Chapter 123 Quasi-God
"Still...still breaking through? Demigod...isn't that enough?"
In the Star Luo Empire, Dai Tianfeng stared intently at the towering pillar of light in the west, his voice hoarse: "Quasi-God...she's about to break through to Quasi-God..."
In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi's face was deathly pale: "Above demigod...is Quasi-God...and one more step, and you're a True God..."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin's hand trembled as he gripped his sword: "The Rakshasa God Trial...she's attempting the ninth trial..."
In the Deep Sea Demon Whale Domain, the Demon Emperor suddenly rose from her skeletal throne, her deep blue eyes blazing with unprecedented brilliance!
"Quasi-God...the Rakshasa God's ninth trial..."
A cold smile curved her lips.
"Interesting...truly interesting..."
"Bibi Dong...do you intend to step into the Quasi-God realm before me?"
On the high seas, at the bow of Poseidon's ship.
The High Priest of the Sea God gazed at the dark purple pillar of light in the west, and the Rakshasa God's phantom in the center of the pillar, a deep worry flashing in her azure eyes.
"The Rakshasa God's Ninth Trial... Devouring the souls of three demigods..."
"If she succeeds... the continent will welcome a true evil god..."
Poseidon could sense the evil divine power emanating from the Rakshasa God's phantom, creating a strong repulsion and conflict with the Sea God's divine power.
It was pure evil, the embodiment of death and destruction.
"Accelerate the voyage." Poseidon's voice carried an unprecedented urgency, "We must reach the continent before she completes her breakthrough."
"Yes!" The island's guardian soul masters on the ship fully activated their soul power, and the ship's speed increased again!
At this moment, deep within the Papal Palace of Spirit City.
Bibi Dong sat cross-legged in the center of her cultivation chamber, her dark purple divine power surging like a tide.
Her body was undergoing an unprecedented transformation.
The difference between demigod and quasi-god seems like only one level, but in reality, it's an insurmountable chasm.
A demigod has only touched the threshold of godhood; their divine power conversion is limited, their divinity is nascent, and their essence remains mortal.
A quasi-god, however, has truly entered the realm of gods; their divine power conversion is more than half complete, their divinity is stable, and their life essence has undergone a fundamental change.
They are only one final step away from becoming a true god—the inheritance of their divine position! At this moment, the Rakshasa God Trial within Bibi Dong's body is launching its assault on the ninth trial—the final trial!
The ninth trial of the Rakshasa God Trial: Devour the soul essence of three demigod-level powerhouses, condense complete divinity, and forge the prototype of a godhood!
Originally, this was almost an impossible task.
Three demigods, and all requiring the devouring of their soul essence—the difficulty was heaven-defying.
But the appearance of the "Goddess Ranking" changed everything.
When Bibi Dong ascended the ranking, her cultivation broke through to demigod status, and the divine trial progressed to the completion of the eighth trial, she clearly sensed from the Rakshasa God Seal the... a modified method for the ninth trial!
"Using the power of the rankings as a guide, and the souls of goddesses as a sacrifice, one can replace the souls of demigods and forge a divine status!"
This was the information conveyed by the Rakshasa Divine Seal.
In other words, she didn't need to devour the souls of three true demigods, but could instead devour a portion of the soul essence of three powerful women who had made it onto the "Goddess Rankings," achieving the same effect of condensing divinity!
At this moment, there were already four on the rankings—the Ice Emperor, the Lord of the Far North; the Demon Emperor of the Deep Sea; Poseidon, the High Priestess of the Sea God; and herself!
The Ice Emperor was far in the Far North and possessed terrifying strength, making her difficult to attack.
The Demon Emperor resided in the deep sea, making him equally difficult to capture.
But Poseidon… was on her way to the continent!
More importantly, when Bibi Dong's cultivation broke through to demigod status and her divine trials progressed to the eighth trial, the reward bestowed by the "Goddess Rankings"—that vast dark purple energy—actually contained a trace… of the power belonging to the "rankings' essence"!
That power seemed capable of triggering the "ranking mark" within the bodies of other ranked individuals, establishing some kind of temporary connection!
"A godsend..."
In the cultivation chamber, Bibi Dong's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!
Within her dark purple pupils, the deathly light of her left eye and the soul vortex of her right eye swirled wildly, finally converging into a single point deep within her pupils... a dark golden divine flame!
"In my name, I summon the power of the ranking!"
"With the Rakshasa God Seal as my witness, I forge the embryonic form of godhood!"
"The Ninth Trial—Begins!"
"Boom—!!!"
Within Bibi Dong's body, the Rakshasa God Seal erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling light!
That light pierced through the chamber, through the Papal Palace, transforming into a dark purple pillar of light a thousand meters in diameter, soaring straight into the sky!
The Rakshasa God phantom at the center of the pillar slowly lowered its head, its eight compound eyes simultaneously locking onto Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace below!
A majestic, malevolent voice, seemingly from the ancient era of divine war, resounded deep within Bibi Dong's soul:
[Rakshasa God Trial Ninth Trial: Forging a Divine Spark]
[Trial Content: Using the power of the ranking list as a guide, devour a portion of the soul essence of three ranked individuals, condense complete divinity, and forge a rudimentary divine spark]
[Trial Time: Seven days]
[Trial Reward: Rakshasa God's divine power conversion rate increased to 80%, advancement to Quasi-God, acquisition of a rudimentary divine spark, domain fusion completed]
[Failure Penalty: Divine Seal shattered, cultivation level dropped to level 95, soul severely injured]
Seven days!
Devour a portion of the soul essence of three ranked individuals!
A resolute light flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.
She formed hand seals, and the Rakshasa God Seal within her body circulated wildly, resonating profoundly with the "Goddess Ranking List" in the sky that had not yet completely dissipated!
"Buzz—!!!"
Above the sky, the spiderweb-like ranking list, which had begun to dim, lit up again!
Not only that, but in the far north, the deep sea, and the high seas—the locations of the other three ranked individuals—lights simultaneously shot into the sky!
In the far north, within an icy blue pillar of light, the phantom of the Ice Emperor flickered, emanating an aura of extreme cold.
In the deep sea, within a deep blue pillar of light, the phantom of the Demon Emperor sat cross-legged on a throne of bones, abyssal demonic energy surging.
In the high seas, within a golden pillar of light, the phantom of Poseidon stood at the bow of a ship, the divine power of the sea god holy and vast.
Four beams of light, spanning tens of thousands of miles, converged in the heavens!
The primal power of the "Goddess Ranking" was activated at this moment!
At the point where the four beams of light converged, an incredibly complex pale golden rune, containing the essence of the "ranking rules," slowly condensed and took shape!
That was the rule imprint of the "Goddess Ranking," the hub connecting all those listed!
At this moment, this imprint was forcibly activated by the power of the Rakshasa God's test, manifesting in the world!
"Now!"
Dark golden flames surged in Bibi Dong's eyes!
She bit her tongue, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood containing the essence of a demigod, merging it into her hands forming a hand seal before her!
"Blood as sacrifice, soul as catalyst!"
"Rakshasa Divine Art—Soul Devouring and Source Stealing!"
"Boom—!!!"
The phantoms of the Death Spider King and the Soul Devouring Spider King simultaneously appeared behind her, their eight legs piercing into the void as if grasping some invisible "connection line"!
It was a temporary soul connection established with the other three listed individuals through the ranking mark!
Although the connection was extremely weak due to the great distance and the powerful strength of the other three listed individuals, it could hardly transmit any information or cause any substantial damage...
(End of Chapter)