Yes, rank 100!
At this moment, the increasingly majestic and solemn aura emanating from Chen Yi was directed at breaking the ultimate shackles that had plagued soul masters on Douluo Continent for thousands of years.
The demon spirit's gaze shifted from initial surprise to confusion. As a former god who had lived in a dimension protected and governed by the laws of the God Realm, breaking through to rank 100 and becoming a god without divine inheritance or special approval was virtually impossible.
As one approached rank 100, one would feel a powerful suppression from the God Realm's laws. Forcing a breakthrough would either result in failure and severe injury or trigger the laws' backlash and lead to destruction!
Even she herself, after breaking through the demigod limit, had needed to gather vast amounts of faith power before entering the God Realm to establish the Angel God position.
Chen Yi currently lacked both sufficient divine inheritance power and faith power. So why was he forcing a breakthrough to rank 100 right here and now?
Did Chen Yi know about the suppression from the God Realm?
Of course he did!
The moment his soul power reached the demigod limit and touched the threshold of rank 100, he clearly felt the invisible constraints from the darkness.
But it was precisely at that moment that he fully understood his teacher's kindness.
Back then, when Thunder God guided him to condense the seventh soul ring using the Thunder God bloodline, it was not merely to obtain a powerful skill. The deeper intention was to use the bloodline power to weaken the suppression from the God Realm's laws.
Having understood this, Chen Yi's conviction and determination to reach the god level here became completely firm!
"True Form of Thunder God!"
With Chen Yi's powerful low roar, the already dazzling purple-golden thunder giant suddenly contracted the lightning inward. Primitive, overwhelming divine power mixed with the sacred majesty of the Thunder God erupted from the giant's chest.
"Raise your head high!!!"
A thunderous roar that seemed to come from the beginning of creation, traversing endless time and space, resounded from the mouth of Thunder God's true form.
It instantly pierced through the spatial barriers of the Demon Realm and echoed throughout the entire realm.
Even the gods outside the Demon Realm who were carefully watching its movements were shocked by this sudden terrifying dragon roar and its power!
"What kind of terrifying power is this?!"
"What an ancient and pure aura of thunder!"
"Terrifying! Before this power, even our souls tremble!"
Even the usually arrogant God of Arrogance suppressed his pride at this moment and spoke in a solemn tone.
"Chen Yi…" The Goddess of Life's emerald-green eyes sparkled. She took a deep breath and exclaimed in surprise.
"He… is trying to reach the divine domain!"
"Becoming a god? Inside the Demon Realm?"
Upon hearing this, the Seven Elemental Gods and the Seven Deadly Sins exchanged glances. Their expressions changed slightly, and surprise and worry appeared in their eyes. The God of Darkness couldn't help asking.
"Something… might go wrong? The God Realm's laws suppressing…"
The God of Destruction slowly shook his head. A faint light of admiration appeared in his dark red eyes as he said in a low voice, "No need to worry. With the aura Chen Yi is releasing now and his solid foundation, breaking through to the god level is only natural."
"Even the laws of the Douluo Realm or the God Realm cannot suppress a lower being. He is using this momentum to break through to a higher domain. How wonderful!"
The God of Destruction was equally shocked. Chen Yi's mysteries had repeatedly exceeded the gods' expectations, but this shock quickly turned into deep joy.
The stronger Chen Yi's talent and the higher his potential, the greater the benefits he would bring to the God Realm after inheriting the Thunder God position!
The Elemental Gods seemed about to say something, but the Goddess of Life smiled and said,
"There is no need to worry. Chen Yi's actions do not violate the God Realm's laws. Even if a lower being breaks through the dimensional limit and becomes a god by their own power, it is not a violation of the God Realm's laws."
"Just like in the Five Elements Realm, there was an extraordinary being who reached the god level by fusing two extreme flames. The two God Kings of Good and Evil tacitly acknowledged her existence."
Hearing this, the Elemental Gods finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned their gazes back to the Demon Realm.
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Inside the central space of the Demon Realm.
After the dragon roar, Chen Yi's aura suddenly accelerated, rushing fiercely toward the critical point representing qualitative change.
Buzz—!
The moment Chen Yi's aura touched the rank 100 barrier, an invisible force poured down as if the sky were collapsing, strongly pressing down on his aura that was trying to break through the shackles.
Puff!
Chen Yi's momentum suddenly halted. The lightning around him weakened, and his body shook violently.
The suppression from the God Realm's laws had arrived as expected!
"As expected…" Chen Yi thought without much surprise. If breaking through to rank 100 were so easy, he would not be the only one in this era capable of becoming a god independently.
