Outside, in the Demon Whale Sea Area, wind and thunder suddenly raged, and a projection of a world accompanied by the sun and moon suddenly cast itself upon the firmament.
Poseidon casually swiped away the wind and thunder, looked up at the sky, his expression slightly tense, and muttered to himself.
"Did it succeed?"
Even though he had participated in much of Yun Ming's method, and had even provided many of the specific secret techniques himself, he still dared not claim to have much certainty; after all, there was no reference for the path ahead.
Having lived in the God Realm for so long, he had been somewhat influenced by those conservative God Kings (after all, for so many years, the God Realm had been extremely cautious even about expanding, never daring to overstep in the slightest), becoming somewhat risk-averse. Now, to suddenly be bold, betting all the Faith Power he had accumulated over so many years to play such a high-stakes game with Yun Ming—it seemed it was actually going to succeed! This left him somewhat dazed, unable to fully believe it.
However, the scene that followed soon gave him the answer.
Yun Ming's body began to tremble violently, and brilliant golden patterns emerged. With every tremor, the golden patterns on his body grew a bit more intense. His body was also undergoing constant changes under the influence of those golden patterns and the gradually rising golden light flames.
Under the scorching of the golden flames, his muscles, bones, and skin shed their impurities, becoming increasingly clear and translucent, as crystalline as mutton-fat jade. His physique became slightly leaner overall, but it also became more coordinated and natural. There was little change to his facial features, only slight improvements in the details, but this was an enhancement on top of Yun Ming's already handsome foundation; after such a transformation, Yun Ming was handsome to a new height.
Rumble—
A roar resounded through the Demon Whale Sea Area; this was the roar of Yun Ming's blood energy. The strengthening of his body drove Yun Ming's blood energy, which had originally developed to its limit, to grow even further. The momentum grew more imposing, shifting from a continuous stream to crashing waves. The scale of the sound was so great that it gradually began to faintly overwhelm the roar of the ocean below.
On his forehead, the Trident mark had shattered at some unknown point, and a brand-new imprint appeared in its place. The overall style of the imprint was that of an Atlas Spear tip, but beneath the spear tip appeared a strange pattern—ethereal and solid, seemingly real yet illusory. If Yun Ming could observe his own forehead now, he would discover that the underlying pattern was the very symbol of all Amplitude Soul Skills coexisting.
God Transformation! Watching the changes in Yun Ming's body, Poseidon thought to himself. In an instant, Poseidon understood the final result, and a smile he could not suppress appeared on his face. Yun Ming had truly succeeded! He had created history!!
He held his breath, staring straight at Yun Ming. Yun Ming was different from him and Asura; now, he had to look carefully at the differences between Yun Ming and himself.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle erupted from Yun Ming's body. Outside his body, a layer of golden mist suddenly burst open, and a set of crystalline armor emerged from the void.
Indeed, it was the Spirit Bone Battle Armor that Yun Ming had spent many years crafting. Now, not only was Yun Ming's true body strengthening, but his Battle Armor was also making its ultimate leap.
The golden light patterns on Yun Ming's body scattered instantly, all of them turning into streaks of golden light that merged into the Battle Armor. Under the infusion of the golden light patterns, the Battle Armor shone brightly, and magnificent Divine Patterns rapidly evolved upon the original designs, eventually combining with the existing patterns to evolve into a majestic True Phoenix image.
Clang—
A phoenix cry resounded through the void. The evolved Battle Armor transformed into a True Phoenix, swooping down toward Yun Ming and merging with his body.
The dazzling golden phoenix reshaped itself according to his body proportions. A heavy chest armor, a slightly tight-fitting waist armor, a golden battle skirt about a foot and a half long, rounded shoulder armor, and other armor pieces that perfectly encased his body. The Atlas imprint on his forehead also bloomed with golden light, transforming into a crown that encircled his brow. In the center of the crown, a precious pearl shone. Within the pearl, one could faintly see the myriad phenomena of the world.
Phoenix-feather patterns spread across every part of the armor, and when they reached his back, they transformed into a pair of huge phoenix wings. As they vibrated gently, ripples of transparent waves continuously spread out with Yun Ming's body as the center.
Poseidon's gaze narrowed. Just by gently spreading its wings, it could disturb the reality of space; the power of the space energy in this divine outfit was unfathomable!
