(In the original work, before entering the Necropolis of the Gods, Cesar said that he was inferior to the War God; judging from the division of the Yulan Empire, the God of War should have won the battle between the War God War God the High Priest, so I set the War God to be stronger. I think the inclusion of the Profound Mysteries fusion part in the Divine Spark also takes this into consideration.)
Jason had originally planned to visit Chiyan City to witness the legendary War God of War, but he ended up staying in a small grove of trees in the southern part of the O'Brien Empire.
He's grasped it now, regarding the Lightning Element element.
The Lightning Element was already on the verge of Deity-level, just one step away. While Jason was on his way, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and found a place to go into seclusion.
The Water Element Divine Clone used its divine sense to explain the situation to Veronica, telling her that it would stay outside for a while longer.
He went into seclusion for five years.
As the Laws of Heaven and Earth descended, Jason's Water Clone swept away the dust and fallen leaves that had accumulated on his main body, and then his Divine Spark coalesced.
Sensing the five divine senses scanning him, Jason knew they were from three Lowgod of his family and two Deity-level from the Yulan Continent. As for the divine senses of other Deity-level, Jason could not perceive them.
Among them, Jason, one of the two Deity-level beings on the Yulan Continent, immediately withdrew his divine sense.
Landon's slightly mocking voice rang out. "I was wrong to say you were exceptionally talented before; you are a prodigy!"
"Luck, luck," Jason said politely.
The other two remained silent. They weren't familiar with Jason, and Jason's cultivation speed made them unsure how to start a conversation.
"Drink it--" The excruciating pain was so intense that even the Water Clone, connected only through souls, felt its scalp tingle.
Finally, the Lightning Clone, surrounded by thunder, successfully materialized.
"Come to Bloodshadow Valley sometime." Delisha's soft, murmuring voice echoed in my mind.
Jason shuddered. "Yes, Chieftain."
Jason decided to go to War God Mountain first.
It would be such a shame to come all the way to Coiling Dragon World and not even go inside War God Mountain —last time Jason and Veronica only walked around the outer perimeter of War God Mountain and didn't go in at all.
He looked to be in his thirties, about 1.8 meters tall, with a cold, rock-like face, extremely sharp eyes, thick eyebrows, and a head of bright red hair that reached his waist, with sparks still visible on his hair.
This is the War God of the Yulan Continent.
Jason had given prior notice using his divine sense, so the War God received Jason in a pavilion on War God Mountain.
Behind the War God stood a man with short, light blue hair, who had just been introduced as O'Brien's top disciple Fain.
"Your Excellency has achieved godhood twice within five years; you are truly a prodigy." O'Brien rarely praised others, but his tone remained cold.
Jason could sense that O'Brien was like that.
"I was lucky." Jason took the tea offered by Fain. "His Excellency O'Brien is renowned, so I came here specifically to pay him a visit."
"I thought the Rhine Clan was full of hostility, but I didn't expect you to be so calm." O'Brien's tone was neither warm nor cold.
Everyone's aura is different, which is related to their soul, internal energy fluctuations, and personality. By sensing a person's aura, one can roughly deduce their strength and personality.
"I am a hybrid of human and Demon, but my Demon bloodline is very thin and is not affected by bloodlines."
Moreover, the chaotic nature of Demon is limited to those below the Deity-level. After the Divine Spark and soul merge, divinity can suppress the nature in the bloodline. Theoretically speaking, the behavior of Deity-level Demon is completely unaffected by the bloodline, and the ferocity is merely a matter of personality,"Jason explained.
The Demon bloodline still has a significant impact on the Rhine Clan members. Many members of the family are prone to mania before reaching level seven. The Rhine Clan keeps their descendants below level seven in the palace to prevent them from causing trouble.
Only members of the Rhein at level seven or above gradually break free from the influence of their bloodline. After reaching the Saint-level, the influence almost disappears. Pure-blooded Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend Hands are more significantly affected by their bloodline and need to reach the Deity-level to completely break free from its influence.
As for Jason, he was not affected by bloodline from a young age.
On the one hand, the Rhein Imperial Family originally selected the most rational members of the family to serve, and the influence of bloodline has been extremely low through generations of selection; on the other hand, Jason, as a time traveler, has been relatively mature and stable since childhood, so he is naturally not much affected by bloodline.
"I've heard that the Rhine Clan has a plan for the entire clan to ascend to immortality?" O'Brien changed the subject.
"We do have this idea, but the specific timing hasn't been set yet. The clan leader has already stayed on the Yulan Continent for four thousand years, so staying for another one or two hundred years won't hurt."
"The recent destruction of the Golden Royal Court by the Rhine Empire has caused great fear throughout the entire Yulan Continent. If the Rhine Clan is planning to leave as a whole, they'd better make some preparations in advance."
"The clan chief seems to have her reasons for this, and it's not appropriate for me to interfere."
The two remained silent for a while.
O'Brien said, "How about we have a friendly spar?"
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Flying high into the sky, Jason looked down at Chiyan City.
"It wouldn't be good if ordinary people got hurt here. Our family has an agreement with Lord Beirut." Jason originally intended to go to the North Sea.
"We only fight using the power of laws and physical strength, not divine Divine Power. I have accumulated a lot of Divine Power after five thousand years of godhood, while you are a dual-element god with two God's Domain. Giving up one advantage each is fair enough," the War God explained to Jason.
"Hehe, that's fine too." Jason thought for a moment and understood. The War God of War was afraid that once they arrived in the North Sea, Jason might use lethal force or that other Deity-level might be lying in ambush nearby. After all, Beirut's rule was that no living beings from the Yulan Continent were to be killed, but there would be no such restrictions once they arrived in the North Sea.
