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Chapter 200: Changes of the Era
It would take several more decades to break through to the Supreme God.
Watching Ye Cheng's Versailles-like statement in the video, the five God Kings far away in the God Realm couldn't help but feel the corners of their mouths twitch. They exchanged speechless glances.
One must understand that ever since the God Realm was born, the God King rank has always represented ultimate supremacy. For this reason, this rank is also known as Supreme God. Among the numerous lesser worlds under their command, there was no shortage of once-in-ten-thousand-year geniuses who condensed their own god positions and broke convention to ascend to the God Realm.
But at most, they reached the rank of a first-level god, like the Sea God. So many years had passed, and only the Dragon God from back then was an exception, ascending to the upper realm and obtaining a God King position. One can only imagine how difficult it is to reach this level.
Even these five God Kings did not achieve their positions through their own cultivation. Rather, they were born that way. They were beings formed from the five fundamental origins when the God Realm was born, belonging to the innate gods. Born powerful.
But now, there was a mortal in the lower realm who could cultivate from nothing to the God King realm in less than two hundred years.
If this wasn't a fact right before their eyes, they wouldn't dare believe it even if they were beaten to death.
"If this Ye Cheng becomes an enemy of our God Realm, he will surely be a grave threat!" the Destruction God said.
"Indeed. I just hope he isn't another Dragon God..." the Asura God sighed.
"Actually, we don't need to worry so much. While his ability to achieve such accomplishments in the future is certainly related to his own talent, the most crucial factor is the Abyss invasion, which changed the environment of the Douluo Continent. It allowed the energy concentration of the Douluo Continent to reach a level comparable to the God Realm."
The God of Evil said, "You could say this is a case of the times creating the hero. If it were a peaceful environment, he might not have achieved this."
"And if the Abyss in the video of the future truly arrives, then our greatest enemy won't be Ye Cheng, but the Abyss. Conversely, if the Abyss doesn't arrive, then the greatest accomplishment of Ye Cheng's life will be, at most, that of a Sea God. He absolutely cannot pose a threat to our God Realm."
The God of Evil's words made the other four God Kings nod. They agreed with his statement.
Ye Cheng might not be an enemy. The Abyss, which would arrive sometime in the future, was the true great enemy of the God Realm!
...
In the video.
After Ye Cheng and Qian Renxue finished clearing this area that had been contaminated into an abyssal zone, they did not linger, but left hand in hand.
The subsequent video once again began to fast-forward.
Through some simple clips, the passage of time on the Douluo Continent was shown to the audience.
During this period, a large number of god-level demons descended again, only to be surrounded and slain by the masses. Their corpses were thrown into the planet's core and devoured, which also caused the world's energy concentration to continuously rise!
Just like that, another hundred years passed in a flash.
At this time, due to the rising energy concentration of the world, not only did cultivation become easier, but the improved environment also affected human physique, improving the aptitude of everyone on the planet.
Through the subtle changes brought about by the Abyss invasion over the past two hundred years.
At this moment, all humans on the entire Douluo Continent were completely different from before. It wasn't that their appearance had changed, but that now, almost every single person possessed innate soul power. This meant that as long as anyone awakened their martial soul, they could cultivate and become a Soul Master. The only difference was that their innate soul power varied in strength.
But no matter how low the soul power was, having it was what mattered. As long as one had soul power, they could become a Soul Master.
For this reason, the current Douluo Continent had become a veritable world of Soul Masters.
Everyone was a Soul Master!
[Oh my God!!]
[I'm not seeing things, am I?!]
[Everyone possesses innate soul power?!]
[The world's energy concentration rising can lead to such a change?!]
[Everyone possesses innate soul power, everyone can become a Soul Master?!]
[Unbelievable!]
[I can barely imagine such a world.]
[When everyone becomes a Soul Master, are Soul Masters still noble?]
[You're overthinking it. Social hierarchy will never disappear. Even if everyone becomes a Soul Master, those low-level Soul Masters will still have to bow before high-level Soul Masters!]
[It's just that before it was Soul Masters and ordinary people, and now it's high-level Soul Masters and low-level Soul Masters.]
The people in the Live Broadcast Room discussed animatedly; many found it difficult to imagine such a future world. Everyone a Soul Master? Good heavens, accustomed to enjoying the benefits of being Soul Masters, they found it hard to imagine what kind of scene that would be. If everyone was a Soul Master, then wouldn't it be impossible for them to oppress commoners and display their sense of superiority in the future?
In contrast to the Soul Masters' complex feelings, the many ordinary people—who couldn't send bullet comments in the Live Broadcast Room but could still watch the live video—deeply yearned for that kind of life in the future world.
Everyone possessed innate soul power, and everyone could cultivate. Everyone could become a noble Soul Master... What kind of paradise on earth was that!
