On the other side—
Although Tang Chen and Tang San had been bound by Ye Yu to the roots of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul, trapped within a crystalline pillar of blue light, and struck to death by heavenly lightning summoned through his Third Spirit Ability – Tribulation Ascension, they had not truly perished.
Because the Asura God had been watching all along.
At the very instant of their deaths, the Asura God seized their souls and carried them away.
Thus, Tang Chen and Tang San had died, yet had not died completely.
They were in a state akin to death itself.
Afterward, with their souls in hand, the Asura God descended into a forest near Vast Sea City on the Douluo Continent.
There, he released their souls and used divine power to reshape their bodies.
In an instant, on a lush green meadow, two figures were born anew:
A tall, broad-shouldered man with long silver hair, exuding heroic vigor—Tang Chen.
And a youth of average appearance with short black hair, proportioned and ordinary-looking—Tang San.
Their bodies slowly descended to the ground.
As the Asura God infused their souls back into them, both Tang Chen and Tang San opened their eyes, confusion filling their gazes.
"Am I… not already dead?"
Tang Chen looked down at his own hands. That handsome, heroic face showed disbelief as he muttered.
He remembered how he had been ready to storm the imperial palace alongside his great-grandson Tang San, intent on exposing the Spirit Hall's scheme—the impostor posing as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and their plot to usurp the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire.
But unexpectedly, at the very gates of the palace, a youth who looked barely over twenty had instantly killed him in a single strike.
Afterward, he had been imprisoned atop a blue crystalline pillar and executed by lightning.
Tang Chen still remembered vividly—
The endless bolts of violent thunder tearing his body apart, scorching him into charcoal, and the agony that made death seem like release.
Beside him, Tang San was also stunned, unable to believe that he had been revived.
At that moment, the cold, majestic voice of the Asura God echoed in Tang Chen's mind:
"Tang Chen, you have greatly disappointed me!"
"The task I entrusted to you—you had not even begun, and you allowed yourself to be slain at the palace gates."
"Do you understand the disastrous consequences of your failure?"
"Great Lord Asura, it was all my fault. I failed your trust!" Tang Chen's heart filled with bitterness as he confessed.
"Still, the blame is not yours alone."
The Asura God's tone shifted slightly, carrying a trace of reluctant understanding.
"The youth you faced indeed far outstripped your strength."
"To defeat him, you must grow stronger still."
"Go now! Take your great-grandson to Sea God Island. I will speak with the Sea God and allow both of you to participate in the Sea God's Trials."
"Through the Sea God's Trials, your strength will advance by leaps and bounds."
"Yes, Great Lord Asura!"
Hearing this, Tang Chen grew excited. The thought of returning to Sea God Island, where that silhouette he had long yearned for resided, filled him with eagerness.
He could hardly wait to bring Tang San with him.
Once the divine decree ended, Tang Chen immediately led Tang San toward Vast Sea City.
There, they rented a large vessel, boarded it, and set sail for Sea God Island.
Meanwhile, in the Heaven Dou Imperial City—
After personally destroying the Clear Sky Clan, Ye Yu focused on condensing the divine position of the Lord of Creation.
He sought out Qian Renxue, informing her that he had already reached the realm of Limit Douluo and had stepped onto the path to godhood.
Now, he needed to begin gathering faith to forge his godhood.
For this, he had already decided: he would establish a sect-like force known as the Creation Temple, which would serve to spread his faith.
He asked Qian Renxue to assist in its promotion.
"Ye Yu, you've already reached the stage of gathering faith to condense a God Position?"
"That's wonderful!"
Learning that Ye Yu had embarked on the path to godhood, Qian Renxue's heart filled with joy and excitement for him.
As the future heir of Spirit Hall, bearer of the Seraphim bloodline, and the next head of the Qian clan, Qian Renxue was well-versed in divine matters.
Her grandfather Qian Daoliu had already become a Limit Douluo and served as the High Priest of the Angel God.
From him, she had heard countless stories of the Angel God. She knew that deities truly existed.
According to her grandfather, Limit Douluo with extraordinary talent could, upon reaching perfection and attaining the state of demi-god, perceive the Power of Faith.
By collecting this faith, they could condense a God Position.
When that God Position was fully formed, they would fuse with it through their soul and transform into a true god.
Yet perceiving the Power of Faith was the prerequisite—and not every Limit Douluo was capable of it.
Even if one could perceive it, not every Limit Douluo could successfully condense a God Position. Many requirements and conditions stood in the way.
Therefore, learning that Ye Yu could not only sense faith but also condense his own God Position filled Qian Renxue with delight.
"The Creation Temple, is it?" she mused.
"Where do you wish to establish its headquarters, Ye Yu? Wherever you want, I will grant it to you."
Because Ye Yu had planted countless sub-body of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree across the continent, his perception stretched everywhere.
Thus, beyond the Heaven Dou Imperial Iity, within the vast mountain ranges and forests, he selected a naturally fortified peak—easy to defend, hard to attack—as the seat of the Creation Temple.
With Qian Renxue's assistance, the founding of the Creation Temple spread across the continent almost overnight.
As soon as Ye Yu established it, his allies responded swiftly:
Dugu Bo immediately pledged himself as one of the temple's Elders.
Ye Zhilan and Ling Zhantian brought the Nine-Hearted Begonia Clan to join as well.
However, others such as the Fire Leopard Dragon Clan (where Huo Wu hailed from) and the Skywater Clan (of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er) merely sent gifts and congratulations, without any intent of joining.
The same was true for Ning Fengzhi.
Because of this, within Ye Yu's circle of women, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling felt especially proud—their families had fully committed to Ye Yu's Creation Temple, proving that they were truly one with him.
As for Ning Rongrong, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er—
The sisters Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er could at least be excused.
But Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu?
They had both received tremendous boons from Ye Yu, even opportunities to evolve their Martial Souls.
Yet their clans refused to join Ye Yu's Creation Temple.
This was nothing short of ingratitude!
For a time, though Ye Yu himself said nothing, the positions of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling rose greatly in the harem's unspoken hierarchy.
Ning Rongrong had long desired to surpass Dugu Yan and become Ye Yu's main wife.
But with the founding of the Creation Temple, her father had merely sent gifts and congratulations, showing no intention of leading the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan into Ye Yu's fold.
This left Ning Rongrong aggrieved and resentful.
Father! What are you even thinking?
Ye Yu is a monster of talent. He has already fulfilled our Ning family's long-cherished wish, evolving my Martial Soul from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Such a great benefactor, your future son-in-law, no less—yet you won't even bring the clan to join his Creation Temple? Why?!