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Chapter 167: Personas Can Also Be Strengthened by Cultivation
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After completely reassembling the Sea God's Trident and completing the eighth trial, Neptune's objective in coming to the continent was thus perfectly accomplished.
Knowing the content of the ninth trial, Neptune immediately left the continent with Xiaobai after walking out of the cave, returning to the Great Sea to prepare for the ninth trial.
The reason he was in such a hurry was naturally not because the meteorite was about to descend.
It was mainly because if he could become the Sea God, not only would this clone of his benefit, but his main body and other clones would also gain advantages. After all, they were originally one person. The transformation that came with achieving godhood, along with the comprehension of laws, would undoubtedly deepen the main body's and other clones' insight into their own power. This would indirectly enhance their strength, and it might even allow them to break through to the God level.
After all, his main body, Ye Cheng, and the Medicine King, Sun Zhongjing, had already reached the peak strength for a Soul Master. As long as they broke through that boundary, they could become god-level powerhouses.
Once he achieved godhood and completely figured out what was going on with soul rings and martial souls in this world, then self-condensing soul rings and reforming the Soul Master system would undoubtedly be much easier.
As for why he didn't use the Q&A system to create personas to enhance his strength—if he could, Ye Cheng certainly would have. The key was that for personas at or above the God level, the required Acknowledgment Power was simply too vast. It was so much that even the Acknowledgment Power provided by all the people on the entire Douluo Continent could only perfect about one-third of it each time.
It's worth mentioning that "Douluo Continent" here actually refers to the entire planet, which is collectively known as the Douluo Continent. Besides the Douluo Continent where Ye Cheng was located, there were actually three other continents on the planet, one of which was the Sun-Moon Continent that would collide and fuse with the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later. Although the names of the other two continents were unknown, many people undoubtedly lived on them as well.
Since the Q&A covered the entire planet, it naturally encompassed these three continents, pulling all the intelligent creatures from them into the Live Broadcast Room.
Many of the bullet comments during each Q&A session were posted by people from these three continents, but they simply went unnoticed, drowned amidst the numerous other comments.
Across the entire planet, the population of the four continents combined was estimated to be around ten billion. Even including the sufficiently intelligent soul beasts... with so many beings, the Acknowledgment Power provided was still not enough to complete a God-level persona in one go.
To completely perfect a God-level persona, he had to create two or three videos to accumulate enough Acknowledgment Power. Moreover, the stronger the persona, the more videos it required. By that calculation, it would take an eternity to perfect one.
But the Q&A couldn't ask one question today and then immediately another tomorrow. Continuous questioning in a short period was not possible; there had to be a cooldown period to let the audience's brains rest.
This meant that if Ye Cheng wanted to quickly access God-level power, the Sea God path was undoubtedly the best choice. By first letting his clone, Neptune, achieve godhood, he could then use this to uncover the mysteries of this system, which would in turn drive the level increase of his other personas.
Although all his current power was brought by personas, this didn't mean that Ye Cheng had no way to cultivate and grow stronger himself. The power gained after fusing with a persona was not immutable. If his own comprehension was good, or if he obtained some treasures that could enhance his strength, he could also increase his strength. It wasn't a situation where he was completely restricted by the persona after fusion, only able to become stronger by upgrading it.
Therefore, the current top priority was to have Neptune inherit the position of Sea God as soon as possible, and then let his main body and other clones benefit alongside him.
...
The return journey was very fast.
In less than half the time, the two arrived at the seaside.
Looking at the surging waves before her, Xiaobai didn't hesitate and leaped directly. Her whole body fell into the water. A light shone from within the water, and immediately, a gigantic Demonic White Shark appeared.
They had ridden a shark on the way here, so naturally, they would ride one back.
Neptune didn't hesitate, leaping lightly. His body floated like a feather, gently landing on Xiaobai's back.
"Let's go!"
Xiaobai said, flicking her tail. Her wriggling body was like an arrow released from a bowstring, breaking through the waves and rapidly swimming forward.
The two decided to first go deal with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then return to Sea God Island to challenge Bo Saixi and complete the final trial.
Riding the wind and breaking the waves, Xiaobai swam rapidly, yet she still had the leisure to talk while swimming.
Of course, it was currently inconvenient for her to speak with her mouth. Instead, she used another method, transmitting her voice by vibrating her abdomen with soul power.
