Yesterday's third bonus chapter: Chapter 2537! 3/4!
Only after destruction could there be rebirth. The purpose of Lü Yue's test was to witness Xu Kun's selfless spirit of devotion to the people and the nation.
Only someone who possessed both strength and character could inherit his legacy.
All of this was merely the process. As for the final outcome, Lü Yue's true intention was to play a game of swapping the crown prince with a cat.
He had preserved the Plague God Divine Remains intact precisely for his successor.
You gave up your physical body, and I would give you a god's body in return.
Then, using the Plague God's body to refine the Plague God's core, one could achieve perfect compatibility and recreate the Plague God.
A divine corpse that had once attained the true godhood—what an enormous temptation and blessing that was. Not to mention how much divine power it contained; the physical body woven from laws alone was equivalent to having a vessel for reaching the divine realm completely prepared.
The body was a vessel, and the soul was water. When both broke through, it meant one's realm had advanced. Very few people could possess a body stronger than others at the same realm while still at a lower realm. What benefits could a body surpassing one's realm bring?
By the rules of the Haotian Era, it could break through the inherent shackles on Life Force and defense.
In other words, the level caps on defensive attributes such as health.
Xu Kun's body, having undergone repeated tempering—especially after being personally forged by the God of Starforging into something comparable to a divine artifact—already possessed such an effect.
One could imagine the immense benefits of transforming a divine corpse into one's own body. In terms of Life