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In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed since Su Yu ascended to godhood.
While Su Yu spent much of his time using the God Realm's central system to comprehend the grand structure of the universal laws, he still paid some attention to the Douluo Continent.
Aside from mobilizing the soul master world to deal with cosmic invasions, he also discovered a few interesting younger talents.
For example, he found a Blue Silver Grass soul master with an astonishing innate soul power of level five!
Perhaps due to Su Yu's breakthrough, the Blue Silver Grass species had undergone some evolutionary changes. While most Blue Silver Grass remained common, non-sentient plants, the rate at which soul beasts emerged from them had increased significantly. In parallel, within the soul master world, the proportion of Blue Silver Grass soul masters awakening with innate soul power also rose sharply.
Of course, given the current evolution of life on Douluo Star and the widespread use of Su Wen's Soul Nourishing Method, nearly all individuals now awaken with innate soul power after acquiring their martial souls.
These days, having innate soul power is no longer judged in mere half-levels. Only soul power above level one is considered significant.
By chance, Su Yu discovered this Blue Silver Grass soul master with level five innate soul power and secretly began guiding him.
This particular soul master, focused on the life attribute, had already advanced to the level of Grand Soul Master.
Though perhaps not especially gifted, his cultivation journey hadn't been hampered by the traditionally weak Blue Silver Grass martial soul—because he was never on the path of a battle-type soul master, but instead pursued the auxiliary path.
In that case, what did it matter if Blue Silver Grass was fragile? He didn't need to engage in direct combat anyway.
And he wasn't the only lucky one.
After Su Yu became a god, stories of his deeds spread across the continent.
Although his soul ring configuration for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul was not fully disclosed, many of his soul skills had been revealed over time. In the reforms of soul master theory, Su Yu even used his own martial soul as a case study.
Blue Silver Grass soul masters, once hopeless, now had reason for optimism with Su Yu as a role model. They searched his history and legacy to uncover this crucial spark of hope.
Fortunately, although they had wasted seven or eight years searching, that time hadn't set them back too much.
After all, with innate soul power only at level one, a Blue Silver Grass martial soul would still only have reached about level nine in seven or eight years—just shy of acquiring its first soul ring. With Su Yu's guidance in cultivating along the life attribute path, they still had hope.
As Su Yu's theory for cultivating the Blue Silver Grass martial soul came to light, Blue Silver Grass soul masters across the continent found renewed confidence. In the ninth year after the breakthrough of Douluo Star, the first batch of soul masters with the most basic level-one innate soul power in Blue Silver Grass successfully acquired their first soul ring.
It was of the life attribute.
Now, with the Federation heavily promoting soul master cultivation, support for acquiring soul rings was substantial. Especially under the current soul spirit cultivation system, soul masters no longer needed to hunt beasts for every ring. As long as they committed to future service, they could obtain the rings they desired in a short period.
It functioned much like a loan.
For instance, Blue Silver Grass soul masters were required to undertake many production-based tasks for the Federation after gaining soul rings.
Whether they had reached level ten and received life-type soul rings or were still below level ten without a ring, Blue Silver Grass soul masters played a significant role in agricultural production.
This vast group made outstanding contributions to the Federation's agricultural development.
Moreover, the appearance of Blue Silver Grass soul masters with life-type soul rings didn't start in the ninth year. That year simply marked the first cohort of post-breakthrough soul masters with level-one innate soul power to reach level ten.
Before that, dozens of Blue Silver Grass soul masters had already acquired their first soul rings—of the life attribute as well.
The optimal pairing and selection of the first soul ring for Blue Silver Grass soul masters, along with the development of corresponding auxiliary skills, had started to take shape.
The soul master discovered by Su Yu—Lan Yin—was the first Blue Silver Grass user in a decade to break through to the rank of Grand Soul Master. He became a benchmark for others to follow.
Blue Silver Grass was the most widespread and abundant plant across the entire continent, growing almost everywhere.
Likewise, soul masters with Blue Silver Grass martial souls made up a significant portion of humanity.
With Douluo Star's breakthrough and the benefits of Su Yu's Soul Nourishing Method, this vast group of soul masters saw a new path forward—and naturally seized the opportunity to pursue it.
After Lan Yin broke through to Grand Soul Master, his cultivation pace didn't slow; in fact, it remained as steady as before.
This greatly encouraged many other Blue Silver Grass soul masters.
It signaled that after acquiring a second life-type soul ring, Lan Yin's martial soul had once again evolved in quality.
In effect, the improvement in his martial soul at the Grand Soul Master level matched the increase he had experienced as a Soul Master.
If he could break through to Grand Soul Master as a Soul Master, then with an equivalent leap in martial soul quality, he would undoubtedly have the potential to reach Soul King.
Of course, Lan Yin's level-five innate soul power made him an exception.
Only when a truly ordinary Blue Silver Grass soul master with level-one innate soul power reached the Soul King level would Su Yu's theory be fully validated.
And that day was drawing ever closer with time.
Yangguang Continent
Outside Xiao Huo's body, the elements of wind and fire converged. Above his head, a terrifying elemental vortex spun, channeling both forces into his body.
