With Yang Tianyue and Yang Ping'an leaving Mount Aermo, only Ye Lingling, Niu Meng, and Dugu Yan remained at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy.
The three of them got along very well with Feng Xiaotian and his group of peers.
Besides the original group from the Heavenly Pursuit Academy, only Shui Qingrou went to the Far North this time Shui Qingrou has seen the world this time and has improved her Soul Power by three levels.
That night, after Yang Podi and Ye Lingling had a passionate encounter, Ye Lingling's expression seemed unusually conflicted.
Yang Podi gently stroked Ye Lingling's short silver hair, seemingly somewhat intoxicated. No matter the time, the faint wood-attribute aura emanating from Ye Lingling always made people particularly fond of her.
Seeing Ye Lingling's hesitant expression, Yang Podi asked with some surprise, " Lingling, what happened? You seem a bit conflicted. Tell me what's wrong, I can help you solve it."
Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment before speaking, " Podi, what exactly is a god? Why are you and Tianyue so obsessed with becoming gods?"
Yang Podi thought carefully before speaking, "Gods are actually a more powerful form of humanity. Our normal Soul Master have limited lifespans. Even at the Titled Douluo level, we can only live for one or two hundred years. But if we reach the Limit Douluo level, we can even live for thousands of years."
"God is another realm after Soul Master breaks through to level ninety-nine. In this realm, both the body and soul undergo changes. Our ordinary Soul Power transforms into Divine Power, which is countless times stronger in Divine Power and power than Soul Power. The Soul Power on the corpse of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that you absorbed in the Far North is Divine Power, which is why you were able to improve so quickly."
"By the way, Lingling, why did you suddenly ask about the gods?"
Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, but after thinking for a long time, she finally spoke, "Ever since I reached Level 95 in the Far North, a voice suddenly came to my mind, saying that as long as I break through to Level 99, I can undergo the Godly Trial and eventually inherit the divine position."
Yang Podi couldn't help but swallow hard upon hearing this. This world was just too bizarre! He had pursued countless opportunities, only to end up with the incredibly risky Asura God inheritance trial. How come everyone around him was so lucky?
However, Yang Podi ultimately comforted her, saying, " Lingling, this is a good thing. Gods are different from us ordinary Soul Master; gods possess infinite lifespans. By the way, did the god who said he would give you his inheritance say what kind of god he was?"
"She seems to be a woman; I remember she once said she was the Goddess of Life."
Yang Podi's face lit up with joy. " Goddess of Life, Lingling, your chances have greatly improved! The Goddess of Life is one of the five Supreme God King of the Divine Realm, an absolute leader and one of the strongest beings in the Divine Realm."
"But, Podi, I see that both you and Tianyue are finding the Godly Trial very difficult. What should I pay attention to?"
Yang Podi thought carefully before speaking, "Gods are different from ordinary Soul Master. Gods can be said to be an evolution of life. To become a god, one must have a divine position, a divine body, a divine soul, and divine artifacts, among other things."
"You shouldn't need to worry about the divine position and artifacts anymore. If the Goddess of Life truly wanted to pass on her Godhood Inheritance to you, she would have already prepared them for you."
"Special attention needs to be paid to the divine body. It is best to have Soul Bone with a high age of wood attribute throughout the body, with the highest being more than 100,000 years, and even if it is slightly worse, it should be at least more than 50,000 years."
"The transformation of the soul is the most painful of all the assessment processes. To become a god, one must be able to resist the temptations of the seven emotions and six desires, possess extremely strong personal strength and sufficient wisdom and courage, and be able to solve all the problems one encounters. This is why I arranged for Tianyue to go to the Slaughter City. It can give Tianyue enough personal experience, whether it is handling anomalies or honing personal combat skills, it is very good."
" Lingling, you can rest assured. The Goddess of Life has extremely high prestige in the Divine Realm. As long as you cultivate diligently and reach Level 99 as soon as possible, you will definitely be able to become a god smoothly in the future."
After hearing these words, Ye Lingling finally felt a little more at ease.
However, as if she had just thought of something, she quickly asked, " Podi, I've never asked you before, what kind of god is the Asura God? How difficult is your Asura God Assessment?"
Yang Podi quickly reassured her, " Lingling, don't worry about that. Although I'm only currently undergoing the Third Trial of the Asura God, I think the later trials shouldn't be too difficult. At least, with my strength, they shouldn't be too hard."
"Then how come you still have time to stay at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy? Shouldn't you be completing the assessment as soon as possible?"
"We definitely need to speed things up. I've been trying to figure out how to complete the Third Trial of the Asura God. I've already come up with the basic plan; all that's missing is the final piece."
After hearing these words, Ye Lingling finally felt completely relieved.
" Podi, I miss my grandpa a bit. I wonder where he is now, and how he is doing?"
" Lingling, let's go see your grandfather together in a while. The world is in such chaos right now, it's relatively safer for him to come to Mount Aermo."
After their conversation, Ye Lingling gradually fell asleep in Yang Podi's arms.
Yang Podi touched Ye Lingling's exquisite face and couldn't help but kiss her gently, feeling a pang of heartache in his heart.
