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"Take it. You really need this Spirit Bone now, and I can help you improve its quality," the Ice Dragon King's voice echoed in Xuan Ming's mind.
Xuan Ming opened his mouth slightly, then nodded. "Thank you."
"You don't need to be so polite with me." Bibi Dong breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Hu Liena.
"Nana, I prepared this white skull for you a long time ago. I originally planned to give it to you after you broke through to Spirit King, but I thought it would be better to wait for you to train a bit more. However, now, I'll just give them to both of you."
Hu Liena's eyes reddened slightly, and her voice was a little choked: "Teacher, thank you… You always think of me so much."
She gently cupped the head Spirit Bone, which glowed with a white aura, in her hands. Feeling the powerful energy surging within it, her heart was filled with gratitude.
Bibi Dong smiled faintly, reaching out to gently stroke Hu Liena's head: "Silly child, you are my most cherished disciple. It's only right for me to look out for you."
"Alright, both of you absorb your Spirit Bones now. I'll stand guard for you here."
Previously, she had thought of giving these two Spirit Bones as gifts to Xuan Ming to celebrate his championship and as a comforting gift to Hu Liena after the competition. But with what happened a few days ago, she knew this matter couldn't be delayed any longer.
Xuan Ming nodded, picked up the Spirit Bone, and with a thought, the Spirit Bone transformed into a stream of light and surged into his head.
"You…!" Bibi Dong looked speechless.
What kind of habit was this!
Meditating and cultivating anytime, anywhere—she understood that.
When absorbing a spirit ring, because the Blood Spear needed to devour it, he had to stand. She could barely understand that too!
Now, even absorbing a Spirit Bone, such an important matter, was done so carelessly!
Hu Liena watched this scene but didn't imitate Xuan Ming. Instead, she sat down properly and began to absorb the Spirit Bone only after concentrating her mental force.
Time passed bit by bit. Hu Liena's head was enveloped in a white aura, but Xuan Ming showed no change at all. The energy contained within that wisdom skull seemed to have simply vanished.
Bibi Dong was a little worried and was about to go check when the quiet white light suddenly exploded, engulfing the entire room. The next instant, Xuan Ming's head suddenly flickered with alternating red and blue lights, as two forces, extreme cold and extreme heat, surged alternately.
If this Domain hadn't been released first to act as a cage, locking in the overflow of these two forces, the room would have been frozen and then incinerated in an instant!
"What are you doing?"
In a mental World of alternating hot and cold, Xuan Ming was doing his best to stabilize his mental force because the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King were once again infusing the Dragon Bone's energy into his body. This time, however, it was infused into his head Spirit Bone.
"Upgrading you," the Ice Dragon King said.
"Do you remember what I told you before, that the Dragon Bone was originally intended for you to use after you reached Titled Douluo, or even super Douluo?"
"Why don't you guess why?"
Xuan Ming's expression was a little unnatural. "To improve the quality of the Spirit Bone?"
"More than that," the Ice Dragon King said.
"There are many ways to become a God. Directly becoming a God is too dangerous because one has to face the God Tribulation. Even a Level 99 super Douluo facing the God Tribulation directly would only find death. So, after reaching the limit of the mortal realm, to become a God, one must transcend the limits of the mortal realm through various means, break the restrictions of the mortal realm's rules, and only then is it possible to transcend this World and stand above the rules."
"What you know, like Bibi Dong, is to become a God through an existing inheritance. God Trials will enhance all aspects of a Spirit Master's qualities. spirit rings and Spirit Bones will all be improved. However, exactly what is improved depends on the focus of that God Position."
"The God Trials I know of, the first eight trials are basically various tests and preparations, but they can also be said to be preparations for the Ninth Trial. Because in the Ninth Trial, the one becoming a God needs to break through the rule restrictions themselves. This process is still incredibly perilous. Succeed, and you inherit the God Position; fail, and it's completely over."
"And the improvements the Dragon Kings' Dragon Bones can bring you are equivalent to God Trials!"
"However, God Trials still require you to go through the ordeal, but Dragon Bones don't. As long as you fully absorb our Dragon Bones, the improvements you gain will be no less than those who have completed eight God-level trials as humans."
Listening to the Ice Dragon King's words, Xuan Ming gained a better understanding of information related to becoming a God. "What about faith-based Godhood?"
"Faith-based Godhood?" The Ice Dragon King thought for a moment.
"That thing is a bit troublesome. After all, faith needs to come from the heart, and this thing itself is a type of miracle power. In our era, some people on other planes tried it, but the Dragon Clan looked down on such opportunistic methods."
"Are you interested?"
"With all due respect, you probably aren't suited for this method."
The power of faith is influenced by the rules of the universe, requiring believers to be completely willing and from the heart, without any pretense. It has enormous demands on the circumstances of the era.
For example, in a chaotic situation, if someone who guides the establishment of order steps forward and solves the predicament everyone faces, not only must they actually do it, but they must also make everyone agree with it for the power of faith to emerge.
If it's an era that already has order, actively breaking that order, creating chaos, and then guiding order again—creating storms while simultaneously sheltering from them—in such a situation, the power of faith will not arise.
Therefore, faith-based Godhood is not only troublesome, but more importantly, it is highly dependent on the era.
In the current Douluo Continent, this method is unfeasible. Once someone suspects self-direction, the power of faith will transform into the power of resentment. Using that to aid in becoming a God will invite a heavenly tribulation!
After all, the power of faith elevates the person being worshipped, raising them higher, so that thing can weaken the power of the God Tribulation. The power of resentment, however, is everyone wanting to pull that person down, and its effect is precisely the opposite—it will enhance the destructive power of the heavenly tribulation!
"You said the Ninth Trial requires one to break through on their own. Is there no other way?" Xuan Ming asked.
"A way…" The Ice Dragon King paused.
"It's not entirely impossible. If someone who has also completed eight God-level trials is willing to sacrifice everything to pave the way to Godhood for the one becoming a God, the difficulty of the originally life-or-death Ninth Trial would be greatly reduced, almost to the point of being a mere formality."
"However, in the eyes of the Dragon Clan, this is a method used only by incompetent inheritors. If one cannot even complete the path to Godhood on their own and needs others to pave the way, how far can they go even if they become a God? Becoming a God is not the end, but a new beginning."
"Brother, you don't lack even that much confidence, do you?"
"Bibi Dong went for it entirely on her own. As a man, you can't let her…"
"I was just asking," Xuan Ming said, exasperated.
As time passed, the light from Xuan Ming's head gradually dimmed, and the aura of ice and fire slowly subsided.
Although the process was painful and difficult, the rewards were immense. He could feel that his mental force had made a qualitative leap, and his perception of the surrounding World had become even more acute.
When the last trace of light dissipated, Xuan Ming slowly opened his eyes. He saw Bibi Dong standing not far away with a worried expression, and Hu Liena had already finished absorbing her Spirit Bone, looking at him with concern.
"Xuan Ming, are you alright?" Bibi Dong quickly stepped forward, carefully checking Xuan Ming's physical condition.
Xuan Ming shook his head. "I'm fine, it's just my brain is a little unaccustomed."
"Unaccustomed? How so?" Bibi Dong asked worriedly.
"I received too much information, it's unaccustomed," Xuan Ming said, covering his head. Although he had already activated his Domain in advance, sealing his mental force fluctuations within the room, this also caused the mental force fluctuations he emitted to continuously reverberate within the enclosed room.
Now, all the information in this room, including the dust on the floor and the small insects hiding in the corners, was almost imprinted in his mind.
"Your mental force has improved too rapidly; it's normal to be unaccustomed. Is there any other discomfort?" Bibi Dong asked with concern.
"Other discomforts…" Xuan Ming's expression was a little unnatural, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong leaned closer again. "Where does it hurt?"
"If you keep this up, he's going to be consumed by desire," the Nine-tailed Sky Fox's voice rang in Bibi Dong's mind.
Bibi Dong was slightly startled. "What do you mean?"
"If I'm not mistaken, that surge of mental force just now caused him to involuntarily scan both of you thoroughly. All your body data is now etched into his mind, plus some scenes he's seen before. Now, in his eyes, both of you…" The Nine-tailed Sky Fox's tone was subtle.
Bibi Dong's face instantly flushed crimson. She subconsciously took a step back, her eyes showing a trace of panic and shyness, but she quickly composed herself.
"Xuan Ming, you should adjust yourself properly first and adapt to this sudden increase in mental force," Bibi Dong said, feigning composure. However, her slightly trembling voice still betrayed the turmoil in her heart.
Xuan Ming nodded awkwardly, quickly closed his eyes, and tried to concentrate, attempting to dispel those inappropriate images from his mind while also beginning to sort through and adapt to this immense mental force.
Hu Liena, seeing the subtle atmosphere between the two, didn't say much. She just quietly walked behind Bibi Dong and gently hugged her.
"Teacher."
Bibi Dong's heart fluttered, and her body subconsciously trembled. "Nana, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to hug Teacher," Hu Liena whispered.
"Teacher, why are you trembling?"
Bibi Dong took a deep breath, suppressing her guilt. "You startled me."
"Teacher, it's not like I haven't hugged you like this before, and you weren't startled then," Hu Liena said, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Bibi Dong cleared her throat, trying to hide her embarrassment. "Perhaps there was too much going on today, and my mental force is a bit strained."
"Alright, Nana, stop messing around."
"Oh." Hu Liena slowly released Bibi Dong.
She was clearly feeling guilty, yet she was still pretending!