The Kind God's Descent, Shui Bing'er Refuses the Divine Trial

Inside the Chaos Bead's small world, Meng Chen was speaking with the Ice Empress, preparing to build a good relationship with this "tenant."

Outside the Chaos Bead, Shui Bing'er had her eyes closed as she sensed the brand-new power within her.

The Ice Empress's Soul Ring was deep crimson, marked with three golden patterns. It looked exquisitely beautiful.

Just as Shui Bing'er was rejoicing, she suddenly felt a vast, overwhelming pressure pouring down from the Nine Heavens above!

This pressure was so boundless and majestic that its mere presence made the entire Extreme North Ice Plains tremble!

The instant the pressure descended, the clouds above the Extreme North Ice Plains were violently torn apart.

The snow upon the plains was swept into the air, transforming into a sky-full of snowy mist.

The spectacle was immense, yet when that pressure fell upon Shui Bing'er, it dissipated without form, carrying not the slightest oppression.

Then, an illusory figure descended before Shui Bing'er.

The figure wore a long white robe and appeared holy and elegant.

Not to mention that otherworldly air, as though she had never been touched by mortal dust.

The moment Shui Bing'er saw this figure, she suddenly felt that all evil in the world was temporary, while only kindness was eternal.

Who... was this?

Though the visitor possessed an extraordinary presence, Shui Bing'er could not sense the slightest malice from her, so she remained unguarded.

The figure's gaze swept across Shui Bing'er with a hint of scrutiny. Yet the longer she examined her, the more satisfied she seemed to become.

Her gaze gradually softened and filled with expectation.

The figure suddenly spoke, her voice gentle, like a mother whispering into a child's ear. "Shui Bing'er, I am the Kind God. This is a fragment of my divine sense descending into the mortal realm. Are you willing to accept my inheritance trial, inherit the Kind God's divine position, and become its successor?"

The Kind God!

She was actually a God?!

This was the second God Shui Bing'er had faced directly.

And this God had opened with such an alluring offer: accept a God's trial, become one of the Gods, and possess immense power.

There likely were not many people across the entire Douluo Continent who could refuse!

Yet Shui Bing'er could not help recalling Meng Chen, her Master.

Her Master had slain a God. If she accepted the Kind God's trial, would the Kind God use it in the future to turn her against her Master?

And besides...

Her Master believed she could become a God through her own power, so she could not betray his expectations!

Yes, the Kind God's offer was extremely tempting,

But...

"I refuse."

Shui Bing'er spoke the words naturally, turning away a temptation that would have been fatal to nearly everyone on the Douluo Continent.

Even the Kind God's expression revealed surprise. She had assumed Shui Bing'er would eagerly agree, after which she could naturally proceed with the Nine Trials of the Kind God.

Yet she had actually refused?

"Why?"

The Kind God could not help becoming interested in Shui Bing'er's reason for refusing.

Shui Bing'er raised her head and met the Kind God's gaze. "A divine inheritance means walking a path someone else has already walked. While it may be much easier, the power gained must also be weaker. I want to become a God through my own strength and walk my own path. I do not need stairs laid out by someone else."

The Kind God was even more surprised. This young girl actually possessed such great ambition?

Still, she was not angered. Young people were always impulsive in their youth. Perhaps after Shui Bing'er suffered a little, she would recall these words and come seeking her inheritance.

However, in the God Realm, the Kind God was not the only one watching Shui Bing'er at this moment.

Especially after the Kind God sent down her divine sense, the Evil God began paying even closer attention to Shui Bing'er.

Thus, when he heard Shui Bing'er refuse, he immediately became somewhat angry.

What kind of joke was this? It was one thing for her Master to slay a God, but now even this little disciple dared to reject a God?

If she already dared to reject a God now, who knew what she might do in the future?

Thus, before the Kind God's divine sense had even withdrawn, the clouds above the ice plains suddenly trembled once more.

It was as if something had crashed down from the Nine Heavens. When the Kind God's divine sense descended into the mortal realm, it had merely torn apart the clouds. But now, the clouds in the sky were swept completely clean!

The entire ice plains shook violently. A frozen lake stood a hundred meters away from Shui Bing'er, and countless fine cracks now appeared across its icy surface.

Those cracks burst outward in every direction, densely interwoven like a spiderweb.

Shui Bing'er's knees weakened, and she nearly fell to her knees.

This was the instinctive submission of a lower life-form when faced with a higher one.

But Shui Bing'er gritted her teeth and stood straight. She could not help looking up at the sky, wondering what had come this time.

The heavens seemed to suddenly split apart, cracks appearing across the firmament as a figure plummeted at tremendous speed from the wound in the sky.

The Evil God's divine sense had descended.

The Kind God sighed helplessly. It seemed Evil was truly enraged, making such a grand entrance.

Boom!

Along with the deafening blast came an incomparably powerful sense of oppression, more than a level stronger than the Kind God's.

When the Kind God descended, what Shui Bing'er felt was a gentleness that embraced all things.

When the Evil God descended, she felt as though the entire world was crushing down upon her.

The Evil God wore a smile at the corner of his lips, clearly very satisfied with the spectacle of his arrival.

With one thunderous boom, I make my dazzling entrance.

Only this could make these reckless mortals of the lower realm fear the Gods and understand divine majesty!

"Kind, you are far too indulgent toward humans." Anyone could hear the displeasure in the Evil God's voice. "A mortal from the lower realm is this arrogant, rejecting divine grace while delusionally claiming she will become a God herself, and yet you do not punish her? You are a God King, not her mother."

The Kind God glanced at him. "She wishes to walk her own path. That is not wrong."

"Wanting to walk her own path may not be wrong, but what gives her the right to reject a God?"

The Evil God's cold eyes fell upon Shui Bing'er. "Mortal, I acknowledge that you possess exceptional talent, but you are not even a Titled Douluo yet. What gives you the right to say that you will 'become a God on your own'? Do you know how terrifying the trials required for that are? Do you know how vast the gap is between a Soul Saint and becoming a God at level one hundred?"

The Evil God's voice grew colder and colder, like invisible ice blades seeking to cut through Shui Bing'er's flesh and force her to confront the lowly mortal heart within her.

"The Kind God offered you an inheritance because she thinks highly of you, yet you dared to refuse? You have only just become a Soul Saint, yet you already dare to look down on the Gods and speak wildly of ascension. Once you become a Titled Douluo, will you not even regard a God King with respect?"

The Kind God could not help frowning.

His words were becoming increasingly harsh. Could it be that the Evil God intended to personally teach Shui Bing'er a lesson?

Thus, the Kind God was about to say something and urge the Evil God to return to the God Realm.

"Kind, do not interfere." The Evil God spoke in an unquestionable tone. "These mortal beings of the lower realm have become more and more unruly. It is time to teach them a lesson and tell them what a God truly is!"

If I can force that girl's Master to appear... I should be able to use this excuse to eliminate that unstable factor while he has only just finished his great battle with Asura!

That was why the Evil God had said so much: he intended to force Meng Chen out.

And just as he had expected, Meng Chen's figure appeared beside Shui Bing'er.