Douluo's self has a soul beast clone

Around the circular platform where Li Chang'an stood, seven small, circular platforms floated diagonally above, each appearing to be about two meters in diameter.

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The Trident of the Sea God had somehow landed on one of the platforms. The Heart of the Sea God, embedded within it, was emitting a faint glow.

'I remember the first step is to remove the soul bone, right?'

He began to recall the plot he had seen in his previous life. At the same time, waves of golden light surged from the circular platform beneath his feet, engulfing his entire body.

Suddenly, a scorching sensation erupted from his left arm, followed by an intense tearing feeling that morphed into excruciating pain, as if his body was being dissected.

The sensation was akin to someone using a serrated blade to cut through his arm, slicing through skin, muscle, and meridians before targeting the bones, specifically aiming for the gaps between them.

With a 'crack,' it felt as if a bone was forcibly detached.

Li Chang'an's brow twitched, and a hint of distortion appeared on his face, yet he managed to endure it. This was because the Heart of the Sea God on the trident was releasing the Sea God's power to protect his senses, minimizing the feeling of pain as much as possible.

Therefore, despite the brutal tearing of flesh and the dismantling of bones, he wasn't in as much pain as he could have been and was able to withstand it.

Simultaneously, one of the seven small platforms surrounding the circular platform where Li Chang'an stood flew out, hovering one meter in front of him.

The platform shimmered with beautiful, wavy golden patterns. A beam of golden light shot from Li Chang'an's hand, landing perfectly on the small, circular platform, not colliding but floating about fifty centimeters above it. It was a complete left arm bone, with all five fingers!

This left arm bone wasn't the ordinary white of bone but instead displayed a brilliant gold, like an arm bone sculpted from pure gold.

After he achieved a divine body, any soul bone integrated into his body would be imbued with divine power. Therefore, although its age hadn't increased, it was still incomparable to ordinary soul bones.

The bone being removed earlier wasn't from his physical body but rather a soul bone that had been integrated into his body, now forcibly separated.

At that moment, the cold voice he had heard before suddenly echoed, "The restraints will be released. If the dismantling of the soul bone is obstructed, the trial will be forcibly interrupted. The consequences of interrupting the trial, at worst, will be obliteration. You must not leave the center of the platform by more than two meters, or it will be considered abandonment of the inheritance."

As soon as the voice faded, all restraints vanished, and Li Chang'an regained his ability to move.

On the small platform in front of him, a dense mist of blue and gold rose, enveloping the golden arm bone as if soaking it...

At the same time, Li Chang'an's consciousness began to blur. He seemed to have arrived in a fairyland, surrounded by countless stunning beauties striking alluring poses... The scene was indeed tempting.

However, his powerful mental state easily recognized the illusion's falseness. He awoke from the illusion within seconds of falling into it.

This also meant he had passed the first trial.

Inheriting the position of Sea God wouldn't be so simple; he still needed to undergo the trials of the six desires, corresponding to the soul master's six soul bones.

These six desires were the desire for survival, the desire for food and drink, the desire for viewing, the desire for appearance, the desire for performance, and the desire for carnal pleasure.

The desire illusion Li Chang'an faced just now was clearly the illusion of carnal pleasure among the six desires. It was only because his mental state was strong that he could recognize the essence of the illusion. If it were someone else, escaping from the illusion wouldn't be so easy.

Amidst the flashing lights, the circular platform representing the first inheritance trial slowly rose, returning to its previous position.

As it departed, the second circular platform quietly arrived, appearing before Li Chang'an. With the experience of the first time, he held his breath and focused, only to feel intense pain return once more. This time, the pain came from his right arm.

Accompanied by the excruciating pain of flaying and bone removal, the right arm bone, as if forged from gold, flew out from his right arm and landed on the platform.

At the same time, the desire illusion arrived along with it...

Li Chang'an still relied on his strong mental state to recognize the illusion and escape from it.

After the arms came the legs, and then the torso.

By this point, Li Chang'an had passed five of the six trials of the Sea God inheritance. Simultaneously, the Sea God's divinity was gradually integrating into his body as the trials progressed.

At this point, Li Chang'an had one soul bone left to be removed, the most important head bone!

This thing was too close to his soul.

Almost as soon as the soul bone removal began, Li Chang'an's brain went blank. It wasn't brought on by excruciating pain, just like when he was sent here by the Sea God. He simply couldn't control it, and he could no longer feel anything in his spiritual world.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the last of the six desires, the desire for survival, followed closely!

This time, Li Chang'an completely fell into the illusion...

In the illusion, his cognition was altered, all his strength was emptied, and the powerful enemies he had once feared or the things he dreaded appeared one after another, seeking to obliterate his entire existence!

At the same time, the snake body had a different experience.

It was like an observer, calmly watching the main body's mental depravity. The connection between the main body and the clone was truly wondrous. Even the Sea God's trial couldn't sever this connection.

Therefore, while the main body was trapped in the illusion, the clone remained safe and sound. It was truly strange.

'If I didn't have the clone, I think it would be really difficult to pass this final trial,' the snake body couldn't help but think. Then, using the connection between the two, it forcibly shattered the main body's mental illusion!

...

With a 'bang!'

Li Chang'an woke up as if from a dream. A golden skull appeared before him, the head bone given to him by Xue Di's sacrifice, originally as white as ice and snow, but now dyed golden after he achieved a divine body.

The sixth platform slowly floated over, and the golden head bone landed on it. With this, the trials of the six desires were completely passed.

The next step was to forge the soul bones into divine armor and then perform the final fusion with the divine position. The Sea God inheritance would then be completed!

'It's time!'

Li Chang'an could feel that during the process of passing the six desires trials, the Sea God's divine position gradually integrated into his body. Now, nine-tenths of it had already integrated. Next, as long as he forged the divine armor, the last tenth would also integrate smoothly, and the divine position would be complete!

However, he certainly couldn't honestly inherit the divine position. Now, he felt that the time was right, and it was time to make trouble!

"Blessing of Fortune, bestow!"