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"Before coming here, I had visited the temples of both Divine Kings and the Seven Sins Gods, but I couldn't find any trace of their presence."
Adding to the speculation of the God of Destruction, I also feel that the venerable ones have likely met with some misfortune."
"May I ask if the Space God knows the whereabouts of the venerable ones?"
The Killing God's face showed a chilling intent, his murderous aura had turned into pure white fog, swirling around him and causing the temperature of the air to suddenly drop."
The face of the Space God changed dramatically, "I have no clue.
Also, please do not make assumptions about the will of the Divine Kings; the truth of the matter may be different from what you presume."
In fact, he was also curious about the whereabouts of the other Divine Kings and Sins Gods, but he felt it was not his place to ask since neither the Kindness God nor the Evil God had mentioned them."
Besides, this could be a good thing."
After all, they had never gotten along with each other."
"Heh, whether we are making baseless speculations or this is indeed the truth, your hearts must know better than anyone else."
The Evil God smiled again, "By supporting the emergence of two new Divine Kings to replace the Destruction God and the Life God, wouldn't the Divine Realm belong to your faction?
From now on, the vast Divine Realm has become a place of one voice only."
"You're slandering us..." The Space God was unable to contain his fury, "How could the Benevolent God King, of such benevolent and noble intent, do such a thing?"
The Evil God chuckled and said nothing.
"Enough. I have delivered the divine oracle, and whether you heed it is up to you."
Angry, the Space God flung his sleeve and angrily tore through space to leave."
After the Space God had left, the Killing God, the God of Destruction, and even the Evil God, who had always donned a sinister smile, all became serious."
"The venerable ones must have encountered trouble!"
"But we have no leads on where to start our search."
The Killing God and the God of Destruction spoke in succession.
"Who says we have no leads?" The cold voice of the Evil God interrupted their thoughts.
Swoosh, swoosh.
The eyes of both the God of Destruction and Killing God, hard as stone, fell upon the Evil God.
As if asking, "What can you possibly do?"
The Evil God did not keep them in suspense and slowly said, "Although we cannot find the venerable ones, we can find Qin Xiao, who comes from Douluo Planet; so let us head to Douluo Planet."
"This..."
Upon hearing this, both the Killing God and the God of Destruction hesitated.
With their power, would confronting Qin Xiao end with them being crushed on the spot?
Seeing their hesitation, how could the Evil God not understand their thoughts?
Immediately, he said with a sneer, "Heh, your courage is indeed limited; I must say I am disappointed."
The Evil God's words were direct and spared no feelings, leaving both the God of Destruction and the Killing God with unsightly expressions as their true feelings were laid bare."
"Have you ever considered that even if we go to see Qin Xiao, there will be no issues? After all, we represent not just our own will, but that of the hundreds of brothers behind us."
With a grand gesture, the Evil God said, scanning the many deities behind them, "If Qin Xiao wants to replace the Destruction God King, he'll need our approval, won't he?
What's wrong with questioning him? I refuse to believe he would dare to do anything to us.
Besides, I believe the Destruction God King, the God of Life, and the Seven respected ones will return sooner or later. We have support behind us; there's nothing to fear."
After hearing the Evil God's words, all deities nodded in agreement.
At the same time, a new sense of confidence bloomed within them.
Indeed.
What is there to fear when we have someone backing us?
"I am willing to go with you."
"I am also willing to follow you."
"Count me in as well."
"..."
One after another, the gods began to speak up.
Seeing this, the Evil God's mouth curved into a satisfied smile. He gently pressed down his hand and said in a deep voice, "I appreciate your enthusiasm, but there is no need for such a grand mobilization.
It is against the rules of the Divine Realm for gods to descend to the mortal plane on their own; the fewer people, the better, as it is less likely to be noticed.
Let just me, the God of Destruction, and the Killing God go to Douluo Planet; the rest of you wait for our good news."
With that, all deities nodded in unison.
...
Meanwhile.
Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena had already descended upon Soul Land."
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Stepping firmly upon the ground and inhaling the familiar air, Qin Xiao felt a sense of ease.
"What's wrong?"
He suddenly noticed Gu Yuena furrowing her brows.
"What kind of rules did you modify? Why don't I feel much of a change?"
"Heh, of course you wouldn't feel a change, because the rules I changed can't restrict you at all."
Qin Xiao chuckled, "First off, I changed the rule that soul beasts have to undergo Heavenly Tribulation as a punishment after breaking through 100,000 years.
In other words, from now on, if a soul beast has enough talent and the right opportunities, it can smoothly cultivate to a million years and then ascend to godhood.
