Chapter 348: The Secrets of the Divine Body
Regarding the incident a thousand years ago when the Angel God was slain by the Sea God and the Asura God shortly after ascending to the God Realm, the Goddess of Life knew a thing or two.
After all, this was no small matter at the time. The God Realm had rules: unless there was a life-and-death grudge, gods were not allowed to engage in battles lightly, as it would weaken the God Realm's combat strength!
Yet, the Sea God and the Asura God did exactly that. They even divided the Angel God's abilities, Angel Radiance and Angel Judgment, between themselves.
It was precisely because of this that the Sea God, who had just entered the God Realm, was able to rise rapidly to his current position as a first-level god!
Such a terrifying rate of advancement, even for a god who ascended through faith, was inseparable from the legacy of the Angel God and the help of the Asura God.
When this incident occurred, the God of Destruction immediately sought to investigate and hold them accountable.
However, the Asura God had covered his tracks too well.
Despite their investigation, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction found no evidence linking the incident to the Sea God and the Asura God.
Moreover, the God of Good and the God of Evil muddied the waters!
In the end, despite their desire to rectify this unhealthy trend, they could only choose to preserve the Angel God's position, ensuring it didn't become a subordinate position under the Asura God!
After all, after the Angel God was slain, the Asura God had long coveted the Angel God's faith power.
He even went so far as to consider forcibly taking action. If not for the fact that the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, both God Kings, along with the God of Good and the God of Evil, refused to side with the Asura God, he might have succeeded!
As for his wife's ramblings, the God of Destruction sneered and said, "Hmph, who cares what they're up to? Last time, they used the excuse that this was an internal matter of the Douluo Continent to stop me from intervening. But this time, since I've discovered it, I won't stand by and do nothing!
This concerns the God Realm. No matter how much they want to act recklessly, I won't allow it. If this trend of slaying fellow gods continues, it could spread. If that happens, the God Realm will eventually destroy itself!"
"Mm, I support you. Go ahead and act boldly! You can also freely use the first-level gods under my command!!"
The Goddess of Life leaned against the God of Destruction, speaking softly.
For a moment, because of the sudden appearance and disappearance of the divine aura, the once calm waters of the God Realm were once again stirred into waves.
The long-unused resources of the Asura God and the God of Destruction began to mobilize under their commands.
The tension between the Asura God and the God of Destruction was nothing new.
Thus, some gods who hadn't aligned themselves with any God King simply watched for a moment before continuing with their lives.
Some spent time with their wives.
Others searched for inheritors.
And some focused on cultivation.
Although the Asura God and the Sea God were causing trouble in the God Realm, the God of Destruction maintained order, and the Goddess of Life, also a God King, stood guard. Therefore, the other gods didn't need to worry about being caught up in the Asura God's schemes.
After all, most gods knew about the incident a thousand years ago. While some were eager to stir up trouble, many more chose to stay out of harm's way!
Meanwhile, the turmoil and shifting winds in the God Realm were completely unknown to Xiao Yu, the person at the center of this storm.
Because at this moment, he had just officially advanced from a semi-divine body to a divine body.
For the first time, Xiao Yu was experiencing the sudden surge of immense power and strength that came with becoming a god!
Although, according to the Silver Dragon King, he was now only at the lowest level of a divine official's body, even so, it was still countless times stronger than his previous semi-divine body at full power!
The feeling of this explosive increase in strength was incredibly exhilarating for Xiao Yu!
At this moment, Xiao Yu even felt like he could punch ten Sky Azure Bull Pythons to death with a single blow!
"Enough, Xiao Yu. Retract the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon and seal your divine body. The commotion caused by the completion of your divine body is significant. You need to seal it quickly to avoid being detected by the gods above."
Then, as the Silver Dragon King's voice rang out, Xiao Yu, who had been immersed in his newfound power, began to retract the power of the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon.
Soon, as the golden lightning around Xiao Yu gradually dissipated, his dragon aura also began to retract into his body.
His body stopped expanding and returned to its normal size.
Finally, after completely deactivating the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes, which had been tightly shut.
After taking a deep breath, he recalled Wo Long, who had been busy for a year, back into his body to rest. Feeling the changes in his body, Xiao Yu found it difficult to adjust to the sudden loss of that surging power.
After a while, once he had adapted to his current body, Xiao Yu spoke.
"Silver Dragon King, I've succeeded, right?"
"Yes, you've succeeded. My theory was correct. By channeling the remnant souls and remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings into the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon within your body, we enhanced their power, allowing your physique to evolve to the same level!
Xiao Yu, congratulations. From now on, you only need to focus on cultivating your spirit power, filling in the gaps, and breaking through to the Title Douluo level.
Once you break through to the Title Douluo level, your divine body will passively begin to activate. Once your body starts operating and converting divine power, you'll truly understand the terrifying power of a divine body!
By the way, Xiao Yu, I need to remind you that before you truly break through to the Title Douluo level, do not fully activate the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon again. Because once the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon are activated, your physique will instantly unlock, fully entering the divine body state.
At that point, not only might you not be able to withstand it, but the activation of your divine body will also attract the attention of the God Realm. If you're discovered prematurely, it will bring you nothing but harm!
Besides, even without activating the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon, your semi-divine physique is more than enough to handle many opponents on the continent!"
Hearing the Silver Dragon King's serious tone, Xiao Yu nodded slightly.
"Alright, I understand. No wonder I felt like I was being watched the moment I broke through. That feeling only disappeared after I deactivated the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon."
"What?! You were being watched?! Damn it, I didn't expect you to be noticed even while breaking through here. Xiao Yu, although your divine body is complete, this is only the first step.
From now on, you must be extremely careful with every step you take. Before you can deal with a third-level god, do not casually reveal your divine body!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu asked in confusion, "Why a third-level god?"
"Because according to the rules of the God Realm, gods are not allowed to descend to the mortal world without permission. Except for when inheritors are accepting their inheritance and gods can briefly descend as avatars, only third-level gods and divine officials can be dispatched to the mortal world. Second-level gods and above cannot easily descend!"
"There's such a rule?"
Xiao Yu muttered.