Dragons don't associate with snakes? My son is destined to be king of the gods—what does a dragon matter?

The breeze in the Soul Hunting Forest drifted gently past, carrying the fragrance of fresh grass and wildflowers.

The woodland, reshaped by the Goddess of Life's divine power, was even more vibrant than before the battle.

Moonlight spilled over the emerald branches and leaves, casting a dreamlike halo.

But at this moment, someone had no mind to admire the beautiful scenery.

Qian Renxue stood where she was, the hem of her golden dress fluttering gently in the night wind.

Her body had already regained its freedom, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground, and she still had not left.

It wasn't that she didn't want to leave. She didn't dare.

The Qian Renxue of the past, as the only heir of the Qian Clan, had possessed connections that reached the heavens.

On the Douluo Continent, she had stood at the very top from the moment she was born.

But now, she seemed to understand the hardships of those commoner Soul Masters.

If they accidentally offended a noble Soul Master, they might have been just as terrified.

She feared neither heaven nor earth, but she alone was afraid of losing her hope of becoming a god.

Her Innate Soul Power was at level twenty, and her compatibility with the Angel God's Godhood was the highest the Qian Clan had seen in several thousand years. But if she lost her chance to become a god over such a minor matter, she would not accept it.

Qian Renxue pressed her lips together, her golden eyes turning toward Gu Linyuan with a hint of grievance even she had not noticed.

This woman. Now she's acting aggrieved.

Gu Linyuan watched Qian Renxue's shifting emotions and curled his lips.

Still, he understood Qian Renxue's situation.

If the Goddess of Life truly came to hate her, she could basically forget about becoming a god.

In the God Realm, there might be gods who did not care about the God of Destruction's opinion. After all, that man's temper was violent, and there were still quite a few gods willing to oppose him.

But no one would dare disregard the Goddess of Life.

As the master of life and creation, one of the oldest God Kings in the God Realm, she controlled the authority over the birth and continuation of all life. If you offended the Goddess of Life, you truly could not survive in the God Realm.

Qian Renxue did not fear death, powerful enemies, or any challenge.

But she alone feared losing her hope of becoming a god.

Her Innate Soul Power was at level twenty, and her compatibility with the Angel God's Godhood was the highest the Qian Clan had seen in several thousand years.

This was her greatest pride in life, as well as her greatest goal for living.

If she lost her chance to become a god over this minor matter tonight—

She could not bear such a price.

Before the Goddess of Life calmed down, how could she dare leave just like that?

If she simply walked away, then even if the Goddess of Life did not pursue the matter outwardly, she would certainly leave a terrible impression of her.

The Goddess of Life turned her head toward Gu Linyuan.

The calm and coolness that had filled her green eyes instantly melted away, transforming into boundless tenderness and heartache.

She gently raised her hand, and a green light sank into Gu Linyuan's body.

In an instant, his exhausted Soul Power recovered. The wounds on his body healed at a visible speed, and even the hidden injuries accumulated over six years were completely cured at that moment.

"Yuan'er."

She walked up to Gu Linyuan and reached out to gently caress his face.

Her hands were as warm as the sunlight of spring.

She herself did not understand why a child bearing her bloodline had suddenly appeared in the lower realm.

But that feeling of flesh and blood connected to her could not be mistaken.

With only one glance at Gu Linyuan, she knew that he was certainly the biological child of herself and Xiao Zi.

But how had all of this happened?

She and Xiao Zi should clearly have been incapable of having a child.

Her Source of Life and Xiao Zi's Origin of Destruction were naturally opposed.

Not having a child of their own had always been a regret for her and Xiao Zi. But now...

"Child, relax your mind and let me sense you."

"Perhaps Xiao Zi and I left something behind in you."

The Goddess of Life held Gu Linyuan tightly in her arms, her jade hand gently patting his back.

Since he was her child, given her way of doing things, she must have left behind some clues.

