Chapter 311: Sealing a God with a Single Finger

This faith power that rushed through the air was incredibly vast—even greater than the combined faith of the three thousand lower worlds in the Prime God’s realm.
“It’s impossible. Even Shang Xie and Cassius, no matter how powerful they are, couldn’t gather such an enormous amount of faith. What’s going on…”
But Chen Xiao didn’t have time to think further. That immense faith power directly reached his mind sea and affected his soul.
In an instant, Chen Xiao’s soul completely merged with the Prime God’s essence.
The moment Chen Xiao’s soul fused with the Prime God’s essence, a hazy glow burst forth from it and instantly enveloped the back of his head.
The next moment, Chen Xiao felt his strength increase exponentially. He also sensed as if he now had an extra life.
The Primordial Spirit!
Under the influence of that vast faith power, Chen Xiao broke free from his own limitations and reached the realm of the Primordial Spirit God. This Primordial Spirit was equivalent to a true god, on par with Chen Xiao’s original strength.
Moreover, even if Chen Xiao’s original body were killed now, as long as the Primordial Spirit escaped, he could regenerate using it.
Chen Xiao understood the true nature of the Primordial Spirit God and inwardly sighed in relief. Thankfully, when he had killed the Heavenly Dragon Emperor, he had used the power of the Prime God to destroy his soul directly. When he killed Wan Si, it was the Dark Giant Ship that opened the realm of the higher-tier Prime God, trapping him, and when Shui Miao consumed that realm, everything about him was restored to its original state.
Otherwise, Chen Xiao would be in endless trouble now.
As for those Primordial Spirit Gods who killed the Moonlight Sword Sect, Chen Xiao wasn’t even sure if they were truly dead.
However, although Chen Xiao had now reached the realm of the Primordial Spirit God, he himself couldn’t clearly define his true strength.
“My realm in the Land of Freedom hasn’t improved. It seems that ascending to heaven can enhance my strength, but my original body’s strength can’t be improved.”
Chen Xiao slowly exhaled in relief. With a thought, he drew back that Primordial Spirit into his body.
“My soul is now completely merged with the Prime God’s essence—there’s no distinction between them… But my soul’s power is still too weak to withstand the might within the Prime God’s essence.”
Chen Xiao tried to sense it further and found that his current soul could draw upon the Prime God’s power and laws within the Prime God’s essence. Yet, if he did so, his soul might be shattered by the Prime God’s essence in just one ten-thousandth of a second.
Chen Xiao looked down at the endless sea beneath him. The continent where the Land of Origin was located was unknown distances away, but he could sense the locations of his disciples—Suo Hen, Meng Fei, and others—somewhere far to the east.
At that moment, a faint faith power came from the east, less than one ten-thousandth of the strength he had felt earlier.
“This is the faith that Suo Hen and the others have gathered for me… But that earlier faith power… Could it have been the followers left by Kandralas on the Land of Origin?”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind shifted, considering this possibility.

