Chapter 1050 Return of the Soul Path (II)
1050 Return of the Soul Path (II)
Liang s.h.i.+xian did not immediately continue his retreat but entered the Battle Tower. He chose his first opponent: an Immortal Venerable. As soon as the battle started, he mobilized the power of his Divine Flame, releasing a spiritual pressure that rendered the Immortal Venerable immobile.
"My soul power can affect his soul, body, and even the operation of his Immortal Mansion," summarized Liang s.h.i.+xian. With a thought, he crushed his opponent into meat pace.
He chose a regular Dao Ancestor for his next opponent, and Liang s.h.i.+xian also restricted his strength to the same level. He had one purpose for this battle - to find how long a regular G.o.d King could last in battle while borrowing the power of the Grand Dao Source.
The answer was seven days of constant battle. Liang s.h.i.+xian frowned. Seven days might seem a long time for any battle, but that"s only if the strength between two individuals is similar. In a battle of similar prowess, it"s normal for a battle to go on for years, decades, and even more. Given the lifespan of Immortals, Liang s.h.i.+xian would not be surprised if someone told him two Emperors fought for millions of years, nonstop, without determining a victor.
"G.o.d Kings must not rely too heavily on the Grand Dao Source. Our main battle method should be direct soul attacks, or using illusion and other mind-interfering methods," a.n.a.lyzed Liang s.h.i.+xian. "Maybe we should use other laws to make up for it?"
Normal laws would be useless in battles of this level - unless they had something similar to Heaven Laws.
"We can create our own Divine Law," thought Liang s.h.i.+xian. G.o.d Kings will not have ready-made incense for them to walk this path. So, they must create their own Divine Kingdom with followers that provide them with enough wors.h.i.+p for the transition. Then, with the help of a Great Emperor(sadly) or other Immortal Beings, they will condense their Soul Ring and Divine Flame.
"I can gather the will of all my believers into a single unified power, or Divine Will, before fusing it with my law to create the so-called Divine Law. If my Divine Kingdom is vast enough, the Divine Law could probably work similarly to the Heaven Will and confront low-cla.s.s Emperors."
Liang s.h.i.+xian spent many years researching this path and had many ideas. After coming to the Myriad Emperor World and seeing a larger and broader world, he felt more inspiration coming every moment.
The next test was a secret technique that burned his Divine Flame. In dire situations, Dao Ancestors and Immortal Venerables can do the same to their Inner World and Immortal Mansions. The research revealed what he had previously deduced: his Soul Path is way better than the Immortal Path but slightly worse than the Dao Path.
He also learned the Divine Flame is not easily rekindled once extinguished, and he will enter a period of weakness - just like any of the other paths.
Liang s.h.i.+xian continued testing his newfound strength, battling Third and Second Cla.s.s Insurgents, followed by actual Great Emperors. When facing an Emperor, he could not borrow the power of the Grand Dao Source, but he was also not suppressed by the Emperor"s Awakening or Soul Power. On the contrary, he obliterated his opponent"s soul, leaving an empty body.
Liang s.h.i.+xian gathered much data on this new path and formed many ideas and plans for the future of this path. Afterward, he returned to the Incense Area of the Dream World to continue cultivating. As he absorbed more incense, he saw the intensity of his Divine Flame slowly increasing.
"If I want to become a G.o.d Lord and G.o.d Emperor, the Divine Flame must reach its limit before I condense a second ring and flame." His eyes couldn"t help but s.h.i.+ne in antic.i.p.ation. However, he knew he still had a long way to go.
Liang s.h.i.+xian did not continue cultivating but proceeded to use the special right granted to him by Heaven and Earth for creating this path. He absorbed a large quant.i.ty of incense to build a Divine Kingdom inside his Sea of Consciousness. He took inspiration from Dong Lifen"s Fortune Dynasty Path to build a vast Divine Kingdom in his mind, full of wors.h.i.+ppers made entirely out of incense. He even gave them life by using his Soul Law.
Liang s.h.i.+xian knew such an act would force him to give most of his merit to w.a.n.g Wei, but he did not care. After he finishes, he will be an Eternal Tier Insurgent and not the weak kind.
"If only all G.o.d Kings were allowed to create a Divine Kingdom inside their Sea of Consciousness," thought Liang s.h.i.+xian. If that were the case, his Soul Path would be very close to the Emperor Path, if not on par.
"Let"s try this Divine Will and Divine Law idea."
Liang s.h.i.+xian looked at all the citizens in his kingdom and began condensing their will and desire into a single force or power. Unfortunately, such a thing was not his forte, so he quickly failed. Without a choice, he contacted w.a.n.g Wei to see how he could help. Then, the founder of the Soul Path had found his lips twitching unconditionally.
"Fine, I will pay," he said, and soon afterward, a vast amount of information entered his mind, making him secretly sigh. Even with his current strength, he could not see the limit of that cheap b.a.s.t.a.r.d"s power.
"Success," celebrated Liang s.h.i.+xian as he felt the new power he condensed. Fusing the Divine Will with his three laws -river, thunder, and soul - was relatively easy once he got the hang of it. However, he soon frowned.
"The Divine Law is too weak to affect Eternal Tier battles," concluded Liang s.h.i.+xian. After considering things for a moment, he realized it made sense. Heavenly Dao boosted heaven"s laws, but which one? The limit of the majority of Heavenly Dao is second-cla.s.s, so how could they help five and 6-star Primarchs? Such a job would fall to True Heavenly Dao; his Divine Will cannot compare to such an ent.i.ty.
"The good news is the Divine Will can act as another form of Dao Will or Will Manifestation, albeit a weaker version," thought Liang s.h.i.+xian. "Another bad news is the method of condensing it and Divine Laws is an Insurgent Technique, meaning that it will not be universal to all G.o.d Kings."
Liang s.h.i.+xian groaned; each pa.s.sing moment further proved to him that his path was not as special as he had envisioned or wished it to be.
"It"s okay. A part of me already expected this," he told himself. Regardless of the outcome, he would not regret his decision, and that"s because his disdain for the Emperor Path outweighed anything else.
The cultivation retreat ended, so Liang s.h.i.+xian walked out to see w.a.n.g Wei waiting for him.
"How long has pa.s.sed?"
"Only five years pa.s.sed outside," replied w.a.n.g Wei.
"I guess I owe you even more." Liang s.h.i.+xian knew time formation capable of affecting Immortals was not simple.
"This one is in the house," replied generously; he only saved the latter a few hundred thousand years, which was nothing for him. "Are you ready?"
"Yes," nodded Liang s.h.i.+xian firmly before appearing somewhere in the court. He did not stand above the sky in the Myriad Emperor World, which could be interpreted as rude since he"s an outsider. So, the ceremony was somewhere in the court.
"Heavenly Dao above, be my witness, today, I, Liang s.h.i.+xiang, create the Soul Path to immortality that I dared call the G.o.d King Path."
His voice echoed throughout the world, and a few seconds later, an eye materialized above the sky. The eye of True Heavenly Dao manifested, gazing intently at Liang s.h.i.+xian. Typically, this process would only take a few seconds, but oddly, the eye lingered for close to a minute, making w.a.n.g Wei frown.
"Is this related to the previous disappearance of the Soul Path?" he thought. To this day, he still has no idea what has happened to that path. The only valuable information he learned from Wu Hong was that some Chaos Worlds still had the soul path, while others were the same as the Eternal Ascension World. However, overall, the Soul Path had drastically decreased in the Chaos Universe.
After what felt like an eternity, visions manifested between Heaven and Earth as the eye dissipated. Afterward, Liang s.h.i.+xian"s voice traveled throughout the entire lower dimension, alarming the world of a monumental change.
Purple merit descended from the sky, and 65% of it went to Liang s.h.i.+xian while w.a.n.g Wei pocketed the rest. But soon afterward, Liang s.h.i.+xian had to give most of his share to w.a.n.g Wei, leaving only 10% for himself.
Liang s.h.i.+xian looked at the small portion left in his hand with a slight headache. But he gritted his teeth and handed another 5% to w.a.n.g Wei.
"What"s this for?"
"I want to use your incense to train a few followers."
"You should have access to some reserve, right?"
"I had to hand them over during the civil war," replied Liang s.h.i.+xian with a sigh.
"Well, I"m not one to refuse a good deal." w.a.n.g Wei readily agreed.