Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

If he remembered correctly, although Tang San inherited and was promoted to God King in the original story, his actual power in the God Realm was destroyed and controlled by Destroyer.

Then Tang San spent tens of thousands of years plotting and using ambushes to trick Destruction, which turned the tide. But he was unlucky and encountered the space-time turbulence and the birth of the Golden Dragon King. In the end, the entire God Realm was sucked into the black hole.

Yan wants to control the God Realm, and even has ambitions for the entire universe and other known universes, but he has no interest in following the old path of Tang San in the original story.

Moreover, the closer he got to becoming a god at level 100, the more he felt that there were problems with the level 100 godhood system in Douluo Continent. Gods actually had a lifespan of their divine bodies and needed to enter the God Realm as divine souls to continue cultivating after their lifespan ended. This made it seem like he was not as good as the god-level powerhouses in Qin Emperor.

Compared to ordinary cultivators or even gods, Yan has a greater advantage: he possesses the Gate of Time and Space and has developed it to the point of transcending the universe. He doesn't need to be confined to one system and can gather ideas from all sides.

If he can complete the reform of the method of becoming a god in the Douluo Universe and perfect his own path to godhood, then there is a possibility of revolutionizing the God Realm.

However, this matter cannot be rushed, and the divine realm must not be alerted beforehand. Otherwise, it won't be him challenging the divine realm's authority, but rather the divine realm taking his life first. Therefore, matters such as inheriting the divine position can be put on hold for now.

But this hurdle is not easy to overcome. The God of Asura is not as easily fooled as the God of the Sea. He asked Nana to inherit the divine position, but she didn't think much of it. Directly refusing would easily offend the gods, and judging from the God of Asura's temperament, he wasn't exactly a good person. So... he had to be more tactful.

After thinking for a moment, Yan bowed to the God of Asura again, then spoke loudly: "Your Majesty, please allow me to say a few more words. Your appreciation truly flatters me, but I also wish to prove my talent. What do you say? Give me twenty years."

The new successor to the Sea God on Poseidon Island is likely to break through level 100 and inherit the position of Sea God within about twenty years.

And I also wish to try my own path to godhood during this period. If, in the end, I am not satisfied and have no confidence in surpassing your achievements, I am willing to undergo the Nine Trials of Asura, take over the divine sword, and inherit the divine position.”

Yan was quite flustered when he said these words; frankly, his behavior was rather ungrateful. But since he dared to say them, he had some confidence in himself.

Based on some information he knew, the Asura God and the Sea God were close, and the idea of ​​retiring should have come to him only after the Sea God had clearly identified his successor. Before that, he had always been indifferent to the succession of the divine position, as can be seen from Tang Chen's experience.

Tang Chen was ambushed by the Rakshasa God's thoughts, while the Asura God remained completely indifferent throughout. Given his strength and status, if he had truly wanted to inherit the divine position at that time and break the Rakshasa God's methods, it would have been an easy and compliant thing to do with the rules of the divine realm, but he did not do so.

However, looking back at the original novel's portrayal of Tang San, he actually treated Tang San like a treasure, even orchestrating Tang San's resurrection and the dual godhood infighting. All of this happened after the Sea God had chosen his successor. So, Tang Chen just happened to be born at the wrong time.

Upon hearing his words, the Asura God narrowed his eyes slightly. "Boy, you have quite the nerve, actually taking my good intentions as your own escape route."

Yan bowed again, his expression respectful, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I also admire the Sea God's experience of becoming a god, and I yearn for it. Therefore, I wish to gain twenty years. In truth, it is unlikely that I will be able to surpass your divine position within twenty years."

"Since you know you can't do it, why make this agreement in the first place? Humans, are you dissatisfied? Human nature is truly complex."

The Asura God's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at Yan before him. He seemed to recall the guy who had first entered the God Realm in his memory, and sighed, "Fine, I'll give you this chance. But not in twenty years, but before the Sea God inherits the divine position. I don't want to be behind him, do you understand?"

"I understand, thank you, God."

Yan nodded slightly, and the Asura God nodded back to him. With a burst of red light, the Asura God's consciousness disappeared, and within the ruins of the Slaughter City, only the Asura God Sword remained in place.

"This is an amazing artifact, it's really powerful."

Yan stepped forward and tentatively grasped the powerful artifact. He didn't use his soul power or mental power to activate its internal power, but simply pulled it out. Surprisingly, it was easy, and he didn't encounter the same rejection as Hu Liena and Bibi Dongfangcai.

