God of Destruction King: Call Me Daddy

The moment Lang Lei successfully absorbed his third Soul Ring, a purple light flashed through his mind, and the information for his God Trial was updated. This purple light was as swift as lightning, enveloping Lang Lei's entire body in the blink of an eye.

Accompanying the light, a dense aura of Destruction surged out like a torrent. This aura was deep purple, condensed from countless destructive forces. It spread rapidly like smoke, tightly enveloping Lang Lei.

Even the Snow Empress and Ice Empress standing nearby were shocked by this powerful aura of Destruction. They tried to approach Lang Lei but were forcefully blocked by the purple smoke. The smoke was like an impenetrable wall, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't penetrate it.

Meanwhile, Lang Lei slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was a bit unfocused, as if he hadn't fully recovered from absorbing the Soul Ring. When he saw the purple smoke gradually enveloping him, a sense of curiosity welled up in his heart.

Although the purple smoke exuded a powerful and majestic feeling, Lang Lei didn't detect any obvious malice from it. Instead, he felt a certain similarity between this aura and the God of Destruction's Trial in his mind.

Due to this similarity, Lang Lei didn't feel much resistance towards the purple smoke. He stood still, allowing the smoke to completely envelop him.

The instant Lang Lei was fully shrouded by the purple smoke, he finally saw the update to his God Trial. The place that originally read "God of Destruction's First Trial" had now changed.

[God of Destruction's Second Trial: Independently defeat a Soul Beast of 50,000 years or older. Reward: Soul Power Level increased by five ranks.]

Time ticked by, and finally, Lang Lei took a deep breath and summoned his Martial Soul again. The Soul Rings beneath his feet, which were originally shining with purple light, had now all turned a deep black.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring he had just absorbed also became much more powerful in that instant. If he had to describe it, it was like a sleeping giant beast being awakened, beginning to emit a heart-stopping pressure. However, surprisingly, Lang Lei felt no discomfort throughout the entire process. The powerful energy seemed to have manifested out of nowhere, naturally empowering him.

This wondrous phenomenon made Lang Lei even more convinced of the power of Deities. He mused to himself that Deities might truly possess the power to alter rules, or perhaps, the rules of God Trials existed above the rules of the Douluo Continent.

As Lang Lei was contemplating, a figure suddenly appeared before him without any warning. This figure was not much taller than Lang Lei, but it exuded an indescribable majesty.

Lang Lei focused his gaze and blurted out, "You..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the figure interrupted him and slowly said, "Heir, I am Destruction. You can also call me... Father."

Lang Lei's heart jolted violently at his words. He widened his eyes, meeting the gaze of the figure before him, and for a moment, he forgot how to react.

"???"

It wasn't just Lang Lei; even Elysia in his mind was a bit dumbfounded at this moment.

How could this person be so rude right from the start, asking to be called 'Dad' immediately?

The point is, the other person doesn't look that old!

Although I supposedly belonged to the Xianzou Alliance in my previous life, a true immortal race, the aura this person possesses right now doesn't exactly scream 'mature'...

Of course, the most important thing is that he, Lang Lei, is an orphan!

Ever since he gained consciousness, the concept of parents didn't exist for him.

At this moment, Lang Lei was already holding Origin Power. If the other party didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would consider their actions a provocation.

Even though he had a rough idea of the other party's identity, it wouldn't be a big deal to return the item. He didn't entirely rely on these things to grow stronger.

Seeing Lang Lei glaring at him, the God of Destruction realized he might not have explained things clearly and quickly began to clarify.

"You and I... well... your mother, the Goddess of Life, and I... uh, by chance, we obtained a wisp of a remnant soul, which is you. For various complicated reasons, the Goddess of Life and I each took a part of our own origin and merged it with the remnant soul, ultimately creating you. So, in a sense, I truly am your father."

"But I don't feel anything special about my body," Lang Lei asked, confused. Apart from being relatively weak, his current physique was no different from when he was young in his previous life. This didn't align with what the other party was saying at all.

"How is that possible!" The God of Destruction's eyes showed disbelief. With his and the Goddess of Life's origins, how could there be nothing special!

As he spoke, the God of Destruction's divine sense began to scan Lang Lei.

Lang Lei also sensed the God of Destruction's movement but didn't stop him.

For one, he didn't believe the God of Destruction could touch his deepest secret. Secondly, he was quite curious about his current physical state.

After a while, the God of Destruction took a breath, a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"All of our origin power has been compressed into your Martial Soul by your body. Although there's a trace remaining in your body, this remnant seems to have become your... burden?"

Lang Lei was also a bit bewildered and turned his gaze to Elysia in his mind.

"This is where the all-powerful Elysia makes her grand entrance~?"

"If someone were to explain it, it would likely be an accident caused by the joint, unconscious activation of the Origin Authority and Reason Authority by Lang Lei~?" Elysia said, pursing her lips. "The Origin Authority is akin to 'I think, therefore I am'; if I wish it, it becomes so. When pushed to its limits, it can even rewrite the rules of higher existences. When Lang Lei was unconscious, his survival instinct, under the interference of external forces, actively triggered the Reason Authority within the End Authority. Combining this power with Lang Lei's subconscious memories, it constructed a body most suitable for this world. As for the God of Destruction's origin before us, its power is likely depleted now, it has fallen into dormancy, and has been squeezed into Lang Lei's Martial Soul."

"So, if a stronger power had interfered with my body back then, my body wouldn't be this frail?"

"You could say that~?" Elysia nodded. "Theoretically, the Herrscher of Reason has no limits, let alone the fact that this world is far from reaching the safety threshold for Reason Authority~?"

"Is that so..."

Lang Lei looked at the God of Destruction before him with a complex expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.