Two years, a Second Rank God?

Inside the house, Huo Yuhao and the other two, who habitually used their Divine Power to probe before discussing important matters, fell silent.

They all heard the conversation between the Eternal Angel and other artifact spirits.

I hadn't thought about it this way before, so I didn't realize it until now, thinking about it from the perspective of the Eternal Angel—

Huo Yuhao's expression gradually became subtle. He subconsciously glanced at Snow Empress and Gu Yuena beside him—one with snow-white hair, the other with smooth silver hair; their usual demeanor was aloof and reserved, they didn't talk much, and their smiles were faint.

----It really does look somewhat like it.

"Ahem." Huo Yuhao coughed lightly, silently withdrawing his Divine Power to investigate, and glanced at Snow Empress and Gu Yuena sitting to his left and right.

Upon seeing this, Snow Empress and Gu Yuena snapped out of their daze and withdrew their Divine Power.

Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao and suddenly asked, "Yuhao, do you like our aloof appearance?"

Don't listen to her.

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes and affectionately flicked her forehead. "You two aren't like that when you're with me."

"That hair color—"

"I'd like it if you changed your hair color to any other color; if it were black, I'd even feel a sense of familiarity."

Perhaps because they had declared their relationship in front of each other, Huo Yuhao's words were more direct than before, less subtle, and more matter-of-fact. "Of course, if you're going to give me an abstract hair color like 'multicolored black,' then please forgive me for not being able to accept it."

Gu Yuena first remembered that Huo Yuhao liked black hair, then she was stunned when she heard what he said next, and then she chuckled.

What is that multicolored black? Does such a color even exist in this world?

If it were available, she would really like to see that bizarre color.

Snow Empress's lips also curved slightly upwards.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao smiled as well. "Alright, just take what the Eternal Angel says with a grain of salt. Let's get down to business. What were you talking about before we came in? You all looked rather serious."

"While you were breaking through, the Divine Brush Douluo contacted the Spirit Pagoda, saying that the Federation intended to launch a probing attack on the Star Luo Empire in a month."

The Snow Empress's smile faded, and she said seriously, "In this regard, the Federation and our Spirit Pagoda had some discussions."

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, "Is the Federation worried about the God of Slaughter making a move?"

The Federation has already witnessed the destructive power of God Rank expert, and with intelligence on the God of Slaughter, it cannot ignore this enormous threat.

Seeking advice from the Spirit Pagoda might be a way to deal with the God of Slaughter.

Snow Empress shook her head. "That's part of the reason, but the main reason is to guard against the Abyss Plane. After all, the Federation doesn't have any immediate plans to launch a full-scale attack. The Federation's main objective in this attack is to ascertain the military strength of the Star Luo Empire and to retaliate against the Holy Spirit Cult's previous actions within the Federation."

"In this situation, the initial intensity of the war won't be too high, and the probability of God Rank being killed is not high. Moreover, for this attack, the Federation plans to utilize Yun Ming, secretly sending him to the front lines to cooperate with the Federation's strategic Soul Tool, so that he can protect himself even when facing God of Slaughter."

"On the other Abyss, the Federation is worried that the Holy Spirit Cult might intervene and open the main passage Abyss Plane and Douluo Continent, allowing the Abyss to invade the Federation Federation leaving it vulnerable to attacks from both sides."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully.

Yun Ming previously broke through to the God Rank temporarily. Although this consumed his foundation as Half Divine Position, he had already broken through to the God Rank once. After recovering, he would make progress in all aspects, and his normal strength would improve. Perhaps he has already reached the level of Snow Empress Di Tian.

With such combat power, coupled with the Federation's resources, it's not surprising that the Federation is confident in facing the God of Slaughter.

Moreover, this is only a probing phase. For both sides to send in God Rank beings right from the start means they intend to turn the war into a decisive battle— the Federation clearly doesn't have that intention for the time being, and sending Yun Ming is just a precaution. The Holy Spirit Cult, because of its agreement with Old Yi, will most likely not do the same.

Under such circumstances, it's understandable that the Federation is more concerned about the situation at the Abyss Passage.

After all, compared to the Holy Spirit Cult, the Abyss, a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment, is the Federation's true greatest threat.

As long as the Abyss cannot cross over, the Federation will be able to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult sooner or later. Therefore, it is only natural for the Federation to guard against the Holy Spirit Cult tampering with the Abyss Passage in the Endless Mountain Range.

However, Huo Yuhao clearly remembered that the final battle Abyss Plane was not in the Abyss Passage located in the Endless Mountain Range, but in the Extreme North.

In the original work, the Demon Empress, with power approaching God Rank, cooperated with the grand formation to open a passage connecting to the Abyss Plane in the core area of Extreme North, catching the Federation off guard.

The Extreme North, having lost Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xiao Bai, was also struck by bad luck. Due to the persecution by the Spirit Pagoda in the original story, the gathering place of Soul Beast, which already had few Soul Beast left, was once again wiped out in blood.

