I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

After slamming the constellation mark onto Duanmu Lian's palm, Yagokoro Eirin saw through his eight extraordinary meridians and his inner soul.

“His supernatural powers have already been linked to his soul, and are indistinguishable from the power of the soul. The awakening method you mentioned may not be applicable to him.”

Eirin Yagokoro was the best doctor in Eternal Abyss. After observing Duanmu Lian's body and soul, she immediately discovered the problem that wasn't really a problem.

The reason it's not a problem is because this phenomenon doesn't harm Duanmu Lian.

"As expected, cultivating this supernatural power allows you to awaken the past lives of endless reincarnations, which must be quite entangled with your soul."

Upon hearing Eirin Yagokoro's words, Ren Sendo nodded, a knowing look on his face.

The enhancement that supernatural powers bring to the body is extremely powerful, but at this moment, both the Demon God Lotus and the Immortal Lotus are more concerned about why it can awaken people's memories of their past lives.

It's impossible to say that having this ability has absolutely no connection to the soul.

“I have studied a lot of [White Iron] before. Although the origin of Yinghuo must be related to the soul, none of them are like him now.”

The Demon God Lotus looked at Duanmu Lian in front of her, her eyes filled with uncontrollable curiosity.

Other types of white iron can only generate supernatural powers through the physical body, which is why it is necessary to open the seven acupoints of the body.

Duanmu Lian's soul power and supernatural abilities have already merged into one.

It's not just the physical body that can generate supernatural powers; even the soul can.

"Your souls are quite special. Although they were cleansed by the Reincarnation Tree before they split, the improved quality has not been diminished in the slightest. Moreover, your souls have been tainted by the Overlord God countless times."

With her exceptional insight and sharp mind as a physician, Yagokoro Eirin directly pointed out the most likely reason why Duanmu Lian underwent this strange change.

In countless reincarnations, no matter which path Duanmu Lian takes, as long as she continues to grow stronger, her soul will inevitably become even stronger.

Gods, demons, monsters, immortals, war gods, demon gods... how massive are the fragments of their split souls?

It is certain that even a single fragment of a soul is stronger than countless ordinary people combined.

In the [Abyss of Souls], it's not just the quantity of souls that's increasing; their quality is also increasing at an alarming rate.

This phenomenon will also lead to the increasing potential of Duanmu Lian who emerges later.

In addition, Duanmu Lian was once dyed by three domineering gods: Eternal Moment, Golden Beast, and Mercury Serpent.

There's no need to describe how extraordinary his soul is.

“Show us your soul leaving your body.”

Upon hearing Eirin Yagokoro's explanation, the demon god Ren immediately caused Duanmu Lian to have her soul leave her body on the spot, so that they could witness it.

Duanmu Lian nodded, then closed her eyes.

"Buzz—!"

Then, a phantom radiating a deep starlight quietly appeared behind Duanmu Lian.

That was his soul.

Duanmu Lian's soul was black and red, and within her semi-transparent spirit body were specks of light like stars.

From the appearance of the spirits, they look like countless stars, densely covering the entire galaxy!

What is the soul?

That is the energy body that carries human memory and consciousness; it can also be said to be the origin of humanity.

However, compared to the body, the soul is ultimately more fragile, so it needs a physical body to support it.

When the physical body becomes strong and the vital energy is abundant, it will in turn nourish the spirit and make the soul stronger.

Having a strong soul naturally brings many benefits, the most obvious being an increase in mental strength.

"The transformation from a yin spirit to a yang spirit is a change brought about by your physical body driving your soul. Your supernatural powers have now completely become one of your soul's powers."

Having confirmed that Duanmu Lian's soul had indeed changed, Demon God Lian couldn't help but marvel at the profound mystery created by the collision of supernatural powers with his soul.

What's special isn't her supernatural powers, but Duanmu Lian's soul.

Currently, due to the cultivation technique practiced by Duanmu Lian, her soul, which was originally of the Yin nature, has undergone a change to the Yang nature.

This is a good thing; it's a perfect opportunity to strengthen ourselves in the direction of [Yang Shen].

“Your [Yinghuo] cultivation method is no longer viable through normal means.”

Seeing the changes in Duanmu Lian's soul, Xian Daolian's expression turned serious. He raised his hand and pressed Duanmu Lian's departed soul back into her body, then uttered words that made Duanmu Lian's heart skip a beat:

"Because our souls are intricately connected to the world of the gods, if I am not mistaken, if your [Yinghuo] awakens, it should become a superpower similar to Seeking the Dao or Dominating the Dao."

In the world of forbidden incantations of the Holy Sword Master, a person's "Yinghuo" represents their origin.

However, Duanmu Lian is not from that world.

He is a being from another world, who has visited countless worlds and left countless traces on his soul.

The most profound mark is the indelible trace left on his soul by the world of the Divine Throne.

Throughout countless cycles of reincarnation in the world of gods, Duanmu Lian was dyed countless times by the three pillar gods of instant, gold, and mercury.

