Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 240 Divine Artifact? Half a Step

Poseidon sensed the aura emanating from the passively released Poseidon Domain, and the look of shock on his face slowly faded.

"I haven't truly become a god yet, but..." Poseidon withdrew the Sea God Domain, which no longer possessed the same power as before.

"Perhaps he has reached the final step." Tang Chen also withdrew his killing domain. The aura he had just exuded was comparable to the intensity of his divine power after completing the eighth trial.

"He's probably only one divine position away from becoming a true god!"

Poseidon knew that there were two ways to become a god.

One is like Tang San starting the Nine Trials of the Sea God, once he passes, he can inherit the former's godhood.

Secondly, like the sea god of ten thousand years ago, they used a thousand years to gather faith and create their own divine position.

"A divine position? He shouldn't have received any divine inheritance. Does he intend to create his own divine position?"

Tang Chen's talent could actually lead him down the path of creating his own godhood. According to Poseidon, Tang Chen reached level 99 three years faster than the Sea God from ten thousand years ago.

However, the time required to create one's own divine position and become a god is too long, and it may not be possible to succeed even in a thousand years. Therefore, the shortcut of inheriting the ordinary divine position was chosen.

"It is impossible for them to create their own godhood; their abilities and talents far surpass those of you and me."

Poseidon glanced at Tang San, who was only in his early twenties at the time. She was already shocked that he had reached the Title Douluo level at such a young age.

Yet, this genius with twin martial souls has only reached this level of cultivation at this age by adding a soul ring to his second martial soul, but his strength and soul power level are still inferior to those others.

Thinking of the divine message given by the Sea God, it's no wonder that the Sea God noticed the talents of those people but did not allow them to inherit his divine position.

They possess the ability to create their own divine positions, achieving in their twenties what the sea god accomplished ten thousand years ago had done—a talent that even the sea god of ten thousand years ago could hardly match.

Sure enough, he did it!

Ning Rongrong overheard the conversation between the two level 99 experts. It seemed that Ding Quan had already absorbed the million-year soul ring of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and his strength had shocked these two peerless beings.

Just as Izumi and Ling predicted, once Ding Quan absorbed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year soul ring, Quan's strength would no longer be something she could assist him with.

If a teammate is too strong, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda cannot provide assistance. And this teammate is very strong; it seems that the opponent's strength must be above that of a demigod.

Regarding this, Ning Rongrong tried to assist the Deep Sea Demon Whale King when it fought with Ding Quan and the others. Just as Ding Quan guessed, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's auxiliary effect had no effect on the 990,000-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

At that time, Ding Quan believed that the strength of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was above that of a demigod. He did not invade Poseidon Island because Poseidon Island had a powerful being like Poseidon who could draw upon divine power.

Tang Chen only possessed a demigod body after completing the Eight Trials of Asura. Poseidon was very strong, but her physical strength could not surpass that of Tang Chen at that time.

"Create your own godhood!" Upon hearing this, Shrek Academy members and Tang San fell silent, then exchanged a glance without saying anything more.

After glancing at the silent Tang San and his group, Poseidon didn't linger and led them towards Seagod Island.

With Ning Rongrong here, they will definitely come to Seagod Island later. Moreover, the Seagod's divine sense appeared just now, and the Seagod has already communicated with those people.

At this moment, Ding Quan held the Longyuan Sword in his hand, a hint of surprise flashing across his face.

But on second thought, it seems to make sense.

"Boy, you noticed?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's soul no longer possessed the immense spiritual aura it had before, and its aura was now almost identical to that of the Snow Empress.

Clearly, all the mental strength he could muster at this moment came from Ding Quan.

"This sword is my martial spirit, so I can naturally sense it." Ding Quan held the Dragon Abyss Sword horizontally in front of him, his left hand's sword fingers brushing against the blade, which was different from the previous ones.

"Five elemental powers, and yet so perfectly balanced." Golden Crocodile Douluo was numb by now; Ding Quan's spirit ring configuration left him with nothing more to say.

"Thank you for protecting us, senior. You can put away your soul power now." Ding Quan said to Golden Crocodile Douluo. Golden Crocodile Douluo put away his martial soul, and the group landed directly on the sea surface using their own cultivation.

"This sword seems to be similar to the one you had before." Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the Dragon Abyss Sword in Ding Quan's hand and secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although the original blade had dark patterns, it appeared golden overall. But now the blade seems to have become what it was like before Ding Quan obtained the ultimate attribute.

