Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

The purple light collided with the purple light, and with a scream that made the entire sea tremble, the sky and earth were painted a ghastly white.

"Ultimate challenge: Blind the Demon Whale King's right eye. Completed."

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in Kong Tianxu's mind.

"Should we pause the hidden trial and return?"

Kong Tianxu remained silent.

The light dimmed.

Blood mixed with seawater, turning the sea surface for dozens of miles around into a shocking dark red.

Above the sea, the enormous deep-sea whale, two hundred meters long, had disappeared. In its place, Kong Tianxu saw a robust humanoid figure clad in strange, deep purple armor.

The armor was incomplete; a large chunk was missing from the left shoulder, revealing the bulging muscles and a still-bleeding wound. Most gruesome of all was his face; the entire right half of his face, including his right eye, had been almost pierced through by the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear, a bloody mess revealing the stark white skull beneath.

All the energy in the air seemed to converge the moment he appeared, and terrifying soul power surged from his body, transforming into blue-purple chains that rose from the sea and sealed off the entire sky.

The middle-aged man slowly raised his head, and the spear, its tip stained with red and white substances, fell from his face. His eye sockets held two empty, dark voids, staring directly at the sacred dragon in the sky.

His cultivation level was still far too low. Kong Tianxu sighed inwardly.

Despite being weakened by the power of the Sea God, the Demon Whale King, with 990,000 years of cultivation, still possessed power far exceeding that of the Sea God. In a head-on confrontation, it broke through the Sea God's blockade and forcibly changed its form.

Even with the sharpness of the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear and the power of the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Thunder, after blinding its only remaining right eye, it only pierced its skull and failed to destroy its brain.

If Kong Tianxu were a Title Douluo today, he could completely kill this beast and seize its soul ring and soul bone.

Unfortunately, with his eight-ring Soul Douluo cultivation level, facing a 990,000-year-old Soul Beast in a desperate state was indeed a bit of a stretch.

"I will devour you little by little, and make you feel the greatest pain."

The flesh and blood on the face of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, which was mostly rotten, writhed. At this moment, its voice had calmed down, leaving only boundless and pure hatred.

The entire Demon Whale Sea was enveloped by its soul power. The seawater once again became its limbs, and the air once again became its ropes. Everything in the world was being squeezed towards the shadow of the giant dragon in the sky.

The sacred dragon dissipated, and Kong Tianxu, who reappeared, gave the Deep Sea Demon Whale King a thumbs-down gesture. It was unclear whether the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who had lost its eyes, could still see it.

"If there's a next time, I'll definitely make you into sashimi."

I wonder how powerful a million-year-old soul beast with an even stronger bloodline would be. I hope my plans go smoothly.

He silently murmured to himself, "Return."

A pure black light shone from his body. The overwhelming soul power that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had brought had missed its target. It flared futilely in the air above the sea, like countless venomous snakes that had lost their prey, frantically whipping the air and carving deep trenches into the surface of the sea.

Between the sea and the sky, there was no one left.

"Do not--!"

The roar of the Demon Whale King echoed between the sea and the sky for a long time. In that voice were anger, resentment, hatred that went deep into its bones, and a trace of fear that even it was unwilling to admit.

It lost its eyes, and the human, leaving behind only a casual threat, vanished from the world as if it had never existed.

On the sea, only the Demon Whale King's mad roar remained, and the blood-stained seawater gleamed eerily in the sunlight.

……

A veil of black slowly swirled and expanded around his body. Within the ever-expanding column of pure black energy, Kong Tianxu could not determine whether he was rising or falling. He could only barely discern from the increasingly rapid tremors of his soul core that he was moving in a way that defied comprehension.

The outer layer of blackness acted as an absolute boundary, separating the inside from the outside into two worlds that would never connect. The only thing that could be felt was the ever-increasing "weight" of the passing objects.

The movement continued. Kong Tianxu felt his body being stretched by an invisible force, a feeling similar to the stretching that comes from breaking free from a confined space.

Every part of his body, his meridians, his dantian, even every cell, let out a soft, comfortable groan at this moment. It was as if, before this, he had been curled up in an overly cramped shell, and only now did he finally have the opportunity to stretch out his arms and legs.

