At that moment, the God of Death saw Liu Yuan's expression and couldn't help chuckling.
He had been observing Liu Yuan for some time.
That was why he understood and agreed with the hatred and thoughts Liu Yuan harbored.
Judging from what he had witnessed with his own eyes,
Yu Xiaogang and the others at Shrek Academy were indeed no good. Calling them utterly wicked would not be an exaggeration.
The God of Death had even used his divine authority to investigate their pasts.
He hadn't known until he looked—and what he found was shocking.
Most of the people at Shrek Academy had pasts riddled with disgraceful deeds.
Take Yu Xiaogang, for example. He had been expelled from his clan for committing a serious crime.
He had stolen the clan's most secret Martial Soul research records and used his status as the clan leader's son to bully female disciples and make them his own.
He had done countless wicked things, provoking the clan leader's fury and ultimately getting himself banished from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
That was completely different from his own version of events, in which he claimed he had left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect of his own accord.
Tang San was no different.
He had stolen the clan's most secret records and, after being discovered, taken his own life.
That alone would have been bad enough. But after arriving on the Douluo Continent, he had actually possessed a newborn infant to save himself, erasing the child's soul and consciousness and taking over his body.
Then, starting at the age of three, he had begun doing all sorts of shameful things in Holy Soul Village.
That was why the God of Death disliked him as well.
By contrast, the Spirit Hall—
Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall had done many good things for the people and the nation, yet they had never received understanding or forgiveness.
The God of Death had even asked the God of Future to use his divine authority to look into the future. What he saw was that Bibi Dong and the entire Spirit Hall were defeated by Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
He found that deeply regrettable.
No matter how you looked at it, Bibi Dong was far better than Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, the master and disciple.
Yet the ending was so tragic.
The righteous side lost, while the evil side triumphed. And when the victors were the ones who wrote history, future generations would continue to worship them, misled by the history their predecessors had fabricated.
Just thinking about it was heartbreaking!
"Still... history isn't impossible to change."
The God of Death turned a meaningful gaze toward Liu Yuan.
If things followed their normal course, the Spirit Hall would fall, and Tang San and Yu Xiaogang would triumph.
But they had made the mistake of provoking Liu Yuan.
From Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's perspective, Liu Yuan was nothing but an insignificant ant. That was why they had dared to bully him at will.
But everything had changed.
The ant they had crushed with their own hands had become the inheritor of the God of Death—and the God of Death was one of the oldest and most powerful gods.
If Liu Yuan so desired, he could change the entire history of Douluo all by himself.
"Now that's something to look forward to."
The God of Death murmured to himself.
Then he turned to Liu Yuan and spoke.
He knew Liu Yuan was anxious, so he didn't keep him waiting any longer.
"All right. It's time for you to begin inheriting my power."
The God of Death spoke to Liu Yuan.
"Before you begin, there are a few things you need to know."
"Once you start inheriting my power, you can't stop midway. You'll have to remain here and continuously absorb my power until you've inherited all of it and become the new God of Death. Only then can you leave."
"As for how long the process will take, I've estimated that it should take about ten years."
"You're far too weak right now, so you can only withstand a small amount of divine power. I'll have to carefully control the amount and infuse it into you little by little. As you grow stronger, I'll be able to give you more divine power, and the inheritance will progress faster."
"Understood?"
The God of Death looked deeply at Liu Yuan, waiting for his answer.
Hearing this, Liu Yuan froze.
It was what he had expected—and yet, completely unexpected.
He had indeed guessed that inheriting the God of Death's power would take a long time.
But he had never imagined it would take a full ten years.
And there was one especially important thing to consider.
Wouldn't Tang San become a god in ten years?
Tang San had become a god in his twenties. He was only in his teens now, so in ten years, he would reach godhood.
After that, he would kill Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue and unify the Douluo Continent!
For a moment, Liu Yuan worried whether he could make it in time.
After all, Bibi Dong had shown him some kindness, and the Douluo Continent needed the Spirit Hall's rule. He didn't want the Spirit Hall to fall.
Besides, would he really be able to defeat Tang San by then?
The God of Death was powerful, but Liu Yuan would only recently have inherited his divine position. And Tang San had more than one divine position: the Sea God and the Asura God. Could Liu Yuan still stand a chance against him with those two divine positions combined?
Liu Yuan hesitated for a long time. He didn't ask anything, but the word "doubt" was written all over his face.
The God of Death used his abilities to listen to Liu Yuan's thoughts.
Though he was somewhat surprised that Liu Yuan knew about the future, he quickly answered the questions on his mind.
"You'll definitely make it in time."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the day Tang San becomes a god will be the day you complete your inheritance. Even if you're a little late, it'll only be by a few days at most."
"And according to history, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong will still be holding their own against Tang San at that point."
"So you don't need to worry about that."
The God of Death continued speaking to Liu Yuan.
"As for whether you can defeat Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others and avenge yourself—
"That's even less worth worrying about. Divine positions are about quality, not quantity."
"The Sea God and Asura God positions are decent enough, but compared with the Power of the Death God, they're nothing."
"Once you inherit my Power of the Death God, you'll be able to fight ten of him by yourself."
"So there's no need to worry about that."
Liu Yuan had still been plagued by doubts.
But after hearing the God of Death's words, his eyes lit up.
All his worries had been swept away, and he immediately perked up.
He didn't want to waste any more time, so he spoke directly to the God of Death before him. "In that case, please let me begin the inheritance!"
"Good!"
"Then let's begin!"
The God of Death nodded at Liu Yuan and spoke.
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