Ye Lingling Inherits a Deity! Gu Nian Causes a Sensation!

Ye Lingling understood the value of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, but she had Never Heard Of this "Soul of Flora."

Gu Nian looked at the sphere of light, his expression as calm as ever as he explained, "You can think of it as the core of a Deity."

"A Deity who governs all plant-type martial souls between Heaven and Earth."

The moment those words fell, not only Ye Lingling, but even Dugu Yan and Xue Ke beside her held their breath.

The core of a Deity!

The significance represented by those words was far more shocking than any Divine Artifact.

Gu Nian's voice continued, unhurried and measured.

"For ordinary plant-type Spirit Masters, the highest realm of cultivation is no more than merging with nature and borrowing the Power of Nature."

"But once you possess it, you will no longer be merging with it."

"You will be controlling it."

"The countless plants of Heaven and Earth will all become extensions of you, all answering your command."

Ye Lingling's heart began to pound violently.

Control nature!

What a magnificent realm that was!

Gu Nian said, "Go. Absorb it."

"Yes, Master!"

Ye Lingling no longer hesitated. Taking a deep breath, she stretched out her hands and gently cradled the "Soul of Flora."

The instant the sphere of light touched her palms, it transformed into a gentle Green Light that slowly flowed up her arms and into her body.

An unprecedentedly vast surge of life force exploded within her!

Ye Lingling sat down cross-legged. The phantom of the Nine Heart Begonia Emperor martial soul behind her unfurled and bloomed at an unprecedented speed, every Petal flowing with sacred emerald radiance.

Gu Nian watched her without offering assistance, instead speaking slowly.

His voice was not loud, yet it carried a strange rhythm, as though it embodied the ultimate truths of Heaven and Earth, the Great Path of nature.

"Dao Follows Nature."

"What is nature?"

"Every blade of grass and every tree possesses spirit. Every flower and every leaf is a world."

"Look at this Blue Silver Grass. Its life is frail, yet its spread can set the plains ablaze. Once the Spring Wind arrives, it reveals the resilience of a wildfire that cannot be burned away."

"Look at that begonia flower. Its form is delicate and beautiful, yet its heart is compassionate. When a single thought makes flowers bloom, it becomes protection that saves all living beings."

As the Blue Silver God King, Gu Nian was himself the pinnacle of plant-types, the incarnation of nature.

At this moment, as he expounded the Dao, every word was a gem, every sentence containing the Heavenly Dao.

His words passed through the Sky Screen and clearly reached the ears of every person on the continent.

Most Spirit Masters were utterly bewildered, finding them only profound and unfathomable.

But to Ye Lingling, they were heavenly music, guidance along a Path to Godhood tailor-made for her!

Her Aura, which had been somewhat chaotic due to the immense energy of the Soul of Flora, swiftly became steady and enduring amid Gu Nian's exposition.

Her consciousness seemed to leave her body. She saw spring seeds breaking through the earth, summer vines growing wildly, autumn leaves returning to their roots, and winter deadwood awaiting spring.

Life and death, flourishing and withering, protection and decay...

Countless mysteries of flora flowed through her heart.

Everything suddenly became clear!

Boom!

A powerful Aura shot into the sky from Ye Lingling's body.

High above, the winds and Clouds shifted. A sacred, majestic emerald-green pillar of light tore through the Clouds and fell precisely upon her!

A crack opened in the Sky Vault, and a sacred God Ladder woven from countless exotic flowers and plants slowly descended, radiating supreme divine might that made souls tremble.

[The God of Plants recognizes her sincerity and has specially bestowed a Deity inheritance trial!]

[Ye Lingling has obtained the qualifications for the God Position Inheritance of the God of Plants!]

At that moment, the entire continent fell Completely silent.

Under the Sky Screen Broadcast, Gu Nian had casually expounded the Dao, and his disciple had become a God on the spot!

What a terrifying sight!

Heaven Dou Imperial City, East Palace.

"Crown Prince" Xue Qinghe watched the scene on the Sky Screen. For the first time, uncontrollable Shocked appeared on his gentle, jade-like face.

He—or rather, she, Qian Renxue—was the inheritor of the Angel God. More than anyone, she knew how difficult it was to obtain a Deity inheritance.

It required countless trials, endless planning, and even the accumulation and preparation of generation after generation!

But now, what had happened?

That Gu Nian had merely stood there and said a few words.

His disciple had obtained the qualifications to inherit a Level One Deity!

When had Deity inheritances become so easy to obtain?!

Qian Renxue's breathing grew somewhat hurried. Looking at Xue Ke beside her, who was equally stunned, she asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Xue Ke, your Master... who exactly is Gu Nian?"

Xue Ke recovered from her Shocked. Hearing her brother's question, boundless admiration and reverence appeared in her eyes.

"I don't know who Master is."

"I only know that Master is omnipotent."

"Brother, don't you think that using 'human' to describe Master is itself a kind of... limitation?"

Qian Renxue's heart shook violently at her words.

That was right. How could an existence capable of casually bestowing a Deity inheritance be an ordinary person!

Spirit City, Papal Palace.

Smack!

The scepter in Bibi Dong's hand struck the floor heavily, producing a crisp sound.

She stared fixedly at the Sky Screen, her peerlessly beautiful face filled with uncertainty and alarm.

She too had obtained a God Position Inheritance—the inheritance of the Rakshasa God.

She knew full well the bloodiness and brutality of that path.

But...

Expounding the Dao?

Just a few words, and a God Position descended?

Bibi Dong looked at Gu Nian's calm figure on the Sky Screen. At that moment, the confidence in her heart, once as solid as a rock, actually wavered slightly.

Could I really defeat this man?

This power, these methods, had already Completely surpassed the limits of her understanding.

Where had this monster come from?!

Bibi Dong clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

She realized that she might have provoked an existence countless times more terrifying than the Sea God Island High Priest or even the Angel God.

Shrek Academy.

Everyone tilted their heads back, staring blankly at the God Ladder in the sky, their minds A Blank Slate.

"Teacher... what is that?"

Ma Hongjun asked in a stammer.

Yu Xiaogang's expression was grave to the extreme. He pushed up his glasses and explained in a dry, trembling voice, "That is a Deity inheritance."

"Legend has it that after a Spirit Master cultivates to Rank Ninety-Nine, becoming a Limit Douluo, if they can gain the recognition of a certain Deity, they may inherit that Deity's God Position, break through the hundred-rank boundary, and become a true God!"

"The Path to Godhood is one in ten thousand, filled with hardships and obstacles far beyond imagination."

"But today..."

Yu Xiaogang could not continue.

The theoretical knowledge he had been so proud of seemed utterly pale and powerless before the reality displayed by the Sky Screen.

Tang San stood among the crowd, his fists clenched tightly.

God!

So beyond Titled Douluo, there existed such a supreme being!

His gaze locked firmly onto the figure bathing in divine light on the Sky Screen—Ye Lingling.