"This time, when you go to challenge the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, you absolutely must be extremely careful. That creature is different from an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast; its cultivation is unfathomable. Even the Sea God, before achieving godhood, was helpless against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and could only barely blind one of its eyes. You must be careful."
"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing," Neptune said. He wouldn't underestimate this demigod-level soul beast in the slightest.
However, seeing him like this, Xiaobai mistakenly believed he hadn't taken her words to heart. She quickly reminded him, "That thing's strength is truly immense. Even the entire Demonic Tiger Whale Group combined probably isn't as terrifying as it is. You absolutely must not underestimate it."
"Mm, I know," Neptune said. He knew she was concerned about him and didn't feel impatient.
But his understated, calm demeanor couldn't put Xiaobai at ease. She could only solemnly remind him again, "I'm not joking with you. Listen carefully! That creature's strength definitely far surpasses your imagination. Don't listen to how you humans call me, the Demonic Tiger Whale King, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King the 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea.' To put it harshly, the Demonic Tiger Whale King and I are far from qualified to be on par with that behemoth."
"That so-called 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea' is just an erroneous label you humans have forced upon us. So if you use my strength and the Demonic Tiger Whale King's strength to estimate the power of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, you'd be making a huge mistake."
"In this world, the area of the great sea is several times that of the land, so the number of sea soul beasts is countless times greater than land soul beasts. On land, soul beasts can only live on a single plane, but in our great sea, soul beasts can survive at any depth.
"And soul beasts in the great sea, especially those from the deep and far seas, are much less likely to be harassed by you humans. Therefore, our sea soul beasts' growth is much easier than that of land soul beasts. As long as they are inherently powerful and their tribe is strong enough, it's easy for them to survive.
"Therefore, the number of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the great sea is definitely more than a hundred times that on your land. As for the 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea,' to me, that title is just a joke. It would be more accurate to call us the three hegemons of the seas near the Douluo Continent.
"In the far and deep seas, who knows how many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts there are. Of course, we, the Demonic White Sharks, are indeed a relatively powerful group in the ocean."
After finishing her speech, Xiaobai finally stopped and began to catch her breath.
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After completely reassembling the Sea God's Trident and completing the eighth trial, Neptune's objective in coming to the continent was thus perfectly accomplished.
Knowing the content of the ninth trial, Neptune immediately left the continent with Xiaobai after walking out of the cave, returning to the Great Sea to prepare for the ninth trial.
The reason he was in such a hurry was naturally not because the meteorite was about to descend.
It was mainly because if he could become the Sea God, not only would this clone of his benefit, but his main body and other clones would also gain advantages. After all, they were originally one person. The transformation that came with achieving godhood, along with the comprehension of laws, would undoubtedly deepen the main body's and other clones' insight into their own power. This would indirectly enhance their strength, and it might even allow them to break through to the God level.
After all, his main body, Ye Cheng, and the Medicine King, Sun Zhongjing, had already reached the peak strength for a Soul Master. As long as they broke through that boundary, they could become god-level powerhouses.
Once he achieved godhood and completely figured out what was going on with soul rings and martial souls in this world, then self-condensing soul rings and reforming the Soul Master system would undoubtedly be much easier.
As for why he didn't use the Q&A system to create personas to enhance his strength—if he could, Ye Cheng certainly would have. The key was that for personas at or above the God level, the required Acknowledgment Power was simply too vast. It was so much that even the Acknowledgment Power provided by all the people on the entire Douluo Continent could only perfect about one-third of it each time.
It's worth mentioning that "Douluo Continent" here actually refers to the entire planet, which is collectively known as the Douluo Continent. Besides the Douluo Continent where Ye Cheng was located, there were actually three other continents on the planet, one of which was the Sun-Moon Continent that would collide and fuse with the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later. Although the names of the other two continents were unknown, many people undoubtedly lived on them as well.
Since the Q&A covered the entire planet, it naturally encompassed these three continents, pulling all the intelligent creatures from them into the Live Broadcast Room.
Many of the bullet comments during each Q&A session were posted by people from these three continents, but they simply went unnoticed, drowned amidst the numerous other comments.
Across the entire planet, the population of the four continents combined was estimated to be around ten billion. Even including the sufficiently intelligent soul beasts... with so many beings, the Acknowledgment Power provided was still not enough to complete a God-level persona in one go.
