Godhood Inheritance

There was no time to argue with Liu Xing. He was practically gone. Firefly was extremely decisive; as a warrior, decisiveness was the most basic quality.

If the owner of the voice harbored ill intent, then at worst, she would transform directly, ignite the sea of stars, and perish together with them.

Although, due to the difference between worlds, she could not wield the power of the Path, and could only burn her own life to transform, the power unleashed by burning her life was no weaker than the power granted by the Path.

As Firefly's words fell, an emerald-green radiance gathered before the two of them. A goddess with a gentle, water-like demeanor and an aura of life surrounding her appeared before them.

She smiled softly. "Hello. I am the Goddess of Life."

Firefly and Liu Xing exchanged a glance. Having shared memories once, they both knew that life-aligned Deities were generally friendly toward life, unless they came from some grimdark world. The woman before them looked gentle and mild by nature, which greatly lessened their vigilance.

They needed her help, and she did not seem like an evil god. Trusting her was their only choice right now. After all, one of them was an ordinary person who had lost his body and was about to have his soul scattered, while the other was a mecha girl who had reverted to childhood because of the temporal turbulence and could only fight by burning her life due to the difference between worlds. What else could they do besides trust her?

The Goddess of Life smiled. "The method is simple. Accept my divinity, inherit my godhood, become the new Goddess of Life, and share your life with him to help him reshape his body. That way, you will become his anchor in this world, and this world will gradually accept him as well."

Firefly froze. She had considered many possibilities and had even prepared to give up half her lifespan, but she had never expected to inherit the other party's godhood and become the new Goddess of Life. That sounded like a good thing!

Liu Xing's expression was equally strange. A godhood inheritance! The Goddess of Life... he had a strong sense of déjà vu, as though he had seen a setting like this somewhere before.

"Why me?"

Hearing Firefly's confusion, the Goddess of Life smiled. "Because I searched for many years, and you are the only one qualified to inherit the Goddess of Life's godhood. Moreover, you have comprehended the true essence of life. The position of Goddess of Life can belong to no one but you."

"If you give me your godhood, what will happen to you? Godhood should be important, right?"

Firefly was even more puzzled. Godhood sounded incredibly important. Was it really okay for the Goddess of Life to pass it on to her so casually?

"It is indeed important, but to me, it is not important. Only by letting it go can I pursue the true essence of life that belongs to me."

The Goddess of Life looked at Firefly with a smile. Firefly's true essence of life was survival, while her own true essence of life was nurturing a child belonging to herself and the God of Destruction.

To resolve the conflict between destruction and life, the Firefly before her was an opportunity. Passing her godhood to Firefly was only the most basic step. It was not only she who needed to relinquish her godhood; the God of Destruction needed to do the same. Only then would they have hope of bearing descendants.

As for whether the God of Destruction, who had always devoted himself to expanding his godhood, would be willing to let it go, the Goddess of Life was not worried. She understood her husband well. He had always blamed himself for being unable to let her bear children. He would not abandon this opportunity. Besides, could the responsibility of protecting and expanding the Divine Realm not be handed over to successors?

At their level, even relinquishing their godhood would only temporarily lower their strength. With a bit of time, they could return to their peak.

As for where to find the God of Destruction's successor, the Goddess of Life thought of Tang San, who possessed the dual godhoods of the Sea God and the Asura God, and made plans in her heart.

The Goddess of Life took out an emerald-green seed. It was her Life Divinity.

"Child, are you truly willing to accept my inheritance?"

"I am."

Firefly did not hesitate in the slightest. Setting aside the fact that this was the only way to save Liu Xing, accepting godhood was obviously not a bad thing. She had not forgotten her Entropickness.

The Goddess of Life's godhood clearly seemed related to healing, purification, and life. Perhaps it could even cure her Entropickness. This was simply a blessing falling from the heavens, killing two birds with one stone.

The emerald-green seed in the Goddess of Life's palm slowly rose into the air and flew toward Firefly. A gentle aura of life enveloped her body in an instant, making Firefly's entire body tremble faintly.

Immediately afterward, she felt an incomparably vast surge of life energy rushing toward her and pouring into her body. She also sensed something in another distant space drawing her in, as though calling for her to sit upon it.

Firefly knew that it was likely where the Life Godhood resided. It was calling to her.

The aura of life rapidly ascended. She felt as though everything about her was being magnified. She could sense the distant higher-dimensional world, the countless auras of life within it, and even living planets farther away, all within the range of her perception.

This was not her power, but the power of the Goddess of Life—the power of the Life Godhood.

Emerald-green radiance enveloped Firefly's entire body. Under the Goddess of Life's control, the green light spread toward Liu Xing, covering and wrapping him within an emerald-green Great Cocoon.

The Great Cocoon emitted green light in rippling waves, like the pulse of life itself. Liu Xing only felt warm all over, his consciousness hovering between sleep and wakefulness. It was like being held in his mother's arms as a child, causing him to gradually sink into an incomparably beautiful dream.

As time passed, under the effects of Life Divine Power, a new life was nurtured within the green Great Cocoon. Firefly revealed a delighted expression. Within that newly born life, she sensed an incomparably familiar and intimate aura. It was Liu Xing's aura, mixed with her own.

This was the Life Sharing Ritual. Firefly had shared everything she possessed with Liu Xing—her bloodline, her godhood, even her soul. From this moment onward, they would rise and fall together, sharing both glory and ruin. Neither could leave the other. This was a ritual the Goddess of Life had never used since her birth, because no one had ever been worth giving everything to. Perhaps the God of Destruction could have been, but he did not need the Goddess of Life to use this Life Sharing Ritual.

The Goddess of Life was exceptionally generous. Whether it was the divine power consumed by the Life Sharing Ritual or the divine power needed to revive Liu Xing, it was all provided by the Goddess of Life. She was exceedingly generous toward Firefly, her successor.

With the Goddess of Life sparing no effort in pouring divine power into him, Liu Xing inside the Great Cocoon grew rapidly. From a newborn infant, he developed at an utterly unreasonable speed into a three- or four-year-old little boy.

When Liu Xing had grown to the same age as Firefly now was, he opened his eyes. The same blue above and pink below, the same silver hair—he reached out, tore open the green Great Cocoon, and stepped out from within.