Douluo Continent: Martial Soul is the Star Forging Dragon King

He was translucent and composed of stars, looking down at them from above.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

Luo Chen's voice, accompanied by the phantom of the starry dragon, reached the hearts of the two women, making them feel a sense of warmth and immediately calming their previously agitated emotions.

Ice and snow are inherently inseparable, like twin sisters.

"You are the pride of heaven in this far north, the darlings of heaven and earth."

"Now, in the name of the Star Forger Dragon King, I grant you the qualification to ascend the steps to godhood."

As Luo Chen made his final preparations, the two women's consciousnesses began to detach from their bodies and immerse themselves in Luo Chen's Martial Soul Space.

Before the two women, a golden staircase leading to the depths of the starry sky appeared in their eyes.

"The Stairway to God consists of eighteen steps, representing the ultimate state of the gods."

One step forward grants access to a divine ring, enabling one to become a level 100 priest.

Taking three steps leads to becoming a level three god.

If one is resilient enough, and climbs halfway up, the nine soul rings represent the five realms of the God Kings in the God Realm.

However, the God King is not the end of the ladder to godhood. Above it are the Dragon God Realm with ten soul rings, the Universe Realm with eleven divine rings, and even the Creation Realm with thirteen layers.

The "cosmic level" here actually refers to the early stage of the "creation level," which is also the highest realm that native gods of the Douluo Universe can reach.

To reach a higher level of true creation, that is, a powerful being capable of destroying the universe, one needs to obtain Luo Chen's celestial power or submit to the void in order to break through.

As for the realms above the thirteenth rank...

The only thing that can be confirmed now is that Father Time and the Astral Wanderer are at the 15th level, which is beyond common sense.

If Gu Yuena and Bibi Dong can fully gain the recognition of the Star Forger Dragon King's will in the future, they can also break through this step and become gods above the 15th rank.

In addition, the void serves as Luo Chen's final trial.

Having already destroyed and devoured the past universe, even Bard and Kieran working together would find it difficult to directly resist His erosion.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the Void, which has not yet reached its full potential, possesses at least 16th-order power, or even higher.

If it were to devour the future universe ten thousand years from now, let alone the 17th rank, it wouldn't be impossible for it to actually achieve the ascension ritual and reach the 18th rank.

Faced with such an existence, Luo Chen's only choice was to merge with the will of the Star Forger Dragon King and use power surpassing that of the Ascended God to completely suppress the void.

"Come on."

Recalling the information about the Void Crisis that Kieran had told him, Luo Chen was filled with anticipation for the two women: "The 11th rank is just the beginning. With each step we take from here on out, the benefits we can gain will increase!"

Chapter 154 The Path to Godhood Begins

'The more steps you take, the greater the benefits you'll reap!'

This kind of setup exists in many challenging exams, and it's a benefit where pressure and opportunity coexist.

The Stairway to Godhood also replicates this model.

In addition, there are actually two types of stairways to the gods: one is the actual staircase, and the other is the virtual staircase.

Next, Luo Chen instructed the two women to combine the real and the virtual, first going through the real stage to gain power, and then going through the virtual stage to assess their potential.

"Let's go."

Inside Luo Chen's Martial Soul Space, encouraged by Luo Chen, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress sisters walked hand in hand and took their first step toward the golden staircase in front of them.

"Om~~"

At the same time, golden light shone from beneath the two women's feet, making them appear as if they were gods from the heavens.

Without hesitation, Xue Di grabbed Bing Di's hand and continued climbing upwards.

Second order, third order.

Soon, the two women arrived at the fourth step of the path to godhood.

It was from this point that Xue Di noticed her grip on Bing Di's hand suddenly tighten, as if something was holding her down, making it exceptionally difficult.

Clearly, the pressure has begun.

As Luo Chen had predicted, the pressure on the two women increased dramatically with each step they took upwards.

These few simple steps took the two women several minutes to complete, until they stopped at the 7th step.

"Binger?"

Xue Di took another step upwards with all her might, but when she tried to pull Bing Di up again, she found that the other's body was as heavy as a thousand pounds and could not be moved at all.

"Xue Di, I think I've reached my limit."

Hyotei looked at his feet, where the previously ethereal golden light now seemed to be glued in place.