To completely perfect a God-level persona, he had to create two or three videos to accumulate enough Acknowledgment Power. Moreover, the stronger the persona, the more videos it required. By that calculation, it would take an eternity to perfect one.
But the Q&A couldn't ask one question today and then immediately another tomorrow. Continuous questioning in a short period was not possible; there had to be a cooldown period to let the audience's brains rest.
This meant that if Ye Cheng wanted to quickly access God-level power, the Sea God path was undoubtedly the best choice. By first letting his clone, Neptune, achieve godhood, he could then use this to uncover the mysteries of this system, which would in turn drive the level increase of his other personas.
Although all his current power was brought by personas, this didn't mean that Ye Cheng had no way to cultivate and grow stronger himself. The power gained after fusing with a persona was not immutable. If his own comprehension was good, or if he obtained some treasures that could enhance his strength, he could also increase his strength. It wasn't a situation where he was completely restricted by the persona after fusion, only able to become stronger by upgrading it.
Therefore, the current top priority was to have Neptune inherit the position of Sea God as soon as possible, and then let his main body and other clones benefit alongside him.
...
The return journey was very fast.
In less than half the time, the two arrived at the seaside.
Looking at the surging waves before her, Xiaobai didn't hesitate and leaped directly. Her whole body fell into the water. A light shone from within the water, and immediately, a gigantic Demonic White Shark appeared.
They had ridden a shark on the way here, so naturally, they would ride one back.
Neptune didn't hesitate, leaping lightly. His body floated like a feather, gently landing on Xiaobai's back.
"Let's go!"
Xiaobai said, flicking her tail. Her wriggling body was like an arrow released from a bowstring, breaking through the waves and rapidly swimming forward.
The two decided to first go deal with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then return to Sea God Island to challenge Bo Saixi and complete the final trial.
Riding the wind and breaking the waves, Xiaobai swam rapidly, yet she still had the leisure to talk while swimming.
Of course, it was currently inconvenient for her to speak with her mouth. Instead, she used another method, transmitting her voice by vibrating her abdomen with soul power.
"This time, when you go to challenge the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, you absolutely must be extremely careful. That creature is different from an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast; its cultivation is unfathomable. Even the Sea God, before achieving godhood, was helpless against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and could only barely blind one of its eyes. You must be careful."
"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing," Neptune said. He wouldn't underestimate this demigod-level soul beast in the slightest.
However, seeing him like this, Xiaobai mistakenly believed he hadn't taken her words to heart. She quickly reminded him, "That thing's strength is truly immense. Even the entire Demonic Tiger Whale Group combined probably isn't as terrifying as it is. You absolutely must not underestimate it."
"Mm, I know," Neptune said. He knew she was concerned about him and didn't feel impatient.
But his understated, calm demeanor couldn't put Xiaobai at ease. She could only solemnly remind him again, "I'm not joking with you. Listen carefully! That creature's strength definitely far surpasses your imagination. Don't listen to how you humans call me, the Demonic Tiger Whale King, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King the 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea.' To put it harshly, the Demonic Tiger Whale King and I are far from qualified to be on par with that behemoth."
"That so-called 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea' is just an erroneous label you humans have forced upon us. So if you use my strength and the Demonic Tiger Whale King's strength to estimate the power of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, you'd be making a huge mistake."
"In this world, the area of the great sea is several times that of the land, so the number of sea soul beasts is countless times greater than land soul beasts. On land, soul beasts can only live on a single plane, but in our great sea, soul beasts can survive at any depth.
"And soul beasts in the great sea, especially those from the deep and far seas, are much less likely to be harassed by you humans. Therefore, our sea soul beasts' growth is much easier than that of land soul beasts. As long as they are inherently powerful and their tribe is strong enough, it's easy for them to survive.
"Therefore, the number of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the great sea is definitely more than a hundred times that on your land. As for the 'Three Great Hegemons of the Sea,' to me, that title is just a joke. It would be more accurate to call us the three hegemons of the seas near the Douluo Continent.
"In the far and deep seas, who knows how many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts there are. Of course, we, the Demonic White Sharks, are indeed a relatively powerful group in the ocean."
After finishing her speech, Xiaobai finally stopped and began to catch her breath.
(end of chapter)
