Three Gods Bestow Their Seals, Grace of the Goddess of Light!

The moment divine might descended, the dense life force flowing around Sea God Pavilion came to a complete standstill.

Three towering phantoms stood suspended in the air.

The one in the center wore golden battle armor, twelve brilliant halos slowly rotating behind him. His face was obscured by sacred, inviolable radiance, leaving only a pair of eyes that could pierce through all worldly falsehoods.

The man on the left shattered the void beneath his feet. The nine flame dragons inscribed upon his crimson robe seemed alive, breathing out blazing sparks capable of incinerating emptiness itself.

The woman on the right had flowing skirts, while layers of deep-blue waves formed from nothing beneath her feet. Within their ultimate gentleness lurked a depth capable of devouring all things.

The three deities exchanged glances and each restrained part of their divine power, lest they crush this wooden pavilion into dust.

The Fire God was the first to break the silence.

He laughed heartily, his laughter sending fine cracks rippling through the void:

"Shui'er, look at this lower realm. It actually produced such an unparalleled uncut gem. The sun true fire contained within that longbow in his left hand is incomparably pure and points directly toward the source of fire. It's practically tailor-made to inherit my godhood!"

The Water God glanced sideways, her gaze passing over the Fire God before locking onto the Ice Yi Divine Spear in Yun Yi's right hand.

Undisguised admiration shone in her abyss-deep eyes:

"Bone-piercing cold, ice that never melts. The martial soul in this child's right hand has already touched upon another extreme form of water's origin. If he inherited my position as Water God, he would surely elevate my godhood to an entirely new height. Light, why have you come?"

The Goddess of Light lowered her gaze to Yun Yi. Her voice was ethereal and clear, carrying threads of majesty:

"The foundation of that bow is the purest and noblest aurora in this world. The potential for light within him even surpasses those Twin Martial Souls themselves. He possesses the nascent form of a divine body of light, something unseen for ages. Such unparalleled talent rightfully belongs in my Temple of Light, wielding the authority of purification and judgment."

Facing the scramble of three chief gods from the Divine Realm, Yun Yi stood below, feeling as though a hundred thousand mountains weighed upon his back. Even breathing became incredibly difficult.

He knew the plot of the original work well.

The three before him were by no means ordinary third- or second-rank deities, but true first-rank chief gods who stood at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm.

The Fire God embodied explosive force. If Yun Yi inherited his godhood, the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow's offensive power would rise to its peak, making it easy to burn the heavens and boil the seas;

The Water God embodied inclusiveness. The Ice Yi Divine Spear's control and piercing power would reach their limits;

And the Goddess of Light represented one of the orders of the Divine Realm, commanding the most fundamental power of purification.

Three paths to the heavens lay before him. No matter which one he chose, it would lead straight to the pinnacle of the Divine Realm.

Who should he choose?

Yun Yi clenched his teeth, dense beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

If he chose water and fire, the elemental traits of his twin martial souls could be developed to the fullest, complementing one another;

If he chose light, the quality of his martial souls would undergo an essential leap, suppressing all arts.

A choice that would drive every soul master on the entire continent mad had become his most difficult problem.

He clenched his fists and weighed his options, unable to make a decision for a long while.

In midair, the Goddess of Light looked down and clearly saw the struggle in Yun Yi's eyes.

Her mind was exceedingly meticulous, and she instantly grasped the direction in which matters were heading.

The Water God and Fire God were husband and wife, and they happened to correspond perfectly to this child's Ice Yi Divine Spear and Sun-Shooting Divine Bow martial souls.

If she truly allowed the child to choose for himself, the obvious compatibility of the water and fire dual attributes would very likely make him side with them directly.

If she missed such a rare light-element genius, she would never find another.

She could not let this opportunity slip away!

The Goddess of Light narrowed her eyes and abruptly raised her right arm.

Golden radiance, brilliant to the extreme, compressed in her palm and instantly condensed into an intricate, exquisite six-pointed star divine seal.

Then, with a flick of her finger, the mark bearing the inheritance of the Goddess of Light's godhood transformed into a streak of light and shot straight toward Yun Yi's brow.

