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Spending three months to become a Zongshi-grade Consolidating Equipment Master had naturally shattered every existing record on the Boundless Continent. However, Su Wen didn't spare much thought for the fame.
His primary objective in coming to this world was to complete the trials of the God of Time. Simultaneously, he intended to use this opportunity to spread the faith of the Academy, laying the groundwork for condensing his own Godhood.
In the past, the Sea God took over a thousand years to successfully condense the Sea God position, but Su Wen didn't have that kind of time. He didn't even want to spend a century on it. Ideally, he wanted it done within ten years. To achieve this—beyond harvesting faith more directly and efficiently than the Sea God—he needed to gather faith across multiple planes to satisfy the immense energy requirements.
"The trials of the God of Time will likely mostly take place within the Heavenly Jewel plane," Su Wen mused, looking at the content of his third trial.
He had just completed the trial to become a Consolidating Equipment Master. According to the God of Time's criteria, "becoming a Consolidating Equipment Master" actually meant reaching the Zongshi grade.
It made sense. Strictly speaking, a Zongshi is the first true Master capable of independently developing unique Consolidating Equipment Sets. An expert at the Dashi (Master) grade might occasionally design a single piece of equipment by chance, but when it came to full sets, they could only follow inherited blueprints.
At the Zongshi grade, a Master develops their own sets and accumulates experience. Once their Heavenly Power meets the standard, they can attempt to craft nine-piece sets, elevating the equipment to the Legendary grade and finally ascending to the status of a God-tier Master.
The second trial of Su Wen's Red-class Seven Trials was to become a Consolidating Equipment Master, and the reward for completion was Pure Evil God Power.
When he first received this trial, Su Wen was genuinely bewildered. The God of Time was rewarding him with the power of the Evil God? At one point, he had even suspected the God of Time was the Evil God—after all, the Dark Devilgod Tiger, which inherited the Evil God's power, possessed the Time attribute.
However, it was clear now that they were distinct.
Su Wen returned to his villa and focused on the unique grey energy within his spiritual sea.
"The quality of the Evil God's power is incredibly high. This is the power of a true God!"
Compared to the Evil God power leaked from the Dark Devilgod Tiger's bead, this pure reward from the God of Time was more than twice as refined. The mere energy fluctuations caused a sense of palpitations; even Su Wen's spiritual power struggled to restrain it, requiring him to use his Visualization method to suppress it.
"And it truly is pure. The attribute is singular—Evil—without the clutter of Time, Wind, or Lightning."
This was likely the essence of the Evil God. Su Wen suspected the Dark Devilgod Tiger's other attributes came from elsewhere. After all, even a high-quality White Tiger shouldn't naturally be able to fuse with pure Evil God power. It wasn't normal for an entire soul beast lineage like the Dark Devilgod Tiger to emerge unless the Evil God had intervened personally.
"The Life-and-Death Arena is also related to the God of Time," Su Wen reminded himself.
After completing the first trial and gaining the right to re-cultivate, his soul power had been sealed. That sensation was strikingly familiar—it was exactly like the seal he felt whenever he entered the Arena, though the current one didn't regress his state as thoroughly.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger had the ability to enter the Arena... Su Wen felt he was unearthing a massive secret.
After studying the Evil God power for a while and using his Visualization to copy its intent—a slow process—Su Wen turned his attention to the third trial.
Red-class Seven Trials: Trial Three.
Requirement: Break through to Heavenly Dao Energy.
Reward: Sacred Attribute.
Heavenly Dao Energy was the final stage of cultivation. The path was divided into Jing (Essence), Shen (Spirit), Xu (Void), and Dao (Way). Breaking into the Dao level was a feat only Heavenly Jewel Masters could achieve, and it signified reaching the rank of at least a Heavenly King.
Su Wen's mouth twitched. The God of Time was not pulling any punches. A Heavenly King in this world was roughly equivalent to a Titled Douluo in his own.
Back in the Douluo plane, Su Wen had the combat strength of a Super Douluo, but his actual soul power was only at the Soul Emperor level (Rank 60+), and he hadn't even obtained his seventh ring yet. Now, the God of Time wanted him to reach the equivalent of a Titled Douluo here.
"However, bypassing soul power cultivation to experience higher-level power first is a great opportunity."
The trial pushed Su Wen to go deeper into the Heavenly Power system. He couldn't just master Consolidating Equipment and leave; he had to master the power itself. If he could reach the Heavenly Change level, he might touch upon the secrets of Godhood, which he could then use to reverse-engineer his soul power cultivation and assist in condensing his Godhood.
"The derivation of my technique is going well. The first layer of the Heavenly Jewel Transformation is complete; reaching the twelfth level of Heavenly Jing Energy won't be an issue."
Su Wen had named his technique the Heavenly Jewel Transformation, a nod to the legendary "Thirteen Transformations of the Heavenly Jewel." It reflected his immense confidence.
The first layer alone used thirty-six major acupoints as a core, encompassing seventy-two minor points for a total of one hundred and eight linked points. This included two of the thirty-six "Death Points" involved in the Immortal God Technique.
Currently, Su Wen's cultivation had reached the stage of opening the first Death Point.
Heavenly Power surged through his meridians, lighting up points one by one and forming a unique driving force. As the energy reached the Jianjing Point (Shoulder Well) on his shoulders, the power in the other points resonated, creating a special pattern.
Heavenly Power instantly occupied the Jianjing Point with a roar, like the opening of a new space. Su Wen controlled his Heavenly Jewels—both Physical and Elemental—to link simultaneously with the two points on his shoulders.
Opening an acupoint was essentially a process of using Heavenly Power as a bridge to communicate with the Jewels. Heavenly Jewel Masters were powerful because every point they opened was stronger than that of a pure Physical or Elemental Master, leading to a much greater amplification of power.
The Jianjing Point—a Death Point!
However, Su Wen's breakthrough was as natural as water flowing in a channel. Aside from a bit of noise and a surge in energy levels, there were no complications whatsoever.
(End of Chapter)