God

The process of opening the Divine Sea was not particularly troublesome.

Zhou Lin's battle qi had long since reached the peak of the Transcendent level. Using the Void Realm Divine Heart as its foundation, he began to manipulate it, condensing it all into a silver-white star.

His strength would also transform into divine power.

The power within his body surged, turning every corner of the dantian qi sea into a Divine Sea. This was a leap in the level of life, making him extremely difficult to defeat by someone of a higher level.

The gods slain by Second-Grade True Intent or First Grade True Meaning Transcendents were all gods with trash God Hearts.

But Zhou Lin had become a god with a Second-Grade Divine Heart.

Above the entire sky of Luojin City, the phantom image of an ocean emerged. It truly blotted out the sky and covered the sun completely.

Light and heat could not penetrate it, and countless people fell into a panic.

"Th-the sky is dark!"

"An ocean! Look, there's an ocean in the sky!"

"Is it a mirage? How could there be such a huge mirage?"

The phantom image of the Divine Sea stretched across a full hundred thousand miles, leaving countless citizens dumbfounded. They had no idea what it was.

The Divine Sea spread across the sky and earth like a scene of doomsday, seemingly ready to drown the entire planet at any moment.

Zhou Lin's figure appeared above the Divine Sea. Golden Light shone from his eyes, and he spoke as though a god were proclaiming a decree: "There's no need to panic. I'm cultivating a secret tome!"

Only then did the many armies and city residents relax.

It was merely a mirage stretching across a hundred thousand miles. The phantom image of the Divine Sea contained no energy, and even a slightly stronger Immortal could casually produce such a display.

But the citizens of Imperial Capital Star did not see it that way.

How large was Imperial Capital Star? The phantom image of an ocean a hundred thousand miles across could be seen almost everywhere. The moment Zhou Lin appeared, he truly shook them to their core.

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Many who had not been convinced by Zhou Lin before could not help but feel a trace of reverence at this moment.

At this moment, in many people's hearts, Zhou Lin possessed such astonishing abilities.

After opening the Divine Sea, Zhou Lin's soul also underwent a leap-like transformation, and the energy remaining in the Myriad Flower True Fruit was released.

Most gods with Second-Grade Divine Hearts were already comparable in strength to Marquis Immortals.

Unfortunately, Zhou Lin had a Void Realm Divine Heart. His ability to preserve his life was peerless, but he was much weaker in actual combat if he had no other True Intent to support him.

In that case, his power would only be equivalent to that of a Second-Grade True Intent Transcendent.

"Opening the Divine Sea didn't improve my strength by much." After sensing it for a while, Zhou Lin reached this conclusion.

If he wanted to increase his strength now, he would either have to condense other highly offensive True Intents into his True Body's God Heart, such as the Sword God Heart, or something similar.

But in terms of preserving his life, Zhou Lin could definitely withstand a King Immortal now. Even a King Immortal who cultivated the Law of Time would be unable to do anything to him.

"Now I can break through to the second layer of the Myriad Tribulation Primordial Body, and I can also cultivate an Avatar."

Zhou Lin first broke through the Myriad Tribulation Primordial Body. As for the Avatar, it entered the world within Cangyun to cultivate. As a World Divine Artifact, it contained its own world and space, so temporarily storing living beings was no problem.

The space within Cangyun was incomparably vast. For now, Zhou Lin had merely divided his soul into two and was in no hurry to cultivate three bodies.

"Dividing it into two, my soul strength is still holding up."

Zhou Lin was cautious by nature. He would only dare to divide his soul into three after becoming a Realm God. Otherwise, if his soul weakened, he could very likely be enslaved.

Why had Kedi been unable to revive in later generations?

It was very likely that he had been enslaved by a powerful expert. Therefore, Zhou Lin had to ensure that his soul strength was sufficient.

After finishing all this, five days had already passed.

Only then did Zhou Lin connect to the Virtual Universe, but his fourth-ring mission still had not been issued. He could only look over the arrangements for a major family event.

"Hm? This event is actually commemorating the anniversary of the results of my Genius Battle?" Zhou Lin himself had not known that the family held a celebration every year.

His position was too high, so the people beneath him naturally did everything they could to curry favor with him. They might not even need him to know about it.

According to the family's thinking, it would be best if Zhou Lin learned of this unintentionally. That would better demonstrate their loyalty.

"Interesting." Zhou Lin smiled and shook his head. He knew exactly why the family did this. Currying favor with him was only one aspect.

Could the Zhou Lin of the Genius Battle period and the Zhou Lin of now really be considered the same?

Even if the family did not know that he was Palace Master Tianshi's Personal Disciple, his identity as a Domain Lord of the Primal Secret Realm and a giant of a Virtual Universe Company branch was absolutely real. As long as Zhou Lin appeared at this event, the family could use the opportunity to promote it extensively.

"The event is tomorrow. Then I'll go there." Zhou Lin made his decision at once. "Zuo Ke, prepare a spaceship."

Even knowing what the family members were thinking, Zhou Lin did not care at all. He gained Prestige Value, while they gained some benefits. That was fair.

The Yedu Star Domain, three hundred thousand light-years from Imperial Capital Star.

Yuechen Star, where the Zhou Family was located, was inhabited almost entirely by Zhou clan members. Over countless years, their numbers had grown to hundreds of billions.

"Zhou Lin really puts on airs." In the Zhou Family's meeting room, an elder cursed resentfully, "Back when he was participating in the Genius Battle, the family put in so much effort for him, yet he doesn't appreciate it at all."

"He has no dealings with us. Not even in the Virtual Universe."

Another elder immediately agreed. "Our family has only reached this scale after all these years, yet he refuses to provide us with even the slightest support."

"Exactly. That boy is too heartless."

Inside the meeting room, everyone said their piece, and almost all of them were condemning Zhou Lin and venting their dissatisfaction.

Zhou Lin's predecessor had only had an indifferent attitude toward the family. Altogether, he had given them less than one Hun Yuan unit, merely equivalent to the wealth of a poorer Realm Lord.

Their development to this point had all relied on the assistance of the imperial family of the Zishan Empire, which governed them.

In the corner, an elder with a middle-aged appearance sat calmly, but he was extremely disdainful of this group.

He could even be said to despise them.

They did not have the ability to curse Zhou Lin to his face. Before Zhou Lin rose to prominence, the strongest member of the clan had been only a fourth-level Stellar.

Most of them had still been merely Planetary level or Apprentice level.

The reason they could dress up respectably and hold meetings here, and enter the Empire's luxurious establishments, was precisely because of the small amount of fame Zhou Lin had brought them.

But all they had left in their eyes was greed. They could only see how well the clans of other geniuses lived, or how prosperous the imperial family of the Zishan Empire was.

"All right, that's enough. Say a little less." The elder in the corner stood up, his expression half-smiling and half-mocking. "If you're done cursing, hurry up and think about tomorrow's event."

A banner in the meeting room bore several large characters.

<Warmly Celebrating the xxth Anniversary of Zhou Lin Winning First Place in the Genius Battle>

Yuechen Star was endlessly prosperous. Zhou clan members scattered throughout the entire star domain would do their best to return and attend tomorrow's event.

The clan members enthusiastically and fervently decorated the event venue.

In their eyes, Zhou Lin was an absolute god, the source that allowed them to live with dignity and travel throughout the stars.

Large projection screens could be seen everywhere along the streets, all showing recordings of Zhou Lin's Genius Battle. Some even displayed footage of his return to the Luojin Universe Nation some time ago.