Self-Created Soul Skill: Asura Sword Formation

"By the way, the extra three levels of Soul Power came from the Divine Trial reward. Since my Soul Power had reached the level-seventy bottleneck, I received a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring."

Having figured this out, Su Qi was delighted, but a trace of doubt also arose in his heart.

Shura God would issue Divine Trials of corresponding difficulty based on his current strength.

In other words, the stronger he became, the more difficult the Divine Trials would be.

He wondered what the upcoming Asura Third Trial would be.

At that moment, Su Qi's consciousness was drawn into his spiritual world. A three-headed, six-armed Asura God Statue, hundreds of meters tall, stood before him. It was the divine thought Shura God had sent down.

Looking up at the towering Asura God Statue, surprise flashed through Su Qi's eyes.

Beside the Asura God Statue stood another hundred-meter-tall divine statue.

That statue was shrouded in darkness. Only the outline of its body could be seen; its true appearance was impossible to make out.

Yet Su Qi could clearly sense an incomparably pure evil aura emanating from its entire body.

This evil aura far surpassed Bibi Dong's Rakshasa divine power and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Evil God Origin.

What surprised Su Qi was that the statue's evil aura actually rivaled the killing intent of the Asura God Statue. In terms of divinity alone, it might even surpass it.

Remembering how the Evil God had intervened in the Asura Second Trial, Su Qi's eyes widened, disbelief filling his gaze.

If his guess was correct, the Evil God Statue standing beside the Asura God Statue must have been the divine thought sent down by the Evil God!

Shura God and the Evil God were both God Kings in the God Realm.

Shura God could be considered the strongest among the Five Great God-Kings.

The Evil God, meanwhile, possessed the greatest authority among the Five Great God-Kings.

He had merely completed the Asura Second Trial, yet it had actually drawn these two God Kings into personally issuing his Divine Trial rewards?

Something was wrong.

This was absolutely abnormal!

Su Qi quickly realized that Shura God would rather hide him away than let other God Kings steal him. How could he possibly agree to let the Evil God, whose authority exceeded his own, intervene in the Asura Second Trial?

Unless the two had reached some sort of agreement and had therefore decided to nurture him together.

But what kind of agreement could make these two God Kings join forces?

Rapidly reviewing the original novel's setting, Su Qi's eyes lit up. In the God Realm, the only existence capable of making the Five Great God-Kings wary was the Dragon God.

After the Dragon God split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, the Silver Dragon King fled the God Realm with grievous injuries. She ended up on Douluo Continent, hiding for hundreds of thousands of years without daring to show herself.

The Golden Dragon King, meanwhile, had been slain by the Five Great God-Kings, and his divine power had been sealed within the God Realm Forbidden Land.

According to the original plot, the Golden Dragon King would not have a chance to break his seal and threaten the God Realm until the Temporal Turbulence struck the God Realm twenty thousand years later. There was no need to worry about him for now.

Could it be that Shura God and the Evil God had discovered the Silver Dragon King hiding on Douluo Continent?

Since the God Realm could not interfere in matters of the Mortal Realm, were they planning to make the Silver Dragon King part of the Asura Divine Trial and have him kill her?

That would explain why the two God Kings, Shura and Evil, had joined forces.

They had even disregarded the rules of the God Realm to guide him into the Life-and-Death Arena to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. It had to be because doing so would help with the later Asura Divine Trials!

Seeing Su Qi standing there silently in a daze, the Evil God said expressionlessly, "Shura, your inheritor seems to have been frightened stupid. Was my divine thought too powerful and did it intimidate him?"

Shura God said disdainfully, "Evil, you think that tiny bit of divine thought you sent down can intimidate my Little Su? Don't flatter yourself. Little Su's spiritual world has been reinforced by a strand of my divine thought. His divine soul cannot be corrupted by any evil influence or external force."

"Shura, are you calling me an evil influence?" the Evil God said unhappily.

Shura God waved his hand. "Not exactly. I merely regard you as an external force. Little Su is undergoing the Asura Divine Trial, not your Evil Divine Trial."

Hearing the conversation between the two God Kings, Su Qi recovered from his thoughts and cupped his hands. "Greetings, Lord Shura God, and greetings, Evil God."