Many even hoped that the Abyss in the video would arrive sooner. This way, even if they couldn't become Soul Masters now, their descendants could in the future. They could enjoy those benefits. In their eyes, it was simply an unimaginable prospect.
People's joys and sorrows are not always shared; the thoughts of these ordinary people simply could not evoke any empathy from the Soul Masters.
In the video.
Because everyone possessed innate soul power, the consequence was that every single person could cultivate to become a Soul Master. Consequently, more than two hundred years after the Abyss invasion began, the social structure of the Douluo Continent had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The abilities of Soul Masters were no longer always used for combat, but were applied to the people's livelihoods.
"Every talent has its use." Even if some Soul Masters' martial souls couldn't be used for combat, they could always find their own uses in daily support and other applications. Consequently, by now, hunger and poverty had receded from the people of the Douluo Continent... People who were no longer burdened by the struggles of life gradually began to enjoy it.
The video displayed a social structure similar to modern Earth for the audience, where everyone used their soul skills to perform their respective duties. For example, plant-type martial souls could be used for farming or to ripen plants and cultivate crops. Hammer-type martial souls could be used to forge stronger steel... Every martial soul could find its own purpose based on its inherent characteristics.
In the current situation where everyone could cultivate soul power, condense their own soul rings, and obtain the soul skills most suitable for them, there was no longer any such thing as a waste martial soul, as people had discovered that every martial soul had its use. Furthermore, people no longer fixated on using martial souls for combat.
[Martial souls... can be used like that?]
[I never thought it would turn out like this when everyone becomes a Soul Master...]
[Comfort, peace, no famine, no oppression...]
[So the abilities of Soul Masters aren't just for combat; they have other uses too.]
[Everyone has soul power, everyone can become a Soul Master, and through effort, they can obtain what they desire.]
[Such a future, if not for the threat of the Abyss, would be simply perfect!]
[Impossible! How can those mud-legged peasants become noble Soul Masters like me!]
[This is simply a disregard for social hierarchy!]
[A future like this? Better not to have it!]
[A ridiculous system!]
[...]
A series of bullet comments flashed past; only Soul Masters could send them. Everyone's thoughts were different. Some expressed longing for the future, while others expressed disdain, even strong opposition.
In these anonymous bullet comments, all the audience members spoke their true thoughts freely.
(end of chapter)
It would take several more decades to break through to the Supreme God.
Watching Ye Cheng's Versailles-like statement in the video, the five God Kings far away in the God Realm couldn't help but feel the corners of their mouths twitch. They exchanged speechless glances.
One must understand that ever since the God Realm was born, the God King rank has always represented ultimate supremacy. For this reason, this rank is also known as Supreme God. Among the numerous lesser worlds under their command, there was no shortage of once-in-ten-thousand-year geniuses who condensed their own god positions and broke convention to ascend to the God Realm.
But at most, they reached the rank of a first-level god, like the Sea God. So many years had passed, and only the Dragon God from back then was an exception, ascending to the upper realm and obtaining a God King position. One can only imagine how difficult it is to reach this level.
Even these five God Kings did not achieve their positions through their own cultivation. Rather, they were born that way. They were beings formed from the five fundamental origins when the God Realm was born, belonging to the innate gods. Born powerful.
But now, there was a mortal in the lower realm who could cultivate from nothing to the God King realm in less than two hundred years.
If this wasn't a fact right before their eyes, they wouldn't dare believe it even if they were beaten to death.
"If this Ye Cheng becomes an enemy of our God Realm, he will surely be a grave threat!" the Destruction God said.
"Indeed. I just hope he isn't another Dragon God..." the Asura God sighed.
"Actually, we don't need to worry so much. While his ability to achieve such accomplishments in the future is certainly related to his own talent, the most crucial factor is the Abyss invasion, which changed the environment of the Douluo Continent. It allowed the energy concentration of the Douluo Continent to reach a level comparable to the God Realm."
The God of Evil said, "You could say this is a case of the times creating the hero. If it were a peaceful environment, he might not have achieved this."
"And if the Abyss in the video of the future truly arrives, then our greatest enemy won't be Ye Cheng, but the Abyss. Conversely, if the Abyss doesn't arrive, then the greatest accomplishment of Ye Cheng's life will be, at most, that of a Sea God. He absolutely cannot pose a threat to our God Realm."
The God of Evil's words made the other four God Kings nod. They agreed with his statement.
Ye Cheng might not be an enemy. The Abyss, which would arrive sometime in the future, was the true great enemy of the God Realm!
...
In the video.
After Ye Cheng and Qian Renxue finished clearing this area that had been contaminated into an abyssal zone, they did not linger, but left hand in hand.
