"What pleasure is there to be derived from living? And why should death be something to be feared? In my opinion, there are only two sources of joy in life, one of which is to be with the one I love, while the other is to encounter an opponent powerful enough to make my heart race. I already have both of those things now; how is death going to dampen my mood? Come! Let me see if you have what it takes to kill me."

"You're also at the Divine Origin realm? You've been repressing your own power!" A hint of surprise crept into the intent of the whale.

That's right, the spiritual power that Chen Xinjie was releasing and was currently contending with that of the giant whale was at none other than the Divine Origin realm.

Chen Xinjie smiled, and said, "I won't be able to live long if I incur the wrath of the heavens. There's no chance for me to ascend to a higher plane in this lifetime, so I naturally have to keep myself in check to prolong this life as much as possible."

A hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes as he spoke, and he couldn't help but think back to the most spectacular battle of his life.

High up in the sky above the sea, he had fought the undisputed most powerful being in this world.

For three days and three nights, they clashed with all their might without pause or rest.At the time, they were both already at the Divine Origin realm, and the final outcome was a tie!

That's right, Chen Xinjie had once had a tied battle against Atlas Douluo Yun Ming.

Only the two of them knew the final outcome of that battle, and following the battle, Chen Xinjie announced publicly that he had lost to Yun Ming, thereby cementing his position as the most powerful being in the world.

In reality, there had been nothing separating them in that battle. Even though they had fought above the sea, their battle had taken place at such a high altitude that the assistance Chen Xinjie received from the sea was completely negligible. Thus, Chen Xinjie really wasn't much weaker than Yun Ming, and Yun Ming's powers were enhanced in the sky.

However, he already owed Long Yeyue too much, and he didn't want others to place him above Shrek Academy, so he had announced his defeat to the world.

Yun Ming hadn't offered any clarification or explanation. To them, the outcome of that battle wasn't important; what was important was the objective that they were trying to accomplish.

Just as the Limit Douluos of the Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult were searching for an opportunity for ascension, they were also searching for the same opportunity on that occasion.

The Atlas Douluo and Boundless Douluo had battled in the hope that perhaps a clash between the two most powerful beings in the world would help one or both of them break through the quasigod bottleneck to attain godhood.

Of course, the outcome had been downright pitiful.When they tried to break through the limits of this realm, they felt nothing; completely emptiness.

Perhaps they were already powerful enough to become gods, but their power wasn't sufficient to create a place that could contain a god, which would be a Divine Realm.

Without the guidance of the Divine Realm, they could only remain on the Douluo Continent regardless of how powerful they became, and they would be forced to continue to live under the restrictions of the plane.

During that period of time, both Chen Xinjie and Yun Ming had been extremely dejected. That was already the best idea they could think of, yet it had still failed.

Chen Xinjie was someone from the same generation as Long Yeyue, so he was older than Yun Ming. Upon reaching the Divine Origin realm, a part of them had already reached the godly level, so the plane would be paying them particularly close attention. Thus, both he and Yun Ming chose to restrict their own spiritual power in order to avoid having to contend with the plane, thereby allowing them to live longer.

However, in the face of this formidable foe, Chen Xinjie couldn't afford to restrict himself any longer.

Indeed, following Yun Ming's passing, Chen Xinjie was the undisputed most powerful being on this plane. At the very least, that was the case for now.

"It's always been a regret of mine that I was unable to battle Yun Ming, but it seems that your powers aren't inferior to his. I'll make you the final sacrifice to fulfill my breakthrough!"The giant whale's cold voice sounded in Chen Xinjie's mind once again, and in the next instant, it suddenly raised its head before releasing scintillating purplish-golden light.

Its enormous body began to shrink, and a nude figure slowly emerged in mid-air.

The figure's body was concealed by a hazy purplish-golden aura, but it could still be discerned that this was a woman.

During the process in which she adopted her human form, a massive area of the sea also turned a purplish-golden color.

Chen Xinjie could clearly sense that the sea had been taken over by a burst of formidable energy that was completely rejecting his soul power.

His pupils contracted drastically as a look of incredulity appeared on his face.

This energy that was able to transform the entire sea a purplish-golden color definitely wasn't something that was supposed to exist in the human world.

At this point, the woman had already completed her transformation, and she began to make her way toward Chen Xinjie as her appearance was gradually revealed.

She was very beautiful, but her eyes were cold and forbidding, and they were giving off a purplish-golden light. With each step she took, the air would warp ever-so-slightly, as if it were trying to reject her out of this world. However, the purplish-golden color of the seawater down below was only growing darker and darker.

This was definitely the first time Chen Xinjie had ever seen this woman, and the aura that he was giving off was astonishing even to him.

"Not only have you reached the Divine Origin realm, even your soul power is already..." Chen Xinjie's heart was beginning to tremble, and this had never happened, regardless of how powerful his opponents had been.

However, at this moment, he was completely unable to control his own emotions.

The thing that he had been pursuing for so many years was currently standing right before him; she had succeeded in the objective that he had sought for most of his life!

The woman's purplish-golden dress was swaying in the breeze, and she declared in a cold voice that was filled with pride, "That's right, this is godly power!" 

"You're already a god?" Chen Xinjie exclaimed.

The woman replied, "My spiritual power and soul power are both of the godly level, but there is no place that can contain me in this accursed world. Hence, I'm still not a god in the truest sense, but to mere mortals like you, I am already a god! If you're a quasigod, then I am a true god! All humans must die! I'm going to harness your fear of death, your hatred, your anger, your pain, your despair; all of your negative emotions will allow me to create a Divine World, hahahahahaha!"She suddenly burst into deranged laughter, and the entire sea trembled beneath her.

Chen Xinjie's heart was filled with astonishment, and he asked, "Who are you?"

The last time anyone on this continent had reached the true god level had been Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, and this level was only half a step away from godhood.

It was extremely difficult to attain Divine Origin realm spiritual power, but spiritual power was something that was naturally present in the human body, so there was always a chance for someone to reach that level.However, soul power was different in that it belonged to this world.

In order to reach the legendary rank 100 in soul power, the first thing one had to do was break through the restraints of this world; only then would they be able to reach the true god level.

However, that was certainly no easy feat. It was almost impossible for a single person to contend with an entire plane; even some of the weaker gods would find this a very tall order.

Chen Xinjie had attempted to make this breakthrough himself, and he had done so with the assistance of Atlas Douluo Yun Ming.

They were the two most powerful quasigods of this world, and both of them had reached the Divine Origin realm, yet they had still failed in the end, and that was already sufficient testament to just how arduous this task was.