They don't have to worry about being struck dead by heavenly tribulation and choose to transform into a human to start cultivating all over again."
Upon hearing this, a flicker passed through Gu Yuena's eyes, and she softly said two words, "Thank you!"
Qin Xiao waved a hand, "Our relationship has always been one of cooperation; this is what you deserve."
"What else is there?"
Gu Yuena asked, curious.
"The second change concerns the human race, um... it's a bit complicated to explain in a few words, come with me..."
After finishing, Qin Xiao led Gu Yuena into a human city.
In front of them was a teenager cultivating in the lotus position.
However, with their divine abilities, if they chose not to reveal themselves, a cultivator at the 30th level like this teenager would not be able to detect their presence.
"Is there something extraordinary about this young man?"
Gu Yuena asked, puzzled.
Qin Xiao pointed at the teenager and said, "He is about 13 years old, at the 30th level of cultivation, already considered quite a talent among the human race."
"Oh."
Gu Yuena nodded her head, indicating she understood.
"But what does this have to do with what you're about to tell me?"
"It sure does, just watch."
As soon as Qin Xiao's words fell, Gu Yuena was still confused.
Suddenly, her pupils contracted sharply.
The teenager's body suddenly stirred with a powerful soul power fluctuation. Then, two yellow Soul Rings appeared one after another, slowly orbiting his body.
All of this was normal.
But the key moment was what came next.
The soul power of heaven and earth surged crazily towards the teenager.
With a 'pop', a grey Soul Ring suddenly emerged above the teenager's head.
At first, the ring was somewhat ethereal, but as time passed, it gradually solidified, slowly descending and fitting snugly over the yellow Soul Rings.
"Is this the third Soul Ring?"
Gu Yuena was flabbergasted, "This boy actually formed a Soul Ring on his own?"
Although the Soul Ring was grey, Gu Yuena was certain that it was indeed a Soul Ring, and its age would not be less than a thousand years.
This was truly astonishing.
"Believe in yourself, this is no illusion, what you see is real."
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, somewhat proud, "As you can see, the third Soul Ring on this young man was formed through his own understanding of his Martial Soul.
The soul skill that this Soul Ring possesses is also the most suited to him.
You can think of this Soul Ring as a Self-created Soul Ring, its power is certainly much stronger than a thousand-year Soul Ring obtained from a soul beast.
Of course, as for how strong it is, I'm not sure.
The age of this Soul Ring varies, depending on the body's capacity. The more soul power from heaven and earth absorbed, the higher the age of the Soul Ring, and vice versa.
And such Soul Rings, I have named them Customized Soul Rings."
Gu Yuena was stunned anew.
She was aware of Self-created Soul Skills of Soul Masters, which were absolutely suitable for Soul Masters, similar to the innate abilities of soul beasts.
Moreover, the power of Self-created Soul Skills has only strong or even stronger outcomes.
Just like the various secret methods of Hao Tian Clan and the Big Xumi Hammer, which is considered a divine artifact, these are all Self-created Soul Skills.
Especially the Big Xumi Hammer, allowing Tang Hao to severely injure Qian Xun Ji, who possessed a God Rank Martial Soul, along with numerous Martial Soul Elders – its power speaks volumes.
After a long while, Gu Yuena finally accepted the truth, her expression complex as she exclaimed, "Unbelievable, you actually did what you said you would..."
The emergence of the Customized Soul Ring had a significant impact on Soul Land; from now on, the pattern of Soul Masters would be completely altered.
Yet Qin Xiao shook his head, his gaze turning a bit dim, "Not necessarily... there are still some imperfections, namely that the Customized Soul Ring can't appear on every Soul Master..."
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, Gu Yuena's mind stirred, and she understood the crux of the problem, "Does it mean that whether one can have a Customized Soul Ring or not is related to the Soul Master's own talent?"
Qin Xiao nodded, "That's exactly right. Without enough understanding of one's Martial Soul, it's impossible to condense a Customized Soul Ring.
Even Soul Masters who already possess Customized Soul Rings might encounter a bottleneck when condensing the next Soul Ring and fail to create a Customized one.
Of course, the key to condensing Customized Soul Rings lies in perception. Once the perception is there, everything else will follow naturally.
To sum up, Soul Masters who cannot condense Customized Soul Rings and are at a breakthrough point, and do not wish to perceive, can only break through their Cultivation Levels by Soul Hunting in the old-fashioned way," Qin Xiao said with a sigh, "The rules of a world's operation are much more complex than I imagined, and it's impossible to make everything perfect."