The Evil God frowned. "Boy, you call Shura God 'Lord,' yet you gave me no honorific. Do you think my status in the God Realm is inferior to Shura God's?"

Afraid that his standing in Su Qi's eyes might decline and cause this once-in-ten-thousand-years inheritor to be poached, Shura God immediately struck first. "Evil, I may indeed be below you in divine rank, but when it comes to fighting, do you dare battle me for three hundred rounds? You spend all day courting Kindness. I refuse to believe you are still stronger than me."

"Douluo Continent respects the strong, and the God Realm is no exception. I respect you as the strongest ruling God King, but shouldn't you also show some respect for me, the strongest law-enforcement God King?"

The Evil God was instantly rendered speechless. He clearly had not expected Shura God to contradict him for the sake of an inheritor.

That inheritor named Tang Chen had never received this kind of treatment!

Shura God usually claimed that he would strictly abide by the God Realm's rules, that he would not help his inheritors, and that they had to complete the Divine Trials alone.

Yet the moment he encountered an inheritor he liked, he stopped caring about any divine regulations.

If he had not placed the responsibility of killing the Golden Dragon King upon Su Qi, he would certainly have impeached him before the God Realm Committee!

Suppressing the resentment in his heart, the Evil God no longer quibbled over forms of address. Looking down at Su Qi, he said in a crisp voice, "Shura, I did not come here with you to chat. Let us return to business."

"I believe your inheritor truly has the ability to shoulder the responsibility of killing the Golden Dragon King. My joining your little scheme and breaking the divine rules with you was not in vain."

"With my two votes and Kindness's two votes, plus your one vote, we have five votes in total. That is enough to refute that fellow Destruction's impeachment."

After hearing this, Shura God smiled faintly. "Of course. If I had not thought that through, would I dare help Little Su so openly? Two gods supporting the same inheritor is already a great taboo in the God Realm, let alone two God Kings joining forces."

At this point, Shura God looked down at Su Qi and smiled in satisfaction. "Little Su, you heard all that just now, didn't you?"

"Because you bear the responsibility of killing the Golden Dragon King, Evil and I have joined hands to nurture you. If I were to explain the Golden Dragon King's origins, I would have to begin with the Primordial God Realm War. It involves far too many secrets of the God Realm."

"Ah, forget it. The Golden Dragon King Trial is still far away, and heaven's secrets cannot be revealed. I will not tell you for now."

Su Qi deliberately put on a confused expression, though he understood perfectly well.

Forget the Golden Dragon King. With his foreknowledge from the original novel, he even knew where the Silver Dragon King was hiding, as well as the Dragon God's Core and the Dragon Clan Graveyard.

Still, since Shura God did not mention it, there was no need for him to say more.

In any case, with Shura God backing him, even if he died during the trial, Shura God would ask the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess to revive him.

What was more, the Evil God had now become involved as well.

One was the strongest God King, and the other was the God King with the greatest authority.

With these two God Kings protecting him, who in either the God Realm or the Mortal Realm would dare touch him now?

"Evil, stop keeping things hidden. Quickly give Little Su a portion of your divine power. Otherwise, I cannot issue a trial related to the Three Realms Judgment Sword," Shura God suddenly urged.

"I know, I know. Your inheritor is not even in a hurry, so why are you?" After complaining, the Evil God looked down at Su Qi. "Boy, the increased difficulty of the Asura Second Trial was due to my intervention."

"You exceeded expectations in completing the Divine Trial, which means you passed my test as well. You are qualified to inherit a portion of my divine power."

As he spoke, the Evil God waved his hand. Black light instantly shone from Su Qi's lower right leg, and a dark-red Evil God Right Leg Bone condensed from the dense evil aura.

Immediately afterward, a stream of Evil Divine Power entered the Evil God Right Leg Bone, causing it to evolve into the Asura-Evil God Dual-Inheritance Spirit Bone.

Su Qi only felt that his right leg had become omnipotent. It seemed that wherever he wished to go, regardless of the time period or space, he could arrive there in an instant.

Of course, it was only a feeling. His current Evil God Right Leg Bone clearly had not reached such a heaven-defying level.

