Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 148 Elements, Creation

"Such a high concentration of elements!"

Upon entering the alternate dimension at the bottom of the Lake of Life, Chi Ping immediately felt the impact of extremely high concentrations of elemental power.

This is almost comparable to the elemental concentration inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire! It's just that it lacks the divine power of the two Dragon Kings, so there hasn't been a qualitative change.

Chi Ping sensed his surroundings.

This is a space on an island in the middle of a lake, where a giant silver elemental dragon lies prone, breathing in and out life force and elemental power.

The lake outside the island is a living lake, connected to the life-giving lakes outside.

"I never expected him to be a living Dragon King."

Chi Ping looked at the silver dragon in surprise.

This was truly a powerful and beautiful dragon, with a lithe body and elegant posture, its scales emitting a soft, seven-colored glow against the chaotic background.

"Human, how should I address you?" A cold female voice came from the dragon's throat.

"Just call me Ikehei."

The Silver Dragon King stared at Chi Ping, "I recognize the aura about you."

Chi Ping nodded, pondering for a moment.

Although the elemental silver dragon before them was weak internally, its essence was extremely high, approaching that of the two god-kings, Life and Destruction.

They must be ancient beings who followed the Dragon God.

"I have dealt with the remnants of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, and learned some things from them, which I have incorporated into my own cultivation system."

"A remnant soul?"

"Indeed. These two Dragon Kings have long since perished, leaving only a wisp of their souls in the world."

The Silver Dragon King was filled with grief, but he tried his best not to show it on the surface.

However, this did not escape Ikehira's analysis.

"I am the Space Dragon King, you can call me Gu Yue."

Feeling Gu Yue's almost absolute control over the elements in the space, Chi Ping really wanted to roll his eyes.

"Water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, golden dragon, mountain dragon—these are the nine great dragon kings under the Dragon God. Such powerful control over the elements—do you think I'm stupid?"

Gu Yue remained silent.

"Humans, playing dumb is a form of wisdom."

Chi Ping shrugged. "Too lazy to pretend."

When Gu Yue stands upright, it is nearly 30 meters tall on all fours, exuding an imposing presence.

"Some secrets are meant to be kept secret."

As she spoke, the elements became active, and the space instantly surged with waves.

"But I do know, so what are you going to do about it?" Chi Ping remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the surging elemental storm.

Gu Yue is very strong, but Chi Ping is not weak either!

If it really comes down to a fight, the odds are about 50/50. If it's a fight to the death, Ikehira has a 60% chance of winning.

Gu Yue stared at those runic eyes, lowered her body, and said, "So confident?"

"Confidence is based on ability, and luckily, I have that ability."

The runic body is liberated, the divine system is loaded, and life and elemental powers are added.

Ikehira hooks his hand.

"Want to fight? I'm ready."

In an instant, Gu Yue found that he had completely lost control of the life force in this space, and his control over the elements of water, fire, ice, lightning and wind was also weakened.

Her gaze grew even more serious, and she had to carefully consider the price she would have to pay to keep Chi Ping here.

After a long while, Gu Yue calmed the elemental storm, and Chi Ping then withdrew his power.

Gu Yue nodded, and Chi Ping clasped his hands in greeting.

Yi Long formally introduced himself.

"Silver Dragon King, one of the Dragon God's incarnations."

"Ikehira, inheritor of the God of Life."

The scales on the ancient moon began to undulate rhythmically.

"Why did you come here?" "To discuss, exchange ideas, and seek opportunities to advance further."

"Further?" Gu Yue asked, puzzled. "What do you mean? What does it have to do with me?"

Chi Ping raised his right hand. "Language is hard to explain, so I'll just demonstrate."

The body is composed of cells, and Chi Ping's rune body is no exception, except that the "cells" that make up this body are tiny rune structures. When not activated, the rune structures spontaneously "compress," shutting down most functions to maintain a human form, and can be "decompressed" at any time when needed.

Rune Body Unleashed, Water Elemental Power Loaded, Virtual Divine Position Constructed.

Life, Destruction, Pond Tree, Ocean, Angel, Water Dragon, Fire Dragon, Arctic Snowstorm, Star God, Asura—Chi Ping has interacted with nine gods, studied their primal powers, and even directly participated in shaping the position of the Snowstorm God.

He has a deep understanding of the existence of "God".

The foundation of God is His divine position.

As far as Ikehira knows, one of the sources of divine positions is to use human thought to influence the cycle of souls, bypass the control of the star gods, "steal" the world's power, and become the occupant of the world's rules.

For example, the Sea God and the Angel God seized the ocean and sky of Douluo Star.

This has caused enormous damage to the world.

The corresponding title is "Lord of the Far North Snowstorm" for the Snow Emperor.

Belonging to the world, they are essentially agents of the world's rules.

The rules do not leave the world, so they do not harm the world.

If the Snow Empress does well enough to strengthen the power of the divine position, the Star God might be able to split off an independent divine position and bestow it upon her.

Gods of the divine realm, such as those of life and destruction, should belong to the latter; their divine positions belong to the divine realm.

Chi Ping will eventually leave Douluo Star to find his hometown. One of these two paths would harm the world, and the other would prevent him from leaving without permission. Neither of them is what he desires.

Of course, there is an even more important reason besides this: the "god" is somewhat "weak" and cannot meet Ikehira's requirements for exploring the universe.

Having reached the limits of humanity, it seems that there is no other path for Chi Ping except to become a god.

But this is not what he wanted.

Why should we have to take this path?

Why can't we forge a different path?

Why can't I have my way?

Even if we fail, it's just death.

Creation.

Taking the meaning of "one flower, one world; one tree, one universe", it uses the body of runes as the foundation to construct a "world", form its own rules, become a "star god", and ascend to the position of "creator".

This is a new path that Ikehira envisioned.

I don't know if it's right or not, I don't know if it will work, but it's the only way to meet his requirements.

The temporary divine position system is a work in progress.

Based on the light of life, it uses runes to interpret rules and simulate divine positions.

Holding the azure sapphire representing the water elemental deity in his hand, Chi Ping shook his head regretfully.

It's still not perfect.

"That's about it. I need to collect enough cases to further refine the virtual deity position."

To be honest, Gu Yue didn't understand Chi Ping's actions.

But she could see the extraordinary nature of this gem; if she could master it, becoming a god wouldn't seem so difficult.

"Incredible skill!"

"Thank you for the compliment, but I'm still far from good enough."

Gu Yue somewhat understood why Chi Ping had been chosen by the Goddess of Life.

If the Dragon God were still alive, he would also recognize the immense potential of such a young person.

"You seem to want to ascend to godhood, but I don't see any fluctuations in the world's rules. This gem has similar power, so mastering the rules shouldn't be difficult for you."

"I don't want to hurt the world, nor do I want to lose my freedom, so I'm trying to imitate the world and create my own rules."

Looking at the arrogant human boy in front of him, Gu Yue wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

But obviously, that's not possible.

"Arrogant brat. I grant your request, but there will be a price to pay."

"A transaction is only a two-way street; what do you need?"

"Life, and secrecy."

(End of this chapter)