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Chapter 179: Great Five Elements Divine Light.
The six trial stages of the Sea God Inheritance correspond to the six soul bones on a Soul Master's body. They also represent the six human desires: appetitive desire, carnal desire, avarice, materialistic desire, desire for power, and emotional desire.
The purpose of these six trials was to individually amplify Neptune's six desires and immerse him in illusion realms where truth and falsehood were indistinguishable. The removal of each soul bone required experiencing a corresponding desire illusion.
If one could not control their desires and break free from these illusory realms, they would become lost within them until death, and the inheritance would naturally fail.
These illusionary trials of desire were not intended for Neptune to abandon these feelings, but rather to test whether he could control them. He needed to treat his desires with rationality, not becoming a slave to them.
Fortunately, while this version of Neptune was immersed in the trial of desire, his main body and other clones were unaffected. As a result, the trial assumed Neptune had fallen into an illusion, unable to distinguish truth from falsehood. However, because his main body and other clones existed, he could view the illusion realm from another perspective, knowing that these experiences were false. Thus, he could easily break free from the illusionary trial.
Ultimately, it only took a very short time.
All six soul bones were removed.
After being strengthened by the Sea God's power, the soul bones that were less than one hundred thousand years old were all enhanced, becoming god-level soul bones that surpassed their hundred-thousand-year-old counterparts.
Neptune slowly opened his eyes. He had finally broken through the last illusion of carnal desire and passed the sixth trial. At this moment, the great platform beneath his feet began to slowly illuminate.
The six smaller circular platforms surrounding the central one, representing the six desires and six soul bones, began to slowly rotate around his body.
The hazy golden mist on each platform transformed into intense golden light, making everything around Neptune's body even more brilliant.
The first to move was the left arm bone, the first one to be removed. This soul bone was originally from a dragon species with a true dragon bloodline. After being strengthened by divine power, it transformed from its original state of less than one hundred thousand years into a true, god-level soul bone.
The circular platform supporting it instantly flew out, arriving above Neptune's head. A vibrant golden light descended from the sky, enveloping him.
A clear dragon's roar soared into the sky, echoing in the air. Amidst that clear and powerful sound, an emerald-green giant dragon ascended, circling high above a few times before rapidly shrinking, aiming straight for his left arm.
Neptune's left arm lifted uncontrollably. The shrinking emerald dragon entwined around it, wrapping around his arm. It was as if a withered tree was injected with life force; an unprecedented sense of power suddenly merged within him, making his left arm feel as if it had been reborn. Every inch of his skin was filled with an unparalleled sensation of pleasure, spreading from his fingertips all the way to his shoulder.
Amidst that surging energy, a resounding clang echoed. Armor with subtle emerald-green patterns quietly emerged beneath the strong light. At the shoulder, a prominent dragon head appeared—not exaggerated, but exceedingly beautiful. The pauldron extended downward, and neat armor bearing dragon scale-like patterns covered the entire left arm, sharply defined, even including the palm and fingers.
In the palm of his left hand, there was also an emerald-green gem. A powerful suction force erupted from the gem, drawing in the golden seawater. Instantly, an even vaster energy poured into his body. Neptune's body swallowed the surrounding golden seawater like a bottomless pit.
As massive amounts of energy poured into his body, a sense of power filled his entire being. Neptune's gaze sharpened during this transformation, and his pupils gradually turned blue-gold, the color rapidly expanding to fill his entire eyes.
The small platform that had released the left arm soul bone also vanished from above his head. Immediately after, the remaining five circular platforms flew over one by one.
The second platform held the left leg bone, which was originally from a firebird with a phoenix bloodline. After being baptized by divine power, it completely transformed into a fire phoenix. After soaring into the air, it darted like lightning into his left leg.
Amidst a resounding clang, Neptune felt his left leg tighten, and a sensation of heat instantly spread throughout his body. Blue-gold armor, accompanied by the dazzling brilliance brought by the fire phoenix, perfectly integrated with his left leg.
The second circular platform disappeared with the integration of the Sea God Left Leg Armor. The third platform then appeared, and a phantom of a giant turtle flashed into existence before powerfully striking Neptune's right leg.
Immediately, he felt a cooling sensation spread through his right leg, a feeling completely different from the intense heat brought by the fire phoenix. It was a refreshing coolness that nourished all things, invigorating his spirit. A right leg armor identical to the left leg armor appeared.
