Chapter 0268: The Soul Transformation Pool

Just as Youlei thought Huang Long had agreed, Huang Long shook his head and said calmly, “I won’t join any clan.”
Join the Theodore Clan? After rebirth, Huang Long could no longer join any faction in this life. Not to mention that the Theodore Patriarch was the Earth Element Supreme God—even if it were another Earth Element deity, Huang Long would never agree.
Although joining the Theodore Clan might make the Leopold Clan hesitate to attack him openly, Huang Long knew that entering such a clan would bring even more restrictions and no freedom at all.
In this life, Huang Long wanted to control his own destiny—not let others decide for him.
“Not join any clan?!” Youlei was stunned after hearing Huang Long’s words.
“Brother Huang Long, you probably don’t realize it, but the Divine Realm isn’t as peaceful as our mortal realm. To survive there, one must join a faction,” Youlei urged.
“I know Brother Huang Long is strong, but in the Divine Realm, only those who are Supreme Gods have the strength to protect themselves!”
“Some powerful beings from the mortal realms refused the invitation of the Realm Guardians when entering the Divine Realm, only to be killed by bandits before even reaching the Soul Transformation Pool!” Youlei continued rapidly.
He wasn’t as anxious about other powerful beings, but Huang Long was different.
At eighteen, he had killed a Realm King—such extraordinary talent even the best members of the Theodore Clan in their Divine Realm couldn’t match.
After learning of Huang Long’s existence, the Theodore Clan had ordered that he must be invited to join, no matter the cost!
“The Soul Transformation Pool?” Huang Long asked, puzzled.
Youlei spoke seriously, “Exactly, the Soul Transformation Pool. Powerful beings from the mortal realms who wish to become divine-level warriors must go there to form their divine essence and transform their bodies!”
“If they fail to do so, even after entering the Divine Realm, they’re still bound by a lifespan of two thousand years!”
Huang Long’s mind stirred. If that was the case, could those powerful beings survive only by going to the Soul Transformation Pool to form their divine essence and transform their bodies?
Seeing Huang Long deep in thought, Youlei thought he had convinced him and continued, “Moreover, to form one’s divine essence and transform their body at the Soul Transformation Pool, divine stones are required.”
“Divine stones?” Huang Long was surprised.
“That’s right. Every Soul Transformation Pool in the Divine Realm is under the control of the Supreme Gods, and each realm needs five hundred divine stones!” Youlei smiled.

“Five hundred?!”, Huang Long frowned.
As far as he knew, ordinary lower-tier divine artifacts were only worth a little over two hundred divine stones, and the same applied to lower-tier divine essences. But just to condense a divine essence and transform a divine body in this Divine Transformation Pool required five hundred divine stones?!
Five hundred divine stones might not mean much to mid-tier or higher-tier gods, but for a powerful being who had just entered the divine realm, it was an astronomical amount. It was equivalent to a commoner in the Hengyuan Realm having to come up with ten million gold coins.
“Brother Huang Long, I’m sure you understand the value of these divine stones. Five hundred divine stones are not the same as five hundred gold coins in this mortal realm of Hengyuan,” You Lei continued.
“If you can’t gather five hundred divine stones within two thousand years after entering the divine realm, then even if you don’t die at the hands of others, you’ll vanish due to life constraints.”
“But if you join our Theodore family, it’s different,” You Lei said with a bright smile. “Our Theodore family is very generous to those who join us. You can use the Divine Transformation Pool under our control for free.”
You Lei’s voice carried an enticing tone.
Join them, and use the Divine Transformation Pool for free!
Refuse, and you have to earn five hundred divine stones in two thousand years—a daunting task!
Huang Long sneered inwardly. Use it for free?! That sounded nice, but in other words, the Theodore family could get the services of a divine-level warrior for just five hundred divine stones. Who wouldn’t do such a deal?! Moreover, the patriarch of the Theodore family was the Earth-type Supreme God, who already possessed a Divine Transformation Pool. So, those five hundred divine stones didn’t even need to be paid for by the Theodore family—meaning they could get a divine-level warrior’s services for free!
“Brother Huang Long, what do you think?” You Lei asked, with an hint of satisfaction.
Sometimes, he couldn’t help but admire the Supreme Gods, who controlled the Divine Transformation Pools and used them to control those who entered the divine realm from mortal worlds.
Originally, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths, but to persuade Huang Long, he had to explain everything related to the divine realm clearly. This time, Huang Long should no longer refuse.
Although it seemed like those powerful beings who joined their families were at a disadvantage, You Lei knew there were many benefits once they joined.
“I won’t join your family,” Huang Long shook his head.
“What?!” You Lei’s smile faded. Huang Long still wasn’t tempted?
Before You Lei could try to persuade him further, Huang Long raised his hand and said lightly, “I don’t plan to enter the divine realm anytime soon. Let’s talk about this again later.”

Seeing this, You Lai sighed, “Well, that’s fine too.” Then he hid the disappointment on his face and smiled, “Brother Huang Long, if you have time, come visit me at the peak of Han Yuan’s northernmost mountains.” After that, You Lai stood up, exchanged a few polite words with Huang Long, tore open a spatial rift, and disappeared.

