I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 837 [Soul - Demigod Realm]!
In the underground city,

The black vortex churning in the spiritual world began to gradually weaken and dissipate.

After struggling for a moment, it ultimately could not resist its fate of annihilation and completely disappeared from Li Si's mind.

In Li Si's mind, only the phantom of the World Tree remained, radiating a soft yet firm light.

At the same time, Li Si slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although we had anticipated the other party's intentions and made ample preparations.

However, this experience was indeed quite thrilling for Li Si.

The sudden intervention of the Abyss's will allowed Li Si to truly glimpse the terrifying power at the pinnacle of the world.

Although it is only a trace of the power of the endless abyss's will, its rank is far higher than that of Li Si now.

If it weren't for the intervention of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, Li Si might not have been able to hold on for long before completely succumbing to the control of the Abyss's will.

This also made Li Si realize that no matter what preparations were made, there was always the possibility of something unexpected happening.

Moreover, as his strength and status continue to rise, the attention he receives also grows stronger.

When dealing with those things, you can never be too careful.

With the power of the Abyss's Will already manifested, Li Si wouldn't be surprised if anything unexpected happened.

However, Li Si did not come away empty-handed this time.

His spirit and soul, tempered by the will of the abyss and the phantom of the World Tree, became increasingly pure and powerful.
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Ding~
[You have been affected by a special power (the Will of the Endless Abyss)!]
[Initiating consciousness strength assessment!]
(If you fail the assessment, there is a high probability that you will lose your self-awareness and become a puppet of the Abyss's will!)

(Warning: If a World Tree's chosen one becomes a puppet of the Abyss's will, it will greatly accelerate the erosion of the World Tree Yggdrasil by the power of the Endless Abyss!)
[Judgment (1/?): Corrosion of the Abyss's Will]
[You are affected by a special force (the phantom of the World Tree Yggdrasil)!]
[Judgment (1/?): The Abyss Will Corrosion check has passed!]
(Due to the special effect [The Descent of Yggdrasil], you are immune to this judgment!)

[Judgment (2/?): The Abyss Will Corrosion check has passed!]
(Due to the special effect [The Descent of Yggdrasil], you are immune to this judgment!)

[Judgment (16/?): The Abyss Will Corrosion check has passed!]
(Due to the special effect [The Descent of Yggdrasil], you are immune to this judgment!)

[Due to a special status effect, your soul strength has been increased!]
[Judgment (166/?): The Abyss Will Corrosion check has passed!]
(Due to the special effect [The Descent of Yggdrasil], you are immune to this judgment!)

[Due to a special status effect, your soul strength has been increased!]
[You have gained the special status "Soul Ascension"!]
[Special Status: Soul Ascension]: Your soul begins to transcend the mundane and advance towards the highest realm.
[Judgment (999/?): The Abyss Will Corrosion check has passed!]
(Due to the special effect [The Descent of Yggdrasil], you are immune to this judgment!)

[Due to a special status effect, your soul strength has been increased!]
[Judgment complete!]
[Your soul strength has been greatly increased!]
[You have lost the special status "Soul Ascension"!]
[You have acquired the special ability [Soul - Demigod Realm]!]
[Limited-time challenge mission triggered!]
[Objective: Defeat the legendary mage Ullr and his companions!]
[Reward: Determined based on task completion]
[Through fierce battle, you defeated the legendary mage Ullr and others, completing the timed challenge!]
[Starting mission reward assessment!]
[Judgment: Solo Challenge. Failure to judge will result in a significant reduction in rewards.]
[Judgment: All-out effort. Judgment failed, reward reduced!]
[Hidden Judgment: Successfully completing the 1v3 situation will increase rewards!]
[Task completed, 80% completion, reward being distributed]
[You have gained 16 billion experience points!]
[You have gained the feats [Pure Mind], [Icy Bloodline], and [Breakthrough/Adaptation]!]
[You have achieved the milestone "Purger of the Pan-Continental Mage Association"!]
[You have gained the skills [Ullr's Mimicry Psychic Shock] and [Spell Enhancement - Legendary]!]
[Your specialty, "Solo," has evolved!]
[You've lost your specialty: Going it alone!]
[You have acquired the special ability "Unmatched Warrior"!]
That was a great haul!

