God-Creation System

"Bo Saixi, are you truly willing to sacrifice yourself to begin the Sea God's Nine Trials?"

On Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi was meditating when a mysterious voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.

"Who's there!" Her beautiful eyes flew open, and her Soul Power instantly spread across the entire island as she tried to find the source of the voice.

"I'm here to help you, to free you from the shackles of your fate as high priestess."

Bo Saixi did not respond. Instead, she unleashed her Ocean Domain, continuing to expand its range in an attempt to root out the source of the voice.

"Don't waste your effort. As long as I don't want you to find me, you'll never be able to locate me."

After a while, Bo Saixi gave up the search, even more wary of the voice's source.

To send a voice into the sealed chamber where she meditated without making a sound-could it be a god?

Other than a god, she could think of no one capable of leaving a Limit Douluo helpless.

"This land is under Lord Sea God's protection. Who exactly are you?"

"Who I am isn't important. What matters is that I can help you escape your fate as high priestess: sacrificing your life to begin the God-chosen one's Ninth Trial."

Bo Saixi did not respond, instead looking warily at the Sea God's statue.

As though the mysterious voice were watching her, it spoke again. "Don't worry. The Sea God can't detect our conversation. You only need to answer me: as a genius Soul Master, would you rather wait here on Sea God Island for your predetermined death, or do you want to change your fate?"

"Such arrogance! Do you know that Lord Sea God is a powerful First-Level God? And you think you can defy his contract?"

"A First-Level God isn't the peak. You only need to tell me whether you long to see the scenery from greater heights, rather than wait here to die as high priestess."

Bo Saixi was deeply conflicted.

The unfamiliar voice had thoroughly stirred her longing for freedom.

As a genius Soul Master, she had once possessed limitless possibilities. She had wanted to pass the Sea God's Nine Trials and become the new Sea God, but unexpectedly, after passing the Eighth Trial, she had become the high priestess. There was no possibility left to her but to become the sacrifice that would begin the Ninth Trial.

She had resigned herself to her fate, but now this mysterious person had pierced through the unwillingness she had concealed for years.

How could she not want to free herself from the bonds of fate?

But she could not bear the price of failure. Once the Sea God found out, she would only die sooner.

Bo Saixi sighed and helplessly closed her eyes, continuing to meditate.

Deep in the Star Dou Forest.

Lu Jin slowly opened his eyes as well and instinctively brought up his system panel.

[Strongest God-Creation System activating...]

[Host: Lu Jin]

[Existence level: Ancient God (continuously degenerating)]

[Warning: once degeneration reaches the existence level of a native god, the host will be erased because the world has no compatible godhood]

[Abilities: Fate Weaving, Whisper]

[Douluo Continent level: 0]

[Gods currently created: 0/1]

[Phase-one god-creation reward: degeneration of existence level halted]

"In just two years, I've already dropped from a Great Old One to an Ancient God..." Lu Jin sighed.

When Lu Jin transmigrated, he obtained the Strongest God-Creation System and the existence level of a Great Old One. But because his body needed time to adapt to that existence level, he had done nothing in the two years since he arrived, only watching helplessly as it dropped to that of an Ancient God.

Once it dropped to the existence level of a god native to the Douluo Continent, the world's rejection would erase him, since his existence level would no longer transcend the world.

Stopping the decline was simple: he had to create a god. As long as he personally created one, the degeneration would stop.

But on the Douluo Continent, the godhoods in the Divine Realm were already fixed. If he wanted to create a god, he first had to convince an enshrined servant of another god to consider becoming a god on their own.

Just now, Lu Jin had used Whisper, an ability tied to his existence level, on one of the Limit Douluo most likely to become a god.

The high priestess of Sea God Island, the level 99 Limit Douluo Bo Saixi.

Once Whisper locked onto a target, Lu Jin could communicate with that person directly across space, and the communication had a beguiling effect.

Though the result of their conversation was not perfect, Lu Jin was already quite satisfied.

At least he had left a path to freedom in Bo Saixi's subconscious. All that remained was to wait for the seed in her heart to sprout and grow.

Lu Jin glanced toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. "I can't find the Silver Dragon King's exact location for now. Things are showing promise with Bo Saixi, so I'll create the first god first."

The Silver Dragon King had a thread of fate like the Dragon God's, and with his existence level constantly declining, Lu Jin could not currently use Fate Weaving to lock onto her location.

Just then, a blue-haired woman walked over. "Brother Lu Jin, can we set off now? I can't wait to visit the human world!"

Lu Jin turned and smiled. "Let's go. Time to set off."

The trip had not been entirely fruitless. By chance, he had encountered the Blue Silver Emperor just as she was about to enter the Transformation Stage.

With his Fate Weaving ability, he could perceive the threads of the Blue Silver Emperor's tragic fate, and when her consciousness was at its weakest, he projected her future fate into her mind.

After learning of her fate, Ah Yin chose to believe Lu Jin. With his help, the Blue Silver Emperor successfully transformed three years early.