Seeing Su Qi comprehending the Evil Divine Power contained within the Evil God Right Leg Bone, the Evil God reminded him, "Once this Spirit Bone successfully advances into a god-grade Spirit Bone, the Evil Divine Power within it will automatically be released. You cannot sense it yet, boy."

"My task is complete. Shura, I will leave the trial concerning the Three Realms Judgment Sword entirely to you. Do not disappoint my expectations."

After saying that, an almost imperceptible sinister smile appeared at the corner of the Evil God's mouth. It was impossible to tell whether that was simply how he smiled or whether he had other plans.

As the Evil God Right Leg Bone in Su Qi's right foot withdrew into his body, the Evil God Statue formed from the Evil God's strand of divine thought vanished along with it.

Only the Asura God Statue and Su Qi remained in the spiritual world.

"Lord Shura God, why did the Evil God agree to give me a portion of his divine power?" Su Qi asked tentatively.

Shura God answered truthfully, "Because the Evil and Kindness God Kings both intend to pass on their positions and retire, but they do not wish to pass down their Transcendent Divine Artifacts as well."

"That means the new Evil and Kindness God Kings will be far inferior to them in strength."

"To allow the Three Realms Judgment Sword to unleash the power of the primordial God Kings' combined attack, they thought of entrusting a portion of their divine power to you."

"And you, Little Su—if you can complete the Asura Nine Trials I arrange for you, then after you become the new Shura God, your strength will certainly surpass mine by far."

"Then, when you activate the Three Realms Judgment Sword in the future, you can use a portion of the Evil and Kindness God Kings' divine power as the foundation to draw upon the origins of the new Evil and Kindness God Kings. That will ensure that the Three Realms Judgment Sword's power is no weaker than it was in the primordial era."

After hearing this, a flash of shock passed through Su Qi's eyes.

With his foreknowledge from the original novel, he naturally knew that the Three Realms Judgment Sword was a combined divine skill of the Five Great God-Kings, specifically meant to deal with super-God King-level powerhouses like the Dragon God.

And after receiving a portion of the Evil and Kindness God Kings' divine power, would he not, as the new Shura God, be able to use a simplified version of the Three Realms Judgment Sword?

The Golden Dragon King, and the Three Realms Judgment Sword...

Reviewing the original plot, Su Qi suddenly understood. Shura God and the Evil God had not joined forces to have him kill the Silver Dragon King in the future.

They wanted him to kill the Golden Dragon King!

Having understood this, the shock in Su Qi's eyes turned into delight.

It was said that the Five Great Primordial God-Kings were intelligent entities gradually born after the Creator God transformed his own origin into five Law Seeds.

Once he obtained a portion of the Evil and Kindness divine powers, he could find a way to acquire a portion of the Destruction and Life God Kings' divine powers as well.

Combined with his own Asura divine power, perhaps he could fuse a strand of the Creator God's Origin!

"Little Su, the later Asura Divine Trials will explain what the Three Realms Judgment Sword is. For now, I will first activate the Asura Third Trial for you. We will speak again after you complete it." Shura God's voice interrupted Su Qi's thoughts.

Su Qi nodded. "All right. Please activate the Divine Trial for me."

"Mm. I hope you exceed expectations in the Asura Third Trial as well." As soon as his voice fell, the Asura God Statue formed from Shura God's strand of divine thought dissolved into light and scattered.

At the same time, a cold, solemn, deep voice rang out.

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Asura Third Trial activated:

Option one: Persuade a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast possessing a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself.

Option two: Help a Soul Master possessing a Heart of Kindness improve their aptitude, granting them the qualifications to begin a Divine Trial.

Choose either Divine Trial objective. Complete it within four years!

[Trial reward: Soul Power increases by three levels. The Spirit Ring produced by that Soul Beast will evolve into an Asura God Ring. Furthermore, the Soul Bone produced by that Soul Beast will evolve into a Kindness Spirit Bone. Affinity with Shura God increases by 10%, and affinity with the Goddess of Kindness increases by 5%.]

The instant the deep voice faded, Su Qi's consciousness left the spiritual world and returned to his body.

He stood in the center of the Life-and-Death Arena's stage, lost in thought.

Judging from the contents and reward of the Asura Third Trial, this trial involved the Goddess of Kindness instead.

