Earthly Paradise, Visitor from Heaven

Previously, two Inspiration Burst had successively helped You Chen take a crucial step in Martial Soul Fusion and Martial Soul Evolution.

Over the past five years, dozens of Inspiration Burst have solved all the problems that You Chen had accumulated in the past.

Furthermore, additional gains were made on this basis.

In the Douluo World, the strength of gods is mainly affected by four aspects: spirit, physical body, divine power, and authority. Compared with the mortal life before becoming a god, the difference is not that great, except for the last one.

Previously, You Chen possessed abundant Immortal Spiritual Energy resources within his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Divine power is partly derived from the faith provided by the Starshine Empire, Bibi Dong's daily missions often yield a significant amount of Pure Divine Power. In addition, he possesses other reserves of divine power. Furthermore, he has prepared a method to transform divine power into Stardust Divine Power, whose foundation is Cosmic Power, awaiting only the step of condensing his divine position.

Before this, he had already subtly embarked on a path of drawing inferences from other sources by relying on the Martial Soul Origin. With so many Inspiration Burst, he had completely opened up this new path.

The only area where he could improve his mental abilities was that the system had never provided any extra resources. You Chen had always relied on his top-notch mental talent to elevate his abilities.

Even compared to those powerful true gods, You Chen's speed of improving his spiritual power is not slow. For his age, such a speed of improvement is already terrifying.

But compared to his improvements in other areas, it was ultimately too slow.

Therefore, You Chen improved the method of extracting faith power.

The complex pheromones within the originally poisonous spiritual power of all beings were transformed into a whetstone for sharpening spiritual power.

No, they are both the whetstones themselves and the refined iron incorporated into the knife.

Every wisp of mental energy, after being purified and refined, will flow into the spiritual sea of You Chen.

It's like turning the residue after the power of faith has been extracted into something valuable, making the most of everything.

From then on, You Chen's mental strength improved rapidly.

Refine your Divine Sense with the power of all living beings' thoughts, strengthen your body with the Immortal Spiritual Energy, and enhance the power of the stars with the Cosmic Power.

You Chen's ternary system is now complete.

Not only that.

The process of refining Divine Sense with the power of the thoughts of all beings is similar to how a deity truly listens to the prayers of all beings.

Even though he had not yet become a god, You Chen was already able to see into the minds of believers like a true god, and thus opened the path of the soul.

This is something that even the gods of the Douluo Universe could not do.

Because of the difference in the realm between him and his believers, as well as the difference in the flow of time, it was impossible for the gods of Douluo to listen carefully to the prayers, let alone to refine the thoughts of all living beings and transform the poison of pheromones into their own spiritual power.

Not to mention, they don't have You Chen's talent for mental strength or his special ability to Inspiration Burst.

You Chen felt an increasing sense of divine power.

Why do mortals revere gods more than emperors? Because in the minds of mortals, the omnipotence of individual gods has surpassed the capabilities of imperial power.

And what about You Chen now?

His Divine Sense was sufficient to cover the entire Starshine Continent, and could also cover the Sun and Moon Continent through the medium of the faith statues on the Sun Moon Continent and Sun Moon Continent.

If he so desires, no believer's thoughts can escape his scrutiny.

He possesses the unique ability to have everything he says known, a quality often found only in deities in novels.

Wherever he desires, his Divine Sense can summon an incarnation of divine power at any time.

They spy on the regime's mistakes and then implement them directly.

With the improvement of his mental strength, You Chen is now able to operate hundreds of avatars at the same time, and it is not a pipe dream for him to create thousands of avatars in the future.

He doesn't need the tentacles of power; he can complete the supervision and exercise of power solely through his own strength.

Strategies that are clearly beneficial to the development of the country and the people but cannot be implemented correctly due to the selfishness or incompetence of the implementers will be implemented absolutely correctly. No corrupt or power-abusing person, no matter how high the level of the believer, will be overlooked by You Chen. No person or action that incites public opinion and unrest, and no event that may threaten the stability of the rule, can escape You Chen's insight.

Furthermore, with the eternal lifespan of the gods in the future... an Earthly Paradise with eternal rule was thus formed.

Unlike Douluo, who possesses immense power but can only exercise his omnipotence through the power of an omnipotent god, You Chen, even before becoming a god, is already nearly omnipotent.

