After that, Chen Xin went to see Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong. Seeing Chen Xin now overflowing with divine power, the two were filled with excitement.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect finally had its first god belonging to them. As expected of the master—he was one step ahead of his disciple.
Gu Rong was even more envious. In the future, he would strive to become a god too. If no god took notice of him, he would find a way to create his own divine position. Because he knew that since Chen Xin had become a first-level god, he could definitely go to the Divine Realm. Among the people Chen Xin loved most in his life, his father and grandfather had passed away years ago, leaving only Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Tianlin, and him. Tianlin and Rongrong had their own divine positions, so his two slots must be for himself and Ning Fengzhi.
With endless lifespan ahead, his determination to catch up to Chen Xin would never waver.
The news of Chen Xin and Qian Renxue becoming gods quickly spread across the continent. Now that the continent was unified, messages traveled extremely fast thanks to flying soul masters shuttling back and forth.
The Douluo Empire had become an empire guarded by gods—and two of them at that. This greatly strengthened the people's sense of national belonging.
In truth, it wasn't just two; the third and fourth were about to be born.
At the Seven Treasure Mountain's Forging Hall, behind Lou Gao, there were a full six solid halos of light, with the seventh one faintly appearing.
He was close to achieving first-level godhood. As expected of the Divine Demon Sword—it had allowed Lou Gao, whose talent was originally insufficient, to forge his own path.
This was because the Divine Demon Sword was formed from the fusion of the Demon Sword and the Demon-Suppressing Sword. If he had forged it from nothing himself, it might have directly achieved god-king level, or even supreme god-king.
Another half-year passed, and the body of the Divine Demon Sword had finally stabilized completely. At last, Tianlin held the Asura Demon Sword and tossed both the sword and its sheath into the Sword Sacrificing Furnace as offerings.
Using the accumulated murderous aura of millions of years as a catalyst, the Divine Demon Sword emitted boundless light, flying into the sky and shaking the heavens and earth.
This sword qi was far stronger than that of Chen Xin, who had just become a god not long ago.
Everyone's gazes turned toward Seven Treasure Mountain. Whether soul master or not, they couldn't help but bow in worship to this force that oppressed the heavens and earth.
Qian Renxue, who was chatting with Mo Lan, looked up at the sky and smiled, "It seems Xiao Tian succeeded. What powerful energy—even as a first-level god, I wouldn't dare touch such domineering sword qi."
Chen Xin in the imperial palace also sensed this sword qi. Though he was genuinely satisfied deep down, he still said, "Heh, not bad, passable I suppose."
As expected, a master could never be 100% satisfied with his disciple. He only hoped Tianlin would continue to grow stronger, infinitely so.
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In an uninhabited valley, Evil Sword Immortal and Bibi Dong suddenly opened their eyes. Evil Sword Immortal said in horror, "This... what is this power? Does this plane have such strong forces? I'm afraid it's no less than my Evil Spirit Pearl at its peak!"
"It's Jun Tianlin. Though this power is extreme, I'm very familiar with it—there's no doubt it's Jun Tianlin's power," Bibi Dong said solemnly. "It seems these years, he hasn't been idle. Even if he couldn't find us, he's been getting stronger in his own way."
"Bibi Dong, we must become gods as soon as possible. Your injuries are almost healed, and the ninth trial is complete. Inherit the divine position," Evil Sword Immortal urged. He had originally wanted to wait a few more days for Bibi Dong to fully recover, but now it seemed there was no time. If they delayed any longer, they would surely die at Tianlin's hands.
Bibi Dong nodded and activated the Rakshasa God Seal, directly beginning the inheritance of the divine position.
…
At this moment, in the forging room, Lou Gao sat cross-legged. Si Long wanted to approach and check on him, but Tianlin quickly said, "Si Long, don't disturb him. Senior Lou Gao is stabilizing his divine position—absolutely no interruptions."
Upon hearing this, Si Long immediately withdrew his hand.
"You all protect Senior Lou Gao. I'll go retrieve the sword." After saying this, Tianlin flew into the sky, facing the Divine Demon Sword directly, and slowly extended his hand.
If it were anyone else, they would have been shredded into minced meat by the sword qi emanating from the newly formed Divine Demon Sword.
But this sword seemed to naturally recognize Tianlin. As soon as it sensed his aura, the Divine Demon Sword's divine power gradually stabilized.
Soon, Tianlin grasped the hilt, officially becoming the master of this super divine sword.
At the same time, a voice rang in his mind.
["Asura God Ninth Trial completed. The examiner may inherit the Asura God divine position."]
Tianlin had finally completed all nine Asura Trials. However, he didn't plan to simply inherit it like that. Instead, like Chen Xin, he decided not only to inherit the divine position but also to upgrade it.
When Huo Yuhao evolved the Eye of Destiny into the Eternal Eye, he successfully upgraded the first-level god's Emotion God position to god-king. The Divine Demon Sword's power surpassed the Eternal Eye by countless times, so Tianlin had confidence.
"Boss, you're amazing." A figure with flaming wings flew over—it was Ma Hongjun. For over four years, he hadn't returned to the Fire God inheritance site but stayed at Seven Treasure Mountain to cultivate.
After all, to forge the Divine Demon Sword, Tianlin's Fire Spirit Pearl's spiritual energy had completely covered the entire mountain range. For Ma Hongjun, there was no better mimicry cultivation ground in the world.
Tianlin looked at Ma Hongjun and teased, "Hongjun, what have you been up to? Cultivating in such a great environment, and you're only at level 93 now? You haven't been slacking off, have you?"
"That's not fair, Boss! After level 90, each level is harder than the last. I'm not like Rongrong with her twin martial souls, or Tianheng and Oscar with full soul bones. Reaching this level is already me trying really hard," Ma Hongjun said aggrievedly. This time, he wasn't lying—he had been diligently cultivating every day.
Unlike the original story, where his black-level assessment directly raised his level with each passed trial, the Fire God assessment only increased Fire God affinity. Rewards came only after passing all nine trials.
In this case, maintaining a level not lower than in the original story was already quite impressive, so Tianlin wasn't actually angry—just teasing him.
But Ma Hongjun's ninth trial required him to reach level 99, which was easier said than done. It would probably take decades.
Seeing Ma Hongjun's distress, Tianlin smiled slightly and said, "In that case, let your big bro give you a hand. Illusion Water Thunder!"
The Divine Demon Sword had fully inherited the original Demon Sword's demon sword skills, and each move's power had multiplied countless times.
For the current Tianlin, helping someone break through to Titled Douluo was as easy as eating or drinking. Helping a Titled Douluo reach level 99 in a short time was also achievable—that was the power of the Divine Demon Sword.
This sword was clearly overpowered for the Douluo Continent plane; the world's various rules couldn't restrict it at all.
Ma Hongjun felt the surging soul power in his body in disbelief and said incredulously, "How is this possible? I'm at level 99?"
["Ma Hongjun, Fire God Ninth Trial Ninth Test completed. You may inherit the Fire God divine position." ]
The Fire God's voice rang out, and the divine position inheritance assessment had directly judged him as passed.
This Divine Demon Sword was truly too bugged.