Upon returning to the Douluo universe, Xu Yuan immediately sensed a thick aura of fortune and faith.
"It's not that the power of fortune isn't obvious—it's just that both fortune and faith can only accumulate within their native universe," Xu Yuan thought to himself.
As long as a person is alive, the faith generated by sentient beings in the universe wouldn't travel across vast distances to reach them. It needed to be harvested periodically.
And even though fortune originated from the essence of the universe, it still couldn't cross the barriers between universes or manifest in other realms.
Fortune isn't interconnected?
Xu Yuan temporarily suppressed this thought.
His spiritual energy spread out, enveloping the entire Douluo plane.
That's right—the three of them had directly returned to the Douluo plane.
The Blood Demon God King was still reflecting on the sensation of the recent teleportation, while Qian Nian observed his surroundings, eagerly anticipating the cultivation system of Xu Yuan's home plane. Meanwhile, after briefly pondering the lack of inter-universal fortune flow, Xu Yuan turned his attention to the changes in the Douluo plane.
Years had passed, and Xu Yuan had become a living legend across all of Douluo Planet.
A living myth.
A powerful figure who led the soul masters to victory against the Abyss, a pioneer who opened new paths for soul masters, and a trailblazer who laid a solid foundation for the exploration of the Douluo Federation's universe.
Xu Yuan secured the support of three demi-God King-level planes for the Douluo Federation. Within just a few short years, he gained a comprehensive understanding of the universe, popularized universal knowledge among the populace, enabled the federation to master cutting-edge technology, and smoothly facilitated multiple migrations.
At present, the number of life-sustaining planets under the control of the Douluo Federation had reached the level of a demi-God King-level power.
Even though the world of soul masters boasted two demi-God King-level powers, such territorial expansion was typically the result of accumulated time. Yet, the Douluo Federation achieved this in just a few short years—all thanks to Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan directly killed a demi-God King and seized their territory!
The federation couldn't suppress this information and instead collaborated with Shrek Academy to promote it heavily, making Xu Yuan the greatest legend in the Douluo plane. His fame surpassed Yun Ming, earning him countless titles.
He could no longer be defined by a single divine name. The people of the Douluo Federation began to evaluate Xu Yuan comprehensively. Any field Xu Yuan had ever touched automatically attributed its highest achievements to him.
In fields like spears, the Five Elements, forging, mecha crafting, and more, the highest accomplishments were naturally credited to Xu Yuan.
Of course, this was also the truth.
But under public recognition, the amount of faith Xu Yuan could harvest in the Douluo plane was immense.
This wasn't faith that had been drained over countless eons, like that of the Sea God. This was fresh, impactful faith.
What Xu Yuan had done was incredibly striking. The faith accumulated in just these few years was already substantial, reaching God King-level standards.
Moreover, under universal faith, Xu Yuan almost monopolized half of the Douluo plane's fortune. His reputation spread throughout the universe, granting him an extraordinary share of additional fortune.
"I feel like this faith is enough for me to create a God Realm," Xu Yuan murmured.
The Blood Demon, noticing Xu Yuan's fortune and faith at this moment, nodded in agreement with Xu Yuan's statement but still advised, "Creating a God Realm is a qualitative leap—a critical period of rapid advancement. If you're not in a rush, you can wait a little longer. Your current faith is enough to form a peak God King-level divine position for yourself, but it would still be somewhat challenging for others to form theirs."
Xu Yuan nodded.
"At the very least, I can provide you with the prototype of a peak God King-level divine position. With my own accumulation, without consuming your strength, forming an ordinary God King-level divine position shouldn't be a problem. But I need to complete my resurrection and accumulate energy to the peak of demi-God King status," said the Blood Demon.
"How long will that take?"
"Half a year."
Xu Yuan nodded. "Alright, I can wait half a year."
"Mm. Besides me, you can also notify the others. I feel there's a high chance your teacher can form a God King-level divine position. There are also the three demi-God Kings from the Holy Heart Plane and the Life Empress—each has deep accumulation. Even if only one of them forms a God King-level divine position in your God Realm, it will significantly boost the realm's overall strength. The rest, even if they only form 1st-Class God positions, will still be pillars of the God Realm."
There was also Little Phoenix, the original Phoenix God.
The Blood Demon carefully summarized for Xu Yuan, emitting a sigh of admiration.
"When you calculate it this way, creating a God Realm now would bring it close to the level of the Douluo God Realm when it disappeared."