He held the divine sword in his hand and admired it for a moment, then walked up to Hu Liena and handed it to her, saying, "Nana, you can keep this divine sword for now."

A hint of surprise flashed in Hu Liena's eyes as she looked up at the astonished man, "Brother Xiao Yan, did Lord Shura God say..."

Yan smiled and placed it in Hu Liena's slender palm. "What that person said is one thing, but how I do it is another. You possess the Killing God Domain, and cultivating with it will allow you to improve your strength more quickly. As for me, I still have at least twenty years."

Yan didn't explain further. He had his reasons for not leaving the Asura Divine Sword behind. He mainly didn't use weapons normally, and using divine artifacts too much would lead to dependence, which would be detrimental to his martial spirit cultivation.

Like Tang San in the original novel, after obtaining the Trident of the Sea God, he completely gave up on developing his own martial soul. The first Sea God left behind the trident, the Angel God left behind the Angel God Sword, and Tang San, the second Sea God, was going to be a God King in the future, but he left behind nothing. It's simply putting the cart before the horse.

"Nana, since this is your senior brother's wish, then you should accept it."

Bibi Dong roughly understood some of Yan's thoughts, which was to persuade Hu Liena to keep the Asura God Sword. She also guessed some of Yan's intentions, hoping that Hu Liena could cultivate well during this period of time, which might change the Asura God's mind.

"The snow-white swan's kiss and the rest of the blood poison have been completely purified, so the entire trial ground has been rebuilt. The Hell Road can still be opened, but a lot of killing is still needed."

Yan assessed the situation in the City of Slaughter and silently made a judgment. The Asura God's trip to the mortal realm wasn't entirely fruitless; he had essentially rebuilt the City of Slaughter. However, everyone there was dead, so the Hell Road couldn't be reopened for the time being.

After thinking for a moment, Yan looked at Bibi Dong and asked, "Teacher, how many Soul Masters on the continent are still dissatisfied with my Spirit Hall?"

Bibi Dong looked around, thought for a moment, and replied, "Roughly speaking, there are still tens of thousands, most of whom are people who suffered losses during the rise of the Spirit Hall."

"This killing city is just sitting empty anyway, it's time to fill it with more people so they can have a chance to obtain a domain. This could be considered their good fortune."

Yan nodded and looked around, then said, "Moreover, there will be quite a few opponents at the upcoming sect conference, including the Clear Sky Sect, the Star Luo Royal Family, and some other soul master forces. Killing them all would not be good for the reputation of the Spirit Hall. This place is actually a very good place."

Bibi Dong nodded, "Indeed, giving them the opportunity to obtain a domain can be considered a sign of the Spirit Hall's benevolence."

Chapter 433 Mainland Situation

Outside the Valley of Ice and Fire in Sunset Forest, a figure, weary from his journey, arrived from the frosty, snowy sky.

"call out!"

A hazy rainbow streaked across the sky. When the fiery red light dissipated, Yan's figure was revealed. He gazed at the valley below and descended without hesitation.

After resolving the matter of the Slaughter City, Yan returned to Tiandou City to arrange the cleanup work on the Tiandou Empire's side.

News of the coup at the Heaven Dou Palace that day naturally spread after he left Heaven Dou City, causing a huge uproar on the Douluo Continent, with an impact no less significant than the Soul Hunting War in the original novel.

In the original novel, during the Soul Hunting War, the Spirit Hall suddenly launched an attack, annihilating both the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan suffered heavy losses, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan was completely wiped out. The remaining members of the seven major sects either surrendered or went into hiding, and the Spirit Hall regained control of the Soul Master world.

However, it was this battle that made the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire feel the direct threat of the Spirit Hall and choose to join forces. A considerable number of Soul Masters even directly turned against the Spirit Hall.

Although both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire possessed massive armies numbering in the millions, these armies were utterly ineffective against truly powerful Soul Masters. Everyone understood this, which is why the Spirit Hall in the original story made a disastrous decision.

This time, the Spirit Hall's actions did not appear to be any overtly aggressive. The two main protagonists of the Heaven Dou Palace Coup were Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and Fourth Prince Xue Beng. It was these two who stirred up the turmoil for the throne and also plotted to frame the Spirit Hall, at least that's the official explanation from the Heaven Dou Palace.

The Spirit Hall was forced to intervene in the succession to prove its innocence, and it did not choose the two rebellious princes, but instead chose the princess Xue Ke, who had a better reputation. As for why it chose the princess, opinions vary.

