Soul Rings and God Rings, Entering the Lake of Life

You Chen was confident that as long as his divine power level didn't fall too far behind, and as long as he had the divine power of Second-Level God to operate his Martial Soul, the amplification from the Stardust Dragon Martial Soul alone would be enough for his overall physical qualities to reach the God King Level.

In addition, just as the special ability of Embryonic Breathing was born after the completion of the Dragon Elephant Chapter, when the Primal Elephant Chapter was completed, You Chen's physical body reached the realm of rebirth through a drop of blood.

Like Cell in his perfect form among the dragons, he can completely regenerate flesh and blood as long as there is even a trace of flesh remaining.

Of course, this process naturally requires the expenditure of energy.

The physical body takes another step forward, and then the divine will is immortal, and one can be reborn with a single thought. This is the true realm of immortality and indestructibility, where the divine will is immortal and I am immortal.

At that point, You Chen couldn't even imagine how he could be killed in this Douluo Universe.

The situation where someone like the Dragon God was forced to split into a Golden Dragon King and a Silver Dragon King, or even gave birth to a female in his heart, would never happen to him.

The Dragon God may seem to be able to be resurrected, but firstly, the Dragon God's soul has not been completely destroyed, and secondly, the resurrected Dragon God is essentially a new being.

However, the so-called immortal divine will is different. Even if the soul and body are destroyed at the same time, a trace of will remains and can still be resurrected.

At least in the current Douluo Universe, neither the limit of extraordinary power nor the limit of technological power is enough to kill an immortal being of divine will.

With You Chen's dozens of Inspiration Burst and his clear and tranquil Spirit Realm, his comprehension has reached an unprecedented level. He has a premonition that if he can complete the Godly Elephant Chapter, he will naturally achieve the immortality of divine will.

However, even the Primal Elephant Chapter took him so much effort. It can be said that most of his accumulated resources were poured into this, including the resources left behind by two Dragon King life forms, before he finally achieved perfection.

With each new chapter of the Godly Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Just breaking through the initial barriers of the Godly Elephant Chapter will conservatively take at least ten years, and a hundred years is not out of the question.

To achieve perfection, even with resources like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which are commensurate with one's current physical level, it would still take at least ten thousand years.

He couldn't possibly delay or hold out for that long.

Therefore, even such an extreme You Chen can only be regarded as an expectation and a target for the future.

'The physical body, in its ordinary state, reaches the pinnacle of First-Level God; in its Stardust Dragon state, with ample divine power, it enters the threshold of a god-king; its Martial Soul Avatar truly reaches the God King Level. Beyond that, the Meteor Dragon is assumed to be in its Martial Soul Avatar state; even if its strength doesn't reach the Dragon God level, it's definitely top-tier among God King Level. The physical body is now considered perfect. Then comes the spiritual power...'

You Chen silently manipulated his mental power, trying to comprehend its intensity.

In the past three years, he has devoted more than 70% of his energy to physical cultivation, and his spiritual cultivation has naturally fallen far behind. He has not even broken through to the First-Level God level yet.

In less than ten years, his spiritual power rose from Third-Level God to a high-level Second-Level God...

This would be an unbelievable thing for ordinary gods, but for You Chen, it was indeed a huge gap.

In particular, he may have to face more than one god, which means he cannot afford to have any major weaknesses.

His minimum requirement for his mental strength was to reach the level of First-Level God.

The realm of Heart of Clear Mirror Still Water, coupled with his Martial Soul and powerful physical body, is a barrier against mental attacks. If he possesses the mental power of First-Level God, even a mental attack at the level of a god-king cannot cause him much damage or impact.

And so, another three years passed.

You Chen's spiritual power finally broke through to the level of First-Level God.

The process proceeded smoothly, and the situation that You Chen had been worried about did not materialize.

Then, he began to sense a vague sense of constraint.

His physical and mental strength were so great that, in comparison, the energy he controlled was only equivalent to a drop of water in the ocean.

This imbalance, like the barrel effect, conversely limited his improvement in both physical and mental strength.

'If I don't reach the god-level in terms of energy, my rate of improvement, both physically and mentally, will probably become as slow as a tortoise.'

This invisible limitation means that if You Chen wants to improve further, he has no other way but to condense divine power.

However, he had no intention of dawdling any longer.

Having accumulated to this point, it's time to reap the final rewards.

It was quite a coincidence.

With You Chen's current control over spatial power, he arrived at the Lake of Life in a mere flash.

At this point, even though You Chen had not yet become a god, he already understood very well how to improve his divine power level.

In the Douluo Universe, there is an indicator similar to the "how many levels I am" above one's head— the God Ring.

