Wield the Power of Creation, Bear the Blade of Judgment!

Above a boundless sea of clouds, the East-Coming Pavilion at Cloud-Treading Villa stood apart from the world. Spiritual energy hung motionless, and time passed without a sound.

Beyond it, the mortal world flourished and changed by the day. Yet for two years, the pavilion had remained silent, untouched by wind or wave, undisturbed by a single sound.

Qian Xunzong sat upright on a cushion at its center, straight as an ancient mountain, his white robes immaculate. More than seven hundred days and nights of seclusion, refinement, and tempering had brought his foundation, soul, body, and Soul Power to the absolute limit of this plane.

He had not wasted a moment of those two years.

From the sacrifices of the four Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King forging his ninth divine ring, the laws within his six supreme Soul Bones had become one. His body had surpassed the limits of the plane, giving him a foundation without precedent.

Nourished for two years and tempered by his martial souls, his spirit had grown clear, pure, and unshakable. It held the two supreme sources of judgment and creation without flaw, weakness, or restraint.

The four powers of the Judgment Deity—slaughter, judgment, punishment, and the suppression of evil—had united perfectly. His resolve was keen, beyond the reach of all evil;

The four great sources of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation—creation, eternity, life, and protection—had reached perfection, boundless and undying.

One destroyed and one gave life. One judged and one created. These opposing yet interdependent divine paths had fused within him, cycling endlessly to forge a foundation unique in all the Douluo Continent.

Eighteen Soul Rings revolved around him in layers, resonating with the great path. He had mastered the truths within every ring