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Chapter 593: The Divine Demon Sword Becomes a Bug-Level Divine Artifact

After that, Chen Xin went to see Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong. Seeing Chen Xin now overflowing with divine power, the two were filled with excitement.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect finally had its first god belonging to them. As expected of the master—he was one step ahead of his disciple.

Gu Rong was even more envious. In the future, he would strive to become a god too. If no god took notice of him, he would find a way to create his own divine position. Because he knew that since Chen Xin had become a first-level god, he could definitely go to the Divine Realm. Among the people Chen Xin loved most in his life, his father and grandfather had passed away years ago, leaving only Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Tianlin, and him. Tianlin and Rongrong had their own divine positions, so his two slots must be for himself and Ning Fengzhi.

With endless lifespan ahead, his determination to catch up to Chen Xin would never waver.

The news of Chen Xin and Qian Renxue becoming gods quickly spread across the continent. Now that the continent was unified, messages traveled extremely fast thanks to flying soul masters shuttling back and forth.

The Douluo Empire had become an empire guarded by gods—and two of them at that. This greatly strengthened the people's sense of national belonging.

In truth, it wasn't just two; the third and fourth were about to be born.

At the Seven Treasure Mountain's Forging Hall, behind Lou Gao, there were a full six solid halos of light, with the seventh one faintly appearing.

He was close to achieving first-level godhood. As expected of the Divine Demon Sword—it had allowed Lou Gao, whose talent was originally insufficient, to forge his own path.

This was because the Divine Demon Sword was formed from the fusion of the Demon Sword and the Demon-Suppressing Sword. If he had forged it from nothing himself, it might have directly achieved god-king level, or even supreme god-king.

Another half-year passed, and the body of the Divine Demon Sword had finally stabilized completely. At last, Tianlin held the Asura Demon Sword and tossed both the sword and its sheath into the Sword Sacrificing Furnace as offerings.

Using the accumulated murderous aura of millions of years as a catalyst, the Divine Demon Sword emitted boundless light, flying into the sky and shaking the heavens and earth.

This sword qi was far stronger than that of Chen Xin, who had just become a god not long ago.

Everyone's gazes turned toward Seven Treasure Mountain. Whether soul master or not, they couldn't help but bow in worship to this force that oppressed the heavens and earth.

Qian Renxue, who was chatting with Mo Lan, looked up at the sky and smiled, "It seems Xiao Tian succeeded. What powerful energy—even as a first-level god, I wouldn't dare touch such domineering sword qi."

Chen Xin in the imperial palace also sensed this sword qi. Though he was genuinely satisfied deep down, he still said, "Heh, not bad, passable I suppose."

As expected, a master could never be 100% satisfied with his disciple. He only hoped Tianlin would continue to grow stronger, infinitely so.

…

In an uninhabited valley, Evil Sword Immortal and Bibi Dong suddenly opened their eyes. Evil Sword Immortal said in horror, "This... what is this power? Does this plane have such strong forces? I'm afraid it's no less than my Evil Spirit Pearl at its peak!"

"It's Jun Tianlin. Though this power is extreme, I'm very familiar with it—there's no doubt it's Jun Tianlin's power," Bibi Dong said solemnly. "It seems these years, he hasn't been idle. Even if he couldn't find us, he's been getting stronger in his own way."

"Bibi Dong, we must become gods as soon as possible. Your injuries are almost healed, and the ninth trial is complete. Inherit the divine position," Evil Sword Immortal urged. He had originally wanted to wait a few more days for Bibi Dong to fully recover, but now it seemed there was no time. If they delayed any longer, they would surely die at Tianlin's hands.

Bibi Dong nodded and activated the Rakshasa God Seal, directly beginning the inheritance of the divine position.

…

At this moment, in the forging room, Lou Gao sat cross-legged. Si Long wanted to approach and check on him, but Tianlin quickly said, "Si Long, don't disturb him. Senior Lou Gao is stabilizing his divine position—absolutely no interruptions."

Upon hearing this, Si Long immediately withdrew his hand.

