Deducing the Position of a Deity and the Tardy System

Douluo Continent, deep within the ocean.

War God Temple Master Xie An hovered high in the sky, the howling sea breeze unable to come within three feet of him.

The World-Breaking Divine Spear floated before him, the trajectory traced by its tip condensing into a complex web of light patterns in the void.

On either side of him, two distinct spear intents that pierced the heavens were colliding violently.

To his left, the Sky-Supporting Divine Spear tore through the firmament; to his right, the Yue Tian Douluo's Heaven-Surpassing Divine Spear surged like a bursting celestial river.

"Stop."

Xie An raised a hand, and the World-Breaking Divine Spear emitted a gentle barrier of soul power, blocking the two divine spears. The two phantoms in the air simultaneously withdrew their force.

Yun Ming retracted his spear and stood tall, his four-word battle armor vanishing: "How was the deduction?"

Guan Yue, the Yue Tian Douluo, also withdrew his spear and looked toward Xie An.

"It failed."

"I had thought that by relying on the connection between our three martial souls, we could first transcend the Douluo plane with the intent of the Heaven-Surpassing Divine Spear, then construct space with my World-Breaking Divine Spear, and finally anchor it with the intent of the Sky-Supporting Divine Spear to deduce a Spear God Divine Position, or at the very least, evolve a small, self-sustaining plane dependent on the Douluo Continent."

"And the result?" Guan Yue asked.

Xie An smiled with a hint of self-mockery: "Naturally, it failed. We can indeed tear through space in an instant, or even open up a temporary domain, but it is like digging a sandcastle on the beach; the moment the tide comes in, it collapses instantly."

"We are missing a core—a core capable of maintaining the interface. The Sky-Supporting Divine Spear is not enough to support it, unless..."

"Unless I break through to the level of a first-class god and use great power to forcibly stabilize the interface," Yun Ming continued, "but that would be putting the cart before the horse."

The air fell into silence, and all three men frowned deeply.

"Perhaps we are aiming too high."

Yun Ming was the first to break the silence.

"A divine position is, at its core, a vessel that carries the power of a transcendent being and passes that power down."

Yun Ming added: "Since we cannot currently forge a divine position, perhaps we can attempt to forge a demigod position. Much like the Peerless Divine Spear, we first cast a spear embryo; if the power of the plane is infused later, it can be sublimated into a divine position."

Xie An and Guan Yue exchanged glances, then closed their eyes in unison with Yun Ming. The three divine spears hovered in the air as complex runes continuously intertwined and converged.

The waves solidified beneath their feet, and the clouds stopped moving. Time seemed to stretch in this moment.

"My Heaven-Surpassing Divine Spear tells me it is feasible." After a quarter-hour of deduction, Guan Yue was the first to speak.

"Using our martial souls as the carrier, if we can absorb some of the plane's origin power in the future, it may become a divine position."

The three men did not hesitate. Three types of spear intent spread out, and finally, a vague demigod spear position condensed within their spiritual worlds...

Xie An had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent a hundred years ago. He discovered he had arrived during the era of Yun Ming—the same period as the Sea God Pavilion Master who had not yet seen Tang Wulin grow up, the same tough man who had withstood a level-twelve fixed soul ammunition shell.

Xie An had no golden finger. Through hard work, wisdom, luck, and perhaps the nature of his soul from another world, he awakened the Innate Full Soul Power World-Breaking Spear. He rose from humble beginnings, overcame countless difficulties, and relying on his understanding of the original work, he finally became one of the strongest in the world: a level-ninety-nine quasi-god, titled World-Breaking, and chose to succeed Chen Xinjie as the War God Temple Master.

Transmigrating to a fantasy world and becoming the strongest, yet having a limited lifespan, was truly a regrettable thing.

Xie An had once thought about whether he could have taken fewer detours if he had possessed a system or some million-year wisdom soul ring.

Later, he felt relieved. Without a golden finger, hadn't he still reached his current status and strength? Moreover, deducing a divine position with Yun Ming and the others was, in itself, a pleasure.

As for the Holy Spirit Cult, relying on his knowledge of the original work, it was well within his grasp. After all, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult had already been recruited by him.

The reason he chose to become the War God Temple Master was that the War God Temple directly oversaw the Blood God Legion and was on the front lines in the battle against the Abyss Plane. Xie An still hoped to defeat the Abyss Plane and attempt to absorb the core of the 108th layer of the Abyss to ascend to the god level.

The three finished their deduction and chose to fly back to Shrek City from the ocean.

How fast was a Limit Douluo? The Golden Ancient Tree appeared at the horizon in the blink of an eye.

On the walls of Shrek City, the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li, dressed in a simple and elegant long dress, had been standing on the ramparts for some time. Seeing the three return, she flew toward them.