That's right, at this moment, the Dragon Abyss Sword has transformed back to its original form when it absorbed its fifth soul ring.

The entire Longyuan Sword was dark gold in color, with ink-colored patterns on the blade and a yellow pattern on each side of the spine. Ding Quan could tell at a glance that it possessed a heavy aura.

The previously barely noticeable fire cloud patterns around the blade have now become prominent, a mark of the fire attribute he acquired when he absorbed his second soul ring.

The blade gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light, the same aura it possessed when it absorbed its fifth spirit ring.

However, these signs became less obvious after they were covered by the powerful metal attribute.

"It is because your five elements are now in balance that you have become like this."

"That's right." Ding Quan nodded to Ling. With the five elements in his chest able to transform into each other under the effect of the sixth soul ring, the five soul rings he absorbed had different attributes. The attributes were the most powerful metal and water attributes, and he also possessed the two ultimate attributes of extreme metal and extreme ice.

"Now!?" Shui Bing'er was extremely excited as she sensed the elemental power on the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"The Dragon Abyss Sword now possesses more than two ultimate attributes!" Ding Quan said solemnly, as the Dragon Abyss Sword's strength was even greater than he had anticipated.

"Huh? This is a physical object!" Shui Bing'er stood next to Ding Quan, looking at the Longyuan Sword that Ding Quan handed her with a surprised expression. Then, at Ding Quan's prompting, she took the Longyuan Sword from Ding Quan's hand and couldn't help but exclaim.

"A physical entity!" Ling was also taken aback, then reached out and touched the Dragon Abyss Sword in Shui Bing'er's hand.

"It has indeed become a physical entity." Xue Di seemed unsurprised by this, her tone somewhat calm.

"Could it be?" The sword pattern on Ling's right hand lit up, and in everyone's eyes, a blood-red giant sword exuding murderous intent appeared in her hand—the Asura Demon Sword.

"My Dragon Abyss Sword should now have the prototype of a divine weapon!" Ding Quan looked at the Dragon Abyss Sword. The other party could actually use the Dragon Abyss Sword, but the soul ring was still on him.

"Haha! Ten thousand years ago, the Sea God forged his martial soul trident into a divine weapon. Now I see the same thing happening to you. You're even faster than that Sea God!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King laughed heartily. He knew the Sea God's weapon from ten thousand years ago very well, having witnessed the Sea God transform his martial soul into a divine weapon.

Now, Ding Quan's martial spirit may soon become a true divine artifact.

"A Martial Soul is a part of a Soul Master. It is formed from my current power. Once my Soul Power or Spiritual Power is depleted to a certain extent, it will probably no longer be a physical entity." Ding Quan shook his head. He was very clear about the Dragon Abyss Sword at this moment.

It will take a long time before it can be truly turned into a physical entity.

For the Dragon Abyss Sword to truly become a divine weapon, it might only be possible after one becomes a god.

However, it seems possible for someone to transform their martial soul into a divine artifact before becoming a god.

Ding Quan thought of something. Although he had only read the first part of Douluo Continent II, he had heard a lot about the sequels.

It seems that 20,000 years later, the God Realm disappeared for some reason, and the Douluo Continent seemed to lose Tang San or for some other reason, and many powerful beings appeared.

One of them, known as the strongest at the time, forged his martial spirit into a divine artifact and gave it to the protagonist.

Moreover, the division of the ninety-nine levels was more detailed at that time, and those who were only one step away from becoming gods were called quasi-gods.

"That's enough. You have more time than the Sea God did ten thousand years ago," the Deep Sea Demon Whale King said excitedly. Now it seems that the sacrifice was indeed forced by circumstances, but now it seems that the decision was not wrong.

Becoming a god was his lifelong pursuit, and now he saw the gates of the divine realm opening for him.

"That's true. Perhaps after I break through to level 99, it will become a divine artifact!" Ding Quan felt the energy in his body, took the Dragon Abyss Sword from Shui Bing'er's hand, and with a thought, the Dragon Abyss Sword disappeared into his body.

Ding Quan clenched his right fist. This body had now become a demigod's body, and the golden dragon tattoo on his body was radiating golden light.

This happened when the Martial Soul awakened, after the sword sheath merged into the body.

The fact that his martial spirit, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has now taken on a physical form is probably related to his current demigod status. After all, if the scabbard has reached such a level, then the blade must be even stronger.

"Quan, we can go to Poseidon Island later," Ling suddenly said.

"oh?"

"On Poseidon Island, there is a divine artifact that does not currently possess the Heart of Poseidon. Perhaps the situation of that artifact is similar to yours."