“Little brat, you dare come to trouble me?”
Suddenly, a smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. His mental senses detected that beneath the sea, a sea beast at the peak of the Virtual God level was slowly approaching, ready to attack him at any moment.
“Just what I need—a mount. You’ll do.”
With a single gesture, Chen Xiao reached out and pulled out from about a thousand meters beneath the sea a sea beast the size of a hundred meters long, shaped like a giant turtle.
This sea beast resembled a turtle, with a pair of dragon horns on its head and its mouth filled with sharp teeth—it was clearly a Black Tortoise with the bloodline of a divine beast.
“Not bad, not bad. The Black Tortoise has excellent carrying capacity—perfect as a mount,” Chen Xiao said coldly as he looked at it.
For such a beast with divine beast bloodline, transforming into human form was extremely difficult. Ordinary spiritual or demonic beasts could transform into humans once they reached the Domain realm. But these beasts with divine beast bloodline could only succeed in transformation by gathering a divine essence and activating their inner divine beast bloodline.
However, for such beasts to gather a divine essence was even more difficult than for ordinary demonic beasts.
Chen Xiao captured it and used his overwhelming power to subdue it instantly. Such demonic beasts were already quite intelligent; realizing that this seemingly weak human could crush them with just one finger, they gave up resistance and obeyed obediently.
“My identity is sensitive right now. If that Death Overlord sets any traps on me and discovers my hidden strength on the Source Continent, my grandfather and the others will be in danger. There’s no rush to go back yet. I’ll become a true guardian first.”
Chen Xiao planned in his heart.
He released the Black Tortoise and put it back into the sea, then climbed onto its back.
……
“Senior brother, that old turtle was actually tamed?”
Suddenly, a dozen figures appeared in the distance. All of them were Virtual Gods. The man at the head wore a black robe, his expression dark—clearly a peak Virtual God, just half a step away from the Divine realm.
“Damn it! Someone got there first. This Black Tortoise has the bloodline of a divine beast. If I can tame it, my strength will double.” The man in black watched Chen Xiao riding away on the Black Tortoise, his eyes filled with resentment.
“Kill it! We must get this Black Tortoise no matter what. This is Lan Shan Island’s territory—no one can act recklessly here.” That senior brother’s face became fierce.
“Senior brother, someone who can single-handedly subdue that Black Tortoise must also be an extremely powerful expert…” a woman in red said hesitantly.
“Hmph, what’s there to fear? I’m just half a step away from the Divine realm. With the divine artifact in my hands, I can even fight against true gods. Let alone that mere Virtual God, a Black Tortoise.” Another person spoke coldly.

At this moment, the strength Chen Xiao displayed was merely that of a high-level Void God. Such a level was considered skilled among those on the periphery of the Source Continent, but within it, he was just an ordinary person, unremarkable. By now, Chen Xiao had already noticed those dozen or so people. When he heard that senior brother intending to kill him because of the black turtle he was sitting on, a faint smile appeared on his face. “These people are quite decisive in killing.” Chen Xiao nodded inwardly. At this point, he felt as if he were a senior looking down on juniors. Yet, he wasn’t angered—this world was just like that: kill and loot, the strong survive. Of course, to become stronger, one must dare to act. A timid person who fears everything is doomed never to reach the peak. At that moment, those dozen or so people rushed over quickly, surrounding Chen Xiao along with the black turtle. The black turtle instinctively sensed danger and let out low roars, but when it remembered who was sitting on its back, it stopped roaring and acted carefree. The dozen or so people from Blue Mountain Island had already set up a large formation in the sky, encircling Chen Xiao and the black turtle. In an instant, a strong murderous intent filled the air. These people didn’t even say a word before attacking directly. “Quite interesting characters.” Chen Xiao smiled lightly. He stretched out a finger and gently tapped the large formation in the sky. Crack! Like the sound of glass shattering, the formation, created by seventeen Void Gods using the power of heaven and earth, was shattered with just one tap from Chen Xiao. Instantly, those seventeen people were struck like by lightning, their faces turning pale. The next moment, they all spat out blood. “How is this possible?” The brother in black stared in disbelief. The formation they had set up was a unique one of Blue Mountain Island, and it was thanks to this formation that the island could stand firm in the sea. This formation, activated by seventeen Void Gods, was already enough to trap a True God. Yet, it was shattered with just one tap by this ‘high-ranking Void God’? Fear appeared on the faces of those seventeen Void Gods. “Smart enough not to try to escape.” Chen Xiao looked at them and smiled satisfactorily. “I was blind and offended you, senior. Please forgive me.” Hearing Chen Xiao’s calm words, the brother in black was shaken and quickly bowed low, speaking humbly. The other sixteen also realized now that Chen Xiao wasn’t someone they could offend. Someone who could effortlessly shatter their formation surely left them no chance to escape. Hearing the brother in black’s words, they gathered around and bowed to Chen Xiao to apologize. “Hehe, don’t worry. I won’t do anything to you. I actually have a great benefit to offer you.” Chen Xiao said with a laugh. Then, he tapped again, and a force of primordial energy shot out from his fingertip, flowing directly into the Void God essence of the brother in black. In an instant, that originally illusory divine essence solidified into a true divine essence—a True God’s divine essence.

