In the blink of an eye, a month passed...
On the small island in the middle of the lake deep within the Divine Temple, a tiny sun radiated golden divine light, illuminating heaven and earth as it hung in midair. It blazed brilliantly, its power terrifying. The heat radiating from its surface warped the very space around it; within three inches of it was like another world.
An indescribable aura surrounded the tiny sun Gu Shenge had manifested. Wisps and streams of it pierced through the myriad worlds, suppressed past and future, and reversed the yin and yang of heaven and earth!
Nine Sun Emperor Characters were imprinted on Gu Shenge's body. Each was crystal-clear and eternal, suppressing the myriad Dao and illuminating three thousand worlds!
The tiny sun was gradually absorbed by Gu Shenge, and his body reached the end of its transformation. His face, once merely handsome and refined, became strikingly radiant and heroic, godlike in appearance. His three thousand strands of hair gleamed gold like chains of the Sun God, while a Sun God Mark was imprinted between his brows, radiating immense divine might, as vast as an abyss and awe-inspiring.
Every inch of his flesh and blood radiated the divine light of the sun, and his blood transformed into Sun God Blood, brilliant and wondrous. A divine sun dwelled within him, making him seem like the sun's very incarnation.
With his transformation complete, Gu Shenge's body, which had been floating in midair, slowly descended to the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes. Golden light blazed within them, as brilliant as the sun; nothing sinister could escape his gaze.
"The fusion is complete."
Gu Shenge slowly rose to his feet. The golden light in his eyes faded, and he felt better than ever before. A faint golden glow surrounded him, divine sunlight infused his flesh and blood, and he looked like a human-shaped miniature sun. With every movement, divine radiance spilled from him, as though the sun itself were scattering its light.
Not only that, but with every breath Gu Shenge took, the Yuan Qi drifting through the world poured into his body. The divine sun within him refined it, so he didn't even need to cultivate; it happened automatically, twenty-four hours a day.
Moreover, Gu Shenge closed his eyes and carefully sensed that his soul was surrounded and protected by the Nine Sun Emperor Characters. They suppressed it and shielded it from all evil and ill omens. No one could harm his soul in the slightest.
These nine Emperor Characters did more than protect Gu Shenge's soul. They also granted him an Emperor-grade divine art: the supreme fist technique of the Sun Holy Emperor, who suppressed the heavens and swept across the nine heavens and ten lands.
Sun Emperor Fist
Although it wasn't the Sun Immortal Scripture, Gu Shenge was already more than satisfied to obtain the supreme Emperor-grade divine art known as the Sun Emperor Fist. It was like getting a bonus with his purchase.
"Hm? Where's Medusa?"
Gu Shenge looked around but couldn't find Medusa. He figured he'd taken so long to absorb the Origin that she'd grown impatient and left early.
However, he'd left the small island in the middle of the lake in ruins. The heat produced as his Sun Physique fused had withered the flowers and grass and cracked the earth. Even the lake had nearly evaporated, and all the venomous snakes and giant pythons in it had been burned to death.
Gu Shenge felt a little awkward.
He'd wrecked Medusa's island. Would she throw a fit and cry about it?
It reminded him of a certain gaming meme.
While Medusa was still away, Gu Shenge opened the system and used the Heaven-Grade Lottery he'd received earlier.
[Ding~ Lottery complete. Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card]
"Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card?"
Gu Shenge knew who Juan Shoutian was, of course.
He was the Northern Sect's representative of the Dao Zhen line in Pili Puppet Theater. Together with the top chef Yuan Wuxiang, he was known as the Dao Zhen Twin Elites. The pair were known as the Gold-and-Silver Duo: Yuan Wuxiang's nickname was "High-Tier Silver," while Juan Shoutian's was "Loaded Gold."
He was also known as "the Invincible Tank of the Bitter Realm" and a representative of the unkillable, because even after Guifang Chiming blew his head off with a single palm strike, he survived—and even managed to unleash a powerful move.
