Chapter 227: A Turning Point
"What's happening? Did something go wrong?"
Di Tian watched as the radiant light from the illusion gate grew even more intense, suffusing the entire core region.
"Di Tian, just now the illusion gate began to shake violently, but after a while it became like this. We're guessing... could it be that Brigitte actually succeeded in passing the Divine Stone's trial?"
The Ten Thousand Demon King's voice trembled with excitement.
If Brigitte had truly succeeded, then the soul beast clan would gain another true god besides their leader—how could they not feel overjoyed?
"Let's wait and see. We know nothing of what's happening inside the illusion, but judging by the state of the gate, it seems things are moving in a positive direction. I hope Brigitte can safely return," Di Tian replied, doing his best to rein in his excitement.
"For now, everyone must guard the Star Dou Forest at all costs. Do not allow any soul beast or human soul master to interfere with Brigitte,"
Di Tian commanded, his voice grave. This was the most crucial moment; the slightest misstep could decide Brigitte's fate.
In a void-like world, Brigitte lay motionless on the ground, her green dress trailing in silence.
"What happened to me…?"
Brigitte slowly regained consciousness and stood amidst the emptiness, murmuring softly.
She remembered reaching godhood and then sacrificing herself to resurrect all the Star Dou Forest's fallen soul beasts.
Logically, her origin should have been exhausted—survival was impossible.
Was this the world of the dead?
"Examiner, congratulations on passing the illusion created by the Divine Stone."
A grand, ethereal voice echoed through the void.
"Who's there?"
Brigitte tensed warily, peering around as she mulled over the meaning of those words. Had absorbing the soul rings and becoming a godly soul beast actually been her test?
Still on guard, she wasn't sure if this space itself was yet another challenge.
"I am the spirit of the Divine Stone. Because you did not lose yourself to power, and instead gave up everything to save the fallen soul beasts, you have truly passed the trial."
The vast voice sounded again, deep and omnipresent.
"So… that was the test?"
Brigitte asked, unsure if something else awaited.
There was no further response.
Suddenly, the entire space vanished in an instant.
A surge of multicolored light began pouring into her body as she hovered in midair.
She could feel her power rising at incredible speed—distinct from the force she gained by absorbing fallen soul rings. This was an elevation of her very origin, not just added strength.
She now knew she had truly passed the trial.
It was time for her to become a god.
She marveled inwardly. The Divine Stone's trial was indeed as harsh as rumored, with so few ever succeeding.
Had she stopped at simply absorbing those soul rings and claimed godhood from death, she would surely have failed the test.
Reflecting on the thousand years she had spent in the illusion, everything still felt vividly real—her moments of kindness, sorrow, loneliness, and fear all intertwined. Had she lost herself at any step, only failure would have awaited.
Brigitte calmed her mind and absorbed the power flowing into her, steadily rising higher. The colorful light filled her with strength—origin and soul power both growing denser and immeasurably solid.
Five hundred thousand years.
Six hundred thousand.
Seven hundred thousand.
On and on her cultivation surged, quickly reaching nine hundred ninety thousand years.
Her breathing grew hurried. The final threshold was near—the moment of becoming a true million-year, god-level beast.
Time trickled by. After just half an hour—
In a flash, Brigitte's soul beast cultivation leapt from nine hundred ninety thousand to a full million years.
Vast green light swept across the land, a million-year soul beast's pressure instantly spreading, causing even space itself to tremble.
When she had absorbed the last of the multicolored radiance, Brigitte opened her eyes and gently descended to the earth.
She had changed completely, her very being now clothed in a divine green aura.
Her emerald eyes radiated compassion for all living things.
"So this is the power of a god?" she murmured.
She could hardly believe it—after millennia of struggle, the dream the soul beasts had chased for countless years belonged to her now, and all thanks to the Divine Stone from the Star Auction Pavilion.
Without them, she might have never crossed into the realm of true million-year soul beasts.
"How do I leave this place?"
Glancing around at the emptiness, she saw no exit.
But as soon as she wished to depart, a rainbow-colored door appeared in front of her.
Sensing no danger, Brigitte stepped through.
Outside, the Ten Thousand Demon King, Zi Ji, and the others remained on constant guard.
Suddenly, the illusion gate sent out a brilliant sweep of colored light as a surge of powerful aura burst forth from within.
"That presence—is it Brigitte?"
Every soul beast present, Di Tian included, felt the familiar, overwhelming energy.
There could be no mistake—it was Brigitte's power, now a true million-year soul beast.
Di Tian reached the illusion gate and couldn't help sighing with emotion.
Who would have thought that among all of them, Brigitte would be the first to transcend?
Bear Lord, Zi Ji, and the others looked on with envy, but there was only joy in their hearts.
After all, Brigitte alone had seized the chance, and their decision to decline the risk seemed all the more understandable now.
They also realized just how crucial it would be to have a god-level healer in their coming struggles against the God Realm. Brigitte's abilities in life and healing, now amplified a hundredfold, were beyond imagination.
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