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"Condensing a god position in advance?"
Su Yu quickly understood why Gu Yuena asked this question.
The uniqueness of a god position lies in its ability to elevate one's dimensional level.
To inherit a god position is to merge with it. A god position itself is a form of existence that transcends dimensions. It represents the concentration of authority at the core essence of dimensional origin. Merging with it inherently elevates the god's dimensional status.
Once the god position is fully digested—meaning one's life level is perfected—one gains true resistance to the erosion of time. At that point, one can be freed from the constraints of the god position, pass it on to others, and set off on a journey in search of even greater opportunities.
The reason Gu Yuena asked this was naturally because she believed Su Yu's current ability to help her transcend dimensions came from already possessing a god position.
However, Su Yu's ability to traverse dimensions stemmed from his mastery over the power of time.
"No, my soul power is only at level 98. Even if I were to condense a god position, it wouldn't be possible until I reach level 99."
Even with all his insights, he still had to take things step by step.
Gu Yuena was a little stunned.
If you don't have a god position, then how did you manage to cross dimensions?
Could it be that you directly cultivated yourself to the level of a higher-dimensional lifeform—
that is, one capable of resisting the erosion of time?
If that's the case, then wouldn't the god position be meaningless to you?
Su Yu had no idea what Gu Yuena was imagining. Harnessing the power of time, he quickly took the two of them out of the material dimension where the universe resided.
As time shifted, the two naturally crossed dimensions, entering one space after another.
Su Yu, relying on his sense of the God Realm, rapidly closed the distance.
As for how he could sense the God Realm—it was thanks to his assessment as the God of Life.
The God of Life could contact Su Yu through the assessment, and Su Yu, in turn, used their connection to deduce the location of the God Realm using the power of fate.
The two moved swiftly through one dimension after another.
God Realm.
The current God Realm was already in chaos. The Golden Dragon King was rampaging, and the three great God Kings—Destruction, Life, and Asura—had joined forces to engage him in battle.
Unlike the original story Su Yu knew, the current God Realm still retained most of its power. Even though the Golden Dragon King had broken free, he did not pose a fatal threat.
In fact, because they were so confident in handling the Golden Dragon King, Tang San and the others were more focused on minimizing damage to the God Realm during battle.
As a result, their movements were somewhat restrained.
Several first-level gods were assisting on the sidelines, helping the three God Kings contain the Golden Dragon King.
"Hm?"
Tang San, who controlled the core of the God Realm, sensed two life auras approaching.
They weren't approaching him directly, but nearing the God Realm itself.
This period was originally supposed to be his time to manage the God Realm's core. However, due to his abuse of authority, Destruction had contested the right to rule with him for quite some time. Now that the God Realm was cut off from the Douluo Continent, Destruction had handed control of the core back to him.
The God of Destruction cared deeply about rules.
Or rather, for the betterment of the God Realm, he placed great importance on maintaining order.
"These two auras…" Tang San activated the core power of the God Realm to probe them, intending to issue a warning.
He assumed that, amidst the internal chaos, some external force had finally decided to make a move.
But the moment his perception extended outward, he was taken aback.
Why did they feel like soul masters from the Douluo Continent?
More precisely—wasn't one of them that Su Yu who had disrupted so many of his plans?
And the other, the Silver Dragon King who had been hiding deep in the Great Star Dou Forest?
Various thoughts raced through Tang San's mind, and he quickly pieced together the likely reason for their arrival.
"It must be Destruction who leaked the Golden Dragon King's escape to Su Yu." He was well aware that Su Yu and the Silver Dragon King's appearance was surely related to the Golden Dragon King.
Damn it! Not only is my plan for the Silver Dragon King about to collapse before it even starts, now even the Golden Dragon King is going to be swallowed up by someone else?
And it's Su Yu again—always getting in the way!
As Tang San pondered, Su Yu and Gu Yuena's auras had already arrived at the edge.
The Gods of Destruction and Life didn't have zero perception of external events—just less than Tang San, who currently held control over the God Realm's core.
As Tang San used the core's power to probe the outside world, the others also sensed his actions.
In the heat of battle, all three were coordinating their efforts using the God Realm's core power to suppress the Golden Dragon King.
Now that Tang San diverted part of that power for himself, the Gods of Life and Destruction naturally noticed.
Spreading their own perception outward, they too sensed Su Yu and the Silver Dragon King.
"Why are they here?!"
Not to mention Tang San—even the God of Destruction was visibly shocked.
He hadn't summoned Su Yu, yet Su Yu had managed to reach the edge of the God Realm entirely on his own?