But why was Juan Shoutian's Inheritance Card classified as Heaven-Grade? His strength in Pili had already fallen to rock bottom as the series went through its changes.
Could it be because of his transcendent form, Heavenly Sword Feitian?
Neither saint nor demon, but Feitian. It was a thousand-year legend of the Tianyu Sword Clan.
Feitian was a special state that was neither god, ghost, nor human, yet existed somewhere between them.
It was said to appear only once in a thousand years, with a sword that raged for a thousand years!
The Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card appeared in Gu Shenge's hand. On its front was Juan Shoutian, dressed as a golden-robed Daoist, while its back showed the supremely arrogant Heavenly Sword Feitian.
Information about the Inheritance Card then flooded into his mind, and Gu Shenge understood why Juan Shoutian's Inheritance Card was Heaven-Grade.
By using the card, he could inherit Juan Shoutian's weapons, knowledge, cultivation, and the Heavenly Sword Feitian form.
Of course, Gu Shenge couldn't inherit everything at once. The inheritance was divided into three stages, each unlocked when his strength reached a certain level: Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, and Dou Zun.
After using the Inheritance Card, Gu Shenge would receive the first stage of the inheritance, and his cultivation would also rise to Dou Emperor.
He would enter the Dou Emperor realm in a single step, becoming one of the Northwest Continent's first-rate experts.
He didn't hesitate. He immediately crushed the Inheritance Card. On the Dou Qi Continent, where the strong ruled, it was nearly impossible to get anywhere without powerful strength to rely on.
The Inheritance Card turned into countless golden specks of light and merged into Gu Shenge's body. Vast amounts of inherited knowledge appeared in his mind, including sword techniques, fist techniques, sword formations, combat experience, and more.
At the same time, his cultivation began to rise rapidly.
In just a few breaths, he advanced from one segment of Dou Qi to One-Star Dou Emperor. His foundation was deep and solid, without the slightest hint of instability from having power forced into him. It was as though every trace of Dou Qi in his body had come from his own painstaking cultivation, day and night.
After receiving the first stage of the inheritance, Gu Shenge slowly opened his eyes. A faint trace of world-weariness lingered in them, but after a while, he recovered.
Juan Shoutian's golden robe and Heavenly Sheath Dawn also appeared in his hands, and he put them away in the System Space.
Feeling the vast, river-like Solar Dou Qi in his body, burning hot as it coursed through every inch of his meridians and all four limbs, Gu Shenge had the fleeting impression that he could pin Medusa to the bed and have his way with her!
He raised his right hand and formed a sword sign with his fingers. Solar Dou Qi gathered, and strands of golden sword energy, bright as dawn, wound around his fingertips. They were razor-sharp and searing, as if they could pierce through heaven and earth and tear through the darkness.
Gu Shenge swept his sword fingers through the air. Sword energy slashed across the island, leaving a long, clean-cut gash. It nearly split the island in two, adding yet another scar to it.
"Not bad." He blew on his sword fingers, quite pleased with the strike.
Just then, a bright-red figure appeared beside Gu Shenge. It was Medusa.
The Marriage Contract allowed her to sense Gu Shenge's condition.
The moment she noticed he'd awakened, Medusa hurried over.
"You actually broke through to Dou Emperor?!"
Medusa carefully sensed Gu Shenge's aura. A hint of surprise appeared in her eyes, and her voice carried a trace of astonishment.
It had only been a month, yet this ant had gone from having no cultivation at all to becoming a Dou Emperor?! What was that golden sphere he'd absorbed earlier? How could it have such an incredible effect?
But that was fine. At least he was a Dou Emperor expert now, barely qualified to be her Medusa's husband.
PS: The protagonist will travel the continent under two identities from now on, and his name will change accordingly.
As for Juan Shoutian's strength, a Pili expert in the group said he was at most equivalent to a Dou Zong. But I'm a fan of Juan Fatty, so I designed his strength to be just a little bit higher. Heavenly Sword Feitian is equivalent to Dou Zun.
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