Seeing the Small, Knowing the Great; Refining God Begins

By the azure lake shore, a man quietly traced the clear, life-filled water with his fingertips, stirring ripples across the mirror-like blue surface that shimmered with a soft glow under the moonlight.

On the opposite shore, seven or eight humanoid figures gathered, with massive shadows faintly shifting in the dense forest towering behind them.

Through the clear, deep blue lake, Chen Fu met the gaze of a pair of majestic, oppressive golden dragon eyes in the dark depths of the swaying watery mirror.

"I see."

How greedy.

With soul rings and soul bones already in hand, could there be undiscovered immortal herbs and spiritual medicines somewhere out there?

After all, these are the three essentials for a Soul Master...

All fragmented pieces of information were pieced together by Chen Fu, and many incomprehensible matters were unraveled one by one, revealing a truth that left one rather silent.

Why do those who get rich first always want to seal off the path for those who come later?

"What are you talking about?"

The silver dragon at the bottom of the lake flickered a trace of irritation in its brilliant golden pupils. Before this human, it always felt constrained at every turn.

"Want to make a wedding dress for someone else?"

The basic structure and overall history of the divine realm were introduced to some extent during the Divine Trial, such as recognizing the divine realm's leaders, its rules and regulations, and the political correctness under the Dragon God's deterrence. The God of Craftsmanship had been nurturing him like a junior, despite their differences in technical development. Even knowing Chen Fu had his own Divine Path, he still wanted to toss him a few Divine Positions—after all, a kindred spirit is hard to find.

"Insolent!"

A towering, iron-tower-like figure stepped forward, shaking the lake surface with a surge of waves.

That statement, on the surface, did sound a bit ambiguous.

Glancing sideways at the figure, Chen Fu then looked straight into Gu Yuena's golden pupils and said:

"When the person in charge speaks, subordinates interrupt freely—isn't that a form of insolence?"

"Stand down!"

A dignified, low dragon roar exploded through the forest, and if one listened closely, a hint of annoyance could be heard.

"...Yes, sir!"

The iron-tower man, who usually bowed to no one and rarely even listened to Di Tian, now obeyed like a harmless bear cub before this silver dragon that had suddenly appeared recently.

"Human, I ask you to explain your words."

"Before I explain, I want to confirm one thing first—are you the Silver Dragon King, Your Majesty?"

The air seemed to fall into an eerie silence, the oppressive atmosphere suffocating.

"Are you certain that human who has half-ascended in physical form can protect you?"

The deep lake surface split open, and rows of watery stairs formed in the air. A stunning silver-haired girl walked from the lakebed to stand before Chen Fu, her brilliant purple eyes locking onto his pitch-black pupils.

"Before seeing you, yes. After seeing you, no need, Your Majesty."

Chen Fu nodded to the beautiful silver-haired, purple-eyed girl as a sign of respect.

"Now, can you tell me what you know? And your intention to unite with soul beasts to found a nation?"

Nodding, Chen Fu glanced around at the twenty or so Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts nearby. Among them, the few humanoid Fierce Beasts were worth noting. Amid the towering forms, there was also a Cold-Qi Twin-Tailed Loli, whose mood seemed rather low.

"You saw the commotion over at Shrek City, didn't you? The Divine Path of this world has been blocked."

"Hmm, go on."

Of course, she knew. If not for fear of being discovered, she would have wanted to watch the live broadcast.

"At first, I found it hard to understand—even impossible—until I saw you." The praise Shrek Academy heaped on Him had subtly influenced Chen Fu, giving him a faint natural goodwill.

"Your Majesty, do you really think you're hiding well?"

Seeing Gu Yuena's slightly stiff expression, Chen Fu continued:

"Even the Sea God Pavilion Master's physical ascension to godhood was blocked by Him. That means He doesn't want anyone in this world to become a god—or rather, He doesn't want anyone not of His own camp to become a god."

"In other words, He doesn't want to hand over ownership of this world. Do you know why?"

Under the silent starry sky, the man quietly watched the girl glowing faintly in the moonlight.

"This is His vegetable garden. I am a bug, and you..."

"A divine-grade humanoid immortal herb."

The night wind lifted the girl's silver hair, and her once-brilliant eyes now only reflected the splendor of the starry sky.

The moment he saw Gu Yuena, Chen Fu understood the Divine Punishment he had never been able to figure out. He was plastered with basic buffs, and the executor of his ascension was even the Sea God Pavilion Master, yet he was still struck by Divine Punishment. Why?

Was it just because he had disobeyed His arrangements regarding the Imperial Auspicious Beast? Who else could directly know his past life memories except the god who controlled this world?

