Chapter 91: The Inheritance of the Gods of the Seven Elements!
The God of Darkness, who had been silent, adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Since that's the case, why can't we descend a legacy together?"
Boom—
The scene instantly fell into silence. Then, the God of Fire frowned and said, "Are you sure this will work? There's no precedent for this! If the God Kings find out, we'll be in deep trouble."
Although the God of Fire said that, he was actually a little moved. Among the seven of them, the smartest was the God of Darkness. Since he said so, he must have thought of a feasible method.
The God of Darkness met the gazes of the gods and said, "Theoretically, it's feasible. We can descend the legacy together, and this little fellow's Martial Soul can control various elements. Our single elemental God Position is actually a bit inadequate for him."
"Moreover, our God Positions are only First-Level Main Gods. But if the God Positions of all seven of us descend and merge, does this little fellow have the potential to advance to God King in the future?"
"For example, the Elemental God King?"
As soon as he said this, the Goddess of Light's voice carried a hint of reprimand: "Little Hei, watch your words!"
"Wife, this is the only feasible way. We will fuse the God Positions of the seven of us into a brand-new God Position and descend it. It's entirely possible!"
"You don't have much time to consider. It just so happens that the Asura God and a few other God Kings are out on important business. When they return, and this little fellow's strength grows a bit more—if they perceive him—we won't have a share!"
"I don't believe they can't perceive the luck on his body, and you can see it too, right? This little fellow even has the legacy inheritors of the Rakshasa God and the Angel God by his side!"
As the God of Darkness, his perception of the dark attribute was extremely keen, and he had long since noticed the Rakshasa God's divine consciousness on Bibi Dong's body, even though she hid it very well.
As for Qian Renxue, although she hadn't yet received the Angel Legacy, the divine blessing of ten-level soul power on her body couldn't be faked. She was considered a pre-determined inheritor, and Spirit Hall was precisely the supporter of the Angel God's descent to the lower realm!
At this moment, the God of Fire suddenly thought of something and said, "I remember the fall of the Angel God was related to the Sea God, right? The Sea God is closely connected to the Asura God, and we..."
As the God of Fire spoke, he showed some apprehension, as their seven Great Elemental Main Gods were under the command of the Asura God.
The God of Darkness smiled: "What? God of Fire, are you scared? The Sea God and the Angel God are enemies—what does that have to do with us? As long as we pass down the God Position, we can leave the God Realm and travel everywhere."
"Take a gamble—it's up to you."
The God of Darkness said no more.
The six gods could all sense the ambition buried in the God of Darkness's heart, and Hu Bai's appearance was an opportunity—an opportunity for their God Positions to fuse!
The God of Fire and the other gods exchanged glances and fiercely thought, "Good! We'll listen to you!"
The seven elemental gods looked at each other, and the power of the seven great elements converged— a seven-colored light descended into the lower realm.
Spirit Hall.
While the seven elemental gods were discussing, Bibi Dong and her group had already returned to Spirit Hall.
That day, Hu Bai and the two others arrived at the Supreme Pontiff Palace, preparing to meet Qian Renxue and head to Spirit Hall Academy together to take a look.
Qian Renxue had never been to an academy in her life—her identity was a bit special.
After visiting the academy to see this generation's purple record badge candidates, Hu Bai also needed to make a trip to the Breaking Clan. It was time.
Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Just as Hu Bai and the others were waiting for Qian Renxue, a seven-colored light suddenly descended, enveloping his entire body. The energy directly pushed Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were beside him, back a few steps!
"Second Brother!"
"Second Brother!"
Xie Yue and Hu Liena exclaimed, stopping their retreat.
Bibi Dong stopped the two who were about to step forward, frowned, and looked at Hu Bai, who was enveloped by this divine power, saying, "He's fine."
"Hehehe—"
A charming laugh suddenly echoed in Bibi Dong's mind.
"I didn't expect it—I really didn't expect this little fellow could attract the joint legacy of the Seven Great Elemental Gods. Have those seven disregarded even the rules of the God Realm? How interesting."
