God of Destruction

In theory, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had taken human form would have nowhere to hide before a Titled Douluo. Yet these two little brats, both glaring at her warily, carried not the slightest trace of a soul beast's aura. Instead, they were suffused with the aura of life, giving her a comfortable feeling.

She did not know that it was the lingering aura of the Goddess of Life's divine power. Just a faint trace of it made her feel as though she were near some life-element Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Firefly stepped in front of Liu Xing, her right hand hidden behind her back as it quietly gripped the Elytra Transformation Device, ready to transform at any moment.

The Blue-Haired Woman narrowed her eyes. "You aren't soul beasts that have taken human form?"

Liu Xing's heart stirred, and he said, "Elder Sister, you've misunderstood. We aren't soul beasts. We're humans."

Although Liu Xing's address pleased her, the Blue-Haired Woman still questioned them. "Humans? You two little ones—if you really were humans, how could you possibly be here?"

The Blue-Haired Woman did not attack immediately. If they were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, she would turn around and run. But soul beasts that had taken human form, especially those still in their juvenile stage, had no ability to resist before her. The two children before her indeed had no soul beast aura. What if she was wrong? Wouldn't that mean she had mistakenly killed them? And they were only children. She was not some utterly wicked person. She was the renowned, beautiful, kind-hearted Ice Phoenix Douluo of Mingdu, a Rank 9 Spirit Tool Master. If she truly killed young children by mistake, she would be despised if word got out.

Liu Xing took Firefly's hand, signaling for her not to transform. Then, with a bitter look on his little face, he said to the Blue-Haired Woman, "But we really aren't soul beasts! Elder Sister, if you don't believe us, you can examine us."

The Blue-Haired Woman nodded. Even if they were soul beasts skilled at concealing themselves after taking human form, once she injected her Soul Power into their bodies to examine them, they would have nowhere to hide. After all, even after taking human form, soul beasts had vastly different bodily structures from humans. At the very least, their soul beast origin could not be hidden.

Liu Xing soothed Firefly and allowed the Blue-Haired Woman to inject Soul Power into both of them for examination.

Although Firefly's life-burning transformation could probably take down this Blue-Haired Woman, it was best not to transform if they could avoid it.

As her Soul Power entered their bodies, the Blue-Haired Woman's expression grew increasingly awkward. It seemed she had truly made a mistake. These two children were not soul beasts in human form at all, but genuine humans. She had made a huge blunder. Fortunately, she had not attacked right away, or it would have been too late for regrets.

She was not someone who enjoyed killing. Her hobbies in life were merely researching spirit tools and making a little money on the side.

If she had mistakenly killed two innocent children, she would have felt guilty for a long time.

"Cough, cough! Sorry, Elder Sister misunderstood you. Elder Sister apologizes to you."

The Blue-Haired Woman clearly looked to be over thirty, and her actual age might have been even greater, yet she shamelessly accepted the title of Elder Sister. Still, Liu Xing sighed in relief. It seemed this auntie—no, Elder Sister—was not a bad person. Having just arrived, he did not want Firefly to act. That would have been far too high-profile.

"It's okay, Elder Sister. You're a good person."

The Blue-Haired Woman's mouth twitched. That good-person card had caught her completely off guard. Then she asked suspiciously, "Why are you two little ones out in this wilderness? Where are your elders?"

The actor Liu Xing went online. He first forced out two tears, then said with a dejected expression, "Elder Sister, we're orphans. We have no parents or relatives. A senior brought us here, but she has already left."

Firefly looked at Liu Xing strangely. She had not expected him to be such a good actor. If it were her, she would never be able to force out those tears.

However, Liu Xing was not lying. Neither he nor Firefly truly had any relatives in this world, and it was indeed a senior—the Goddess of Life—who had brought them here.

The Blue-Haired Woman froze when she heard that, then angrily said, "Who is so irresponsible as to abandon two children this young in the wilderness? This is simply... utterly absurd!"

The Blue-Haired Woman began imagining it: two pitiful children who had lost their parents and relatives, taken in by someone who, for some unknown reason—perhaps because something urgent had come up—had thrown them into this wilderness to fend for themselves. The green radiance she had discovered earlier might have been the glow emitted by that person's Flying Spirit Tool, or the light of their Martial Soul. Someone capable of walking through the air had to be at least a Soul Saint Level.

"Whatever unspeakable reason you may have had, abandoning these two children here was far too irresponsible. Don't let me run into you, or I'll beat you until you can't take care of yourself."

The Blue-Haired Woman grumbled angrily, her face full of indignation.

Liu Xing's mouth twitched. She wanted to beat up the Goddess of Life? Elder Sister, you were far too bold. He almost wanted to give the Blue-Haired Woman a thumbs-up.

Firefly pursed her lips and turned away, her little face flushed red from holding back laughter.

She felt that Liu Xing was too wicked. This Elder Sister clearly seemed like a good person.

Divine Realm, Forest of Life.

"Achoo!"

The Goddess of Life sneezed, utterly puzzled. She was a God King, yet she had sneezed for the first time in her life?

"Xiao Lu, what's wrong?"

A handsome man who looked around thirty, draped in a purple-black cloak and possessing purple eyes that shimmered with divine light, asked with concern.

"It's nothing. The two children must be talking about me. I wonder how they're doing now. They should have safely arrived on Douluo Star, right?"

The Goddess of Life shook her head.

The man frowned. "The two inheritors you mentioned?"

The Goddess of Life nodded. "That's right. Xiao Zi, have you made up your mind? The two of them are truly well suited to our Divine Thrones."

The one called Xiao Zi was the God of Destruction, one of the Divine Realm's five great God Kings and the husband of the Goddess of Life.

He frowned. "If it is truly as you say, I will bestow a Divine Trial. But I still want to observe them first. The position of God King is of great importance. I am not like that fellow Asura, who disregarded the safety of the Divine Realm for his own sake."

The Goddess of Life sighed. The God of Destruction still could not let go of the fact that the Asura God had passed his Divine Throne to Tang San and then left the Divine Realm himself.

"Xiao Zi, among us five great God Kings, Asura, Kindness, and Evil have all relinquished their Divine Thrones and handed the Divine Realm over to their inheritors. It is time for us to let go as well."

The Goddess of Life persuaded him.

The God of Destruction nodded. "I understand. As long as they can earn my approval, I will bestow a Divine Trial at the appropriate time."

After saying that, the God of Destruction drew the Goddess of Life into his embrace and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Lu, all these years, I have wronged you. Because of me, you have never been able to conceive life."

The God of Destruction's face was filled with guilt. Because of his intent of destruction, the Goddess of Life had never been able to become pregnant. When the Sea God's wife gave birth to Xiao Wu Tong, he had seen the envy in the Goddess of Life's eyes, which made him feel even more guilty.

Now that there was hope, he was willing to give up everything for the Goddess of Life. He had always wanted to protect and strengthen the Divine Realm, but to him, the Goddess of Life had always been the most important.