Chapter 217: Reaching the Foundation for Divine Realm Promotion
Above the vast ocean, that miraculous mass resurrection personally performed by the Plane Master had completely come to an end.
Sea Princess still floated quietly between the sea and sky, gazing at the boundless azure below that had become vibrant once more, with all things competing for growth. The tears in her eyes had long been dried by divine power, leaving only deep emotion and a heavy sense of responsibility.
She knew that from this day forward, she would be completely bound to this ocean, sharing in its glory and its ruin. Every swimming figure and every cheerful cry of the redeemed life forms was the firmest support and most earnest expectation for her, the new goddess.
Lei Chen did not linger by Sea Princess's side for long. To him, resurrecting those marine creatures was merely to appease this newly ascended Sea God. Now that the matter was settled, the ocean was back on track, and the new goddess's mind was at peace, there was no need for him to stay any longer.
He gave a slight nod to Sea Princess without saying another word. His figure, just as it had arrived, silently faded and became transparent, eventually merging completely into the surrounding light and flowing laws, vanishing as if he had never descended upon this sea.
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Plane Origin Sea.
Seven-colored flowing lights wandered in eternal silence. This was the core and most fundamental place of the Douluo Plane, the source of all laws and the destination of all energy.
The towering phantom of the Golden Ancient Tree remained rooted in the center of this sea of light, its branches and leaves stretching out. Every leaf vein flowed with divine radiance representing different laws, and its every pulsation guided the breathing and growth of the entire plane.
Lei Chen's figure silently reappeared atop the Golden Ancient Tree. He stood with his hands behind his back and his eyes slightly closed, not to rest, but to use a perception surpassing that of a deity to carefully savor and organize the deeper, more essential changes produced across the entire Douluo Plane after today's major event of the "Sea God's Return."
In his "vision," the law network of the entire plane had become clearer and more active than ever before.
If the previous law network was like streams that were flowing but somewhat silent or stagnant, then at this moment, several main channels among these "streams" had turned into surging and roaring great rivers!
The Angelic laws representing "Light," "Judgment," and "Order" had become magnificent and upright due to Ye Guyi's return, like a high-hanging blazing sun, dispersing haze and determining the scale of good and evil;
The God of Love's laws representing "Love," "Creation," and "Nurturing" had become gentle and resilient due to Zhang Lexuan's return, like the spring breeze and rain that nourishes all things, moisturizing silently and connecting hearts and souls;
And today, with the formal enthronement of Sea Princess, the oceanic laws symbolizing "Vastness," "Life," and "Inclusivity" finally ended their long silence and weak fluctuations, like a sleeping giant whale fully awakening, letting out a long whale song that pierced through the universe!
The complete activation and return of this law was even more significant than the previous two. Because the "ocean" itself occupied over seventy percent of the Douluo Plane's area and was an indispensable cornerstone of its ecology and energy cycle, the full return of the Sea God's authority meant this most important cornerstone was thoroughly solidified and lit up.
At this moment, the law radiance of the three First-Rank Deities—the God of Angels, the God of Love, and the Sea God—shone together in Lei Chen's perception, intertwining and resonating with the previously returned God Position laws of the Thunder God and Ice God, collectively forming a law web far denser, more perfect, and more vibrant than before.
This web had already preliminarily possessed the "skeleton" required to support an independent, complete, and self-circulating Divine Realm!
Lei Chen slowly opened his eyes, his deep pupils reflecting the seven-colored plane light as a clear look of satisfaction quietly surfaced.
"It's almost time," he whispered to himself, his voice calm yet carrying the certainty of one who understands everything.
"The activity and completeness of the laws, through the successive return of these First-level Gods, especially the complete activation of the oceanic laws today, has been pushed to a critical point. Only one last opportunity is missing, or more precisely, I just need to completely digest that remaining bit of 'impurities,' and this law network will spontaneously undergo its final sublimation and qualitative change, constructing the unique core law system of the Divine Realm belonging to this plane."
His mind was as clear as a mirror. Promoting to a Divine Realm was by no means a simple accumulation of energy; the key lay in two points: first, a sufficiently perfect, active, and self-circulating 'law foundation,' and second, a 'physical energy mass' sufficient to carry these laws and support an independent world architecture.
Now, the first point had basically been met after the return of multiple First-Rank Deities. The laws of the Douluo Plane had reached the threshold required for promotion to a Divine Realm.
So, the next thing to focus on was the second point—the 'mass' of the plane.
Lei Chen's gaze turned toward the interior of the Golden Ancient Tree.
Deep within that seven-colored sea of light composed of pure plane origin, at the core area of the Golden Ancient Tree's massive root system, an energy sphere about tens of meters in diameter, appearing dark red with scenes of countless filth and destruction churning inside, was being tightly entwined and wrapped by countless thick golden roots.
Upon the roots flowed pure Law of Life and purification divine power, like the most patient craftsmen, wearing down and refining the matter and energy contained within this sphere that came from another plane—the Abyss.