Li Si nodded and then began to examine the detailed information.
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[Specialty [Pure Mind]: Your mental strength is increased, and you are immune to control spells of your rank.]
[Specialty [Frosty Bloodline]: Your bloodline inherits the power of ice! This talent greatly enhances ice-related spells, combat skills, and other abilities, and strengthens ice-related capabilities.]
[Specialty [Disruption & Adaptation]: Trevor's exclusive ability as [Disruptor], reduces damage taken by 1% whenever you are hit by the same type of spell from the same target (this effect stacks up to 30 times)]
[Specialty [Unrivaled]: Your damage dealt when facing multiple enemies alone is increased! Damage increased by 5% for each additional enemy in combat (maximum 15 enemies)]
[Milestone [The Purifier of the Pan-Continental Mage Association]: The traitors of the Pan-Continental Mage Association will fear your arrival, for it is the purge of their crimes! Reward: Continental Legendary Status +1!]
[Spell [Ullr's Mimicry Psychic Shock]: The legendary arcane spell of the mage Ullr, allowing you to materialize a mimicry of psychic shock and greatly increase your attack power.]
[Spell [Spell Enhancement - Legendary]: After successful casting, greatly increases the power of your next spell (enhancement range: Legendary spells and below)]
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Facing multiple legendary mages, Li Si also triggered a limited-time challenge mission.

However, due to the arrival of the Third Speaker, Talindra, halfway through the mission, Li Si's mission completion rate was not high.

Of course, Li Si didn't care.

To risk one's life to complete a limited-time challenge is to put the cart before the horse.

However, it's likely that the legendary mages like Uller that Li Si faced were quite compatible with Li Si's main profession.

Therefore, the specialties that Li Si acquired this time were all quite good.

The feats of [Pure Mind], [Icy Bloodline], and [Breakthrough/Adaptation] are all exclusive to mages.

While none of them are particularly powerful individually, they are all quite practical specialties.

This also greatly helped improve Li Si's strength.

The [Single-handed] skill was upgraded and enhanced into [Unmatched by Ten Thousand Men], something Li Si hadn't expected.

However, after the upgrade, the benefits to Li Si became even more obvious.

The triggering conditions are somewhat strict.

Li Si stroked his chin, deep in thought.

I wonder if, during the battle, he deliberately creates several elemental golems to attack him, and this feat will be considered as facing enemies simultaneously.

Next time I can try to see if there's a loophole I can exploit.

As for the other milestones and spells, Li Si only glanced at them.

This is no longer very important to him.

Of course, these improvements are all quantitative additions for Li Si.

Even more important is the special skill that Li Si just acquired: [Soul - Demigod Realm]!
[Soul - Realm of Demigods]: Your soul has begun to touch the highest realm.
The description of this specialty was simple, but it brought about a significant change for Li Si.

Li Si's soul slowly but firmly ascended to an unprecedented height!
This is the realm of demigods!
This is not just a simple enhancement or upgrade.

It is a profound transformation of the essence of the soul, a magnificent turn in the form of the soul!
In this transcendent realm, Li Si's soul has undergone earth-shattering changes.

Like steel refined through countless hammer blows, Li Si's soul not only achieved a leap in quantity, but also underwent a magnificent transformation from the ordinary to the extraordinary in quality.

This kind of improvement is not a simple accumulation of quantity, but a full stimulation of inner potential and the ultimate bloom of vitality.

Li Si could clearly feel a surge of powerful energy flowing like a tide deep within his soul.

They intertwine and merge, eventually converging into an unstoppable torrent that washes away all constraints and limitations.

His soul seemed to be given life, and began to solidify and strengthen itself.

In this process, he was like a master craftsman, quietly sculpting a priceless treasure.

Each solidification makes the soul more resilient;

Each enhancement makes the soul shine even more brilliantly!

This radiance is not an outward display of splendor, but a natural expression of inner strength.

At this moment, Li Si stood atop the pinnacle of the spiritual realm, looking down upon his past self with a sense of magnanimity and composure that transcended life and death.