Of course, such a thing would obviously not happen in the Extreme North now. Huo Yuhao established the original Spirit Pagoda Headquarters in the Extreme North, which has now evolved into the Extreme North Branch. This was also to guard against the opening of the Abyss Passage in the Extreme North.

The Extreme North, if not a den of dragons and tigers, is now impregnable; the Holy Spirit Cult's idea of establishing Abyss Passage there is wishful thinking.

However, looking beyond the surface, the fact that the Abyss Passage in the original work is located in the Extreme North shows that the Abyss and the Holy Spirit Cult are capable of opening dimensional passages in other places.

It's not very meaningful to guard against the Holy Spirit Cult making trouble in the Endless Mountain Range alone. The Federation must have considered the possibility that the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyss could work together to open dimensional portals in other places, but they don't have an effective strategy.

After all, the initiative wasn't on their side.

The enemy could choose to open the passage anywhere, even within the main bases of Dou Ling or Star Luo Continent, and they would be forced to defend passively. This is the biggest hidden danger.

Huo Yuhao frowned as he thought of this.

"What was the outcome of the negotiations Federation and you?"

The initial discussion resulted in the hope that one of us could go to the Blood God Legion's base to guard the Abyss Passage and prevent most unexpected situations.

"Preliminary?" Huo Yuhao understood the implication.

"That's right, preliminary."

Snow Empress nodded. "Actually, rather than guarding against an attack from the Abyss Plane opening a passage, they would prefer to solve the Abyss problem once and for all. Therefore, the Federation Speaker wanted to talk to you and Na'er, the two reincarnations of the gods, but Na'er declined for the time being since you hadn't returned."

The Abyss, a persistent problem on the Douluo Continent, has plagued the region for six thousand years. Now, with the changing times, the emergence of God Rank powerhouses, and even the appearance of gods from the Divine Realm, it seems like a good opportunity to resolve the Abyss Plane. The Federation has long wanted to work with Huo Yuhao...

Gu Yuena spoke about it.

However, both sides had been preoccupied with numerous trivial matters and had not found a suitable opportunity. Now that the Federation needed to ensure the safety of the Abyss Passage in the rear, it took the opportunity to put the talks on the agenda.

Beside her, Gu Yuena chimed in softly, "I wasn't confident enough to handle the Abyss myself, which is why I temporarily declined— Yuhao, are you confident you can deal with the Abyss Plane right now?"

"If the Holy Spirit Cult brings the Abyssal Sage King into the Douluo Plane, and you join them, I'm confident I can succeed."

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "But with our current strength, if we fight the Abyss and the Holy Spirit Cult, Ah Yin and the others could easily take advantage of us."

Although they lacked the help of the Sea God's Divine Sense, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin when facing the Abyss, and even had the added enemy of the God of Slaughter, the Douluo Plane's foundation was many times richer than the original story.

In the Extreme North, where the primordial energy of the Star Dou still remains, there is enough to unleash a beast tide of millions of Soul Beast.

Including the Soul Beast faction, the entire Federation has several hundred Super Douluo- level powerhouses, several times more than in the original story.

After all, including the Soul Beast, there are far more Blacksmith at the Saint Craftsman- level in this world than in the original story. As a result, there are more Three-Word Battle Armor than in the original story, and naturally, there will be no shortage of powerhouses at the Super Douluo level.

There are definitely more experts at the Limit Douluo level than in the original story.

With several God Rank powerhouses and various trump cards, they definitely have a chance of winning against the Abyss.

However, given their current strength, their forces would undoubtedly suffer significant losses after the battle against the Abyss and the Holy Spirit Cult.

If Ah Yin and Tang Hao were to reap the final rewards as they did in the original story, they would become the suckers who did all the work for others.

Not to mention, there's a good chance that Ah Yin and the others might attack them.

Before the Abyss is resolved, Ah Yin and the others might maintain a superficial peace with them, and might even help them resolve the Abyss Plane. But once the Abyss, their common enemy, disappears, things will be a different story.

"Therefore, when facing the Abyss, we need to consider not only how to defeat them, but also how to win gracefully, achieving victory with minimal cost, and leaving room to deal with Ah Yin and the others."

Huo Yuhao concluded, "And to achieve this goal, even greater strength is needed."

At this point, Huo Yuhao paused and looked at Gu Yuena, "Na'er, how is your recovery going?"

Na'er in the original work was such a good actress that he couldn't judge her strength or progress.

"I gained a lot from attacking the Demon Plane with you before. My cultivation has now reached the Titled Douluo level, and if I temporarily unseal my previous cultivation level, I can reach the God Rank level."

Gu Yuena grasped Huo Yuhao's hand, looking at him earnestly, her tone gentle, "Give me two more years. Once my current cultivation reaches its Limit, I can recover to the level of Second Rank God. You don't need to put too much pressure on yourself."