After the right leg bone on the third platform completed its transformation into armor, the fourth platform appeared. The soul bone on it transformed into a white tiger, which roared and charged into his right arm. Amidst strong, resounding clangs, robust and angular armor covered his right arm. Its pauldron was not dragon-shaped like the left, but was instead a ferocious tiger head. However, the difference between the two armors did not make them uncoordinated; instead, they were full of a sense of power and beauty.
At this point, Neptune's four limb soul bones—the Wood Azure Dragon, Metal White Tiger, Fire Vermilion Bird, and Water Black Tortoise—were gathered. Only one more was needed to complete the Five Elements.
The golden ocean surrounding the circular platform boiled. Seawater surged up, forming a colossal golden vortex that spun violently around the platform. Vast Sea God energy surged madly into Neptune's body, seemingly reshaping and transforming its every part.
Following this, the fifth platform drifted out. The soul bone on it was a torso bone, originally from a lion with a Qilin bloodline. Now, with the enhancement, it had truly transformed into a Qilin.
This earthy-yellow Qilin charged, roared, and rushed towards Neptune!
While still in the air, the earthy-yellow Qilin had already transformed into blue-gold armor. An incredibly brilliant torso armor, along with a Hundred-Leaf Battle Skirt, descended simultaneously. Amidst a resounding clang, a feeling of completeness surged through every part of his body.
As the chest armor representing Earth fell into place, it instantly triggered a chain reaction. The Wood of the left arm, the Metal of the right arm, and the Fire and Water of the legs—this five-piece set represented the five attributes of the Five Elements. With the set's formation, the Earth Qilin at the center, serving as the core chest armor, also transformed into a Five Elements Qilin at this very moment!
A smile touched Neptune's lips. Indeed, it was as he had expected. The five soul bones he had specially selected for their attributes, along with their corresponding soul beasts, had truly undergone an astonishing transformation under the infusion of divine power!
This Five Elements Qilin was a Martial Soul that only appeared in Ultimate Douluo, possessing an extremely powerful skill. It was called the Great Five Elements Divine Light!
This Great Five Elements Divine Light was said to be able to destroy all things and be indestructible.
Of course, in reality, it was a power that could decompose all things, breaking down the material force of an enemy's attack and reverting it to its most basic energy. It was a very powerful ability.
(end of chapter)
The six trial stages of the Sea God Inheritance correspond to the six soul bones on a Soul Master's body. They also represent the six human desires: appetitive desire, carnal desire, avarice, materialistic desire, desire for power, and emotional desire.
The purpose of these six trials was to individually amplify Neptune's six desires and immerse him in illusion realms where truth and falsehood were indistinguishable. The removal of each soul bone required experiencing a corresponding desire illusion.
If one could not control their desires and break free from these illusory realms, they would become lost within them until death, and the inheritance would naturally fail.
These illusionary trials of desire were not intended for Neptune to abandon these feelings, but rather to test whether he could control them. He needed to treat his desires with rationality, not becoming a slave to them.
Fortunately, while this version of Neptune was immersed in the trial of desire, his main body and other clones were unaffected. As a result, the trial assumed Neptune had fallen into an illusion, unable to distinguish truth from falsehood. However, because his main body and other clones existed, he could view the illusion realm from another perspective, knowing that these experiences were false. Thus, he could easily break free from the illusionary trial.
Ultimately, it only took a very short time.
All six soul bones were removed.
After being strengthened by the Sea God's power, the soul bones that were less than one hundred thousand years old were all enhanced, becoming god-level soul bones that surpassed their hundred-thousand-year-old counterparts.
Neptune slowly opened his eyes. He had finally broken through the last illusion of carnal desire and passed the sixth trial. At this moment, the great platform beneath his feet began to slowly illuminate.
The six smaller circular platforms surrounding the central one, representing the six desires and six soul bones, began to slowly rotate around his body.
The hazy golden mist on each platform transformed into intense golden light, making everything around Neptune's body even more brilliant.
The first to move was the left arm bone, the first one to be removed. This soul bone was originally from a dragon species with a true dragon bloodline. After being strengthened by divine power, it transformed from its original state of less than one hundred thousand years into a true, god-level soul bone.
The circular platform supporting it instantly flew out, arriving above Neptune's head. A vibrant golden light descended from the sky, enveloping him.
A clear dragon's roar soared into the sky, echoing in the air. Amidst that clear and powerful sound, an emerald-green giant dragon ascended, circling high above a few times before rapidly shrinking, aiming straight for his left arm.
