Recognition of the Array Diagram
Meanwhile, on the God's Other Shore, atop that altar.
Zhou Tong stood there quietly, his Three Pure Ones Incarnation now completely unified.
The Azure Emperor Weapon and the Sacred Spirit Stone Book are still in the Wheel Sea, suppressing the Spirit Refining Pot; now, the only things he can use are the Great Emperor Formation Diagram of the Sun Sacred Emperor, the broken Demon Emperor's Ruler, the Tian Yuan Stone Tablet of the Wu Shi the Great, and the Sacred Spirit Stone Token.
This is also the moment when Zhou Tong is at his weakest.
Because of suppressing the Spirit Refining Pot, his greatest trump card— the Azure Emperor Weapon —was destroyed, and he also lost an Alternative Dao Attainment level treasure— the Sacred Spirit Stone Book.
"Next, we should go and work on the Lingbao Array Diagram!" Zhou Tong looked in the direction of the Life Ancient Mountain.
He used his Three Pure Ones clones and his research on the Power of Faith to directly usurp the faith of the Divine Domain, thus ascending to the position of a new god in one fell swoop. His purpose was simple: to conquer the Lingbao Array Diagram.
The four Imperial Weapon could indeed break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but that was all; they couldn't take the sword formation as spoils of war. The situation within the Divine Domain was far too complex, especially with the presence of a Six-Eared Macaque who had cultivated the orthodox scriptures of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate.
With this Six-Eared Macaque around, if the sword formation is broken, this monkey will take advantage of the situation.
It's worth noting that even those people in the original story only took two Emperor Swords with them after breaking the sword formation. The remaining Array Diagram and the other two Emperor Swords simply Spacebreaker and disappeared into who knows where.
Therefore, after a little thought, Zhou Tong realized that confronting the Array Diagram head-on was not feasible. The best way was to integrate into the Divine Domain and become a new god of the Divine Domain.
The Lingbao Array Diagram is actually a supreme treasure of the Divine Domain, and only the gods of the Divine Domain can use it.
Zhou Tong stepped out of the altar, his body enveloped in the Power of Faith, and walked step by step toward the Life Ancient Mountain. At the same time, light flashed between his brows, the Hegemonic Bell trembled slightly, and the pattern of the Celestial Venerable of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate on the bell wall lit up instantly. Countless chanting voices transformed into waves of bell light that rippled toward the Lingbao Array Diagram in the sky.
"Om!"
The moment Zhong Bo, who possessed the orthodox scriptures of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate, touched the Array Diagram, the Lingbao Array Diagram trembled slightly, then quieted down, shrank, and flew to Zhou Tong's side.
At the same time, a mark emerged from the Array Diagram and was imprinted on Zhou Tong's body.
"This is a preliminary acceptance of me... You can use me, but you can't take me away." Through this brand, Zhou Tong understood the current situation.
"Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's Array Diagram is always in a state where it can be revived at any time, which is very troublesome!" Zhou Tong thought to himself, somewhat speechless.
Generally speaking, once the bloodline of the Great Emperor forged it disappears, an Imperial Weapon is actually quite easy to control. The bloodline of Lingbao Heavenly Venerate has long since vanished, meaning this Imperial Weapon is essentially ownerless.
The key issue is that Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's Array Diagram can draw upon the immense Power of Faith from the God's Other Shore, maintaining a state of constant resurrection, which gives it its own means of operation. This is not conducive to Zhou Tong's control of the Array Diagram.
After gaining the approval of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate Array Diagram, Zhou Tong returned to the altar in the Divine Domain once again.
He immediately announced that he would replace all the statues of worship in the entire Divine Domain with his own, and the god's name would be Zhou Tong.
"Boom!"
However, just seven days after Zhou Tong's sculpture was erected, not far from the altar, one after another huge statues of gods began to rumble and tremble violently.
Those are the remains left by the gods of past dynasties, and they seem to be responding to something now.
Zhou Tong turned his head and understood. This was a challenger from the Divine Domain Realm shaking the foundation of the new god.
At this moment, an ancient voice echoed throughout the entire Divine Domain, saying, "Gods are the supreme Sovereign of the Divine Domain. You are an outsider and are not of the true lineage of my Divine Domain!"
As soon as the voice rang out, the entire Divine Domain trembled, and almost everyone showed a look of fear. They never expected that someone would start to challenge the authority of the new god who had only been in power for a few days.
Is it possible that a new god is about to be born?
The entire Divine Domain was silent; there was no other sound. The whole world was silent, as desolate as death.
On the other side, Dao Yi also opened his eyes, a deep worry flashing in them. He said, "The battle for faith in the Divine Domain is about to begin again. The Hegemon Body's foundation is unstable; it's impossible for him to win against the natives of the Divine Domain. But I'm afraid he'll use brute force to break the laws!"
The guardian beside him also fell silent, not daring to say anything more.
In truth, he still leaned towards the possibility of Zhou Tong winning, because Zhou Tong was now clearly a high-level Great Sage cultivator. With such an invincible physique, and with a young supreme being cultivating to such a level, basically no one could do anything about him unless Quasi-Emperor appeared.
In Dao Yi Yi's view, if it were merely a contest of faith, Zhou Tong would surely lose; but what they feared was that Zhou Tong would take drastic measures and eliminate all his competitors, as he possessed quite a few supreme magical artifacts.
On the other side, beside a huge coffin, Ji Zi opened her eyes and looked towards the altar, a hint of confusion in her eyes. "Do you really want to become a god of the Divine Domain? The Power of Faith here is poisonous. Do you really want to be ruined like this? Why is that?"
In Ji Zi's view, Zhou Tong was a peerless genius who was no less than his father, and such a person should not be unable to see the flaws in the Power of Faith the Divine Domain's faith.
"Could it be for the sake of Quasi-Emperor?" Ji Zi's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that you have already foreseen your own path to becoming Quasi-Emperor?"
Ji Zi thought about it more and more and felt that it was right. Only Quasi-Emperor level would make Zhou Tong willing to do anything to become a god in the Divine Domain.
With the Great Emperor princes, Dao Yi and Ji Zi, closely watching, another half month passed.
But the situation in the Divine Domain is becoming increasingly tense. Everyone living in the Divine Domain knows very well that the process of new gods replacing old gods in any era is never smooth sailing, but is always accompanied by bloodshed and endless slaughter, which is the most terrifying thing.
History has proven time and again that the succession of divine positions in the Divine Domain is an extremely bloody cycle. Everyone believes that in the coming years, the entire Divine Domain will become a sea of blood, Hell where everyone lives in constant fear.
During this period, the entire Divine Domain became much quieter and more deserted. The various leaders of the Divine Domain, as well as countless divine armies, and even the elders and protectors of the Divine Domain.
"He killed the old god, his ascension to the throne was illegitimate, and he did not receive the approval of the Divine Diagram. Now that a new god has been born, you should all worship him as soon as possible to avoid future retribution!"
Throughout the entire Divine Domain, rumors were rampant and various discussions were endless, clearly indicating that someone was stirring things up.
Many powerful clans have even toppled Zhou Tong's statue and secretly erected new ones.
The new statue is of a middle-aged Deity, who appears majestic, solemn, and radiates a shimmering, precious light.