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"Congratulations, Master, your mental force... has broken through to the Divine Origin Realm!" Di Tian took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and was the first to bow respectfully, his tone filled with genuine reverence.
This step, which he had pursued for tens of thousands of years without success, was now realized by Xuan Ming, giving it extraordinary significance!
Xuan Ming nodded slightly, acknowledging Di Tian's congratulations, and immediately began to carefully experience the earth-shattering changes in his perceptive ability.
With a slight thought, the nascent, still faint but fundamentally high-level Divine Sense spread silently outwards in all directions, centered around him, like an invisible ripple.
There was no intense consumption of spirit power, no sense of spatial obstruction; the spread of Divine Sense felt like an instinct, a "perception" that transcended material boundaries.
Almost instantly, his "sight" forcibly crossed the vast, boundless ocean below, ignoring the distance, and precisely "descended" upon the distant Sea God Island!
He "saw" Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and others in the Ring Sea, gritting their teeth and persevering under the surging waves, refining their physique and control over spirit power. Every subtle expression, the trajectory of their spirit power circulation, and even the flow of Qi and blood within their bodies were crystal clear in his perception, as if they were right next to him.
The Divine Sense did not stop; it continued to expand.
The next moment, his "gaze" swept over the sea and landed directly on Spirit City on the Douluo Continent.
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong was meditating with her eyes closed. Faint dark red and dark purple divine force circulated around her body, seemingly trying to further control the power within her. The subtle exhaustion and determination between her brows did not escape Xuan Ming's perception.
His sight swept past Heaven Dou City, Star Luo City... The scenes of the capitals of the Two Great Empires, the petty schemes among the nobles, the movement of armies... all flashed through his mind like an unfolding scroll.
Finally, his Divine Sense sank into the core of the Star Dou Great Forest. The Lake of Life shimmered, and even the leisurely swimming posture of the Little Demon Whale within the lake was clearly reflected in his perception.
All of this happened in a single thought.
The range of his Divine Sense perception far exceeded imagination, covering nearly half of the Douluo Star! Moreover, this perception was no longer a vague outline, but penetrated to the level of energy Origin and Soul fluctuations!
This was an extremely strange yet incomparably powerful sensation. It was as if he had become a part of the World, yet simultaneously transcended it.
Xuan Ming slowly retracted his Divine Sense. Although his Divine Sense was powerful, such large-scale, precise perception was a burden on his newly condensed Primordial Spirit, causing him a slight feeling of dizziness.
A trace of exhaustion flashed in his eyes, but it was overshadowed by a profound sense of control over everything.
Without speaking further, he raised his hand. Silver-white light naturally flowed in his palm—it was space power purified to the extreme, no longer relying on any Spirit Ability or Domain.
The light flashed, enveloping Di Tian and the Demon Emperor beside him.
The next moment, the surrounding scenery instantly blurred and twisted! It was not the shuttle imbued with evil aura like the Evil God's Leap, but a more direct, more fundamental... spatial displacement!
Di Tian and the Demon Emperor only felt a blur before their eyes. They didn't even have time to register the process of spatial change before their feet touched solid ground, and a slightly salty, damp sea breeze hit them! Looking closely, the three of them were already standing on the beach of Sea God Island!
Di Tian and the Demon Emperor were greatly shaken! This was not a spatial jump relying on a Divine Ability, but a long-distance teleportation achieved purely by distorting space using his own power! This level of control over the Law of space had reached an incredible Realm! Even ordinary Divine Rank powerhouses would likely find it difficult to achieve!
Their sudden appearance immediately startled everyone on the island.
"Brother Xuan Ming!" Ning Rongrong was the first to cry out in surprise.
Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and the others quickly gathered around, talking over each other, their faces filled with concern and curiosity.
However, Xuan Ming merely waved his hand. He felt waves of dizziness; the overuse of his newly formed Divine Sense brought an intense feeling of mental exhaustion, and at this moment, he only wanted to rest quietly.
"He needs rest." A cool voice sounded. Gu Yuena had appeared beside Xuan Ming at some unknown time, her silver-purple eyes showing a hint of understanding and worry. She could sense the nascent, extremely unstable Divine Sense fluctuations emanating from Xuan Ming.
