Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 131 Gods

"Although this soul bone is a gem-type soul bone, it is still classified into different types of fusion, just like ordinary soul bones. The 50,000-year-old mental soul bone in your hand is the most common left arm bone."

Mu En didn't say much. After helping Luo Chen up, he introduced the fusion part of the soul bone in Luo Chen's hand.

Perhaps a spirit bone with spiritual attributes isn't the most suitable for Luo Chen, but it can greatly increase his spiritual power cultivation and even give him a spirit bone skill with spiritual attributes.

A 50,000-year-old spirit-type gem-type soul bone, if placed on a spirit-type soul master, would definitely provide immense help to that soul master, and it wouldn't be impossible to even raise their own upper limit.

However, for Shrek Academy, unless the soul master has extremely high training value, it is usually impossible to give such a high-quality soul bone to a student.

After all, even among the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, very few people have all the required soul bones in their bodies.

For a powerful figure at the Title Douluo level, finding a soul bone is naturally easy. After all, in the past tens of thousands of years, humans have hunted countless soul beasts with thousands or even tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

Over this long timescale, the number of soul bones accumulated is beyond everyone's imagination. Perhaps ten-thousand-year-level soul bones are relatively rare, but thousand-year-level soul bones are as numerous as hairs on a cow, and can often be seen even in auction houses in some towns.

However, for powerful individuals like Title Douluo, the truly important thing is to find a suitable soul bone. If it is a low-quality soul bone that cannot match their own martial soul, then even if they obtain it, it will be useless and they will even waste one of their soul bone slots.

Even worse, if one forcibly fuses with a soul bone that is not compatible with oneself, a rejection reaction may occur, which will greatly reduce one's strength, let alone enable the soul bone to exert its effects.

The spirit-type gem soul bone that Mu En has given you is a very rare type of soul bone that can be fused with by any soul master. Unlike animal-type and plant-type soul bones, this type of gem soul bone can be fused with most martial souls.

Not only will it not cause any rejection, but it can also enhance the spiritual power of the soul master. Even among soul bones, it can be considered top-grade.

However, Luo Chen is not a spirit-type soul master in essence, but a weapon-type soul master with a strong attack. From this point of view, this spirit-type gem-type soul bone can at most provide Luo Chen with a spirit-type soul bone skill and incidentally increase his spiritual power a little bit.

This seems like a waste of talent, since such a top-grade soul bone, if absorbed by a soul master with a spiritual attribute, would definitely greatly enhance their strength.

"Master, I have a question for you. I've learned about the types of soul bones from the library. They're generally divided into beast-type soul bones and plant-type soul bones. But where do these gemstone-type soul bones come from?"

"I've searched through the entire encyclopedia of soul beasts on the continent, but I can't find any soul beasts that can produce this kind of gem-like soul bone. Could it be that there are other ways to obtain soul bones?"

Luo Chen only had a vague understanding of the gem-like soul bone in his hand. He only knew that it was a spirit-attribute soul bone, since the ability to shield mental perception was unique to spirit-type soul bones.

However, right after Luo Chen finished speaking, Mu En shook his head and replied:

"I don't know either. The soul bones circulating on the mainland are generally obtained by powerful soul masters who hunt soul beasts, or by families with long histories that put them up for auction. As for these gem-type soul bones, I haven't seen many of them."

"However, there is one thing I can tell you: besides hunting soul beasts, there are indeed other ways to obtain soul bones. At my level, I have already been able to vaguely touch that ethereal barrier."

"It can be said that almost every Soul Master who has reached the Limit Douluo realm can sense that there is an even higher realm above the ninety-ninth level Limit Douluo..."

Upon hearing Mu En's words, Luo Chen was taken aback, and then tentatively asked:

"A higher realm, teacher. Shouldn't the level 99 Limit Douluo be the limit that humans can cultivate to? As for that higher realm..."

Although Luo Chen knew that there was a so-called God Realm in this world, and there was more than one, he was "not" supposed to know these things at his current age. After all, in the common knowledge that Soul Masters on the continent were exposed to, the level 99 Limit Douluo was the pinnacle of human cultivation.

"Higher realms naturally exist. You should know that cultivation is endless. Although these things are still far away from you, I think it won't be long before you reach my level."

Moon nodded, and then continued:

"The world only knows that after a Soul Master cultivates to the level 90 Title Douluo, they will have the strength to sweep away thousands of troops and horses, and they will also be able to extend their lifespan and remain young forever."

"But what they don't know is that in the eyes of some even more powerful beings, the so-called Title Douluo are no different from ordinary humans. I once witnessed the splendor of that strange world, but as I get older, it is probably impossible for me to truly come into contact with that level."

As he spoke, Mu En also looked at Xuan Zi beside him. At this moment, Xuan Zi was silent, just like Luo Chen. Even as a level 98 Super Douluo, he did not know such a secret matter.

"Teacher, the higher-level beings you mentioned, could they be those recorded in the library...?"

"That's right. In the history of our Shrek Academy, there are already some things clearly recorded. Ten thousand years ago, the so-called level 99 Limit Douluo was not yet called Limit Douluo. At that time, people called Soul Masters at this level Peerless Douluo, beings who could truly annihilate the world!"

"It is said that in that era, a strong person who could cultivate to the level 99 Peerless Douluo realm could even have a lifespan of more than a thousand years, which is very different from today."

