A golden pillar of light shot skyward from the Chaos Divine Hall at the center of the Heaven Realm, pierced the Three Realms, and reached into the stars. It was the light of a plane's ascension, the sign that Douluo Continent had risen from an ordinary plane to a Divine Realm.
The golden pillar lasted for the time it took an incense stick to burn. When it faded, the laws of heaven and earth governing Douluo Continent had fundamentally changed.
The new laws imprinted themselves upon every corner of the Three Realms.
After reaching level ninety-nine, a soul master could summon a Godhood Tribulation. Surviving it would allow them to ascend to the Heaven Realm, become a deity, and enjoy eternal life.
The difficulty of the Godhood Tribulation varied from person to person. For those with solid foundations and extraordinary insight, surviving it was like walking on level ground; for those with shaky foundations and weak resolve, it meant nine deaths for every chance of survival. This was heaven and earth's way of selecting who could become a god, and an incentive for soul masters to train.
Soul Beasts over five hundred thousand years old could likewise summon a Godhood Tribulation and become deities if they survived.
Unlike soul masters, however, Soul Beasts could choose to remain in the lower realm and continue facing Heavenly Tribulations. The older they were when they survived their Godhood Tribulation, the higher the Divine Position they would receive.
A five-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast could become a Divine Official; one at six hundred thousand years could become a Third-Level God; at seven hundred thousand years, a Second-Level God; at eight hundred thousand years, a First-Class God; and at nine hundred thousand years, a Half-Step God King.
Someone like Di Tian could first survive his nine-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly