Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

The next test will be their responsibility, and it will be an even more profound one.

The Seven Deadly Sins are said to wield the dark power of the human heart, possessing abilities that can directly target the weaknesses of the human heart and guide and strengthen the dark side of the mind.

However, they have met their match this time. If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't be able to withstand the methods of the Seven Deadly Sins. Even if it was just a wisp of divine thought, it was still something that no ordinary person could contend with.

However, Lian Xuefeng and the other seven had been carefully trained by someone, who used illusions and dreams to train them, creating various scenarios to temper their minds and wills, making them feel like they were almost broken during that period.

As long as one doesn't break down during the process of tempering, it can only become nourishment for the growth of one's heart.

The results were ready to be tested, and the results were quite impressive.

The seven powers wielded by the seven original sin gods were almost powerless to shake the minds and wills of the seven people. Only the power of anger stirred up their memories of their teacher's death and their own demise.

Even so, the seven of them quickly recovered, calmed their minds and continued climbing, even faster than before.

They continued climbing and soon reached the seventieth step.

This achievement greatly surprised and puzzled the Seven Deadly Sins, who even manifested their phantoms to inquire about it.

How did you manage to do that?

The arrogant god asked in confusion, even setting aside his own arrogant demeanor, because the seven had passed the test and gained his approval.

The other six gods of original sin were also puzzled, especially the god of wrath.

He had clearly stirred up anger in the seven people, but it was suddenly suppressed. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

"The tests you are testing us have been similar to those we have experienced with our teachers, and we have gone through them many times, which has given us a profound understanding of our own hearts."

This is our teacher's teaching philosophy: cultivating physical strength is secondary; cultivating the mind is the foundation and the key to mastering power. Otherwise, without a strong inner self, one will ultimately be controlled by power and become its slave.

After taking a breath, Lian Xuefeng replied that he also deeply understood the teacher's good intentions.

Shen Xinshui and the other six were also very grateful for their teacher's guidance. Although they almost collapsed when they were being tormented, the gains were gratifying. They grew a lot and even surprised the gods.

This is all thanks to the teacher!

"Your teacher is a very powerful and remarkable person!"

After hearing Lian Xuefeng's explanation, the Arrogant God sighed, expressing his great approval and even admiration for the teacher of these seven people.

As gods of original sin, they value the will and mind above all else.

After all, they control the power of original sin, rather than being original sin themselves. There is a difference between the two. How can one control such an evil power as original sin without a sufficiently firm will?

But now there are humans who value the cultivation of mind and will just as much as they do, and who have trained seven such outstanding disciples, making it impossible for them not to admire them.

"Are you willing to accept our divine trial and inheritance? To inherit our divine position?"

The seven original sin gods exchanged glances and spoke at the same time.

Although they had no intention of leaving the realm of gods, they did not mind passing on their divine positions, especially for such outstanding individuals.

If these seven people were to merge their divine inheritances, it would inevitably lead to an improvement in their divine status, from which they would also benefit.

As for what they should do without their divine positions?

In the realm of gods, one does not necessarily need a divine position to maintain one's existence. Those priests with one divine ring and heavenly hunters do not have divine positions, yet they still live well in the realm of gods.

The reason for that rule was mainly to prevent the new gods who ascended to godhood from bringing too many people with them. It wouldn't matter in the short term, but in the long run, the divine realm would inevitably become overcrowded with gods, hence that rule.

Therefore, whether or not they hold a divine position makes little difference to them. At most, they will not be able to mobilize the power of the divine realm to aid them in battle. But the question is, are there battles taking place in the divine realm?

Furthermore, the divine position has become a constraint for them. If they want to advance further, they either need to elevate their divine position or break away from it. Passing on the divine position is the best option.

"Thank you all for your kindness, but I feel I can continue!"

After thanking the Seven Deadly Sins for their appreciation, Lian Xuefeng then indicated that he could continue.

We look forward to your performance!