"Did he already condense a god position ahead of time?" The God of Destruction's expression shifted slightly as he quickly extended his senses.
Sensing that Su Yu's aura still carried only soul power fluctuations, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since they're here, dealing with the Golden Dragon King might be easier now."
Was he planning to let the Silver Dragon King devour the Golden Dragon King?
If that worked, there might be hope of recreating the Dragon God bloodline—whose potential was beyond question.
The God Realm had never intentionally suppressed soul beasts. It was the Dragon God who had set the rule that soul beasts could not become gods.
To the God of Destruction, helping to forge a new Dragon God bloodline carried no psychological burden. On the contrary, Gu Yuena's joining would only strengthen the God Realm's power, which pleased him.
However, the three God Kings were currently occupied with the Golden Dragon King's rampage and had no time to guide Su Yu into the realm.
"God of Emotions, I'll leave this to you." Tang San sought out the God of Emotions—Rong Nianbing—and asked him to bring them in.
This was about seizing the initiative.
After Tang San's reminder, Rong Nianbing released his divine sense beyond the God Realm and faintly sensed Su Yu and the Silver Dragon King approaching.
He stepped outside the God Realm.
"Su Yu? What are you doing here?"
"I heard the Golden Dragon King broke free, that's all." Su Yu gave a brief explanation and introduced the Silver Dragon King's identity.
Rong Nianbing immediately understood why the two had come.
"If you're planning to have the Silver Dragon King devour the Golden Dragon King, it'll depend on the three God Kings' stance."
"That can come later. The main reason I brought her here is to ask for your help." Su Yu nodded to show he understood, then stated his true purpose.
"She's technically a reincarnated being. Her power is sealed within her and she's regaining it gradually. But Douluo Continent is limiting her recovery. I'd like to ask you to take her to your homeland."
Hearing this request, Rong Nianbing narrowed his eyes.
He didn't agree immediately, nor did he make any promises.
He wasn't a selfless person who would help just because Su Yu asked.
What's in it for him?
"Of course, as compensation, I'll let you study my Ice and Fire Runes." Su Yu made his offer.
Ice and Fire Runes?
It wasn't that Rong Nianbing looked down on Su Yu—he just didn't believe that someone who had already made progress in the domains of life, death, and wisdom could also develop Ice and Fire to a degree that would impress him.
However, when Su Yu summoned his Ice and Fire Runes, Rong Nianbing fell silent.
"Your god position may be the God of Emotions, but it still runs contrary to the essence of your power."
Su Yu was well aware of Rong Nianbing's origins and history. At his core, he was still a wielder of Ice and Fire magic. But what he inherited was the power of emotion, and through it, he attained his current level and strength.
Yet his truest foundation remained rooted in Ice and Fire.
That aspect of his cultivation had lagged behind, and even after becoming the God of Emotions, he continued to develop it. By now, his Ice and Fire abilities were at least on par with a standard second-level god.
In fact, if he managed to fully fuse Ice and Fire, he might even rival weaker first-level gods—just still a tier below the power of his emotional domain.
Normally, Su Yu's Ice and Fire Runes would hold no appeal for him.
After all, Su Yu had only formed them incidentally, as part of his communication with planar will, which led him to condense runes of all elements.
He had worked on refining them over time, but had never focused particularly on these two.
At present, they were average at best—probably comparable to ten-thousand-year soul skill level?
However—all roads lead to the same destination.
Su Yu had applied his insights into the power of reincarnation and the cycle of life and death to Ice and Fire, giving the runes a completely new depth.
"I've merged the power of reincarnation into Ice and Fire, triggering a complete transformation of the two forces. I think you'll be interested."
Rong Nianbing's gaze locked onto the two runes—interwoven, rotating, and intertwined.
"Alright, I'll help you."
Though the two runes had only reached the level of a first-level god—thanks to the influence of Su Yu's Life and Death Rune—their value was undeniable. Unique in nature and rich in potential, they were still deeply appealing.
And precisely because they weren't too advanced, it would be easier for Rong Nianbing to comprehend them—perhaps even inspiring new insights.
"There are dragons in my homeland too. It might help you." Rong Nianbing looked at the Silver Dragon King and smiled.
The Yangguang Continent also had a Dragon God. Though only a High God—a second-level god—that Dragon God's power had been steadily growing due to Rong Nianbing's influence. Now, they were approaching the threshold of a first-level god—a quasi-God King.
On Yangguang, this realm was referred to as the True God Realm, which didn't align neatly with the broader universe's classification.
So after joining the Douluo God Realm and syncing with universal standards, Rong Nianbing had helped standardize the power levels between his homeland and the outside world.
