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A few days later.
In Heaven Dou City, at Xue Qinghe's estate.
Upon receiving the letter personally delivered by the Snake Lance Douluo, Qian Renxue furrowed her brows deeply. The situation described in the letter was severe, to the point where she was being forced to abandon her guise as Xue Qinghe.
However, what she wanted was a bloodless coup.
She wanted the Heaven Dou Empire to smoothly recognize the position of Spirit Hall—the Spirit Empire—allowing them to unify the continent in a peaceful manner. If her plan succeeded, at the very least, the people of the Heaven Dou Empire wouldn't have to suffer the horrors of war.
Without massive warfare, it would naturally be easier to gather an immense amount of the Power of Faith. She had abandoned rapid cultivation and chosen to lurk here in hiding precisely for that immense harvest of faith.
Leaving Xiao Lin and Tang San aside, she, Qian Renxue, was the true Child of Fortune. She was the genuine supreme genius. Her innate Rank 20 soul power was not inferior to twin Martial Souls in the slightest.
What did twin Martial Souls even matter? At any given moment, a person could still only use one Martial Soul at a time.
A God-grade Martial Soul simply defied all logic.
Everything had originally been planned perfectly. But under the current circumstances, she could only choose to become strong as quickly as possible, aiming to ascend to Godhood before Bibi Dong did.
"Two years. There are only two years left."
The pressure weighing on Qian Renxue's heart was immense.
With only two years left, it was bound to be impossible for her to inherit the throne.
Fortunately, during her years of deep cover, she hadn't left herself without a backup plan. Her younger sister, Xue Ke, was her hidden card. Xue Ke was not only obedient, but she also held a highly favorable opinion of her.
When the time came, she could completely serve as a puppet empress. As long as the Heaven Dou Empire offered no resistance, the Spirit Empire could just as easily unify the continent with minimal effort.
However, if she only relied on Xue Ke, this backup plan wouldn't be strong enough. She had to secure several powerful pillars of support for Xue Ke, and the Imperial Fighting Team was her primary target.
To be more precise, it was Xiao Lin and the other few members of the Imperial Fighting Team. With Xiao Lin and his group joining their side, it would be equivalent to having Master Xiao Yan stand with them as well.
What she needed to consider now was whether Xue Ke would accept her true identity, and whether Xiao Lin and the others would be willing to join them.
"Your Highness, may I know how you wish to reply?"
After Qian Renxue had contemplated for a long time, She Long finally spoke up to ask.
"Tell Grandfather that I will absolutely never let that madwoman succeed. Just give me two more years, and that will be enough."
Qian Renxue's tone was absolute, carrying an unshakeable resolve that brooked no argument.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
In the Sunset Forest, near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Xiao Lin and Tang San stared at a bright silver, steel Soul Tool before them that looked strikingly like a ceiling fan, their hearts racing with excitement.
"We succeeded, Brother Lin."
"Yeah."
Xiao Lin gazed at this Spirit Gathering Soul Tool, silently inserting two soul bones into it to serve as the fan blades.
"Next, as long as we stimulate it with soul power, these two soul bones will continuously rotate, drawing the spiritual energy from above and funneling it down."
"Supplemented by your Chaos Domain, Brother Lin, this spiritual energy can instantly be decomposed into its most basic units, making it effortless for us to absorb and convert."
Tang San frowned slightly as he explained how to operate the Spirit Gathering Soul Tool, still finding it a bit hard to believe.
However, using soul power to force its rotation—wasn't that inherently a waste of time and soul power? This setup wasn't exactly fair to the person who had to constantly inject soul power to keep the Soul Tool running.
Even if the four of them took turns operating the Soul Tool, in reality, it wouldn't speed up their cultivation by all that much.
Assuming the Spirit Gathering Formation could double their cultivation efficiency...
While the other three would enjoy double the speed, one person would always be at a deficit. Then, after rotating through everyone once, it meant everyone would suffer a deficit one time to accelerate their cultivation sixfold.
Furthermore, Xiao Lin himself needed to deploy his Chaos Domain to help the others absorb the spiritual energy, which would also consume a vast amount of his own soul power.
Before long, Tang San voiced these exact concerns directly to Xiao Lin.
However, Xiao Lin merely smiled.
