Sea God: Asura, You Shall Not Be a God

"Asura God Trial Fifth Trial: Three years of tempering the heart within the Slaughter Origin Space of the Asura God, completed."

"Reward: 10% Asura Divine Power Affinity. Reward: Asura Domain."

As the voice of the Asura God faded, Qian Xunji felt a change occur within his Martial Soul.

His original Angel Domain vanished completely, and his God of Slaughter Domain upgraded into the Asura Domain.

Fortunately, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul's ability to purify the spirit power within others remained intact.

The Asura Domain was a true god-level domain; without fully inheriting the Asura God Position, its true power could not be unleashed.

The Angel Domain was fine, but that was all it was; in high-level confrontations, a mere 30% boost was not enough.

The moment the Asura Domain activated, the environment instantly transformed into a frozen wasteland. Qian Xunji's pupils turned red, and his hair color shifted to white.

Silver hair and red eyes, not a loli; in a frozen world, a red light flashes.

Qian Xunji crossed his left arm over his chest, resting his chin on his right hand.

He was contemplating how to make the Asura Domain a constant state, and how to fix the domain's range around his body so it wouldn't affect the environment or others.

He couldn't help it; he felt that silver hair and red eyes were much cooler than gold hair and gold eyes.

Strength was a matter of the current version, but "cool" was a lifetime commitment.

Though, Qian Xunji would have preferred noble and elegant black hair and black eyes.

Walking out with a head of blonde hair was just asking to be labeled a "yellow-haired scoundrel."

"What is the next God Trial?" Qian Xunji murmured.

Speak of the God Trial, and the God Trial appeared.

A dazzling red light flashed, forcing Qian Xunji to close his eyes and raise a hand to shield his face.

When the red light dissipated, an altar appeared before him.

A sword was embedded in the altar.

Asura Demon Sword: A replica of the super-artifact Asura God Sword, forged by the Asura God King using his own origin and Asura killing intent.

Qian Xunji glanced at the system's appraisal and knew that the sword before him was the very one held by the King of Slaughter in the original story.

It was also the sword Tang San used to kill Bibi Dong during the battle of the three gods at Jialing Pass.

In the plot of Douluo Continent, Qian Xunji died at the hands of Bibi Dong.

But if Qian Xunji held the sword that killed Bibi Dong, the entire situation would be reversed.

"Dong'er, if I am the Asura God King and you are the Rakshasa God, I shall bestow upon you a single strike: 'Asura Judgment'."

"Do not disappoint This Seat, or I won't even have the interest to kill you myself."

The Rakshasa God Position was at least a first-tier god position; it was qualified to be stored in the System Space as a decent collectible.

"Asura God Trial Sixth Trial: Obtain the recognition of the artifact, the Asura Demon Sword."

Obtain the recognition of the Asura Demon Sword?

Did these Douluo artifacts and super-artifacts have weapon spirits?

It was likely that the Asura God had a sliver of divine consciousness residing within the Asura Demon Sword to act as the examiner.

The God Trial required the creation of a self-invented spirit skill, and it had to be a sword-style skill.

As an heir to the Asura God, one should be able to possess powerful combat strength without relying on spirit ring or spirit bone skills.

"There is a note: the self-invented spirit skill must be powerful, otherwise it will not gain the recognition of the Asura Demon Sword."

Qian Xunji felt as if he had been set up.

Or rather, he subconsciously felt that the Asura God was trying to trick him out of his skills.

In the original story, that fellow Tang Chen didn't know any swordsmanship, nor did he have any self-invented sword skills.

In this era, only the Angel Qian family, the Seven-Kill Chen family, and the Wind Sword Feng family possessed self-invented sword skills.

Probably, possibly, just those three families.

Fine, he would demonstrate "Sword Separating the World" to the Asura God.

Completing the Asura God Trial as quickly as possible was the most important thing.

Qian Xunji did not manifest his Martial Soul; he simply took out an ordinary iron sword and began his demonstration.

He gathered his strength, condensed his sword intent into threads, guided them like an infrared laser, and broke all laws with a single strike.

The rocks of the Hell Road were sliced through like tofu, the cuts smooth and delicate.

God Realm, Asura God Temple.

The Asura God watched through a water curtain as Qian Xunji demonstrated "Sword Separating the World."

"Good, good, good!"

He clapped his hands and shouted "good" three times.

Asura God is one of the five God Kings of the God Realm. Having lived for countless millennia, the depth of his experience and the sharpness of his insight were evident.

