Xiafeng Capital had always been this bustling. The streets teemed with people, and the addition of one more Zhang Dong was utterly inconspicuous.
"I should establish my Divine Sea first." Zhang Dong needed to raise his strength as quickly as possible. Otherwise, simply traveling through the capital would waste a great deal of time. Once he became a World God, he could cultivate more secret arts, and his power would undergo an enormous leap.
Having already comprehended the Pole Divine Heart, establishing his Divine Sea was merely a matter of course.
His soul began to merge with the Pole Divine Heart, and his entire soul transformed into the shape of a tiny person, identical in appearance to his true body.
The soul was the essence of life. Although Zhang Dong possessed a plant lifeform body, because his soul was human, no one would regard him as a plant.
The strength of this soul exceeded even that of an ordinary Cosmic Venerable. The tiny soul seemed like the beginning of the world, yet also like its end. As it slowly opened its mouth, the Divine Sea began to emerge as well.
If one established a Divine Sea in the Tianyu Universe or the Primordial Universe, it would span hundreds of millions of li, boundless and vast, far surpassing deities.
A Divine Sea formed from a Second-Class Divine Heart was only a hundred thousand li across, roughly the size of Jupiter. Yet a First-Class Divine Heart produced a Divine Sea that was a full hundred million li across upon its very creation!
The difference in volume was a billionfold, and that did not even account for mass, density, or the profundities of laws.
This showed just how enormous the gap between World Gods and deities truly was.
On the Boundary Heart Continent, a Divine Sea formed by a Second-Class Divine Heart could not even manifest a phantom externally. Zhang Dong's ocean phantom as a First Heaven Realm Deity was only three zhang wide.
The three-zhang ocean phantom surged around him as the energy of heaven and earth continuously poured into his Divine Sea.
Not every place on the Boundary Heart Continent was rich in energy, but in Xiafeng Capital, the entire Divine Sea was filled in mere moments.
"A World God?"
Someone noticed him establishing his Divine Sea, but only gave him a casual glance. He was merely a First Heaven Realm Deity.
This was Xiafeng Capital. True Deities were everywhere, Void Gods were as common as dogs, and World Gods were truly unremarkable.
After the Divine Sea was established, the world began to evolve. Endless power started nurturing all things. This was the nourishment of the Inner World, and an internal world spanning a hundred million li emerged.
Earth, rivers, deserts, grasslands...
All kinds of terrain were present, but the world was incomplete. The Pole Divine Heart was merely part of the laws of heaven and earth, not yet perfect enough to support the reproduction of living beings.
The internal world left behind by the original Realm Lord was also inside him. It rested upon an island within his Inner World, looking somewhat strange.
"So this is the power of a First Heaven Realm Deity?" Zhang Dong clenched both fists, feeling that nearly inexhaustible power.
Even if deities cultivated Realm God Level secret arts, they could only attain strength at the threshold of a World God.
They still fell far, far short of a true World God. If Zhang Dong deployed his Inner World Projection now, he could effortlessly wipe out hundreds of millions of deities.
He had come to the Boundary Heart Continent fully prepared.
Within the Boundary Heart Continent, most inhabitants were God Level or Realm God Level. True Deities and Void Gods were only a minority, simply because the Boundary Heart Continent's population was far too vast.
It was many times greater even than that of the Chaotic Void.
Those valuable items from the Primordial Universe were worthless on the Origin Continent, not even worth as much as stones.
But on the Boundary Heart Continent, they still had some market value.
Transcendents, deities, and World Gods all had their own purchasing needs. So long as he could produce suitable weapons, there would naturally be no shortage of buyers.
For example, the E9 Laser Gun possessed power nearly at the peak of the God Level. It lacked any profundity, but it charged quickly and could even be used by Transcendent lifeforms. Perhaps someone would want to buy it.
What Zhang Dong had prepared was Fermo Venom.
Ten grams of Fermo Venom was enough to kill a peak king-level expert. In terms of pure physical bodies, those God Level beings on the Boundary Heart Continent could not compare to king-level experts.
By Zhang Dong's estimate, a God Level being at the limit with a Second-Class Divine Heart would die after coming into contact with even a little too much of it.
As for deities, unless they cultivated Realm God Level body-refining secret arts, how strong could their divine bodies possibly be?
A First Heaven Realm Deity's travel speed was vastly faster than before.
In just three hours, Zhang Dong crossed several streets, a speed he would not even have dared imagine in the past.
If he worked a little harder, then once he possessed the combat power of a Mighty Expert, he would be able to fly across the Boundary Heart Continent.
"The treasure workshop market in this district is finally here." From far away, Zhang Dong sensed the radiance of countless treasures ahead. Every city had such markets for trading treasure artifacts.
The market occupied a vast area and was a mixed bag. From Universe Gods down to World Gods and deities, items of every grade were sold there.
Naturally, Xiafeng Capital also had higher-end trading houses, all controlled by the Fan Clan, Xia Clan, and Cang Clan.
He only wanted to sell a few deity weapons, so it was enough to find an ordinary shop in the market. The goods sold by those trading houses were often Chaos Realm or Universe God weapons.
Zhang Dong entered through the side gate. The entire treasure workshop market was divided into many sections.
The several dozen shops by the main entrance displayed precious rare treasures. They were generally areas frequented by powerful Unity Realm, Chaos Realm, and even Universe God experts, far beyond his current reach.
The central section was frequented by Void God Nascent Realm experts and True Deities.
After entering through the side gate and taking a long detour, traveling over a thousand kilometers, he finally reached the trading area for World Gods and deities. The shops here were far more rudimentary, and many were even simple stalls that sold goods directly from the ground.
"Come take a look! True Divine Artifacts on sale!"
"True Divine Artifacts, True Divine Artifacts! Buy a full set and get a discount!"
"My flying daggers contain the Dominator Dao of Slaughter. They're top-grade True Divine Artifacts, going cheap!"
The stall owners were all Fourth Heaven Realm Deities, with the occasional True Deity among them. They shouted loudly at the top of their lungs.
The ground was covered with a dazzling array of weapons. There were also flying vessels, miniature palaces, and treasures like Red Stone Mountain.
Zhang Dong's eyes burned with desire as he looked around, but unfortunately, he could not afford them for now.
He ignored all the vendors selling True Divine Artifacts and Realm Divine Artifacts. Arriving before a small shop, he pushed open the door and entered.
The shop looked rather shabby from the outside, but its interior was quite spacious. It had two full floors, filled with all sorts of True Deity and Realm Divine Artifacts, as well as rare treasures.
Many treasures on the second floor carried even more astonishing auras. They were presumably True Divine Artifacts containing the Dominator Dao.
As for Void Divine Weapons, shops in this area most likely did not have them. Those were weapons beloved by True Deities.
A burly man over two meters tall walked out and said indifferently, "All prices are final. Put down the money for whatever you want and take it."
Every True Divine Artifact and Realm Divine Artifact had a clearly marked price.
"I'd like to sell something." Zhang Dong offered a polite smile. "It is extremely lethal to God Level beings. A slight touch is enough to kill most peak God Level beings. I can sell it in large quantities."
"Oh." The burly man responded with a disinterested sound. "Take it out and let me see."
He was not very interested. Weapons that could kill God Level beings were too cheap; only the mention of large quantities barely caught his attention.
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