First to Become a God, Then Lead Others to Become Gods

Qian Renxue felt she had no face to call herself a member of Spirit Hall, nor did she have the dignity to hoist the banner of its revival.

She had failed everyone in Spirit Hall, and because of Tang San's smear campaign, Spirit Hall had become the villainous backdrop in the history of the continent.

She only wanted to do her utmost to bring a sliver of peace to this world, now rampant with Evil Soul Masters.

"Wait, Senior Angel," Lin Yuan said excitedly.

Are you kidding me? An Angel is a rare, high-level combatant.

To let them leave just like that would be a massive loss for their side.

Lin Yuan didn't know about the others, but the Angel definitely had the potential to help Ye Guyi step into the God rank.

"Kid, I've read some history. Is Tang San an enemy to you?"

"Since he is an enemy, there is no need for you to fight alone. You can join us; one more person means one more share of strength."

Qian Renxue slowly shook her head, refusing, "I no longer have the heart to fight for anything, even if..."

"Do you think this attitude is worthy of your grandfather, that Angel Douluo from ten thousand years ago?" Lin Yuan interrupted directly.

"In my eyes, Spirit Hall was never an evil force. There are still people who remember the great achievements this organization made ten thousand years ago."

"Resisting the pressure of the Douluo Continent's three empires and soul master nobility, promoting compulsory soul awakening, and discovering and supporting potential soul masters—these things have not only failed to reappear in the last ten thousand years, but have instead seen a massive regression."

"Tell me, is this what your grandfather and your ancestors hoped to see?"

"I..." Qian Renxue was rendered speechless by Lin Yuan's retort.

Lin Yuan suddenly grabbed "Qian Renxue's" hands. Ye Guyi, who had never been touched by a man like this, turned bright red.

"After Spirit Hall was destroyed, Tang San, who destroyed the Capital of Killing, did not establish a new organization to contain the fallen. This is the root cause of the Evil Soul Masters running wild on the continent."

"If you only want to kill Evil Soul Masters to get by and just drift through life, then the martyrs of Spirit Hall who sacrificed themselves for this cause have truly wasted their lives."

"Our goal is to kill Tang San in the future to avenge my master and mistress. We want to let the history of the continent flow again, so it doesn't become someone's private garden."

"To eradicate the Evil Soul Masters of the continent, one must first defeat their progenitor, Tang San. Killing any Evil Soul Master is just self-deception that treats the symptoms but not the disease."

Lin Yuan let go of Ye Guyi's hands, wearing an expression of lament.

"If, in the future, we are just one strike away from ending Tang San's control over the Douluo Continent..."

"And you, Senior Angel, are drinking in some cellar with your disciple, wouldn't you feel unwilling when you see our tragedy?"

Qian Renxue's lips trembled. She didn't understand why Lin Yuan said she would be drinking in a cellar with Ye Guyi.

But she thought about it seriously; if things really happened that way, she would definitely regret it so much she would want to kill herself.

To cause failure twice in a row—the first time had already wiped out all the glory of her ancestors.

Now, the second chance to restore the glory of the Angels and wipe out all the Evil Soul Masters in the world was right before her.

If it really came down to her being the only one missing...

"Good kid, it seems I really am old," Qian Renxue chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"The eyes of the two God Kings are truly sharp; this kid does not live up to the inheritance of the two of you," Qian Renxue said to the two God Kings.

"Indeed. Congratulations on joining our great cause to eradicate Tang San," the God of Destruction said with a smile, cupping his hands.

The Goddess of Life covered her mouth and chuckled from the side, not bothering to expose that the God of Destruction had just snatched Lin Yuan's soul on a whim.

"However, I am curious: why did this kid mention revenge against Tang San? Do the two of you have some grievance with him?"

Upon hearing this question, the expressions of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life turned incredibly ugly.

After the God of Destruction recounted the events in detail, even without facial features, Qian Renxue was filled with unspeakable rage.

"What a villain. I was once..." Qian Renxue gritted her teeth in hatred.

The rest of the words were something she could never say, because in one of the inheritances, she and Tang San were...

Ye Guyi's expression turned to one of shock, as this was the first time she, a native of the Douluo Continent, learned how filthy Tang San really was behind the scenes.

Previously, her impression of Tang San had been one of greatness and righteousness. Since Qian Renxue didn't want to care about most things on the continent, she hadn't bothered to correct her impression.

Well, now, the filter was completely shattered.

"This is great. We have two God-rank seeds. Our chances of winning have increased by a few points," the God of Destruction said happily.

Qian Renxue pursed her lips and reminded him, "Not two, but five."

"Hm?" Lin Yuan and the God of Destruction voiced their confusion.

"God King, you might not know, but there are actually many other divine inheritances on the continent."

"These divine positions perhaps lacked successors for too long, and they dimmed on a certain day ten thousand years ago."

"Now, one only needs a god who has already ascended to restart and ignite the inherited divine positions, and those who have reached the required cultivation can become gods right here on the Douluo Continent."

Lin Yuan looked at the God of Destruction and found him looking completely bewildered.

"Wait, I remember Tang San saying that there were no more divine positions on the continent to..." Before he could finish, the God of Destruction's voice trailed off.

Then, he shook his head and laughed at himself. Why did he still believe what Tang San said?

At that time, there were indeed no inheritance positions left in the God Realm, and there weren't many in this current era either.

But there were plenty ten thousand years ago; back then, the God Realm had vacancies in abundance.

He finally understood why no deities had ascended to the God Realm from the Douluo Continent for so long. Truly, that Tang San was as "pure and noble" as they claimed.

"From what I know, the Sword God's divine position is still in the lower realm, waiting to be inherited. There are more than three such positions; these are all recorded in the secret archives of Spirit Hall."

"I don't fear Tang San finding out, because the very first documents destroyed before the fall of the Spirit Hall Empire were the locations of these divine inheritances."

After saying this, Qian Renxue shared the locations of the few divine inheritances she remembered with the group.

One of them happened to be near the extreme environment Lin Yuan was planning to visit, making it perfect to investigate while he cultivated.

"Although they are only second or third-tier divine inheritances, they are still quite remarkable."

"The quality of this generation of young people on the Douluo Continent far exceeds that of Tang San's era. Inheriting these positions is only a matter of time," the God of Destruction said.

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement; after all, in the future, he would have to face not only Tang San but the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils as well.

This undoubtedly relieved much of his pressure. As long as they had the time to grow, Tang San would truly be within his grasp.

Ye Guyi then took the opportunity to join the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, explaining that everyone's unconscious state was an accidental injury caused by her master.

Since her master possessed the strength to injure Cao Xin without anyone noticing, Cao Xin did not probe the matter any further.

The number of monsters gathering around Lin Yuan was increasing, and this lineup was far more terrifying than the original Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago.