Gold Soul Clan Bloodline

"A single 'Buddha' character has birthed this new body for me, and its appearance is just like that of a Buddha."

"Then, does this new 'Demon' character imply that it will provide me with another body or form?"

Qi Tian pondered; he had obtained his new physique because of the secret manual titled Buddha Karma Twin Bodies, which had appeared in his sea of consciousness alongside the disappearance of the Buddha Pendant.

"Since the name of the secret manual contains the words 'Twin Bodies,' it should signify that once cultivated, I will either possess two bodies or two forms."

According to the information transmitted into his mind, the Blood-colored Sanskrit Phantom also required the absorption of Blood-colored Mist to fill itself, but the catalyst to accelerate this process was no longer faith, but slaughter.

"This is forcing me to become an executioner," Qi Tian mused.

Looking at the Blood-colored Sanskrit Phantom, Qi Tian knew that he could not rush the gestation of the Demon Body, so he first set out to refine the bracelet left behind by the Blood Cloud Palace Master.

Unexpectedly, the moment Qi Tian's consciousness branded the bracelet, he completed the refinement instantly; it then vanished from his hand and entered his sea of consciousness.

Qi Tian probed his sea of consciousness and discovered the bracelet hovering above the Lotus Throne Demon Buddha Statue. A gentle aura meant to guard the soul radiated outward, making Qi Tian feel as though his soul had grown slightly more substantial, and a sense of security welled up within him.

After refining the bracelet, he wanted to manipulate it to see what other functions it possessed besides guarding the soul.

However, no matter how deeply he delved with his consciousness, he could not shake it in the slightest, nor could he decipher the secret patterns carved onto the beads; it seemed that for the time being, it could only remain in his sea of consciousness.

But just because he couldn't use it didn't mean it lacked value, so after thinking for a while, Qi Tian decided to name this treasure the "Soul-Suppressing Buddha Bead."

After scanning his sea of consciousness once more, Qi Tian withdrew his consciousness and controlled the Life Crystal Core to shed his golden-body form.

The next moment, his ten-meter-tall golden Buddha body transformed into a two-meter-tall flesh-and-blood body. His golden skin reverted to its original yellow hue, making him look exactly as he had in his previous life.

At this moment, his eyes were clear and ethereal, his handsome features carried a hint of softness, and a cascade of long black hair draped behind him. The golden kasaya covering his shoulders had also transformed into a simple, slightly fitted white robe, making anyone who looked at him feel an instinctive sense of goodwill.

Qi Tian stood on the altar, looking down at Jin Shi and the other two kneeling before him. A smile appeared on his face as he raised a hand, and an invisible force "lifted" the three kneeling figures.

"Rise."

As the three heard Qi Tian's ethereal, heavenly voice, they felt a force gently lifting them up and hurriedly expressed their gratitude to him.

"Many thanks, Buddha Lord."

Looking at Jin Shi and the others, Qi Tian felt a wave of emotion. After years of change, these primitive people who once wore animal skins and walked barefoot were now dressed in fine silk and draped in sable furs.

Although he had not watched them grow up from infancy, he had watched them over the decades as they went from being weaklings struggling to survive against the planet's beasts to becoming the three strongest individuals on the entire planet.

Through his years of observation, Qi Tian noted that the three had vastly different personalities. Jin Shi gave him the impression of being upright, steady, and decisive in his actions.

Yet, as a leader within the clan, his methods were never overly cruel; had Qi Tian not existed, Jin Shi would have been the pillar of their tribe.

Iron Hand, on the other hand, had a fiery temperament, loved combat, and was devoted to studying fighting techniques. He was not adept at managing the clan and, unless ordered by Qi Tian, would ignore most external affairs.

Mulberry Leaf had a gentle personality and, like the others, ignored everything unless Qi Tian spoke.

He often wandered the planet alone, traveling through mountains and rivers; if he were not at the Holy Temple worshiping Qi Tian, he would generally appear unkempt and unrestrained.

He hadn't felt it back when he was a stone body, but now that his new physique was no longer the one from his previous life, but a body reconstructed from the Golden Liquid, it gave him a strange sensation. He felt as if the three before him were his sons, transformed by his blood and descendants who carried his lineage—and this included the other ten thousand Gold Soul Clan members on the planet.

Among those ten thousand Gold Soul Clan members, some were from the original tribe who had been transformed by the diluted Golden Liquid he bestowed, granting them the golden body and making them new members of the Gold Soul Clan.

Others were new lives born over the past few decades through marriage and union; these individuals also possessed the bloodline of the Gold Soul Clan.

Originally, Qi Tian had transformed these people partly out of selfishness, wanting them to help him spread his faith and strengthen himself.

Now, because his old body had collapsed under that terrifying pressure of will, the replacement of his new body had brought with it a sense of responsibility stemming from "bloodline."

Through their bloodlines, Qi Tian sensed the level of their faith. Among all the faith on the planet, theirs was the strongest; it could be said that if Qi Tian gave the word, the three would face death without hesitation.

There were many others on the planet whose faith approached theirs, such as the current chieftain who managed the affairs of the Gold Soul Clan; his faith in Qi Tian was not much weaker than that of Jin Shi and the others.

This Gold Soul Clan chieftain was the child who had been physically frail and born with a heart condition—the one named Stone.

After being transformed by Qi Tian's Golden Liquid—or rather, Qi Tian's blood—Stone had recovered his health decades ago and had since become an existence whose strength was second only to Jin Shi and the others.

Because of Qi Tian's existence, Stone had been reborn, and his faith in Qi Tian had reached its peak; as he grew up, he had consistently worked to spread faith in Qi Tian.

Once Jin Shi and the others felt that the entire planet had been unified, they began to retreat behind the scenes, remaining constantly by the Buddha Lord's side, leaving the management of the Gold Soul Clan and the planet's development to Stone.

The level of civilization on this planet was not high; without Qi Tian's influence, it would likely still be in the tribal era, rather than having cities built one after another as they did now.

Therefore, no one here had a surname, and names were given to offspring simply for the sake of communication. Most people's names were combinations of objects, times, or numbers chosen at random by the elders of the tribe.

Even after decades of development, the Gold Soul Clan, now the strongest race on the planet, still followed the old customs regarding naming, with most names being chosen quite casually.

Now that Qi Tian was the Father God who had created them, he naturally could not let them continue to name themselves so haphazardly, so he decided to bestow his own surname upon them.

"Tribesmen, come to the Holy Temple."

Through his bloodline perception, Qi Tian transmitted his command to the consciousness of the ten thousand Gold Soul Clan members on the planet, ordering them to gather at the Holy Temple where he resided.

"It is the Buddha Lord, that is the voice of the Buddha Lord."

"The Buddha Lord has descended; he is summoning us."

The moment Qi Tian spoke, every Gold Soul Clan member heard his voice in their minds simultaneously, and they began to rush from all corners of the planet toward the Gold Soul Clan Sacred Land.