"You all protect Senior Lou Gao. I'll go retrieve the sword." After saying this, Tianlin flew into the sky, facing the Divine Demon Sword directly, and slowly extended his hand.

If it were anyone else, they would have been shredded into minced meat by the sword qi emanating from the newly formed Divine Demon Sword.

But this sword seemed to naturally recognize Tianlin. As soon as it sensed his aura, the Divine Demon Sword's divine power gradually stabilized.

Soon, Tianlin grasped the hilt, officially becoming the master of this super divine sword.

At the same time, a voice rang in his mind.

["Asura God Ninth Trial completed. The examiner may inherit the Asura God divine position."]

Tianlin had finally completed all nine Asura Trials. However, he didn't plan to simply inherit it like that. Instead, like Chen Xin, he decided not only to inherit the divine position but also to upgrade it.

When Huo Yuhao evolved the Eye of Destiny into the Eternal Eye, he successfully upgraded the first-level god's Emotion God position to god-king. The Divine Demon Sword's power surpassed the Eternal Eye by countless times, so Tianlin had confidence.

"Boss, you're amazing." A figure with flaming wings flew over—it was Ma Hongjun. For over four years, he hadn't returned to the Fire God inheritance site but stayed at Seven Treasure Mountain to cultivate.

After all, to forge the Divine Demon Sword, Tianlin's Fire Spirit Pearl's spiritual energy had completely covered the entire mountain range. For Ma Hongjun, there was no better mimicry cultivation ground in the world.

Tianlin looked at Ma Hongjun and teased, "Hongjun, what have you been up to? Cultivating in such a great environment, and you're only at level 93 now? You haven't been slacking off, have you?"

"That's not fair, Boss! After level 90, each level is harder than the last. I'm not like Rongrong with her twin martial souls, or Tianheng and Oscar with full soul bones. Reaching this level is already me trying really hard," Ma Hongjun said aggrievedly. This time, he wasn't lying—he had been diligently cultivating every day.

Unlike the original story, where his black-level assessment directly raised his level with each passed trial, the Fire God assessment only increased Fire God affinity. Rewards came only after passing all nine trials.

In this case, maintaining a level not lower than in the original story was already quite impressive, so Tianlin wasn't actually angry—just teasing him.

But Ma Hongjun's ninth trial required him to reach level 99, which was easier said than done. It would probably take decades.

Seeing Ma Hongjun's distress, Tianlin smiled slightly and said, "In that case, let your big bro give you a hand. Illusion Water Thunder!"

The Divine Demon Sword had fully inherited the original Demon Sword's demon sword skills, and each move's power had multiplied countless times.

For the current Tianlin, helping someone break through to Titled Douluo was as easy as eating or drinking. Helping a Titled Douluo reach level 99 in a short time was also achievable—that was the power of the Divine Demon Sword.

This sword was clearly overpowered for the Douluo Continent plane; the world's various rules couldn't restrict it at all.

Ma Hongjun felt the surging soul power in his body in disbelief and said incredulously, "How is this possible? I'm at level 99?"

["Ma Hongjun, Fire God Ninth Trial Ninth Test completed. You may inherit the Fire God divine position." ]

The Fire God's voice rang out, and the divine position inheritance assessment had directly judged him as passed.

This Divine Demon Sword was truly too bugged.

Chapter 594: Tianlin Inherits the Asura God; Ning Rongrong's Sea God Ninth Trial

"Boss, how did you do that?" Ma Hongjun asked curiously.

"Nothing much, just a simple bug exploit. Illusion Water Thunder is different from other soul power amplification support skills—it directly raises the target's level. So in the past, it could help soul masters at the threshold break through, and now it's the same. Your ninth trial requires you to reach level 99, and now you have, so the assessment passed," Tianlin said matter-of-factly.

But to Ma Hongjun's ears, this was like a bolt from the blue. Bugging a god trial was something rarely seen in ten thousand years—his boss's abilities had reached a heaven-defying level.

