Chapter 167: Even Character Settings Can Be Cultivated to Grow Stronger
After successfully fusing the Sea God's Trident and completing the Eighth Trial, Neptune had officially fulfilled his purpose on the continent.
Now that he knew the content of the Ninth Trial, he wasted no time. The moment he stepped out of the cave, he took Xiao Bai and left the continent, returning to the ocean to complete his final test.
His urgency wasn't because of any impending cataclysm.
The real reason was simple if he could become the Sea God, it wouldn't just benefit this clone of his. It would also bring great advantages to his main body and other clones.
After all, they were all one person.
Achieving godhood would grant a fundamental transformation, deepening his comprehension of divine laws. This would, in turn, accelerate the growth of both his main body and other avatars.
In fact
It might even help them break into the divine realm themselves.
Both Main Body Leaf City and Medicine King Sun Zhongjing had already reached the peak of the Soul Master path.
If they could just break through that final barrier, they could become true gods.
And once godhood was achieved, Neptune would finally understand the true nature of this world's spirit rings and martial souls.
At that point
Self creating spirit rings, modifying the Soul Master system, and revolutionizing cultivation would become far easier.
Some might ask
Why not just use the Q&A system to fabricate a new character setting and gain instant power?
Well, if it were that simple, Leaf City would have done so long ago.
The problem was
For a god level character setting, the amount of acknowledgment power required was too immense.
Even if every person on the entire planet contributed, it would only fill about 30% of the necessary acknowledgment power per session.
It was important to clarify:
When people referred to "Douluo Continent," they were actually talking about the entire planet.
Apart from the Douluo Continent itself, there were three other landmasses on this world.
One of them was the Sun Moon Continent, which would eventually collide and merge with the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later.
As for the other two continents, their names were unknown, but they were undoubtedly inhabited by many people.
Since the Q&A system covered the entire planet, it naturally included all four continents and pulled all intelligent lifeforms into the live broadcasts.
Occasionally, the comment section in the Q&A system contained messages from people on these other continents.
However
Due to the overwhelming number of responses, their presence often went unnoticed.
If you added up the populations of all four continents, the total number of humans alone exceeded 10 billion.
And if you included intelligent soul beasts?
The number would be even higher.
Yet even with so many people contributing acknowledgment power, it still wasn't enough to instantly perfect a god level character setting.
At best, he could create part of it and then wait to complete the rest over multiple Q&A sessions.
The stronger the character setting, the more sessions it would take.
If he went down this path
Who knew how many years it would take to fully develop a god level persona?
To make matters worse
The Q&A system didn't allow for back to back sessions.
There had to be a cooldown period between events, giving the audience time to digest the information.
Given all these restrictions, the fastest way for Leaf City to attain god tier power was through the Sea God path.
By letting his clone Neptune become a god first, he could observe the process, gain insight into the system, and then use that knowledge to raise his other character settings to godhood.
Despite the fact that all his powers came from crafted personas, that didn't mean Leaf City was limited to just upgrading character settings to grow stronger.
The power obtained from merging with a character setting wasn't static.
If he had high comprehension or obtained powerful resources, he could cultivate and grow stronger on his own.
Merging with a character setting didn't mean he was stuck relying on the Q&A system forever.
He could become stronger through training as well.
With that in mind
The top priority was to help Neptune inherit the Sea God's position as soon as possible.
That way, his main body and other clones could also reap the benefits.
The Journey Back
The return trip was quick.
In half the time it took to arrive, Neptune and Xiao Bai had already reached the shore.
Watching the waves crash against the beach, Xiao Bai didn't hesitate.
With a graceful leap, she plunged into the ocean.
A moment later
A brilliant glow emanated from beneath the waves.
Then
A massive Devil Soul Great White Shark surfaced.
Since they had arrived riding a shark, naturally, they would return the same way.
Neptune lightly jumped, his body floating down like a feather, landing perfectly on Xiao Bai's back.
"Let's go!"
With a flick of her tail, Xiao Bai shot forward like an arrow, slicing through the waves at blinding speed.
Their plan was simple:
Deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King first, then return to Sea God's Island to challenge Bo Saixi and complete the final trial.
As they surged through the ocean, Xiao Bai had the leisure to speak.
Of course
Since she was in her shark form, she couldn't use her mouth to talk.
Instead, she used soul power to vibrate her body, generating audible speech.
"Listen, when you fight the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, you need to be extra careful."
"That thing is far beyond an ordinary 100,000 year soul beast."
"Even the Sea God, before he became a god, couldn't kill it. The most he could do was blind one of its eyes."
"You must not underestimate it."
"Relax, I know what I'm doing," Neptune replied.
He had no intention of underestimating a half divine soul beast.
However
Seeing his calm demeanor, Xiao Bai worried that he wasn't taking her warning seriously.
She insisted:
"I'm not joking! That thing is way more terrifying than the entire Evil Devil Orca Clan combined!"
"Don't assume that just because humans call me, the Evil Devil Orca King, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King the 'Three Overlords of the Sea', we are actually equals."
"That title is complete nonsense!"
"In reality "
"Compared to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, both me and the Evil Devil Orca King are not even close to being on the same level."
"Humans just forced that title onto us without knowing what they were talking about."
"If you try to measure its power based on my strength or the Evil Devil Orca King's strength, then you're making a grave mistake."
Xiao Bai took a deep breath and continued
"The ocean is many times larger than the land."
"The number of sea spirit beasts far exceeds land soul beasts."
"And unlike on land, where beasts only live on the surface, in the ocean, they can live at any depth."
"Ten thousand year sea beasts are a hundred times more common than on land."
"So if you think we are the only true overlords, that's just human ignorance."
She paused, exhaling deeply.
Neptune merely smiled silently.
It was going to be interesting.
(End of Chapter)
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