"The soul bones carry the spiritual energy of ice and fire. We don't need anyone to specifically inject soul power to activate the Soul Tool."
Yet, Tang San's words actually reminded him of a critical point he had forgotten to consider.
In reality, when he was designing this Spirit Gathering Formation, he had used his own body as the reference. His current body could essentially absorb as much spiritual energy as was available.
He didn't have to worry about his meridians swelling or aching at all, because his Chaos Right Leg Bone would automatically convert any excess spiritual energy into nutrients to strengthen his physical body.
But the others were different—even Tang San.
It was impossible for him to absorb six times the usual amount of spiritual energy in a single day. Thinking about it this way, the Spirit Gathering Formation seemed somewhat useless and redundant for Tang San and the others.
This wasn't to say that the Spirit Gathering Formation itself was flawed.
After all, if this formation were used by a larger group of people, the sixfold spiritual energy that was originally meant for four individuals would be evenly distributed among many.
That way, Soul Masters wouldn't face the issue of being unable to absorb that much spiritual energy due to their meridian limitations, and it wouldn't seem so redundant anymore.
However, if it were shared with too many people, the acceleration rate would be diluted to the point where it might not even match the speed of standard Mimicry Cultivation Environments.
"Did we actually invent something completely useless?" Xiao Lin scratched his head.
Had he known earlier, he wouldn't have bothered creating it at all. Besides, the core of this Spirit Gathering Formation required two ten-thousand-year soul bones—what faction could possibly be that extravagant?
"You can't really look at it that way. This Spirit Gathering Formation has definitely broadened my horizons," Tang San said thoughtfully, his tone turning serious.
"If I were to use Blue Silver Grass to set up a formation like this, and then find two treasures equivalent to soul bones to serve as the eyes of the formation, it's highly possible we could lay down a truly massive formation."
"If it really works the way you say, we might as well use the entire continent as the core and lay down a super-massive formation. That way, everyone across the whole Douluo Continent can passively enjoy the benefits of the Spirit Gathering Formation."
"Maybe people in the future will all be able to become Soul Masters?"
Xiao Lin's eyes lit up at the thought.
If they did that, wouldn't the immense Power of Faith required for Godhood come rolling in? Even if not everyone could become a Soul Master, the number of people awakening soul power would definitely skyrocket.
When that time came, even the ordinary villagers of their Holy Spirit Village who awakened a Martial Soul like a sickle would possess soul power, making them cut straw much faster!
This would be an immense merit!
Xiao Lin quickly explained to Tang San the massive amount of the Power of Faith needed to become a God, along with a series of other potential requirements for ascension.
Hearing Xiao Lin's explanation, Tang San's eyes shone even brighter. Although the few of them had discussed becoming Gods before, this was the first time he felt that achieving Godhood wasn't completely out of reach.
At this moment, Xiao Lin was thinking even further ahead than Tang San. For instance, while the plane of the Douluo Continent was currently quite weak, within the broader Douluo Universe, this planet actually seemed to possess the qualifications to become a Divine Realm.
Was there a chance to upgrade the Douluo Continent into a Divine Realm or at least a Demi-Divine Realm? If he could grasp the resources of the entire Douluo Continent in this way, becoming a powerhouse First-Class God in the future would be a walk in the park.
"Incredible. Xiao Lin, to think you actually came up with something like this."
Inside his sea of consciousness, the Ice Dragon King was also thoroughly shocked by Xiao Lin's bizarre and wild ideas. Using a Spirit Gathering Formation to upgrade an entire planet was something even he wouldn't have dared to imagine.
"Xiao Lin, if you just want the continent to grow stronger, the Spirit Gathering Formation you two were talking about might work. But if you want to upgrade the entire planet, you're going to need resources from beyond this world."
The Fire Dragon King shook his head, feeling that this matter was far from simple.
Every gain came with a loss, and energy couldn't just appear out of thin air. Even if ten thousand years passed, this sort of grand plan might not necessarily succeed.
"Whether it succeeds or not, I have to give it a try."
Xiao Lin's gaze was like fire, his face filled with absolute determination.
This wasn't because Xiao Lin was incredibly noble and wanted to seek blessings for all living creation.
It was simply because this concerned his own future, and he wanted to give it his absolute all.
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