At least within the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall's actions did not encounter much resistance. For the common people, who became emperor was not too important, but Emperor Xue Ye was indeed quite beloved, and Xue Ke was Emperor Xue Ye's own daughter, so everyone could accept it.

But for the nobles and officials at the top, a choice had to be made: whether to submit to the Spirit Hall's reforms or stubbornly defend their own interests and be overthrown by the revolution.

The Spirit Hall is quite tough on this issue. After eliminating some troublemakers, at least on the surface, no one dares to cause trouble. As for the undercurrents, they all converge on the Star Luo Empire.

Indeed, after the Heaven Dou Palace Coup and a series of subsequent events, the Star Luo Empire had become the main base of opposition against the Spirit Hall. Countless nobles, spirit masters, and old forces unwilling to accept the loss of their interests gathered together in the Star Luo Empire.

The Star Luo Empire was already stronger than the Heavenly Dou Empire in terms of combat power. With the addition and support of these forces, its hard power was stronger than the current Heavenly Dou Empire. However, with the Spirit Hall by their side, they dared not act rashly.

In fact, the Star Luo Empire had already achieved military superiority over the Heaven Dou Empire a long time ago, and its inability to unify the continent was entirely due to the interference of the Spirit Hall.

This interference continued for a long time, and the two empires expanded their empires, splitting into many duchy kingdoms. Both empires weakened to some extent, so they joined forces to plan and lead the rise of sects, thus completing the suppression of the Spirit Hall.

Therefore, for a long time, the situation on the Douluo Continent should have been a three-way game between the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, while the seven major sects should actually belong to the respective camps of the two great empires.

However, this situation was quickly broken with the rise of Yan. After years of development, until the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, the Spirit Hall had completed the dismantling of the seven major sects and accumulated advantages over the two empires, while the two empires were also trying to save themselves.

Not only did Emperor Xueye begin to groom a successor, but he also secretly contacted Emperor Xingluo. However, this activity ceased completely after the Spirit Hall helped Xue Ke ascend the throne.

The current situation is that the Heaven Dou Empire has completely collapsed. The new Heaven Dou supported by the Spirit Hall, the Star Luo, and the remnants of various forces are bound to fight a battle that will determine the fate of the continent.

Both sides were well aware of this, so they had exercised restraint beforehand. The Spirit Hall had driven away many remnants of the old forces within the Heaven Dou Empire, preparing to resolve the issue in one fell swoop in the future.

Meanwhile, the Star Luo Empire accepted the allegiance of many forces, including the Clear Sky Sect, and its weakness in Soul Masters was greatly improved.

Indeed, the Clear Sky Sect finally made its choice. They did not want to continue to be imprisoned by the Spirit Hall. After the news of the Heaven Dou Palace coup spread, they quietly made contact with Star Luo, and many of their direct descendants secretly left their ancestral land and moved to Star Luo City together with the Moon Pavilion of Heaven Dou City.

However, those guys were clever enough not to reveal their identities at this time, but instead planned to make a decision after the sect re-election conference more than half a year later.

After the Heaven Dou Palace incident was basically resolved, the Spirit Hall announced that it would re-determine the current sect structure in a year, which simply means re-electing the seven major sects. This can be regarded as a major event in the world of spirit masters and can also be seen as a complete reshuffling of the power structure on the continent.

Whether it's Tian Dou or Xing Luo, all the forces are aware that an unprecedented upheaval on the continent may begin in just one year. Therefore, all the forces have been keeping a low profile until then, and even if they suffer significant losses, they can only endure it for the time being.

Just like the Star Luo Empire, after the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, they also received devastating news that would affect the succession of the country. The eldest prince, Davis, and the third prince, Dai Mubai, died in Heaven Dou City. Although the Star Luo Empire royal family has a tradition of internal strife, the simultaneous death of two key heirs, both in Heaven Dou City, is suspicious no matter how you look at it.

Unfortunately, Tian Dou City was in complete chaos during that period, making it impossible to investigate the truth clearly. Moreover, the global landscape underwent tremendous changes afterward. If the Star Luo Empire were to rashly use this incident as a pretext to test the waters, it might prematurely ignite the current situation.

In the end, he could only endure it. It is said that when the bodies of the two princes were brought back, the Xingluo Emperor unusually suspended court for a day and did not see anyone. He stayed alone in the main hall with his two sons.

The situation on the mainland is constantly changing, but Yan doesn't really care. With the matter of the Slaughter City resolved, this grand game of strategy has essentially come to an end.

