"Damn it!"
"Still not working?"
Ever since destroying the Hao Tian Sect, Yang Fan had been holed up in his family doing one thing.
Becoming a god!
This was his primary pursuit after becoming a Level 99 Limit Douluo.
Actually, he previously had no particular feelings about becoming a god! But since reaching Level 99 Limit Douluo, the idea of becoming a god had become especially strong in his mind.
For himself, and for Yao Lao! Based on the current conditions for reconstructing Yao Lao's physical body—whether refining the seventh-grade Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill or re-refining a Dou Zong-level expert's body—both required the foundational condition of being a god-level expert.
But...
After experiencing two months, he truly discovered the difficulty of becoming a god.
This difficulty was being powerless, having no path to follow.
It was like facing a vast ocean before you—seemingly bright ahead, but with no direction underfoot and no path forward.
Numb!
He now had reason to suspect that the Douluo Divine Realm had not only cut off the conditions for spirit beasts to become gods, but perhaps had also monopolized the path for soul masters to become gods.
The only condition for becoming a god might be the various god positions scattered across the Douluo Continent.
Asura God, Sea God...
These deities controlled the entire Douluo plane. Even if excellent soul masters had the conditions to become gods, they could only choose their god positions.
This way...
No one would stand above their heads.
Of course.
These were just Yang Fan's wild fantasies. Perhaps the Divine Realm wasn't as dark as he imagined.
But...
The fact that he couldn't find the direction to become a god was indeed real.
"Cultivation isn't something accomplished overnight."
"Some people have sudden enlightenment in one morning, while others make no progress for ten years."
"It can't be rushed!"
All Yao Lao could do was say these things.
Because he had never become a god either, nor did he know what the so-called Divine Realm of Douluo looked like.
"Master."
"Do you think if we refine the Asura Sword into the sword pill you mentioned, it could give me the final breakthrough?"
Yao Lao's expression suddenly changed! "Do you still know that you called that sword a divine weapon?"
"Do you really think that with your current strength, you can refine that sword into a pill?"
Yang Fan fell silent.
Because what Yao Lao said now made a lot of sense.
Even though his strength was at Level 99 Limit Douluo, even though his trump cards could defeat Di Tian.
But he was ultimately still within the Douluo plane. Without the ability to contend with gods, he absolutely couldn't refine the Asura Sword into a pill.
Even having god-level strength might not be enough!
After all, the Asura Sword was in some sense above divine weapons.
"Calm your mind."
"With your current strength on the Douluo Continent, you can live at least two to three hundred years. Master's soul is currently stable enough to scare myself—accompanying you for another hundred years is completely no problem."
"So we still have plenty of time!"
These words...
Really were comforting to him.
If he really became a god, he would actually be somewhat reluctant to leave the Douluo Continent just like that.
After all, there were his friends and clansmen here...
...
"Yang Fan."
"Is Yang Fan here?"
"I heard you were at the Breaking Clan."
The corners of Yang Fan's mouth twitched slightly.
The voice arrived before the person! This voice—he knew immediately it was his classmate from Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wu.
Mm...
Huo Wushuang was with her too.
Speaking of which...
Although he and the Huo siblings weren't far apart, they had met rarely in recent years. Calculating carefully, they averaged less than two meetings per year.
Everyone had matured!
Ever since the Soul Master Elite Tournament ended, the Huo siblings had stayed at Blazing Fire Academy to help their father, while he had gone further and further down the path of pursuing strength. Everyone had their own things to do.
There weren't many idle wanderers like Ning Rongrong who hung around all day.
"Over here."
Yang Fan had just opened the door when he saw the Huo siblings buzzing around like flies.
"Soul King level?"
Mm...
From the soul power fluctuations on the Huo siblings, he could see their approximate levels.
"Are you mocking us?"
Speaking of which, it was truly somewhat sad.
They had once regarded Yang Fan as a benchmark and role model, as motivation to advance on the cultivation path.
Now looking at it...
Yang Fan's achievements had already left them far behind.
If they still took Yang Fan as a benchmark, then these people would probably be depressed to death.
"What did you come to find me for?"
He didn't dwell on the topic of levels.
Showing off his strength before his old teammates would be a bit too shameless.
"Ungrateful, aren't we?"
"If we have nothing to do, we can't come to play with you?"
