The Douluo III era.
Inside a luxurious grand villa in the city center of Heaven Dou City.
Hei Loulan completed receiving the Anatta Avatar from the past. She couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling that this particular set of cultivation methods was indeed best suited for territories governed by those gods.
"As expected, every single era has its own unique way of survival!"
Granted, on the surface, Soul Bone were extremely rare in the Legend of the Dragon King era. Even Tang Wulin, as the protagonist, didn't have a full set of six Soul Bone, which was practically pathetic.
However, within the major organizations, they weren't lacking in the slightest. Take just the reserves she had plundered from the Sea God Clan on the Sea God Island and the internal treasury of the Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion.
The high-tier Soul Bone of over 100,000 years within the Sea God Clan mostly belonged to two major categories: the Demonic Killer Whale and the Demon Soul Great White Shark. These types of Soul Bone were numerous enough to piece together two full sets.
Unfortunately, most of them had only barely reached the 100,000-year level. The highest among them was merely a 300,000-year right arm bone resembling an octopus tentacle.
In novels, the characters frequently came across the Soul Bone of Great Beasts, but in reality, they were far too rare.
The Sea God's treasury didn't even contain any Soul Bone from the Sea Princess lineage. And yet, they were supposedly the loyal retainers of the Sea God.
Though by now, they had all become subordinates of the Sea God, Skadi.
"Sea Soul Beasts cannot be killed," Hei Loulan thought, cupping her face in contemplation. Where else could she find Soul Bone?
As for Shrek, they were even more pathetic. Soul Bone of 100,000 years were pitifully scarce. Most of their Soul Bone were primarily at the 10,000-year level, and quite a few of them had already been absorbed by others before. Once those people died and the Soul Bone dropped, their power would decrease, and their tier might even drop.
On the bright side, the Sea God's treasury contained quite a lot of natural treasures and rare herbs, so she wouldn't have to worry about food and drink in the future. Inside the Sea God Pavilion, there was an abundance of various Martial Soul classics, encompassing all kinds of knowledge, and even forging techniques for Divine Forging.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll leave these things for later," Hei Loulan said, slapping her cheeks with both hands to clear away her stray thoughts. Just as she began to ponder her next step, her door was pushed open.
Walking into the room was a brilliantly adorned, highly aristocratic woman.
"A young couple recently moved to Aolai City on the east coast. Tang Ziran has arrived, and Tang Wulin is about to arrive on the Douluo Planet." Ningguang held a report in her hand and handed it to Hei Loulan, who was sitting upright on the bed.
"Haha, he's finally here! This spacetime turbulence really is turbulent. Tang Wulin drifted in it for thousands of years after being thrown in, only to land right at this moment." Hei Loulan cackled like a villain. Too bad his grandparents had already been taken out by her.
"When the time comes, let's send a Gem Cat with the life attribute over there to secretly protect these two 'ordinary' mecha designers and pharmacists!"
Speaking of which, Tang San's image in this era was extremely positive and noble. He was immensely talented and intelligent, relying on his wits to defeat two gods.
The phrase 'pure as ice and clean as jade' seemed custom-made for him; essentially, whenever that phrase appeared in the books, it was used to describe him.
In the history of this era, whether through records or various forms of evidence, it was proven that the Spirit Hall back then was incomparably evil and wildly ambitious.
Meanwhile, Tang San was the one chosen by fate to answer the tribulation, descending upon the human world with a radiant and fearless posture.
Whether it was alterations or supporting evidence, none of that really mattered. Gods required faith, and a god could not have any flaws or issues.
Even if there were crises and difficulties, those were merely temporary--trials mandated by fate...
In short, to emphasize Tang San's destiny and the notion that gods were born, not made, Tang San was depicted as great from birth, and he had naturally comprehended the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record all on his own.
Of course, he hadn't personally altered many of the legends and histories involved; these were simply the result of filters continuously applied through the flawless faith of his believers.
In any case, when Yun Ming completely removed Tang San from the Shrek Seven Monsters, the Tang Sect, though not yet having the time to issue an official statement, had already begun an internal dissociation.
Quite a few pure believers of the Sea God Tang San had already made a scene in front of Shrek Academy. There were even students who, defying the school's obstructions, insisted on placing the statue of the Sea God Tang San they had made back into its original position.
The more they were suppressed, the more fanatical these believers became. In the end, it even resulted in bloodshed, and many people were killed...
"Fine by me. The people of the Federation finally intend to invest in building a space station. Which field of scientific research yielded new results?" Looking at the official cooperation contract sent to her, Hei Loulan intended to construct a space station under the name of the genius Herta. Once it successfully launched, it would likely spark another battle of karma.
"Guan Yue, the Master of the War God Hall, has found a way to achieve godhood in this world. It requires finding one's own 'Law' as well as high-level energy to help Soul Masters surpass the Rank 99 Limit Douluo threshold and break through to Rank 100." Ningguang took a puff from the pipe in her hand, blowing a cloud of smoke toward Hei Loulan.
"And cosmic energy from outer space is one of the directions they are targeting."
"Phooey, phooey!" Hei Loulan was choked by this tobacco made from a unique plant-type Soul Beast of the Douluo world.
"I dare guarantee that if you were truly me, I absolutely wouldn't smoke."
It truly fit the saying, "I am all of me, yet I am not me." These clones were all her, but the past self and the future self were not necessarily the same person.
They all represented an extension of the original her. Being able to become anyone was absolutely not empty talk.
"Heh, during that previous divine war, the Federation gathered top experts from all walks of life to study that battle inside and out."
"On average, each person wrote about twenty to thirty pounds of research papers." Ningguang looked at her true self, who had been driven away by the smoke, and smiled faintly.
"You also need to start practicing 'Law' properly, practicing it from scratch."
Hei Loulan loosened up her muscles, stretched her back, and said, "I know, I will cultivate anew. Relying solely on the Anatta Avatar yields no future."
Hei Loulan had completely evolved a part of herself into an existence called Wan Ye. She was already the foundation of Law, the trunk of Law. She could perceive any change in the world and any breakthrough in Law.
For example, in the Southern Military Region right now, the old man Yue Zhengen, who had watched the entire divine war, might not have awakened a Natal Divine Ability, but he had created a foundational Law highly suited for the Angel Clan.
A foundational Law named Holy Light.
This was a foundational Law he had comprehended after spending more than half a year in isolated cultivation, based on all the records of the Spiritual Manifestation from that day.
This foundational Law could be called a perfect match for the Holy Angel. Although the path ahead remained unclear.
Using this Law to reach the Medium Divine Ability was not a problem. Once a Natal Divine Ability appeared in the Angel Clan in the future, converting that Natal Divine Ability into a foundational Law would allow them to take another step forward.
Furthermore, that old fox Qiangu Dieting, as the earliest person to awaken a Natal Divine Ability, was currently and stealthily combining his Natal Divine Ability with his clan's traditional staff techniques.
With Huang's strike serving as an example, even if someone achieved godhood in the future, his explosive power would still remain the strongest.
"Though the Silver Dragon King is indeed a bit foolish, there is one thing she did well. When she couldn't master her innate power, splitting herself into a clone to cultivate anew was undoubtedly an excellent method."
"Your sister here will use the Great Strength True Martial Body (True Self) Martial Soul to cultivate the 'Law' anew, achieve the Great Divine Ability fruit status, and speedrun the Douluo Continent!"
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