"However, Hongjun, don't get cocky. You haven't really reached level 99. Once I withdraw the support, you'll drop back to level 93. Even if I don't actively withdraw it, it won't last long. So now, immediately accept the Fire God inheritance and make it a done deal. Then, even without my amplification, the Fire God position won't leave you," Tianlin warned.

"Got it, Boss." Ma Hongjun didn't hesitate. He took out a Star Shifting Talisman—they had marked the Fire God inheritance site when they left.

Infusing soul power into the talisman, Ma Hongjun's figure vanished, leaving Seven Treasure Mountain.

Afterward, Tianlin found Huan Yin and used the same method to help her inherit her divine position. Her third-level god inheritance was much faster, so she should become a god even sooner than Ma Hongjun.

After completing everything, Tianlin returned to the Slaughter City, the Asura God inheritance site, and began the Asura God inheritance.

"He seems to want to upgrade a god-king level divine position. What great ambition. Asura, are you sure your inheritor can succeed? If he fails, all his years of effort will be in vain, and you'll have to find a new inheritor," the God of Destruction said to the Asura God.

"I have faith in Tianlin. Destruction, haven't you always wanted to expand the Divine Realm? Then wait for Tianlin to ascend. His power can definitely fulfill your wish," the Asura God said confidently.

"Hmph, no need!" The God of Destruction snorted coldly. "The inheritor on the Rakshasa side has also started inheriting the divine position, and she's doing it simply without upgrading. She'll definitely be more efficient than your inheritor. Once she brings that evil thing up here, we'll use the Original Sin Array to devour it. Then I can become the Supreme God-King myself—why borrow your inheritor's power?"

Watching the smug Destruction, the Asura God still felt uneasy. Destruction's obsession with the Divine Realm was too deep. Such a mindset, if it couldn't lead the Divine Realm further, would inevitably destroy it—extremely radical.

Unfortunately, the current Asura couldn't stop the Divine Realm Committee's joint decision. He only hoped Tianlin could become a god sooner and use his power to turn the tide.

…

In another place, above a deep, pitch-black sea surface, a figure in a emerald green dress was constantly churning the seas.

It was Ning Rongrong. Under Xiao Bai's guidance, she had arrived at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's domain and issued a challenge to it.

Ning Rongrong had now reached level 95, fully mastered the first three forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds, and could freely use the Sea God's Light.

No matter how strong the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was, it hadn't escaped its soul beast body to become a divine beast; it was still a sea soul beast. The Sea God's Light could greatly suppress its strength—otherwise, the original story's Tang San would never have been its match.

Moreover, unlike the original Tang San, Ning Rongrong's Sea God Heart wasn't shattered. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's original demigod-level strength would be suppressed to between level 98 and 99, stronger than Golden Crocodile Douluo but slightly weaker than a true Limit Douluo. This gave Ning Rongrong a huge chance of victory.

Additionally, Ning Rongrong had an advantage that neither Bibi Dong nor Tianlin had: she discovered her twin martial souls could be shared, thanks to what was originally her most unassuming Purple Crystal Spirit Cat right leg bone.

This skill was like Oscar's skull bone, creating a clone. But Oscar's clone was strictly a mirror—whatever skill the main body used, the clone would use, at 80% power, and it wouldn't disappear unless time ran out or it was dispersed.

Ning Rongrong's clone had the drawback of only being able to use one skill, disappearing when its soul power was exhausted. But the advantage was that the skill could differ from the main body's. Originally, this skill didn't seem powerful, but on a twin martial soul master like Ning Rongrong with one combat and one support soul, the effect was completely different.

Ning Rongrong's ninth soul skill, named Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light, was similar to her eighth soul skill—a defensive skill. But the eighth only protected herself and could only immunize attacks below ninth soul skills, while this ninth could protect others, immunizing any attacks below god-level, ten times a day, without consuming the user's soul power.

In other words, when Ning Rongrong's clone used this skill, there was no soul power consumption issue—it could make the supported target invincible ten times a day.

