The Makings of a Divine Throne Knight

The Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation descends when a plane faces destruction, and it departs once that plane is restored. When its wielder fulfills their destined mission through its power, the Divine Throne's duty within that realm comes to an end. Guided by destiny, it embarks on a journey toward another plane. Thus, after helping Long Haochen fulfill his mission on the Holy Demon Continent, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation drifted through the sea of stars. It was during this time that the throne's artifact soul—formed from a sliver of the God of Creation's divine will—sensed a peculiar tug of destiny. An outsider appeared to have descended into this universe, blessed with the fortune of an entire plane. To be honest, the artifact soul of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation initially had no desire to intervene. After all, a God Realm loomed directly above the Douluo Continent. And so, merely following the God of Creation's will, it tore through space to leave an imprint upon Huo Yuhao, intending to turn its gaze away. Yet what did it see through that imprint? The Douluo Plane was crying out to it for help? A Godking had actually meddled recklessly in the plane's evolution, personally intervening to torment a group of mortals? He had even drawn the Abyssal Plane into the fray, only to leave behind an utter mess before being swept away by spacetime turbulence? At this point, the artifact soul of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation fell silent, deeply questioning whether the God of Creation's decision to dissolve his body into the universe and create a hundred gods to govern the myriad planes had truly been the right choice. Because the God of Creation had vanished, the God of Heavenly Guard had turned into the God of Heavenly Wrath—possessing power far too immense for anyone to restrain. Without the God of Heavenly Guard watching over it, the universe could only correct its own errors, causing spacetime turbulence to erupt with alarming frequency. The hundred gods who once ruled the planes had gradually been replaced over the generations, and the successors of certain gods were truly outrageous... Yet even knowing all this, what could it do as merely a Super Divine Tool? Possessing a sliver of the God of Creation's divine will indeed gave it an edge over Godkings in observing destiny, but at its core, it remained a Super Divine Tool. If it were expected to confront a Godking... it fell far short. "For now, I shall do what lies within my power." Thinking of how the Douluo Plane was suffering the erosion of the Abyssal Plane, the Super Divine Tool's artifact soul, the Lord of Eternity, reached a decision. It was a divine tool created by the God of Creation to balance the various planes, while the Abyssal Plane continually devoured planes, making it an enemy to all worlds. Combating such a malignant tumor was, after all, its specialty. Yet... should it choose this otherworldly visitor as this generation's successor? Having observed his character for so long, the artifact spirit did not consider Huo Yuhao a villain. However, the fellow carried neither the burden of an idol nor the baggage of rigid morality. To put it in a single phrase—he had a flexible moral baseline, quite a far cry from the knights of the Holy Demon Continent... Then again, character aside, how many people across an entire continent possessed the qualifications to inherit the divine throne? Ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao had been chosen by the God of Emotions, possessing the makings of godhood. He already belonged to the handful standing at the very pinnacle. Finding someone more suitable would be no easy task, and it no longer had the luxury of waiting for a successor as it once had on the Holy Demon Continent. After all, this was not the Holy Demon Continent. The ruler of the Abyssal Plane was a genuine god-level powerhouse—a First-Class God, no less. If they invaded and the Plane Master who had seized the Douluo Plane failed to hold the line, everything would be too late. After hesitating for a moment, the Lord of Eternity chose to wait and observe a while longer. It had not yet figured out what Huo Yuhao truly aimed to accomplish after living ten thousand years into the future. In any case, his current cultivation was insufficient, so the time was not right for an inheritance anyway. Thus, Huo Yuhao received this answer: "Await the opportune moment." Huo Yuhao: "???" Wait, what on earth does 'await the opportune moment' mean? I was only trying to collect some rent from you, not inherit user rights to you! Just as Huo Yuhao had thought before, he knew his