Huo Wu's expression looked genuinely somewhat angry, but Yang Fan chose not to believe it.
"Ever since we won the championship, Blazing Fire Academy became the number one academy in the Tian Dou division. Every day, who knows how many people are breaking their heads trying to get into Blazing Fire Academy."
"You two can still come to play with me?"
All three laughed! Because what Yang Fan said was the truth.
Blazing Fire Academy was now no longer what it used to be. It was no longer the situation where the five great elemental academies stood in balance.
Blazing Fire Academy stood alone at the top! The Tian Dou Empire's support had also expanded Blazing Fire Academy's scale by at least five times.
Blazing Fire Academy now no longer only recruited fire-attribute soul masters, but recruited soul masters from across the Douluo Continent.
This was also the purpose of the Tian Dou Empire's support for Blazing Fire Academy.
First, to comprehensively cultivate talent for the Tian Dou Empire; second, to compete with Spirit Hall for the backbone force of future soul masters.
"Blazing Fire Academy having such a reputation is largely thanks to you."
Back then, Blazing Fire Academy's championship was entirely Yang Fan's single-handed effort slaughtering through the entire Douluo.
It was that one tournament that caused Blazing Fire Academy's value to skyrocket.
"So..."
"What did you two come to find me for?"
Yang Fan asked.
"Naturally, to recruit students."
"You've been away from home all day, so you definitely don't know that the Breaking Clan already reached an agreement with Blazing Fire Academy."
"The children of the three clans will all be sent to Blazing Fire Academy for training."
"School starts in a few days, and Dean Dad sent us to come pick up a few children."
Blazing Fire Academy, which others couldn't get into even by breaking their heads, had become a door-to-door service for them?
This was a good thing!
Although Blazing Fire Academy's teaching quality might not have improved much, their simulated cultivation environments were solid!
Even he, who wasn't home often, had heard that the Tian Dou Empire had spent enormous sums to build various simulated cultivation environments for Blazing Fire Academy.
"There's one more thing."
At this moment...
Huo Wu's expression suddenly changed.
After observing that no one was around, she took out a book from her storage spirit guide.
The book was very ancient!
It looked older than his grandfather and Yao Lao combined.
"What is it?"
Yang Fan curiously took it but didn't open it immediately.
"My great-grandfather heard you've become a Limit Douluo, so he asked me to deliver this book to you."
"As for what's written inside, I don't know."
"Alright... we're leaving!"
Huo Wu had only walked a few steps when she stopped, struggled internally for several seconds, then turned around and hugged Yang Fan.
Without saying a word! After turning around again, Huo Wu walked away especially decisively.
"What is it?"
"It had to wait until I was a Limit Douluo to give to me?"
"Could it be..."
"Could it be some exclusive secret manual for controlling flames?"
Unboxing, unboxing! Yang Fan couldn't wait to open the first page of the book.
On it appeared a name that made his eyes light up.
"Poseidon (Bo Saidong)?"
"Isn't this the name of the Sea God who already became a god?"
Yang Fan continued reading...
As expected!
The book recorded the experience of Poseidon's path to godhood.
Ten thousand years ago...
The sea was in chaotic times, with constant wars between many tribes and races.
At this time, Poseidon, holding a trident, emerged from nowhere. With his powerful talent, he quickly made a name for himself on the sea.
At that time, as a sea soul master, Poseidon was not satisfied with the demons dancing wildly on the sea. He decided to change this situation, so he began to travel the sea. After a thousand years, he finally subdued various tribes large and small on the sea.
Even hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts like the Devil Soul Great White Shark were willing to become mounts under his leadership.
At that time, after reaching Level 99, Poseidon decided to break through the final barrier to become a god at Level 100. He gathered the power of faith from all the people of the sea to condense the Sea God god position.
From cultivation to becoming a god...
The entire process took one thousand and one years, creating an immortal myth on the sea.
...
"Finally finished reading."
Yang Fan had to admire Old Man Huo at this moment.
Although this old man's strength wasn't at the peak, his experience on the Douluo Continent was truly second to none.
To actually have a book recording Poseidon's path to godhood!
He knew about Poseidon becoming a god, but only knew the general idea. The book Old Man Huo gave him was too detailed.