"Golden Thirteen Halberds, Millennia of Emptiness!" Ning Rongrong prepared her clone in advance, then used the Sea God Trident to stir the ocean. Countless golden light spots burst from the sea surface.

An enormous body surfaced along with it. The blue crystal-like body looked extremely terrifying in this pitch-black sea domain, with a single eye coldly staring at Ning Rongrong.

This was the ocean overlord, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Xiao Bai, seeing this guy from afar, didn't dare approach. After all, this monster even dared to offend the Sea God, let alone her, a mere Sea God mount.

"Sea God's inheritor, what? Like that Sea God, are you here to punish evil and promote good, planning to eliminate me?" the Deep Sea Demon Whale King mocked.

"Punish evil and promote good?" Ning Rongrong smiled and shook her head. "Of course not. Though both the Sea God and the people of Sea God Island say you're the most evil in the ocean, Brother Sword said that your conflict with the Sea God is just the law of the jungle in the sea. You lost, so you're still a sea soul beast; he won, so he's the Sea God."

"I'm here only because I need to get stronger, need the Ice Sky Snow Woman's ninth soul ring, and need to pass the Sea God trial—just like how you devour other lives in the sea to grow stronger. It has nothing to do with good or evil."

Hearing this, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King laughed loudly. "Haha, well said! What a great mindset. You're quite different from that hypocritical Sea God before. You're right—it's all killing to grow stronger, so no need for all that flashy, self-righteous nonsense. Little girl, come on. Kill me, and you'll be the new Sea God. But if I kill you, I'll fully devour the Sea God power in your body and seize the Sea God position."

Chapter 595: Ning Rongrong VS Deep Sea Demon Whale King

"Come on, I won't lose to you. The Sea God position is mine," Ning Rongrong said, raising the Sea God Trident.

Though she didn't fully agree with the Sea God's worldview, which was similar to Tang San's "I am justice" stance, it was a fact that the Sea God had taken good care of her. Considering her short time as a combat soul master, he had placed the trial to kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King—originally for the eighth trial—in the ninth, giving her more time to grow.

Moreover, the Sea God was extremely protective. To ensure Ning Rongrong's trial went smoothly, he not only taught the Golden Thirteen Halberds without holding back but also strengthened her compatibility with the Sea God Heart. From this, the Sea God had shown her kindness, so she wouldn't let this position be seized by the Sea God's enemy, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

"Heh, then let's see what you've got." The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's massive body suddenly thrashed in the sea, its huge tail fin whipping out a blue-purple beam of light.

Where the energy passed, space was forcibly torn apart. The power of this move probably surpassed even Bibi Dong's pre-Evil Spirit Pearl Space-Tearing Abyss Slash.

"Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light." The nearby clone unhesitatingly activated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's ninth soul skill, using up one invincibility chance for defense.

"One Way Trip!" Ning Rongrong's main body took the opportunity to launch a strong attack—one of the Golden Thirteen Halberds' powerful single-target skills, with immense power. In the original story, level 85 Tang San had used it to severely injure level 99 Bibi Dong.

Now, with the Sea God Trident fused with the Sea God Heart, its power was even greater. Even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's tough body couldn't avoid being scarred by this move, but it was just a scar—the Deep Sea Demon Whale King didn't even bleed a drop.

"Such strong defense—the Sea God Trident can't even pierce its body," Ning Rongrong said in shock. This was the first time she'd encountered an opponent the trident couldn't break through.

"Rongrong, against this monster, don't hold back or test the waters. Bring out all your trump cards and finish it in one go," Snow Empress advised.

Facing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Ning Rongrong had no room for underestimating or holding back.

"Got it, Sister Snow Empress." Ning Rongrong responded, switching her main body's martial soul to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Her eighth soul ring flashed, but not for Nine Treasure Divine Light Protection—instead, it was the God-Summoning Technique, Snow Demon.

The clone continued maintaining the Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light. After all, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King wouldn't just watch her summon a god. Unfortunately, even though it attacked four more times in the meantime, it couldn't break the absolute defense of Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light.

Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light had five uses left.

