!

Qian Daoliu focused inward, clearly sensing two strange energy cores floating and revolving inside him, appearing and disappearing from view.

The dim, fierce purple sphere surged with immense power. Violent Destruction energy roiled without end, its aura forceful and domineering. It firmly held the upper hand, shaking the meridians throughout his body.

The gentle green sphere glimmered faintly. Its power was soft and restrained, and it was far inferior to the purple sphere in size and might, yet it steadily tempered the turbulence of the Destruction energy.

His mind suddenly cleared. He instantly thought of the union of body and soul he and Bo Saixi had shared over the past two days, and was certain this was the primordial symbiosis born after the two of them had become one completely.

Almost at the same moment, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi exchanged a glance.

They both guessed the answer from the other's eyes.

So Qian Daoliu said to Bo Saixi, "Saixi, let me try and see whether I can withstand the invasion of the Destruction Will this time!"

As he spoke, Qian Daoliu released his Second Martial Soul, the Destruction Scepter. Beside him, Bo Saixi raised the Life Scepter, ready to act at any moment.

The domineering purple Destruction energy erupted with a roar, its violent power sweeping wildly through his body. But the purple and green spheres inside him revolved in unison, tightly binding the unruly Destruction energy. They steadily confined and controlled its roiling, violent power, without a trace leaking out or slipping beyond his control.

"Mm, it worked!"

Qian Daoliu felt the two purple and green spheres inside him controlling the power of Destruction.

He immediately understood. He had truly turned disaster into good fortune this time, finding a way to completely control the Destruction Will and its energy.

That was Yin-Yang Complementarity, Destruction and Life as twin forces.

To put it plainly, they had to become a true married couple, like the Destruction God King and the Life God King.

Qian Daoliu finally understood why the Destruction God King's and Life God King's inheritances had such strict requirements: the candidates had to be married.

This sort of thing really would be difficult if they weren't a true couple.

At that thought, Qian Daoliu turned to Bo Saixi with a mischievous grin.

Bo Saixi looked at Qian Daoliu expectantly. "Qian Daoliu, are you all right?"

"Mm! I'm fine! And I think I've found a way to control the Destruction Will!"

Qian Daoliu gave Bo Saixi a teasing look.

"Qian Daoliu! Really? That's wonderful!"

"Quick, tell me what the method is!"

Hearing that Qian Daoliu had found a way to completely control the Destruction Will, Bo Saixi couldn't contain her joy. She ran to him and threw herself into his arms.

Qian Daoliu felt the warmth against his chest.

He was filled with satisfaction.

But he still grinned mischievously and used both hands to gently draw Bo Saixi away from his chest.

Then he bent down, bringing his head close to Bo Saixi's ear.

He whispered to Bo Saixi, "Like this, and then this..."

Qian Daoliu's voice was quiet, but Bo Saixi's face flushed and her heart raced as she listened.

"Really?"

Bo Saixi blushed and gave Qian Daoliu a reproachful push.

"Of course, Saixi. When have I ever lied to you?"

"You can feel it for yourself. Is the Life sphere inside you stronger than the Destruction sphere?"

"But the Life sphere inside me is weaker than the Destruction sphere!"

"My guess is that if we continue the cultivation we did over the past two days, I'll be able to completely control the Destruction Will inside me."

Qian Daoliu spoke with such solemn conviction that he seemed to have no intention whatsoever of taking advantage of Bo Saixi.

At his words, Bo Saixi blushed.

She didn't know whether to speak or stay silent.

She could only stand quietly where she was.

Waiting for Qian Daoliu to take her.

Time flew by.

The one-year period had come to an end.

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi both emerged from their cultivation.

After eleven months of training and adjustment, followed by one month of intimate cultivation, they had become perfectly in sync.

As for Qian Daoliu's control of the Destruction Will, the Life sphere inside him had grown robust, and with his own will working in harmony with it, he could now completely control the Destruction Will within himself.

