"If even the Divine King can't sense it, then what are you doing here wasting your time?" Luo Yu demanded.
Without the ability to sense it, naturally, one can't absorb the Spirit of the Plane; how then to talk about breakthroughs.
Seeing the surrounding watchful eyes, the Rakshasa God couldn't help but steel himself to reveal the final secret.
"Actually, to find the Spirit of the Plane, there is a prerequisite condition to be met."
"What condition?" Luo Yu's gaze was intense.
The Rakshasa God said, "Unify the continent and become its absolute ruler."
"What does that have to do with finding the Spirit of the Plane?" Bi Bidong frowned.
The Rakshasa God explained, "By unifying the entire Soul Land, one can gain the entire continent's Qi Yun (Destiny) blessing, becoming the Child of the Plane of the entire continent."
"At that time, you'll sense the Spirit of the Plane, and naturally, you'll detect its location."
"Heh heh."
Bi Bidong suddenly let out a cold laugh, a very cold one.
"What's wrong, teacher?" Hulena suddenly felt that something was very wrong with her teacher.
The Female Pope's piercing question followed:
"Rakshasa, when you chose me as the successor, it wasn't really to let me inherit your godhood, but to use me to unify Soul Land and help you realize your ambition, wasn't it?"
The Rakshasa God's body shook.
"No..."
"Smack!"
Luo Yu slapped his shadow with a palm, causing a sonic boom through the stirred air.
"It's none other than bullshit; come clean."
The shadow of the Rakshasa God became nearly blurry, weakened to the extreme.
"I'll talk, I'll talk."
"I indeed harbored this thought."
"Seeing that the girl had a good talent and came from Martial Soul Hall, I thought about providing her with strength first, secretly manipulating her with Divine Soul Power to unify Soul Land."
"Then I would just need to use the Mesmerizing Magic Technique to have her lead me to find the Spirit of the Plane."
"Then why didn't you come down and unify Douluo by yourself? Wouldn't that be simpler?" Tang Chen asked, puzzled.
"Tch."
Bossi rolled his eyes, "Stupid."
"He sneaked down to the lower world. If he openly waged wars in Soul Land, wouldn't the deities in the Divine Realm, who aren't blind, intervene?"
Tang Chen was immediately silenced, his eyes filled with silent resentfulness.
Ever since you got a man, you're no longer the goddess in my heart.
At this moment, Bi Bidong was filled with disgust towards the Rakshasa God; the guy had never held any good intentions towards her.
At the same time, she looked at Luo Yu tenderly.
Her heart was full of gratitude.
If it wasn't for Luo Yu's intervention, inadvertently stumbling upon this secret, she would have been like a puppet, at the mercy of others.
A mere tool for achieving an end.
Luo Yu interrogated, "Then why go to such lengths to create a new embodiment for yourself. Isn't using your original body to absorb the Spirit of the Plane better?"
"You think I don't want to?" the Rakshasa God rolled his eyes.
What greeted him was another heavy slap.
The pain in his soul made him howl, like a beast in agony.
"I'll stop acting tough, I'll stop acting tough!" The Rakshasa God begged miserably.
"According to that ancient record, the Spirit of the Plane can only be absorbed and contained by a body born of the native soil, and my divine body is from the Divine Realm, so even if I captured the Spirit of the Plane, I wouldn't be able to absorb it."
"So it's necessary to create an embodiment from a being of the native land. At that point, I'd let the embodiment absorb both the Spirit of the Plane and my divine body simultaneously to break through to Divine King."
"Smack smack smack!"
Luo Yu started clapping.
True to your reputation as a millennia-old schemer, worthy of you indeed.
You really had a knack for this.
If it weren't for the fortuitous guidance of the map, bumping into oneself, and having Gu Yuena's help by chance.
This Rakshasa God would've been the ultimate winner in life.
Manipulating Bi Bidong to unify the continent, making Tang San into an embodiment, and in one fell swoop, breaking through.
Even if the Divine Realm discovered his misdeeds after the breakthrough, they couldn't do anything to him.
"Where is that ancient record you mentioned?" Luo Yu asked with a furrowed brow.
"Gone... Gone..." the Rakshasa God trembled.
"Gone?" Luo Yu pressed.
"Yes, I destroyed it. Such a secret is safer kept in one's mind."
Luo Yu said, "Tell me the Technique of Spirit Absorption."
"No, it's not possible," the Rakshasa God repeatedly shook his head, "If I tell you, I won't have any value left, and I'll be dead within minutes."
Luo Yu was immediately amused to the point of laughter.
Truly an old schemer through the ages.
Not foolish in the slightest.
"What would be the consequences for the entire Soul Land if the Spirit of the Plane were to be devoured?" Luo Yu inquired.
The Rakshasa God succinctly summarized:
"When that time comes, you will be the continent, and the continent will be you; you will be inextricably linked."
"If you live, the continent survives; if you die, the continent perishes."
Well, that's something. If the person survives, so does the Pyre.
Luo Yu thought to himself that it was just as well, fearing that if he absorbed the Spirit of the Plane, all living beings on the continent would be extinguished, which would be a sin too great to bear.
He could not bring himself to sacrifice the entire continent for his own selfish desires.
He furrowed his brows and asked:
"What if I survive, but the continent is destroyed by someone else?"
The Rakshasa God said, "You'd have to die as well."
"That would be the only downside after having devoured the Spirit of the Plane."
"But the benefits are unimaginable," he added.
Luo Yu extended two fingers.
"First, tell me how to find the Spirit of the Plane."
"Second, tell me how to absorb the Spirit of the Plane."
"If you can do these two things, I might spare your dog's life."
"No!" The Rakshasa God expressed refusal.
"Hmm?" Luo Yu's body surged with a tumultuous fiery light, with the Fire Dragon King roaring within.
The Rakshasa God trembled as he said:
"I can tell you the Fate Condensation Technique."
"Once you have unified all forces within Soul Land, this Technique can condense the Qi Yun of the entire continent, making you the Child of the Plane."
"By then, you will be able to sense the Spirit of the Plane."
"As for how to absorb it, I beg your pardon, but I cannot tell you. If I do, my life is as good as gone."
"I can swear," Luo Yu said.
The Rakshasa God's head began shaking like a bobblehead doll.
If swears were of any use,
he would have died thousands and thousands of times over.
Luo Yu hesitated for a moment, then tossed a blank notebook from his Storage Space.
"Write down the Fate Condensation Technique."
"I'll spare your dog's life for now."
"If you hand over the Technique of Spirit Absorption later, you can have your freedom."
The Rakshasa God stared blankly at the notebook.
Bitterness welled up in his heart.
An opportunity coveted for ten thousand years, was it really going to fall into someone else's hands just like that?
He was so unwilling.
But what good was unwillingness when he had no choice?
If he did not agree, he might not even have the chance to become a ghost.
...
Luo Yu held the notebook carefully recorded by the Rakshasa God.
It detailed the Fate Condensation Technique.
After reading it, he clicked his tongue in wonder.
"The person who could have created this Technique must have been exceptionally talented."
"To condense the Qi Yun of the entire continent and forcefully become the Child of the Plane, using the continent's Qi Yun for oneself, remarkable."
Tang Chen's eyes were almost popping out, dying for just one more glimpse of the content, but sadly, he couldn't see it.
As Luo Yu spoke, he was about to pass the notebook to Gu Yuena.
"Don't you want to take a look?"
Gu Yuena's violet eyes glanced away.
"Why show it to me? Apart from the fact that I'm not a native creature,"
"My wealth, life, and future are all invested in you. The person who condenses the Qi Yun must undoubtedly be you."