Three months later, the news of Mu Chen becoming a god spread like wildfire. The entire Soul Master Realm learned that above Titled Douluo, there existed another realm: that of a god.
Following this, the God-Seeking Grand Endeavor, led by the three great empires of the Dou God Nation, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Empire, commenced.
The God-Seeking Grand Endeavor consisted of knightly orders dispatched by the three empires to explore various parts of the world, especially the perilous regions. The goal was to scout locations on the continent where the Divine Sense of Gods existed.
To enhance their reconnaissance efforts, the three empires secretly reached a consensus. The exploration teams would wear red ribbons on their arms. They could enter the territories of other nations, and regardless of which empire or faction it was, no one was allowed to trouble the soldiers wearing the red ribbons. Otherwise, they would face a joint attack from the other two empires.
This seemingly impossible agreement would not have been feasible without the coordination of the Tang Sect's Sect Leader. Of course, to prevent these teams from causing trouble, they were all selected from the elite forces of the three empires. Each team could not exceed one hundred members, and no more than ten teams from each empire could be active at the same time. Additionally, no more than seven teams could enter another nation's territory simultaneously.
Becoming a god grants one an almost infinite lifespan. This was incredibly tempting for the rulers who already governed a nation. In pursuit of divine consciousness, the three empires temporarily established a cooperative relationship.
After some exploration, they indeed discovered that aside from Seagod Island, Slaughter City, and Spirit Hall, there were a total of fifty-six locations on the Douluo Continent where the Divine Sense of Gods existed.
The locations with the Divine Sense of Gods were made public at the request of the Tang Sect. Following that, the God-Making Initiative began.
Mu Chen, now a god, guided the important personnel of the Tang Sect as they embarked on their extraordinary journey.
First, Mu Chen directed them to places where level three Divine Sense of Gods existed to obtain relevant God Trials. Completing these God Trials would yield rewards. Once they became sufficiently powerful, especially after reaching Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo, they would then be sent to locations with level one and level two Divine Sense of Gods to undertake the corresponding God Trials.
A person could only obtain one God position. If the obtained position was not the highest, the Nine Trials of God, they could continue to take on assessments from other gods until they ultimately achieved the Nine Trials of God.
Ten years later, news of people becoming gods spread across the continent. Countless Soul Masters rushed to the locations where the Divine Sense of Gods existed to undertake their respective assessments. However, upon completing the God Trials, they discovered the difficulty was exceedingly high. As a result, many Soul Masters fell in the process.
It is worth mentioning that to protect Bo Saixi, Mu Chen forbade those with exceptional talent from ascending to Seagod Island. As long as no one completed Poseidon's Nine Trials, Bo Saixi would not have to sacrifice her life. There was once an individual who attempted to infiltrate Seagod Island to obtain the God Trial of the Sea God. This Soul Master had decent talent and surprisingly succeeded in passing Poseidon's Nine Trials. Guess what Mu Chen did when he learned of this? Upon discovering that someone had completed the Seagod Divine Trial, Mu Chen rushed thousands of miles and killed that person with a single sword strike. Since then, no one dared to covet Poseidon's Nine Trials again.
"Brother, the master has arrived."
Just as Mu Chen was lazily sleeping in bed, Xiao Wu entered his room and whispered in his ear.
"Oh."
Mu Chen opened his eyes and stretched lazily. Looking at Xiao Wu's backside, a mischievous thought crossed his mind, and he playfully slapped her.
"Brother, the master is waiting," Xiao Wu said, her face flushing, reminding Mu Chen.
"Yeah, I know." Mu Chen nodded. With a flick of his hand, his clothes were automatically donned by his Soul Power. Then, he and Xiao Wu made their way to the Tang Sect's assembly hall.
The hall was quite spacious, covering over a thousand square meters, built entirely in the style of traditional Chinese architecture. In the center of the hall stood eight individuals.
At the forefront was a woman.
She had long silver hair cascading down her back to her ankles, not only smooth but also possessing a quality reminiscent of silver crystal. Her beauty was indescribable, and no words could adequately capture her stunning visage.
With slightly pale, fair skin and purple eyes, even in a simple white shirt, she exuded an undeniable allure. Her eyes were extraordinarily beautiful, with long, curled eyelashes, and her purple irises were clear and transparent, especially when her gaze held a hint of confusion, evoking a sense of tenderness in those who beheld her.
"Gu Yue, long time no see," Mu Chen smiled.
"Please call me Silver Dragon King," the silver-haired woman replied.
"Alright, Gu Yue," Mu Chen chuckled.
The silver-haired woman smiled slightly, unable to do anything about Mu Chen's insistence on calling her Gu Yue.
"Have you really decided to help us?" Gu Yue asked.
Not only Gu Yue, but the two women and five men beside her were also nervously watching Mu Chen.
"It's not about helping; it's about fulfilling my promise to you." Mu Chen stepped closer to Gu Yue and said, "When I needed to refine pills, you helped me gather so many herbs. That allowed me to create the Bone-Growing Blood-Fusion Pill. Now, it's time for me to fulfill my promise."
"Do you know what this means?" Gu Yue inquired.
"It means that once I ascend to the God Realm, the human gods there will immediately wage war against me," Mu Chen replied.
"Have you thought this through?" Gu Yue continued to ask.
"Yes. If one can abandon their promises, what meaning does eternal life hold?" Mu Chen answered seriously.
"Thank you." Gu Yue looked at Mu Chen, feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
A month ago, Mu Chen had sent Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest's Star Lake, instructing her to gather the top eight fierce beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest, including Tian, Bi Ji, Ten Thousand Demon King, Bear King, Red King, Zi Ji, and Yao Ling.
Of course, Da Ming and Er Ming were good friends of Xiao Wu and had long been invited by Mu Chen, now residing in the Tang Sect. With Mu Chen around, no one dared to target them.
"Xiao Wu, go, ring the great bell. Ascend to the God Realm!" Mu Chen commanded.
"Okay, brother." Xiao Wu was delighted, unable to contain her excitement. She would finally get to see the God Realm.
Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong
Before long, a deep and resonant bell tolled from Tang Sect's Heaven-Reaching Peak. The sound could be heard within a fifty-mile radius.
"Nine tolls!"
"Tang Sect assembly order!"
"All members, regardless of age or gender, external disciples, internal disciples, core disciples, gather at the Tang Sect square."
As the bell tolled, not only the disciples within the Tang Sect but even those who had planned to venture out for training all made their way to the foot of the Heaven-Reaching Peak, gathering at the three-hundred-acre square.
The rules of the Tang Sect were clear: once the bell rang nine times, it signified that a matter of life and death was about to occur within the Tang Sect.