Sure enough.

When the Goddess of Life activated her Source of Life, a restriction inside Gu Linyuan's body was released.

Then, the Goddess of Life understood everything.

It turned out that Linyuan was the child of her and Xiao Zi from the future.

Space-Time Countercurrent...

So that was it.

To reverse the course that would lead the God Realm into the Space-Time Countercurrent, she and Xiao Zi had exhausted nearly all their Origin powers and returned to their most primordial states.

Only in that state had they gained the opportunity to conceive life.

"What exactly happened in the future? Why did Xiao Zi and I reach that point? Could it all have been caused by that man called Tang San?"

After releasing the restriction, she saw fragments of certain scenes, in which Xiao Zi had been cursing this name almost constantly.

Could the reason she and Xiao Zi had reached that point also have something to do with this Tang San? Was that why they had sent Linyuan to a time when Tang San had yet to grow up?

"My child. You've suffered all these years."

The Goddess of Life gazed at Gu Linyuan with maternal affection, unable to stop herself from pulling him even closer.

Gu Linyuan's entire head was forced into the Goddess of Life's bosom, but he had not a single impure thought. He only greedily cherished the aura of his mother.

"Hmph. Dragons don't associate with snakes? My Yuan'er is destined to become a God King. What does a dragon matter?"

The Goddess of Life was practically furious.

A mere mortal woman had actually dared look down on her child. How dare she?

The Goddess of Life had an easygoing temperament and generally did not lose her temper.

But now that she had a child of her own, she had also developed selfish feelings.

She truly wished she could give her child everything in the world that was best.

Perhaps this was the most genuine thought of a mother.

Moreover, the Goddess of Life had longed for this child for countless years.

She had merely kept that desire buried in her heart all this time, afraid of provoking the God of Destruction.

Now that she finally had a child with Xiao Zi, how could she not love him?

"Yuan'er. As long as you like her, even if she's a goddess from the God Realm, I can arrange it for you."

The Goddess of Life smiled lovingly.

Every year, the God Realm selected outstanding men and women from the lower realm to enter the God Realm.

These people's cultivation had reached level one hundred, but they possessed no Godhood. Their status was far below that of Third-Class Gods, but they were divine officials who assisted the gods in handling the affairs of the God Realm.

With Gu Linyuan's background, as long as the Goddess of Life extended an invitation, who knew how many of these low-ranking divine officials from the God Realm would want to come and serve him?

Who could blame them? Gu Linyuan's parents were simply too powerful.

With such connections reaching the heavens, as long as they could climb into Gu Linyuan's bed and bear the Goddess of Life a grandson or granddaughter, would they still need to worry about inheriting a Godhood?

Godhood was extremely precious, but to the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, who had existed since the beginning of the God Realm, it truly was nothing special. The First-Class Gods under these two God Kings alone numbered more than twenty, while the Second- and Third-Class Gods were even more numerous.

They could even create new Godhoods for inheritance continuously through their control of the God Realm Hub.

The lowest-ranking civil servants who entered the God Realm each year were peerless geniuses rarely seen in the lower realm even once in a century.

As for these geniuses from the lower realm, the Goddess of Life did not particularly care about them.

If Gu Linyuan liked one of them, she could bring her into the God Realm as well. At most, she would simply arrange a few Godhoods.

"Mom, don't go looking for trouble with her. It's just a minor matter."

"Men and women falling in love and breaking up is perfectly normal."

Gu Linyuan spoke with a strange expression.

"Pfft. All right, all right. Since my Yuan'er says so, I won't go looking for trouble with them."

The Goddess of Life's gaze was loving, her smile as gentle as water, carrying a trace of indulgence that only a mother could understand.

"However."

Her tone shifted as she turned her gaze toward the distance.

Qian Renxue was still standing there, the golden dress fluttering in the night wind like a butterfly that did not know where to fly.

"What are you planning to do about that girl?"