This is the kind of divine rule that the ancients once imagined: an absolute, supreme, wise, virtuous, correct, and transcendent ruler who governs everything and holds all power, minimizing internal friction within the system, thereby maximizing resource utilization and ensuring that society always maintains positive development.

The greatest difficulty in achieving divine rule lies in the limitations of human power. Human emperors have limited ruling power and individual abilities, so the division of power is unavoidable. As the system continues to operate, issues such as being misled and making wrong decisions will eventually occur, leading to a regression in social progress.

Every system is essentially a system of people. Throughout history, there have been instances where the ruling class genuinely cared for the people, but due to imperfections in the system and insufficient capabilities, the people became dissatisfied with the rule.

But in the presence of a truly omnipotent being, a true deity, such a question does not exist.

The main purpose of the system is to rationally allocate resources and to restrain corruption, that is, the abuse of resources by those in power.

The most common example is taxation. Its original purpose is to concentrate resources and use them for the benefit of the people. However, due to the multiple procedures involved in its implementation, and the inability to guarantee that all those involved have absolute impartiality, it is inevitable that resources originally intended to serve the people will be stolen.

But in the presence of an omnipotent being, all problems in a complex process can be discovered with a single thought, and anyone who steals the nation's resources will be exposed and punished.

Therefore, in the face of an omnipotent person, these two issues are reduced to matters of ability, and matters of ability are not a problem for an omnipotent person.

The second problem is that with power concentrated in the hands of one person, if the wrong ruler is chosen, or if the ruler's mindset changes during the course of his rule, and if his selfishness becomes too strong and he is unable to maintain the wisdom that benefits the country, then such a rule may collapse in an instant.

Any system is essentially a system of people; if the sole ruler no longer cares about the people, then nothing can be discussed.

Faith is one form of self-restraint.

As long as the ruling deities still value the power of faith, they will maintain the positive development of society.

However, You Chen ultimately wanted to transcend faith and use the Cosmic Power to replace the mental power of sentient beings as a new energy source.

Fortunately, he was not a selfish person in the eyes of the vast majority of lives.

The reason he established such an Earthly Paradise, besides drawing power from faith, was the influence of the compulsory education of the Great Xia in his previous life, which made him yearn for such a perfect society.

He possesses a power that transcends society as a whole, and he does not need to use additional power to acquire anything.

The mere act of building such a society brings him immense satisfaction.

However, once he no longer needed faith and lost interest in such pleasures...

Perhaps one day, people will realize that it is not the emperor who needs them, but they who need the emperor.

Imagine this: apart from the sole emperor, no one can exploit you. As long as you don't intentionally do evil, you can freely express your true nature, explore your talents, and pursue everything you want to achieve.

Even those who are truly complacent and have no ambition can be supported by the empire for life as long as they maintain reverence for the emperor and gratitude towards society. This is essentially a form of equivalent exchange, and even the guilt of those who are complacent is resolved in a certain sense.

Moreover, the only person who could actually exploit you, the emperor who is more powerful than you, is unlikely to actually come to exploit you; such power is more of a symbolic one.

This is an environment that those who are chaotic and whose way of life is to exploit and take pleasure in taking advantage of others absolutely despise.

But for the vast majority of law-abiding people in this world, it is a true Earthly Paradise.

This is the almost inevitable development of the world; the only variable is whether You Chen will survive or not.

That night, in what was formerly Spirit City, now the capital of the Starshine Empire.

The You Chen's Clone, who was cultivating, suddenly looked up.

A divine light descended from the sky. If the person who released this light had not concealed their aura, perhaps everyone in the capital would have looked up in awe.

What brings you here?

You Chen looked up at the handsome man who had descended before him, exuding an air of arrogance.

With just one glance, You Chen recognized his identity.

Mortals often refer to them as God Envoy, or angels.

However, the person who came did not have wings like the angels in traditional mythology; instead, he looked no different from an ordinary human.

Although he was God Envoy, his life essence was only at the level of an ordinary God Officer, which was not enough to make You Chen wary and take him seriously.

The male God Envoy glanced at the area behind You Chen and said calmly, "You Chen, the new Rakshasa God has been in power for many years. It is time for him to go to the Divine Realm to report on his duties. I hope you will not obstruct him."

Not all the God Officer knew of You Chen's existence, but since he was sent to the original Douluo World, now the Starshine World, this male God Envoy naturally wouldn't be unaware of You Chen.