After completing the Divine Trial, he would probably receive a portion of the Kindness divine power granted by the Goddess of Kindness.

It was just that the trial objective added by the Goddess of Kindness had strayed somewhat from the Asura Divine Trial.

"Persuade a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself? At least it does not need to be a Soul Beast with the Goddess of Kindness's bloodline. Otherwise, where would I find one?"

Reviewing the original novel's descriptions, Su Qi vaguely remembered that Douluo Continent did not have any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with the Goddess of Kindness's bloodline at all.

As for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts possessing a Heart of Kindness, there were several.

The most representative one was likely Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan mentioned in The Unrivaled Tang Sect and one of the Ten Great Savage Beasts.

It was said that Bi Ji was the kindest savage beast in the entire series, born with the mission of healing all things.

She opposed war throughout her life and had treated countless injured Soul Beasts. Even Soul Beasts that had harmed her would be released after she healed them. Her lifelong hope was for Soul Beasts and humans to coexist peacefully.

Based on the current timeline, Bi Ji likely possessed five hundred thousand years of cultivation. She met the requirements, and her Heart of Kindness should also be recognized by the Goddess of Kindness.

But could he possibly persuade Bi Ji to sacrifice herself?

Unless he could achieve soul symbiosis with her and guarantee the safety of the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, it was simply impossible.

"Soul symbiosis? I can actually do that!"

With that thought, Su Qi looked at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse lying on the ground.

Now that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul had been assimilated by him, his own soul had evolved an Ultimate Soul Attribute, allowing him to accomplish many things he could not do in his previous life.

For instance, enhanced by the Ultimate Soul Attribute, the medicinal power of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew naturally contained in his soul would give his eyes the effect of "Soul Search," allowing him to inspect another's soul and past with a single glance.

For another example, when used with the Ultimate Soul Attribute, the Evil God Right Leg Bone skill Evil God Kick could kill an opponent and seal their soul within Asura Space.

Meanwhile, the Soul Devouring Jellyfish Right Arm Bone skill Soul-Splitting Tentacles could use spiritual power and Soul Power to condense split souls.

If he added the Ultimate Soul Attribute as well, could he condense split souls in spirit-body form?

If a Soul Beast's soul lived on as a split soul in spirit-body form, would that not be soul symbiosis?

Using the technical terminology from The Unrivaled Tang Sect, a split soul in this spirit-body form should be called a Soul Spirit.

After considering it for a while, Su Qi shook his head. If possible, he did not want to waste time researching Soul Spirits.

After all, the deadline for the Asura Third Trial was four years.

Although he possessed the Ultimate Soul Attribute and various methods to control other people's souls, it was clearly impossible to develop a complete Soul Spirit System in only four years.

Fortunately, the Asura Third Trial had two possible objectives.

Besides persuading a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself, he could also choose to help a Soul Master with a Heart of Kindness improve their aptitude and gain the qualifications to begin a Divine Trial.

As long as he found a suitable Soul Master and gave them an Immortal Herb capable of improving aptitude, he could complete the trial directly.

"Immortal Herbs? It is time to obtain them. If I delay any longer, I will become a god..."

Just as Su Qi finished making plans to obtain Immortal Herbs, the Life-and-Death Arena suddenly collapsed. As the white light gradually faded, his vision became clear again.

Su Qi discovered that he had left the Life-and-Death Arena and returned to Black Forest Gorge in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

At that moment, a thunderous roar resounded through the sky. Carrying terrifying Destructive Power, it tore through the clouds, and even the surrounding space bore signs of being ripped apart. Heaven and earth trembled.

His black Third Soul Ring lit up as Su Qi activated his third soul skill, Asura Blood Eyes. Bloody light flowed through his eyes, and his vision and spiritual power instantly surged!

He looked toward the source of the roar, and a stunned expression immediately flashed across his blood-red eyes.

"What kind of Soul Beast is that?"

Su Qi clearly saw a golden Western dragon, seventy meters tall, roaring several hundred meters ahead.

The giant dragon had the head of an ox and the body of a serpent. Its entire body was dark gold, its four dragon claws were incomparably sharp, and its dragon scales were thick and tough. Every scale released Destructive Power that made the surrounding space tremble.