In an instant, a vast divine power spread out from the body of the brother in black as the center, pushing back the sixteen people behind him.
One finger, and a god is created!
Now, within the spatial seal, Chen Xiao had discovered the true way to use the Primordial Spirit Fire and its pathways, allowing him to release them silently.
The Primordial Pathways were the most fundamental existence in the universe; it was no wonder they could help a cultivator at the peak of the Virtual God stage achieve true godhood.
“Is this… the realm of gods?” In an instant, the brother in black’s body underwent a tremendous transformation, advancing from a Virtual God to a true god—a qualitative change, a transformation of his life form.
Although this brother in black was only half a step away from the true realm of gods, that half step might be one he could never take even if he spent his entire life and exhausted all his lifespan.
Now, with Chen Xiao’s single finger turning him into a god, it was as if he had been given a second life.
“Your humble disciple thanks you for your great kindness!”
The brother in black knelt down in mid-air, kowtowing frantically to Chen Xiao.
“Such a trivial matter—what’s there to thank for?” At this moment, Chen Xiao wore white robes, his long hair flowing, just as he usually appeared on Earth—Shang Weiting—with a constant smile on his face. His primary divine form was related to water; as the ruler of water, this vast ocean was the perfect place for him to establish his base.
Chen Xiao wanted to build a faction, one truly his own, to expand his influence, completely separate from Cassius’s faction.
The other sixteen Virtual Gods gasped in shock. If one could turn a peak Virtual God into a true god with just one finger, how powerful must he be?
“I don’t know what orders you have, but your humble disciple will do anything without hesitation!” The brother in black was also shrewd. He understood that Chen Xiao wouldn’t enhance his strength for no reason. Since Chen Xiao had done this, there must be a purpose.
But now, to the brother in black, Chen Xiao was like a second parent. And everyone knew that Chen Xiao was supreme—even the island lord of Lan Shan Island paled in comparison.
By aligning himself with such a powerful figure, he would surely thrive, far surpassing Lan Shan Island by ten thousand times.
“I want you to take control of Lan Shan Island,” Chen Xiao said cheerfully, being straightforward without any hesitation.
“This…” The faces of the seventeen disciples of Lan Shan Island, including the brother in black, changed.
“Don’t worry. I don’t care about a small island like Lan Shan Island. After you take control of it, the island lord will still be you. All I want is faith,” Chen Xiao said with a smile.
Faith was extremely precious on the Continent of Origins. Although ordinary true gods could absorb faith to enhance their strength, they lacked the right and power to compete for it.
The source of true gods’ faith came from the creatures they kept in their divine realms.
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the brother in black’s eyes flickered, then he turned to look at the other sixteen people behind him.
“Brother, we’ll follow your lead,” the sixteen said together.

The Void Gods do not know the hierarchy among deities. Matters related to the deities are taboo for those below them. But these sixteen people understood clearly that once they agreed to Chen Xiao, they would undoubtedly become messengers of the deities, their representatives here, and reap endless benefits.
Moreover, judging from Chen Xiao’s performance, he was undoubtedly a powerful deity.
“Ouyang Yu, I greet my master!”
In the next moment, Brother Ouyang Yu in black robes knelt down again.
Hearing him address himself in this way, Chen Xiao smiled.
“Your servant greets his master!”
Seeing Ouyang Yu’s actions, the other sixteen also hesitated not at all. Recognizing a powerful deity as one’s master was not shameful; rather, it was an honor.