As Mu En spoke, his brows furrowed slightly. At his current level, he could feel his own limit approaching. Even as a level 99 Limit Douluo who had forged his own path, he could not stop the erosion of time.

The terrifying power that should have been invincible within him was gradually declining with age. For a powerhouse of this level, the decline in strength didn't mean anything, but each time he unleashed his power, it would have a significant impact on his lifespan.

Now, Moon has naturally realized this as well, and thus, when he recalls the secrets recorded ten thousand years ago, he has some vague guesses.

"Perhaps, ten thousand years ago, our ancestors from Shrek Academy, the legendary first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, really did reach the level of gods, just as recorded, and ascended to the realm of gods."

"Although historical records may become untrue due to embellishment and rumors, they are generally accurate. The Shrek Seven Devils, who are said to have become gods, fought a great battle with two other gods before ascending to the God Realm."

"Perhaps it was precisely because of this great war that the Douluo Continent has become what it is today, ten thousand years later..."

As Mu En spoke, he sighed helplessly, looked at Luo Chen who was somewhat dumbfounded, and then continued:

"Since the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils ascended to the God Realm, in the tens of thousands of years of history of Douluo Continent, no one has been able to break through the barrier between level 99 and God. Perhaps this is the origin of the word 'limit' in Limit Douluo."

"The reason I'm telling you all this is so that you can try to verify my conjectures in the future. For you, becoming a Title Douluo is almost a certainty, and reaching the limit realm will certainly not be too difficult."

"Even in the tens of thousands of years of our Shrek Academy's history, your talent and brilliance are unparalleled. And when you cultivate to the Limit Douluo realm, perhaps you will really have a chance to break through this barrier."

For a powerhouse like Moon, there are few things left to worry about. Right now, Shrek Academy and the legendary deity are among the few things he cares about.

"I will certainly remember your teachings, Master!"

Luo Chen was not unaware of what Mu En had said. So-called gods not only exist in this world, but there are many of them. For such powerful beings, they can not only cross the boundaries of planes, but also have a lifespan that is almost infinite.

The so-called Shrek Seven Devils becoming gods and ascending to the God Realm is essentially just the work of God Realm officials who used the God Realm's super-large guiding array to construct a bridge with divine power, transporting the Shrek Seven Devils and others from Douluo Continent to the God Realm.

Gods are not omnipotent, but their strength far surpasses that of so-called Limit Douluo. Even a so-called demigod is far beyond the reach of an ordinary Limit Douluo.

Perhaps ten thousand years ago, those powerful Soul Masters, who were then known as Peerless Douluo, were able to compete with, or even defeat, demigods by virtue of their unique abilities. Or perhaps the so-called Peerless Douluo were themselves "demigods".

But now, on the Douluo Continent, not to mention demigods, even level 99 Limit Douluo, who represent the limit of human cultivation, are extremely rare, with only a handful in an era.

In Luo Chen's judgment, the "inclusivity" of the Douluo Continent today is probably less than half of what it was ten thousand years ago. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Douluo Continent could still produce beings like the "Sea God" who could become gods through faith.

Even the trial grounds that represent the so-called inheritance of gods are not just one place on the Douluo Continent. In fact, the continent can even support several first-level gods or even super gods to fight each other.

However, at present, the Douluo Continent has become exceptionally "fragile," so fragile that even an ordinary Limit Douluo can easily break through space and create spatial rifts.

Therefore, Luo Chen also had some guesses: could it be that the difficulty of becoming a god in Douluo Continent today is closely related to the ascension of the Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago?

After all, there are quite a few Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent who have reached the bottleneck of the God realm, but there is not a single Soul Master who can truly break through to the God realm.

This made Luo Chen have to doubt. It is true that breaking through to the God Realm is difficult. Without enough opportunities and experience, it is almost impossible for ordinary Soul Masters to break through to the God Realm, let alone someone like the Sea God who becomes a god by relying on the power of faith, forcibly condensing a god's position and becoming a god.

In Luo Chen's conjecture, the reason why the Shrek Seven Devils were able to ascend ten thousand years ago was because of the so-called divine inheritance. If one person passed the divine trial and inherited the position of a god, then other gods would take this opportunity to pass down their divine inheritance.

Therefore, all members of the Shrek Seven Devils, regardless of their talent level, received the so-called divine inheritance, enabling them to ascend to the realm of gods.

When the divine legacy left in the God Realm was completely "taken away," the Douluo Continent naturally entered an era without gods. Since the gods could not interfere with the lower realm, they could not send down the divine legacy.

Moreover, those who can pass on the divine lineage are either god-kings or first-level gods. It is naturally very difficult for gods of this level to find a "successor" to inherit their divine position. Some gods who do not have high requirements for successors do not have the opportunity to pass on their divine position.

Therefore, once the divine lineage on the Douluo Continent was completely severed, it would be very difficult for another deity to emerge. After all, even before that, there was only one person on the Douluo Continent, the "Sea God," who successfully broke through this barrier and condensed his own "Sea God" divine position.

"Elder Mu, does this realm of gods... truly exist?"

At that moment, Xuanzi, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked Mu En beside him.

Although he was a level 98 Super Douluo with great prestige in the Soul Master world and his strength was beyond the imagination of ordinary Soul Masters, he was ultimately not a level 99 Limit Douluo like Mu En.

Even though they could vaguely sense the barrier that Moon had perceived, they couldn't see it as clearly as Moon. The "divine realm" that Moon spoke of was still shrouded in mystery.

(End of this chapter)