Although Ye Lingling is a Healing System support Soul Master, she was actually the most hardworking Soul Master among them on this trip to the Far North.
When Yang Tianyue and her group fought against the three top-grade Soul Beast, Ice Empress, Titan Snow Demon King, and Ice Bear King, Ye Lingling almost disregarded her own Soul Power consumption and did her best to heal everyone. This is the reason why everyone was able to return unharmed.
Especially when they fought against the Snow Empress, everyone pushed their strength to the limit when facing such an unparalleled powerhouse as the Snow Empress.
Especially his father, Yang Zhentian, who went all out to break through Snow Empress's Han Tian- Snow Dance of Ultimate Ice, even blowing up seven Soul Ring at once, basically pushing his strength to the limit.
However, the Ring Detonation is also extremely dangerous, especially the severe Ring Detonation effects. This is why Ye Lingling went to great lengths to treat him, enabling her father, Yang Zhentian, to recover quickly without even suffering any hidden injuries.
It was precisely because of Ye Lingling's exceptional healing that no one had any hidden injuries, allowing them to achieve twice the results with half the effort in both cultivation and combat.
The next morning, Yang Podi met with Yang Wudi and the others, mainly to discuss the future development of the Heavenly Pursuit Academy and some important points.
Yang Podi looked at everyone with a serious expression. "Grandpa, Dad, I plan to go to Spirit City right away. This time, the main purpose is to borrow the Angel Holy Sword, their inherited artifact, from the Spirit Hall Empire. There might also be some issues regarding the academy's stance."
Upon hearing this, Yang Wudi's expression darkened. " Podi, are you planning to support the Spirit Hall in unifying the world?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "I don't support their unification of the world; it's just that we might engage in some ordinary cooperation."
"The current situation in the world is very clear: the Spirit Hall is on one side, the two great empires and the Upper Three Sects are on the other, and our Heavenly Pursuit Academy can barely be considered part of the other side as well."
"Among these three forces, the Spirit Hall Empire appears to be the strongest, but that's completely wrong. The real strongest are actually the two great empires."
At this moment, Dugu Bo was surprised. " Little Monster, what you said is not right. The Spirit Hall Empire probably accounts for more than 70% of the Soul Master in the entire Soul Master World, and possibly more. Theoretically speaking, the Spirit Hall should be the strongest."
Yang Podi shook his head slightly. "These are just superficial phenomena; true strength is not defined in this way at all."
"Although the Spirit Hall Empire has a large number of Soul Master, based on the current situation, I estimate that the Spirit Hall Empire has at most 60,000 to 70,000 Soul Master, a large portion of whom are low-level Soul Master."
"Although the two empires are relatively weak in the Soul Master World, they have millions of troops and a population far exceeding that of the Spirit Hall Empire. In particular, the two empires have been operating on their home territories for tens of thousands of years, so they can be said to be deeply entrenched."
"Moreover, the Soul Master forces of the two great empires are actually quite strong. In the past two years, they have recruited countless advanced Soul Master Academy and local Soul Master families. In particular, the two great empires have basically spared no expense in training Soul Master, which has given them a large number of directly subordinate Soul Master."
"With their army and Soul Master combined, their strength is not much weaker than that of the Spirit Hall Empire."
Dugu Bo shook his head. "What you say is true, but in terms of high-level strength, especially at the Titled Douluo level, the Spirit Hall has an absolute advantage."
Yang Podi couldn't help but sigh, "That's not how it's calculated. The two empires combined have at least ten or more Titled Douluo warriors, especially the Star Luo Empire. No one has ever been clear about their high-end strength, and their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger, is indeed extremely powerful."
"Also, do you remember the dragon claw that rescued Tang Hao back then? That belonged to Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest, and one of the rulers of the entire Star Dou Great Forest."
"If we include the Star Dou Great Forest, then the entire Star Dou Great Forest is the strongest of all forces, even stronger than the Spirit Hall Empire."
Dugu Bo asked in astonishment, "Is the Star Dou Great Forest really that powerful?"
" The Star Dou Great Forest Star Dou Great Forest incredibly powerful, many times stronger than what you've seen. It contains numerous Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and even Ferocious Beast, I estimate in total numbers no less than ten. These ten are all basically at the Titled Douluo level in terms of combat strength."
" The Di Tian and Xiong Jun we've met before are both close to the Limit Douluo level, especially Di Tian. Even I'm not very confident I could defeat him."
At this moment, Yang Wudi became even more serious. " Podi, the Star Dou Great Forest possesses such strength, so why are they supporting Tang San?"
Yang Podi couldn't help but sigh, "This might be related to Tang San's bloodline. Tang San's mother was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, so it can be said that Tang San has half of a Soul Beast bloodline. Moreover, Tang San's girlfriend is also Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The Soul Beast Clan has probably made some calculations in investing so much in Tang San."
"You should have heard that during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, Qian Daoliu also fought against Di Tian. The Soul Beast Clan was almost making its appearance in the open, which is why I've always been wary of Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect."
"If I were to actually go to Heaven Dou City and raze the Clear Sky Sect to the ground, the Soul Beast Clan might launch a massive beast tide against our Heavenly Pursuit Academy."