A New True Self Faction, War God?

Zhao Xing understood what Number Thirteen was talking about. It had taken him too long to get past him, which clearly showed that he was somewhat mediocre in terms of soul and will.

However, he did not heed what Number Thirteen said, because Number Thirteen believed himself to be a god-level being, which was why he said that, when in reality he was only Demigod.

"Senior Thirteen, how long did it take the people who came before you to pass the test?" Zhao Xing asked.

"You mean the one with the pendant?"

"Yes, that's him."

"He's quick; he withstood my sword strike in the blink of an eye," Number Thirteen said.

"Senior, if Demigod were to enter this place, would the difficulty be the same?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Hahaha, Demigod?" Number Thirteen couldn't help but burst into laughter. "How could Demigod possibly be qualified to receive the master's inheritance?"

"The master left behind a test of succession, hoping that the successor would help with certain tasks."

"Being merely Demigod is too unpredictable."

"Divine Soldier and Divine General are all under the master's consideration; anything below the divine level, God King will not be considered."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing frowned slightly. He had originally hoped that the difficulty would be reduced if Demigod came to challenge him, so that he could voluntarily drop his disguise.

But I didn't expect Number Thirteen to say that.

"The only request from Divine King Yu Heng is to save Zhang Yue. Could it be that he has found a way, and that's why he's using this method to select candidates?"

Zhao Xing didn't know if the God King of the Universe could discover his disguise.

Since the Zu Emperor Dynasty has fooled the Divine King Zhang Yue, the Divine King Yu Heng should also be unable to see through it.

However, revealing Demigod level makes it seem hopeless to lower the difficulty.

After resting for a while, Zhao Xing cupped his hands and asked for directions, "Senior Thirteen, which way should we go next?"

As the ice and snow melted, the fields came alive, and an ancient city appeared before Zhao Xing.

Following the guidance of Number Thirteen, Zhao Xing also arrived at the Second Stage — Dou City.

On either side of the city gate stood a metal giant, Nie Li, with a red gem on its forehead. Apart from the smooth gem, the rest of its body surface was rough, with black and yellow interlaced patterns and protrusions, making it look like a rusty mechanical puppet.

"My name is War God, and I am the second test left by my master in the Internal World."

As Zhao Xing approached, a rough sound immediately rang out from within the rubies on the foreheads of the two metal giants.

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Xing realized that it was actually Mechanical Puppet, but it was made of many divine plants, giving it immense vitality.

Its two feet were deeply embedded in the ground, as if they had taken root and sprouted.

"War God, what is the content of your test?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Mind and Will." The War God's voice boomed like thunder. "You can enter any of the puppets, control one of them, and fight against me. No matter which one you control, as long as you can defeat the other War God, you will pass the test."

"Mind?" Zhao Xing nodded slightly. The tests of the Di Nong sect of the ego required the soul and willpower as essential components.

From the Primordial Realm Conference onwards, soul and will have been the most valued aspects of the Primordial Faction's Si Nong, because only in this way can the wild plant soldiers be subdued and the situation of being controlled by the plant soldiers be avoided.

"You have thirty years to familiarize yourself with the two Gods of War God. It doesn't matter how many times you fail during that time; only the battle thirty years from now will count."

After hearing the rules, Zhao Xing immediately understood.

Without further ado, they quickly entered the forehead of the metal giant on the left.

"Gurgle~" It looked like a hard gemstone, but once inside, it felt like being enveloped in liquid.

The giant was enormous, and the interior of the gem was also quite large, like a lake.

The liquid was turbid and contained many roots. When Zhao Xing arrived at the center of the liquid, he felt the liquid exerting mental pressure on him.

"The physical body is not affected at all, and even feels somewhat comfortable, but the longer one stays, the greater the pressure on the mind."

As soon as Zhao Xing stood still in the center of the gemstone, thousands of white tentacles floated over and stuck to his body.

"Hmm? These things are roots and stems? They look a bit like Symbiotic Seed plants."

