Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 119 A Godless Era (10,000 words per day)

In publicly available historical records, the last time someone reached level 100 and became a god was ten thousand years ago.

For the next ten thousand years, countless brilliant individuals, including those from the four great empires (including the Sun and Moon Empires), Shrek Academy, and other reclusive sects, were stuck at level ninety-nine, unable to make any further progress.

In the historical records of the Shrek Library - Spirit Hall Documentation Area, since the first Angel God appeared and founded the Spirit Hall, approximately every one or two thousand years, one or two outstanding individuals would break through the level 100 barrier and ascend to godhood.

For a full ten thousand years, the Douluo Continent, a land teeming with geniuses and prodigies, suddenly failed to produce a single level 100 god-level expert. This discovery alone sent a chill down Huo Yuhao's spine.

Huo Yuhao once asked Qian Daoliu how to become a god, and Qian Daoliu gave a clear answer.

The power of the gods originates from faith. Poseidon, the god of the sea, once conquered the sea. Later, through the reverence of the sea spirits and the faith of the coastal inhabitants, he solidified his divine status and became the first god of the sea.

[In addition, divine positions can also be obtained through inheritance. One can go to the land of inheritance to undergo trials, or attract the attention of a deity in the divine realm due to one's own talent, and be subjected to divine trials. Once the divine trials are passed, one can also become a god at level 100.]

After obtaining this crucial information, Huo Yuhao practically turned the outer courtyard's books upside down and personally visited Qian Duoduo, Yan Shaozhe, and Elder Xuan, but he only received one answer.

"Becoming a god requires not only talent and hard work, but also a bit of luck. If you can't find a place of inheritance and can't attract the attention of a god that matches your attributes, level ninety-nine is the limit for all soul masters, without exception. Even the original Shrek Seven Devils only obtained their godhood by relying on a place of inheritance or a divine trial sent down by other gods."

The almost identical answers from the three sent a chill down Huo Yuhao's spine. Then, Huo Yuhao mentioned another name, the first Sea God, Poseidon, but the answer he received sent an even colder chill down his spine.

"Isn't that the previous Sea God? It seems he also found the Sea God's inheritance site, which is why he was able to obtain the Sea God's position. Don't be too ambitious, Yuhao. You should wait until you become a Super Douluo before considering becoming a god at level 100. Sitting on this mountain and looking at that mountain will only lead to nothing."

Huo Yuhao could no longer hear the advice given by Elder Xuan and the others. From that moment on, Huo Yuhao had realized something, but he was not sure.

Huo Yuhao still clearly remembered the debate between Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Qian Daoliu about who was the first million-year soul beast in the world.

"You little rascal, shouldn't you be focusing on the fact that you have a million-year spirit ring? I'm the only million-year spirit beast on the entire Douluo Continent!"

"If it's the only existing million-year-old soul beast, that would be more accurate. Back then, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the sea was no easier to deal with than the sleeping soul beast emperor in the Star Dou Forest. It was also a genuine million-year-old soul beast."

"That giant whale is at most 300,000 years old; only I am a genuine million-year-old soul beast!"

"Yes, a 300,000-year-old soul beast that could fight Poseidon, the Sea God at level 99, to a standstill more than 10,000 years ago, and almost defeated Poseidon to become a Demon God. Once you soul beasts break through the 100,000-year realm, how many of you have truly relied entirely on time to accumulate your cultivation?"

"I don't care, I'm the first million-year soul beast!"

"Pah! You've clearly eaten so many good things, that's why your cultivation has improved so quickly. I think you've been sleeping too much and you're all confused. You really think you've slept for a million years?"

"Old man, have you ever seen the far north a million years ago? Back then, the soul beasts in the far north were all strange-looking. Each one had four legs and looked different. Have you ever seen a soul beast with three eyes and eight tails? I saw it with my own eyes!"

"So what? Who knows if those soul beasts you mentioned are just made up? Besides, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was much more powerful than you back then."

"Didn't Poseidon gouge out one of his eyes?"

"That's still better than being treated like a baby bottle for a ferocious beast, isn't it?"

"Hmph, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King can only become a stepping stone for Poseidon's self-created sea god position, collecting sea god worship materials. With my help, Yuhao might be able to reach level 100 and become a god. At that time, I will be immortal in the god realm. What will that Demon Whale King be good for then?"

"You big bug, I'm arguing with you about million-year-old soul beasts, don't interrupt."

Following the key clues from this conversation, Huo Yuhao once again turned the pages of history and discovered that there was absolutely no record of self-created godhood in the Douluo Continent.

Although many documents have mentioned those geniuses who either inherited or created their own divine positions, discussed their former soul ring and soul bone configurations, and explored what kind of talents, soul rings, and soul bones they possessed that could attract the attention of the gods.

Without exception, not a single book mentioned how they became gods, including the scriptures of the Spirit Hall.

There are only a handful of documents that clearly record how a person attains a divine position, and the subjects of those documents are quite interesting.

The original Shrek Seven Devils, along with Bibi Dong, the God of Rakshasa, and Qian Renxue, the God of Angels.

These individuals, without exception, either found a place of inheritance and became gods at level 100, or their own talent was so dazzling that it attracted the attention of a certain god in the divine realm, allowing them to pass the divine test and become gods.

The path to godhood through faith has been artificially erased. A path to godhood that even a soul beast like the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, who sleeps all day, knows well has been completely forgotten by humankind!

Huo Yuhao was deeply disturbed after reaching this conclusion. He wanted to ask Qian Daoliu if his conclusion was correct.

However, Qian Daoliu, like Tianmeng, was dozing in his own spiritual sea at the time, seemingly recuperating. Huo Yuhao could only keep his conclusion to himself.

Following this line of thought, Huo Yuhao continued his investigation, but the final conclusion puzzled him. He even thought there was something wrong with his reasoning process, otherwise such contradictory answers should not have been produced.

Ten thousand years ago, a certain god, in order to gain the power of faith, deliberately erased the channels for becoming a god through faith.

This is Huo Yuhao's deduction. Huo Yuhao doesn't know which god made this move, nor does he understand what the power of faith means. However, this conclusion conflicts with the past actions of the Spirit Hall and the actions of the gods from 11,000 years ago.

The reason is simple: the Spirit Hall never stopped the first Sea God Poseidon from gathering faith and creating his own godhood, and none of the other people who became gods in the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago ever tried to erase the path of becoming a god through faith.

But if that's the case, why was the path of accumulating faith and becoming a god through a hundred levels suddenly erased ten thousand years ago, leaving only the path of accepting divine trials?

Huo Yuhao was completely baffled.

(End of this chapter)