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Huo Yuhao pointed out that only a month had passed, so wasn't it obvious that he hadn't made much progress?
"The Divine Realm is nothing like the Douluo Continent," Su Yu warned. "One day in the Divine Realm is equivalent to a year on Douluo. That means thirty years have passed for you, and yet you've made no noticeable progress. With the advantages offered by the Divine Realm, even the difference in the flow of time can be compensated for. There's no reason your progress should lag behind."
Even without Su Yu's unique cultivation methods, and even if one cannot directly comprehend the laws, the cost-effectiveness of training in the Divine Realm should never be lower than elsewhere.
Becoming a god and possessing a divine position comes with the inherent advantage of being closer to the laws of the Divine Realm.
Whether one is cultivating divine abilities or seeking breakthroughs, it is far easier than doing so in the vast universe.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the three-hundred-sixty-five-times difference in time flow cannot be entirely compensated for.
However, the Divine Realm offers another major advantage.
Its efficiency is high, and the strain it puts on deities is minimal.
In other words, the actual passage of time is shorter, so one's temperament isn't worn down as quickly, allowing for greater ambition and drive.
Making a ten-point advancement over the course of a year versus a five-point advancement in just one day— which is better? Even if the total progress is the same, the time experienced is vastly different. In the Divine Realm, a god truly only experiences a single day.
Just like Huo Yuhao now—he genuinely felt that only a month had passed. His sense of time was entirely altered.
"Yuhao," Su Yu said, "your Order-based divine position still has a long way to go before it can evolve to the level of a God King. Why not go to the front lines and hold the fort there?"
In truth, Su Yu had brought Huo Yuhao along as a fighter.
Unlike Douluo Star, wars in the universe could erupt at any moment and in vastly different locations. Even though Su Yu had mastery over spatial power, he couldn't guarantee timely arrival everywhere.
So, at times like these, it was necessary to bring along a few powerful combatants.
As for Electrolux, he was still in the process of absorbing his gains and was undergoing a rapid growth phase—Huo Yuhao was the better choice for now.
"Of course, sending you out like this won't come without benefits," Su Yu added.
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up.
He knew that if Yu-ge said there were benefits, they must be significant.
It might even be the opportunity he needed to advance to the level of God King.
Seeing his reaction, Su Yu chuckled and said, "Do you remember the battle outside our Divine Realm last time?"
"I remember." Huo Yuhao had been observing from the sidelines during that battle. It had involved more than ten God Kings, and the scale was massive. Countless cosmic forces had felt the impact of that clash.
"That Chaotic God King."
"Chaotic God King?" Huo Yuhao blinked in confusion. For a moment, he didn't understand why Su Yu brought him up.
Su Yu was speechless—he couldn't believe Huo Yuhao hadn't caught on even after that hint.
Clearly, this guy needed to work on his analytical thinking.
"Chaos and Order are opposites, but they also contain each other," Su Yu explained. "If you can gain some insight from the Chaotic God King and learn to control the chaos within order, your Order will become even more stable. That would pave the way for your divine position to advance. Better yet, if you can kill the Chaotic God King and absorb his divine position, then by holding both Chaos and Order, your ascent to God King will be rapid."
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Yu-ge to ask him to take down a God King.
Oh my god!
"Yu-ge, the three of you attacked the Chaotic God King together last time and still couldn't kill him. How can I possibly succeed?"
Su Yu rolled his eyes.
"You really think we couldn't kill that guy?"
Whether Destruction and Life could jointly take down the Chaotic God King was unclear, but Su Yu admitted that, at the time, he hadn't intended to finish him off.
True, God Kings are difficult to kill. They each have their own survival techniques. Given the situation back then, injuring the Chaotic God King, even severely, in a three-on-one scenario was already an impressive outcome.
But Su Yu was different.
If he had truly gone all out with the goal of eliminating the Chaotic God King, he could have done it.
He just chose not to.
After all, even in a three-against-one battle, if Su Yu had revealed too much of his power to restrain enemies, it would have raised suspicion among the other God Kings across the universe.
"Yu-ge, you can actually kill a God King?" Huo Yuhao asked, stunned.
You're all God Kings—how can you be so absurdly powerful?
In the stages below divinity, Huo Yuhao could accept the difference, but after reaching the divine level himself, he had come to understand just how difficult progress was.
We both just became gods—how are you already able to slay opponents of equal rank?
Su Yu shook his head, clarifying that he didn't have the ability to directly kill a God King.
"But if they're heavily wounded, I'm confident I can finish them."
Heavily wounded?
Huo Yuhao understood immediately.
Right, that Chaotic God King had clearly suffered severe injuries last time. Even though he survived, that was just his outward appearance. The reality was likely even worse.
Even with this time to recover, there was no way his condition had fully healed.
"His Chaotic divine position isn't just beneficial for you," Su Yu added. "Your Order-based divine position is also crucial to the completeness of his Chaos. So once he realizes you're the God of Order…"
Huo Yuhao: Yu-ge, you're seriously ruthless.
