Chapter 348 The Nine Trials of the Wind God.
"Just as I thought!" The Wind God couldn't help but mutter.
"That arrogant bastard!" The God of Space couldn't help but curse.
"Wait a minute, what you just said means that the God of Destruction hasn't given you a divine trial yet?" The Wind God seemed to have grasped the key point, his eyes fixed on Wu Xuan.
"Divine trial? What's that? The God of Destruction passed on his divine seed to me, telling me that he would formally test me when we met again." Wu Xuan looked at the two gods in front of him with surprise.
"Divine seed? That bastard really has some tricks up his sleeve!" A cold glint flashed in the Wind God's eyes.
"Seniors, is there anything wrong with receiving a divine seed?" Wu Xuan quickly asked.
The God of Space stepped forward and said calmly, "There's nothing wrong with it! Each has its own advantages!"
"Please explain in detail, senior!" Wu Xuan quickly pressed for details.
The God of Space waved his hand and said, "This isn't a secret. I'll tell you about it today, young one! In the God Realm, there are two ways to inherit a godhood. One is that the god bestows a divine test, and the examinee must complete all the tests to inherit the godhood. If you fail even one test during the testing period, it means the divine inheritance has failed, and the examinee will lose the opportunity to become a god. Although this kind of test is risky, the rewards for completing it are extremely generous, especially for a human like you who is at the peak of his life. It's an invaluable opportunity."
The God of Wind continued, "The other way is like you, who gains the attention of a god and is directly bestowed with a divine seed. In this case, there are no further tests. Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, as long as you gain the god's approval, the god will actively pass on the godhood, and you can directly break through to godhood."
"That's it! According to my memories from my previous life, Tang Buddha obtained his Sea God position through a trial, and as for the Asura God position, it seems more like the Asura God actively bestowed it using some unspeakable loophole."
"That bastard God of Destruction is really cautious about inheriting a god position through a divine seed," the God of Space sneered. The reason was simple: once a human was chosen by a divine seed, the other gods couldn't secretly steal it.
"Young man, that guy God of Destruction must have compensated you with something incredible back then, otherwise, with your talent, inheriting a god position through a divine seed would have been a huge loss," the God of Wind secretly provoked.
"Yes, back then, Senior God of Destruction offered me a pair of divine artifacts and a core, letting me choose one," Wu Xuan truthfully replied.
The God of Space, seeing the God of Wind's slightly furrowed brows, stepped forward with displeasure and explained, "That core is the Source of Gathering Spirits!"
"The Source of Gathering Spirits? Haha~! Both divine artifacts and the Source of Gathering Spirits, that bastard is really generous," the God of Wind laughed, angered by the God of Destruction's shamelessness. Such a precious gift as a successor—which deity in the divine realm could possibly compete with him?
Yet, he was unwilling to accept that this exceptionally talented successor, whose power shared the same origin as his own, had been snatched away so easily. He had waited tens of thousands of years to encounter such a person; whether he would ever meet another like this was another matter entirely.
As for passing on the divine position to an ordinary genius, don't be ridiculous. As deities, if the succession resulted in a new deity who was even inferior to themselves, what was the point of passing on the divine position?
They, as deities, naturally couldn't lower themselves.
"Wind God, don't be discouraged. There's still a chance, but it doesn't lie with you or me, but with this junior. As long as he's willing, passing on the power that shares the same origin as yours won't be difficult. Do you remember the theory proposed by an ancestor two hundred thousand years ago?" The God of Space, as if prepared, stepped forward and patted the Wind God on the shoulder.
"Theory? Yes! How come I didn't think of that?" The Wind God exclaimed, glancing gratefully at the God of Space.
"Junior, in your world, you possess some kind of Twin Martial Soul, right? You have two completely different powers within you, yet they coexist harmoniously without interfering with each other." The Wind God smiled at Wu Xuan before him.
Wu Xuan nodded. "Senior is right. Currently, the two powers within me are at the center of Yin-Yang balance. Originally, my plan was to fuse these two powers, combining them with the divine seed of the God of Destruction, so that my power could sublimate and I could finally take that final step."
"No, no, no! That's too ordinary for your talent. I have a much more difficult challenge here. Would you like to hear about it?" The Wind God smiled.
"What challenge?" Wu Xuan vaguely guessed what was going on, but still asked.
"Accept my divine position, coexist with two divine positions, using the power of the two deities as the foundation, achieve Yin-Yang balance, and take that final step." The Wind God spoke with a mixture of seduction and fanaticism.
"Use the power of two deities to take that final step?" Wu Xuan's expression was momentarily excited.
Originally, his plan was to follow the path of "returning to oneness," fusing the Wind Element Martial Soul and the Soul-Breaking Spear Martial Soul—two similar yet fundamentally different powers. This would allow a first-level god with seven divine rings to reach the level of an eighth-level god, and if he could absorb and refine chaos later, he might eventually advance to a ninth-level god and become a god-king.
This idea, while sound, had a fatal flaw: the return period was too long, tens of thousands of years might not even be short, especially with a Buddha watching from the sidelines. That only made things worse.
But in this situation, the Wind God's suggestion undoubtedly opened up a new avenue for him.
"Well, are you interested in my suggestion?" the Wind God said leisurely. The concept of divine fusion was not proposed by the two of them, but by their predecessors in the divine realm. Unfortunately, this concept was still only in theory and had not been truly put into practice.
But if it could be successful, the results would be far beyond what two mere first-level gods could achieve. With the bearing of a god-king, taking on ten or even twenty first-level gods single-handedly would be no problem.
"Of course I'm interested. Then, senior, what should we do next?" Wu Xuan asked, his eyes gleaming.
"That's simple, here you go!" As soon as the Wind God's voice fell, a beam of emerald light shot out from his palm, instantly merging into Wu Xuan's raised right hand.
Immediately afterward, a six-pointed star of azure gold was engraved from Wu Xuan's palm.
"This is the entry certificate for my Wind God's Nine Trials. After you return with this six-pointed star, you will naturally be able to sense the Hurricane Temple I have set up. At that time, you can actively accept the inheritance. Even if that cautious God of Destruction disagrees with this risky plan, he can't stop you; he can only watch helplessly, haha." The Wind God laughed at this thought.
Wu Xuan didn't say much upon hearing this. Caution wasn't his style; adventure and pushing limits were his own kind of fun.
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