Divine Spark Embryo

Qian Xunji walked up to Zhu Yan, pressed his hands heavily onto her shoulders, and fixed her with a sharp gaze:

"I want you to master this history. I want you to become an assassin who can do more than just slit an enemy's throat with cat claws; I want you to become a chess player who can see through the dirty schemes hidden in an enemy's heart at a single glance!"

"Never use your meaningless sympathy to judge this world. Once you flip through these historical records, you will realize that mercy is the most expensive and deadliest luxury in this world!"

Six-year-old Zhu Yan clutched the heavy Chronicles of the Continent, her heart surging with turbulent waves as she listened to these cruel teachings from Qian Xunji that overturned everything she had known in her childhood.

She did not feel fear like an ordinary six-year-old; instead, catalyzed by her hatred for the Star Luo Empire, a flame of madness and rationality burned in her eyes.

She nodded heavily, her voice cold and firm:

"Teacher, Yan'er understands. From today on, aside from the orders of you and Big Sister, I will not trust anyone. I will carve this history into my mind and never let the stupidities that have already occurred repeat themselves through me!"

Watching Zhu Yan, who had completed her ideological tempering and transformed from an ignorant little kitten into a cold-blooded little wolf, the villainous curve at the corner of Qian Xunji's mouth finally rose in satisfaction.

"Very good. Read it right here. You are not to come out until you have finished the first ten volumes."

Qian Xunji turned and left the Supreme Library, leaving this vast treasure trove of knowledge to his future female assassin.

"Yan'er... I hope you do not disappoint me... Otherwise... This Seat will have no choice but to endure the pain... and kill you..." Qian Xunji glanced back once before leaving alone.

After dumping Zhu Yan in the Supreme Library to be battered by the history of the continent, Qian Xunji walked with his hands behind his back, returning to his private study in the Pope Hall in high spirits.

"My disciple is studying hard, so I cannot remain idle. It is time to take stock of my recent spoils."

Qian Xunji leaned comfortably against the back of his large velvet chair and summoned the long-neglected System Mall in his mind.

Over the past month, General Theory of Martial Souls had been fermenting wildly across the entire continent. Coupled with the continuous expansion of the geniuses with Body Martial Souls in the Divine Body Battalion and the victory at Jialing Pass that pushed the prestige of the Martial Soul Hall to its peak, his system account was like a running printing press, accumulating wealth at a terrifying speed every day.

"System, pull up my current total of Subversion Points."

[Data settlement complete. Host's current remaining Subversion Points: 317,590]

"Three hundred and seventeen thousand..."

Looking at this golden string of numbers, Qian Xunji couldn't help but smack his lips, a nouveau-riche smile appearing on his face. This was definitely the most lucrative battle he had fought since his transmigration.

With money, one's ambition naturally expanded.

He no longer looked down upon ordinary hundred-thousand-year spirit rings or spirit bones; his eyes were fixed on the most core item—a godhood!

"System, open the God-level section and show me if there is anything good."

[God-level section has been filtered for you.]

Qian Xunji's gaze swept rapidly across the light screen, and soon, a treasure radiating nine-colored divine light locked his attention.

[Flawless-Grade Self-Created Godhead Prototype]

Item Description: No need to inherit any existing godhood from the God Realm, no need to look at the faces of those hypocritical God Kings. After fusion, you can condense a perfect godhood belonging exclusively to your own laws with 100% success. Infinite potential, reaching beyond the level of a God King!

Price: 10,000,000 Subversion Points.

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... ten million?!"

Qian Xunji's excitement was instantly shattered by this string of zeros.

"System, why don't you just go rob someone? I went through all this trouble to orchestrate such a massive play, and I only earned three hundred thousand, yet you want ten million for a godhood?"

[Replying to Host, a Flawless-Grade Godhead is a contraband item that breaks the laws of the universe. Ten million Subversion Points is already a clearance sale. If you cannot afford it, please work harder, Host, and do not vent your incompetence through rage.]

"..." Qian Xunji was left speechless by the system's retort.

Ten million was indeed too far away. By the time he saved up that much money, Tang San would probably already have grandchildren.

"Is there a budget version? Something with a better price-performance ratio!" Qian Xunji gritted his teeth and continued scrolling down.

After swiping past a pile of trash items like clues to third-tier deity inheritances and shattered godheads of second-tier deities, Qian Xunji's gaze finally rested on an item radiating a hazy, chaotic luster.

[Grade-less Evolvable Godhead Prototype]

Item Description: A blank Godhead Seed uncarved by any laws. It has no initial grade, and the height it can ultimately reach depends entirely on the Host's own hard power, the power of faith collected, or... by directly investing Subversion Points for pay-to-win upgrades.

Price: 250,000 Subversion Points.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand? Evolvable? Can be upgraded through faith and pay-to-win?"

Qian Xunji's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh hard:

"Isn't this a growth-type godhood? As the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, now that General Theory of Martial Souls is out, which civilian spirit master on the continent doesn't worship me like a living Bodhisattva? Faith is the one thing I don't lack right now! And in the late game, I can just smash Subversion Points into it. This is tailor-made for This Seat!"

Without any hesitation, Qian Xunji waved his hand with the air of a big spender: "Buy it!"

[Ding! 250,000 Subversion Points deducted. Host's current balance: 67,590 points.]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 'Grade-less Evolvable Godhead Prototype'. Do you wish to fuse immediately?]

"Fuse immediately!"

Qian Xunji took a deep breath and squeezed his eyes shut.

In an instant, a profound and mysterious chaotic energy manifested out of thin air within his sea of consciousness.

There were no earth-shattering phenomena, nor was there any terrifying pressure to blow up the Pope Hall; the Godhead Seed docilely merged into the soul origin of Qian Xunji, which represented the Twelve-Winged Original Sin Fallen Angel.

One month later...

[Godhead fusion complete]

[System is currently evaluating the initial rating of this Godhead based on the host's current Soul Power Level, physical strength, and the power of faith currently controlled across the continent...]

[Rating complete! Current Godhead rank: Second-Class God]

[Confirm initiation of God Trials? Once started, the system will generate exclusive God Trials for you. Upon passing all assessments, the host can immediately ascend to godhood and condense a Second-Class God position.]

"A Second-Class God?"

Qian Xunji slowly opened his eyes and looked at the rating provided by the system. The excitement he had felt a moment ago instantly collapsed, replaced by a sneer of disdain.

"I am the dignified Pope of Martial Soul Hall, possessing a super-god-tier Twelve-Winged mutated martial soul, with five hundred-thousand-year red rings beneath my feet. You are telling me now that if I exhaust myself to complete these God Trials, I can only end up as a Second-Class God?"

"A Second-Class God can't even secure a seat at the core meetings in the God Realm. I would have to bow and scrape before the likes of Asura and the Sea God."

"If This Seat were to initiate trials for a mere Second-Class God position, wouldn't that be pure brain damage?"