Although he was a realm guardian, he couldn’t force the divine realm to join his family. Moreover, Huang Long’s current strength was not something he could force either.

After You Lai left, Huang Long fell into deep thought. Entering the divine realm seemed to be no small trouble. He hadn’t expected that every Divine Transformation Pool in the divine realm was under the control of the Supreme God, and it took 500 divine stones to form a divine essence.

The Divine Transformation Pools were useless to him, but what about others? When he entered the divine realm, he would surely bring along the Fire Cloud Beast King and the other eight divine-grade celestial beasts. According to his plan, after helping Bog and the others enter the divine realm, he would take them all into the divine realm as well.

If that were the case, he would need at least 10,000 divine stones.

10,000 divine stones!

An idea struck Huang Long. Then, five weapons appeared in midair: a long spear, a small sword, a large sword, a disc, and a halberd.

The long spear was obtained when he killed Lin Youwu, while the other four were obtained by killing Realm King Oster and others. Except for the small sword belonging to Realm King Oster, which was a mid-grade divine artifact, the rest were low-grade divine artifacts.

Low-grade divine artifacts usually cost 200 divine stones, while mid-grade ones could be sold for 6,000 to 7,000 divine stones. So, adding up the divine essences of several people, he should still be short by about 1,000 divine stones.

“Enough, no need to overthink it. We’ll discuss it when we enter the divine realm,” Huang Long thought, storing the five divine artifacts in the Five Prison Divine Cauldron.

Now, as a Heavenly Immortal, with the immortal energy in his body, as long as he found the materials, he could craft immortal artifacts. Even a low-grade immortal artifact was stronger than a low-grade divine artifact. Eventually, he could hold another auction like he had with the magic sword—wouldn’t the divine stones flow in abundantly then?

However, to craft immortal artifacts, these materials didn’t exist in mortal realms like Hengyuan. But would they be available when he entered the divine realm?! Huang Long wondered, though he wasn’t sure.

After all, this wasn’t the Pangu World. Some things might not exist here.

For example, innate spiritual treasures—at least, no one had heard of them in this world. Of course, just because Huang Long hadn’t heard of them now didn’t mean they didn’t exist here.

After talking with You Lai for a while, Huang Long put aside his initial plan to enter the divine realm for the time being.

It seemed the divine realm wasn’t so peaceful. Huang Long needed to make thorough preparations.

Within a hundred years, he intended to help those magical beasts and starbeasts above the advanced level in the Holy Land break through to the Divine Realm as many as possible. Once they entered the Divine Plane and had this group of subordinates in the Divine Realm, it would be easier for the Yellow Dragon to act.

As for that Dragon Gate magic artifact in the Immortal Pavilion, it had already begun to change due to the influence of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon’s power, but it still didn’t meet the Yellow Dragon’s requirements. Therefore, establishing the Dragon Gate could only be done after entering the Divine Plane. In a hundred years, that magic artifact would be nearly ready.

As for Belle, knowing that the Yellow Dragon would enter the Divine Plane only after a hundred years, she naturally had no objections.

Currently, she was cultivating inside the Immortal Palace of the Immortal Pavilion, where the spiritual energy was abundant—exactly what she desired.

On the day after You Lai left, Long Yi, the Sea God Apton, Simp from the Phoenix clan, and Beilin came over.

“Do you plan to enter the Divine Plane?” The Yellow Dragon was surprised.

Long Yi and the others came to tell the Yellow Dragon that they intended to enter the Divine Plane in a month.

“Yes, Senior Yellow Dragon,” Long Yi said respectfully.

“We came here actually to ask when Senior Yellow Dragon plans to enter the Divine Plane. Once we get there, we want to follow you,” added the Sea God Apton.

The Divine Plane was dangerous; it would be hard for them to survive once they entered the Divine Realm. If they could follow the Yellow Dragon, they should be able to survive.

“I don’t plan to enter the Divine Plane for now,” the Yellow Dragon shook his head and explained that he would enter only after a hundred years.

Long Yi and the others looked disappointed.

Originally, they had come to follow the Yellow Dragon into the Divine Plane. If he wasn’t planning to go for now, they could wait. But a hundred years?! They had already stayed in the Hengyuan Plane for nearly two thousand years—they couldn’t wait another hundred years.

Thus, the four of them could only enter the Divine Plane on their own.

They couldn’t help but worry about their situation once they entered the Divine Plane.

At that moment, the Yellow Dragon gave each of Long Yi and the three others a robe for protection. Since Long Yi and the others also came from the Hengyuan Plane, they might face difficulties. The Yellow Dragon didn’t want them to perish as soon as they entered the Divine Plane. These robes could resist attacks from ordinary lower-tier gods.

Long Yi and the others accepted the robes and thanked the Yellow Dragon profusely.

The four of them left.

The Yellow Dragon couldn’t help but think of the mysterious Demon King Temple he had entered along with others over a decade ago.

“What secrets does this Demon King Temple hold?” He had been guessing about it all these years.

Now that he had nothing to do, it was a good time to go and check it out.

With his current celestial strength, the Yellow Dragon no longer needed to fear those peak Holy Land creatures like the Hellish Ghost Giant Peng.