So I'm the bait?
"Are you going or not?"
"I'm going!"
Huo Yuhao was not the kind to back down. Since Su Yu had invited him—and considering that killing a Chaotic God King would be extremely beneficial to him, possibly saving years of cultivation and accelerating his advancement to God King—why would he refuse?
Before leaving, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to his mother, Huo Yun'er.
Over the past month, Huo Yun'er had initially scolded Huo Yuhao for being disrespectful to their ancestor. But as Huo Yuhao explained everything that had happened, Huo Yun'er gradually stopped criticizing him.
Although she still felt gratitude toward their ancestors in her heart, she no longer tried to interfere with Huo Yuhao's decisions.
Now that mother and son were reunited, she didn't want ideological differences to spoil their time together.
Upon leaving the Divine Realm, Su Yu invoked both temporal and spatial powers to travel rapidly between dimensions. Once they reached the cosmic dimension, he relied solely on spatial power to move swiftly.
"Yu-ge, your understanding of spatial power is insane!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed in shock.
Even while carrying him, Su Yu could still teleport continuously through the universe, heading straight for the battlefield.
This level of spatial comprehension might even surpass that of a first-rank spatial god from the Divine Realm!
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but wonder—if Su Yu wanted, couldn't he just condense a brand new spatial divine position right now?
It was downright absurd.
Su Yu ignored Huo Yuhao's astonishment.
As he had said earlier, Huo Yuhao's progress over the past month had been minimal—at least from Su Yu's perspective.
Because Su Yu himself had improved far too much.
His progress was so significant that these forty days could easily be equated to forty years on the Douluo Continent—completely proportional to his previous pace of cultivation.
Back on Douluo, Su Yu had taken less than twenty years to independently condense two God King-level divine positions, plus a first-rank divine position. His mastery over various divine runes had also reached astounding heights.
Now, with the equivalent of forty more years passed, all of Su Yu's runes had reached a Dao-comprehending level.
Each of his soul rings had undergone Dao transformation, fully integrated into his being.
Beneath the Douluo Divine Realm lie various sub-dimensions, each representing a separate life-bearing world.
Surrounding these planets were other potentially habitable or semi-civilized worlds. However, not all of them had been fully developed or assimilated by the Douluo Divine Realm.
Even so, all territories within the lower bounds of the Douluo Divine Realm's cosmic sphere were considered part of its domain.
Edge of the Douluo Divine Domain.
Su Yu and Huo Yuhao's figures appeared.
Hovering freely in the universe, untouched by its environmental constraints, they flew toward a distant life-bearing planet.
That planet was the true strategic center of this generation's conflict. Soul masters from Douluo Star had also stationed themselves there.
He Yuan Star.
Su Yu and Huo Yuhao's presence was quickly detected by powerful beings on the planet, who immediately flew into space to remain alert.
Currently, He Yuan Star was under the guard of three first-rank gods, also known as half-step God Kings, and more than ten main god-level powerhouses.
He Yuan Star was the very heart of the conflict zone between the Douluo Divine Domain and the Chaotic Divine Domain. It had become a central hub where Douluo's top combatants gathered.
Among the three half-step God Kings was Su Yu's disciple, Bai Feng.
However, Bai Feng wasn't present at the moment.
Only two half-step God Kings and three main god-level powerhouses were on-site.
"Greetings, Reincarnation God King."
Su Yu nodded, skipping over any questions about the local situation, and directly asked about Bai Feng's whereabouts.
"Bai Feng?"
"Huo Yuhao: Yu-ge, you're really ruthless."
So I was just bait?
"Going or not?"
"I'm going!"
Huo Yuhao wasn't one to back down. Since Su Yu had invited him—and given that killing a Chaotic God King would greatly benefit him, potentially skipping years of cultivation and rapidly advancing him to God King—why refuse?
Before departing, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to his mother, Huo Yun'er.
Over the past month, she had first scolded him for disrespecting their ancestors, but as he recounted everything he'd experienced, her objections faded. Though she still felt deep gratitude toward their forebears, she no longer interfered with his choices. Now reunited, mother and son wouldn't let such disagreements cloud their parting.
Once they left the Divine Realm, Su Yu employed both temporal and spatial powers to traverse dimensions at incredible speed. Upon entering the cosmic dimension, he relied solely on spatial force to travel.
"Yu-ge, your grasp of spatial power is unreal!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed.
Even while escorting him, Su Yu teleported through the cosmos, heading straight for the battlefront. His insight into spatial energy likely exceeded that of a first-rank Spatial God in the Divine Realm. Huo Yuhao wondered: if Su Yu wished, could he not condense a brand-new spatial divine position on the spot?
Su Yu ignored his shock. As he'd already pointed out, Huo Yuhao's progress over the past month was minimal—simply because Su Yu's own advancement had been so massive. In these forty days, Su Yu's gains equated to forty years on the Douluo Continent. There, within less than twenty years, he had forged two God-King divine positions and one first-rank divine position, and mastered multiple divine runes to astonishing levels. Now, with the equivalent of forty more years, all his runes had reached Dao-comprehension, and every soul ring had transformed into Dao, fully integrated into his being.