The ascent suddenly accelerated, and then the black turned white.

The transformation came without warning. One moment it was absolute darkness, and the next, endless light surged in from all directions.

Like the color of winter midday sunlight piercing through the clouds and falling on the snow, the light was dazzling. Kong Tianxu subconsciously squinted, his purple-gold pupils slightly contracting in the white light.

In that instant, he saw one hundred and eight points of light, some large and some small. Directly below him, one point of light was emitting a familiar aura.

The white light shone to its fullest extent at that moment. Kong Tianxu subconsciously closed his eyes.

"Ultimate challenge complete. Reward: Path to Heaven. Time limit: one day."

"start."

The familiar mechanical sound rang out again.

When he opened his eyes again, everything was different.

He stood in a fairyland.

Clouds surround you at your feet, and as you gaze into the distance, the distant mountains appear like dark eyebrows, and golden water flows over the palace eaves.

Kong Tianxu didn't rush to take a step. He stood still and took a deep breath.

What a rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

The spiritual energy flowed into the lungs through the respiratory tract and, without any transformation, directly permeated the blood, rushing along the blood vessels to the limbs and bones.

The concentration of spiritual energy here is hundreds of times that of the Douluo Continent. Just breathing here has already surpassed the speed at which he meditated and cultivated on the Douluo Continent!

A vortex suddenly formed behind Kong Tianxu. Initially, it was only the size of a fist, roughly the same size as the soul core itself. But as the first wisp of spiritual energy was drawn into it, the vortex expanded outward at an astonishing speed, the spiritual energy transforming into a visible band of light that converged from all directions.

Kong Tianxu felt a surge of happiness, stretched his body, and was about to sit cross-legged.

Where is this place so full of spiritual energy?

There's only one answer: the realm of gods!

Chapter 357 Gods Fall, Stars Fall from the Sky, I, Eighty-Nine, Look Down Upon Them.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the purple-gold divine seal between Kong Tianxu's brows suddenly felt a slight warmth. It wasn't scorching, but rather carried a strange gentle warmth, as if something was slowly awakening deep within his brow.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom figure floated out from between his eyebrows and hovered in the air in front of him.

It was the silhouette of a middle-aged man. His face was indistinct, only his sharply defined features and a pair of deep, seemingly all-seeing eyes were vaguely discernible. Long purple hair cascaded over his shoulders, and he wore a dark purple robe, the hem of which fluttered gently in the still air.

Kong Tianxu did not stop moving, but his attention never left the other person.

In fact, this was the first time the God of Destruction had revealed its true form to him, although it was obvious that this was only a wisp of its divine consciousness.

"I never expected that you would actually be able to complete the Tribulation of Death and obtain the best reward, arriving in the God Realm."

The lingering remnant of the God of Destruction spoke, its voice low and slow, like thunder rumbling from ancient times, echoing in Kong Tianxu's ears.

He slightly raised his head, his eyes sweeping over the surrounding sea of ​​clouds, distant mountains, and the palace that flowed with golden light.

"This is the place where the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the divine realm is most concentrated and pure. It is the Azure Cloud Refining Array, which is the Cloud Refining Island of Life and Death that you experienced, which refines the most turbid things in the world into the purest, resulting in such a high concentration of spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"The purest is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, then what is the most turbid that is refined?"

Kong Tianxu looked at the golden patterns that appeared and disappeared in the clouds below and asked a question.

"The realm of gods is where gods reside, and gods are immortal. The most prosperous place in this eternal realm is the purest. So what do you mean by the most turbid?" The God of Destruction glanced at him.

Although it was clearly just a vague lingering regret, Kong Tianxu saw a rare hint of a smile in it.

The voice of the God of Destruction carried a hint of emotion:

"Absorb and comprehend with peace of mind. You should know that even the two great god-kings of good and evil from back then could not come here at will. And this remaining half of the god realm is now extremely safe and extremely free. After that great calamity, the god realm split in two, and all the gods perished. No one will disturb you."

