Nine Trials of the Destruction God

"So after I absorb two spirit rings, my soul power level will naturally rise, at least reaching level twenty-five. That's more than enough for an Advanced Soul Master Academy, right?"

"Correct." Snow Empress nodded. "From what we know, most students at Advanced Soul Master Academy are also around level twenty-something. You won't be falling behind there—in fact, you'll be somewhat ahead."

"So don't feel pressured." Ice Empress added at this point. "Once they know your age, they won't dare look down on you. If anyone dares bully you because of your age..."

"Heh heh..."

Ice Empress raised her little fist, the meaning clear without words.

"Oh, okay..." Though Lang Lei was a bit speechless at Ice Empress's ferocity, warmth still filled his heart.

But for some reason, based on his experience roaming the cosmos back in the day, most non-humanoid species that took human form tended to match their personalities in appearance. Yet Ice Empress...

Clearly a twin-tailed little loli not much taller than he was now, yet her personality was so fierce.

"Bing'er, don't teach Lang Lei bad habits." Snow Empress spoke up then.

"Oh, fine..." Ice Empress instantly wilted.

Lang Lei couldn't help a quiet laugh, but Ice Empress's gaze immediately landed on him, and he quickly stifled it.

"But Lang Lei, you don't need to be too kind either." Snow Empress began her lesson now. "Rest assured, on the current Douluo Continent, there's no one we can't afford to offend. If you're bullied, be bold about it."

Snow Empress's words carried immense authority, and they weren't wrong.

When Lang Lei was born, that green flower had helped them immensely. Over the past six years, perhaps because the medicine's effects hadn't fully faded, Snow Empress's age had directly reached 830,000 years. Ice Empress wasn't bad either, crossing another major threshold to 600,000 years, and she'd even made up for her regret of never mastering Ice Explosion.

Originally, Snow Empress and Ice Empress already had something akin to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between them. Now, with that connection's help, the two had successfully gained many more fusion techniques.

As she was now, Snow Empress was confident she could fight the so-called Beast God Di Tian to a standstill. With Ice Empress added, even defeating him would be no problem.

Moreover, Snow Empress had a guess: once Lang Lei grew up, the three of them would likely have what was called a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

After all, Lang Lei already possessed a special skill they were well aware of—one that gave Snow Empress and Ice Empress the confidence to leave him alone at the Advanced Soul Master Academy.

As for those forces backed by God Trials...

Lang Lei only wanted to say, who didn't have a god behind them?

Behind him stood an existence others wouldn't even dare imagine...

In other words, he had the capital to drag the entire Douluo Continent down with him if it came to that.

"I understand, Sister Xue, Sister Bing." Lang Lei nodded.

Just then, Lang Lei suddenly froze, his eyes going vacant.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress, whose gazes were already on him, were startled.

Lang Lei was their precious treasure now—they couldn't afford the slightest mishap.

"Lang Lei, Lang Lei, what's wrong?"

While Ice Empress tried to call back his consciousness, Snow Empress used her soul power to examine Lang Lei's body.

In a moment, Lang Lei snapped back to reality.

"Sorry, Sister Xue, Sister Bing, I'm fine." Seeing the two women's worry, Lang Lei felt a bit apologetic.

"Good that you're fine. What just happened?" Snow Empress had a rough guess, seeing he was okay.

"Sister Xue, it felt like a voice spoke in my head..." Lang Lei organized his words a bit, phrasing it childishly.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress exchanged glances, barely able to contain their excitement. For a voice to speak to Lang Lei right in front of them without their notice—that power was undoubtedly divine!

"Lang Lei, can we know what that voice said to you?"

"Of course." Lang Lei nodded. He wanted to ask Snow Empress and Ice Empress about that sudden voice in his head anyway. "It said something about me needing to pass some trial to inherit a God Position and become the God of Destruction..."

A god...

That word wasn't distant to him in his past life.

Whether the Star God or the Cocoon of the End, he'd faced them directly. Those beings mortals saw as no different from gods—he'd dealt with them before.

What were the gods of this continent like?

He was curious...

When Snow Empress and Ice Empress heard Lang Lei's words, the joy on their faces could no longer be hidden.

Their long-held guess had been correct!

They were genuinely happy for Lang Lei, and at the same time, relieved at their own choice.

For now, though, they were also acting as guardians—guardians personally appointed by the God of Destruction. Unlike ordinary guardians, they weren't restricted by the god, and that God of Destruction had never given them anything like a Divine Decree.

In other words, they could help with Lang Lei's God Trial!

With Snow Empress and Ice Empress's help, this God Trial would undoubtedly become much easier.

"Lang Lei, can you tell us the content of your God Trial?"

"The Destruction Trial..."

"Reach Soul Power Level thirty and possess at least two Thousand-Year Spirit Rings?"

Snow Empress and Ice Empress felt like cold water had been dumped on them. Even Ice Empress, who'd been eager to show off, fell silent.

This God Trial...

It seems they can't help with much beyond occasionally hunting a few Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts that they can easily dispatch.

Still, a second soul ring at the thousand-year level—they've never seen a soul master like this before. Will Lang Lei be alright?

But since it's a trial sent down by a god, naturally there wouldn't be one that's absolutely impossible to complete. In other words, the God of Destruction believes Lang Lei's body is sturdy enough to absorb a thousand-year soul ring directly for his second one?

Lang Lei's expression remained quite calm, without the slightest ripple.

Although he had descended into this world for some unknown reason, leaving his body extremely frail, that was only relative to his past life. Compared to other children his age, he could still be considered outstanding.

Over the years, he hadn't been idling either. Growing stronger was practically etched into his bones, and his training had never stopped for a single day—Elysia in his mind could testify to that. Beyond this, his body seemed rather special compared to other children in this world, inherently stronger from birth, likely because of what Sister Bing and Sister Xue called being a "Child of Deity."