Zhao Xing looked closely, and a name appeared on the panel:

[Steam]

[Quality: God-tier]

[Type: Soul Symbiotic Seed]

[Note: This is Original Seed from the Great Yellow World, Derived Seed created by Divine King Yu Heng based on Yellow Grass. It can greatly enhance the ability to manipulate the soul, but it will exert a powerful pressure on the mind. Prolonged Symbiosis can lead to hallucinations and even madness as side effects.]

The surface of the ruby also contained instructions on controlling the metal giant, and Zhao Xing quickly understood what a metal creation was.

"The War God is these two metal giants. Their bodies combine mechanical Magic Array with the parasitic and Symbiosis of the True Self Faction."

There are many variations of this method.

"For example, its head, the gem space on its forehead, is actually a Spirit Lake created by a World Heart, which contains countless killing plants. It is also the core of the giant, serving as its brain."

"The hands and feet are made of mechanical divine bones, and the bone marrow contains a kind of plant life called [Chaos Demon Fungus], which forms a life colony."

"There are a total of 108,000 mechanical divine bones. Each bone is engraved with martial arts secrets, which can be combined in countless ways. By controlling the killing, one can mobilize the entire War God, which is equivalent to having a martial god's body."

"My god, the highest level of the War God is God King. Complete control is equivalent to becoming a Martial God King?"

Zhao Xing was shocked. Divine King Yu Heng, had obviously brought the Life Array Stream and Life Mechanism styles to their extreme, which is why he combined Plant Soldier with mechanical array diagrams to create the War God.

The weakness of the Primal Fellowship of the Farmer is that its divine body is too weak.

The Time Faction has Hou Bian Method who can transform into a powerful race to deal with close-range attacks.

The Earthly Advantage Faction excels in defense, and there are two schools in the Extreme Land: Mustard Seed Mountain and Giant God Peak.

Among them, the Extreme Land Giant God Peak has an extremely powerful divine body, like a Sacred Mountain that cannot be damaged at all.

Zhao Xing had learned the Great Five-Finger Mountain, the prerequisite for which was the Treasure Mountain Divine Ability. That was the path of Martial Shennong, whose physical body was as hard as a mountain. During the Primordial Convention, Zhao Xing's Treasure Mountain Divine Ability was even able to compete with martial artists in defense.

As for the True Self Faction, compared to the Heavenly Timing" and "Earthly Advantage Institute" factions, they don't have many good methods for close-quarters combat.

Only the Symbiosis flow can barely make up for some of the deficiencies. It can nurture some Plant Soldier to take root in the body, forming a defense to protect the body.

However, it was not as famous as Hou Bian Method and Mountain Art.

"The Divine King Yu Heng, based on the Symbiosis Technique, also combined the Life Array Stream and the Life Puppet Flow. All of his many divine bones contain a set of secret techniques of martial artists. Could they all be bones taken from the bodies of the martial gods he killed?"

Zhao Xing scanned it carefully and found that most of the divine bones inside the metal giant were those of martial Divine Soldier's weapons, while the bones of Martial God General were very few.

The two War God here can only unleash the Divine General Peak Stage at most.

Even so, Zhao Xing was somewhat excited.

Without a doubt, God King Yuheng created a new school of thought called the "Essentialist Style," which not only made up for the weakness of the Essentialist School's Si Nong in close combat, but also created a new combat mode.

"Sure enough, there are no weak professions, only weak people." Zhao Xing let the killer stick to his body. Soon, his right hand was completely covered by the killer, and tentacles pierced into his flesh. Zhao Xing felt that his right hand suddenly had powerful strength, and his spirit became excited.

As the killer drilled in, Zhao Xing also had many battle scenes flash through his mind, and subconsciously raised his hand and clenched his fist.

"Boom!"

The metal giant outside suddenly raised its hand and clenched its fist. A beam of black light shot out from the fist and pierced the ground like a whirlwind, creating a bottomless hole.

"The move I just used was a fist technique created by a martial god, called the Black Death Fist?"

"It combines the Great Dao of Destruction and a fist technique from the Darkness Divine Domain, but I clearly haven't comprehended the Great Dao of Destruction, nor have I ever grasped the Darkness Divine Domain."

Zhao Xing immediately realized the power of the [War God].

If you kill an enemy, seize their divine bones, and fuse them into your War God, you can use their moves even without understanding their techniques and principles.

