The Holy Spirit Continent.
An immense, boundless continent floated quietly upon the vast sea.
Countless mountains and ravines crisscrossed the land, rivers surged, and ancient primeval forests stood in splendid contrast to towering skyscrapers.
Roaring machinery and speeding aircraft traveled between heaven and earth, as technological civilization flourished throughout the land.
Yet upon this land, there was another system of power, passed down through the ages!
Soul Masters!
Moreover, every living being on the continent held the same truth firmly in their heart.
This continent had not been born naturally from heaven and earth.
One hundred thousand years ago, a Supreme God King had carved out this world with his own hands and named it the Holy Spirit Continent.
His name was Puni, the Holy Spirit God King.
Rumble-!
Holy Spirit Mountain, the pinnacle of the continent.
A vast projection that blotted out the sun rose from the summit, hovering tens of thousands of miles above the ground.
Its true form was a divine body condensed from energy, lustrous white in color, with gilded patterns covering it from head to toe.
A golden divine eye rested between its brows, wings of light spread behind it, and a holy sword hovered in the air.
Seven-colored wheels of origin light revolved slowly around its towering, immense form, which bore no flesh or blood, only sacred majesty.
That was Holy Spirit Puni.
Immediately afterward, endless pure-white Holy Spirit Divine Power poured down from the summit of Holy Spirit Mountain, showering the entire Holy Spirit Continent like a rain of light filling the heavens.
Across the continent, countless Soul Masters and soul beasts fell to their knees in unison.
Myriad living beings bowed in worship, allowing the holy divine power to wash over their bodies and cleanse their soul seas as they basked in this divine baptism, a blessing rarely seen in a thousand years.
In a single instant, the Soul Power that had stagnated within them for so long broke free with a thunderous surge, soaring wildly.
Those with weaker cultivation saw their Soul Power rise by ten levels outright.
Even the deeply powerful experts gained several levels each.
Wave after wave of cheers swept across the land.
"The Holy Spirit God King has awakened!!!"
"Thank you, Holy Spirit God King!"
"I've been trapped at the Second-Level God stage for countless years. Today, I finally broke through to First-Level God!"
"Me too! I had only just become a Third-Class Deity, and now I've stepped straight into the Second-Level God stage!"
"My python Martial Soul evolved into a flood dragon! Thank you, Holy Spirit God King!"
Deep within the forests, countless soul beasts likewise prostrated themselves on the ground.
Those soul beasts had been stuck at the bottlenecks of their cultivation ages, unable to evolve any further for a long time.
Nourished by the holy power, their shackles shattered, and their bloodlines advanced.
The vast majority of soul beasts could not speak. They merely pressed their heads firmly to the ground, praying toward Holy Spirit Mountain with hearts full of devotion.
At the summit of Holy Spirit Mountain.
Within a magnificent, sacred hall, the continent's foremost experts hurried in from every direction!
On the left stood Smoarti, Child of Light Miros, Stao, Holy Thunder Rey, Holy War Gaia, Holy Land Cassius, Chaos Blake, and Holy Eye Muse.
On the right stood Quisha, Soronson, Malefic Star, Qilin, Dragon God Hamo, and Evil Nether Beast!
Nearly all of the Holy Spirit Continent's strongest God King-level powers had gathered here.
Everyone knew that this blessing descending upon heaven and earth meant their lord had awakened from his long slumber.
Upon the throne at the head of the hall, seven streams of light slowly converged and took shape. A human figure gradually emerged, surrounded by Holy Spirit Puni's Seven Origin Divine Rings.
The experts within the hall bowed in unison, their voices deep and perfectly aligned.
"Welcome back, my lord."
They raised their eyes toward the young man seated upon the throne.
His name was Lin Yan.
One hundred thousand years ago, he had transmigrated to this ancient Douluo Continent and awakened the Holy Spirit Puni Martial Soul.
He had cultivated tirelessly on his own, becoming a Titled Douluo at just eighteen. He swept through the experts of his age and became the acknowledged invincible figure of that old continent.
Yet he soon encountered an insurmountable barrier.
The old continent's natural energy was too sparse to support the full potential of the Puni Martial Soul. No matter how hard he cultivated, he could no longer take a single step forward.