Accompanying the evolution of the divine outfit and the divine body, Yun Ming's Soul Spirits and the Sky Support World were growing in synchronization.
The five great Soul Spirits stood above the God Star, each guarding one side. Two clear dragon roars erupted into the sky, echoing in the air. Amidst those clear and powerful sounds, the shells of the two Ao Tian cracked, their bodies surged, dragon scales grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into two golden Giant Dragons. Tian Ling and Di Hong also saw their figures surge, shedding their old feathers and reshaping their golden bodies. However, compared to their companions who were reshaping their golden bodies, the changes in the Evil King were particularly special.
With a single tiger roar, gray light surged from the tiger's body. The originally pitch-black fur instantly turned into a deathly gray, a monstrous evil aura erupted, and a gray phantom appeared behind him. This was the sign of the awakening of the Evil God bloodline; now that the Evil King was ascending to godhood, this bloodline was naturally activated.
Watching the five spirits become gods, Poseidon's eyes brightened. Yun Ming's method of Soul Spirits actually had such an effect, leading Soul Beasts to godhood! It had to be said that this truly gave the gods of the old era a small shock, but an even greater shock was yet to come. The transformed Evil King turned his tiger maw toward Yun Ming and opened it wide, and a terrifying devouring force suddenly erupted.
The Evil King's sudden betrayal startled Poseidon, and he subconsciously shouted out.
"Stop!"
He saw Poseidon wave his hand, and the ocean surged, rolling upward to suppress the firmament, aimed directly at the Evil King.
"That won't do."
The Evil King replied calmly, the gray shadow reappearing above his head, his hands protecting the Evil King.
Evil God Guard! The Evil God's strongest defensive skill.
Boom—
The massive, sky-piercing ocean current struck the giant gray hands, exploding with a heaven-shaking roar. Although it shook the Evil King incessantly, it could not stop him from his actions.
Poseidon wanted to strike again to interfere, but it was too late.
Watching that devouring force act upon Yun Ming, Poseidon's eyes were filled with rage; this was his hope for taking another step forward!
But the subsequent situation made his angry expression pause, because the target of the Evil King's devouring force was someone else.
Two whale souls were extracted by the Evil King.
The Double Fish were shocked: "How could this be!"
The Evil King did not want to bother with them; after all, they were just ingredients.
The Double Fish were naturally the Deep Sea Demon Whale King Couple. A large part of the reason Yun Ming had been able to digest their energy so quickly and smoothly earlier was that there had been no resistance at the time. They had wanted to ambush Yun Ming when he ascended to godhood and take his place. But their thoughts were too naive; after all, if even ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts had soul backlash, it was obvious there was a big problem with the Beasts not having it! It was precisely because he had discovered this in advance that the Evil King had staged this scene under Yun Ming's prior arrangement; after all, Yun Ming was truly powerless to resist in his current state.
The couple was very angry, and then, in a fit of rage, they were swallowed by the Evil King before they could act again.
"Hiccup—"
After eating the fish, the Evil King let out a hiccup.
Poseidon quickly figured out the cause and effect, and not having discovered the Evil King's target made him lose a bit of face. But fortunately, the Evil King and the others didn't care about him; they still had things to do.
The interlude ended, and the five divine spirits continued their subsequent actions. The five spirits ascended to godhood, each controlling one side, accelerating the evolution of the Sky Support World. When the '∞'-shaped Time River completely merged into the Sky Support World and the God Star was completely stabilized, streams of Divine Spirit Energy suddenly overflowed from around Yun Ming's body.
Divine Spirit Energy was a unique product of the God Realm; the fact that this thing suddenly appeared on Yun Ming had an obvious significance.
Once the God Star was formed, Yun Ming's soul instantly broke free from the fantastical space-time and regained consciousness. An unparalleled sense of power replaced the previous chaos, causing his entire body to shiver.
He slowly opened his eyes, and a majestic aura was suddenly released. Under this terrifying pressure, the world returned to calm, and Poseidon's avatar trembled uncontrollably.
While struggling to stabilize his avatar, Poseidon spoke to offer his congratulations.
"Congratulations on stepping into the god—"
But before he could finish, his attention was drawn by the circles of God Rings emerging behind Yun Ming.
Looking at the number, which had become wrong, Poseidon's heart was in turmoil.
It was actually... Ten God Rings?!!
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