"Light, you have no sense of fair play!" The Fire God flew into a rage. Crimson flames soared around him, forcibly burning a terrifying hole through the ceiling of Sea God Pavilion.

By the iron laws of the Divine Realm, once a deity bestowed an inheritance mark, the recipient's status as an inheritor would be established, automatically opening the corresponding godhood's Nine Tests.

This mark was also the strongest possible protective talisman. Anyone who attacked its bearer would be regarded as openly declaring war against that deity.

At this point, how could the Fire God and Water God be willing to let the Goddess of Light take all the advantage for herself?

The husband and wife understood each other perfectly. Almost the instant after the Goddess of Light acted, they made their moves as well.

The Fire God smashed his right fist into the void, and a crimson fire seal burning with nine flame dragons howled forth;

The Water God formed seals with both hands, and a dark-blue water seal shaped like a deep-sea vortex followed closely behind.

The three godhood marks tore through space, crashing one after another into Yun Yi's brow!

Boom—!

A thunderous explosion erupted within Yun Yi's body.

The outside seemed calm, but Yun Yi's body had instantly become an arena for the powers of three gods!

The power of the three chief gods was incomparably domineering, and none was willing to submit to another.

This was not a gentle transformation, but a real battle to seize territory!

The divine power of light transformed into an army of thousands, wielding golden holy swords as they charged wildly through Yun Yi's broad meridians, swearing to purify and crush every heretic;

The Fire God's power condensed into frenzied ancient flame dragons. Opening their heaven-swallowing maws, they madly tore at the defenses of light. Wherever they passed, the walls of his meridians were burned red-hot, nearly melting;

The Water God's power became omnipresent waves, flanking from both sides and ruthlessly restraining the formation of light.

Naturally, all three kinds of divine power controlled the intensity of their attacks and would not damage the protagonist's foundation, but the pain was unavoidable.

Yun Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and low growls like those of an injured beast escaped his throat.

Pain! Pain that sank into his very bones!

Yet Yun Yi braced himself stubbornly on both knees, with not a trace of retreat in his eyes.

He knew that this was the first trial bestowed by the gods, but it was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Clenching his teeth, he guided the Soul Power that had emerged with the awakening of his martial souls. Rather than resisting, he channeled it.

As the immense energies fought within him, he used the terrifying aftershocks produced by the clash of the three divine powers to continuously clear the blockages in his meridians and reshape the foundation of his body.

Sword light pierced through him, flame dragons roared, and waves swept across him.

On this internal battlefield that threw Yun Yi into complete disorder, the three kinds of divine power fought tens of thousands of times before finally exhausting their sharpness and reaching a perfect balance deep within Yun Yi's mind.

At his brow, the golden six-pointed star, crimson flame dragon pattern, and dark-blue water vortex reflected one another.

As the lights flashed violently, they eventually merged into an ancient, mysterious tricolored divine seal, which slowly sank beneath his skin and vanished without a trace.

The inheritance marks had formed!

This meant that Yun Yi would simultaneously begin the Nine Tests of three deities, becoming the only inheritor of three godhoods on Douluo Continent.

Whoever dared touch even a hair on his head would suffer the joint divine punishment of the three chief gods of light, fire, and water.

After bestowing the mark, the Goddess of Light took a deep breath and calmed the turbulent divine power within her.

She turned around, her gaze sweeping over the wrecked space before finally settling on Mu En, who was pinned in his wheelchair by divine might nearby.

The old man was withered and gaunt, his back severely hunched, his vitality like a dying candle in the wind.

But beneath her divine eyes that pierced through falsehood, the Radiant Holy Dragon dormant within Mu En's body and the vicious aura of the dragon core coiled around his spine had nowhere to hide.

The Goddess of Light's heart stirred.

This child was still young. Even with a divine seal protecting him, it would still be difficult to guard against hidden arrows.

She had to find him a powerful and absolutely loyal protector.

This old man before her, who possessed pure light attributes, was the ideal candidate.

She raised her right hand, as flawless as carved white jade, and pointed into the air.

A golden droplet, brilliant to the extreme, condensed out of thin air. It was an essence of divine power compressed from the origin of light.

