"Since you agreed, I'll give you a welcome gift as well."
The God of Destruction extended his hand, and two extremely condensed spheres of divine power appeared in his palm.
"One is my welcome gift to you, and the other is divine power for stabilizing your plane."
One was a gift, and the other was investment capital. The two were separate.
Given the God of Destruction's status, he could not possibly pass off investment capital as a welcome gift.
"How generous."
Xia Liang did not stand on ceremony and accepted the divine power directly.
"Each contains the divine power of a Second-Level God. Bringing divine power of this level down here was not easy. Be careful when you use it, and don't make too much of a show."
The God of Destruction spoke. Bringing down divine power of this level could easily invite criticism if someone above raised the matter.
Though only one god would raise objections. The others did not care about this sort of thing.
Then, the God of Destruction took out a second item.
It was a branch carrying the aura of the life attribute, along with a mass of life energy at the Third-Level God-Level.
"This is the Goddess of Life's welcome gift to you. The branch is for the Ice God's inheritor."
After taking out the final two items, the God of Destruction left. If he stayed any longer, the aura of this divine projection would no longer remain concealed.
Watching the God of Destruction leave, Xia Liang looked at the three masses of God-Level energy in his hands, along with the branch brimming with the life attribute.
"Have I... become legitimate?"
Previously, by the Divine Realm's definition, Xia Liang could still have been called an otherworldly deity. But now, he was legitimate.
"The Ice