As Chen Yi pondered, his purple-golden seventh soul ring suddenly emitted an unprecedented dazzling light. The swirling dragon-bodied, human-faced phantom residing in his body moved as if alive and let out an even louder roar toward the sky.
"Uwooooooh!!!"
Accompanied by the roar of a high-level god, it erupted from Chen Yi and fused with his own aura.
This aura was like a sharp sword piercing the invisible rule suppression!
Crack…
It was as if something had broken, the sound echoing deep into the soul.
The previously irresistible invisible force finally collapsed under the impact of this aura. At the same time, the suppression on Chen Yi's aura weakened sharply!
"Now!"
Chen Yi seized the opportunity and rapidly channeled the three soul cores—already operating at their limit—toward a single point at the center of his dantian.
Boom—!
Inside his dantian, a massive explosion occurred as if the creation of heaven and earth had taken place!
Purple-golden light flashed violently, then all the light condensed inward, transforming into a sacred core emitting a deep purple-golden halo!
The moment the sacred core took shape, an entirely different, enormous power instantly coursed through Chen Yi's limbs and bones, filling every cell in his body.
At that instant, his soul seemed to be freed from heavy shackles and soared into a higher, broader dimension.
At this moment, Chen Yi's aura finally broke through the invisible rank 100 wall and stood firmly in the divine domain.
He had succeeded!
Reaching rank 100 and becoming a god meant possessing divine power even without a sacred status!
"Really… it really worked…" The demon spirit, who had been quietly observing from the side, couldn't help but feel a little dazed at this moment.
Even with her own insight and understanding, she had to admit that the Thunder God successor's talent, aptitude, and opportunities far exceeded her initial expectations.
Right at the critical moment when Chen Yi was breaking through, the demon spirit naturally had the ability to interfere.
For a third-tier god, interfering with a demigod attempting to break through a bottleneck was as easy as twisting a hand.
However, the pride residing in the Angel God and the indescribable complex emotions deep within led her to simply observe.
What she wanted was an upright victory or defeat.
At this moment, Chen Yi, who had successfully broken through, emitted a unique aura befitting a god. The high-dimensional pressure emanating especially from the Thunder God made even the demon spirit feel a slight sense of dread.
She knew that although the young man before her had only just reached the god level, his true combat power already qualified him to fight a third-tier god head-on.
"Perhaps…" The demon spirit looked at Chen Yi, whose aura had already changed, with a complex expression and muttered to herself.
"Even without inheriting Thunder God's sacred bloodline… with your talent and bloodline, you have more than enough ability to carve out a path to the peak…"
However, this feeling lasted only an instant.
The battle was not over yet!
Her goal remained unchanged!
"Old friend…" the demon spirit muttered quietly. She lightly waved her right hand toward Qian Renxue inside the distant spatial barrier.
"Zheng—!"
A clear, beautiful sword cry that seemed capable of purifying the soul resounded throughout the entire space!
The Angel Sword in Qian Renxue's hand instantly broke free from her control, transforming into a stream of golden light that crossed the space and landed firmly in the demon spirit's hand!
Holding the sacred sword, the blade trembled faintly and emitted a series of joyful, excited hums.
The holy light emanating from the sword clashed with the dark divine power surrounding the demon spirit, creating faint repulsion and resistance, but the sword itself… radiated a brilliance more dazzling than ever.
This was its master! No—its one and only master—the Angel God!
The master had passed away, and the remaining soul had transformed, but the loyalty and bond born from the depths of her soul had never been severed.
At this moment, it was as if it had returned to the glorious era ten thousand years ago, when it had swept away darkness alongside its master and protected the light of the world.
The sacred radiance of the Angel God residing in the sword temporarily overwhelmed the evil spirit within the demon, becoming incomparably intense.
The demon spirit lowered her head and looked at the companion in her arms. It seemed to be crying yet cheering.
She reached out with her other hand and gently stroked the smooth, cold blade. The movement was so gentle that it hardly seemed like the action of a demon-possessed spirit.
Her eyes were complex and unfathomable, filled with longing, pain, and determination.
"It's been a long time, old friend…" Her trembling voice was low and hoarse.
"Today, let me fight shoulder to shoulder with you once more!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slowly raised her head, gripped the Angel Sword tightly in her right hand, pointed the tip diagonally toward the ground, and began pouring a strange divine power into the sword with effort.
The Angel Sword resisted slightly but soon began emitting a strange light mixed with gold and black. A complex sword intent blending the sacred and the evil spread out.
The demon spirit's gaze pierced through the ripples of remaining energy and fixed on what lay before her.
At that moment, Chen Yi, who had just completed his breakthrough, slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.
They were as deep as an endless starry sky and as calm as an ancient pond, yet in their deepest depths, destructive thunder capable of burning everything roared.
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