The Destruction God King heard that Wang Chen intended to accept the Sea God examination only after reaching level 99. He was slightly surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he nodded indifferently.
To him, as long as Wang Chen accepted the examination and became the Sea God, thereby weakening Tang San's strength, that was enough.
The timing of accepting the examination made no difference to him. In any case, to fuse with a divine position, reaching level 99 cultivation was mandatory. By that calculation, it was merely a matter of one year earlier or later.
One year in the lower realm equaled one day in the God Realm. Let alone a year—even if Wang Chen wasted a decade or two, it would mean nothing.
The long lifespan of gods granted them patience far beyond mortals. The Destruction God King looked forward to the day Wang Chen became the Sea God.
Moreover, conducting the examination at level 99 would be safer. If Tang San wanted to strike at Wang Chen, the commotion would be greater and easier for him to detect.
The Destruction God King communicated via divine sense with Wang Chen, "Cultivate to level 99 as soon as possible. I await the day you become the Sea God."
Immediately after, the Destruction God King withdrew his divine sense and, from within the Destruction Castle, patiently awaited the moment this seed—Wang Chen—would bloom and bear fruit...
Meanwhile, upon hearing Wang Chen say he would wait until level 99 to accept the Sea God examination, Tang San's eyes narrowed.
He immediately pressured, "The difficulty of the divine examination is closely tied to one's cultivation. If you accept it now, the difficulty will be much lower.
If you wait until your cultivation reaches level 99 before accepting the examination, the difficulty will increase dramatically. Are you certain you want to wait until level 99?"
Wang Chen deliberately paused for a moment before replying, "I still intend to wait until my cultivation reaches its peak before accepting the examination."
Seeing that Wang Chen had made up his mind, Tang San inwardly cursed a couple of times.
With Wang Chen's current strength, killing him during the examination would not be too difficult.
But if he waited until Wang Chen reached level 99, on the entire Douluo Planet, aside from that gravely injured mother dragon deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, there would truly be nothing capable of threatening Wang Chen's life.
However, Tang San had no way to force Wang Chen to accept the examination. After all, divine position inheritance hinged on mutual consent.
Tang San thought to himself, "Once Wang Chen reaches level 99, the first examination I arrange for this brat will be to face that mother dragon. Let's see if he dies then."
Thinking of the mother dragon's strength, the corners of Tang San's mouth curled upward slightly.
He then said to Wang Chen, "Since your mind is made up, then so be it. I wish you a swift breakthrough to level 99, completion of the examination, and ascension as the Sea God."
Wang Chen put on a respectful demeanor, cupped his hands, and said, "Many thanks to Lord Sea God for your understanding."
Tang San's projection gazed deeply at Wang Chen once more before transforming into specks of golden light and dissipating into the air.
With Tang San's departure, the ice sea resumed its turbulent waves.
Seeing both the Destruction God King and Tang San vanish, Wang Chen relaxed.
Now he had established contact with the Destruction God King. Although the Destruction God King intended to use him to weaken Tang San,
it also meant the Destruction God King was paying close attention to him.
This undoubtedly made it much harder for Tang San to strike at him, greatly increasing his safety.
Now, he could focus entirely on raising his strength. His current power was still far too weak—far from invincible on the Douluo Planet. Forget invincibility; even a human Limit Douluo could threaten him, not to mention the powerhouses among the spirit beasts.
Wang Chen clenched his fist and thought to himself, "Set a small goal: become the strongest among humankind, then unify the Sun Moon, Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling Empires!
By then, the black book will surely recover further and unlock new functions."
Wang Chen turned to look at the Snow Empress and the Mermaid Princess.
He noticed that the way both of them looked at him had changed. The Snow Empress was mostly excited and thrilled.
But the Mermaid Princess's gaze was scorching hot, as if it could melt him. It made Wang Chen feel a bit uncomfortable.
The Mermaid Princess stared at Wang Chen with fervent zeal. As a devotee of the Sea God, after personally witnessing Wang Chen being chosen by the Sea God and destined to inherit the Sea God's divine position and become the new Sea God,
Wang Chen's status in her heart soared to the heavens. Though Wang Chen himself had not changed at all from before, and his strength had not increased in the slightest,
in the Mermaid Princess's eyes, Wang Chen now radiated dazzling brilliance—sacred and noble, radiant and handsome.
It made her involuntarily bow, able only to look up in awe, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
The Mermaid Princess had only one thought: to cling tightly to the future Sea God, Lord Wang Chen's golden thigh, and follow him to ascend to the God Realm.
Previously, she had rejected Wang Chen because becoming a god was simply too difficult. No matter how exceptional Wang Chen's talent appeared, without a divine position, becoming a god was nothing but an illusory dream—betting on him was pure gambling.
But now it was different. Wang Chen had already gained the recognition of Sea God Lord Tang San. He only needed to break through to level 99 to inherit the Sea God's divine position.
Becoming a god was now a certainty. Betting on him now was no longer gambling—it was a guaranteed win.
The Mermaid Princess's little heart pounded wildly.
This was the future Sea God! If she could latch onto him, she would soar—ascend to the God Realm and never again worry about heavenly tribulations.
"Lord Wang Chen!" The Mermaid Princess swayed her hips, flying excitedly before Wang Chen. Her golden, enchanting mermaid tail shimmered with hazy light under the sun.
"I am willing to become your wisdom soul ring and contribute to your growth!"
Standing to the side, the Snow Empress watched the Mermaid Princess execute a complete 180-degree attitude reversal and couldn't help but find it amusing.
Just moments ago, she had refused; now she was eagerly throwing herself at him.
Wang Chen scrutinized the Mermaid Princess, then smiled and said, "Mermaid Princess, didn't you just tell me to leave? Why do you agree now?"
Two red clouds instantly bloomed on the Mermaid Princess's beautiful, mature face.
The face-slap came too fast. Who could have predicted that right after she rejected him, Wang Chen would receive the Sea God divine position inheritance?
The Mermaid Princess thought, "Oh no, I've offended the future Sea God. If I had known, I wouldn't have rejected him so bluntly. I should have said I'd consider it."
For a moment, she felt the great opportunity to ascend to the God Realm slipping away, and her heart ached terribly.
Just as the Mermaid Princess didn't know what to do,
Wang Chen changed his tone. "Mermaid Princess, I'll ask you one more time: are you willing to become my wisdom soul ring?"
The Mermaid Princess was overjoyed and nodded frantically. "Everything is at Your Lordship's command!"
The corners of Wang Chen's mouth lifted. He immediately produced a soul contract and said, "Since you are willing, then sign the contract."
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