Neptune's left arm lifted uncontrollably. The shrinking emerald dragon entwined around it, wrapping around his arm. It was as if a withered tree was injected with life force; an unprecedented sense of power suddenly merged within him, making his left arm feel as if it had been reborn. Every inch of his skin was filled with an unparalleled sensation of pleasure, spreading from his fingertips all the way to his shoulder.
Amidst that surging energy, a resounding clang echoed. Armor with subtle emerald-green patterns quietly emerged beneath the strong light. At the shoulder, a prominent dragon head appeared—not exaggerated, but exceedingly beautiful. The pauldron extended downward, and neat armor bearing dragon scale-like patterns covered the entire left arm, sharply defined, even including the palm and fingers.
In the palm of his left hand, there was also an emerald-green gem. A powerful suction force erupted from the gem, drawing in the golden seawater. Instantly, an even vaster energy poured into his body. Neptune's body swallowed the surrounding golden seawater like a bottomless pit.
As massive amounts of energy poured into his body, a sense of power filled his entire being. Neptune's gaze sharpened during this transformation, and his pupils gradually turned blue-gold, the color rapidly expanding to fill his entire eyes.
The small platform that had released the left arm soul bone also vanished from above his head. Immediately after, the remaining five circular platforms flew over one by one.
The second platform held the left leg bone, which was originally from a firebird with a phoenix bloodline. After being baptized by divine power, it completely transformed into a fire phoenix. After soaring into the air, it darted like lightning into his left leg.
Amidst a resounding clang, Neptune felt his left leg tighten, and a sensation of heat instantly spread throughout his body. Blue-gold armor, accompanied by the dazzling brilliance brought by the fire phoenix, perfectly integrated with his left leg.
The second circular platform disappeared with the integration of the Sea God Left Leg Armor. The third platform then appeared, and a phantom of a giant turtle flashed into existence before powerfully striking Neptune's right leg.
Immediately, he felt a cooling sensation spread through his right leg, a feeling completely different from the intense heat brought by the fire phoenix. It was a refreshing coolness that nourished all things, invigorating his spirit. A right leg armor identical to the left leg armor appeared.
After the right leg bone on the third platform completed its transformation into armor, the fourth platform appeared. The soul bone on it transformed into a white tiger, which roared and charged into his right arm. Amidst strong, resounding clangs, robust and angular armor covered his right arm. Its pauldron was not dragon-shaped like the left, but was instead a ferocious tiger head. However, the difference between the two armors did not make them uncoordinated; instead, they were full of a sense of power and beauty.
At this point, Neptune's four limb soul bones—the Wood Azure Dragon, Metal White Tiger, Fire Vermilion Bird, and Water Black Tortoise—were gathered. Only one more was needed to complete the Five Elements.
The golden ocean surrounding the circular platform boiled. Seawater surged up, forming a colossal golden vortex that spun violently around the platform. Vast Sea God energy surged madly into Neptune's body, seemingly reshaping and transforming its every part.
Following this, the fifth platform drifted out. The soul bone on it was a torso bone, originally from a lion with a Qilin bloodline. Now, with the enhancement, it had truly transformed into a Qilin.
This earthy-yellow Qilin charged, roared, and rushed towards Neptune!
While still in the air, the earthy-yellow Qilin had already transformed into blue-gold armor. An incredibly brilliant torso armor, along with a Hundred-Leaf Battle Skirt, descended simultaneously. Amidst a resounding clang, a feeling of completeness surged through every part of his body.
As the chest armor representing Earth fell into place, it instantly triggered a chain reaction. The Wood of the left arm, the Metal of the right arm, and the Fire and Water of the legs—this five-piece set represented the five attributes of the Five Elements. With the set's formation, the Earth Qilin at the center, serving as the core chest armor, also transformed into a Five Elements Qilin at this very moment!
A smile touched Neptune's lips. Indeed, it was as he had expected. The five soul bones he had specially selected for their attributes, along with their corresponding soul beasts, had truly undergone an astonishing transformation under the infusion of divine power!
This Five Elements Qilin was a Martial Soul that only appeared in Ultimate Douluo, possessing an extremely powerful skill. It was called the Great Five Elements Divine Light!
This Great Five Elements Divine Light was said to be able to destroy all things and be indestructible.
Of course, in reality, it was a power that could decompose all things, breaking down the material force of an enemy's attack and reverting it to its most basic energy. It was a very powerful ability.
(end of chapter)