What Lu Jin had not expected was that the threads of fate belonging to the Douluo Continent would keep trying to bind the Blue Silver Emperor. Had he not been able to manipulate the threads of fate, she would likely still have ended up being forced to sacrifice herself.

Upon reaching the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Ah Yin looked at Lu Jin and said in a delicate voice, "Where are we going now?"

Where to go?

Lu Jin thought it over and finally settled on Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu, was also unable to create his own godhood because of the Angel God's bonds. Lu Jin could try to beguile him as well.

"Let's go to Spirit Hall. They have plenty of resources there, which will help you level up quickly."

"Spirit Hall?!" Ah Yin shrank back. "I'm a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! I'll die if I go there!"

Lu Jin smiled. "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

"You're only level 0..." Ah Yin muttered.

Lu Jin slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot. This world is full of brain-dead idiots who bully the weak and fear the strong."

In the Star Dou Forest, Lu Jin had the Blue Silver Emperor by his side, and his existence level already surpassed every living being on the Douluo Continent by a crushing margin, so he had not gone out of his way to raise his Douluo Continent level.

After all, this was the floor tile of fantasy worlds; leveling up wouldn't do a damn thing.

But now that he was taking Ah Yin out to level up, he needed strength to make Spirit Hall sit down and talk calmly.

With that thought, Lu Jin raised his hand and plucked the threads of fate.

Immediately afterward, a vast amount of Soul Power poured into his body, and his strength climbed one step at a time.

Level 10, level 20... all the way to a level 99 Limit Douluo.

In fact, if Lu Jin wanted, becoming a First-Level God with his current existence level would be no problem. But becoming a god would certainly alert those God Kings.

Although an Ancient God's existence level was higher than a God King's, Lu Jin was still degenerating and had no confidence he could emerge unscathed if several God Kings joined forces.

For now, he had the existence level but had not mastered much of the power of laws. Against God Kings who controlled laws, his chances of winning were slim.

Even so, the strength of a Limit Douluo was enough to earn him ample respect on this continent.

But more dazzling than his successive breakthroughs to Limit Douluo were Lu Jin's Soul Rings.

Nine Soul Rings, every one of them amber-gold-the mark of Divine Rings more than a million years old!

The sight left Ah Yin dumbstruck. "You... y-y-you... can you make one for me too?"

Little stars sparkled in her eyes. Not even a Titled Douluo possessed such a powerful presence.

He had surpassed a Titled Douluo with a single thought. That was incredible!

Lu Jin smiled and shook his head. "This is only the tip of the iceberg of the power I've released. I didn't level up with a single thought. But don't worry. With me here, you'll be able to level up in peace and won't repeat the same fate."

If Lu Jin were still a Great Old One, he could have made Ah Yin a god with a single thought. But as he was now, he could at most grant her a god's power temporarily—and only if her body could withstand the impact of that power.

"All right..." Ah Yin pouted, a little disappointed.

Lu Jin found that rather amusing.

In the original story, Ah Yin had been the very picture of a gentle, kind wife. He hadn't expected her to have the disposition of a young girl at first, too.

The sudden, powerful fluctuation of Soul Power naturally alerted Spirit Hall as well.

To be precise, it alerted Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu.

Apart from that Limit Douluo, no one else was even qualified to sense the fluctuation of power. Even Qian Daoliu had sensed it only because fear had suddenly arisen in his heart.

Lu Jin's existence level was far too high. Ordinary Soul Masters could not sense his presence at all, just as beings in three-dimensional space could never perceive the existence of four-dimensional space.

Lu Jin's existence level stood in a class of its own on the Douluo Continent. Even the gods of this world could not detect his existence.

Worst of all, Qian Daoliu sensed that the source of that fear was drawing closer, heading straight for Spirit Hall.

He had no time to think further and immediately summoned all the Titled Douluo to Spirit Hall's main hall.

Qian Xunji, who had been teaching Bibi Dong to control her Soul Power, was somewhat bewildered. "Father, what are you..."

Qian Daoliu took a deep breath. "Have all the Soul Douluo... no, have every Soul Master in Spirit Hall come to the main hall. Receive the guest with the highest honors. An honored guest is coming!"

It was the first time Qian Xunji had seen his father so solemn. Not daring to be negligent in the slightest, he immediately passed down the orders.

But before they had finished preparing, two figures had already appeared outside Spirit Hall's gates.

A guard shouted, "Who are you? This isn't a place for you to come. Leave at once!"

Lu Jin said nothing. With a single thought, he released all his Divine Rings. Had he not restrained his presence, the sheer might of those rings alone could have instantly killed everyone in Spirit Hall.

Fortunately, Lu Jin was no evil god, nor was he interested in slaughter and the like.

The guards' minds went blank. None of them had expected that standing guard at a gate could bring them into conflict with such a figure.

Just then, Qian Daoliu hurried over in a panic. "Your arrival from afar brings splendor to our humble Spirit Hall, honored guest. Our servants did not know your strength. If they have offended you, please do not take it amiss."

"Never mind. Ah Yin and I would like a place to stay. Are you willing to receive us?"

"Yes, of course we are. Please, honored guest, come inside!"