Inside the cave dwelling.
Shen Hanyu and Dugu Bo sat facing each other at a stone table. The tea on the table steamed gently, giving off a faint, refreshing fragrance.
This was tea Dugu Bo had refined using special medicinal herbs. It possessed a slight medicinal effect, and long-term consumption could even strengthen the body and increase Soul Power.
Shen Hanyu took a light sip, savoring its subtle bitterness. He smacked his lips softly, clearly enjoying the taste.
Dugu Bo, however, had no mood for tea. With a grim expression, he asked,
"Boy, can you tell me now what exactly you've been doing all this time? Even I can smell the scent of death on you now..."
Shen Hanyu coughed twice. After thinking for a moment, he said,
"Old Bastard, let's not talk about that yet. Let me ask you something. Where do you think the limit of a human Soul Master lies?"
Dugu Bo froze, then pondered for a moment.
"As far as I know, the limit of human Soul Masters is the Peerless Douluo, cultivation at level ninety-nine. What? Did soaking down there damage your brain? Have you even forgotten that?"
Shen Hanyu smiled and shook his head, speaking softly.
"Old Bastard, think a little further. Level ninety-nine is not humanity's pinnacle—it can only be considered a beginning. I can tell you with absolute certainty that deities truly exist, and so does the God Realm..."
After a pause, Shen Hanyu watched Dugu Bo's drastically changing expression before continuing,
"There are quite a few trials left behind by deities in this world. Deities choose exceptionally gifted human Soul Masters as their successors, and those selected are called God Trial Takers. Of course, considering the current powers on the continent, successors of deities may have already appeared long ago. It's