Looks Like He's Eager to Get Off Work

Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately examined Ban Shu's condition and found everything to be normal, yet Ban Shu remained unresponsive, leaving him completely baffled.

"This... I'm not sure either. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this."

Watching over the unconscious Ban Shu, the two could only wait by his side.

Meanwhile, the unconscious Ban Shu had arrived in a peculiar space.

"Where is this?"

Ban Shu's spirit body wandered through the space, looking around from time to time, only to find it boundless, as if it had no end.

Unable to find a way out, Ban Shu had no choice but to stop and reflect on his current situation.

"I remember the sphere entering my brow, then I lost consciousness, and then I ended up here."

Ban Shu looked around. "In that case, this must be some kind of mental world; my body is still back at the hotel."

"Quite a sharp mind."

At that moment, a figure draped in purple robes slowly approached Ban Shu's side.

Ban Shu hurriedly stood up, subconsciously dusting himself off. "Who are you?"

"I am called the God of Destruction."

The God of Destruction raised his scepter and placed it before Ban Shu. "Enough small talk, boy. Do you want to inherit my position and become the God King of Destruction?"

"..."

Looking at the God of Destruction, Ban Shu blinked. "Isn't this a bit... too fast?"

"Enough nonsense!"

The God of Destruction rudely shoved the scepter into Ban Shu's hands. "It's settled then. From now on, you shall be the God of Destruction. Keep at it, lad; a bright future is beckoning to you."

"Um, I haven't agreed yet..."

This rapid succession of events caught Ban Shu off guard, leaving him standing there blankly, clutching the scepter.

"Less talk! Once you cultivate to level fifty and obtain a spirit bone, I will come looking for you again!"

The God of Destruction reached out and struck his chest with a palm. "This is your second divine trial. Do your best!"

"Hey! What the hell is this! When did I even complete the first divine trial!"

Ban Shu only had time to shout this before the God of Destruction sent him flying, until he vanished from sight.

"Phew~"

Watching Ban Shu disappear into the space, the God of Destruction let out a sigh of relief and began to mutter to himself.

"You, Asura, actually dared to try and snatch my candidate? Dream on. I'm definitely the one who will win in the end! Finally, I can retire, hahahaha!"

Accompanied by hearty laughter, the God of Destruction gradually faded away.

"Ah! God of Destruction, you have no sense of honor!"

In reality, Ban Shu snapped his eyes open and bolted upright from the bed.

"Xiao Ban!"

Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had been guarding Ban Shu the entire time, rushed to his side upon seeing him wake up.

"How are you feeling?"

"I..."

Ban Shu touched his chest, feeling nothing out of the ordinary.

"Is this God of Destruction in such a rush to get off work?"

Ban Shu muttered speechlessly, then began to chuckle. Regardless, he was now someone with a divine trial.

And it was the God of Destruction, a God King at that. This was going to be awesome.

Seeing Ban Shu mutter a few words before breaking into a silly grin, Bibi Dong clutched her chest, her brow furrowed with worry. Oh no, Xiao Ban must have injured his head.

After giggling to himself for a while, Ban Shu suddenly noticed two strange gazes fixed on him and finally snapped back to reality.

He hurriedly coughed twice and nodded solemnly. "Dong'er, Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I'm fine. This time, I have some great news."

"Oh?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo was taken aback. "What good news?"

Bibi Dong pointed at Ban Shu's forehead. "Sigh, Xiao Ban, why is there an extra mark on your forehead?"

"A mark?"

Ban Shu took out a mirror and looked. Sure enough, there was a purple lightning mark; it must be the seal of the God of Destruction's trial.

"This is what I wanted to tell you. I have been chosen by a god."

Ban Shu felt there was no need to hide this from them. With the God of Destruction as his backer, as long as he didn't act recklessly, he should be safe from death.

Besides, looking at how anxious he was, as if he couldn't wait to run away, how could he possibly let his successor come to any harm?

He was probably wishing he could step in personally to finish all the God Trials for him, taking him straight to the finish line in one go.

As it happened, the God of Destruction was thinking exactly that; if it weren't for the fact that the successor to the God of Life had yet to be found, and that the Asura God and the others were keeping him in check, he likely wouldn't have been able to resist taking action.

Why didn't I think of it before? Two people, one holding a staff and the other a tree—it's obviously them, Ban Shu thought silently to himself.

"The God of Destruction?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo searched his memory, but he had no clue who this sacred figure could possibly be.

"In other words, that ruin from before belonged to this God of Destruction?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

"That's right."

Ban Shu touched the mark on his forehead and nodded.

Golden Crocodile pondered for a long time before nodding. "Hmm, I need to go back and discuss this matter with the eldest brother. Xiao Ban, you two should come back with me as well."

"This matter is of great importance; do not leave the premises for the time being."

"Alright."

Ban Shu nodded and continued, "Grandpa Golden Crocodile, there is one more thing. I've reached level forty."

"What?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo was stunned. "Weren't you at level thirty-eight? How did you advance so quickly?"

"Oh, it seems that because I completed the first God Trial and opened the Casket of Destruction Inheritance, the reward for the first God Trial was an increase of one level in spirit power and an additional five hundred years to the age of all my spirit rings."

"It's actually like that? These God Trials are truly this miraculous?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes widened in astonishment. In this era, no one had ever truly possessed a God Trial, so naturally, no one knew what the contents or rewards of such trials entailed.

"That's right."

Ban Shu summoned his martial soul, and three purple spirit rings hovered quietly in the air. His first spirit ring had been seven hundred years old; with the additional five hundred, it had already reached the thousand-year quality threshold.

"It really is true!"

Seeing Ban Shu's spirit rings, Golden Crocodile had no choice but to believe that the so-called God Trials were real.

"In that case, let's hurry back to Spirit Hall so we can obtain your spirit ring."

Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't want to stay for even another second, hurriedly urging the two to leave.

"Actually, there is one more thing."

Taking this opportunity, Ban Shu also intended to use the God Trial as a pretext to bring up the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, trusting that the God of Destruction wouldn't mind.

"The God of Destruction told me that in the Sunset Forest, there is a magical spring containing all sorts of rare medicinal herbs, and even immortal herbs."

"Immortal herbs?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo had heard of immortal herbs. He pondered for a moment and nodded. "Good, we will return to Spirit Hall first to report today's events, and then we shall make a trip to the Sunset Forest."

"Mm."

And so, the three of them traveled posthaste, returning to Spirit Hall in less than two weeks.