The Grandson of Spirit City's Second Worship, Jin Yan

Douluo, God Realm.

Within a towering divine hall.

The Asura God, clad in dark crimson armor, held a wine cup filled with a thick, dark red liquid.

The Asura God wore an intoxicated expression, taking a sip now and then.

"Worthy of the God of Wine's latest creation. The flavor really is excellent."

Just as he was about to take another sip, his eyes suddenly narrowed. The wine cup in his hand shattered with a bang, and the thick dark red wine slowly dripped down his fingertips.

Then, the entire divine hall shook violently, as though it might collapse at any moment.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, the Asura God appeared in midair outside the hall.

"Let me see who dares cause trouble in my Asura Hall!"

"You're courting death!!"

The Asura God looked into the distance, but his expression suddenly trembled.

It was not just the Asura Hall. As far as the eye could see, the entire God Realm was constantly shaking. Tiny spatial fissures continuously appeared and merged, while invisible spatial storms swept through the whole God Realm.

By then, quite a few deities had noticed something was wrong and flew out from their respective divine halls. For a time, multicolored divine lights appeared in the skies of the God Realm like stars, while more streaks of light continued flying up from below.

The Asura God looked toward the center of the storm in disbelief.

"This is... the God Realm Hub!"

Under the astonished gazes of the gods, the Asura God transformed into a crimson streak of light and rapidly flew toward the center of the God Realm.

God Realm Committee.

When the Asura God arrived, the other four God Kings were already there, each wearing a grave expression.

Evil and Goodness, dressed in black and white robes.

Destruction, shrouded in a purple cloak, with only two ghostly flames visible where his eyes should have been.

And Life beside Destruction, holding a staff and dressed like an elf.

"Asura, you're here."

"What happened?" Asura asked solemnly.

"We're not entirely sure why. The God Realm's space was suddenly swept into a temporal rift, and the God Realm is no longer traveling along its original course," Goodness explained.

Destruction said, "This spatial turbulence is like a raging tidal storm, terrifying beyond measure. The God Realm Hub is struggling to withstand it, and the God Realm's space is at risk of shattering."

"How could this happen!"

Was there a way to return the God Realm to its normal course?" The Asura God's expression became even more solemn after hearing this.

"I'm afraid not. The God Realm can barely protect itself, and its control over the lower realms is intermittent at best. For now, we can only gather the power of all the gods to stabilize the God Realm Hub, endure this spatial storm first, and only then discuss returning the God Realm to its original course."

After learning the truth, the other four God Kings went to gather the gods, while the Asura God sat upon his divine throne, his expression flickering uncertainly.

"I had just reincarnated someone's soul from the lower realm when this happened. Could the two be related?"

No matter how he thought about it, he could not imagine how an ordinary person from the lower realm could affect the God Realm.

"Looks like I was overthinking it. Still, Destruction and the others cannot find out about this."

"I only wanted to retire early. What bad intentions could I possibly have?"

After that, the four God Kings had already gathered the gods and headed toward the God Realm Hub. Streams of light filled the skies of the God Realm.

Seeing this, the Asura God also turned into a streak of crimson light and arrived at the God Realm Hub.

God Realm Hub.

A massive formation stood there. At its center was a raised stone platform, above which floated a huge transparent sphere.

Light and shadows flickered across the spherical object's surface. At times, towering divine halls appeared within it, while scenes from the lower realms emerged at others. It was exceedingly mystical.

The five God Kings took their positions at the five points of the formation. Behind them, numerous first- and second-class deities spread out across the skies, forming a grand formation of gods that was most conducive to transmitting divine power.

"Hear my command, gods!" Goodness's voice swept across the entire God Realm.

"Begin!"

In an instant, multicolored divine radiance surged forth and ultimately converged upon the God Realm Hub. Powerful fluctuations of divine power formed a storm around the five God Kings, almost completely engulfing them.

Thus, time slowly passed, and the God Realm's space stabilized.

But before one wave had settled, another arose.

Just as the gods had finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Roar!"

A thunderous dragon roar suddenly shook the gods to their cores. From a spatial fissure within the God Forbidden Land, where the Golden Dragon King had been sealed, a golden dragon hundreds of zhang long spiraled out. Its body was covered in golden diamond-shaped scales, its five claws gleamed coldly beneath its belly, its golden eyes flashed, the golden mane around its neck fluttered in the wind, and two extremely long whiskers streamed behind it!

"This is... the Golden Dragon King! That fellow escaped through a spatial fissure!" Goodness's eyes widened.

"Roar... Asura, you old bastard, I'm leaving!"

Its long body coiled and twisted as the Golden Dragon King let out a delighted, triumphant roar and rapidly flew beyond the God Realm.

He had been imprisoned for ten thousand years, and those bastards in the God Realm had periodically extracted the source of his body. He was now terribly weakened and needed to escape quickly while the gods had no time to deal with him.

The Asura God also saw the Golden Dragon King fleeing toward the outside world. Anger rose in his heart, and the red light around him intensified. The Asura Divine Sword instantly appeared before him. With one hand maintaining the output of his divine power, he gripped the Asura Divine Sword with the other and slashed toward the Golden Dragon King's escape route.

A heaven-shaking sword radiance passed through the gaps between the gods and struck the Golden Dragon King's heavy scales. However, the Asura God could not attack with his full strength, so he only left a thin wound on the Golden Dragon King's body.

The force remaining on the blade instead accelerated the Golden Dragon King's flight. He shot toward the lower realm and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Asura, you old bastard, fuck your ancestors!"

The Golden Dragon King's resentful roar echoed from the lower realm.

The Asura God's face turned green with rage. He gripped the Asura Divine Sword tightly and was about to give chase.

"Asura, the greater good comes first!" Goodness spoke.

Douluo Continent, Spirit City.

Morning.

"Hah!!"

Inside a grand three-courtyard residence beyond the Worship Hall's rear mountain, Jin Yan wore pale gold clothes and stood in the main courtyard with his feet planted in a loose stance. With a bang, he threw a punch and let out a sharp cry.

After a while, Jin Yan slowly finished his practice and turned to look at the old man who had appeared beneath a tree in the courtyard at some unknown time.

"Grandfather, do you need something?"

The old man wore a platinum robe embroidered with a fierce, enormous Golden Crocodile with its jaws wide open, lifelike in every detail.

He was Jin Yan's grandfather in this life, Spirit Hall's Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Xiao Yan, today is the day you awaken your martial soul. Have you forgotten?" Golden Crocodile Douluo asked gently.

Golden Crocodile Douluo doted greatly on this grandson, the only person in the world to inherit his bloodline. Aside from his frequent secluded cultivation in the Worship Hall, he had often come down to spend time with his grandson over the past six years. If the Grand Pontiff had not been so rigid, he would have arranged for his grandson to live in the Worship Hall long ago.

"Has it been six years already?" Jin Yan murmured softly.

Six years ago, he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent and become Golden Crocodile Douluo's grandson. At the time, he had been delighted for quite a while. He had been an orphan in his previous life, but now both his parents were alive, and he had been born into one of the most powerful families. What could be better?

But reality soon poured a bucket of cold water over him.

Not long after he was born, his parents followed Qian Xunji to encircle Tang Hao, and both ultimately perished.