Therefore, even though he believed he could control You Chen, his tone still carried a hint of respect. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked any questions and would have simply taken action to achieve his goal.

Instead of answering directly, You Chen asked, "What is the Divine Realm?"

Answering this question was one of the God Envoy's purposes, so he explained the Divine Realm and related matters such as ascension to You Chen in detail.

"That's how things are. You Chen, you will also be ascending to the Divine Realm in the future, so I hope you won't make things difficult for me."

The God Envoy did not voice the "otherwise what" thought hidden in his heart, but it was evident from his expression.

You Chen shook his head. "Regardless of whether what you said is true or not, even according to your rules, I am still a mortal, isn't that right?"

The God Envoy frowned slightly.

What happened?

"Does the Divine Realm have any right to forcibly seize all property belonging to mortals in the lower realms?" You Chen asked.

"No," the God Envoy frankly, shaking his head.

"How does the Divine Realm view the slave system in the lower realms?" You Chen asked again.

"The lower realm is not limited to this one realm, nor is slavery limited to one realm. The Divine Realm will not concern itself with this." The God Envoy remained expressionless and indifferent.

You Chen nodded, reached out and grabbed Bibi Dong, who was wearing an iron chain collar, and pulled her to his side, embracing her in his arms.

"Hmm?" Bibi Dong was dazed and her body was tense. When she looked up and saw You Chen's familiar face, she relaxed and Entanglement around him softly, completely ignoring the presence of the God Envoy.

You Chen smiled at the God Envoy and said, "As you can see, she is now my slave and has willingly become my property."

A delicate blush rose on Bibi Dong's face as she said obsequiously, "Yes, I belong to my master!"

Judging from his tone, he even seemed somewhat proud.

This woman has gone mad; she's been completely ruined.

In her mental world, only herself and You Chen remained. She didn't even notice the existence of the God Envoy. Her moral and ethical values were completely shattered, and naturally, she had no sense of shame whatsoever.

The God Envoy frowned.

She had already realized that she had fallen into You Chen's literary trap.

He wanted to say that the rules of the Divine Realm supersede the rules of the lower realm, and that when the two conflict, the rules of the Divine Realm would naturally prevail.

But...

'We can't beat them.'

If it were just You Chen alone, the God Envoy believed he could defeat him, but if the Rakshasa God and You Chen joined forces, he felt it would be very troublesome.

You Chen chuckled, "When I ascend to heaven, I will naturally take all my belongings with me. I'll just have to wait a little longer."

The God Envoy fell silent and flew back to the Divine Realm.

But You Chen's smile quickly vanished.

He knew that Bibi Dong was a god or his possession was not a matter for the God Envoy to decide. Furthermore, the other party realized the possibility of failure in taking forceful action, which is why they retreated.

From the various reactions of the God Envoy to him, one can roughly discern the Divine Realm's attitude towards him.

You Chen speculated that this conflict over the Rakshasa God's ascension would most likely end with the Divine Realm turning a blind eye.

'Regardless, the day when the conflict truly erupts is not far off.'

However, it will still be quite some time before he truly possesses the power to contend with the Divine Realm.

'If they had realized my true intentions before then, or tried to forcibly elevate me to the upper realm... I would have had no choice but to flee.'

The God Realm Committee does not shy away from the birth of a God-King, but it will never stand idly by and watch an existence surpassing a God-King be born.

If one ascends, it's one thing for most of one's faith to be captured by the Divine Realm, but it's quite another for the difficulty of rising to power to be closely watched.

In that case, You Chen would rather abandon the entire Starshine World and lie in hiding in the universe or other small worlds until he has researched and improved the Cosmic Power to its peak before launching a counterattack to reclaim everything he has.

Thinking of that scene, You Chen had already prepared for the worst.

'The matter of condensing divine positions can be postponed, but resources like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well can no longer be expected to be used sparingly; they should be fully utilized as quickly as possible now.'

The physical body is far more concealed than divine power; as long as it is not actively exposed, even gods would find it difficult to detect its uniqueness. Moreover, You Chen had specifically taken advantage of several Inspiration Burst to optimize and improve the perfected Aura Concealment Art, allowing him to even more effectively contain all his power.

By changing course and concentrating resources, three years later, due to You Chen's exploitative practices, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well completely lost its spirituality.

You Chen finally perfected the Primal Elephant Chapter of the Godly Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, and his physical body reached the limit level of First-Level God.