At this point, a beautiful and holy Snow Goddess flew out from the pagoda. The Snow Demon summoned at Ning Rongrong's current level had strength exceeding level 98, surpassing even Golden Crocodile Douluo by a notch.

"How is this possible? It's actually a god!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was greatly shocked. It was only one step from godhood, with 99% of a divine body, but it could sense that the woman before it was a true god—though limited by Ning Rongrong's cultivation, she couldn't exert her full power.

This Sea God inheritor actually had such a trump card!

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King abandoned its tail attacks and opened its mouth to unleash a breath capable of splitting the sea. This was its even more powerful ultimate move, with god-level power—even Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light might not fully defend against it.

But the Snow Demon was unafraid. Floating in front of Ning Rongrong, she clasped her hands in prayer, emitting an intensely powerful freezing aura that collided with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's breath on the sea surface, instantly freezing thousands of miles.

The two sides were evenly matched.

In terms of cultivation, even with the Sea God's Light suppression, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was still higher. But in terms of ultimate move power, the Snow Demon's techniques far surpassed it, so she wouldn't fall behind.

"Thank you, Sister Snow Demon," Ning Rongrong said with a smile, taking the opportunity to switch martial souls again. Then her seventh soul ring flashed. "Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body, Snow Empress Descent!"

The Ice Sky Snow Woman's true body activated, forcibly triggering the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain. Ning Rongrong's figure instantly became more slender and beautiful; her originally emerald green dress turned crystalline, and her brown hair became blue, fluttering in the wind.

This martial soul true body allowed the Snow Empress to temporarily use Ning Rongrong's body to restore her original form, briefly exerting her peak combat power. In other words, at this moment, Ning Rongrong was as strong as a Limit Douluo.

With her main body borrowed by the Snow Empress, Ning Rongrong split off a strand of consciousness to control the Purple Crystal clone. This clone wasn't just for casting Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light—she had a secret weapon too.

To defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Ning Rongrong was using every trick in the book.

Ice Emperor and Snow Demon exchanged smiles. These two most beautiful snow goddesses, like true sisters, charged at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from left and right with perfect coordination.

Ning Rongrong controlled the clone to apply a layer of Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light to each, leaving three uses for the divine light.

Even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King couldn't unleash god-level attacks at will—that breath required charging. Facing two snow women with such astonishing speed, it had no time to use it and could only resort to wide-range but weaker attacks. Unfortunately, anything below god-level was instantly negated by Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light.

Boom boom—hits from left and right. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King took two palms, with powerful ultimate ice surging into its body, beginning to freeze its organs.

The power of these two snow women was not much inferior to its own—it had no way to resist.

Moreover, its body was too massive, like a giant target—it couldn't even dodge attacks.

Helpless, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King made a choice. Its body flashed with blue-purple light, and the original 200-meter-long Deep Sea Demon Whale King vanished, replaced by an ancient-faced middle-aged man.

This man was over three meters tall, with deep blue long hair cascading down his back. Most peculiar was his strange deep purple armor, crystalline in form, consisting of chest plate, shoulder guards, abdominal armor, battle skirt, and limb armor—all seamlessly integrated without any visible joints. A high collar protected his neck, and he wore a semi-enclosing deep purple helmet with fish-gill-like patterns on the sides. The moment he appeared, all energy in the air seemed to converge on him.

At the same time, a massive deep purple vortex appeared behind him. The vortex slowly floated up, spinning from his back to his front, finally condensing at the center of his chest armor into a fist-sized gem. Even as a gem, it still flickered with swirling energy, looking extremely bizarre.

"Transformed into human form, and energy armored? This is what Brother Sword mentioned—the realm close to godhood, not inferior to soul bone armor," Ning Rongrong said without panic. Before coming to Sea God Island, Tianlin had already explained the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's abilities to her, so she had anticipated this.

In this form, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's mobility greatly increased, but both its physical strength and surface defense were inferior to its original appearance. Tianlin had told her that when the Deep Sea Demon Whale King transformed into this state, it was the best opportunity to thoroughly defeat it.