The number of God Ring determines the level of divine power.

God Officer 1st ring, Third-Level God 3rd ring, Second-Level God 5th ring, First-Level God 7th ring, Top First-Level God 8th ring, God King 9th ring.

Someone like Bibi Dong, with a God Ring behind her, possesses divine power at the level of God Officer.

As the most popular character in Douluo God, the Soul Master system, as the foundation of the mortal era, is highly favored by the world among gods.

To achieve another breakthrough in divine power, one must condense even more God Ring.

Compared to other deities, Soul Master are born with an additional nine rings.

In other words, as long as Soul Master transforms each of the nine rings before becoming a god into God Ring, their divine power level can be improved, which is one step less than that of gods in other systems.

The fact that even eight of the nine rings only reached the God King level shows that there is still one step to the true limit of the Douluo Universe, but no one has reached it yet.

It is estimated that the original timeline was that Tang San, the son of the Douluo Universe, would interweave his own actions in many Douluo series stories, and finally take the ultimate step to become the only supreme being.

But none of that matters now.

Compared to other deities, Soul Master not only skip the steps of creating something from nothing, but also save a lot of the need for divine power reserves, depending on the different lifespan of their Soul Ring during their mortal years.

The maximum lifespan of Divine Bestowed Soul Ring is 100,000 years, which is also the minimum lifespan or minimum energy requirement for God Ring.

Ordinary gods first condense a God Ring with energy equivalent to Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, completely transform it, and then continuously consume divine power to increase its energy reserves to the limit, which is ten times that when it was first condensed, before pursuing the next God Ring.

Soul Master can first push the Soul Ring energy to ten times that of a hundred thousand years, reaching the limit of a million years, and then transform it into God Ring. Once the transformation is complete, it will be a perfect God Ring.

Since the level of Soul Ring is lower than that of God Ring, the difficulty of increasing its energy reserves is naturally vastly different.

That's why it's said that Soul Master are uniquely blessed.

Even though the energy consumption of converting Million-Year Soul Ring into God Ring in one go is greater than that of converting Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring into Soul Ring, considering the energy consumption of both methods throughout the entire process, this method is probably less than half that of a normal god.

However, the lifespan of Soul Ring is limited by its original form and the power of the gods.

Generally speaking, the limit for upgrading Soul Ring that is less than 10,000 years old is 100,000 years old.

For non- Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring that are over 10,000 years old, the limit is 190,000 years.

Only Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring can be transformed into Ferocious Beast Soul Ring that exceeds the 200,000-year limit.

Only the most powerful Ferocious Beast Soul Ring can be upgraded to Million-Year Soul Ring.

Therefore, the Ferocious Beast Soul Ring is not only the foundation for ordinary Soul Master to become Limit Douluo, but also the foundation for gods to become top gods.

It is a top-tier resource in any world.

The reason why protagonists like Tang San and Huo Yuhao in Douluo were able to become God Kings and top- First-Level God in a short period of time is largely due to the opportunities they had during their mortal years.

As for You Chen's Soul Ring, aside from anything else, the seventh and eighth rings are already Million-Year Soul Ring.

The greatest advantage of the Pure Divine Power continuously extracted from Bibi Dong is that it does not require refining and is extremely easy to control and use. It can be regarded as an experience pill that only non-existent gods can use.

With You Chen's current reserves of Pure Divine Power, he could complete the transformation of these two Million-Year Soul Ring into God Ring in an instant.

In addition, Faith Ring, which is essential for becoming a god and transforming into God Ring. That is the minimum three God Rings, which guarantees a minimum Third-Level God.

The potential and upper limit of Soul Ring are determined by the moment it is formed.

Needless to say, the sixth- Sea Princess Soul Ring definitely has the potential to last for a million years.

Although the fourth and fifth rings are 100,000 years old, they have the foundation of quasi-super Soul Beast and super Soul Beast, and can at least break the limit of Ferocious Beast Soul Ring.

Only the first three ring roads have a relatively low age limit.

However, You Chen also has many Soul Ring Age Increase Cards, which are things that transcend the rules and can directly break the boundaries.

If all resources, including divine power, are used to increase the age of the Soul Ring, You Chen can push all eight of his Soul Ring to their maximum age.

However, that would reduce the number of God Ring that can be condensed.

Before the Lake of Life, You Chen revealed nine rings, eight real and one illusory. The last illusory and unstable ring was the Faith Ring.

The rules of the world dictate that to condense the Faith Ring, you must first have nine rings and raise your Soul Power to level 99.

You Chen's First Incarnation met this condition and condensed this Faith Ring, but the condition was no longer met in his Second Incarnation.