It was as if Poseidon had written it himself! "Why is Old Man Huo still researching becoming a god?"
He shouldn't be! If Old Man Huo was researching how to become a Titled Douluo, that would be understandable.
Becoming a god...
Although he felt it was somewhat disrespectful to Old Man Huo, he still had to say this old man had no chance.
"It's not him!"
"It should be that someone in the Huo Family appeared as such a figure during this ten-thousand-year history, or perhaps a friend with good relations with Huo Family predecessors."
"In short... this book should have been passed down from the Huo Family ancestors."
Yang Fan nodded thoughtfully...
If that was the case, then the current Huo Family was actually in decline?
"But..."
"This power of faith is quite interesting."
Yao Lao completely didn't understand the matter of becoming a god, but this "Poseidon's Path to Godhood" did interest him.
"Master."
"Do you have some ideas?"
Yang Fan felt that Yao Lao had already opened up his thinking based on his rich experience.
"Nothing good for now."
"Then say two bad ideas?"
Yao Lao's expression suddenly changed, and his mouth that was just about to express his views closed again.
"Master, I was wrong!"
A moment later...
Yao Lao expressed his views based on what he saw about Poseidon's path to godhood.
"From the experience of this powerhouse Poseidon, it's not hard to see that becoming a god at Level 100 is absolutely not a simple matter."
After reading it, Yang Fan already had a deep understanding! One thousand and one years...
How many normal soul masters could live to this age? Even if they could live that long, how many had such persistent spirit?
"He became a god by relying on the power of faith from the sea."
"This seems like something ethereal and intangible, but it's actually the final power helping him break through the barrier, or rather, breaking the rules."
"This power of faith cannot be obtained through cultivation, which is why the end point for soul masters is Level 99."
Yang Fan seemed to understand!
He looked up at Yao Lao...
"So if I want to become a god, I should use pills?"
Yao Lao laughed.
"Your understanding isn't wrong, but what you need isn't pills, but Heavenly Flame."
"That is, when I cultivate to the point where both the soul master and Dou Shi systems are saturated in this world, then find a Heavenly Flame to break through myself."
"Not that easy. Did you forget that in this book, the Sea God condensed a god position?"
If the experiences about Poseidon's path to godhood in this book were true.
Then...
The path to godhood was absolutely not as easy as imagined now.
"Mm..."
Yang Fan suddenly had direction again.
First cultivate himself to the point of complete saturation, then find a Heavenly Flame that could allow him to become a god.
Mm... let's do it this way! Yang Fan sat cross-legged on his bed, summoned his spirit, and began meditative cultivation.
After reaching Level 99, he discovered that his cultivation speed seemed to have stagnated—he couldn't feel any changes every day.
But if taking months as a unit, he could seem to see some slight changes.
...
The next morning.
"Brother Yang Fan."
"Sect Master Ning is here."
"He said he wants you to go to the council hall for a meeting."
Bai Chenxiang came hurriedly.
From her expression, she looked very anxious.
"Sect Master Ning?"
"Did he say what it's about?"
Bai Chenxiang shook her head.
How would she know these things?
In the three clans, everyone treated her like a mascot.
Although she was only two years younger than Yang Fan, everyone just treated her like a child.
"You should go quickly."
"I saw they all looked very anxious?" Bai Chenxiang said.
"They?"
Yang Fan heard from Bai Chenxiang's words that early this morning, not only Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin had come to the Breaking Clan.
"Yes!"
"Poison Douluo, Prince Xue Xing, and Crown Prince Xue Qianhe are all here."
Good heavens! Yang Fan didn't need to guess to know it was something big.
Qian Renxue? He had always known about this woman's undercover status. The reason he hadn't taken action was because the time was not right.
More importantly...
If Spirit Hall's sharp knife was used properly, it could similarly stab into their hearts.
But this woman following along meant the matter was very complicated.
Could it be that this matter already involved Spirit Hall? There's no time to delay!
Yang Fan almost immediately arrived at the Breaking Clan's reception hall.
At this moment...
The people sitting here were not just the ones Bai Chenxiang mentioned.
Generals of the Tian Dou Empire, Dean Huo Bao, Patriarch Feng...
It could be said that everyone with strength who was on good terms with the Tian Dou Empire was gathered here.
He even saw a familiar face from the Star Luo Empire!
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