This voice was precisely the remnant soul of the Rakshasa God.
Originally, after she passed the third God's Examination to Bibi Dong, she fell into slumber again. But now she was awakened by these seven familiar forces.
"Lord Rakshasa God, what do the Seven Great Elemental Gods mean?" Bibi Dong asked, a bit confused.
"The Seven Great Elemental Gods are the Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Darkness, and Space gods that exist in nature. Originally, there were more than just these seven Elemental Main Gods, but tens of thousands of years ago, a great war occurred in the God Realm, leading to the fall of many gods—including the God of Thunder and the God of Ice, among others."
"Currently, only these seven Elemental Main Gods remain. I didn't expect them to favor this little fellow's talent; they do have good foresight. I also didn't expect this little fellow, who is only at the Soul Elder realm, could actually alarm them."
"Lord Rakshasa God, are there other gods in the God Realm besides these seven?" Bibi Dong asked out of curiosity.
"Yes. The God Realm is governed by the God Realm Committee, which is made up of the Five Great God Kings. Below the Five Great God Kings are First-Level Gods, Second-Class Gods, Third-Class Gods, as well as God Officials and Hunters without God Positions. I, along with the Angel God your Spirit Hall worships, are all First-Level Gods."
There was one point the Rakshasa God did not mention: since the Seven Great Elemental Gods jointly descended for the divine examination, they possessed a means to evade the rules of the God Realm. Even if the Five Great God Kings discovered their actions, they wouldn't be able to do much.
In general, a Soul Master could only inherit one God Position—this was an ironclad rule!
If this rule were violated, the gods would punish the offender, and the inheritor would be unable to inherit the God Position.
Why was Tang San, with his dual-God fusion in the original work, able to evade it?
First, Tang San had Xiao Wu as his Asura Sword Sheath. Strictly speaking, the Asura God Position was on Xiao Wu, while the Sea God Position was on Tang San.
Second, the Asura God was one of the Five Great God Kings, and the other four were unwilling to provoke a dispute over such an inheritor, so they turned a blind eye.
Feeling the aura of a god, Qian Daoliu took Qian Renxue and instantly appeared in the Supreme Pontiff Palace. He was greatly surprised: "This... this is a God Legacy! How could it happen so suddenly?"
As the high priest and the person closest to a god, he naturally wouldn't mistake it!
Several other priests hurried in, and Golden Crocodile's voice trembled: "Big Brother, you didn't sense wrong, did you? Is this really a God Legacy?"
Golden Crocodile seemed to be asking, but he already knew the answer deep down. He looked at Hu Bai in the seven-colored light, eyes filled with envy.Chapter 92: The First Trial of the Element God, Touch of Elements. Seven Elements Resonance!
He was already level 98 and quite a bit older than Qian Daoliu, but he still called him Big Brother because titles in the Worship Hall were determined by seniority.
Moreover, Qian Daoliu was the strongest, so calling him Big Brother was perfectly acceptable.
Although he knew from the beginning that Hu Bai's future achievements would surely be extraordinary—perhaps even allowing him to receive a God Legacy like Xiao Xue—he never expected this day to arrive so quickly!
Of course, no one else expected it either.
Within the light screen,
Hu Bai did not see the Seven Element Gods but only heard their voices.
Fire God: "Little fellow, your talent is good. Your Martial Soul possesses mental attributes and the ability to control various elements. Therefore, we, the Seven Great Element Main Gods, have decided to combine our seven God Positions into one to jointly set up a trial for you."
"Of course, the difficulty of seven God Positions fusing into one will definitely be much greater than the difficulty of a single God Position Legacy!"
Subsequently, knowledge related to the God Realm entered Hu Bai's mind, and the Seven Great Element Gods granted Hu Bai the right to choose for himself.
1. Choose one of the Seven Great Element Gods for a Legacy; upon completion, he could obtain a First-level God Position.
2. Choose to fuse the God Positions of the Seven Element Gods into one for a combined Legacy; upon completion, he would very likely obtain a God Position with the potential to impact the God King Realm!