The subsequent video once again began to fast-forward.
Through some simple clips, the passage of time on the Douluo Continent was shown to the audience.
During this period, a large number of god-level demons descended again, only to be surrounded and slain by the masses. Their corpses were thrown into the planet's core and devoured, which also caused the world's energy concentration to continuously rise!
Just like that, another hundred years passed in a flash.
At this time, due to the rising energy concentration of the world, not only did cultivation become easier, but the improved environment also affected human physique, improving the aptitude of everyone on the planet.
Through the subtle changes brought about by the Abyss invasion over the past two hundred years.
At this moment, all humans on the entire Douluo Continent were completely different from before. It wasn't that their appearance had changed, but that now, almost every single person possessed innate soul power. This meant that as long as anyone awakened their martial soul, they could cultivate and become a Soul Master. The only difference was that their innate soul power varied in strength.
But no matter how low the soul power was, having it was what mattered. As long as one had soul power, they could become a Soul Master.
For this reason, the current Douluo Continent had become a veritable world of Soul Masters.
Everyone was a Soul Master!
[Oh my God!!]
[I'm not seeing things, am I?!]
[Everyone possesses innate soul power?!]
[The world's energy concentration rising can lead to such a change?!]
[Everyone possesses innate soul power, everyone can become a Soul Master?!]
[Unbelievable!]
[I can barely imagine such a world.]
[When everyone becomes a Soul Master, are Soul Masters still noble?]
[You're overthinking it. Social hierarchy will never disappear. Even if everyone becomes a Soul Master, those low-level Soul Masters will still have to bow before high-level Soul Masters!]
[It's just that before it was Soul Masters and ordinary people, and now it's high-level Soul Masters and low-level Soul Masters.]
The people in the Live Broadcast Room discussed animatedly; many found it difficult to imagine such a future world. Everyone a Soul Master? Good heavens, accustomed to enjoying the benefits of being Soul Masters, they found it hard to imagine what kind of scene that would be. If everyone was a Soul Master, then wouldn't it be impossible for them to oppress commoners and display their sense of superiority in the future?
In contrast to the Soul Masters' complex feelings, the many ordinary people—who couldn't send bullet comments in the Live Broadcast Room but could still watch the live video—deeply yearned for that kind of life in the future world.
Everyone possessed innate soul power, and everyone could cultivate. Everyone could become a noble Soul Master... What kind of paradise on earth was that!
Many even hoped that the Abyss in the video would arrive sooner. This way, even if they couldn't become Soul Masters now, their descendants could in the future. They could enjoy those benefits. In their eyes, it was simply an unimaginable prospect.
People's joys and sorrows are not always shared; the thoughts of these ordinary people simply could not evoke any empathy from the Soul Masters.
In the video.
Because everyone possessed innate soul power, the consequence was that every single person could cultivate to become a Soul Master. Consequently, more than two hundred years after the Abyss invasion began, the social structure of the Douluo Continent had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The abilities of Soul Masters were no longer always used for combat, but were applied to the people's livelihoods.
"Every talent has its use." Even if some Soul Masters' martial souls couldn't be used for combat, they could always find their own uses in daily support and other applications. Consequently, by now, hunger and poverty had receded from the people of the Douluo Continent... People who were no longer burdened by the struggles of life gradually began to enjoy it.
The video displayed a social structure similar to modern Earth for the audience, where everyone used their soul skills to perform their respective duties. For example, plant-type martial souls could be used for farming or to ripen plants and cultivate crops. Hammer-type martial souls could be used to forge stronger steel... Every martial soul could find its own purpose based on its inherent characteristics.
In the current situation where everyone could cultivate soul power, condense their own soul rings, and obtain the soul skills most suitable for them, there was no longer any such thing as a waste martial soul, as people had discovered that every martial soul had its use. Furthermore, people no longer fixated on using martial souls for combat.
[Martial souls... can be used like that?]
[I never thought it would turn out like this when everyone becomes a Soul Master...]
[Comfort, peace, no famine, no oppression...]
[So the abilities of Soul Masters aren't just for combat; they have other uses too.]
[Everyone has soul power, everyone can become a Soul Master, and through effort, they can obtain what they desire.]
[Such a future, if not for the threat of the Abyss, would be simply perfect!]
[Impossible! How can those mud-legged peasants become noble Soul Masters like me!]
[This is simply a disregard for social hierarchy!]
[A future like this? Better not to have it!]
[A ridiculous system!]
[...]
A series of bullet comments flashed past; only Soul Masters could send them. Everyone's thoughts were different. Some expressed longing for the future, while others expressed disdain, even strong opposition.
In these anonymous bullet comments, all the audience members spoke their true thoughts freely.
(end of chapter)