Su Yu's spiritual form watched the scene with deep satisfaction.
It was done.
Xiao Huo had successfully condensed the true mutated flame: Wind Fury Dragon Flame. At the same time, the transformation of this flame's core allowed Xiao Huo to complete a full transformation of his physique.
Most importantly, using this transformation, Xiao Huo's cultivation broke through to a new level.
He had reached the realm of a God Master.
By contrast, Bai Feng, who was far away on Douluo Continent, lagged far behind in soul power.
Despite receiving extensive guidance and benefiting from the goals set by Su Yu—along with the energy feedback from Douluo Star's evolution—Bai Feng had only just barely reached level 89.
He remained stuck at the critical threshold of condensing his second soul core, unable to break through to Titled Douluo.
By now, Bai Feng was nearly twenty-two years old. Despite having Su Yu's guidance and experience, he still hadn't broken through to the Titled Douluo level—far later than Su Yu had.
Unconsciously, this became a burden Bai Feng carried with him.
The war was still ongoing.
In the early stages of the front-line conflict, the highest level of battle was merely at the god level. But as the fighting escalated, true gods began to join, and a decade later, the first super-god-level battle erupted.
This battle targeted Du Bushi.
Du Bushi managed to survive against a super-god opponent, earning widespread fame throughout the universe.
Another ten years passed.
Du Bushi himself broke through to the super-god level. He hunted down the super-god who had ambushed him years prior, severely injuring his foe. For a full month, he pursued the enemy relentlessly, even tracking them back to their base and destroying the life planet they had painstakingly transformed. Many true gods under the enemy's command were killed or wounded, and a significant portion of their core formations were damaged.
However, Du Bushi paid a heavy price—he was gravely injured and forced to flee in a battered state.
Among the Douluo Star soul masters participating in the war, Du Bushi was undoubtedly the most fearless and resolute.
It was either recovery or battle—nothing else.
Naturally, this kind of all-or-nothing approach brought him the greatest gains as well.
In the mere twenty years since Douluo Star had advanced to a god-level planet, its first super-god powerhouse had emerged. Du Bushi himself became a living legend.
At this stage, Douluo Star hadn't even developed the conditions to naturally produce a super-god, yet Du Bushi's breakthrough led the entire planet's evolution, catalyzing rapid growth from the top down.
That was the story of the front lines.
Elsewhere, Douluo soul masters continued to explore neighboring star systems, searching for habitable planets and bringing them under the Federation's rule.
Many Blue Silver Grass soul masters had now become the primary workforce in transforming these new habitable worlds.
In twenty years, the Federation had gained three new colonized planets.
Meanwhile, Zhou was actively expanding the domain of his dimensional space, gradually altering the rules of these three planets and assimilating them into his own realm. Though slow, the process was steady—and with Du Bushi's breakthrough, the pace accelerated dramatically. The three planets were swiftly and fully integrated into his dimensional scope.
Douluo Star was changing at an astonishing pace. What had once been a closed world, untouched by the universe, had now become a formidable power with one mother planet and three inhabited satellite worlds.
Possessing a super-god-level powerhouse, it could now truly be considered a cosmic juggernaut.
In addition, Douluo Star had powerful allies such as the Elven Star, and its influence across the universe was beginning to manifest in a significant way.
Su Yu observed Douluo Star's evolution with keen interest.
As the realm itself advanced, Su Yu continued to fine-tune his own development—refining his insights and using the central core of the God Realm to deepen his connection with the laws of existence.
Twenty years had passed.
Xiao Huo had already become a god, and the "Ling" character rune had returned to Su Wen's hands, merging into his Soul Ring of Spirit.
Ten years had passed for Bai Feng as well. He had successfully condensed his second soul core, but the third remained elusive.
He was now attempting to follow Su Yu's path, using a superimposed state to break through.
However, this meant that he would need to form his own divine seat at the same time as his god-level breakthrough—or inherit one—while also advancing his lifeform to a higher dimensional state.
Without undergoing a Divine Examination, he had no choice but to forge a divine seat entirely on his own.
Fortunately, under Su Yu's supervision, he had diligently cultivated the Rune Method. Though still far from forming a divine seat prototype, there was at least hope.
As long as he could gather enough faith energy, it wasn't impossible to elevate the runes to the level required for a divine seat.
Yet, within the Douluo Star plane, acquiring faith power had become incredibly difficult. As Su Yu's disciple, Bai Feng did benefit from some overflow of faith—but it was nowhere near enough for forging a divine seat. Like a cup of water on a burning cart, it barely helped.
To obtain more faith energy quickly, Bai Feng had only one option: go to the front lines of war.
Su Wen, meanwhile, had entered deep seclusion.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed in the God Realm.
"Teacher!" Xiao Huo's arrival interrupted Su Wen's closed-door cultivation.
In the God Realm, a single day equated to an entire year in the universe. However, with the aid of the central divine core and the realm's close connection to the law dimension, Su Yu's cultivation here had become more efficient than ever.
By now, Bai Feng was nearly twenty-two—and despite Su Yu's guidance, he still hadn't broken through to Titled Douluo, far behind Su Yu's own pace. Unintentionally, this weighed heavily on him.