Jason revealed his true form and took out the Divine Artifact "Ice Rain".
The War God drew a greatsword, and a set of close-fitting armor appeared on his body. As for Fain, he retreated a distance and stood between the two and Chiyan City. Without using Divine Power, the aftershocks of a battle Lowgod were still manageable for the Saint-level, but it was more dangerous if they affected the Imperial Capital.
After nodding to each other, the two figures collided rapidly and then quickly separated.
After the recent test, Jason had to admit that the Lowgod who had been a god for five thousand years was still worth taking seriously, at least in terms of the application of power, Jason was much stronger than Jason. If Jason could use ninety percent of his law power, then the War God could unleash ten percent or even more.
"It seems the level of laws contained in the Divine Spark you refined is quite high," Jason remarked.
O'Brien shook his head. "I was observing the battlefield from a distance at the time. That Deity-level being managed to hold out until the very end of the chaotic battle despite his Lowgod strength. His power was astonishing. Unfortunately, after I Refine Divine Spark, I couldn't even unleash half of his strength."
O'Brien obtained his Divine Spark on the battlefield five thousand years ago. As Deity-level who descended with Highgod, he was naturally not weak. Jason estimated that the original Lowgod was at least at the same level as Dylan when he first appeared in the original work.
After O'Brien Refine Divine Spark, he lost some of his Profound Mysteries and couldn't unleash his full power; otherwise, Jason would probably have only suffered minor injuries from that sword strike.
As for the issue of the weak Deity-level soul that Refine Divine Spark, O'Brien could have used five thousand years to grind it up to the level that Lowgod should have.
O'Brien hadn't expected Jason to be so powerful in less than ten years since becoming a god. In his years of fighting against the High Priest and the Deity-level in the Necropolis of the Gods, he didn't consider himself a strongman, but he was at least of average level among the Lowgod.
Putting aside any contempt, he gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands and launched an attack on Jason —as Fire Element god, taking the initiative was the best choice.
A crimson greatsword, wreathed in flames, slashed toward Jason. Jason didn't take the blow head-on; instead, he released two blades imbued with the Power of Death, then dodged to the side—he wanted to test his opponent's soul defense.
O'Brien's full-force attack was not so easy to dodge. A flame flew from the greatsword toward Jason, but it flickered briefly before extinguishing upon landing on Jason's Water Element Shield.
The two blade beams were blocked by the War God's horizontal sword, but the death energy transformed into a soul attack that entered the War God's mind. However, the opponent showed no reaction, indicating that his soul was quite strong.
"Is it the effect of Power of Faith?" Jason wondered.
The Power of Faith can enhance comprehension speed, nourish the soul, and even provide some degree of defense for the soul. O'Brien possesses the faith of an entire nation, which is quite significant for Lowgod.
"How bizarre Profound Mysteries! I'm going to go all out." The War God sighed. He was mentally prepared for the death-attribute soul attack, after all, Jason was a member of the Rhine Clan, but Jason's Water Profound Mystery defense really shocked him.
With a loud shout, O'Brien caused the surrounding Fire Element to surge and spread across the battlefield as the God of War God raised his sword, while the War God's body transformed into a pure Fire Element being.
Jason had seen the introduction to the Fire Element Profound Mysteries in the book. From this move, it can be seen that the Divine Spark refined by O'Brien contains the "Fire Element" and the "Profound Mystery of Explosion," and that a large part of them have already been fused together. In addition, the opponent's "fire human form" indicates that he has also gained some understanding of Fire Body Technique.
Jason suspected that the original Lowgod was Divine Clone of a powerful Deity-level, attempting to Fusion Profound Mysteries with profound mysteries in hopes of breaking through and soaring to the heavens. Unfortunately, all the avatars were destroyed, benefiting O'Brien.
The War God was partially destroyed after being refined, but his strength still shocked Jason —no wonder the High Priest, who had long been a god, was forced to make peace with the War God.
Jason saw the War God's greatsword tear through space and fly towards him, wrapped around spatial rifts. He activated his Water Element to form a protective shield.
The War God's attack stirred up the surrounding Fire Element, which Water Element defenses alone might not be enough to withstand. Therefore, Jason directly used the profound Lightning Element Profound Mysteries to try to avoid the frontal attack with speed—taking the opponent's strongest blow head-on was not Jason's style.
However, Jason realized he had underestimated the greatsword's power. The Profound Mystery of Explosion arc contained a portion of spatial power, suppressing his speed to a very low level. This was the first time Jason had experienced "spatial lock-on."
The water shield only held for a few seconds before being cleaved open. Jason's blade, imbued with the Profound Mysteries of Ice, clashed with the greatsword, putting Jason at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, the powerful collision freed Jason from the spatial lock-on state. Relying on his speed, he quickly avoided the head-on impact while the Edicts of Death guided the release of all his Divine Power, which struck the fire-man transformed from the War God.
O'Brien cried out in pain, his soul injured and forced to exit the Fire Body Technique state, but the aftershocks of the greatsword still struck Jason.
Jason used his Water Body Technique to temporarily enhance his body's defense and withstand the attack, but the powerful blow sent him hurtling towards the ground like a cannonball.
O'Brien didn't pursue, as the soul attack had already severely injured him; Jason, on the other hand, only looked miserable. O'Brien could sense that the final blow had been blocked by a hard object, which made him realize that Jason's scale armor was no ordinary item.
Even though O'Brien intended to press his advantage, he had no chance to kill Jason.
Jason flew up again. "I lost."
O'Brien shook his head. "I'm not as good as you."
O'Brien knew that Jason hadn't lost to him, but to the original owner of his Divine Spark.