The Seven Deadly Sins were not surprised, because they could all see that Lian Xuefeng and his group of seven still had strength left, and they wanted to see how far these seven little guys could go.

Taking a deep breath, Lian Xuefeng stepped onto the seventy-first step, simultaneously facing an even more terrifying divine pressure that caused his body to hunch slightly.

With his hands crossed, he gripped the jeweled longsword that had been gathered at his waist. Lian Xuefeng moved forward in a sword-drawing stance, using the terrifying divine power to hone his sword intent.

If Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were able to break through their limitations and evolve their sword domains by drawing on the sword intent of that Heavenly Sword, she certainly can too!

Similarly, Shen Xinshui and the other six focused all their strength on Lian Xuefeng to help him continue climbing.

Meanwhile, the Destruction God's Sense, which had appeared at the end of the God's Chosen Path at some unknown time, watched the girl climbing upwards with great satisfaction.

I knew I hadn't misjudged him!

With his martial spirit aptitude and cultivation level both being quite good, and his current mental and physical resolve being so firm, his future achievements will definitely not be low, at least not lower than those of the Sea God.

We've really found a treasure this time!

He climbed against the ever-growing divine power, using it to hone his sword intent, waiting for the moment of final explosion.

As the divine power grew stronger, the seven-colored strange fire on Lian Xuefeng's body was gradually suppressed into the gem armor, and fused more and more tightly with the gem martial soul.

However, this forced fusion comes at a price: countless cracks slowly spread across the gem armor. With each step taken, more cracks appear on the armor.

When they reached the eightieth step, the gem armor finally gave way and shattered, leaving only the two gem longswords, imbued with Lian Xuefeng's sword intent, hanging at their waists, waiting for the moment to be drawn.

This was already Lian Xuefeng's limit, after all, she was not yet twenty years old and had only been receiving instruction from her teacher for two years, so there was still a lot of room for growth in all aspects.

But that's enough!

"prick!"

With his eyes fixed on the figure at the end of the stairs, Lian Xuefeng, whose consciousness was already somewhat blurred, suddenly drew his sword and thrust it straight at the figure.

At the same time, the sword intent, honed and suppressed to its extreme, erupts and naturally evolves into the domain of the sword.

Besides the burst of sword energy, there was also a strong and resolute hatred—the girl's hatred for losing her teacher. That hatred was even stronger and more extreme than the sword intent she had cultivated.

The sword, formed by the fusion of hatred and sword intent, cleaved through the divine power in the path ahead, propelling her body to climb rapidly, or rather, to run.

He took ten steps in a row, climbed ten steps, and stepped onto the ninetieth step.

At this point, the two jeweled longswords finally shattered under the strain, and even Yukikaze reached his limit.

But that wasn't all. The golden spot between the girl's brows suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, merging into the girl's sword intent and bringing Lian Xuefeng back to his senses for a moment.

"teacher!"

She seemed to see her teacher's figure, murmured to herself, and continued climbing with her legs, which had reached their limit.

She saw her teacher's figure, smiling at her from ahead. She wanted to catch up with her teacher and win him over.

Driven by this almost delusional obsession, even as Xuefeng's trembling legs continued to climb, her consciousness blurred, she still kept climbing.

That kind of pure obsession has exceeded the scope of the God-Chosen Path's assessment. It's not a matter of strength, but rather that it's beyond the scope, equivalent to having a cheat code.

And so, with that pure obsession, Lian Xuefeng stepped over the last nine steps and reached the final step before the God of Destruction, thus clearing the entire God-Chosen Path.

The gods on both sides stared wide-eyed at this scene, completely baffled as to how the girl had managed to ascend the final nine steps.

It's important to understand that the final nine steps represent the potential of the God-King's position. Even if it's only the potential to support the God-King's position, rather than the potential to create one, it's still quite incredible.

How did that girl manage to do it?

"God King, she..."