Through a series of covert maneuvers, Yan completely eliminated the last possible obstacle—a divine force. This means that any subsequent actions by the Spirit Hall will no longer be hindered by any god-level powerhouse, and the Spirit Hall has more than one god-level expert.

This was a complete dimensional reduction attack; there was absolutely no way they could lose. Unfortunately, the guys from the Star Luo Empire were still unaware of this, so His Highness felt sorry for them and didn't take many countermeasures. His overt schemes and plans had already come to an end, and no matter how much the other side jumped around, it was useless. Why bother? He would finish things off in a few months.

So, having finished his mundane affairs, His Highness the Holy Son once again came to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, this time preparing to improve his strength.

After so many days of hard work and cultivation, he finally succeeded in advancing to level 90, and it was time to obtain his last soul ring.

It's really strange. Generally speaking, the cultivation speed of cultivators decreases as they progress to the later stages. My sister Xue'er is a case in point. She has barely reached the ninth ring and has been promoted to Title Douluo.

He seemed to have a cheat code, advancing more and more rapidly as the game progressed. I don't know if it was because he refined many 100,000-year-old soul rings and soul spirits, but in short, he had already advanced from level 70 to level 90 in just a few years.

It is foreseeable that his advancement after becoming a Title Douluo will be even faster. This can be seen in the example of Bibi Dong; the true wonder of her twin martial souls lies after level 90, when her second martial soul refines a high-level soul ring, significantly increasing her soul power cultivation and allowing her to advance to the level of Limit Douluo at the fastest speed.

"Brother Xiaoyan".

"Brother Yan, you're here."

"They've been waiting for you for ages."

When Yan arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a group of beautiful women surrounded him. They were none other than the beautiful women team he had assembled, but not all of them were present.

After the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Bai Xiuxiu has returned to Seagod Island to undergo the remaining trials of divine inheritance. Her strength is improving rapidly, and she is currently consolidating her foundation, waiting for Yan to take her to the far north again to contract with the two peerless ferocious beasts, Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor.

Zhu Zhuqing left Tiandou with Zhu Zhuyun. After bidding a reluctant farewell to Yan Lianlian, he returned to the Star Luo Empire and began to work hard for the Holy Son's subsequent plans. He also missed the big and little kittens quite a bit.

The others, besides these two, were arranged by Yan to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er after the Tian Dou Palace upheaval.

The imperial auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest has been staying at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye for many years. On the one hand, it is to keep a close eye on the hatching of the fire dragon egg there for Yan, and on the other hand, it is to improve its own cultivation more quickly.

The unique environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is harmful to ordinary animal spirit beasts, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which has dragon blood, is able to utilize that special energy here.

The same was true for the Behemoth cubs, so Yan kept them all. However, probably due to their race, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Behemoths couldn't get along.

Yan could only find her other playmates, such as the little phoenix Huo'er he brought from the Five Elements Continent, and the girls who are now welcoming him.

Of these girls, Dugu Yan is aloof, Ye Lingling is shy, Bai Chenxiang is obedient, and the most lively are Ning Rongrong and the little rabbit Xiao Wu, who are currently occupying his two arms.

Of course, now there's also a little phoenix firefly flying around him, constantly nuzzling his face with its little head to show affection. Yan really enjoys this harmonious scene.

Explanation of the protagonist's path, inheritance of godhood, and subsequent breakthroughs.

During this time, the author has also been paying attention to everyone's feedback. Some readers have mentioned that Hu Liena's talent cannot inherit the position of the Asura God, which I did not consider at the beginning.

Because I initially positioned the protagonist as the God-Emperor of the New God Realm, rather than the God-King who would inherit the divine throne of the Old God Realm.

Well, the path I designed for the protagonist isn't to inherit a godhood, but to directly create his own god realm. Based on Douluo Star, I'll create a new physical god realm, not the original Douluo God Realm where the soul ascends and condenses into a divine body, which even black holes can't withstand.

Regarding the protagonist's interactions with several gods and his invitation to inherit divine positions, let me explain. To break the old order and establish a new one, you must at least be able to protect yourself within the old order. This explains the protagonist's act of sending people into the old divine realm.

As for the protagonist's future path, it was actually outlined in the initial synopsis: he gathers knowledge from various planes and creates his own new pantheon. Whether the original divine realm is placed in a black hole or something else, I haven't written about that yet. I hope everyone can be patient and support him.

Chapter 434 The Birth of the Fire Dragon

"Alright, everyone, please make way."

In the Valley of the Two Elements of Ice and Fire, after chatting with several girls for a while, Yan asked them to step back a bit, and then he went to the spring.