And connecting the Divine Thought Crystal that [Youlan] had discovered and captured inside the Golden Ancient Tree's spiritual soul body—was He really locking up the world and treating it as His own?

If all gods were this shameless, could you even exist? So after you rose to power, you patched the bug of "gods being too dignified"? And you did it manually from outside the realm?

No wonder the World Will would rather gamble on an unknown future with me than blast you, this "Plane Lord God," out of here.

"The Realm Wall can hold for at most thirty years. So this is my chance, and yours."

"..."

After a long silence, the silver-haired girl finally came to her senses. She had originally thought she was hiding well, never expecting she was merely a clown in someone else's vegetable patch. Perhaps, if not for the fear of her unknown symbiotic relationship with that one, this divine-grade humanoid Immortal Herb of hers would have already been used, right?

"The God Realm Committee's Plane Instrument can directly open the Realm Wall."

Gu Yuena provided a very crucial piece of information.

"Oh? How does one use it?"

Chen Fu had some related guesses in his heart, so he wasn't particularly surprised.

"It requires joint authorization from the God Realm Committee to be used." This was information Gu Yuena had known while she was still in the God Realm.

"Then forget it."

The slight worry in Chen Fu's heart immediately settled down.

Given the Sea God's completely chaotic behavior with the planes, getting unanimous approval from the committee was basically impossible. And there was also the angry God of Craftsmanship there, as well as the Destruction God King, who was said to be his own faction.

"That's good, then."

Seeing Chen Fu so certain, Gu Yuena also felt at ease.

"Tell me how you want to found the nation. Since I've already agreed to you, as long as it's not excessive, I'll try my best to follow your requests."

The information obtained from Chen Fu had basically settled Gu Yuena's mind, so she prepared to listen to the thoughts of this human who was full of miracles.

Beckoning the humanoid Fierce Beasts on the shore to come forward, Chen Fu sat cross-legged before the group.

As for the dozen or so Soul Beasts that couldn't transform, they could just stay on the sidelines; their sizes were too big.

Looking at the humanoid Fierce Beasts before him, whose auras were restrained, Chen Fu cast his gaze over each one in turn.

His eyes lingered briefly on the green-haired, green-robed beautiful woman, then glanced at the little girl radiating cold air with an unhappy expression on the side, before Chen Fu finally spoke:

"First, tell me your thoughts."

Chen Fu felt he should first see if this group, who seemed to be the only ones with brains among the Soul Beast high ranks, actually had any brains.

"Leverage our top-tier combat strength advantage, and the Soul Tools that greatly restrain Soul Masters, directly kill all Titled Douluo."

"Just attack directly!"

"We have few people, wouldn't the casualties be too high?"

"I'll follow Di Tian!"

"Me too!"

Chen Fu subconsciously glanced at the iron-tower-like man transformed from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and immediately stopped holding any hope. Di Tian living those extra hundreds of thousands of years wasn't for nothing, at least.

"And you, Your Excellency?"

Chen Fu turned his gaze to this being who had lived even longer.

"Combine your Limit Douluo and Demigod companions, and just kill directly!"

Chen Fu and Gu Yuena together had over twenty top-tier powerhouses, with the most supreme among them almost entirely covered. If they went for the kill, they could, if willing to pay the price, slaughter all hundred-plus Titled Douluo on the continent.

"...From now on, listen more, watch more, and ask Ning Yi more. Please don't offer suggestions for the upcoming plan. Thank you."

Killing was easy enough, but how to rule? Rely on Ning Yi's hundred-plus people? Or rely on you Soul Beasts who get excited over stupid titles?

In the end, compromises would still need to be made, leaving the empire with a shaky foundation and seeds of disaster.

"Strategic defense, gather the common people, develop technology, enlighten beast intelligence, sweep the four nations."

If there was to be change, let it be a thorough change through blood and fire!

For the stability of the Realm Wall, the continent couldn't have gods for now; it would accelerate the energy depletion of the Realm Wall. So Chen Fu needed to accumulate a batch of Ascension seeds within the Douluo World.

As for the soil for these seeds to grow, it could only be war through blood and fire!

Including those Titled Douluo that Di Tian and the others talked about "slaughtering once," they were all participants in this selection.

"I will call this plan: Conquest of Refining God."

Gods are forged through blood and fire, and in the end, the moment the Realm Wall breaks, the entire realm shall ascend to godhood!

"That crazy plan executed in that crazy era had many names in later generations, but the one this author favors most is: the Conquest of Refining God."

--From An Examination of the "Refining God" Era

ps: Begging for nice-sounding special organization frameworks, I want to freeload standing up (hands on hips)

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