the Sea God's Sea God Trident, and the Asura God's Asura Demon Sword.

All of them require you to get your hands on the inherited divine artifact before you can complete the final inheritance trial to become a god.

So on this point, even if the Asura God wanted someone else to inherit his God Position, he would have to break the rules of the God Realm. However, on this point, the Asura God is indeed not as shameless as that scoundrel; he would at most exploit a loophole in the rules, but he would not openly take action from the God Realm like Tang San did during the Peerless Tang Sect, forcing the Sun Moon Empire to submit and change its name.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu never thought about being able to inherit the Asura God's God Position, and with a cheat on his side, he was still confident that he could rely on himself to become a god and obtain a powerful God Position.

"Because the current master of Slaughter City is actually that First Generation Haotian Douluo Tang Chen, and he is the person who currently has the Asura God's inheritance," Ning Feiliu said.

"So it was him. I didn't expect him to still be alive... But then again, perhaps only a legend like him could become a god," Dugu Bo said with a hint of envy.

"No... his situation is not optimistic right now," Ning Feiliu shook his head and said, "He has fallen now, his mind has been bewitched, and he is unable to complete the inheritance ritual."

"Unable to complete the inheritance ritual? This..." Dugu Bo frowned and said, "Can such a hero also fall?"

"It is just a scheme between deities," Ning Feiliu said, "So what if he was a legend in the past? In front of the gods, he is still a puppet. In any case, I trained in Slaughter City and obtained this news, as well as some unexpected gains."

Dugu Bo immediately looked at Ning Feiliu's current short white hair; in fact, he had noticed the change in Ning Feiliu's hair color a long time ago, but he had not said anything.

"Is this hair of yours the result of an accidental gain?" he asked curiously.

"Hmm, you could say that." Ning Feiliu also did not mention the matter of having died once and then being resurrected.

After all, saying such things would only make his loved ones worry, so there was no need to bring it up.

"Actually, it is mainly because of this... Samsara Domain." Ning Feiliu directly expanded the Samsara Domain, and a seemingly peaceful and formless power spread and extended outward.

With him as the center, a circular area with a diameter of thirty meters was constructed, a pale white area.

It was as soft as moonlight, yet completely different from moonlight.

Dugu Bo widened his eyes in an instant and said, "It is actually a Domain... I never expected you to possess a Domain soul skill."

"It is not just that, Teacher." Ning Feiliu smiled slightly.

"Black Night Silent Illumination, Moonlight Fills the Sky."

Then he summoned the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, Ying Yan and Zhui Ming.

Dugu Bo did not feel anything yet, nor could he see any changes in Ning Feiliu's current Crescent Moon Divine Weapon.

But soon, Ning Feiliu smiled slightly, and Xue Di, who was to the side, had a thought, and the Zhui Ming in her hand transformed into Duan Po.

Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment; this...

He remembered very clearly that Ning Feiliu's Crescent Moon Divine Weapon could only use two of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapons at the same time for a short period.

Only when the "soul power" of one of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapons was exhausted could a new Crescent Moon Divine Weapon be used.

This had also greatly limited the strengths of Ning Feiliu's Crescent Moon Divine Weapon martial soul.

And then, just as he had reacted to this.

The Crescent Moon Divine Weapon in Ning Feiliu's hand changed again, transforming into Tong Bi and Zhe Jing.

Then it changed again, transforming into the Ruined King Sword and Zhui Ming.

Dugu Bo had just seen the originally pale golden Crescent Moon King Sword turn into the current emerald green Ruined King Sword, and he still had not quite reacted.

Following that, the various combinations of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon in Ning Feiliu's hand were continuous: Zhui Ming plus Zhe Jing, Ruined King Sword and Duan Po, Tong Bi plus Zhui Ming, Ying Yan plus Tong Bi...

And so on and so forth; in an instant, one could say that over a dozen combinations of Crescent Moon Divine Weapon appeared.

"This is..." Dugu Bo finally reacted, widened his eyes, and said, "You brat can freely control the combinations of your Crescent Moon Divine Weapon now?"

"Exactly, this is one of the greatest gains from this trip of mine." Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "And my Crescent Moon King Sword has now become the Ruined King Sword, possessing the ability to manipulate spirits."

"And there is also..." He once again used the power of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon combined with the Samsara Domain.

Tong Bi combined with the Samsara Domain transformed into the power to command the gale.

Zhui Ming combined with the Samsara Domain could simply and freely manipulate gravity.

Ying Yan combined with the Samsara Domain allowed Ning Feiliu to ignite flames out of thin air, or even connect them into a vast sea of fire.

Zhe Jing combined with the Samsara Domain immediately manifested a distorted mental illusion on the scene.

Duan Po combined with the Samsara Domain made it seem as if the very air had become violent.

And finally, the Ruined King Sword combined with the Samsara Domain, and a vast, dense fog immediately shrouded the surroundings.

"By combining with the Domain, I can manipulate the power within the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon and use it directly without needing soul skills," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"You brat..." Dugu Bo was speechless at this moment, let out a breath, and said, "You really are a freak."

"Describing a student like that is not very good..." Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment and said with some helplessness.

"Hmph! You are just a freak!" Dugu Bo snorted coldly and said, "I have never seen a monster like you."

If he were a twin-tailed blonde loli, Ning Feiliu might have thought Dugu Bo was being cute.

But unfortunately, his cheap teacher was an old codger.

So Ning Feiliu could only smile awkwardly and then say, "Teacher, how are you doing with planting the Spirit Blossom Tree?"

"Right, kid, those one thousand Spirit Blossom Trees you mentioned, I am almost finished; I am only missing this last batch of thirty saplings to have planted one thousand Spirit Blossom Trees, though they will still need a year to grow into mature trees," Dugu Bo said.

Good grief, only thirty trees away from planting one thousand Spirit Blossom Trees.

It is evident that Dugu Bo has truly been sparing no effort in planting trees over these past few years; he has really transitioned into a gardener.

"I see, Teacher, keep up the good work." Ning Feiliu laughed and said, "But it is indeed being planted very quickly."

"Actually, it is not just me; the Spirit Blossom Trees themselves also sow seeds, and... you do not know that the effects of the Spirit Blossom Flower might have been discovered by others." Dugu Bo shook his head and said, "Those people accidentally obtained Spirit Blossom Flowers, saw the spirits of their past family members, and then planted the Spirit Blossom Flowers in the Sunset Forest to spread them, which is why you have seen so many Spirit Blossom Trees in these few years."

(End of this chapter)