The Douluo God Realm once had five God Kings and over a dozen 1st-Class Gods—its foundation was undeniably rich. However, Xu Yuan, Little Phoenix, and the Blood Demon couldn't be counted as ordinary God Kings. There were also four demi-God Kings transforming into deities. Even if they couldn't form God King-level divine positions, forming 1st-Class God positions would still place them among the top tier—preparatory God King positions.
After all, in the universe, 1st-Class Gods corresponded to Main God-level powers, and demi-God Kings were above Main Gods.
Among the Douluo God Realm's 1st-Class Gods, only some universal elemental gods and perhaps one Sea God position could be considered foundational.
"There's still much lacking," Xu Yuan humbly remarked.
The Blood Demon remained silent.
He had only mentioned the peak combat forces, not implying a shortage in the lower tiers.
If they truly united the Holy Heart Plane and the Life Star, there would definitely be no lack of First-, Second-, or Third-Class Gods.
Especially the magicians of the Holy Heart Plane—masters of deciphering laws. Giving them the opportunity to form divine positions would undoubtedly yield optimal results.
They only needed a catalyst and didn't require the assistance of the God Realm itself!
With such a vast base of magicians contributing, the newly formed God Realm could instantly reach the strength of the former Douluo God Realm.
And if all this energy were absorbed by Xu Yuan alone…
"The Holy Heart Plane side still requires explanation. Though there's no major issue, preparation is quite troublesome. I also need to arrange some 1st-Class God positions for the soul master world."
Xu Yuan, hailing from Douluo Planet, naturally wouldn't assign most of the 1st-Class God positions to the magicians of the Holy Heart Plane.
However, Douluo Planet rose too late and hadn't yet accumulated a sufficient number of Main Gods. Currently, there was only one Super God—Mu Ye.
Thanks to the advantage of his innate martial soul, Mu Ye unexpectedly aligned well with the path of divinity after embarking on the godly path. His momentum surged rapidly, especially with Xu Yuan occasionally giving his teacher private tutoring sessions. In just over a decade, he reached Super God status.
"For my teacher, he needs a personal divine position. I can focus and help him form one. Given his understanding of his body, he should be able to bear it. The Spear God position can go to Elder Brother, and Little Phoenix can form destruction and life essences, splitting into two corresponding divine positions. I'm unsure if they can simultaneously reach God King level. The life aspect can go to Teacher's Wife, but the destruction aspect has no inheritor. For Yun Ming, there's another divine position, so Little Phoenix doesn't need to split but should instead try to fuse the two, forming a Nirvana-like position to give to Teacher's Wife."
Unfortunately, it was still insufficient.
"The Five Elements God position can be left for Douluo, and the Forging God position can also be attempted."
After some thought, Xu Yuan arranged six divine positions for Douluo, ensuring at least 1st-Class God status.
However, this was the limit of what he could do.
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The Netherworld
This place still remained, not disappearing despite the Abyss fully merging with Douluo. Instead, it served as a buffer point between the two.
The new ruler of the Douluo plane, Yun Ming, also stayed in the Underworld, using it as a foundation to integrate the laws of the two planes.
"Master."
A call woke Yun Ming from his three-year seclusion.
"Little Yuan?" Yun Ming materialized his body and looked at Xu Yuan, puzzled.
He felt unreal.
It wasn't Xu Yuan's return that felt unreal—it was Xu Yuan himself who gave off an unreal vibe.
"What special thing have you cultivated again?" Yun Ming couldn't help but ask.
Xu Yuan nodded but didn't elaborate on the chaos.
It was unnecessary to explain chaos until the other party formed a divine position and became a God King.
"Master, I'm preparing to create a God Realm."
Xu Yuan informed Yun Ming of the details of creating the God Realm and cautioned, "Thus, the Douluo plane will become the prototype of the new God Realm. Master, as the plane's ruler, you absolutely have the opportunity to become a God King through this. I hope you'll organize the new God Realm's order and become the God of Order."
Yun Ming furrowed his brow upon hearing this.
Order suited him well. Recently, he had been organizing the new laws of the Douluo plane. However, he lacked confidence in the concept of order.
"Don't worry, Master. I've found a highly compatible cultivation system for you."
Xu Yuan condensed a phantom crystal ball in his hand. The crystal ball flickered with scenes before shattering.
The shattered crystal ball transformed into streams of light, merging into Yun Ming's mind.
