Inside the hidden space, Lin Chen was completely stunned by the sudden appearance of the five people and one dragon, standing there in astonishment.
He could understand the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the Dragon God, but the man in front of him, clad in blood-red armor and exuding a murderous aura, along with the man and woman, one in black and one in white, whose auras were opposite yet harmonious, were clearly the other three God Kings of the legendary God Realm—the God King of Asura, the God King of Evil, and the Goddess of Kindness!
The gathering of the five great god-kings, plus a dragon god, is an unprecedented spectacle!
Before Lin Chen could recover from his shock, the Dragon God's majestic voice rang out first, his nine-colored dragon eyes fixed on him: "Boy, having taken something from my dragon clan, you must shoulder the responsibilities of my dragon clan. I intend to pass on the Dragon God's throne to you. Are you willing?"
"Wait!" As soon as the Dragon God's voice fell, the God of Destruction stepped forward, his purple divine power surging slightly, and hurriedly interrupted, "Boy, don't listen to him! You can choose to inherit our divine positions. My position and the Goddess of Life's position are no less than the Dragon God's!"
"Hmph, Destruction, stop lying to me." The Dragon God snorted coldly, his dragon tail swaying gently, causing ripples in the space. "This kid has a very difficult path to take if he wants to simultaneously bear both your divine position and the life of the living. He might just repeat my mistake and be driven mad by the two opposing divine forces!"
"Then you needn't trouble yourself!" The God of Destruction stood firm, his tone unyielding. "My wife and I have our own ways to protect him. It's much better than you, with your lofty Dragon God position, leaving him to bear the immense karma of the dragon race all alone!"
For a moment, the Dragon God and the God of Destruction argued back and forth, and the atmosphere within the chaotic space became tense.
Lin Chen stood to the side, completely stunned, his face full of surprise. He never expected that the high and mighty God King and Dragon God would actually quarrel in public over the inheritance of the divine position.
Meanwhile, the Asura God King, the Evil God King, and the Goddess of Kindness all turned their gazes toward the Goddess of Life, their eyes filled with a hint of mockery and suggestion, as if to say: If you two want to fight over the successor, let Destruction be the one arguing. As the wife, shouldn't you join in and help persuade her?
The Goddess of Life felt the gazes of the three men and rolled her eyes at them, her eyes filled with a hint of helplessness, as if to say: You guys just stand by and fan the flames, you don't even know how to come over and help persuade him. Watching this guy argue here is really embarrassing!
The arguing in the hidden space stopped abruptly. The Goddess of Life looked at the two arguing and coughed twice helplessly, her tone tinged with reproach: "Alright, Little Purple, stop it. There's no use in us arguing here until we're red in the face. In the end, it still depends on Lin Chen's own wishes."
The God of Destruction was taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly recovered and reluctantly withdrew his destructive aura. He turned to look at Lin Chen, his tone softening instantly, now carrying a hint of coaxing: "Lin Chen, your Thor's Hammer and Blue Silver Emperor, one for offense and one for defense, one for destruction and one for life, are most suitable to inherit my and Little Green's divine positions. With your talent, my wife and I will join forces to ensure you become an unprecedented dual God-King in the history of the God Realm! Of course, the premise is that you are capable enough. If you are not, you can only inherit the flawed divine position left to you by that old Thor."
Seeing this, the Dragon God immediately extended his massive dragon head, not to be outdone, nine-colored divine light swirling around him, his tone sincere: "Boy, your name is Lin Chen, right? Listen to me, inherit my Dragon God position. I will not only give you the complete Dragon God inheritance, but also help you completely merge with the Thunder God position, allowing you to possess both the Dragon God and Thunder God positions, making your combat power far surpass that of ordinary God Kings!"
Lin Chen stood there, completely dumbfounded.
One second he was watching the God King and the Dragon God argue, the next all eyes were on him. This sudden choice made his scalp tingle. Who among them wasn't a powerful figure who could turn the world upside down with a flick of their wrist? Offending any of them would only lead to trouble.
His eyes darted around, and he forced a fawning smile before cautiously asking, "Um... can I have both?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the space fell into a deathly silence.
Among the three god-kings who had been silently watching the show, the kind goddess in white, pure and holy, could no longer hold back and burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth, but her shoulders kept shaking uncontrollably. She tried to suppress her laughter and mumbled, "I... I was just thinking about something happy. You guys continue, don't mind me."
But her slightly trembling shoulders had already betrayed her; she was clearly amused by Lin Chen's bold idea.
Upon hearing this, the God of Destruction glared and pointed at Lin Chen's nose, saying angrily, "Boy, you're too greedy! One or two godhoods aren't enough, you actually dare to covet three? Do you know that the origin of that old guy Thor's godhood is contained within my Law of Destruction! If you inherit my and Little Green's dual godhoods, it would be equivalent to possessing two God-King level godhoods, plus a first-level godhood! But you, on the contrary, dare to try to get your hands on four, you're simply insatiable!"
Lin Chen remained completely calm, a harmless smile on his face, as he smoothly smoothed things over, saying, "Destruction God King, you're overthinking it. Think about it carefully. Life and destruction are extremely opposing forces. To inherit both simultaneously, a neutralizing force is necessary. My plan is to use the Dragon God's position as the central hub to balance the forces of life and destruction. Only in this way can the dual divine positions be perfectly supported, avoiding the conflict of forces that could lead to demonic possession."
