Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 140 Divine Artifact, Illusionary Seal (Two-in-One)

"Senior Theon, may I ask which god you are referring to as the divine lineage?"

Upon hearing Huo Yumiao's words, Xi En replied without hesitation, "You will now undergo the test of the Illusion God."

The God of Illusion, also known as the God of Illusion and the God of Dreams, is a deity who governs the illusory and spiritual dimensions, and to a certain extent can even project illusory things into reality.

Theon didn't tell Huo Yumiao about the level of the Illusion God. Perhaps subconsciously he didn't think Huo Yumiao would know this. A normal person would probably be so excited that they would lose their bearings upon learning that they could become a god.

It must be said that Theon's words really fooled Huo Yumiao, bringing the illusory into reality. If such a deity existed, he shouldn't be unknown.

Even the goddess of life can only give life to inanimate objects, far from being able to create things out of thin air, although giving life is still a perverse thing.

Dominating the illusory and spiritual dimensions, at least in terms of prestige, is definitely a bit higher than that Asura God thing.

Good and evil, life and destruction—which of these is not a manifestation of the essence of the world's operation? These four words can encompass almost everything, yet a mysterious Asura God has inexplicably wandered in.

The Asura God, also known as the God of Slaughter, is in charge of killing, judgment, and laws in the divine realm. However, the former is inferior to destruction in "quality," while the latter two should be considered matters of good and evil.

The name "Asura God" sounds impressive, but in the fantasy world, whether it's Eastern or Western fantasy, the closer the name is to the essence, the more noble and powerful it is.

The biggest difference between gods and ordinary people is that they control the power that governs the world. As the Asura God, who governs the law of "slaughter," cannot possibly be associated with good, evil, life, or destruction.

However, these are not things Huo Yumiao should consider. He is not even a Soul Master yet, and he is far from qualified to think about the rationality of gods. Focusing on the present Sien is the most important thing right now.

Huo Yumiao only paused for a moment before recovering, as he keenly grasped the phrase "to a certain extent" in Sien's words.

If creating a grain of sand and raising a cloud of dust can be considered reflecting reality from illusion, then Huo Yumiao retracted what she had just said.

Flames, torrents, storms—these are all things that the elemental gods can create out of thin air, but they need to consume divine power.

Other deities could also achieve this through other methods, using divine power as a price, but the cost would be much greater.

The people of the Douluo Continent are unaware of the hierarchical division of the gods in the God Realm. Huo Yumiao cannot reveal that she knows this information, as that would arouse too much suspicion.

The only source he can currently explain for knowing this information is the Ancient Ice God, but the Ancient Ice God and Tang San are now completely at odds.

Revealing to Xi En, one of Tang San's henchmen, that he had seen the ancient Ice God would undoubtedly be asking for trouble, so Huo Yumiao could only subtly inquire about the level of the Illusion God from Xi En.

"Senior Theon, is the Illusion God a god of the same level as you and Senior Tang San?" Huo Yumiao asked, feigning anticipation. He wanted to see what kind of divine position Tang San would give him.

“Well…” Theon was speechless for a moment. This was the last question he wanted to hear. No one wanted to be inferior, especially in front of an admirer.

Theon sighed deeply. Although he wanted to give a positive answer, it was clearly impossible.

After all, there's no point in lying to Huo Yumiao, a future god of illusion. She'll know everything once she enters the god realm. Lying now is like planting a time bomb for yourself, and Theon isn't that stupid.

As for Huo Yumiao rejecting him and giving up the inheritance of the godhood, Xi En never even considered that possibility. How could that be? No one, no matter how good they are, would give up the opportunity to become a god.

Ascending to godhood, achieving immortality, and attaining the highest level—isn't this what countless people who constantly hone their strength strive for?

"Let me tell you about the God Realm. The gods in the God Realm, like you Soul Masters, are also ranked according to their strength."

From top to bottom, they are God-King, First-Level God, Second-Level God, Third-Level God, and Priest. My Sky God is a Second-Level God, and the Illusion God is also a Second-Level God.

Lord Tang San is the most powerful deity in the God Realm, and also one of the Five Great God Kings.

Since his prestige had already been diminished, Theon began to address Tang San with respect and patiently explained the information about the God Realm to Huo Yumiao.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yumiao showed no outward emotion, still feigning longing and acting as if she yearned for the divine realm.