The gods stepped forward and looked at the girl being supported by their leader's divine power, all of them puzzled.

"It is the power of love!"

After a moment of silence, the Destruction God sighed.

As someone who had been through it all, he could naturally understand the girl's final state and her obsession, just as he loved Xiao Lü deeply.

The girl had a love as deep and pure as his, but unfortunately, the person she loved had disappeared from this world forever, which was destined to be a tragedy.

"These seven are your successors, but do not pass on your power. Let them first become gods through their own power, and then use their own power to carry and refine your power. The final result will be very beneficial to both of you."

After expressing his regret, the God of Destruction gave a few words of advice to his seven henchmen.

The Seven Deadly Sins understood. They were very satisfied with these seven successors. Their martial soul aptitude was excellent, but what pleased them most was their mental will, which was as if they were born to bear the power of their divine positions.

At least with this mindset and willpower, one will not be seduced by the power of their divine positions and lose oneself.

As gods of original sin, their divine power is indeed very strong, capable of penetrating directly into the mind. If there is a flaw in the mind, no matter how strong one is, one must submit.

They hadn't encountered such a steadfast spirit in a long time.

"The Martial Soul Fusion Technique of the Dragon God Plane is very interesting. If it is fused with your Divine Punishment Array, it might be able to create a God King of Original Sin."

Sending back the divine thoughts of the other gods, leaving only the seven original sin gods as his confidants, the God of Destruction suddenly made a suggestion.

He got his inspiration after seeing the seven-in-one martial soul fusion skill of Lian Xuefeng and the other seven, especially since the seven little guys all had the potential to bear the position of a first-level main god, which was particularly suitable for the positions of the seven original sin gods.

It just so happens that the Seven Original Sins Gods possess the Divine Punishment Array, one of the three great divine arrays of the divine realm, which can unleash the power of a God-King.

If this were combined with the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it might actually create a God King.

Even if it doesn't work, you can at least temporarily gain god-king level combat power.

He had already roughly guessed the Asura God's scheme: he would definitely pass on his divine position afterward, so that the other party would have the combat power of a god-king in this plane.

Even though their strength is suppressed by the laws of the plane and they cannot fully exert it, they are still far superior to ordinary divine inheritors.

Not to mention that the Asura God also possesses the Asura Divine Sword, a super artifact; with the two combined, his combat power increases even further.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the Asura God and the Sea God had a good relationship, and this plane was also the Sea God's ascension site, so it could quickly create a new Sea God. In addition, with the super artifact Sea God Trident, it could also unleash the combat power of a God-King.

Therefore, he also needs to cultivate a god-king level combat power in this plane, and the girl in front of him is the most suitable choice.

If one is unable to pass on the divine position, then by fusing the power of the seven original sin gods, one might actually be able to create a god-king level divine position.

The proposal to destroy divine thoughts surprised the Seven Deadly Sins, but upon closer examination, it seemed quite feasible.

They were unfamiliar with the Martial Soul system of the Dragon God Plane, but they had just witnessed the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique used by Lian Xuefeng and his group, which was remarkably similar to their Divine Punishment Array.

If we can combine the two, we might actually succeed.

In this way, their side will gain another powerful combatant at the God-King level. Most importantly, this will guide the seven of them and perhaps give them the opportunity to become God-Kings themselves.

Thinking of this, the seven original sin gods became even more tempted.

"This is the Soul Master system from their memories. It was created and evolved by the Dragon God. It's very interesting."

He passed on the memory fragments he had previously obtained from Lian Xuefeng and the others to his seven henchmen. Destruction God was well aware of his own limitations and also understood the terrifying nature of the Asura God's schemes.

If this plane weren't special and contained the power of tribulation lightning, he probably wouldn't have known that his top henchman had been killed by the God of Asura. In fact, if it weren't for the appearance of the Angel God and the Rakshasa God, even the God of Destruction wouldn't have known that he had been tricked into giving up his divine position and artifact.