This was the last and most stubborn 'hard bone' remaining after devouring the Abyss Plane back then; it was mixed with too much core matter and chaotic energy from the collapse of the Abyss Plane, making it quite laborious to refine.
However, in Lei Chen's perception at this moment, the volume of this physical energy sphere had shrunk significantly compared to the beginning, and its internal fury and chaos had weakened by more than half, existing more as a high-concentration 'physical energy.'
"The mass of the plane, after digesting part of the abyssal matter and continuously devouring the Soul Beasts' tribulations... has already seen significant improvement," Lei Chen calculated silently. "Only this last part is left before reaching the minimum mass required to support a nascent Divine Realm."
The corners of his mouth curled up; this final step was no longer an obstacle for him.
"In that case... let's do it in one go."
With a thought, Lei Chen no longer allowed the Golden Ancient Tree to refine at a relatively gentle pace under Bi Ji's drive as he usually did. He decided to personally take action to accelerate this final step of the process.
He was seen slowly raising his right hand, palm downward, pressing down toward the Golden Ancient Tree in a void.
Hum—!
The towering phantom of the Golden Ancient Tree shook violently, its entire body erupting with unprecedentedly brilliant golden light. This golden light was no longer gentle, but carried a will that commanded all and an irresistible great power.
Upon the tree's body, all the leaf vein divine radiances representing different laws lit up simultaneously and converged frantically toward the chaotic energy sphere at the core of the roots!
At the same time, Lei Chen's own plane origin power, as vast as a sea of stars and as deep as the universe, also roared into the ancient tree along his invisible connection with it, like a flood bursting through a dam!
With Lei Chen's personal blessing, the refining efficiency of the Golden Ancient Tree instantly increased dramatically!
Those countless golden roots entwining the chaotic sphere seemed to turn into billions of hungry dragons at this moment. The tips of the roots lit up with blazing white light, no longer performing gentle infiltration and decomposition, but starting a violent and efficient 'devouring' and 'transformation'!
Screech, screech, screech—!!!
The tooth-aching sound of erosion and the hum of intense energy transformation echoed within the Plane Origin Sea.
That stubborn chaotic energy sphere began to shrink and become 'clear' at a visible speed. The last chaotic imprints belonging to the Abyss contained within were quickly dissolved and dissipated like melting snow under sunlight, washed by the origin power personally guided by Lei Chen that fused all active laws of the Douluo Plane.
And inside the Golden Ancient Tree, in that special space where soft emerald divine light had always been flowing, an elegant and slender figure—the God of the Forest, Bi Ji—also sensed the suddenly intensified energy fluctuations outside and Lei Chen's unabashedly majestic will.
A flash of realization crossed her beautiful eyes, and without any hesitation, the emerald Law of Life light around her bloomed with full force!
She poured her own understanding of the Law of Life and her divine power unreservedly into the Golden Ancient Tree's refining system. Her power, like the most effective catalyst and stabilizer, allowed those violent energies forcibly stripped and transformed from the abyssal matter to merge faster and more smoothly into the Douluo Plane's life cycle system, turning into life energy that nourished all things and physical origin that solidified the plane's foundation.
The full-force drive of the Plane Master, plus the assistance of a life-attribute deity, and the execution by the main body of the Golden Ancient Tree, a plane sacred object—under the joint effort of the three, the refining efficiency reached an inconceivable level.
The volume of that residual abyssal matter energy ball shrank rapidly.
Nine meters... seven meters... five meters... three meters...
Its color also changed from dark and chaotic to gradually transparent and pure. What churned inside was no longer scenes of destruction, but had gradually transformed into a milky-white radiance representing pure energy and physical origin.
Finally, when the diameter of that energy ball shrank to less than one meter and its entire body became like the purest white crystal—
Boom!
A slight sound, like a bubble bursting.
The entire energy ball, along with the last trace of 'otherness' belonging to the foreign plane, was completely devoured and digested by the roots of the Golden Ancient Tree!
All the transformed, majestic, and extremely pure energy and physical origin, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, merged without any resistance into the veins of the Golden Ancient Tree. Then, through the connection between the ancient tree and the entire plane, it was evenly spread and settled into every corner of the Douluo Plane, every inch of land, every drop of seawater, and every wisp of air.
The Plane Origin Sea rippled slightly, and the seven-colored flowing light seemed to become a bit more solid and heavy.
Lei Chen slowly withdrew his palm and closed his eyes to perceive.
A moment later, he reopened his eyes, his gaze brilliant with divine light, and a smile of total control played on his lips.
"The mass... has reached the standard."
He could clearly "feel" that the "quality" and "foundation" of the entire Douluo Plane, after completely digesting this last piece of abyssal matter supplement, had finally approached that invisible red line.
The law foundation was already active and complete, forming its own cycle.
The physical mass was also solidified and sufficient, enough to carry it.
Everything was ready; all that was needed was the final push.
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