Her thoughts were completely opposite to what she appeared to be. Huo Yumiao had long anticipated that the Illusion God was only a second-level god.

After all, even Huo Yuhao, the chosen one of the great destiny of the Douluo Continent, was only allowed by Tang San to become a minor first-level god. It was already quite unexpected that Tang San didn't even give him, Little Karami, a third-level god.

You know, even his own daughter Tang Wutong, Tang San only gave her a level two Butterfly God. So, isn't he treating Huo Yumiao just as well as his own daughter?

Huo Yumiao's brain raced as she tried to figure out how to refuse in a way that was reasonable and wouldn't anger Tang San, so as not to provoke Tang Shenwang into a desperate act and secretly sabotage her.

In that brief moment, Huo Yumiao thought about many things, and finally realized that he simply could not refuse, because refusal itself was unreasonable.

Giving up the opportunity to become a god would not only seem abnormal, but it might also make Tang San feel out of control, leading him to do things that Huo Yumiao could not handle.

The fact that Tang San cannot directly descend and take action has been proven by the Phantom God inheritance sent by Theon. If he wants to truly act freely, he still needs to rely on the inheritance of a godhood.

But Tang San was clearly unwilling to give up his two godhoods. He couldn't bear to give up the Sea God's position, and he certainly couldn't give up the God King position of the Asura God. That's why he asked Theon to step in, which led to this whole situation.

All Huo Yumiao could do was stall for time and try to gain advantages from the inheritance of this Illusion God to develop her own strength.

Things like soul power infusion and divinely bestowed soul rings are completely risk-free and offer huge benefits.

All seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils on Seagod Island underwent the Seagod's test. Although Tang San obtained the divine position, the others still received various benefits from the test.

The most obvious benefits are the side-effect-free soul power enhancement and the divinely bestowed soul rings mentioned earlier. These benefits were not separated from the bodies of the others after Tang San obtained the Sea God's inheritance.

With her objective clear, Huo Yumiao continued her performance, first inquiring about the process of inheriting the Illusion God's legacy.

If it's a direct binding that can't be delayed, then Huo Yumiao has no choice but to refuse, even at the risk of being attacked by Tang San.

In the name of inheritance, Tang San could indeed do many things through Xi En, but Huo Yumiao was not a native of Douluo Continent and had long since been demystified by the gods.

Moreover, he was currently on the Sun Moon Continent, where no one believed the legend of Tang San, the Sea God of Douluo Continent. Everyone considered it a fabrication by Douluo Continent itself, a rumor to enhance its prestige. Thinking of this, Huo Yumiao couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate that the prevalence of drug use on the Sun Moon Continent meant that no one could become a god, and they didn't believe in anything about gods.

Staying on the Sun and Moon Continent, no matter how capable Theon is, with Elder Guan protecting him, his safety level is extremely high.

"Senior Theon, how do I receive the divine inheritance? Will I immediately become a god after receiving it?"

In her spiritual sea, the Ice Emperor, who had remained silent, watched Huo Yumiao's series of performances, a hint of a smile appearing in her usually cold eyes.

Having seen so many meticulous and calm Huo Yumiao, seeing this childlike innocence gave her a strong sense of contrast.

If it weren't for the fact that Theon is a god with unfathomable strength, and if the other party could see her every move, Hyotei would have already made a sarcastic remark.

Hearing Huo Yumiao's words, Xi En couldn't help but chuckle. However, considering that she was only a twelve-year-old child, it was normal for her to be a little immature and childish.

"Haha, becoming a god is not so easy. You must accept the tests set by the Illusion God. Only by passing these tests one by one can you truly merge with the Illusion God's divine position, obtain the divine status, and become a god."

"If I fail one of the tests, will I not be able to become a god?" Huo Yumiao asked nervously.

His nervousness was genuine, not feigned. However, his anxiety wasn't about failing the divine test, but about whether there was a way back.

“That’s right.” Theon said in a serious tone at first, but then a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"But don't worry, you are the one I chose, and you will definitely pass the test for the position of the Illusion God."

Hearing this, Huo Yumiao breathed a sigh of relief, and the weight in her heart was finally lifted. This gave her much more room to maneuver in her plans, allowing her to operate without harm by only taking the benefits and not accepting the divine position.