own limits. As a Super Divine Tool, the Divine Throne held exceptionally high standards for its successors. Besides, ten thousand years had passed with it remaining completely silent, and Huo Yuhao had long since abandoned any thought of claiming it. All he wanted was to hitch a ride using the Divine Throne's ability to traverse planes, achieve godhood in another plane, and then return. After all, due to planar suppression, attaining godhood on the Douluo Plane was practically impossible. Yet this response meant... there was actually a chance? Huo Yuhao: 'I'm stunned—do I actually have the makings of a Divine Throne Knight?' Huo Yuhao withdrew his spiritual power and returned his consciousness to the outside world, an odd expression on his face. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise. If he could truly gain a Super Divine Tool through this, even just temporary usage rights, it would be of immense help. Yet once the surprise faded, Huo Yuhao grew vigilant once more. It was better to rely on oneself than on others; pinning all his hopes on the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation went against his nature. Perfecting the Undead Half-Plane, absorbing sufficient energy, and becoming a god as a Plane Master was also a viable path. Even traveling to the Abyssal Plane to attain godhood was not out of the question, though the danger level was far too high... The power of faith was another potential breakthrough point. Beyond his plans for godhood, other matters could not be neglected either. Reclaiming control over the Spirit Pagoda. Finding something brimming with abundant life energy to fully resurrect Elder Yi and reshape a physical body for him. And then there were the plans regarding the two Dragon Kings and confronting the Plane Master, Tang Hao... All of these required sufficient strength to execute! With that thought, Huo Yuhao's expression turned resolute, and he whispered to Ice Empress, "Ice Empress, let's restore the left arm bone first." The Ice-Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone originated from a ten-thousand-year Ice-Jade Scorpion and possessed their clan's divine skill—the Ice Explosion Technique. Though a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, its quality rivaled a hundred-thousand-year one. Because its Origin was close to Ice Empress's, she had been keeping custody of it. Having spoken, Huo Yuhao produced an Ascension Spirit Pill, swallowed it, and sat cross-legged to cultivate. A play naturally had to be acted out in full. Outside the room, Hua Yichen and Luo Yanglu sensed a sudden surge in Huo Yuhao's aura from within, both breaking into smiles. "After a month of cultivation, his soul power was already due for a breakthrough. Using the Ascension Spirit Pill to raise his Soul Spirit's rank and feed that energy back into himself comes at the perfect time." Yet very soon, their smiles vanished. "Why is it... rank 15?" Gaining four ranks in a single month—even a Soul Beast transforming into human form couldn't advance that fast, let alone gaining four ranks in an instant... "Could he have taken a Soul Ascension Pill directly? That pill offers the greatest benefit when taken after rank 30!" Seeing Luo Yanglu look over, the corner of Hua Yichen's mouth twitched. He dearly wanted to say that he had no idea what was going on either, but after thinking it over, inspiration struck, and he said thoughtfully: "No, Yuhao isn't someone so rash. It must be because of that Ice Silkworm Soul Spirit. As a first Soul Spirit, a seven-hundred-year Soul Spirit should have granted Huo Yuhao several ranks of soul power on top of breaking through the bottleneck. "Yet when Yuhao absorbed the Soul Spirit, he was only at rank 11, which struck me as very strange at the time. However, once I learned about the Soul Skill that Soul Spirit gave Yuhao, it no longer seemed strange." Hua Yichen described the Soul Skill the Ice Silkworm Soul Spirit had granted Huo Yuhao in detail, then continued: "To provide Yuhao with a divine skill like Spiritual Detection Sharing, I suspect that Ice Silkworm Soul Spirit underwent some mutation after Yuhao absorbed it, or perhaps it consumed some special Precious Heavenly Treasures before becoming a Soul Spirit. It simply didn't show before, but now that it has been upgraded to a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, its latent foundation has completely erupted, providing Yuhao with even more feedback." This was the only reasonable explanation he could come up with. Otherwise, it wasn't as if Huo Yuhao could have fused with another Spirit Ring or absorbed a Soul Bone, could he? He had people watching the boy, and no one had reported him stumbling upon any heaven-defying fortune.