Yes, this "Second Rank God" refers to the Second Rank God level in the lower realm.

Gu Yuena's breakthrough to the Super God Rank was a stroke of luck after her plane crashed into a star in Douluo 4, which proves that her peak cultivation level in Douluo 3 was that of Second Rank God. The injury caused by the Asura God's sword was indeed severe.

Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Huo Yuhao felt a warmth in his heart, but also couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Compared to the original novel, Gu Yuena's cultivation progress is much faster. She has already recovered to the Titled Douluo level at the age of about seventeen. In the original novel, she didn't seem to have reached the Soul Saint level at this time.

However, considering that she had devoured a Limit and a large number of demons during her battle with the Demon Plane, Huo Yuhao didn't find it strange.

"Two years to recover to the level of Second Rank God?"

Huo Yuhao repeated it in a low voice, his gaze falling on Gu Yuena's face, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Then I'd better step up my game, otherwise I'll lose face if you leave me behind and I have to rely on you."

Gu Yuena blinked, looking at him with some confusion, "Yuhao, are you confident you can break through to the Second Rank God during this time?"

She believed that Huo Yuhao could become a god and had trump cards to deal with God Rank powerhouses, but to reach the Second Rank God from Titled Douluo god in such a short time... that seemed unlikely, right?

"I can only say it's possible. After all—do you think that if Di Tian breaks through to the God Rank, he could reach the Second Rank God in one fell swoop?"

"Huo Yuhao asked with a smile."

"That's fine."

Gu Yuena nodded as she thought about Di Tian's accumulated wealth.

Having cultivated to this point, Di Tian possessed countless black hole-like Soul Power Vortex within his body, all of which stored his Soul Power cultivation in a manner similar to the nascent form of Soul Core. Di Tian didn't even dare to cultivate anymore, demonstrating just how abundant his accumulation was.

Such a foundation is enough for Di Tian a god thousands of times over, and it is possible for him to reach the Second Rank God in one fell swoop after breaking through to the God Rank.

Upon thinking about it, Gu Yuena suddenly realized something was wrong.

The Di Tian has a rich foundation; is Yuhao really lacking in that regard?

The feedback from plane evolution, and the feedback from devouring the Demon Plane after the Undead Plane —that's enough to make him a god several times over, right?

This doesn't even include the Power of Faith that Yuhao has accumulated, as well as other forms of accumulation.

If one can digest this foundation, breaking through to the Second Rank God in one fell swoop after becoming a god seems to be a sure thing!

When Gu Yuena thought of this, her eyes changed instantly, showing surprise, joy, and a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

To her delight, Huo Yuhao possessed a solid foundation and unlimited potential for the future, and she was happy for Huo Yuhao.

The complicated part is that she, who was a god before her Re-Cultivation, may be surpassed by Yuhao!

Is that correct?

This is wrong; at least in the short term, this shouldn't be happening!

Even if Yuhao surpasses her, it should be after she has protected Yuhao for a period of time.

Seeing the change in Gu Yuena's expression, Snow Empress seemed to have noticed something and said with a sense of agreement, "You don't need to put pressure on yourself. Yuhao is a prodigy. He roughly planned his path Ten Thousand Years Ago. Now he's just completing the entire path he planned. It's normal for his cultivation to progress quickly."

If we're talking about who suffered the most from Huo Yuhao's improved cultivation, it would definitely be her.

Re-Cultivation ahead of time so that she could protect Huo Yuhao after his return. However, she not only failed to protect him a few times, but Huo Yuhao's cultivation also improved rapidly after his return, and now his strength has surpassed hers.

She, who was supposed to be protecting him, was instead left behind by Huo Yuhao —how frustrating.

Gu Yuena glanced at Snow Empress, and their eyes met. They both read similar complex emotions in each other's eyes: joy, emotion, and a hint of inexplicable resentment.

Sensing the emotions of the two, Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly, and while grasping Gu Yuena's hand, he also reached out with his other hand to gently hold Snow Empress's soft hand.

"You guys can't let my cultivation level stay behind yours forever, can you? That would only mean I'm not worth your attention and I've let your efforts go to waste. Now that I can catch up with you, and even slightly surpass you, doesn't that prove your judgment was right and your efforts weren't in vain?"

"That makes sense, but—compared to you, I feel like I'm wasting my time."

Gu Yuena sighed, but didn't dwell on the matter any further. While pondering how to break through to the Super God Rank, she said, "We've gone off on a tangent. Yuhao, do you want to accept the Federation's invitation?"

"Of course I accept. Although we can't achieve a complete victory right now, with our strength restored to this level, we have the confidence to make some targeted arrangements."

The three chatted for a long time, until Gu Yuena was traumatized and went to cultivate. Then, Snow Empress suddenly made a request to Huo Yuhao.

In summary:

Yuhao, help me in my cultivation!