After listening to Qin Xiao, Gu Yuena also fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "In fact, the situation has already improved a lot from before.
At least there are many people who can condense Customized Soul Rings, and for each Soul Ring that is not hunted, at least one soul beast avoids death.
Just think, a Titled Douluo with nine Customized Soul Rings and nine Self-created Soul Skills, is definitely many times stronger than a Titled Douluo who obtains Soul Rings from hunting soul beasts.
People are ambitious, and faced with great power, they know what choices they should make.
I believe that as time goes on, condensing Customized Soul Rings through one's own power will eventually become mainstream because such Soul Masters will be more powerful.
By then, obtaining Soul Rings through hunting soul beasts will greatly diminish, and even such actions might be scorned by the Soul Masters."
Qin Xiao said, "You're not wrong. In fact, in other worlds and planes, there are also similar shortcut training methods through external forces, just like breaking through by killing soul beasts.
I also believe that this way of cultivation will not stay mainstream for long. In the future, Soul Land will undergo earth-shaking changes."
"Sigh..." Gu Yuena let out a long breath, "With this, I no longer need to worry that as the quality of the planes improves and the number of Soul Masters increases, soul beasts will be driven to extinction.
From now on, the inner area of Aquipeia Forest will become the forbidden land for Soul Masters. But rest assured, I will discipline them not to harm the Soul Masters and humans outside the region."
Qin Xiao, for his part, had no objections.
After all, he had created a completely new environment for the Soul Masters to cultivate in. If these Soul Masters still hunted soul beasts with their inherent mindset, wouldn't his efforts be wasted?
What's more.
The path of Customized Soul Rings will be the strongest route for a Soul Master's cultivation, and the future will be filled with powerful Soul Masters.
Soul Masters who enhance their Cultivation Levels through Soul Hunting will find themselves at the bottom of the Soul Masters' contempt chain.
Hunting some minor soul beasts on the periphery of the Aquipeia Forest would suffice.
Because they are already doomed to have no significant development.
After that, Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena observed a few more people similar to the youngster for a while.
And the facts were almost as Qin Xiao had said.
Some succeeded, some failed.
It is worth mentioning.
Even those who failed did not suffer backlash like they would by absorbing Soul Rings provided by soul beasts. Instead, they gained some experience and insight.
There was a Soul Emperor level expert who, under the watchful eyes of Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena, experienced three failures and finally condensed a Customized Soul Ring.
This gave Qin Xiao even more feelings.
It turns out that, under the new rules, diligence is even more important.
Diligence can make up for one's deficiencies.
"Qin Xiao, now that the matters of the Divine Realm are temporarily settled, and I have been away from the Aquipeia Forest for some time, it is time to go back and have a look," Gu Yuena proposed to leave.
Qin Xiao said, "Let's head to the Divine Realm together in three days."
In fact, even if Gu Yuena hadn't spoken up, he would have suggested parting ways.
It's just that.
He couldn't keep the godhood in his pocket any longer.
He was anxious to bestow godhood upon everyone.
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Thunder Emperor City.
Within the Council Hall.
Qiandaoliu, Ning Fengzhi, Liu Erlong, and the Star Luo Supreme Emperor were all gathered together.
"You all must have noticed the changes in Soul Land, haven't you?"
Seeing that no one else spoke, Qiandaoliu took the lead.
Ning Fengzhi and the others nodded in unison.
"The present Soul Land could be said to be turned upside down."
"In just one shichen, within my jurisdiction, there were at least a hundred Soul Masters who condensed Soul Rings that were unique to them... This is still an incomplete count, and from what I know, many more Soul Masters have made breakthroughs.
Such behavior is unheard of, and it's simply against the rules of Soul Land that have not changed for countless years!" the Star Luo Retired Emperor said in shock.
He had never seen a Soul Master who could condense a Soul Ring on their own.
Soul Masters have always enhanced their Cultivation Levels by Soul Hunting.
"Within my jurisdiction, similar things have happened, truly shocking," said Ning Fengzhi at this moment, in a grave voice.
Liu Erlong nodded seriously, "Even within the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Clan, there are outstanding disciples who directly breakthrough in Cultivation Levels without the need for Soul Hunting.
And the soul skills they have are very powerful. I've experienced it, a four-hundred-year Soul Ring carries the power of a thousand-year Soul Ring, and a thousand-year Soul Ring has at least the power of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring..."
"That's quite conservative of you," Qiandaoliu said with a complicated expression, "In my Angelic Hall, there is an outstanding talent whose thousand-year Soul Ring possesses the might of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring... Can you believe it?"
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