"Alright, and we do need to go to Poseidon Island later." Ding Quan nodded. Ning Rongrong was no longer here; she should be on Poseidon Island at this time.

Ding Quan had a reason for sending her to Poseidon Island: her help was no longer needed there. After the Deep Sea Demon Whale King chose to sacrifice himself, he no longer required her assistance.

Another factor is whether she can use her relationship with Shrek Academy to participate in the Sea God's test.

The rewards for the Sea God's assessment are incredibly generous. Given Ning Rongrong's current talent and strength, participating in the Sea God's assessment would be a shortcut to quickly improve her soul power. The Sea God is quite generous.

Of course, there was another reason, which was to let the beings in the divine realm see Ning Rongrong through the sea god, and to see if she could undergo a divine test to become a god.

Ning Rongrong's talent is now stronger than in the original work. Although she is a little older than in the original work, she did not improve rapidly through the Divine Trial. At this time, her strength and mental power are stronger.

If Ning Rongrong can participate in the Divine Examination, then what about me and Ling Wei?

Although the group is quite powerful now, the temptation to increase the age of their spirit rings by passing the Divine Trial is still very strong.

"Also, it just sent me a message, telling us to go to Poseidon Island." Ling said, taking out the Vast Ocean Universe Cover from his storage soul tool.

"I also sensed something unusual about the Vast Ocean Universe Cover just now, but I didn't receive any messages."

"This should be related to my possession of the Asura Demon Sword," Ling said to Shui Bing'er. Shui Bing'er was the one who triggered the Sea God's divine sense, but the Sea God's divine sense found Ling afterward because Ling possessed the Killing God Domain.

"I know."

"Next, after Wei'er and Zhu Qing obtain their ninth spirit rings, we will head directly to Seagod Island." Ding Quan felt a powerful force within his body. With their current strength, there was no danger in going to Seagod Island.

After all, even now, their side already has three beings with strength reaching level ninety-nine.

Once Vera finishes absorbing her ninth spirit ring, there might be one more.

Buzz!

Just as Ding Quan put away the Dragon Abyss Sword, a red light suddenly appeared not far away.

Ding Quan sensed this aura, and his golden domain spread out, covering an area of ​​several miles in radius.

"Zhu Qing has started so soon?" Shui Bing'er looked at the red light that appeared not far away. This was the scene that appeared when Zhu Zhu Qing accepted the sacrifice of the daughter of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

The daughter of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is over 300,000 years old. She absorbed the energy from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's body through the Demon Whale Domain, and her strength obviously improved before that of the Demon Emperor.

"Four hundred thousand years?" Ding Quan looked at the dark clouds that were about to appear in the sky but disappeared in the blink of an eye. The daughter of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Buddha, had just reached four hundred thousand years and had already begun to sacrifice herself before the tribulation of lightning even appeared.

"Four hundred thousand years is already quite good. It seems she doesn't have the confidence to survive the four hundred thousand year tribulation."

"The Buddha's advancement of 400,000 years was too hasty, and there was no time to prepare. Otherwise, with her talent, although it would be difficult for her to cultivate to my level, it would not be impossible." The Deep Sea Demon Whale King looked at the red light not far away, and his expression became somewhat dejected. Sacrificing himself to the people in front of him, he had a chance to become a god, but afterwards he could only depend on them forever.

"Don't worry, once we become gods, we will never restrict your freedom!" Ding Quan noticed the change in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's tone.

"I hope so."

"I don't want ugly creatures like you in my spiritual sea," Ding Quan said, then suddenly noticed Xue Di standing to the side. "Of course, Senior Xue Di isn't among them."

"Let's go. If there's still energy in the Demon Whale King's corpse after the Demon Emperor breaks through 500,000 years, let Wei'er devour it." Xue Di said, heading towards the Demon Whale King's corpse in the deep sea.

"A corpse? I'm not dead in this state." The Demon Whale King said, flying towards that direction.

"Let's go." Ling smiled and then beckoned Ding Quan to follow.

Ding Quan glanced at Shui Bing'er, who was also laughing, and quickly pulled her along after them.

Even after its death, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's massive body still emanated powerful soul energy fluctuations.

At this moment, eight spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, two black, and two red—appeared and sat cross-legged on Zhu Zhuqing's body. On the outermost edge, a spirit ring with four golden patterns was descending towards her, and there was a strong fluctuation of spirit power on Zhu Zhuqing's torso.

She obtained the last piece of her torso's soul bone, which was 400,000 years old.