The droplet flew from her hand and entered Mu En's Baihui acupoint with perfect accuracy.

In an instant, dazzling holy light of creation erupted around Mu En.

Crack! Crack!

Crisp explosions of bone and joints rang out one after another in the quiet room, dense as a rainstorm.

Mu En's withered body shook violently. His back, once bent like a bow, was being pulled straight inch by inch in a savage manner by that irresistible divine power.

The vicious aura of the dragon core, hidden deep within his spinal marrow and tormenting him for more than a decade—even beyond the Golden Tree's ability to cure—was like snow struck by boiling water before divine power. It had no chance to struggle before being instantly erased, turning into black smoke and dispersing.

Outside Sea God Pavilion, the Golden Tree sensed that supreme light aura of the same origin. Its branches and leaves swayed wildly as life force dense enough to become tangible poured backward into the room, replenishing Mu En's depleted vitality.

Mu En's graying hair turned into long black hair at a visible rate.

Large flakes of shriveled, wrinkled dead skin peeled away, revealing full, firm young muscles brimming with explosive power beneath.

His clouded eyes flew open, and two dazzling golden rays shot forth like tangible swords, severing the distorted light before him.

Roar—!

A phantom of a Radiant Holy Dragon over three hundred meters long rose behind him, lifting its head and releasing an arrogant dragon roar that shook the nine heavens.

That dragon roar no longer carried the slightest trace of old age or death. All that remained was peerless dominance capable of tearing apart the heavens and ruling the world!

The terrifying pressure of a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo swept outward, suppressing the present age!

Mu En completely straightened his back, his face restored to the appearance of a middle-aged man and filled with shock.

Feeling the vast Soul Power within him return to its peak, even faintly touching that barrier, his chest rose and fell violently.

The Goddess of Light withdrew her hand, her tone majestic and sacred:

"I have cleansed your ruined body, purified your marrow, and rebuilt your foundation. From this day onward, you shall serve as this child's protector and clear away the thorns in his path."

Mu En immediately dropped to one knee.

"Mu En obeys the divine decree! Even if I am ground to dust, I will protect Yun Yi without fail!" His tone was resolute.

To him, being able to return to his peak was a kindness equal to being given a new life.

The Goddess of Light gave a slight nod, then threw out another weighty promise. "You already stand at the pinnacle of the mortal world and possess profound foundations. As long as you serve him with all your heart, when he inherits godhood, you too may have a chance to become a god."

A chance to become a god!

Those four words struck Mu En's heart like a heavy hammer.

His entire body shook violently, unprecedented desire erupting from his eyes. He bowed heavily toward the void once again and did not rise for a long time.

In midair, the Fire God and Water God took in everything.

The Fire God clicked his tongue inwardly.

The Goddess of Light usually stood aloof, but when it came to scheming, she planned every step with care.

First, she forcibly bestowed a divine seal to seize the initiative in the inheritance. Now, she had casually bestowed a favor, not only finding the boy the strongest guard on the continent, but also using the words "a chance to become a god" to bind the old man firmly to the chariot of light.

The Water God saw through her intentions as well, but did not expose them.

The die had been cast. The three gods had all left their marks, and this child could be considered half their inheritor.

"Boy, cultivate properly. If you disgrace my name of ultimate flame, I'll descend to the lower realm and whip you myself!" The Fire God left behind a thunderous laugh.

The Water God gave Yun Yi a slight nod, expressing her expectations.

Then, pillars of gold, red, and blue light rose into the sky, piercing through the heavens above Sea God Island and soaring beyond the clouds.

The god-level pressure that had made all of Shrek Academy tremble also slowly dissipated into nothing as the three deities departed.

Sea God Pavilion returned to tranquility.

Sunlight streamed through the hole the Fire God had burned in the roof.

Yun Yi's chest rose and fell violently, and the lingering aura of the three divine seals still swirled around him, not yet fully withdrawn.

Before him, Mu En, standing upright like a sword and radiating the terrifying fluctuations of a Limit Douluo, slowly rose to his feet.

The two met each other's eyes and both smiled!