Dragon Soul, as a former divine dragon, was a god who had lived for countless ages.
He knew many cultivation techniques, and could even create many basic cultivation methods himself.
However, now he was on the same side as Ma Hongjun, and even if he had cultivation methods suitable for ferocious beasts like Di Tian, he wouldn't give them to them for free.
Seeing that the ferocious beasts were quite interested in cultivation methods for soul beasts, Ma Hongjun felt he needed to remind them again.
"Even if you obtain the cultivation methods of a soul beast, it will only accelerate your cultivation progress.
Even if you cultivate for a million years, you cannot become a god. You
will still be trapped in this world.
Di Tian, you should have felt this.
No god has extended an olive branch to you.
Among so many soul beasts, there are quite a few outstanding ones.
Yet no god has chosen a soul beast as a successor.
Among humans, as far as I know, at least six people have already received divine inheritances.
Do you know why?
It's not that you lack talent, but that the divine realm rejects and punishes soul beasts.
I am one of the divine inheritors, and Long Hun was also once a person of the divine realm.
Guang Yu Wu Xie is even a native of the divine realm.
We understand the divine realm far more than you do.
Your path has an end; this world is your shackle.
The rules of the world restrict the path of soul beasts to godhood."
This resounding statement silenced the ferocious beasts, their faces filled with distress.
Ma Hongjun's words deeply pierced the hearts of the soul beasts.
This was a fact they vaguely guessed but dared not admit.
Di Tian sighed deeply, exhaling a breath of dragon fire that rippled across the tranquil Lake of Life.
He had received the Dragon God's inheritance, and the ultimate technique, Dragon God Claw, was taught to him by the Dragon God.
He knew some of the secrets of the Dragon God.
The current predicament of the soul beasts was the consequence of the Dragon God's actions in the God Realm.
But now, the Dragon God was dead, and no god would stand with the soul beasts to fight for their interests.
The soul beasts could only survive within the rules created by the gods, and were destined for extinction. They
couldn't break free of this cage.
Ma Hongjun knew the source of this matter.
It involved a divine war in the Western God Realm. The
Dragon God War initiated by the Western gods!
The ancestor of the dragon race who ruled Douluo in ancient times, the Dragon God, was the first ruler of the soul beasts.
He cultivated to godhood with his innate talent and ascended to the God Realm, but unable to bear the constraints of the God Realm Committee, he led the divine beasts of the God Realm to launch the Dragon God War, simultaneously fighting against the five supreme gods.
The five supreme gods:
the God of Goodness, the God of Evil, the God of Asura, the God of Destruction, and the God of Life.
The Dragon God, single-handedly leading the soul beasts, launched a war against the gods, attempting to overturn the rules of the divine realm.
Unfortunately, the once mighty Dragon God was ultimately no match for them. The strict rules and hierarchical system firmly established the divine realm as a stable and secure world.
The five supreme gods stood firmly at the pinnacle of the divine realm, while the thirty-two main gods were scattered across their respective domains.
They held onto their divine positions, clinging to their status without seeking advancement.
They established various constraints and rules, strictly defining the ranks of the gods.
Divine positions became a form of bestowal and inheritance, no longer attainable through diligent cultivation.
This rigid, feudal system protected the interests of the upper-ranking gods,
completely blocking any path for beings seeking to rise in the divine realm through cultivation and strength.
This is the inheritance system of Western nobility, where an insurmountable chasm exists between nobles and commoners.
Nobles will always be nobles, while commoners who aspire to become nobles can only grovel and beg for their charity.
This is the current state of the Western divine realm.
The divine positions are already fixed. To ascend to one depends entirely on the mood of the person already seated.
You can only ascend if the god grants your wish.
The divine status of Tang San and the original Shrek Seven Devils was entirely a gift from the gods.
The gods take notice of you, test you, and if you pass, you become a god.
The prerequisite is that the gods must first take notice of you.
While the original Shrek Seven Devils were excellent, can you say there weren't people more outstanding?
If we compare talent, diligence, and individual strength,
while there aren't many comparable to the Shrek Seven Devils, there are certainly many.
If we include spirit beasts, the number increases even more.
If everyone competed for divine positions under the same conditions, the final outcome would be uncertain.
Ultimately, the issue is that divine positions are fixed and no longer something individuals can strive for.
If the gods don't give you a chance,
no matter how hard you cultivate, there's no way out.
In short,
Heaven no longer rewards diligence!
The Dragon God relied on his own cultivation to reach the divine realm and ascend to the God Realm, but the God Realm had already formed a strict system. This is not a free and carefree God Realm where you can do whatever you want. There
are law-enforcing gods here, with various rules to restrain lower-ranking gods.
The Dragon God was dissatisfied with these selfish and self-serving gods who only satisfied their own desires and ignored the gods of the lower realms, controlling the God Realm.
That's why he rose up in rebellion, wanting to cleanse the rules of the God Realm.
He wanted to make these selfish and self-serving gods with their infinitely amplified sense of superiority rise from their seats and
restore the natural order of Heaven.
The capable should rise, and the incompetent should fall.
It shouldn't be a case of "I've risen, so I'll shut the door." Although
the Dragon God was a hero of his generation, in the end, he couldn't hold up the entire God Realm alone; the power of the entire God Realm couldn't be overthrown by him alone.
Therefore, the Dragon God was ultimately defeated by the combined forces of the God of Good and the God of Evil, and was killed by the God of Asura.
The defeat in the Dragon God War led to the current predicament of the Soul Beasts; the gods of the God Realm continue to suppress them.