Currently, Gu Yuena had also recovered enough power to be considered a second-level god.
That made cooperation with the local Dragon God a real possibility.
Gu Yuena nodded in response—no objections.
Anyone who dared call themselves the Dragon God surely had some unique abilities.
In the past, both she and the Golden Dragon King's former self were fragments of the true Dragon God—a Supreme God King and the only being in the universe to condense the Dragon God divine position, making them utterly unique.
Yet even that Dragon God had once started out like the one in Yangguang—just another regional deity—before gradually rising, step by step, to condense that singular divine throne and ultimately claim their position as the universe's highest Dragon God.
Yangguang Continent.
Gu Yuena, now guided by Rong Nianbing, had arrived.
There, she saw Su Yu.
Though they hadn't come together, somehow she was greeted by Su Yu's spiritual form the moment she stepped into Yangguang.
Well, it made sense—Su Yu clearly knew about this world and had likely made some preparations here.
"Is this your disciple in this world?" Gu Yuena looked at the young man with Su Yu, clearly surprised.
There was something unusual about Xiao Huo's aura.
Though it matched this world's power system, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity about it.
"That's one way to put it," Su Yu replied.
Xiao Huo stood quietly nearby, not daring to speak as the great figures around him conversed.
But hearing Su Yu say that, his heart raced.
Had he… been acknowledged?
As he continued to observe, Xiao Huo found Rong Nianbing more and more familiar.
Suddenly, a bolt of realization hit him.
"Th-the God of Emotions—Rong Nianbing?!" It was like a bomb had exploded in his mind.
He had long suspected that Su Yu was incredibly powerful, but he never imagined Su Yu would be on equal footing with the legendary powerhouse of the entire plane.
And it wasn't even a one-sided relationship—they were treating each other like equals?
"Kid, you're quite lucky. Su Yu's guidance might not fall short of my own legacy. Work hard—maybe one day, you'll catch up to us." Rong Nianbing smiled, encouraging the younger man from his homeland.
He had high hopes for Xiao Huo.
Back when Xiao Huo was born, Rong Nianbing had regretted not being able to nurture him. Now, he felt nothing but optimism.
Such excellent potential—now with his cultivation bottlenecks resolved and Su Yu's personal guidance—his future would be anything but ordinary.
"Xiao Huo will work hard. I won't let you down, Senior!" Xiao Huo said solemnly, heart blazing.
Was Su Yu really this powerful?
Even legends were praising his guidance?
And what left Xiao Huo even more overwhelmed was the realization—Su Yu's guidance wasn't random. It was tailored to him.
The method of fusing his alien fire was a path Su Yu had deduced from scratch, designed just for him.
And yet even that was worthy of Rong Nianbing's praise!
"You're coming too?" Rong Nianbing asked, surprised to see that Su Yu's spiritual form was planning to join them.
Su Yu tugged at the corner of his mouth.
What do you think?
Can't you tell?
I just gave you something so valuable—you think I wouldn't tag along for a bit of the rewards too?
Besides, all he was doing was accompanying Gu Yuena to meet the Dragon God. He wasn't asking anything from you.
As for Xiao Huo's future opportunities, they'd come from the Dragon God and the Dragon Kings. Not from Rong Nianbing.
Su Yu's spiritual form sighed inwardly.
"Xiao Huo is nearing a bottleneck. I plan to use this trip to broaden his horizons—and perhaps see if he's fated with the Dragon Clan."
"Kid, the Dragon God and the Eight Dragon Kings have many treasures. Make sure you don't miss your chance."
There was, in fact, a shortcut—food.
All the dragons, from the Dragon Kings to the Dragon God, were gluttons.
Unfortunately, that path had already been cut off—thanks to Rong Nianbing.
The Dragon Kings' palates had likely been spoiled beyond salvation. Expecting Xiao Huo to reach those cooking standards was unrealistic.
So now, it all depended on Xiao Huo's fate.
A genuine roll of the cosmic dice.
Still, Su Yu believed that Xiao Huo's Windfury Dragon Flame would likely draw the Dragon God's attention.
Douluo Continent.
After sending off Gu Yuena, Su Yu returned to Douluo Star.
"Time for me to break through, too."
First, he refined the runic patterns of the virtual soul core for his Super Mecha Soul Armor, then began debugging the fusion process for his third virtual soul core.
Once that was complete, he'd begin the true condensation of the third soul core—finally breaking through to Rank 99, Ultimate Douluo.
"After that, my first true Ultimate Battle Armor should be ready as well."
(End of Chapter)