Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I have been living a carefree life ever since I was young, so I hope that you can forgive me. I'm afraid that I won't be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility."
The reason he had come to the Sky of Spirit Origin was to enter the Spirit God Palace, so there was no way he would be willing to become the clan head.
Not expecting Zhang Xuan to reject his offer, the clan head was stunned for a moment. He was just about to ask further when the young man before him suddenly looked at him with a doubtful expression. "You said earlier that you want to become a Conferred God King … Do Conferred God Kings need to undergo a test?"
He had thought that the reason why Conferred God Kings were so powerful was due to their outstanding contributions. However, if there was a test, it was clear that something was amiss.
"Conferred God Kings are conferred by the God Monarchs themselves, granting them the authority to wield the Anima of Yearning. The Anima of Yearning isn't a pure form of yearning. In order to gain full control of the Anima of Yearning, one's soul has to become extremely resilient and powerful. In other words, one's soul has to reach God King realm pinnacle at the very least.
The clan head explained.
There were many ordinary people who wielded authority over a region, and each of them had their own unique way of thinking. Naturally, the Anima of Yearning was infused with one's emotions as well. In order to make full use of the Anima of Yearning, one had to get rid of all emotional baggage.
If one's soul wasn't strong enough, it would be easy for one to fall into chaos.
As such, one had to possess a powerful soul in order to be conferred a Conferred God King.
The young man before him was only a high-tier Celestial God, but his soul had already reached God King realm pinnacle. Just this in itself gave him a fifty percent chance of becoming a Conferred God King in the future!
The reason why the Inferno Phoenix Clan had been able to prosper so far was due to their Conferred God King. If another Conferred God King appeared, there was no doubt that they would become the number one clan in the Sky of Spirit Origin, or even the Firmament!
"Thank you for your kindness," Zhang Xuan replied with a shake of his head.
Seeing how determined Zhang Xuan was, the clan head knew that it would be futile to persuade him otherwise. Thus, he could only settle for the next best thing. "Why don't we do this instead? There's a stone phoenix statue outside the Spirit God Palace. Firstly, it controls the formation within the palace, and secondly, it's used to test God King realm pinnacles...
With the arrival of the Flood of Spiritual Energy, there was no power that would not want to increase the number of Conferred God Kings on their side. Given how powerful the young man's soul was, even though he had yet to reach God King realm, as long as he could hold on for a period of time, they would be able to convince the other two clans to provide him with countless resources so that he could achieve a breakthrough.
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Zhang Xuan hesitated.
"You have just won a slot from your bet with Feng Hanqiu. It just so happens that you're about to head to the Spirit God Palace to take the test," the clan head said.
"Alright …" Zhang Xuan was speechless.
It seemed that Feng Hanqiu had seen the fight between him and Feng Hanqiu. The reason why he hadn't tried to stop Feng Hanqiu was because he wanted to help the Inferno Phoenix Clan secure a slot.
However, there was no harm in testing it out. After all, they were heading to the Spirit God Palace anyway.
The Spirit God Palace floated above the Spirit Origin City. After flying for a while, they arrived in front of the Spirit Origin City.
At this moment, there were already two other people standing outside the palace.
The patriarchs of the other two families.
"Feng Yuanchi, you're saying that his soul … has already reached the peak of the Divine King realm?"
As soon as he arrived, the head of the Zhang Clan walked up to him with a displeased look in his eyes.
Patriarch of the Ice Phoenix Clan, Feng Hanxue.
It should have been their clan's Feng Hanqiu who had entered the Spirit God Palace, but he was replaced by someone else. Not to mention, the other party suddenly had a God King and a soul realm pinnacle God King as well. No matter who it was, they wouldn't be happy about it.
"That's right." The head of the Inferno Phoenix Clan, Feng Yuanchi, nodded.
Feng Hanxue turned to look at Zhang Xuan, and he could sense that the latter's soul was indeed unfathomable. Even he was unable to see through the latter's soul, so he couldn't do anything about it. "Let's begin the test then. Let me make this clear first. The test for Conferred God Kings is extremely dangerous.
"Un." Feng Yuanchi nodded. He turned to Zhang Xuan and sent him a telepathic message. "Your goal this time is to test whether you have the potential to become a Conferred God King so that we can apply for better resources to help you achieve a breakthrough. If you can't hold on any longer, retreat immediately. Don't push yourself too hard. "
Zhang Xuan nodded. "How do I test my soul?"
"There's a phoenix sculpture at the front, and behind it is a star map that covers the entire Spirit Origin City. You'll need to tap into the power of your soul to ignite the star map. If you can light up a single star, it means that you have the potential to become a Conferred God King."
Feng Yuanchi pointed forward.
Zhang Xuan turned his gaze over and saw a massive stone sculpture of a phoenix standing right outside of Spirit God Palace. Behind it was an even larger star map.
From afar, it looked like a huge phoenix soaring in the sky, deep and distant.
There were countless stars shining on the star map, and there were no less than ten thousand of them.
Lighting up a hundred stars would grant him the right to become a Conferred God King … Wasn't this a little too easy?
"Don't think that it's easy. This stone sculpture contains the will of a God Monarch, so it's difficult for one's soul to reach it. Not only will it be difficult to pass through, it'll be even more difficult to light up the star map. The other two clan heads and I have tried as well, but in the end … we didn't even manage to light up a single star! "
Feng Yuanchi chuckled awkwardly, seemingly seeing through Zhang Xuan's thoughts.
"I see." Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
If it was that easy to become a Conferred God King, there wouldn't be only three of them in the entire Spirit Origin City.
Since the three clan heads had come to an agreement, there was nothing else that could be done. Zhang Xuan quickly walked up to the stone sculpture and stretched his hand toward it.
As soon as his palm came into contact with the sculpture, he immediately felt a powerful pressure crushing down on him.
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he swiftly extended his soul energy toward the sculpture.
Boom!
A deafening sound echoed in his mind. It was as if a massive phoenix had suddenly appeared before him. Before it, Zhang Xuan's powerful soul energy was as weak as a speck of dust.
"Pass through this phoenix?"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
It was indeed not as easy as he thought.
The pressure was simply too powerful. Even though he had just achieved a breakthrough in his soul cultivation, it would still be difficult for him to pass through it. In fact, it could even be said that it was an impossible task.
"Let's give it a try then."
Since he was already here, he might as well give it a try.
Above the God King realm was the Conferred God King realm. If he wanted to become a God Monarch like Kong Shi, he would have to pass this trial. Since that was the case, there was no reason for him to avoid it.
Zhang Xuan gathered his soul energy and extended it toward the phoenix.
"Hmm? Something's not right … "
A moment later, Zhang Xuan noticed that something was amiss.
He had thought that the pressure would only make it more difficult for him to advance further, but the closer he got to the phoenix, the more familiar it felt. It was as if the other party's aura was extremely intimate with him.
Soon, Zhang Xuan was finally able to pass through the pressure of the phoenix.
With a thought, Zhang Xuan tapped on one of the stars.
Hu!
It was as if a switch had been flipped, and all the stars in the sky began to shine brightly in an instant.
"They have all lit up … Is it really that simple?"
Zhang Xuan was stunned.
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