"By simply mastering the art of killing, and through the roots and tentacles of killing, one can mobilize the entire War God!"

Zhao Xing was ecstatic. He unleashed over a hundred punches in a row, the sheer power of which was utterly captivating.

He planned to go and see what the difference was between the other War God, but as soon as he stepped out, a strong sense of reluctance surged up, and an extreme emptiness arose in his heart.

Watching the blade leave his arm, Zhao Xing had an impulse: Don't take it off, keep wearing it forever!

Unconsciously, Zhao Xing wanted to return to the gem space, but alarm bells quickly rang in his mind.

"Huh? I've been affected?"

"He completely ignored his own feelings and only wanted to be with Killer Symbiosis?"

A flash of lightning appeared in Zhao Xing's eyes, and he immediately used his left hand to tear at Sha. At this moment, Sha had turned into black, slimy strips, as if it were alive, and kept beeping.

These loud cries caused Zhao Xing's soul to ache, and his reluctance to part grew even stronger.

"Cut!"

Zhao Xing immediately used the Golden Cicada True Form Second Body. His arm suddenly pulled back, and a new hand was pulled out, while the original arm was only covered by a thin layer of skin.

Having lost its life, the killer quickly devoured the thin layer, leaving behind some residue which was expelled from the gem space.

"Gurgle~"

A figure rushed out.

"Hehe~ Hehe~"

Zhao Xing was panting heavily, and at the same time, he felt a bit more wary of the metal giant.

This is terrifying. It feels like I've become addicted to Dao Xuan Pill. How long have I been here? Less than a quarter of an hour, and my mind has already developed a sense of dependence.

Furthermore, it caused the hallucination of "shouting loudly".

"Now, do you understand the difficulty in controlling the War God?" Another metal giant leaped out, revealing a human figure with a youthful face, like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, with red lips and white teeth.

He just called himself War God, which means he is a spirit-like being among the War God. However, Zhao Xing could sense that this boy seemed to be some kind of aggregate, because he had many obscure consciousnesses.

"This isn't even the highest-level War God." The boy's voice changed, and his expression turned cold. "A true War God of the highest level can unleash the combat power of Martial God King!"

"At the same time, it also demands a higher level of mental fortitude. If you stay there for even a second, you will be completely captivated and eventually become a part of me."

"It's not too late for you to give up now."

To become part of the consciousness?

Zhao Xing's expression changed.

He always believed that God King Yuheng was a person of deep affection, unlike the ego-driven, obsessive, and perverted people he had seen before. But who says that a person of deep affection can't be perverted?

"I won't give up," Zhao Xing shook his head.

"Suit yourself." The spirit spoke calmly, its voice seemingly echoing deeply. "I've already warned you for the sake of the token, but you insisted on going ahead. Dying will only give me more nourishment."

After saying that, the spirit stopped talking and ignored Zhao Xing's questions.

"Thirty years, only thirty years. Not only do I have to control the War God, but I also have to defeat this artifact spirit. Obviously, I am not as skilled in controlling the War God as he is. It's really difficult." Zhao Xing frowned.

"I wonder which level Lao Qing is in."

He scanned the two metal giants but did not sense Qing Yuzi's presence. Clearly, the place where Lao Qing was trapped was not this level.

"Senior, may I withdraw and then come back?" Zhao Xing wanted to exploit a loophole. If withdrawing allowed him to re-enter, then withdrawing in the twenty-ninth year and re-entering would give him more time to prepare.

"Heh, what do you think?" A merciless sneer echoed from within the giant.

Zhao Xing pursed his lips, it seemed that he could only overcome this hurdle within thirty years.

Instead of immediately entering the metal giant's body, Zhao Xing opened his Internal World and entered it.

Suddenly, only a single, smooth World Core remained in front of the two metal giants.

Zhao Xing entered his Internal World, quickly traversing the Boundless Continent and the Primordial Sea, and arrived at the Twin Star System.

The Ke Yang Divine Tree remains in its sapling form, spiraling among the nine stars, while the General Hua Li continues to guard this place.

"Zhao Xing, you've arrived."