He saw the extraordinary nature of "Sword Separating the World" at a single glance.

He watched Qian Xunji practice it once every day for three days, and the power of the move grew greater with each passing day.

Moreover, this increase in power was not a gradual progression, but a qualitative transformation that leaped across tiers.

Asura God: I've already decided to pass my godhood to him; what's wrong with learning his self-created divine skill?

The Asura God was deeply tempted by Sword Separating the World, which possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.

In his heart, he had already begun to view it as a trump card for when he eventually left the God Realm to travel the universe.

Asura God cast his gaze toward the Sea God Temple and thought: I'll just have to make the Sea God suffer a little.

Qian Xunji had given him a huge surprise, so he naturally had to return the favor.

But even as a God King, he could not directly drop items from the God Realm onto Douluo Continent to gift to Qian Xunji as a stroke of fortune.

Therefore, he could only fleece the territory of Sea God Poseidon.

Asura God Trial, the seventh trial—it's decided.

In the Sea God Temple, Sea God Poseidon sensed that Qian Xunji, that workaholic, had arrived at the ocean once again.

"He has already completed the Asura Six Trials." Poseidon took a deep breath, feeling quite astonished.

In all these years, this was the first time he had seen someone complete the Asura Six Trials, especially given the content personally set by the Asura God himself.

The Sea God remembered that the Asura Five Trials required the successor to temper their heart within the Asura God's Slaughter Origin Space for three years.

Staying in that wretched place for three years—let alone a mortal who hadn't attained godhood, even a second-tier god would go insane if they stayed that long.

A God King-level trial was truly terrifying.

"How did this angel descendant pass the Asura Sixth Trial?"

"I heard Asura say that the sixth trial requires the successor to self-create a soul skill that satisfies him."

There were some things the Sea God dared not say, for fear of being struck by the Asura Blood Sword.

A self-created soul skill that could satisfy a God King—that was a self-created divine skill!

It was clearly a divine skill, or rather, the prototype of a super-divine skill with the potential of a God King.

The Asura God had cast a wide net for so many years, with countless trial-takers, and despite repeatedly lowering his standards, no one had been able to pass the trials and inherit the godhood. It was simply because the trial content was too difficult and the requirements too high.

Those capable of inheriting a God King's position were all prodigies with the potential of a God King.

As long as they did not fall midway and possessed sufficient fortune and resources, they could transform into dragons when the wind and clouds met, step into the realm of a God King, and open up a God Realm to rule over a star field.

The Sea God believed he also had the potential to become a God King; he just lacked a bit of fortune and resources.

He wanted to pass on his godhood and leave the God Realm to travel the universe, which was his way of searching for the opportunity to break through to the God King realm.

If one's cultivation did not reach the God King realm, one would always be inferior to others.

Poseidon: I, Sea God Poseidon, have roamed throughout my life; I shall not be weaker than anyone.

In the water curtain, the direction in which Qian Xunji was flying felt familiar to him.

He remembered that direction seemed to be...

"Asura, you are truly not acting like a god!"

"That is the Sea God Trial I left for my successor!"

Poseidon's eyes turned blood-red, his breathing ragged like an ox, and he kicked open the gates of the Asura God Temple.

He was furious, truly enraged.

That was a gift he had specifically left for his successor, a great stroke of fortune.

"Asura, you still haven't compensated me for my mount, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King Xiaobai, or for the Evil Demon Orca King that was part of my trial content."

"Now your successor has run to the ocean again, and to the Demon Whale Sea Area at that."

Poseidon slammed the table in a rage: "That successor of yours is a god of slaughter! You owe me a giant whale!"

"Calm down, calm down. If it's dead, it's dead. At worst, I'll just make a trip to the lower realm and resurrect it with divine power." This time, the Asura God knew he was in the wrong and did not mind Poseidon kicking his door and slamming his table.

"Asura, you say it so lightly. Will Destruction let me go to the lower realm?"

"If Destruction gives you trouble, just push it onto me." The Asura God patted his chest in assurance.

"When Destruction comes knocking, don't come complaining to me; he's too long-winded." After saying this, Poseidon rolled his eyes at the Asura God and left the Asura God Temple.

He had to return to his own temple to issue an oracle to his High Priest, telling her to quickly use her ninth soul skill to summon the Sea God.

Poseidon was terrified that after Qian Xunji killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he would not only recover the corpse but also the soul.

Without a soul, even he would be unable to resurrect it.