Chapter 351: Heading North

Returning to the continent.

Heading north all the way, Shi Quan arrived at Wuhun City first.

The current Wuhun City was no longer what it had been; after the Heaven Dou Empire was unified and renamed the Wuhun Empire, Wuhun City, as the center of the continent, had been rebuilt into the imperial capital.

The original Wuhun City was converted into the inner city, and an area nearly a hundred times larger was expanded around it, making the entire Wuhun City the largest and most prosperous city on the Douluo Continent, bar none.

The Wuhun inner city also became the exclusive city for the Wuhun Empire and the Spirit Hall.

A vast Divine Sense spread out.

"Not here?" Shi Quan's brows lifted slightly; he did not detect the auras of Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue. It seemed the two of them had gone to some special place to undergo their god trials.

Although he did not detect their auras, Bibi Dong's aura still remained within the Pope Palace.

In the past, when observing Bibi Dong's aura, it felt like a chaotic, evil, and insane presence, but now it was a purely evil aura. It was clear that the Rakshasa power had been completely absorbed by Bibi Dong, and the aura of a level-99 limit Douluo was restrained within; it appeared that it would not be long before she inherited the Rakshasa god position.

However, thinking about it, it was normal; Bibi Dong's god trials had already progressed to a very high level, and on top of that, Shi Quan had not only sent her two ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits but also helped her resolve her inner demons, so the speed of this inheritance naturally soared.

The current Bibi Dong would definitely achieve the god position before Qian Renxue.

"Your Majesty the Pope, this junior has come specifically to pay a visit; are you willing to see me?" Shi Quan's voice rippled outward.

Inside the Pope Palace, Bibi Dong suddenly opened her eyes, her purple-black pupils suffused with a pure and extreme evil aura, and lines of fine magic patterns flickered between her brows. "This brat..."

The evil aura slowly dissipated, and Bibi Dong returned to her usual noble and sacred aura.

Clang!

The doors of the Pope Palace slowly opened.

Shi Quan's figure emerged from the void and walked into the great hall.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty the Pope for advancing further."

Listening to Shi Quan's respectful demeanor, Bibi Dong could not help but smile. "When you came last time, you were still calling me by my name; now you address me as Your Majesty the Pope?"

"Cough, cough." Shi Quan gave a fawning laugh. "Back then, wasn't I on Sister Xue'er's side? Now, we are family."

"Family?" Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Shi Quan quietly.

Shi Quan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty the Pope, please don't misunderstand. I just meant that Sister Xue'er and I are friends as close as siblings, and since you are Sister Xue'er's mother, we are naturally family, aren't we?"

"Hahaha." Hearing Shi Quan say this, Bibi Dong immediately let out a laugh as pleasant as silver bells. "Siblings? How so? You call her Sister Xue'er, but in your heart, do you still think of her as a man like you did when she was Xue Qinghe?"

"That is just a figure of speech; I just wanted to say that I am like a younger brother to Sister Xue'er."

"A younger brother?" Bibi Dong changed the subject. "Xiaoxue's appearance is much prettier than those confidantes of yours, isn't it?"

"It is mainly because of your good genetics, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, the corners of Bibi Dong's mouth lifted slightly. Although Shi Quan was complimenting her, that was not what she had meant, but she roughly understood the meaning behind Shi Quan's words; at the very least, he did not have any excessive thoughts about Qian Renxue right now.

Bibi Dong did not dwell further on the issue between Shi Quan and Qian Renxue and asked, "Xue'er said you took those confidantes of yours to Sea God Island? You didn't accept the Sea God's trials?"

"Mm." Shi Quan nodded. "Lingling obtained the Sea God Nine Trials and received the Sea God's inheritance."

"That little girl from the Nine Heart Begonia family?" Bibi Dong looked surprised and unexpected.

"Due to some opportunities, Lingling awakened a new martial soul; it is water-attributed and named Nine Nether Begonia, which happens to be a perfect fit for the Sea God."

"I thought it would be you who accepted the Sea God's inheritance." There was some disappointment in Bibi Dong's words, but she quickly adjusted; after all, with Shi Quan's talent, obtaining a god inheritance should not be difficult.

"I cannot obtain a god inheritance."

With this one sentence from Shi Quan, Bibi Dong was stunned on the spot.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Because I am the Child of Heaven's Luck..."

Shi Quan then told Bibi Dong about the origin and the special nature of being the Child of Heaven's Luck.

After listening, Bibi Dong's expression became grave, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Shi Quan became very complex. "That is to say, you intend to be an enemy of the God Realm."