By then, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi had straightened their clothes and were quietly waiting for the Destruction God King and the Life God King to arrive.

Strangely, though, they waited an entire day without either the Destruction God King or the Life God King appearing.

Just as they began to think they had failed the divine trials,

the voices of the Life God King and the Destruction God King spoke in both their minds at once: "Qian Daoliu, you have completed the first trial of the Destruction God Trial!"

"Reward: one divinely bestowed Soul Ring, and 10% Destruction affinity!"

"Second trial of the Destruction God Trial: obtain three Soul Rings of at least 100,000 years!"

"Reward: one divinely bestowed Soul Ring, and 10% Destruction affinity!"

"Bo Saixi, you have completed the first trial of the Life God Trial!"

"Reward: one divinely bestowed Soul Ring, and 10% Life affinity!"

"Second trial of the Life God Trial: obtain three Soul Rings of at least 100,000 years!"

"Reward: one divinely bestowed Soul Ring, and 10% Life affinity!"

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi felt their bodies shudder.

A divinely bestowed Soul Ring appeared in each of their hands.

Then a flash of holy light carried them out of the mysterious space.

In the Douluo God Realm, the green figure nestled in the purple figure's arms and said, "Xiao Zi, did we really have to wait until the very last moment to give out the divine trial rewards?"

"Didn't you see how nervous Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi looked?"

The purple figure grinned mischievously. "Xiao Lu, don't you think it's fun?"

At that, the green figure gave the purple figure a fierce pinch on the lower back.

Then she raised an eyebrow, surprised. "Oh? Bo Saixi, she...!"

The purple figure's interest was piqued too. "Xiao Lu, what about Bo Saixi?"

On Douluo Continent, after a year away, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi returned to the little woods outside Universe Love Inquiry Valley.

Looking at the divinely bestowed Soul Ring in his hand and Bo Saixi beside him, Qian Daoliu couldn't help exclaiming, "Saixi, we passed the first trial!"

"This is a divinely bestowed Soul Ring!"

Both of them were attendants to deities. How could they not know that the Soul Rings in their hands were divinely bestowed?

So Qian Daoliu said to Bo Saixi, "Saixi, hurry and absorb the Soul Ring into our Second Martial Souls!"

"This divinely bestowed Soul Ring is perfect as a Soul Ring for our Second Martial Souls!"

Bo Saixi was delighted too.

She replied to Qian Daoliu, "All right!"

With that, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi each sat down cross-legged.

They sat in meditation and focused their minds, urging their Soul Power into action.

Sacred, surging energy poured out of the divinely bestowed Soul Rings and slowly flowed into their respective Second Martial Souls.

Radiant light swirled around them. A moment later, two dazzling Golden Soul Rings slowly rose and settled securely over their Second Martial Souls.

The Soul Rings brimmed with sacred, profound energy, perfectly attuned to the powers of Destruction and Life. The foundations of their Martial Souls surged in an instant.

"Purple-gold Soul Ring!"

"Green-gold Soul Ring!"

After absorbing the Soul Ring, Bo Saixi sensed the colors of the first Soul Rings on her and Qian Daoliu's Second Martial Souls and couldn't help crying out in surprise.

"Divinely bestowed Soul Rings change their age according to the recipient's physical constitution."

"Our cultivation has already reached the Limit Douluo level, so our Soul Rings started at 100,000 years. On top of that, our Super Divine Artifact Martial Souls gave us first Soul Rings far older than 100,000 years!"

Qian Daoliu explained to Bo Saixi.

"Mm, Qian Daoliu, it must be as you say!"

"Where do we go now?"

Bo Saixi agreed with Qian Daoliu.

At that, Qian Daoliu frowned and thought for a while.

"We've been away from Douluo Continent for a year. I wonder how Yiyi and the others are doing."

"Saixi, let's return to Ming Capital first!"

"After that, we'll go complete the second trial of our divine trials!"

Bo Saixi replied, "All right!"