Under Bai Luo's practiced guidance.
The golden orb burst apart, transforming into an intangible Soul Ring that descended upon Bai Luo's body.
The Soul Ring was jade-green, its entire body crystal-clear.
Countless ancient runes flowed across its surface.
The instant the Soul Ring descended, Bai Luo's entire body shuddered violently.
Immense energy surged into his meridians like a tide.
A phantom of a deity, draped in starlight and holding a sheaf of wheat, appeared behind Bai Luo.
Within those eyes that pitied all living beings was reflected the vast spectacle of the universe's birth and destruction.
Pain.
Pain that reached deep into his bones.
"Hiss!"
Bai Luo drew a sharp breath in his heart.
Although this was not his first time absorbing a God-Given Spirit Ring.
That feeling still remained.
After all, God-Given Spirit Rings were meant to push a person's limits of absorption.
Every absorption naturally brought the agony of reaching one's limit.
The color of the Soul Ring began changing at a visible pace.
It swiftly skipped past white, yellow, and purple.
In the end, that gorgeous purple gradually began to deepen.
Its edges had already faintly started turning black.
This was a sign that it was transforming toward a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
The pressure of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was indeed considerable.
As a Soul Ring that generally could only be absorbed by a Soul King, it was no small challenge for a Soul Elder to absorb it.
Bai Luo's bones creaked.
Fine cracks emerged across the surface of his skin.
Emerald light shone through those cracks, as though he would be torn apart by this power the very next second.
Yet the characteristics of the Abundance Martial Soul continuously healed his body.
"It really hurts!"
Bai Luo cursed under his breath and clenched his teeth.
He forcefully endured the impact that would have crushed an ordinary Soul Master.
After an unknown amount of time, the excruciating pain receded like the tide.
A pitch-black Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet and hovered steadily around him.
A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
His third Soul Ring—ten thousand years!
Bai Luo slowly opened his eyes, a gleam of starlight flashing through their depths.
He could feel the surging vitality within him, so abundant it was nearly overflowing.
He raised his right hand.
A tender green sapling appeared in his palm, growing into a towering tree in an instant.
Then, in the next moment, it turned into motes of light and scattered.
Life and death.
Both rested on a single thought.
The phantom of the Abundance Star God gave a slight nod behind him before dissolving into starlight.
Bai Luo grinned.
"Feels pretty good."
Although pushing the Soul Ring to its limit had indeed been painful.
Once he completed the process, however, the feeling of being reborn was genuinely exhilarating!
Bai Luo's Soul Power had now reached level thirty-four.
A large portion of that was thanks to the feedback brought by Jiang Nannan.
Level thirty-four at seven years old.
If he told anyone, they would probably take it for a fantasy.
"Rest for a while. We should continue our journey later."
Bai Luo glanced into the distance through the window.
He knew there was another reward waiting for him to claim, one absolutely no less impressive than the feedback from Jiang Nannan this time.
But having just undergone such an ordeal at the limit of his endurance, he had no mind to think about it any further.
He took off his outer clothing and lay down on the inn bed.
Before long, he sank into a deep sleep.
Divine Realm.
Light flowed as clouds and mist billowed.
A green figure and a purple figure stood side by side.
"Xiao Lu, you went down to the lower realm again?"
the God of Destruction asked mildly.
There was a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"Mm."
The God of Life answered without concern.
"Xiao Luo reached level thirty, so I went to deliver a God-Given Spirit Ring to him and chatted with him for a while."
"This does violate the Divine Realm's rules. Tang San has likely noticed as well."
Although the God of Destruction said so, there was no reproach in his words.
He had no children.
In a sense, Bai Luo was also the God of Life's younger brother.
The God of Destruction had always treated him as his own younger brother and doted on him immensely.
So he understood the God of Life's actions.
If not for his personality, the God of Destruction would likely have gone down to the lower realm with her to see Bai Luo.
What the God of Destruction worried about was only that Tang San would use this matter against them.
After all, their discord with Tang San was already common knowledge throughout the Divine Realm.
"So what?"
The Goddess of Life sneered.
"Whatever Tang San can do, we cannot?"
"Tang San sent his own daughter down to the lower realm and even deliberately sealed her memories. He has used that excuse more than once to indirectly interfere with matters in the lower realm."
"If he dares to come shamelessly to our door and use this matter to make trouble, we are not powerless either."
"If we were not considering the Divine Realm's stability, did he really think we would not dare tear all pretense apart with him?"
Every word from the Goddess of Life carried the majesty unique to a God King.
Although she was recognized throughout the Divine Realm as its gentlest deity.
She was, in truth, a genuine God King!
And she was not like the current God of Evil and God of Kindness, newly elevated God Kings.
Like old Asura, she was one of the original God Kings of the Divine Realm!
The reason they had repeatedly yielded was merely because they considered the stability of the entire Divine Realm.
After all, if they truly tore all pretense apart with Tang San.
The entire Divine Realm would inevitably face an unprecedented upheaval.
But if Tang San truly drove them too far.
The Goddess of Life would not mind stirring up an unprecedented storm throughout the Divine Realm.
She did not believe they would be the side to lose.
"True enough."
The God of Destruction chuckled softly.
Though he and the Goddess of Life were husband and wife, their personalities meant that they differed, even clashed, in many of their views.
Yet the God of Destruction agreed with what the Goddess of Life had said.
His gaze fell to the west.
That was the direction of Tang San's Sea God Hall.
Beneath his broad hood, purple light symbolizing destruction flickered faintly within his eyes.
Tang San...
You had better know your place.
Sea God Hall.
"Third Brother, what's wrong?"
Noticing Tang San's sudden distraction, Xiao Wu walked behind him, placed her hands on his shoulders, and asked with concern.
"Nothing."
"I merely sensed that Life had sent down a projection toward the Douluo Plane."
"Sent down a projection?"
Xiao Wu froze for a moment.
"Life would do something that violates the Divine Realm's rules too?"
She was not condemning the Goddess of Life for it.
After all, her good husband Tang San had done no small amount of the same.
She was merely surprised that the Goddess of Life would do such a thing.
After all, she did not seem like someone who would willingly violate the Divine Realm's rules.
A glint of understanding flashed through Tang San's eyes.
"This is not particularly strange, actually."
"After all, Life's younger brother is currently in the Douluo Plane as well. It is only natural that she would do something for him."
"Third Brother, could Life's younger brother interfere with your plans?"
Xiao Wu asked with concern.
She knew Tang San had certain plans for the Douluo Plane.
"I do not know."
"But I will not let him interfere."
"Perhaps this is also an opportunity."
"What opportunity?"
"Nothing."
Tang San did not explain.
He merely calculated quietly in his heart.
The child of destiny born in accordance with fate, and Life's younger brother...
Perhaps he could consider placing bets on both sides.
Whichever side succeeded would greatly benefit his plans.
The corners of Tang San's lips curled upward.
It was as though he had already seen the future Divine Realm.
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