With the most important issue resolved, the next step is to determine the specific testing procedures and content.

I don't know if it's like the Sea God's assessment, where various motivational tasks are assigned, or if you only need to reach the top in the corresponding ability.

"Senior Theon, what are the trials of the Phantom God? Am I about to undergo the first trial now?"

Hearing Huo Yumiao's words, Xi En shook his head, "You don't need to undergo the test yet. Your strength hasn't even met the minimum standard for passing the first test."

Huo Yumiao feigned disappointment. As everyone knows, it becomes increasingly difficult to improve one's soul power as one progresses. He is currently only a Soul Venerable, and it would be a huge loss for him to gain soul power at this level.

Sien, unaware of Huo Yumiao's pretense, assumed her emotions were genuine and immediately offered words of comfort:
"Don't be too disappointed. In your Soul Master terms, once you reach the Soul Emperor level, you can begin to face the first test of the Illusion God."

Soul Emperor? Huo Yumiao had a rough idea in her mind. He was the ultimate ice master. Even with the support of a lot of resources, he would have to wait until he was at least twenty years old to have a chance to become a Soul Emperor.

If he had been trained by those old fogies at Shrek Academy, let alone becoming a Soul Emperor, he probably wouldn't have broken through to Soul King until he was twenty.

With this thought in mind, Huo Yumiao's mind suddenly became active. In any case, it was a certainty that she would gain benefits from accepting the test of the Illusion God, and the baseline was also set: Soul Emperor.

Could he get some benefits from Theon ahead of time to shorten the time it takes for him to become the Soul Emperor?
Huo Yumiao thought about it carefully and realized that it was entirely feasible. He now knew of three places that could help him quickly improve his strength.

One is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in Sunset Forest, another is the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave in Earth Dragon Gate, and the third is the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Cave at an uncertain location on the Snow Spirit Tree Plateau.

The main reason he can't go to those places right now is that he's not strong enough.

As long as his strength meets the requirements to enter these places, his cultivation will experience an explosive increase.

The Xuanbing Marrow, hidden underground for ten thousand years in the Dragon Gate alone, was more than enough for him to absorb from Soul Saint to Title Douluo. Not to mention the assistance of a few immortal herbs, it was simply unimaginable.

Just as Huo Yumiao was about to ask for some of the exclusive benefits of a god's successor, Theon spoke first, "Believe me, it won't be long."

One day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year in the mortal realm, so you certainly won't have to wait too long.

Huo Yumiao thought Xi En was going to say something, but that was it?

Just then, Theon suddenly raised his right hand, and a purple three-dimensional pattern emanating a mysterious aura floated in his palm.

That's right, this pattern is not flat, but completely three-dimensional with sharp edges and corners. The reason it is called a pattern instead of an object is because of its appearance.

Huo Yumiao couldn't think of a single word that matched the pattern in front of her. The center of the pattern was a diamond-shaped cutout resembling a snowflake.

Five thin rods extend from the edge, each end of which is connected to a four-pointed star pattern resembling a butterfly wing.

The entire pattern is a bright purple, as clear as crystal glass, with countless tiny points of light scattered throughout, like stars.

As Theon closed his palm and made a gentle pushing motion, a purple pattern with a trailing tail flowed into Huo Yumiao's mind from between her eyebrows.

The pattern flew so fast that it was almost instantaneous, and Huo Yumiao had no time to resist. In fact, he didn't even have time to react before the pattern entered his mind.

To be honest, Huo Yumiao panicked for a moment, thinking that the other party had discovered something, but he quickly calmed down.

There's no other reason than that the current gap in strength between the two sides is simply too great, to a extent that Huo Yumiao cannot even imagine.

Even if the other party really wanted to kill him in the name of inheritance, all Huo Yumiao could do was wait and see what happened.

Huo Yumiao didn't feel anything unusual about her body and continued to maintain her previous persona. "Senior Theon, what was that thing that just flew from your hand?"

Theon smiled slightly, "Although you haven't passed the test yet, I believe you will definitely become the Illusion God. This is the Illusion God's artifact, the Illusion Seal."

Although you are not its owner yet, you can use all its functions. However, its functions will be unlocked as your strength increases.

With your current cultivation level, you've just unlocked its first function.

(End of this chapter)