Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 136 Thunder Saint Mark
The 100,000-year-old Sacred Mark, the Mountain-Moving Ape, has the ability to manipulate gravity. However, simply fusing with the Sacred Mark cannot obtain this power. Only by activating the soul information in the Sacred Mark's genes can one have the opportunity to master this power, which is independent of the Martial Soul.

The conclusion of the Tianquan Auction was like a boulder thrown into a deep pool, its aftershocks reverberating and spreading across every inch of the Douluo Continent.

News of the Sacred Marks spread like wildfire through various channels, and astute power holders instantly realized that the Sacred Marks appearing at this auction were quietly shaking the balance of power that had maintained the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years.

The top figures in the Soul Master world are by no means closed-minded or deaf.

Standing at the pinnacle of power, they possess a clear understanding that is unmatched by others regarding the increasingly sparse roars of beasts in the Soul Beast Forest and the shrinking boundaries of the Soul Beast habitat year by year.

In the secret scrolls in their study, there was a detailed record of the curve showing the sharp decline in the number of soul beasts over the past few thousand years—a death parabola that was almost vertically falling.

They knew that when the last soul beast fell, the soul ring system upon which human soul masters relied for advancement would completely collapse, and the profession passed down for countless generations would eventually become dust in history.

However, this predicament is like a shackle around the neck; the more one struggles, the tighter it becomes.

Prohibiting Soul Masters from hunting Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings would be tantamount to cutting off the path to advancement for an entire social class.

In this world where strength reigns supreme, anyone who makes such a suggestion would undoubtedly be making an enemy of the entire Soul Master community, and would inevitably face a united attack from everyone.

Moreover, the crisis of the extinction of soul beasts seems to be far away. Driven by the wishful thinking that "a hundred years from now, future generations will deal with it," how many people are willing to sacrifice their immediate interests to break this deeply rooted rule?
The appearance of the Holy Mark was like a ray of dawn piercing through the long night.

Although the difficulty of its production is still unclear and only one finished product has been produced so far, this glimmer of light has already illuminated a completely new direction.

For human soul masters, it means that they no longer need to bear the sin of slaughtering soul beasts and have the opportunity to achieve a breakthrough.

For the Soul Beast race, this is a glimmer of hope for continuing their lineage. It is not only a technological innovation, but also the beginning of breaking the fate of "human-beast antagonism".

News of the appearance of the Holy Mark spread like wildfire through the intelligence network of Douluo Continent.

In just three days, the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Fighting Spirit Empire, Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire, the Body Sect, and other places were all buzzing with discussion about this revolutionary invention from Haiyuan City.

The eyes of countless forces have been fixed on this suddenly rising city, with spies in the shadows and envoys in the open converging on the eye of the storm like a tide.

Faced with this situation, Lu Jingming felt no pressure whatsoever.

The City of Abyss is now vastly different from what it once was. Jing Liu has already condensed her divine consciousness and stepped into the realm of demigods. With her swordsmanship, she is capable of slaying gods.

Mebius took control of the World Serpent and, with Lu Jingming's support, rose to prominence, also reaching the level of a demigod.

However, as a researcher, her combat power is not as abnormal as Mirror Stream's, and she cannot kill a god with a mortal body.

The Black Tower is even more mysterious. Even Lu Jingming finds it difficult to estimate her true strength, but what is certain is that she is no weaker than Jingliu at present.

Moreover, her importance lies not in her combat prowess, but in her extraordinary wisdom and profound knowledge.

Chang Li, a level 98 Title Douluo, possesses the divine beast Vermilion Bird as his martial soul, and he holds his own against Limit Douluos.

The newly summoned Dan Heng possesses twin martial souls and is also a level 98 Title Douluo. He can not only contend with Limit Douluo, but is also capable of fighting against demigods.

Ji Yingying is a level 97 Title Douluo, and her strength should not be underestimated.

Ke Qing, Ning Guang, and Zhang Lexuan are all Soul Douluo, but for the time being, Haiyuan City does not need them to fight.

In addition, there is the World Serpent member, who has already fused with the core of the pseudo-Herrscher of Ice and has reached the demigod realm, and is only one step away from breaking through to level 100, the Fifth Throne Snow Empress.

It can be said that, in terms of high-end combat power alone, Haiyuan City is now the strongest force in the Douluo Continent.

Admittedly, in terms of mid-to-low-end strength, Haiyuan City is indeed slightly inferior.

But now they have the Star Crown Sect as an ally, and the technology of fusion warriors, so catching up with those established powers is only a matter of time.

Lu Jingming was well aware of the enormous upheaval that the appearance of the Holy Mark would cause.

In the original novel, when Huo Yuhao brought out the Soul Spirit technology, Shrek Academy did not dare to keep it to itself. Instead, it chose to work with other forces to create the Spirit Pagoda for joint supervision.

The effects of the Holy Mark are even more powerful than those of the Soul Spirit, and they are also more beneficial to Soul Beasts. After all, creating a Soul Spirit still requires the soul of a Soul Beast, while the Holy Mark does not.

On the anti-gravity observation deck suspended in mid-air atop the Daydream Hotel, Lu Jingming looked down at the crowds coming and going below, feeling the ever-increasing power of reality, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

He had long anticipated that the appearance of the Holy Mark would bring him a great deal of true power, but he had been too cautious before, thinking he should wait until Haiyuan City became stronger.

However, Mebius took it upon himself to put the Stigmata up for auction, bringing the opportunity forward.

However, he tacitly approved of this; otherwise, he could have stopped Xu Jiujiu from explaining the effects of the Stigmata when the auction began.

Lu Jingming slowly raised his left hand, and as his true power was depleted, blood-red patterns began to appear on the back of his hand.

