MTLNOVEL Chapter 14: Wait for right time
The Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, descends due to the destruction of the plane and will depart once the plane is restored.
When the user fulfills the stated mission through its powers, the role of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation in the One Realm will come to an end.
As fate dictates, it will embark on a journey to another plane.
Thus, after aiding Long Haochen in completing his mission on the Holy Demon Continent, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation has been adrift in the Star Sea.
It was at this time that the throne, as the soul of the creator god, felt a peculiar pull of fate.
It suspected that an outsider had descended into this universe and had also obtained a plane of luck.
To be honest, the soul of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation initially had no desire to intervene.
After all, the divine realm above Douluo Star existed, and it merely followed the will of the Creation God, breaking through space to leave a mark on Huo Yuhao's body before intending to move on.
However, what did it witness through this imprint?
The Douluo plane was pleading for help?
A god-king was recklessly interfering with the plane's evolution and actively suppressing a group of humans and soul beasts?
This god-king even attracted the abyss plane, leaving chaos in his wake before being swept away by the turbulence of time and space?
At this point, the soul of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation fell silent, deeply questioning whether it was wise for the God of Creation to incarnate the universe and create a hundred gods to rule over numerous planes.
With the disappearance of the God of Creation, the god of the castle tower transformed into the god of damnation, his power too immense for anyone to control.
Without the guardianship of the gods, the universe could only correct its own mistakes, leading to frequent turbulence in time and space.
The hundred gods who once ruled the planes had gradually changed, and the inheritors of some gods were truly outrageous...
But even with this knowledge, what could it do as a mere super artifact?
Possessing a trace of the Creator God's divine thoughts did grant it an edge over the God King in observing fate, but it remained, at its core, a super artifact. To expect it to confront a God King... was far beyond its capabilities.
"Let's do what we can for now."
Considering the erosion of the Douluo Plane by the Abyss Plane, the super artifact soul, "Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation," made a decision.
As the artifact of the creation god tasked with balancing all planes, the abyss plane, which had been devouring planes, was its sworn enemy. Combating such a menace was its original purpose.
But... should it choose this outsider as the inheritor of this generation?
After observing his conduct for so long, the soul concluded that Huo Yuhao was not a villain.
However, this individual lacked any semblance of idol or moral constraints, best described as having a flexible moral compass, quite different from the knights of the Holy Demon Continent...
Yet, setting aside conduct, how many on the continent possessed the qualifications to inherit the Divine Throne?
Huo Yuhao had been chosen by the God of Emotions ten thousand years prior, and with his potential for godhood, he stood at the pinnacle.
Finding someone more suitable than him was no easy task, and it lacked the time to wait for an inheritor as it had on the Holy Demon Continent.
After all, this is not the Holy Demon Continent.
The master of the Abyss Plane is a true god-level powerhouse, a first-level god at that.
If he were to invade, the current master of the Douluo Plane would offer no resistance, and by then, it would be too late to do anything.
After a moment of hesitation, the soul of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation decided to wait and observe for a while longer.
It still hadn't fully understood what Huo Yuhao truly sought after living for 10,000 years.
Besides, the other party's cultivation level was still insufficient, and it was not yet the right time for inheritance.
Thus, Huo Yuhao received this response:
"Wait for the right time."
Huo Yuhao: "???"
Wait, what do you mean by "wait for the right time"? I'm just here to ask for a favor, not to inherit your throne!
As Huo Yuhao had previously admitted, he was self-aware.
The Divine Divine Throne, as a super artifact, had exceedingly high standards for its inheritors.
After ten thousand years of silence, Huo Yuhao had long abandoned any hope of obtaining it.
All he wanted was to borrow the Divine Throne's ability to traverse planes, hitch a ride, ascend to godhood in another plane, and then return.
After all, due to the suppression of the Douluo Plane, achieving godhood here was nearly impossible.
But the answer he got was... a vague delay?
Huo Yuhao: Am I actually qualified to be a Divine Throne Knight?
Huo Yuhao withdrew his spiritual power, his consciousness returning to the outside world, his expression a mix of surprise and confusion.
This was an unexpected twist. If he could indeed gain control of a super artifact, even temporarily, it would be an immense boon.
However, after the initial surprise, Huo Yuhao's caution returned.
It wasn't in his nature to rely entirely on others, especially not to place all his hopes on the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation.
Perfecting the half-plane of the undead, absorbing enough energy, and ascending to godhood as a plane master was also a viable path.
Even becoming a god through the Abyss Plane wasn't entirely out of the question, though the risks were far too great...
And then there was the power of faith, another potential avenue for breakthrough.
Regardless of the path to godhood, he couldn't afford to neglect his other plans.
He needed to retake control of the Spirit Pagoda.
Find a source of life energy potent enough to fully resurrect Elder Yi and help him regain his physical form.
There were also the matters of the two Dragon Kings and Tang Hao, the current master of the plane...
All of these required strength, strength he didn't yet possess.
With this in mind, Huo Yuhao's expression hardened. He whispered to Ice Empress, "Ice Empress, let's return the left arm bone to its place for now."
The left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion, sourced from a 10,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion, contained the clan's signature ability, the Ice Explosion Technique.
Though it was only a 10,000-year soul bone, its quality rivaled that of a 100,000-year one.
Since its origin was similar to the Ice Ice Empress's, she had kept it safe.
After speaking, Huo Yuhao took out an Ascension Spirit Pill, consumed it, and sat down cross-legged to begin his cultivation.
After all, he had to commit fully to the act.
Outside the room, Hua Yichen and the others sensed a sudden surge in Huo Yuhao's aura and couldn't help but smile.
"After a month of cultivation, his soul power has reached the point of breakthrough. With the help of the Spirit Ascension Pill to enhance his soul level and feed back to his body, the timing is perfect."
However, their smiles soon faded.
"Why... only level 15?"
If he had gained four levels in a month, it would be impossible for a soul to transform so quickly, let alone achieve four levels of improvement in an instant...
"He couldn't have just eaten the Spirit Ascension Pill, could he? The benefits of taking the pill are greatest after level 30."
As Luoyang Lu approached, Hua Yichen's mouth twitched.
He wanted to say he had no idea what was going on, but after a moment of thought, a realization struck him, and he spoke thoughtfully:
"No, Yuhao isn't that impulsive. It must be because of the Ice Silkworm Soul. A seven-hundred-year soul, as his first soul, should have granted him several levels of soul power upon breaking through the bottleneck. However, Yuhao was only level 11 after absorbing the soul, which puzzled me at the time. But after learning about the soul skill it granted him, it made sense."
Hua Yichen then detailed the soul skill provided by the Ice Silkworm Soul to Huo Yuhao and continued:
"Being able to give Yuhao such a divine skill as Spirit Detection and Sharing, I suspect the Ice Silkworm Soul underwent some kind of mutation after being absorbed by Yuhao, or perhaps it had consumed a special Heavenly Treasure before becoming a soul. It just wasn't obvious before, but now, with the promotion to a thousand-year soul, its latent power has fully erupted, giving Yuhao even greater feedback."
This was the only plausible explanation he could come up with.
After all, Huo Yuhao couldn't have fused another soul ring or absorbed a soul bone, could he?
He had people keeping an eye on the boy, and no one had reported any unusual opportunities.