Upon hearing this, the God of Destruction stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, finding the words to be true. His eyes darted around, and he suddenly pointed to the cold-faced God of Asura beside him, grinning mischievously, "Then what do you think of this guy? In our God Realm, he's the only single man, possessing the purest Asura killing power, perfect for harmonizing my and Little Green's power!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
The Asura God King, clad in blood-red armor, had been silently observing the scene, never expecting to be caught in the crossfire for no reason. His usually cold and stern face instantly flushed crimson, and his blood-red eyes practically spitting fire.
The kind goddess and the evil god-king exchanged a glance and could no longer hold back, bursting into unkind laughter.
Of the five great god-kings of the divine realm, Destruction and Life are husband and wife, Evil and Good are Daoist partners, but the Asura God-King has remained single for billions of years, utterly alone. Normally, everyone tacitly agrees and never mentions this, but today Destruction has publicly revealed it, finally breaking their silence.
"Destruction!" The Asura God-King trembled with rage, his voice shaking. "What the hell? So what if I'm single? Did I eat your rice?!"
Still not satisfied with his angry curse, he suddenly grabbed the super artifact Asura Demon Sword in his hand, and blood-red sword energy soared into the sky. With a roar, he charged towards the God of Destruction: "If I don't teach you a lesson today, you foul-mouthed bastard, I'll write my name Asura backwards!"
"Afraid of you?!" The God King of Destruction also got angry. He waved his Destruction Scepter, and purple divine power erupted. The two God Kings instantly clashed. Sword energy and destructive power crisscrossed in the chaotic space, causing the sky and earth to collapse.
Lin Chen stood there, dumbfounded, watching the scene unfold, his lips twitching involuntarily.
He just wanted them all, how did they end up fighting? This god-king of the divine realm is so unreliable!
With a wave of her jade-like hand, the Goddess of Life unleashed a gentle surge of life force, forcefully separating the two locked in combat. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, a hint of reproach in her voice: "Shura, Xiao Zi, stop fighting! Aren't you ashamed enough? You've almost completely disgraced our divine realm!"
The God of Destruction and the God of Asura reluctantly withdrew their attack. They still glared at each other angrily, snorted coldly, and retreated to the side, neither willing to yield to the other.
The God of Destruction turned to look at Lin Chen, still unwilling to give up: "Kid, what's your decision? Asura's godhood is ruthless and decisive, no less so than that Dragon God!"
"Destruction, don't go too far!" The Dragon God was instantly enraged, his nine-colored dragon body trembling slightly. "Do you think it's easy for me to find a suitable successor? As long as the inheritance is successful, I can break free from my constraints and travel abroad! And you, you intercept me halfway, and you still have the nerve to compete with me?"
"Do you think it's easy for me? Little Green and I have waited for billions of years!" The God of Destruction retorted, "Besides, I was the one who took a liking to this kid first. You old bastard, you just showed up halfway through, and you still have the nerve to say that?"
The two started arguing again, their spittle practically flying out of their mouths.
Lin Chen stood there, his head throbbing from listening. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Enough!"
This shout startled both of the arguing supreme beings, who simultaneously turned to look at him.
Lin Chen took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the five Divine Kings and the Dragon God present. His tone was calm yet carried an undeniable firmness: "You were the ones who set the test, and I agreed to accept the inheritance. Since that's the case, why can't we have it all? If any of you think I'm greedy, I can simply choose none of them! It's just a choice of three, isn't it? Tell me, who is willing to voluntarily withdraw?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hidden space fell into a deathly silence.
The Dragon God, the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and even the three great god-kings of Asura, Goodness, and Evil who were watching the show from the sidelines, were all stunned, their faces filled with astonishment.
They have lived for billions of years, ruling the order of the divine realm. They have always been the ones choosing their successors. When have they ever seen a mortal dare to take the initiative and choose their divine positions? And even dare to ask them to step down voluntarily?
After a brief silence, the Evil God King couldn't help but chuckle, the Goddess of Kindness's eyes were full of amusement, and even the usually cold and aloof Asura God King had a faint smile on his lips.
The divine realm has existed for far too long, and they have been dormant for far too long, long since losing their former passion and zest for life. This audacious human brat before them, daring to challenge them like this, is a spectacle that happens only once in billions of years!
The Dragon God and the God of Destruction looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Ask them to withdraw? That's impossible!
But this kid's attitude is so tough. If we push him too far, he really won't choose any of them. Wouldn't all our millions of years of waiting have been for nothing?
Seeing the stalemate, the Goddess of Life broke the silence first. A hint of approval flashed in her beautiful eyes. After a moment of contemplation, she spoke: "Very well, since you want both, we will grant your wish. However, there are no shortcuts to the inheritance of divine positions. How much you can consume depends entirely on your own destiny."
"My and Xiao Zi's dual tests of life and destruction consist of nine items; the Dragon God's test also has nine items. A total of eighteen tests. If you can complete them all, achieving the unity of the three divine positions is not impossible." She turned to the nine-colored dragon. "Dragon God, what do you think of these conditions?"
The Dragon God narrowed his enormous dragon eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and replied in a deep voice, "Alright, as you say. Whether this boy can bear the power of the three gods depends entirely on his own destiny and perseverance."
The God of Destruction, naturally, always followed his wife's lead and immediately nodded, "I have no objection."
The three god-kings, Asura, Kindness, and Evil, exchanged a knowing smile, enjoying their leisure. The Evil god-king shrugged: "You continue your traditions, we'll just watch the show and won't interfere."
"Alright, the matter is settled. We will now send you back to Douluo Star to prepare for the divine trial." The Goddess of Life gently raised her jade hand, and a faint light of teleportation rippled through the chaotic space.
"Wait!" Lin Chen suddenly waved his hand, hurriedly calling for a stop.
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