The war raged on.
On the front lines, the earliest clashes were only god-level battles. As the conflict escalated, True Gods joined in, and ten years later the first Super-God-level combat erupted—targeting Du Bushi. He survived against a Super God, his fame spreading throughout the universe.
Another ten years passed.
Du Bushi himself ascended to Super God status. He tracked down the Super God who had ambushed him, grievously wounded his foe, and pursued him for a full month—destroying his enemy's transformed life planet, inflicting heavy casualties on True Gods, and crippling their formation grids. Yet Du Bushi paid dearly: badly injured, he fled in tatters. Among Douluo Star's soul masters, he was the most relentless—ever oscillating between healing and battle—and that all-in resolve brought him the greatest gains.
In just twenty years since Douluo Star achieved god-level status, its first Super God had emerged. Du Bushi became legendary. Lacking the natural conditions to spawn Super Gods, Douluo Star was instead propelled upward by Du Bushi's breakthrough, catalyzing rapid evolution from the top down.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Douluo soul masters explored neighboring star systems, searching for habitable worlds to bring into the Federation. Blue Silver Grass soul masters formed the vanguard of these terraforming efforts.
Twenty years on, the Federation had added three colonized planets. Simultaneously, Zhou expanded his dimensional domain—slowly remaking those planets' laws and assimilating them into his plane. After Du Bushi's rise, this process accelerated dramatically, fully integrating all three worlds into his realm.
Douluo Star transformed at staggering speed: once isolated, it became a cosmic power boasting a mother planet plus three colonies—and now, with a Super God among its ranks and allies like Elven Star, its influence resonated throughout the universe.
Su Yu watched closely. As his plane advanced, he continually refined his insights, using the God Realm's central core to deepen his grasp of cosmic laws.
Twenty years had passed.
Xiao Huo had become a god; the "Ling" rune returned to Su Wen and merged into his Spirit Soul Ring. For Bai Feng, ten more years brought the condensation of a second soul core, yet the third remained elusive. Now he attempted Su Yu's layered breakthrough method—requiring him to forge (or inherit) a divine seat as he achieved godhood. Without a Divine Examination, he could only craft his seat himself. Under Su Yu's tutelage, his Rune Method had progressed steadily; though far from a prototype, hope lay in amassing enough faith energy to elevate his runes to seat-forming power.
But in Douluo Star's plane, faith was scarce. As Su Yu's disciple, Bai Feng received some overflow, yet it was a mere drop in the bucket for forging a seat. To gain more quickly, he had no choice but to join the front lines.
Su Wen entered seclusion. A month in the God Realm—thirty years in the universe, thanks to the Realm's proximity to the Law Dimension and its cultivation aid—saw Bai Feng break through to godhood, form his Star divine seat, and return to the battlefield, anchoring the front lines as a level-one god.
Thirty years of war had escalated beyond Super God clashes to occasional engagements with Principal Gods—yet no half-step Soul King had intervened... until now.
"Teacher! Senior Brother is under attack by three half-step Soul Kings! The situation is critical!"
Though Su Yu never admitted it, Xiao Huo always called himself Su Yu's disciple and Bai Feng "Senior Brother." Despite Su Yu's earlier ascension, Bai Feng's swift divine seat formation had leapfrogged Xiao Huo's progress, leaving Xiao Huo both proud and helpless. Yangguang Continent offered divine inheritances—but not seats. His rapid cultivation owed to its system, not superior insight; in understanding, he lagged far behind Bai Feng.
"Half-step Soul Kings? A coordinated assault?" Su Yu's eyes narrowed. A first-ever ambush by half-step Soul Kings couldn't be random. "Are they targeting Douluo Star? Or Bai Feng? No... they're targeting me."
As a newly minted Soul King wielding an artifact beyond gods, Su Yu attracted attention. His power had been demonstrated in the battle outside the Douluo Divine Realm—but only the Five Soul Kings there truly grasped it. Other divine realms, uncertain of his strength, now probed him.
Using his Fate Force, Su Yu quickly unraveled the conspiracy. His mastery of Fate Force had become uncanny, each simulation leaving him with a near-omnipotent illusion.
"Where is Senior Brother now?" Xiao Huo asked.
"I'll go in person," Su Yu said. This war had dragged on long enough; it was time to escalate. Douluo Star could now handle a higher tier of conflict.
"You, personally?" Xiao Huo gasped. A true Soul King entering battle—after half-step Soul Kings struck—signaled a major shift. Xiao Huo's heart pounded: he'd soon be drawn into this grand divine mobilization, and not just him; many gods would join the war.
"Let's go—bring Yu Hao," Su Yu called Ho Yu Hao. Wrapped in time-space forces, the two vanished from the God Realm.
"Yu Ge, why me?" Ho Yu Hao sighed. He'd hoped to stay with his mother and cultivate peacefully.
"If I don't bring you to the front lines, you'll never improve."
The Order God showed promise of becoming a Soul King, yet Ho Yu Hao had stagnated—clearly needing pressure.
Ho Yu Hao groaned. "It's only been a month..."
(End of chapter)