"If you have the chance, you should explore this place; you might find something extraordinary. My expectations for you go far beyond simply inheriting the divine throne."

Having said that, this remaining spiritual energy took one last look at the scenery of the divine realm, its gaze passing over the sea of ​​clouds and distant mountains, leaving only a wistful sigh before slowly dissipating.

It really is the realm of gods!

Kong Tianxu didn't hesitate for a moment. The instant the God of Destruction's divine sense dissipated, he had already assumed the most standard cultivation posture.

One day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year on earth. He only has one day, and not a single breath can be wasted.

Behind it, the vortex formed from the soul core suddenly accelerated its rotation. It was no longer merely absorbing, but rather frantically drawing in the primordial energy of heaven and earth that was about to solidify, with an almost greedy attitude.

At this moment, every pore on Kong Tianxu's body was fully opened, and the pure energy was absorbed almost instantly upon contact with the Myriad Origins Domain, entering his incredibly unobstructed meridians. If it were anyone else, even a Limit Douluo, it would be impossible for them to cultivate at such a rapid speed without any restrictions like Kong Tianxu.

The dual soul cores' energy absorption capacity is comparable to that of Kong Tianxu's soul core, but such a terrifying energy input is enough to burst the meridians of a Limit Douluo in an instant, not to mention the filtering and conversion of such powerful energy.

Only Kong Tianxu, with his physique far surpassing that of a Limit Douluo, his unique first soul core, and the mysterious Myriad Origins Domain that was faintly visible around him, could create this extraordinary scene.

Behind him, a phantom, pure as if cast in gold, began to appear, and a purple-gold dragon emerged from its side, its six wings swaying in a magnificent hymn.

The three auras are completely different, yet they resonate with each other on a mysterious level, blending together to complete a full cycle and forming a wondrous, misty scene.

Within this misty haze of light, Kong Tianxu's aura continued to rise and grow stronger...

Half a day later.

Kong Tianxu opened his eyes.

A flash of purplish-gold light passed through the depths of his pupils, then subsided. The surrounding Yuan Qi mist had noticeably thinned out, and the Soul Core vortex slowly stopped, contracted, and returned to his chest. All the various radiant phenomena then disappeared.

He sat there, seemingly unchanged, except that his aura was more restrained, his skin had a jade-like luster, and golden patterns spread across the fusion point of his soul core on his back. His eyes seemed to reveal a fleeting beauty, a quality that saw through life, death, and annihilation.

Feeling the soul power flowing through his body several times stronger, Kong Tianxu slowly exhaled a breath of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, which was only a hundred times more concentrated than that of the Douluo Continent.

Level 89!

In the Contra stage, to reach five levels in half a day solely through pure training is an insane speed.

Moreover, all of his soul power was genuinely cultivated, which meant he didn't need to spend any extra time consolidating this improvement!

Feeling the soul power flowing through his body, which was several times stronger than before, Kong Tianxu was now confident that after his return, apart from those few peak experts who had mastered abilities related to gods, he was invincible.

But that's where it ends.

Level 89 to 90 is the insurmountable chasm between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo. This threshold has blocked countless exceptionally talented geniuses, preventing them from crossing it in their entire lives.

Even Kong Tianxu, after absorbing a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth in half a day, had to stop at this hurdle.

His soul power had accumulated to the limit of level eighty-nine, and the soul power in his dantian was so thick that it was almost solid, like a piece of purple-gold crystal compressed to its limit. But no matter how much he compressed it, that crystal could not go any further and transform into true Title Douluo power.

If you want to go further, there are only two paths.

Alternatively, one can condense a second soul core, using its rotational direction to create a resonance or yin-yang complementarity with the first soul core, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of becoming a Title Douluo through the power of the resonance between the two soul cores.

Or—

The elemental energy surrounding Kong Tianxu once again swirled. This time, the vortex rotated in the opposite direction to before. Previously, it expanded outward, drawing the surrounding elemental energy into his body; this time, it collapsed inward, compressing his already extremely dense soul power bit by bit.

That path that no Soul Master dared to imagine. The unique Soul Power and Soul Core Transformation technique of the current Beast God, Emperor Tian!