"Brother Ming, how did it go?"

Seeing Ya Li, the usually calm face of Yun Ming revealed a smile: "It's alright, there has been some progress."

Xie An greeted Ya Li, then pulled Guan Yue along to bid farewell to Yun Ming before returning to the War God Temple.

Standing on the top floor of the War God Temple, Xie An carefully recalled the deduction. Energy was constantly filling the demigod position, and he felt himself becoming increasingly profound.

[Detected that Tang Wulin has awakened his martial soul, Counterattack and Face-Slapping System activated]

[Name: Xie An]

[Age: 118]

[Identity: War God Temple Master]

[Cultivation: Quasi-God Level]

A mechanical voice rang in Xie An's ears.

Xie An subconsciously unleashed his Spirit Origin Realm spiritual power, entering a state of combat readiness. But after hearing the voice clearly, he froze, a complex mix of excitement and speechlessness surging in his heart as he laughed and cursed: "You system, you've arrived far too late."

Laughing aside, cursing aside, he still had to look at the system.

[This system is the Counterattack and Face-Slapping System, assisting the host in defeating everyone who looks down on the host]

[Please accept the novice gift package]

Hearing the words "Counterattack and Face-Slapping," Xie An felt a trace of unease, but he suppressed it and said: "Accept."

As the voice faded, a large pile of items appeared out of thin air in front of Xie An.

He sat cross-legged to take inventory of the system gift pack.

At the very top was a small medicine bottle. Upon opening it, he caught a refreshing fragrance that calmed his mind and spirit—an effect only found in top-grade medicinal pills.

Ten top-grade Mysterious Water Pills, which possessed heaven-defying effects for soul masters below level 30.

A technique manual titled Eight Extremities Collapse.

Ten thousand Federal Coins.

At the very bottom was a tattered cultivation manual. The three large characters for Mysterious Heaven Skill shimmered in the sunlight, and the system had thoughtfully added a note.

[Mysterious Heaven Skill is the secret, non-transferable technique of the Tang Sect. Mastering it allows soul power to possess the quality of endless regeneration, providing greater endurance than that of soul masters at the same level.]

Xie An stared at this pile of items, falling into a brief silence.

This starter gift pack isn't right, is it?

And what the hell is this Eight Extremities Collapse? I'm in the Douluo world!

Xie An used his spiritual power to carefully inspect the items again, concluding that the ten Mysterious Water Pills held the greatest value.

The Mysterious Water Pills were refined using secret methods by the reclusive Mysterious Underworld Sect, the same sect that Xu Sanshi of the Shrek Seven Devils had hailed from ten thousand years ago.

As for the rest, Xie An took a brand-new Mysterious Heaven Skill manual out of his own soul tool.

This one had been personally transcribed and gifted to Xie An by the Tang Sect Master as one of the congratulatory presents for Xie An becoming the War God Temple Master.

As for the other manual, Eight Extremities Collapse, after flipping through it, he found it to be merely a refined combat technique, which was truly somewhat useless for someone of his standing.

"System, what is my current cultivation level?"

A voice devoid of any emotion rang out.

[Level 99 Quasi-God.]

"This starter gift pack of yours isn't right; it should be a starter pack for a Limit Douluo level."

[According to system adjudication, the system is without error.]

"How did you adjudicate that?"

[Tang Wulin is currently six years old and has just awakened his martial soul; the system is without error.]

Fine, Xie An finally understood what was going on with the system; it was basing everything on Tang Wulin's timeline rather than his own.

"Useless system, what use are you!"

[Releasing beginner quest; this quest may be abandoned.]

[System functions include: Shop, Mimicry Cultivation Environment, God-Bestowed Soul Ring, Spatial Teleportation...]

[Beginner Quest: Xie Xie has been bullying you repeatedly, relying on his status as the young master of the Eastsea City Xie Family. Please defeat Xie Xie.]

Xie An was a bit stunned.

Xie Xie? That kid has been born?

Xie An had been born into the Eastsea Xie Family a hundred years ago, and both his parents were Mecha Masters.

The Eastsea Xie Family was a mid-tier noble family that took pride in being Mecha Masters. Feeling that his own ideals conflicted with those of the family, Xie An had chosen to make his own way in the world after demonstrating his talent to his parents, who, along with the family, had frequently provided him with support.

After achieving the position of War God Temple Master, Xie An had not forgotten the help the family had given him; he had given back to them, allowing the family to leap forward and become the largest family in Eastsea City.

"I never expected that I would be in the same family as that brat Xie Xie."

"Is this the world's corrective effect?"

Xie An thought for a moment and realized he hadn't been home to visit his parents in nearly ten years.

"Oh well, I have nothing better to do anyway; it wouldn't hurt to go and take a look."