His soul is like a meticulously polished diamond, each facet radiating a dazzling and profound brilliance.

In this ocean of soul and spirit, Li Si seemed to become a helmsman navigating the waves. He could clearly perceive every fluctuation of the soul and every flow of energy.

Li Si began to try to guide these forces, allowing them to flow, converge, and erupt according to his own will.

Each attempt deepened his understanding of the soul and made his control over power more precise.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Li Si finally snapped out of this wonderful feeling.

Li Si clicked his tongue, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

If I could get this kind of result every time, it would seem pretty good.

I'm willing to take some risks.

However, let's forget about facing the will of the abyss!
The breakthrough in his soul made Li Si's thinking much clearer.

Although it was only a breakthrough in the soul, it did allow Li Si to step into that new realm.

For a fleeting moment, Li Si felt as if the world around him had been completely transformed.

However, Li Si was well aware that this was the sense of unreality that came with the breakthrough.

With his current strength, he quickly brought his scattered thoughts together.

He now desperately needs a quiet place to regain control of this achievement.

Li Si had a premonition that this breakthrough might allow him to take a big step forward in his research on the Art of Ascension to Godhood.

As for the Pan-Continental Mage Association, Li Si doesn't need to worry about it.

Everything that needed to be done has been done; the rest can be left to the Third Speaker, Tarindra.

In the Gaia world, in a particularly dark canyon,

This canyon is like a hideous wound that has split open in the earth, and its bottom is unknown.

The towering cliffs on both sides of the canyon reach into the clouds, and the rock surfaces are covered with traces of erosion over time, like the wrinkles on an old man's face, exuding an ancient and mysterious sense of vicissitude.

At the bottom of the canyon, thick fog hung like a ghost, as if a heavy gray curtain was covering all the secrets.

The fog was icy cold, carrying a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Ordinary people would be intimidated by the eerie aura if they got too close, and would be unable to take another step forward.

Beneath the layers of fog lay a shocking scene.

A surging, blood-red river flows deep into the canyon.

The river water was not an ordinary red, but thick and vibrant like fresh blood, emitting a pungent, fishy smell, as if it were a summons from hell.

The source of this blood-red river is a mysterious demon gate.

Wow~
The demon gate stands on one side of the canyon, from which dark red liquid continuously flows, rushing down the canyon's terrain and eventually accumulating in the deepest part of the canyon, forming this terrifying river of blood.

Within the river of blood, lay a gigantic demon.

His body was as imposing as a small mountain, every muscle bulging like hard rock, as if containing boundless power.

However, at this moment, his muscles were twisting and breaking down incessantly, as if an invisible force was raging within his body.

Every now and then, the muscles would suddenly burst open, revealing bright red flesh and bare white bones, and blood would spurt out like a fountain, staining the surrounding river water red.

At these times, the blood-red river surges upwards as if summoned by some force.

The river water, as if it were alive, quickly enveloped the demon's wounds, and began to heal them.

The previously bloody and mangled area was visibly regenerating new muscle and skin, as if time had been reversed.

The demon lay quietly in the river of blood, letting the water heal his wounds.

His eyes were closed, and his face was expressionless, as if he had become accustomed to this painful torment.

"Oliver~"

A majestic voice emanated from the Demon Gate.

Oliver, now a demon, rose and bowed towards the Demon Gate, saying:

"Lord Demogorgon, please give your orders!"

"Although the plan against the World Tree's Chosen Ones failed, you did give me an unexpected surprise."

"Not bad that you were able to barely absorb my power."

"Thank you for your kindness, I will offer you my loyalty."

Oliver kept his head down, completely unlike his previous arrogance when facing Borkan.

"Loyalty? I've never believed in that."

Demogorgon's voice continued:
"Let's wait until the moment of change."

"do not let me down!"

"Yes!"

Oliver quickly agreed, then hesitated for a moment before saying:
"That World Tree's chosen one still needs my help."

"Haha, no need."

Demogorgon said calmly:
"With that disgusting tree there, you're the only one who can't do it."

"However, a mad dog will come looking for him."

(End of this chapter)