Perhaps Gods Have Children Too

"Not bad. As long as I organize all the information, I'll know."

In reality, that wasn't the case, because he had read the script.

"With Tang Chen's pride, he would never choose to inherit a godhood. You two visited a place called Sea God Island. If I'm not mistaken, you both met the woman you loved there. Your relationship shifted from continental hegemony to an irreconcilable rivalry. In the end, that woman probably didn't want to state it clearly and affect the relationship between the three of you, so she proposed that whoever could become a god would marry her. However, you, as the Great High Priest of the Angel Clan, could not become a god, which was a disguised rejection. Tang Chen, not thinking it through, took it as truth. Like most men, he left behind a grand vow to not return until he became a god and went off to find the path to divinity. Because a thousand years is too long, he chose the fastest route and thought of Slaughter City, never expecting that he would fail the divine trial and become the King of Slaughter—a creature neither human nor ghost—or rather, a divine servant just like you."

At the end of his speech, Qian Daoliu burst into laughter.

The fact that Tang Chen had become a divine servant like him meant he no longer had the qualifications to become a god, and thus couldn't marry the woman they both loved. How could he not be happy about that?

"You brat! If you belonged to any other faction, you would be a terrifying threat to Martial Soul Hall!"

"Well said. Tang Chen becoming a divine servant is indeed something worth celebrating for me. But what you don't know is that Tang Chen didn't fail his divine trial; he was merely temporarily parasitized by a soul beast."

As he reached this point, Qian Daoliu's expression turned serious.

"You could say Tang Chen still has a glimmer of hope. Don't underestimate him; you must know that he is an existence who reached level ninety-nine purely through his own cultivation!"

Li Pu laughed: "I wouldn't be so sure! Perhaps it was the God of Slaughter Supros who secretly boosted him. Gods aren't necessarily selfless; perhaps they were just paving the way for their own children."

For a moment, Qian Daoliu fell silent.

Regardless of whether what Li Pu said was true, it at least made a lot of sense.

Perhaps gods have children, too?

That could not be denied.

"Wouldn't the children born to gods be gods themselves?"

Qian Daoliu felt that the children of gods were born as gods.

"But do they have a godhood? If they don't have a godhood, they might have to go through a cycle in the lower realm and then have the godhood passed down to them."

Qian Daoliu was rendered speechless. What Li Pu said made damn good sense, and it was hard to refute.

He could even explain that there were gods with godhoods and gods without them, just like having an official position in the human world.

If you want a godhood, you have to pass the trials.

The children of gods cannot participate directly; they must start from zero in the lower realm.

That such a secret could be guessed by a child was simply absurd.

"That can't be right. After all, the Angel God and the Sea God both relied on themselves."

"If I may be so bold, who's to say that wasn't the case for them too? They needed to pioneer new godhoods."

After a moment of silence, Qian Daoliu spoke slowly.

"Whether it is true or not, what matters now is that Xue'er can become a god, and the same goes for you."

"Me?" Li Pu pointed at himself.

"Yes."

Qian Daoliu said earnestly: "Perhaps you are also a successor to a god. With your aptitude, you certainly have the potential to become one."

Li Pu laughed: "Perhaps. If I don't become a god, I'll become the new King of Slaughter. Even the worst outcome is still a good one."

Qian Daoliu laughed as well: "You've certainly prepared yourself well. I think even if Xue'er cannot become the Angel God, at the very least, she will be the new Great High Priest of the Angel Clan."

For the Angel Clan, it wasn't as if there hadn't been soul masters with innate full soul power of level twenty in the past. They all had the aptitude to be successors to the Angel God, but in the end, without exception, they all failed. The closest one was the God of Slaughter Supros, who fought against Slaughter City a thousand years ago, and he also failed.

Now that Qian Renxue also possessed innate level twenty soul power, Qian Daoliu wasn't entirely certain if she would succeed, but compared to the predecessors of the Angel Clan, she had more advantages—for instance, being able to make her first four soul rings ten-thousand-year rings from the start.

He had calculated that the inner core of that Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was enough to make Xue'er's first four soul rings reach ten or twenty thousand years in age, and from the fifth soul ring onwards, adding another ten or twenty thousand years to the original intended age wouldn't be a problem.

With such assets, how could she not have better qualifications to become a god?

Li Pu didn't need to say anything more; Qian Renxue was destined to become a god. Whether she could defeat Tang San this time was another matter entirely.

Moreover, compared to the original script, things would likely be even more difficult.

Of course, other factions would continue to be brainless and would have no choice but to choose him.

"Speaking of which, the Clear Sky Sect can achieve unity of purpose. Why is it that Martial Soul Hall, despite its strength, has parasites that smear its name and betray it from within?" Li Pu changed the subject.

"I know what you're talking about. As long as they don't go too far, they generally aren't dealt with, and all of this is to be left for Xue'er to handle," Qian Daoliu said indifferently.

"No wonder."

Not to mention Martial Soul Hall, every organization has parasites, such as the slave trade in the Heaven Dou Empire's royal auction house.

Setting aside those who serve Martial Soul Hall, there are parasites like Miles, the bishop of Gengxin City. Such people, who have direct contact with the public, use the public authority of Martial Soul Hall for personal gain, bullying men and women, embezzling monthly stipends, and charging fees for soul awakening, all of which damage the image of Martial Soul Hall among the common people.

Not to mention those who secretly sell intelligence and sell excellent seeds to the enemy.

These are acts of pure self-destruction.

The original story was like this, and coupled with Bibi Dong's groundless initiation of the Soul Hunting Operation, the entire soul master world turned against Martial Soul Hall.

Furthermore, Qian Renxue's replacement of Xue Qinghe to seize the Heaven Dou Empire, and the murder of the three princes, caused the two great empires to stand in opposition to Martial Soul Hall.

It is precisely because of this that an anti-Martial Soul Hall alliance was formed on the continent.

Although Li Pu didn't particularly like the style of theocracy, at this stage, Martial Soul Hall was undoubtedly the best option—better than the two great empires where the aristocratic royal power was fixed and did not treat commoners as human beings.

Come to think of it, Bibi Dong did not represent theocracy; she was also committed to destroying theocracy and creating a new world that looked only at ability, not the strength of one's martial soul.

This kind of society is undoubtedly a form of progress.

"Even if your plan is well-considered, keeping those parasites around until Xue'er grows up so she can handle them and accumulate greater faith power, why not let her go now? To cultivate a new Angel God, you must at least expose her to the darker side of society from a young age. Otherwise, aren't you afraid of raising another Bibi Dong like the one from back then, who could be deceived so easily?" Li Pu said.

"Hmph! Not to mention how many enemies Martial Soul Hall has, aren't Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor a major threat right now? Even if we do this, we should deal with those two first!"

On one hand, Qian Daoliu still felt that Xue'er was too young; on the other hand, Tang Hao and Ah Yin were indeed a threat.