"Cause and effect, the balance of yin and yang. Whatever is lost will eventually be compensated in some form."
Chen Fu had to explain himself after saying what was truly on his mind.
Otherwise, he would have to face a group of furious soul beasts.
"Why did you say it like that? Couldn't you be a bit more tactful?"
On the way back, Elder Long finally relaxed a little.
Walking with Jinlin and Ma Xiaotao, Chen Fu replied without looking back:
"I just spoke the truth. Jinlin, would you mind?"
"I would not, sir."
Jinlin shook her head. After spending time together, she had basically figured out Chen Fu's personality. He was someone who spoke plainly. If you wanted something, you could just say it directly, and he would most likely fulfill it.
In his words: "Whatever you gain, you will lose something."
You get what you want, and from his perspective, he also gets what he needs.
Suddenly, Chen Fu turned back to look into the distance. He paused, deep in thought for a moment, then led everyone away.
Finally willing to show yourself? Chen Fu discarded the thought and did not dwell on it.
,
"Your Majesty, what are you looking at?"
The man in a black-patterned dragon robe bowed slightly as he addressed the silver-haired woman beside him.
"That human… he has found his own divine path…"
The silver-haired woman withdrew her gaze, disbelief filling her voice. Her terrifying spiritual perception could already see traces of divinity, and overwhelming divine will surged through him.
In tens of millions of years, only two beings on this continent had ascended along their own divine paths,one who wielded the authority of the heavens, and one who embraced the vastness of the seas.
Given the same foundation, a creator of a god-position could easily crush all successors who inherited it.
"..."
"Does this mean the planet's fate has already begun tilting toward him?"
Unsure what to say, Di Tian suddenly recalled something important and asked.
He valued anything related to fate immensely.
Shaking her head, the silver-haired woman did not answer. She turned and waved her hand.
"Go contact the other soul beasts. That human will make big moves soon. Heh… we can start discussing the future of our soul beast race."
With a self-mocking smile, her tone carried a sense of sorrow. The human was so weak that she could kill him with a single spit, yet she had to admit that the tide of the world was irreversible. That supposedly weak man was now forcefully pushing the wheel of the times forward with a single hand.
The Ark technology and the Soul Awakening Array had already paved a shining road for the new era. The blinding radiance of fate made the silver-haired woman feel powerless.
Compared to him, even the imperial divine beasts of their soul beast race were like fireflies trying to compete with the sun.
Returning to Shrek City, Chen Fu first checked the status of the spiritual network. Then, after parting with Ma Xiaotao, he brought Jinlin back to his Linge Pavilion.
With the advancement of Chen Fu's spiritual network transmission technology, the system known as "Nether Blue" could now spread across a hundred-kilometer radius centered on Shrek City through network nodes.
"Display the preparation progress for the God-Ascension Plan."
"Plan list loaded."
A large blue holographic screen appeared before him.
After quickly reviewing the overall progress, Chen Fu nodded with satisfaction. The pace was good. Most resources and materials were prepared, and the academy's soul tool students had essentially reached the required level.
Opening the map in the project files, he saw a large ring drawn around Sea God Lake in the inner court,this was the designated area for the ring-line installation.
"Laying it underground works."
"Proposal approved."
"Pack up. Time to go bring those little kids."
Chen Fu rubbed his eyes and began his daily data sorting.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in."
"Young master, a woman named Zhang Lexuan is here to see you. She said Elder Mu recommended her."
"Alright. Bring her in."
Elder Mu had mentioned this to Chen Fu during their trip to Star Dou Forest,he wanted Chen Fu to purify the inner court chief's spirit rings and guide her in the core principles of the energy storage rings.
If it didn't delay research time, Chen Fu would always help when he could.
"Long time no see, senior sister."
Chen Fu greeted Zhang Lexuan as Fu Bo led her inside. The last time they met was when Ma Xiaotao entered the inner court.
"Indeed. You've changed a lot."
When they first met, this junior brother had a calm scholarly temperament. Now, wrapped in a mysterious aura, he radiated a strange sense of rational freedom.
"Heh, I suppose so."
After a brief exchange, Chen Fu directly took her into a separate chamber and activated version 1.23 of the God Ring.
For a Soul Douluo, the spiritual intensity required by the God Ring was actually pushing the limit. It was designed for Soul Sages and below,Zhang Lexuan technically wasn't within its service range.
But Chen Fu disliked doing work without results.
"Zhefan has entered the control interface."
"Surface logic activated."
Holding the sword Zhefan, Chen Fu gently waved toward Zhang Lexuan. With the Ark's hum resonating from the sword's core, silver-blue patterns glowed faintly along its surface. Eight dim, newly formed spirit rings quietly appeared before him.
With a flick of his finger drawing a circle in the air, Zhefan turned into a stream of silver-blue light, weaving through the air several times before disappearing into ripples of space.
"Not bad."
Chen Fu evaluated silently. One of Zhefan's most important non-combat applications was assisting the God Ring in cleansing remnant souls. In theory, it could influence any soul master below the rank of an Ultimate Douluo.
This was a speculative experiment once deleted from the Nether Blue database when he first comprehended the soul ring mechanic, but now revived.
Chen Fu then activated the God Ring soul tool to refine Zhang Lexuan's eight spirit rings, piercing through each ring's limiter so soul power could flow freely.
A Soul Douluo's mental fortitude far surpassed Ma Xiaotao's back then. In less than a day, all eight rings were fully expanded.
Ma Xiaotao's process had been slow mainly because, at the time, research on spirit and soul mechanisms was still lacking,they could only brute-force it.
The charm of technology, aside from discovering the unknown, lay in its ability to "use the subtle to control the vast," forging what one could control into a sharp blade and turning what far outweighed it into a helpless target.
For the technology modules Chen Fu had expected to master, only one remained unresolved,the true nature of soul power.
If he could grasp the essence and properties of soul power, he would have a direction toward solving the principles of soul power cultivation and making soul power commonplace.
It sounded difficult, but Chen Fu knew he was close,almost touching the tail of soul power itself.
"So, shall we talk?"
After sending the deeply grateful Zhang Lexuan away, Chen Fu once again set the laboratory into isolation mode. The metal walls lit up with countless silver inscriptions.
"Oh? I'm working on the total-capacity problem. Once soul power is resolved, energy technology can advance to the third generation."
He muttered toward the empty air.
"Hopefully, these contingencies won't have to be used."
And hopefully, that chess player would not be too arrogant and ignorant.
The God-Ascension Plan officially began.
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