She stepped forward, naturally supporting Xuan Ming's arm, and said to the crowd, "He just underwent a Breakthrough and needs quiet recuperation. Please disperse."
After speaking, she ignored the crowd, took Xuan Ming, transformed into a silver streak of light, and entered the depths of the Ice Crystal Castle.
After entering the castle, Gu Yuena instructed Di Tian, who had followed closely behind: "Guard the outside. No one is allowed to disturb him without my permission."
"Yes, Master." Di Tian respectfully accepted the order and stood solemnly outside the castle gates.
Deep inside the Ice Crystal Castle, within the quiet sleeping quarters.
Gu Yuena gently placed Xuan Ming on the cold jade bed. Looking at the exhaustion that was hard to conceal between his brows, and the Divine Sense fluctuations around him that, though powerful, were slightly unstable and volatile, a trace of solemnity flashed in her silver-purple eyes.
Xuan Ming's early Breakthrough to the Divine Origin Realm was completely unexpected by her.
She raised her hand. A gentle yet vast creative force, mixed with her own pure Dragon God Origin, slowly enveloped Xuan Ming like soft moonlight.
This power did not forcibly intervene, but acted like the finest silk thread, carefully guiding and smoothing Xuan Ming's nascent and restless Primordial Spirit, helping it stabilize its Foundation and achieve a tighter Fusion with his Soul.
Gu Yuena knew clearly in her heart that Xuan Ming's Breakthrough this time was truly Heaven-Defying.
The Douluo Plane had suffered severe damage, and its Origin was injured due to the Dragon God Rebellion in the past.
Currently, the Douluo Continent's World rules and energy level were fundamentally insufficient to support a native life form breaking through to the Divine Rank relying on its own power.
Once someone touched that Realm, the World rules, in order to protect itself, would immediately send down a destructive Heavenly Tribulation to eliminate them!
This was because the World itself could not bear a God that was born within it yet exceeded its limits.
Unless, like the Angel God and Sea God in the past, they first collected and accumulated Power Of Faith over centuries, attracted the energy recognition of the God from the God Realm, condensed a God Position outside their body, "anchored" themselves in the God Realm, and essentially existed outside the rules of the Douluo Plane, could they descend as an "outsider" to avoid the plane's repulsion and the Heavenly Tribulation.
Yet Xuan Ming, precisely within these strict rules, forcibly achieved a Breakthrough!
Under Gu Yuena's protection and assistance, Xuan Ming fell into a deep slumber. This sleep lasted for nearly a month.
When he opened his eyes again, his ice-blue pupils had recovered their former clarity, but held an added layer of unspeakable depth and majesty. He sat up, feeling the stable and powerful Primordial Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness, and the terrifying range of his Divine Sense that could cover nearly the entire continent with a single thought, yet he slightly frowned.
"How do you feel?" Gu Yuena's voice sounded from the side.
Xuan Ming looked at her and directly voiced the confusion in his heart: "I feel... the range of my Divine Sense perception seems to far exceed imagination. But you are also Divine Rank, so why do I feel like your Divine Sense seems..."
He didn't finish, but Gu Yuena understood his meaning. She shook her head gently and explained, "That is because your mental force achieved the Breakthrough to the Divine Origin Realm within the rules of the Douluo Plane."
"However, my Divine Sense originates from the partial God and Origin inherited when the Dragon God split; its essence is God Realm-level. When I am located on the Douluo Continent, this Mortal Realm plane, my Divine Sense and power are naturally suppressed by the Universe's rules governing the descent of Divine Rank beings into the Mortal Realm."
She paused, her tone carrying a hint of disbelief: "The Douluo Plane, theoretically, should not allow this situation to happen now. But you achieved it. Perhaps... the plane itself has been slowly growing and recovering over the long years, and a microscopic gap just happened to appear. And you seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, passing through that slight gap to reach the Divine Origin Realm within the internal rules."
"And precisely because of this," Gu Yuena looked at him, strange light flickering in her silver-purple eyes, "your Divine Sense is not suppressed by the rules of this World. Because your 'God' was born within its rule framework; you are a part of it, not an outsider."