In a daze, Yun Ming experienced the cultivation system of the Divine Codex firsthand—from stage one to twelve. He also seemed to experience his own codex becoming humanity's holy scripture, with its abilities shaping laws and forming the subsequent cultivation system.
"Master, I've opened the Divine Codex cultivation for you."
The Book of Will above Xu Yuan's head appeared. Though it hadn't yet evolved into a holy scripture, its essence surpassed that of a holy scripture—it simply hadn't yet become the foundation of a cultivation system.
Using the Book of Will, Xu Yuan created the Divine Codex of Destruction-Life for Yun Ming.
Yun Ming also possessed corresponding forces, allowing him to cultivate based on this foundation. Later, he could also assist Yali in mastering the divine position Little Phoenix had formed this time.
Little Phoenix would eventually re-fuse with the Supreme God position, so this divine position naturally had to be handed over.
Yali's starting point was too low, so she needed a transition. She could begin with a derivative 1st-Class God position, familiarize herself with the two forces, and then take over this God King-level divine position.
"Xu Yuan, are you even human anymore?"
Little Phoenix's wail resounded.
Xu Yuan was surprised and glanced at the nearby space.
A Little Phoenix flew out from the spatial layer.
Little Phoenix had overheard Xu Yuan and Yun Ming's conversation here.
"Consider it payment for my services," Xu Yuan calmly replied.
"You ungrateful brat," Little Phoenix grumbled.
You helped me so much before, and now you're asking for a fee to help me reclaim the divine position of the original Phoenix God?
"By the way, your father sent a message. He's completed his cultivation there and wants to return, but my power can't bring his physical body back," said Little Phoenix.
"No problem. I'll go fetch my father soon. That way, the new God Realm can gain two more God Kings." Xu Yuan stroked his chin, smiling.
Although his father might not reach God King level in such a short time, demi-God King status was guaranteed. The system of the Holy Demon Continent was already a significant advantage. When Xu Yuan left the Holy Demon Continent, Xu Zhi was already at the ninth stage, not far from godhood. Reaching 990,000 spirit power would make him a demi-God King.
Combined with Xu Zhi's research capabilities, he undoubtedly deserved a God King position. As for the other, it was naturally Long Haochen.
Xu Yuan entered chaos again and teleported directly.
Little Phoenix stared wide-eyed at Xu Yuan's vanishing figure, feeling shocked.
"What was that presence just now?"
It seemed like chaos energy.
But it felt like boundless chaos energy.
As if it had no end.
An entire world filled with chaos energy?
Goodness, where was that?
Could it be that the chaos Xu Yuan spoke of really existed?
But wasn't it supposed to be a concept opposed to existence?
Why would chaos, representing nothingness, exist, be found by Xu Yuan, and allow him to enter and exit freely?
Little Phoenix felt somewhat dreamlike.
At this moment, he admitted that Xu Yuan had surpassed him in terms of cultivation.
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On the other side, Xu Yuan arrived at the Holy Demon Continent.
"Your actual body is here?" Xu Zhi looked at Xu Yuan, surprised.
What had just happened?
Xu Yuan had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
It was simply unbelievable.
"Father, I've come to take you back," said Xu Yuan.
Xu Zhi smiled. "It seems you've made great progress during this time. By the way, bring Long Haochen along this time. I've been working on his mindset lately."
"He's already become a Creator God in another plane through creation, truly breaking through to godhood. In our world, he'd count as a God King-level power."
Xu Yuan wasn't surprised.
Long Haochen's setup was too good—he possessed the Eternal Creation God Throne, directly mastering creative forces. It was equivalent to having a corresponding divine position. All that remained was fulfilling the associated duties, completing the feat of creation, gaining recognition from a plane, and truly becoming a god.
With Xu Zhi's prior mindset coaching, Xu Yuan smoothly invited Long Haochen to join the new God Realm. Finally, he brought Xu Zhi and his wife, Long Haochen, and Cai'er back to Douluo Planet.
After resolving various matters on Douluo's side, Xu Yuan prepared to head to the Holy Heart Plane.
The Blood Demon was set to resurrect on the Blood God Star of the Holy Heart Plane—the planet where Xu Yuan had initially discovered the Blood God Transformation system.
However, he couldn't resurrect directly and needed Xu Yuan to accompany him to explain the situation to the Holy Heart Plane. Thus, he could only wait until now to go together with Xu Yuan.
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