But!
The latter's difficulty was countless times greater than the former's!
Moreover, the Seven Great Element Gods would also conduct some additional trials based on the elemental powers Hu Bai himself controlled.
For example, if Hu Bai possessed the power to control lightning and ice, then he would need to visit the places where the Thunder God and Ice God fell, striving to gain the recognition of their remaining Divine Sense, and then integrate it into the trials of the Seven Great Element Gods. At that time, it was very likely to become the trials of the Nine Great Element Gods!
After all, if one is to be called an Element God King, how can merely possessing seven elements be enough?
Ice and water might be interchangeable, but what about the lightning element?
A God Position of an Element God King that does not include the Thunder God God Position would be incomplete!
The Seven Great Element Gods considered this point.
Of course, whether the Legacy of the Seven Great Element Gods could be further expanded would still depend on Hu Bai's strength!
Regarding the crazy idea of the Seven Great Element Gods, Hu Bai showed no signs of backing down. Instead, he couldn't help but grin, as this was exactly what he wanted!
He had originally planned that if no God sought him out in the future, he would use Spirit Hall to collect Power of Faith and create his own God Position!
Without a System, this was the only path left for him to take.
This was not arrogance but a recognition that the Sea God's path was indeed impassable, and the Asura God's path might be possible. Although Tang San's Soul was brought over by the Asura God, the Asura God had always selected successors in the form of raising Gu from beginning to end.
Would he be worse than Tang San?
Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls, but he did too! It was just that his second Martial Soul had not yet been endowed with the appropriate sentience.
However, the Asura God's God Position did not quite match him, so unless necessary, he would not undergo the slaughter trials. After all, the risks were very high, and he still harbored some distrust of this Gu-raising method of selecting successors.
As for creating his own God Position, he possessed the power of Luck, so it was not actually difficult.
"I choose the latter!" Hu Bai said to the seven main gods without hesitation.
"Hahaha—"
"However, you are indeed the successor we jointly favor, so now you must be prepared!"
The Fire God laughed heartily.
Making this decision, they also had to bear great pressure.
Subsequently, Hu Bai also received the details of the first trial.
[Element God King First Trial, Touch of Elements. Seven Elements Resonance.]
[No time limit. Comprehend the Element Heart of fire, water, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space respectively, and independently kill a Soul Beast of the corresponding attribute that is ten thousand years old or above.]
[Currently possesses Fire Element Heart and Ice Element Heart (Note: Ice Element Heart is not equivalent to Water Element Heart)]
Hu Bai: ...
As expected of a trial from the Seven Great Element Main Gods, the difficulty was truly extraordinary.
It was only by opportunity that he comprehended the Ice and Fire Element Hearts, and now he was required to comprehend several other basic natural Element Hearts to complete the first trial!
As for the difference between Ice Element Heart and Water Element Heart, he could understand. Otherwise, why would there be two different God Positions, Ice God and Water God, in the God Realm?
Moreover, the Seven Great Element Gods even wanted him to try and see if he could obtain the Legacy of the Thunder God and Ice God, which truly made things difficult for him.
However, since he had already mastered the Ice Element Heart, as long as he spent a little time, the Water Element Heart would naturally be no problem.
After all, the two elements were essentially just a process of transformation. Fire plus ice—wouldn't that equal water?
And a seven-colored mark was engraved in the center of Hu Bai's forehead.
At this point, the Legacy phenomenon ended.
Hu Bai slowly descended. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu and the others stared blankly at Hu Bai, not knowing how to speak.
Hu Bai smiled: "I have obtained the Legacy of the Seven Great Element Gods, Teacher, Grandpa Qian, all Grandfathers. As long as I complete the nine trials, I can become a God."
As Hu Bai's words fell, Qian Daoliu and the others showed very complex expressions: joy, excitement, relief...
Qian Daoliu was the first to ask: "Xiao Bai, so you have simultaneously obtained the Legacy of the seven God adults?"
In his impression, couldn't a Soul Master only receive the Legacy of one God?