As the crimson holy mark solidified completely, the sky instantly changed dramatically. Countless bolts of lightning churned and raged in the clouds, followed by a thick bolt of blue lightning that struck Lu Jingming directly.

However, the lightning did not harm him in the slightest. Instead, it gathered in his hand and danced joyfully, as if it had found its true master.

At the same time, a space filled with lightning was opened up in his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness; that was the sacred space belonging to this Thunder Sacred Mark.

The awakening of the Holy Mark was completed in an instant, a condition that most people would struggle to achieve in a lifetime, yet Lu Jingming accomplished it effortlessly the moment he obtained the Holy Mark. At the same time, within the Holy Mark space, a graceful figure gradually materialized.

Her eyes were closed, like a sleeping beauty, and her long, smooth purple hair was particularly striking.

Lu Jingming glanced at the beautiful figure sleeping in the Sacred Mark Space, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

He did dislike having other people's consciousness within him, such as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ilex, but if it was her, he wouldn't mind.

Lu Jingming clenched his fist, and lightning gathered in his hand, emitting a sound like the chirping of thousands of birds. Feeling the cheers and celebration of the lightning element, a flash of lightning appeared in his eyes.

This is not the power of a martial spirit, but authority—the authority of thunder, a power belonging to the gods.

Regarding the Holy Mark, Lu Jingming concealed a lot of crucial information, such as the Holy Mark Space, whose function goes far beyond simply containing the Holy Mark's will.

The true wonder of the Stigmata Space lies in its ability to accommodate divine positions, an effect that Mebius discovered unexpectedly when creating Stigmata.

In this world, divine positions are of paramount importance.

A deity without a divine position is far less powerful and has a shorter lifespan than a deity with a divine position.

Unless one can break through to a higher level, one cannot completely break free from dependence on the divine position. Otherwise, even a god-king would not easily give up his divine position.

Just like the Sea God Tang San, even though he has two godhoods, he has never thought of giving up, because he needs the power provided by the godhoods.

Of course, there are also deities like Rong Nianbing, the God of Emotions, whose strength does not decrease much even if they give up their divine position, but these are only a few cases.

Most deities will not easily give up their divine positions unless they are extremely tired of the duties that come with them.

In this universe, only the realm of gods was originally capable of accommodating divine beings.

However, the problem is that the number of god positions in the Douluo God Realm is already full, and the God of Destruction's plan to expand the God Realm has also failed due to the obstruction of the Sea God Tang San.

Therefore, if one wants to cultivate god-level combat power in Douluo Continent, finding another way becomes an inevitable choice.

Lu Jingming originally planned to find a solution from the perspective of Honkai energy, or hope that Jingliu and Black Tower could come up with a good plan, but he did not expect that Mebius would solve this major problem as soon as he arrived.

The Sacred Mark Space is a special existence, similar in form to the divine realm, both being composed of pure spiritual power and existing in a different dimension from the real universe.

In this way, the Sacred Mark Space can accommodate divine positions just like the divine realm.

However, the Sacred Mark Space can only accommodate one god, unlike the God Realm which can accommodate many gods. In other words, the Sacred Mark Space is a personal God Realm that belongs exclusively to one person.

Lu Jingming, who has just obtained the Thunder Mark and opened up the Mark Space, has already obtained fragments of the Thunder Authority, although he has not yet condensed his divine position.

This fragment of the power of thunder was not derived from his original power, but rather from the power bestowed upon him by the will of the Holy Mark that was dormant in the Holy Mark space.

After all, his original power came from the Black Abyss White Flower. Even if he opened up the Saint Mark Space, it should involve the power of death or life, not lightning.

With the fragments of Thunder Authority in the Stigmata Space, he only needs to feed it with the power of faith, or other high-level energies, such as Honkai energy, and in time, he will be able to condense the divine position of the Thunder God in the Stigmata Space.

Moreover, the "Sleeping Beauty" sleeping in the Sacred Mark Space possesses more than just lightning powers.

By then, the divine position he will have attained will not be merely that of a thunder god.

Most importantly, a Soul Master can absorb more than one Sacred Mark, which means that there can be more than one Sacred Mark Space, and naturally, more than one Divine Position can be condensed.

The existence of the Sacred Mark Space directly results in the fact that dual godhood is no longer exclusive to Tang San, the Sea God, and there is even a possibility of a deity with three godhoods.

But all of this is just a possibility for the future.

After all, the awakening of a single Holy Mark is difficult enough for most people, let alone sublimating their own power into fragments of authority and then condensing the prototype of a godhood.

Only someone like Lu Jingming, who seems to have cheat codes, could condense the prototype of a godhood through such a clever method.

But having already achieved the rudiments of a divine position, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is now the successor to the God of Thunder.

After all, he could also use the fragments of the power of thunder in the Sacred Mark Space to transform the power of faith, soul power, and spiritual energy of heaven and earth into divine power.

However, his current strength is still weak and his conversion efficiency is extremely low, so there is no need for him to do so for the time being.

However, it is undeniable that the appearance of the Sacred Mark has raised the upper limit of the cultivation system in Douluo Continent, allowing Soul Masters to pursue higher levels of power without being completely dependent on the God Realm or needing to ascend to the God Realm.

Currently, only a few people know this secret; others only know about the superficial effects of the Stigmata.

As for the fact that Douluo Continent cannot accommodate higher-level power and will spontaneously reject power above the god level, it is nothing to the owners of the Holy Mark.

As long as the connection between the Holy Mark Space and this world is severed and one's own power is concealed, it is entirely possible to deceive the will of the world and remain on Douluo Continent without being expelled from this planet.

Moreover, if a large number of powerful individuals remain on this planet, the planet can gradually become stronger, and the upper limit of the number of powerful individuals it can accommodate will also increase.

Tokiharu
(End of this chapter)