Yes, he has not yet obtained the ninth ring of his Second Incarnation.

The Faith Ring is directly bound to the soul, and it's like there's a bug, causing this Faith Ring with only special effects to appear on You Chen Second Incarnation. Only after obtaining the ninth ring can the Faith Ring function properly.

You Chen has come to obtain his last Soul Ring.

With a flash, he had already entered the Lake of Life.

The Lake of Life's restrictions aren't particularly effective in other areas, but its ability to detect intruders is truly god-like.

In that instant, the many Ferocious Beasts that had been sleeping awoke.

You Chen did not deliberately conceal his tracks, revealing himself to the Ferocious Beast of Star Dou.

The Ferocious Beast, led by Di Tian, immediately tried to tear You Chen apart, but the terrifying pressure that seemed to act directly on their souls instantly shattered all their fighting spirit and crushed them to the ground.

"Lord of Soul Beast, I've come to negotiate."

He didn't see the Ferocious Beast at all; instead, he looked behind them.

You Chen had already sensed the Silver Dragon King's soul aura.

In the special space beneath the Lake of Life, suddenly, wisps of clouds appeared, and a massive, mountain-like, yet slender, silver-white dragon condensed from the clouds.

"My lord!"

"My lord!"

All the Ferocious Beast showed fanaticism, moved and subdued by the appearance of this mythical dragon.

Even though the humans had subdued them in an instant with their unpredictable methods, there was nothing to fear once they saw this figure.

But You Chen knew that the giant dragon in front of him was just an energy incarnation.

"Human, you are not welcome here."

"It was the Silver Dragon King's avatar who said in a cold voice."

However, they did not take direct action.

It wasn't that she had seen through You Chen's true strength, but rather that she couldn't fathom the method that even Di Tian had suppressed in an instant, which made her wary.

If she were to truly deal with such an enemy, she would have to unleash god-level power, which would mean breaking through dimensional suppression and forcibly breaking through to god-level.

Even if she were in her prime, let alone now that she is still recovering from serious injuries, she wouldn't dare to do that.

These Ferocious Beast were blinded by their reverence for the Dragon King and were unable to discern his true nature from his Silver Dragon King.

To be honest, if it were when the Beast Soul Alliance was first established, he might have considered subduing these Star Dou Ferocious Beast to earn more Soul Beast Faith, but now these guys are dispensable.

He came in this manner of making a formal visit for only one purpose...

"Silver Dragon King, offer your sacrifice to me, and I will protect your Soul Beast lineage."

He simply wanted to maximize the energy gain from the ninth ring.

The Silver Dragon King is not Di Tian, who has been downgraded from a divine beast to Soul Beast. Even when he was seriously injured, he maintained his divine beast nature from beginning to end. Now he is just restricting and restraining himself.

Its energy far exceeds the limit of a million-year-old Soul Beast.

Just as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm has excess energy that can increase the age of Huo Yuhao's other Soul Ring, the Silver Dragon King, if transformed into Soul Ring, could naturally do something similar, and even better.

The energy of Soul Ring is a brutal kind of energy. You Chen wanted the Silver Dragon King to sacrifice himself, not only to minimize the energy loss when the Soul Beast turned into Soul Ring, but also to allow the Silver Dragon King to actively control its power to nourish himself.

Otherwise, with You Chen's speed and stealth abilities, he could have easily killed the sleeping Silver Dragon King silently before he could react.

"Wake up before you talk in your sleep!"

The Silver Dragon King could not help but be furious. Even though he knew You Chen was no ordinary person, he still chose to attack in his rage.

However, the terrifying Elements power controlled by his avatar prevented even You Chen from getting close.

You Chen calmly looked behind the Silver Dragon King and said, "Unless you use god-level power, you can't possibly hurt me. The fact that I didn't kill you directly while you were sleeping shows my sincerity. This is the first time, so I'll consider it a mistake. If you make another move, I'll have to take it as a breakdown in negotiations and go after your true form."

The Silver Dragon King felt a chilling aura emanating from her. It was as if the other party might truly choose to kill her at the slightest provocation!

'How could such a terrifying human be born in the Douluo Continent?! He clearly hasn't even become a god yet!!'

The Silver Dragon King was said to be the rational part of the Dragon God, but as we learned from later developments, he turned out to be a complete idiot. What's worse, despite his low intelligence, he was praised by everyone and thought he possessed extraordinary Wisdom God Position. Then, he got carried away by love and sold out the entire Soul Beast race.

You Chen admitted that he couldn't understand the thought process of this incredibly stupid person, so if this guy really lost his mind, he could only kill him before he could unleash his divine power.