To resist the staining of her soul and prevent her personality from turning into the shape of the Three Pillars God, Duanmu Lian uses [anger] to maintain her self.

Even so, he still bore the marks of the Three Pillar Gods.

Duanmu Lian possesses some of Fujii Ren's understanding of 'moment', has Reinhardt's belligerent nature, and also has Mercury Serpent's thirst for the unknown and aversion to the stale and known.

Because she was tainted by the domineering power, if Duanmu Lian wanted to awaken the power of [Yinghuo], she might not awaken her own source power like the white irons in the forbidden incantation of the Holy Sword Wielder.

Most likely, he will awaken a superpower that seeks the Dao or dominates.

Just like the characters in the Eastern Expeditionary Army in "God's Curse, God's Power, Kagura".

For example, Sakagami Hakuto's special ability—Peach Blossom Return to the Underworld.

The extraordinary ability of Jiuding Zizhi—Dharani Marici.

"So... the correct way to awaken [Yinghuo] is..."

Duanmu Lian's expression was somewhat stiff.

The normal method of awakening Yinghuo is no longer working, but he has already made progress on a new method of awakening.

However, that method is neither particularly difficult nor particularly simple.

"That's right, it's the certainty of [desire]."

Xian Daolian sighed and explained how Duanmu Lian wanted to awaken [Yinghuo]: she had to first determine her own desires.

After all, there have been clear examples of this.

Sakagami Hato's superpower, Yomi Rean, was born from his desire.

The ability to return to the underworld is expressed as a pursuit of the Tao.

This is a kind of "distorted return" power that embodies the desire to "live" and can be received, multiplied, and then reselected and returned when attacked by an enemy.

The essence of this ability is "immortality," and the counterattack is merely a byproduct.

"It seems I've taken the wrong path, both the narrow one and the straight one."

Upon hearing this reply, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but smile bitterly, but she wasn't too disappointed.

After all, compared to the difficulties Duanmu Lian faced before, his current difficulties are nothing.

At least he still has a path to walk on. In the past, Duanmu Lian had to build her own path and figure out her own way.

It's manageable to cultivate supernatural powers into the body, but once they've entered the soul, it's not something you can easily give up halfway through.

From now on, whether he wants to walk the path of "seeking the Dao/dominating the Dao" or not, he is already bound to it.

Further advancement in supernatural powers is necessary; he must awaken [Yinghuo].

Only in that way can one cultivate supernatural powers to the next stage and become even stronger.

"Take it easy. In the past, we weren't even qualified to become [God of Seeking the Way/God of Domination]."

Xian Daolian patted Duanmu Lian on the shoulder, but didn't offer any words of comfort, after all, he knew Duanmu Lian very well.

"The God of Seeking the Way/The God of Domination can only be the inhabitants of the God Throne World. Their souls all originated from the God of Domination, and the seed of becoming a god was present from the very beginning."

Demon Lotus nodded and revealed the secret of the divine throne that Duanmu Lian had discovered during her research on the soul throughout the ages.

Becoming a god of seeking the Dao or a god of dominance is not something anyone can do.

Even with a powerful soul, one still has desires, and therefore cannot become the kind of god in the world of gods.

Just like how only people in the Saint Seiya world have Cosmo, while only humans in the Infinite World have the genetic lock.

In the world of God's Throne, only native inhabitants can become gods.

Even those with poor or weak aptitude can awaken domineering or Dao-seeking [superpowers] through various means or by cultivating a power system.

Those who are naturally outstanding or have great potential are the mixed-blood gods and pure-blood gods.

Fujii Ren, who became a god through her own efforts, is a hybrid god.

Margaret was born a god, so she is a pure-blooded goddess.

It's very unfair, isn't it? But that's the norm in every world, and people who think the world is fair are the most foolish.

Of course, beings like Duanmu Lian, who have been corrupted by tyranny, naturally also have the qualifications to become gods.

Now that his soul has become stronger, all that's left is to become a legitimate god-throne madman, to pursue his only desire with madness, persistence, and fanaticism, and becoming a god is only a matter of time.

But everything is difficult at the beginning, and Duanmu Lian doesn't know what she desires, or rather, she can't see herself clearly.

He still has far too little experience.

Compared to any Duanmu Lian in the Eternal Abyss, it was a life experience as short as that of a child.

"The awakening of Yinghuo is not something that can be rushed. When you have enough life experience, you will naturally awaken. Now let us teach you a lesson."

Xian Daolian chuckled, then reached out and unleashed countless streams of divine light, which flew towards the towering cosmic tree.

Although Duanmu Lian can only follow the path of seeking the Dao and the path of domination, it doesn't mean that other forces can't help him.

Since Duanmu Lian cultivates martial arts, there are many martial arts experts in this eternal hell who can help him improve his skills.

A bad feeling immediately rose in Duanmu Lian's heart.

And this bad premonition soon came true.