Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

As Chen Ming's consciousness returned, the vision shattered.

Moments ago, in a state of unconsciousness, he had inadvertently witnessed the story of humanity's rise on the Douluo Continent from ten thousand years ago.

The Angel God, equipped with eight soul rings, had singlehandedly confronted a nearly 300,000-year-old auspicious beast in direct combat, effortlessly defeating swaths of ferocious beasts that had undergone both their first and second heavenly tribulations.

Such terrifying combat power was beyond Chen Ming's comprehension.

Although he had never encountered real deities, there was no doubt that the eight-ring Angel God and the nearly 300,000-year-old auspicious beast were both wielding powers infinitely close to, if not outright at, the level of gods.

Who would have expected that a group of exceptionally high-quality 100,000-year soul beasts, teaming up to besiege the Angel God, would see one of their own grabbed and thrown, killing the others upon impact?

 By comparison, even Tang San, who later inherited the dual godhoods of Sea God and Asura God, wasn't as ferocious as this Angel God.

 If Tang San were thrown in front of the Angel God during her pre-Titled Douluo days, Chen Ming estimated the Angel God could have shredded Tang San to pieces with one hand, while purifying Tang San's soul so thoroughly that resurrection would be impossible.

Even after Qian Renxue became a god in the future, did she seem as powerful as the Angel God was at Rank 90 when she was just a pre-Titled Douluo?

Although the vision did not show the Angel God absorbing the nearly 300,000-year-old auspicious beast's soul ring as her ninth ring, Chen Ming could easily infer, even with just a toe's worth of imagination, that the Angel God—already overwhelmingly powerful for a human—must have experienced an immense, perhaps even doubling, boost in strength upon gaining that soul ring.

This was outright cheating, wasn't it?

 As a transmigrator with his cheat, Chen Ming could only describe the Angel God in such terms.

The vision lasted only an instant, yet Chen Ming remained silent for several seconds, leaving the others nearby—who had no idea what had just happened—feeling somewhat awkward.

Chrysanthemum Douluo lowered his head, gazing at the ornament in Chen Ming's hand. Mistakenly believing that his disciple was dissatisfied with the gift, he sighed helplessly.

He had been about to say he'd prepare something better next time, but then saw Chen Ming suddenly lift his head, his eyes brimming with joy.

"Thank you, Master! I love this gift! This is a treasure personally carved by the Angel God!"

"Ah, you don't have to get so excited, no need to get so excited." Seeing his seemingly hysterical disciple, Yue Guan hurried to calm him down.

At this moment, everyone present, including Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, fell into deep thought as they watched Chen Ming's reaction.

Could it be that Chen Ming was a deeply hidden fanatic worshiper of the Angel God?

In truth, only Chen Ming himself knew how miraculous this ornament, carved from the skull of the auspicious beast, truly was.

Previously, Chen Ming could only perceive spirituality, comprehend laws, and lock such insights deep in his heart without an outlet or means of manifestation. He could only use what he learned to slightly adjust the skills of soul rings and soul's bones during absorption and growth.

But this ornament, made from the auspicious beast's skull, personally carved by the Angel God, and infused with untold amounts of faith power, inherently possessed the ability to bear the weight of laws.

Chen Ming could inscribe his understanding of laws into this ornament, and then transform it into his weapon.

 Under the rules of the Douluo Continent, this ornament—crafted by the Angel God—was the top-tier raw material for making a divine weapon. By modifying it, Chen Ming could forge the prototype of his divine weapon. Moreover, within the ornament were remnants of divine power and faith power left by the Angel God. Though not abundant, they were of unparalleled purity—artifacts from the Angel God's era, utterly unmatched in the current Douluo Continent.

Despite the vast gap between his level and that of the Angel God, Chen Ming could still sense and comprehend the faith power and divine power. In the future, whether he chooses to ascend to godhood on his own or undergo divine trials, this would be of tremendous help.

And if he could uncover the secret of how the Angel God could dominate the continent even as a pre-Titled Douluo, Chen Ming would have hit the jackpot.

Chen Ming didn't explain what he had seen. He simply and carefully hung the ornament over his heart, letting it rest against his chest.

After saying a few simple words, Chrysanthemum Douluo quietly led Dugu Bo and the others back to his residence, where he summoned a healing-type Soul Sage to treat himself and Dugu Bo.

This healing-type Soul Sage's martial soul was the Holy Grail of Life, a tool martial positioned between top-tier and super-tier martial souls, and a legendary healing martial soul. It was said that its single-use healing capabilities surpassed even those of the Nine Heart Begonia at the same level.

Without using their martial soul avatar, the Soul Sage completely healed Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo's injuries with just their fifth and sixth spirit skills.

During the healing process, Chen Ming quietly observed the Holy Grail of Life martial soul, ultimately discovering that it lacked the preset +1 mechanism unique to the Nine Heart Begonia. Instead, its essence lay in trading extremely long cooldown times for immensely powerful single-use healing effects.

After healing Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, the Soul Sage's fifth and sixth soul rings entered cooldown, which would take a full twelve hours to reset before they could use them again.

Although its demonstrated healing ability seemed impressive, the heavy cost made it less appealing to Chen Ming.

In contrast, the Nine Heart Begonia's value continued to rise in Chen Ming's eyes. Its unique preset +1 mechanism remained unparalleled, and Chen Ming hadn't encountered another martial soul with a similar feature.

This further deepened Chen Ming's suspicion that his earlier speculation about the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul being connected to the Divine Realm might be correct.

Before the Holy Grail of Life Soul Sage left, Chrysanthemum Douluo had them also heal the other three people.

Even though neither Ghost Douluo, Chen Ming, nor Dugu Yan had any injuries, and their soul power had almost fully recovered by this point, they complied with the order.

After all, rank has its privileges, and faced with their superior's request, the Soul Sage obediently used their remaining three spirit skills.

It wasn't until their martial soul avatar was fully drained, leaving only their first soul ring usable, that the exhausted healing-type Soul Sage was finally allowed to leave.