Therefore, it can be seen that without external assistance, the 7th level is the limit for Hyotei.

Tier 7 represents 7 soul rings, which is equivalent to the level of a Level 1 deity.

"Bing'er."

"Leave me alone, Yuki-tei."

Hyotei tried to let go, but Yuki-tei held on tightly, making it impossible for her to break free: "You can still go up, right? Instead of waiting for me here, you might as well go and challenge the ninth level."

"All right."

Luo Chen's voice came from above the two women's heads: "Snow Empress, you don't need to worry. Your ascent doesn't need to reach the same height together. Instead, it will be calculated based on the highest height that can be reached."

"Is that right?"

Hearing this, Hyotei smiled with delight: "That's wonderful, Yukitei."

In her view, she was a burden, hindering the Snow Emperor's path to godhood.

However, Xue Di did not think so.

Becoming a god might be tempting, but being alone is definitely not her choice.

Fortunately, the twin spirits never abandoned each other.

To be honest, Xue Di was actually very satisfied with this arrangement.

"I don't really need to climb any higher."

Xue Di said, "I know my own limitations. This eighth step is the limit I can reach. If I go any higher, I can only take half a step at most."

"Ah."

Luo Chen nodded and smiled, "That's alright."

"By the way, do you want to see what benefits you can get from your current position?"

As Luo Chen finished speaking, a series of images appeared before the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor.

First up is Hyotei.

Before her eyes, an endless ocean suddenly appeared.

Above the boundless sea, a figure resembling a goddess of ice and snow floated in mid-air. With her back to the Ice Emperor, she simply waved her hand, freezing the entire sea before her.

The terrifying, suffocating coldness stunned the two Ice and Snow Emperors, making them deeply aware of the vastness of the world.

"If it weren't for the suppression of the Dragon God's rules, with your talent, Bingbing, there's a good chance you'd be able to inherit the Ice God's position and become the new Ice God."

Luo Chen's evaluation seemed average, only at the level of Tianmeng.

In fact, Hyotei is much stronger than Tenmu.

The position of the Ice God is undoubtedly the best choice for all soul beasts in the entire far north.

If the Ice Emperor, Tianmeng, and Snow Emperor were to undergo the divine trial together, it would most likely be the Snow Emperor who would inherit the Ice God's legacy, followed by the Ice Emperor, and finally Tianmeng.

"Is this the Ice God?"

Hyotei was still immersed in the shock of that instantaneous freezing of thousands of miles.

Strong, too strong!

The Ice God is a deity that originally existed on the Douluo Continent.

However, she was not a human who became a god, but a soul beast, belonging to the lineage of the Dragon God and the Nine Dragon Kings, an ancient beast god.

'Gods!'

'How terrifying! '

Furthermore, the Ice God in that scene gave Hyotei a feeling similar to the Snow Goddess in front of her, but not exactly the same.

If one had to compare them, the Ice God is more like a certain kind of creature, while the Snow Emperor is the embodiment of ice and snow, leaning towards an elemental life form.

However, in the distant past, the Ice Goddess perished, leaving behind only one place of her legacy deep in the far north.

Just as Luo Chen said, without the Dragon God Law, the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor could go to find this Ice God Temple and have a high probability of passing the test there and inheriting the Ice God's Level 1 divine position.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs," and the rule that soul beasts in Douluo Continent cannot become gods is an established fact.

Unless your strength surpasses that of the Dragon God, no one can break this ironclad rule.

"Xiaochen."

By voluntarily entering Luo Chen's Martial Soul Space, Xue Di had acknowledged him as her master, and her address naturally became more intimate: "What should we do now? I can't take Bing'er any further."

Xue Di noticed that Luo Chen didn't seem nervous at all, which was completely different from what he had just said.

She knew that Luo Chen would definitely have a way to prevent them from stopping there.

"Don't worry."

Just as Xue Di had expected, Luo Chen said, "This is not actually the potential trial yet. The boost I can give you right now will only go this far."

So, Luo Chen explained the concept of the virtual and real staircase to the two women.

"I see."

Xue Di realized, "That means the path we are taking now is the power we can actually obtain now."

"Doesn't this mean that Xue Di and I will soon become Level 1 gods?"

Luo Chen's explanation put the two women at ease.