"I don't want to either, but the God Realm cannot tolerate me."

"Aren't you afraid that I will leak your secret after I become a god?"

Shi Quan shook his head. "I am afraid, but this secret will be exposed sooner or later, so I am not afraid."

"Heh." Bibi Dong sneered. "You want me and Xue'er to help you be an enemy of the God Realm?"

"No." Shi Quan sighed and said, "I only hope that in the future, when I truly go to war with the God Realm, I hope that Sister Xue'er and you, Your Majesty, will simply not participate in the battle."

"The God Realm is high and mighty; it is simply not something one person's strength can contend with." Bibi Dong shook her head, a look of pity in her eyes. Originally, she had wanted to play matchmaker for Shi Quan and Qian Renxue, but under these circumstances, she only wanted to distance herself from Shi Quan.

"Who said I am alone?" Shi Quan's eyes narrowed, his expression calm and composed.

"Ye Lingling? Even if she inherits the position of Sea God, the Sea God is only a First-level God; if she helps you, she will only be throwing her life away for you."

"I know." Shi Quan nodded, his expression unchanged. "The God Realm has the Five Great God Kings, and below the God Kings are First-level Gods, Second-level Gods, Third-level Gods, and a large number of God Officials."

"First-level Gods already belong to the high-end combat power within the God Realm. Besides Lingling inheriting the Sea God position, Yan Yan also possesses the qualification for the inheritance of the Fire God, who is also a First-level God, and Zhuqing even possesses the inheritance qualification for the Asura God, one of the Five Great God Kings."

"In this way, Asura, one of the five supreme combat powers of the God Realm, will become my aid. If you do not intervene, I will also have two aids who are First-level Gods."

Bibi Dong said, "So what? Even if I and Xue'er do not participate in the battle, the God Realm still has four other God Kings, and the number of First-level Gods in the God Realm is at least in the double digits; this is not something you can handle alone, is it?"

Shi Quan continued, "If I become a god, I will directly become a God King. If I am on Douluo Star, I will also receive the world's amplification. With my individual strength, I will be enough to face two God Kings and remain invincible."

"I have another special trump card that can split into two clones, possessing a portion of my own strength. Even if I am not a match for the God Kings, with the world's amplification, it will be enough to stall two God Kings."

"You mean to say that you alone can stall four God Kings?" Bibi Dong's expression was one of shock.

"That's right!" Shi Quan nodded. "And I have another trump card! One that can cause internal chaos in the God Realm. By then, even if the God Realm goes to war with me, they won't be able to spare that many God Kings to deal with me."

"Interesting." Hearing Shi Quan say this, Bibi Dong immediately became interested, but she still said with an unchanged expression, "But what you say is currently nothing more than empty talk."

"The lives of gods are eternal. After inheriting a god position, one can stay in the Lower Realm for a hundred years. Your Majesty only needs to stay in the Lower Realm for a while longer, and you will naturally know whether it is empty talk."

"Very well!" After a long while, Bibi Dong finally agreed in a calm voice.

Hearing this, the corners of Shi Quan's mouth also lifted into a smile. He took out a black-and-white jade pendant from his bosom. "Your Majesty, I have other matters that need to be handled; could I trouble you to pass this jade pendant to Sister Xue'er for me?"

"This jade pendant seems to have a special power?" Bibi Dong raised her hand to take it and examined it curiously.

Shi Quan nodded. "This jade pendant does indeed have a very special ability, but it has no effect on the living. When you give the pendant to Sister Xue'er, please trouble Your Majesty to have her persuade the Great Protector to drip a drop of blood onto the pendant, and then carry it with her."

"Useless for the living?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, then returned to normal and asked calmly, "What is the use of this object?"

"It can protect a wisp of the remnant soul of the deceased, giving them hope for reincarnation."

"Reincarnation?" Bibi Dong thought of something, and bone-chilling coldness erupted in her eyes. "I have heard of this theory of reincarnation; this statement seems to have come from your mouth, right?"

"Indeed."

"Do all deceased people enter the Underworld to be reincarnated?"

"In general terms, yes, but under certain special circumstances, they do not, for example, if the soul dissipates directly."

Hearing this, the coldness in Bibi Dong's eyes faded slightly. She nodded while holding the jade pendant, "I understand. When Xiaoxue and the others finish their seclusion, I will give the jade pendant to her."

"Then I will trouble Your Majesty. This junior will take his leave."

Shi Quan's figure then submerged into the void and disappeared from the great hall.