Beneath the Douluo Divine Realm lie countless life-bearing worlds—some already inhabited or partially civilized, yet not fully developed by the Divine Realm. Nonetheless, all territories within its lower cosmic sphere belong to Douluo.
Edge of the Douluo Divine Domain
Su Yu and Huo Yuhao materialized in mid-space, unaffected by the void around them, flying toward a distant life planet.
This world was the true strategic center of the current conflict—where Douluo Star's soul masters had also gathered.
He Yuan Star.
Their arrival was immediately detected by local powerhouses, who ascended into orbit, alert.
On He Yuan Star, three half-step God Kings (first-rank gods) held the defense, alongside over ten main-god level fighters. This planet lay at the very heart of the clash between the Douluo Divine Domain and the Chaotic Divine Domain.
Among those half-step God Kings was Su Yu's disciple, Bai Feng—yet Bai Feng was absent. Only two half-step God Kings and three main-gods remained.
"Reincarnation God King, greetings," one half-step God King saluted.
Su Yu nodded, bypassing any local updates and asking directly, "Where is Bai Feng?"
"He's at this coordinate. He's requested aid, but moments ago the Evil Realm dispatched two half-step God Kings to intimidate us from afar. We dare not leave our posts."
This camp served as the Douluo forces' main base. Without these two half-step God Kings anchoring the defense, any direct assault by their counterparts would annihilate every cultivator on the planet—and trigger Douluo's collapse here.
"We can't spare reinforcements," the half-step God King continued. "We've already petitioned the Divine Realm. We await more first-rank gods to arrive."
"Yuhao," Su Yu said, "coordinate with the Water and Earth gods. See if you can slay those two half-step God Kings who are holding back our allies."
Since the enemy had drawn their battle lines, they must be prepared to pay the corresponding price—especially when the target was Su Yu's own disciple.
"Besides," Su Yu added, "attacking young Bai Feng is clearly a ploy to bait us."
Su Yu wasn't intimidated. Hearing his plan, the Water and Earth gods exchanged glances.
"We three of us—" one began.
"Don't worry. Yuhao is far stronger than you think," Su Yu interjected confidently. "Lead those two half-step God Kings into view—force them to reveal their position. Once they're exposed, Yuhao can strike from the shadows. He has a good chance."
He then looked to Huo Yuhao. "Right, Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao, speechless, replied, "Yu-ge, stop putting pressure on me."
He didn't object outright—he knew that, with his strength plus the Water and Earth gods' support, they stood a real chance. If he was to serve as bait to lure out the Chaotic God King, he needed to achieve something spectacular. Even without Su Yu's pressure, he intended to kill both half-step God Kings—only then could he cement his reputation as the God of Order.
Before departure, Su Yu had thoughtfully asked the Emotion God, Rong Nianbing, to issue the Ninth Trial.
Though Huo Yuhao had already become the God of Order, his trials under the Emotion God had stalled after the Eighth Trial. Even as a divine position reached near God-King level, Rong Nianbing maintained the authority to continue assessing him. This was because Rong Nianbing's own divine position—while assimilated into the Douluo Divine Realm—had originally been self-condensed, and could thus be reforged elsewhere if she left.
Her mastery over her divine position was exceptional, so when Su Yu requested it, she released:
Emotion God, Ninth Trial: The Douluo Divine Realm is besieged by invasion from the Evil Realm. Kill three first-rank gods of the Evil Realm and destroy their divine positions.
An extremely daunting challenge—if an ordinary heir faced this, it would be tantamount to impossible. Yet for Huo Yuhao, raising the trial's difficulty was actually a windfall: the harder the trial, the richer the rewards. Succeed, and he not only secures the Emotion God's position but also gains control over the Divine Realm's central authority. Slaying three first-rank gods rivals even Su Yu's feat of evolving a life planet and devouring the Abyss.
Leaving He Yuan Star, Su Yu raced toward Bai Feng's distress coordinates. A wormhole surged into existence before him; stepping inside, he phased through alternating time-space energies, traversing cosmic distances in minutes.
A swirling wormhole opened in the void, and Su Yu emerged as it dissipated. He invoked Fate's power to predict Bai Feng's position—and the enemies near him.
"Up to five now?" Su Yu frowned.
Surely the Evil Realm didn't have many first-rank gods—but combined with the two already besieging He Yuan Star, these represented the vast majority of their top-tier deities. Though bold enough to strike at the Douluo Divine Realm, the Evil Realm's overall strength still lagged behind Douluo's. They outpaced Douluo only in developing life-bearing and habitable worlds within their own spheres. In sheer numbers of unranked divine-tier powerhouses, they held the edge—but in God Kings and higher, Douluo reigned supreme.
(End of Chapter)