"Hmm, I've run into a bit of trouble." Zhao Xing looked at his Original Seed, the Ke Yang Divine Tree, which was both Sun Seed and Time Seed.

If thirty years was too short, Zhao Xing's solution was to use the Time Divine Tree's innate ability to alter the flow of time in a certain area of Internal World, thus gaining more time for cultivation.

Zhao Xing flipped his hand, and a wriggling white root appeared in his palm. "General Hua Li, I would like to ask you to help cultivate this Derived Seed and see if it can be propagated."

"Hmm? This is a Parasitic Seeds?" General Hua Li took the [item] and immediately determined that it was Parasitic Seeds because it was constantly burrowing under her skin.

"So powerful." General Hua Li tore open his skin and let the parasite burrow inside, and immediately felt the special nature of this Parasitic Seeds.

"Where did you get this Parasitic Seeds plant? It's a treasure!"

Zhao Xing was somewhat worried about this thing, but General Hua Li looked excited and her eyes softened, filled with love.

Seeing General Hua Li's appearance, Zhao Xing suddenly felt that his own "True Self Faction" was still not pure enough.

"Can you cultivate it?" Zhao Xing asked.

"We can give it a try," General Hua Li pondered. "I see that this Parasitic Seeds plant has absorbed the characteristics of the Soul Tree, but its nature is more extreme. The Soul Tree's enhancement of true spirit is relatively mild and has no side effects, but this one has strong side effects. Do you need to remove its side effects?"

"No, I need to resist its oppression on my mind," Zhao Xing said. "This is a test."

"That's a bit difficult. Perhaps you should give me more samples." General Hua Li difficulty, "Because it is Parasitic Seeds that has mutated. Its Source of Life division has been modified after birth. This method is even more powerful than that of the Gu Luo River. I cannot guarantee that I can successfully cultivate a single plant."

"How much do you think is enough?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Of course, the more the better."

"Alright, I'll go get some more." Zhao Xing gritted his teeth, left his Internal World again, and then entered the metal giant's gem space.

After another period of mental torment, Gulong was brought out by Zhao Xing.

He discovered that it took at least an arm-wrap and a lot of pain to bring out a single plant.

To obtain something repeatedly, one must repeatedly experience mental anguish.

Moreover, the longer each additional plant is brought out, the longer it needs to stay, and the deeper the psychological pressure and infection it suffers.

In a short period of time, Zhao Xing harvested fifteen plants, reaching his limit.

"He's a little out of it."

"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out."

Zhao Xing shook his head, his face pale. Thanks to Bowei's Golden Cicada True Form Second Body, once activated in advance, the impact of the steam on his mind could be slightly reduced.

Even a doppelganger couldn't withstand fifteen consecutive repetitions.

Fifteen plants should be enough for the General Hua Li.

Zhao Xing re-entered his Internal World and handed the fifteen plants to her.

"Okay, I will cultivate the finished product as soon as possible so that you can clearly see the Life Dao Diagram."

Within the Internal World, the influence is controllable. If General Hua Li is able to cultivate a piece of it, then he can control its strength and gradually train it.

"We still need to Time Acceleration with the Divine Tree." Zhao Xing looked at his Original Seed.

A large amount of Earth God Crystal were summoned, all of which were obtained from the Cosmic Ark.

"Little guy, it's up to you. Help me change the flow of time in this area."

"Eat as much of the Earth God Crystal here as you like!"

Zhao Xing was going all out. These Earth God Crystal were very difficult to obtain, and he had prepared them to break through the Earthly Advantage Faction's Divine Art.

However, it can only be used on the Ke Yang Divine Tree for now, since activating a time-based talent consumes a lot of resources, and it is only in its seedling stage.

"Metaphor~"

The leaves of the Ke Yang Divine Tree trembled slightly, and a faint but dependent thought connected with Zhao Xing's mind.

The surrounding space-time suddenly changed, and Zhao Xing carefully examined it.

There is now a tenfold time difference between the external world and one's own Internal World.

"Thirty years have passed in the outside world and three hundred years have passed in the Internal World. Although three hundred years is still not a long time, it is much more than before. The flow of time quickly stabilized, and Zhao Xing and General Hua Li began to do their own things."