Bibi Dong looked at Shi Quan's disappearing figure and the jade pendant in her hand, whispering softly, "If this jade pendant truly has such an effect, Xiaoxue will owe this kid a huge favor. When the time comes, she will definitely help him at all costs. But if I don't give it to her, it cuts off all vitality for that old fellow. If Xiaoxue finds out, I fear she will hate me once again."

"This brat is doing this on purpose." Bibi Dong scolded with a smile, shook her head helplessly, and finally put the jade pendant into her own Soul Guidance Device.

On the other side.

Having left the Pope Palace, Shi Quan continued his journey north.

Several days later, at the Sunset Forest, outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Shi Quan's figure arrived at high speed from the sky and landed directly within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The pervasive Blue Silver Grass all sent out feelings of intimacy. After several years of nourishment, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had once again recovered its former vibrant vitality, and most of the Immortal Herbs and Spirit Herbs that had been picked had already sprouted new buds.

Shi Quan had two main purposes for coming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well this time: to collect all the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his own Sea of Consciousness World.

He prepared to use the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to evolve two special planes within the Sea of Consciousness World: one was the Cold Ice Hell formed by the extremely cold water, and the other was the Blazing Fire Hell formed by the extremely hot fire.

This was the first.

The second was because of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan. This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was born from the nourishment of the Source Power of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, and it contained the power of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' source. Shi Quan prepared to extract a portion of that Source Power for the two women to absorb, so that their strength could also rapidly increase, further shortening the time for the two women to receive their godhood inheritances.

Without the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spring water, for ordinary Spirit Herbs, it would only mean slower Growth, but for Immortal Herbs, it was undoubtedly fatal.

Therefore, before absorbing this spring water, Shi Quan prepared to collect all these Immortal Herbs, Spirit Herbs, and Blue Silver Grass into the Sea of Consciousness World.

After finishing all this, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had turned into a withered, messy pit.

With a light leap, Shi Quan's figure submerged into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

After only a moment, the calm spring water suddenly began to ripple. A vortex appeared in the middle of the distinct spring water, and the spring water rotated downward, beginning to slowly decrease!

Within the spring water, a ghostly light flickered between Shi Quan's brows, and red and white light surged continuously between Shi Quan's brows.

The aura of extreme heat and extreme cold, two streams of ultimate power, rolled continuously.

This spring water extended downward for ten thousand zhang, all the way to the burial place of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings; it could be said to be formed by the essence power of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.

Even the million-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King would be injured if it touched this extremely cold and extremely hot spring water and would have to use soul power to suppress it.

Although the power within the spring water had not reached the Shiji level, below the Shiji level, touching it would certainly cause injury.

Of course, in some special circumstances, one could be immune to this extremely hot and extremely cold spring water.

Sea of Consciousness World.

Ultimate power poured in continuously. Shi Quan's soul power was no longer limited to his own Soul Core, because the Soul Core had already become a part of the evolving world.

Soul power levels were no longer applicable to Shi Quan. Now, Shi Quan could not accurately feel his own soul power level; his overall strength was now linked to the Sea of Consciousness World.

Initially, the Sea of Consciousness World was only formed by Shi Quan's own power. Later, by using his identity as the Child of Heaven's Luck and establishing a connection with Douluo Star, his Sea of Consciousness World had developed rapidly after continuously receiving souls.

But even now, the size of the Sea of Consciousness World was still less than one-thousandth of the Douluo World, and various rules were still not very perfect.

If the souls in the Sea of Consciousness World practiced, according to the levels of Douluo Continent, they could at most only practice to the Soul Ancestor realm.

Of course, part of the reason for this was that Shi Quan was constantly calling upon World Power to nourish the twenty-seven Soul Rings within the world.

Currently, there were two Soul Rings that had reached the million-year level, which were the first Soul Ring and second Soul Ring of the Blue Silver Emperor Tree.

If he absorbed all the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shi Quan felt he could at least raise three to four more Soul Rings to the million-year level.

The level of the entire Sea of Consciousness World would also be further improved. If he could raise the Sea of Consciousness World to a strength comparable to Douluo Star, which could give birth to a level 99 Limit Douluo, and use the power of two worlds to force the transformation of Douluo Star, he should be able to make Douluo Star transform to a strength comparable to the God Realm in a short time.

Of course, it would only be comparable in level, but regardless of size, the strength and foundation of his own world could not be compared to the God Realm.

After all, the Duo Luo God Realm governed one hundred and eight worlds and had been worshipped by these one hundred and eight worlds for who knows how many years; how could it be so easily caught up to?

(End of this chapter)