New Power

While the group stage of the real-world tournament was still underway, Ji Jing had already mastered all the theoretical knowledge Tang San had imparted, from Hundred-Refining to Heaven-Refining, thanks to his extraordinary comprehension.

This speed of learning left even Tang San, his mentor, feeling an unprecedented sense of shock.

"Remarkable."

Tang San's divine sense gazed at Ji Jing, his eyes filled with admiration, as he spoke in an exceptionally solemn tone for the first time:

"You are truly the first innate god in the history of the God Realm to be conceived by deities. Ji Jing, your talent is many times greater than even Xiao Qi's."

"You are too kind, Father-in-law."

Ji Jing replied modestly.

"This is not kindness; it is a fact."

Tang San's divine sense waved a hand, his tone shifting as his expression turned serious.

"Since you have mastered the theory, the rest is a matter of practical accumulation. Before that, there is something I would like to ask if you are willing to help me with."

"Help?"

Ji Jing was taken aback, his heart filled with confusion.

With Biesan's capabilities, what could there possibly be at this stage that he could not resolve himself?

Seeming to see through Ji Jing's thoughts, Tang San spoke slowly, revealing an earth-shattering plan.

"I have a plan to elevate the planet of Douluo Continent itself into a world capable of birthing its own gods. But as you know, the energy accumulation native to Douluo Continent alone is far from sufficient."

Ji Jing frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Could it be that he was already planning to devour the energy of other continents?

Tang San continued:

"I have a premonition that the God Realm will face a massive crisis in the future."

"I cannot foresee the specific time or form of this crisis, which is why I have always opposed the God of Destruction's expansion of the God Realm."

"If the God Realm were to encounter this crisis during a period of temporary vulnerability while expanding, it would be a disaster no one could withstand."

He sighed:

"I cannot predict the full scope of the catastrophe; all I can do is remain as conservative as possible and prepare for the worst-case scenario."

Hearing this, Ji Jing's thoughts raced.

Because of his own birth, the original God of Evil and the original God of Goodness had not left the God Realm, and naturally, they would not have reincarnated to undergo trials.

With these two deities presiding, the God of Destruction would not act rashly, and Tang San would likewise remain restrained.

The internal conflicts within the God Realm had been greatly mitigated.

This meant that even if a spatial turbulence were to strike in the future, with the seven God Kings working in unison, the God Realm would not be swept away to such a distant place as it was in the original story, nor would they encounter the likes of the Qin Emperor and his companions.

Therefore, the crisis Tang San sensed had been significantly weakened compared to the original, perhaps no longer even qualifying as a true crisis.

Tang San was unaware of this; he simply voiced his expectations:

"Therefore, I hope you can promise me this: if the disaster truly descends and the God Realm is too preoccupied to manage itself, you will step in to protect the subordinate planes of the God Realm, especially Douluo Continent, from harm."

"At the same time, I hope you will assist me in completing the plan to evolve the Douluo Continent planet when I need you to."

Ji Jing pondered for a moment.

These matters did not affect him, so naturally, there was nothing to refuse.

"Very well, I agree."

Ji Jing nodded in acceptance.

"Excellent."

Having received an affirmative reply, Tang San's divine sense revealed a gratified smile.

"I will contact you when the time comes. Of course, I won't let you help for nothing, you brat."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San's divine sense suddenly became majestic and murderous, and a heaven-piercing power of judgment erupted from him.

He pointed his fingers like a sword and tapped lightly on the center of Ji Jing's brow.

A stream of pure, blood-colored divine power instantly surged into Ji Jing's body, forming a tripartite balance with his existing powers of Goodness and Evil.

Immediately following, the phantom of a blood-colored longsword slowly condensed and took shape within his sea of consciousness.

A brand-new martial soul was quietly born within him.

"This is a wisp of the Asura God's origin power, along with a projection of the Asura Sword. I have forged for you a third martial soul that cannot have spirit rings attached—the Asura God."

Tang San's voice carried a hint of a smile.

"With this, I think you know what you can unleash. Use it well."

Having said this, Tang San's divine sense transformed into specks of blue light, slowly dissipating as it departed Ji Jing's sea of consciousness.

Ji Jing awoke from his deep meditation and slowly opened his eyes.

He could clearly feel that, in addition to the powers of his father and mother, there was now a new, potent Asura divine power filled with the intent of slaughter within his body.

These three forces achieved a marvelous balance within his body.

"Sword of Three Realms Judgment..."

Ji Jing muttered to himself.

He extended his right hand, and with a thought, the divine power of Goodness, Evil, and Asura intertwined in his palm in three distinct colors.

"Although it is only a castrated version of the Sword of Three Realms Judgment, its power is certainly far inferior to the original... but..."

"This is definitely my most powerful means of attack right now."

In the matches over the past few days, Xiao Xiao, serving as the team's core control and defense soul master, performed exceptionally well.

Whenever it was time for the team competition, her ancient and heavy Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron would always appear in the center of the battlefield at the first moment, the body of the cauldron emitting a dense halo of light, firmly guarding all her teammates behind it.

No matter how violent the opponents' attacks were, they could not shake it in the slightest.

Under her protection, the teammates partnered with her had never suffered any harm.

This absolute control and sense of security made Xiao Xiao's confidence grow day by day.

She looked forward more and more to the moment when the team would finally win the championship.

After all, judging by the strength currently displayed by Shrek Academy, winning the championship of this tournament was almost a certainty.

However, beneath the joy of victory, there was a lingering sense of strangeness in her heart.

She always felt that just doing this did not seem enough for her to complete the god's trial.

The requirements of the god's trial could never be as simple as just "winning the championship."

This premonition often caused her to fall into deep thought, yet she could never grasp the key clues, so she could only suppress this doubt in her heart for the time being and focus on every match at hand.

Meanwhile, Ji Jing, having thoroughly mastered the theory of forging, was not idle either.

After the divine consciousness of Tang San departed, he turned his attention to a brand-new field capable of changing the combat landscape for soul masters across the entire continent—

Battle Armor.

It was also the purpose for which he learned forging.

He intended to forge the first Battle Armor component for Wang Dong.

Wang Dong's current physical fitness was far from reaching the level required to bear the load of a full set of Battle Armor.

Therefore, he decided to proceed step by step, first forging a right arm armor for Wang Dong, allowing her to personally experience the power amplification brought by the Battle Armor and gradually adapt to its existence.