Hu Bai: "Grandpa Qian, I have indeed obtained the Legacy of the Seven Element Gods. They all seem to favor me, so they combined their powers into one, jointly bestowing the Legacy, which means fusing their God Positions into one, and my God Position has the potential to impact the God King Realm."
"God King?" Qian Daoliu did not understand the concept of a God King.
Hu Bai patiently explained to the people present.
Only then did they realize that above the God Realm, those Gods also had level divisions.
And only then did Qian Daoliu realize that the Angel God, whom their Qian family worshipped, was a First-level God in the God Realm, which was extraordinary.
And above First-level Gods were God Kings, of whom there were only five in the God Realm!
And the God Position Hu Bai was now inheriting had the potential to impact the God King Realm!
Good, good, good!
"Wow! Xiao Bai, you're amazing. I wonder if I'll be able to obtain a God Legacy in the future."
Qian Renxue sighed, unaware that she had already been internally designated as the next Angel God successor.
She had God-bestowed level 10 soul power, but Qian Daoliu had not told her about this so early.
The Seven High Priests exchanged glances. Qian Daoliu shook his head slightly. Now was not the best time to tell Xiao Xue about the Legacy. At least, she needed to undergo more tempering.Chapter 93: Spirit Hall Holy Son, Successor to the Supreme Pontiff! Pay Attention to the Clear Sky Sect!
After all, Qian Renxue's soul power improved too quickly, and her combat level didn't keep up, which wasn't a good thing.
Although after the God Assessment began, the Seven High Priests were all on her side and could go easy on her, an Angel God achieved this way would be incomplete.
However, to avoid damaging Qian Renxue's self-confidence, Qian Daoliu still said with a smile, "Xiao Xue, perhaps you will also have a chance to obtain a God Assessment in the future. Have you forgotten? Our Qian Family has worshipped the Angel God from ancient times until now."
"Your talent is even above Grandpa's. If you cultivate well and train yourself now, you might very well obtain the Angel God Assessment in the future."
Qian Renxue was slightly delighted upon hearing this, cheering herself on in her heart: "Go for it!"
Hu Bai smiled faintly, saying nothing. Qian Daoliu truly had good intentions.
However, after they learned the content of Hu Bai's first trial, they also gasped.
Difficult!
Too difficult!
Is this the test for a God Position with the potential of a God King?
As expected, it's not simple.
Comprehending the Element Heart not only requires extremely high mental power to control elements, but also requires a certain comprehension ability and for the controlled elements to reach a specific "concentration" to succeed.
If it were just one or two Element Hearts, that would be fine, but this requires seven at once!
Qian Daoliu felt that without several years, this little guy would probably find it very difficult to complete.
But since he had already obtained the God trial, what does it matter how high the difficulty is? There's always a way!
If Tianmeng, still in deep sleep, knew that Hu Bai had returned to Spirit Hall and obtained a God Assessment, he would probably be overjoyed.
And the contribution of the Tianmeng Iceworm was still very significant to Hu Bai in attracting the attention of the seven elemental main gods of the God Realm with his current cultivation.
Without the lucky vibration created by his sacrifice—which was just perceived—Hu Bai, even if he could obtain a God Examination, would probably have to wait a bit longer.
Qian Daoliu waved his hand and announced, "From today onward, Hu Bai is the Spirit Hall's Holy Son, the successor to the next Supreme Pontiff! Bibi Dong issued the order for all of Spirit Hall to prepare. Once this little guy's cultivation reaches forty levels, immediately hold the inauguration ceremony!"
"And from now on, Spirit Hall needs to search as extensively as possible for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts across the continent and even the sea, for future needs! Also, begin searching now for various rare Bloodline Soul Beasts with extremely high elemental attributes!"
"Understood!" the eight High Priests, excluding Qian Daoliu, said in unison.
The several High Priests of the Worship Hall had been quiet for so long; it's time to stretch their muscles properly!
They knew that Qian Daoliu's order to search for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts could only be entrusted to them.