Just as he found himself at his wits' end, the dormant system suddenly manifested, delivering only a single message.
He needed only to sleep, and his cultivation would continue to rise.
Thus, he crossed the seas, found an uninhabited island in the vast ocean, and peacefully closed his eyes to sleep.
No one could have imagined what would happen as his cultivation continued to soar during his slumber.
The seven sealed origin powers within his body constantly spilled outward, blessing the entire island while also subconsciously shielding it from the Divine Realm's attention!
Day after day, the island expanded. The blue sea became a vast expanse of land, ultimately developing into the entire Holy Spirit Continent.
Sensing the abundant, tremendous spiritual energy here, Soul Masters and soul beasts from distant continents crossed the ocean in droves, settling down to live and multiply.
Yet after the continent took shape, the flames of war raged without end.
The various factions waged war against one another, Soul Masters slaughtered each other, and soul beasts fought, until the smoke of battle rose across the entire land.
Lin Yan awoke from his slumber and swept through all opposition with his divine power, unifying the entire Holy Spirit Continent in one fell swoop.
During his campaign, the system sent another message.
His strength had reached the required threshold, allowing him to summon natives of the Seer world to this land.
Quisha, Smoarti, Qilin, Dragon God Hamo... that was how these powerful figures had crossed worlds to arrive here.
Once the continent had been pacified, Lin Yan fell into another long slumber.
All affairs were left to them to manage according to the orders Lin Yan had previously given.
Some governed the continent's human Soul Masters, while others ruled over its countless soul beasts!
Thanks to Lin Yan's advance planning, Soul Guidance Technology developed at a tremendous pace, and the technology for Artificial Soul Rings gradually emerged.
The hatred between humans and beasts, accumulated over hundreds and thousands of years, slowly faded, finally giving way to a hard-won peaceful coexistence.
Throughout the long years that followed, Lin Yan spent most of his time accumulating power in his sleep.
Day after day, year after year, his cultivation reached the pinnacle. Revered by all living beings on the continent, he was bestowed the title of Holy Spirit God King.
Now, Lin Yan sat upon his throne, sweeping his gaze over those bowing on either side of the hall before speaking calmly.
"Why stand on such ceremony? Rise, all of you."
Only then did everyone straighten and take their places on either side of the hall.
Lin Yan looked to his left, his gaze settling on Holy Thunder Rey.
"Rey, how are things on the human side?"
Holy Thunder Rey stepped forward and answered in a deep voice.
"My lord, under the governance of my brothers and me, all is well!"
"The Holy Spirit Continent now has a hundred people who have broken through to godhood, around fifty who have reached the Second-Level God stage, and ten who have reached the First-Level God stage!"
"Technological development has kept pace as well. Trials for level-fifteen Soul Tools have been completed, and large-scale production is underway! Level-sixteen Soul Tools are still being researched!"
Lin Yan nodded slightly, then turned to his right.
"Soronson, what about the soul beasts?"
A smile curved Soronson's lips as he cupped his hands.
"Rest assured, my lord. With us here, they're living very well!"
"There are now no fewer than thirty Million-Year Soul Beasts, and at least a hundred soul beasts with cultivation ages well into the hundreds of thousands of years."
"Excellent. Well done."
Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction.
Just then.
The sky outside the hall suddenly blazed with dazzling golden light.
A boundless golden Heavenly Screen slowly unfurled across the heavens, covering the skies above the entire Holy Spirit Continent.
[The Golden Ranking resonates. The Heavenly Screen divides the territories, establishing the two domains of Douluo and Holy Spirit and opening the Heavenly Screen Livestream!] [Entry rules: all Soul Masters possessing independent spiritual power, as well as soul beasts with cultivation ages of at least one hundred thousand years or fully developed intelligence, may connect their divine senses to the livestream and participate in cross-domain communication.] [Two sections will also be established: the Douluo Section and the Holy Spirit Section!] [Each section will launch a Powerful Figures Ranking of its twenty strongest figures. Those who make the ranking will receive supreme rewards!] [The higher the rank, the richer the rewards!] [Important events from both sections will also be revealed on the Heavenly Screen at irregular intervals!]
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