The path to godhood, previously open to divine beasts, has been completely closed, opening only to humans.
This is the true face of the gods.
They are not ambitious, nor do they allow others to. They
won't let anyone surpass them; they will remain at the top.
...
The God of War and Long Hao are both gods of the Eastern God Realm.
Compared to the strict hierarchy of the Western God Realm, the Eastern God Realm has no restrictions on becoming a god; any being can cultivate to the God Realm through their own efforts.
The Douluo Continent is suppressed by the Western gods, and the path to free godhood is blocked.
This is why there are God Realm experts in Eastern worlds like the Douluo Continent.
However, because of this, competition in the Eastern God Realm is particularly fierce.
Limited cultivation resources inevitably lead to competition among various gods.
In the Western God Realm, due to the strict hierarchical system of the supreme gods and chief gods, resources are always controlled by the upper-level gods.
This leads to a situation where the strong get stronger, and the weak are unable to rise.
Therefore, the Western God Realm is dominated by powerful top-tier deities, while the Eastern God Realm
is dominated by powerful mid-tier deities.
In ancient times, a great war erupted between the Eastern and Western God Realms.
Led by an evil god
, the Western gods invaded the Eastern God Realm, vying for resources and territory. At that time, the God of War of the Eastern God Realm stepped forward, leading the Eastern gods to repel the evil god.
That great war was known as the War of the Evils! The War
of the Evils was not successful; it only barely withstood the invasion of the evil god, but it still inflicted heavy losses on the Eastern God Realm.
Even a powerful Eastern dragon like Long Hao nearly perished in that war.
The unshakeable strength and status of the five supreme gods of the Western God Realm deterred the Eastern gods who wanted to retaliate.
Although the overall strength of the Western God Realm was not strong, these five supreme gods were like five mountains, suppressing the entire God Realm.
...
Ma Hongjun only knew some of the secrets of the Western God Realm. He
only knew a tiny bit about the War of the Evils, and Long Hao did not reveal much more.
Ma Hongjun's current strength hasn't reached that level yet.
However, as his exposure to higher levels increases, Ma Hongjun is gradually able to see things more clearly.
The Martial God brought him to Douluo Continent, and there must be a deeper meaning behind it.
Only when Ma Hongjun's strength reaches the Martial God's expectations will he be able to learn this.
Right now, Ma Hongjun is telling these ferocious beasts why the soul beasts of Douluo Continent cannot become gods, precisely to ignite their rebellious spirit against fate.
Having lived for so many tens of thousands of years, their desire to cultivate techniques, to become stronger, and what they strive for is nothing less than becoming gods.
Now that the path to godhood is blocked, the ferocious beasts must be incredibly angry and desperate. They
might even become unstable because they know this secret, that there is no hope for the future, and thus be unable to survive the next tribulation.
The ferocious beasts are silent, their eyes filled with deep resentment.
The news Ma Hongjun brought, initially good but then bad, has caused their emotions to fluctuate greatly, creating a huge sense of disappointment.
There are methods of cultivation, but no path to godhood.
This has left them mentally and physically exhausted!
Even the usually serene Brigitte couldn't hide the sorrow, resentment, and bitterness in her beautiful, gentle swan-like eyes.
She finally understood Di Tian's frustration. She
finally understood why Di Tian always roared and howled at the heavens.
Understanding why Di Tian disrespects the gods.
Understanding why Di Tian changed his name to Di Tian – it's a sign of his dissatisfaction with Heaven and the God Realm.
Di Tian, the Heavenly Emperor, like the Dragon God, wants to overthrow the God Realm and become its Heavenly Emperor.
However, at this moment, Di Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, unlike the despair and resentment of other soul beasts, his expression was filled with longing as he looked at the Lake of Life.
It was as if the Lake of Life held the hope he desired.
He seemed to be anticipating something.
Ma Hongjun noticed this detail.
He had always felt that the Lake of Life was not simple, not just a secluded cultivation place created by Di Tian.
Because that kind of barrier didn't seem like something Di Tian could create.
Di Tian didn't possess such powerful spatial abilities.
His spatial abilities weren't even as advanced as Guang Yu Wu Xie's.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun suspected that there was an even more terrifying existence beneath the Lake of Life.
After a brief silence, Bi Ji, whose temperament was more stable and peaceful, was the first to adjust. The clever Bi Ji realized the key to the problem.
Since Ma Hongjun knew so much, his coming here and speaking out must mean there was a next step.
"Speak your mind."
Brigitte's emerald-like eyes scrutinized Ma Hongjun intently, her lips slightly parted, emitting a clear, melodious swan-like sound.
The other ferocious beasts, including Xiao Wu, stared blankly at Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun turned his gaze from the Lake of Life, his expression serious as he scanned the assembled beasts.
His attitude and tone were both serious.
"You are all soul beasts with the potential to become gods, qualified to enter the God Realm and enjoy eternal life.
However, the gods have closed the gates to the God Realm.
To open these gates, you must possess strength comparable to a god, and be able to defeat the gods who created these rules.
And these gods who created the rules are all powerful figures in the God Realm.
Your first-generation soul beast ruler, the Dragon God, perished at their hands.
You cannot even become gods, let alone slay them.
Of course, I cannot help you slay gods; even if I wanted to, my current strength wouldn't allow it.
However, whether or not these rules can be changed is another matter.
To change them, you must first strengthen yourselves.
To slay gods, you must first become gods.
I can provide you with a path to godhood."
(End of Chapter)