As for Yue Guan and Gui Mei, as newly appointed Eighth and Ninth High Priests, their task allocation was slightly different from the six; although they were in the Worship Hall, they still assisted Bibi Dong.
So, their mission focused more on the latter: when performing normal missions, to pay attention to whether any relatively rare elemental Soul Beasts appeared, especially elements that Hu Bai did not possess!
Bibi Dong had no objections to Qian Daoliu giving orders. This was exactly what she wanted to see.
Hu Bai bowed slightly, grinning. "Thank you, Grandpas."
Qian Daoliu and the others nodded, then disappeared in a flash.
The seven of them needed to discuss in detail how to best pave the way for Hu Bai.
As Bibi Dong led them toward the Spirit Hall Academy, she asked, "Xiao Bai, do you know why Qian Daoliu wants to wait until you reach rank forty before announcing your appointment as Spirit Hall Saint to the entire continent?"
Hu Bai pondered for a moment before replying, "He wants me to accumulate more combat experience before then. If I'm not mistaken, after this trip to the Academy and the Breaking Clan, I should be able to go out for training. The moment I reach rank forty, which is when I obtain the purple record badge, will be when I become the Spirit Hall Holy Son."
"The reason for accumulating some combat experience is because our Spirit Hall has become powerful in recent years, and there are likely many hidden enemies. An open spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Although I have protection, my own strength cannot fall behind."
Qian Renxue merely said indifferently, "I'll go with you then."
She wanted to stay with Hu Bai, and she also needed to train herself.
Bibi Dong smiled faintly. She was not surprised by Hu Bai's words, given his intelligence.
As for Xiao Xue, letting her go out to train wasn't a bad idea.
She was very confident in both of their strengths.
Hu Liena asked, "Second Brother, are the enemies you mentioned referring to those fallen Soul Masters outside?"
Hu Liena had only thought of the superficial layer.
Hu Bai shook his head. "Not just fallen Soul Masters. No matter how strong fallen Soul Masters are, they are at most Soul Douluo. I'm referring to some large sects that have not submitted to Spirit Hall. They have always been hostile toward us."
Fallen Soul Masters in this era, due to the existence of Slaughter City and Spirit Hall's continuous encirclement and killing, were not as rampant as in later generations, nor had any Titled Douluo experts appeared.
In the Douluo II and Douluo III eras—ten thousand and twenty thousand years later—although the efforts to hunt down evil Soul Masters never stopped, those evil Soul Masters were like maggots on bones: dying but not truly gone.
Hu Bai thought it might be due to the development of the times, and the appearance of Soul Guidance Devices and mechs had indeed greatly increased the difficulty of hunting.
But the fundamental reason should still be that major powers colluded with these evil Soul Masters!
The Illustrious Virtue Hall in the Douluo II era and the Spirit Pagoda in the Douluo III era both had significant ties to the Holy Spirit Sect.
But in the current era, where did fallen Soul Masters have the chance to develop into an evil Cult Sect?
Once there was any sign, they would be hunted down by Spirit Hall!
It is said that Soul Masters with dark attributes would very likely be considered evil Soul Masters, but why were there still so many evil Soul Masters ten thousand years later?
And in the Douluo I era, Spirit Hall never indiscriminately killed Soul Masters with dark attributes, and their efficiency was excellent!
Hu Bai compared them in his mind and couldn't help but scoff.
This was all because of Shrek!
"Xiao Bai is right. The reason Qian Daoliu wants to make your appointment as Holy Son public, besides being a necessary process, is also to put pressure on you. But I think, for you, this pressure might not be as difficult as the God Assessment."
Hu Bai was already past complaining about being called "Xiao Bai."
"And after that, what you truly need to pay attention to are the scattered clansmen of the Clear Sky Sect. As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, you can be slightly at ease."
As she spoke, Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with a cold light. In her year as Supreme Pontiff, she often received death lists of high-ranking Spirit Hall officials or newly awakened talented Soul Masters from various places, all from one person's hand!
Tang Hao!