Green Banyan's Thoughts, Inheriting the Life and Destruction Godhood

Green Banyan stood to one side, watching the Golden Earth Dragon King sacrifice itself to her younger brother.

The reason the dragon was willing to give up its life and sacrifice itself was because Green Banyan had promised it that when Gu Shengge became a god, she would revive it and elevate it into a divine beast.

Just as the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had once sacrificed themselves to the Sea God, only to be revived after the Sea God became a god and turned into divine beasts.

Faced with the Goddess of Life's promise, the Golden Earth Dragon King naturally would not pass up such a good opportunity.

As the Golden Earth Dragon King's Soul Ring fused with Gu Shengge, a crimson phantom of a Soul Bone also merged into his right arm.

Blood-red radiance flowed through his body, seeping into every piece of flesh, every bone and tendon, every inch of his meridians. Under the Soul Ring's reinforcement, they became tougher and broader, while the bloodline power throughout his body surged like oil poured onto blazing fire, brilliant as a small blood-red sun!

The moment the immense Soul Power brought by the 100,000-Year Soul Ring entered his body, the sleeping Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong sensed it. Two powerful pulling forces erupted from within them, almost greedily plundering that massive Soul Power. They even began to contend with one another, tugging back and forth until they devoured every last trace of it.

The immense Bloodline Power brought by the sacrifice boiled within Gu Shengge's body! It was like a primordial beast roaring and bellowing, scorching like magma and surging like a torrent! His blood and vitality steamed, transforming into a thin yet solid plume of blood-colored smoke that shot into the sky, churning the clouds and dyeing the heavens crimson!

Platinum blood flowed through his flesh, tyrannical beyond measure, dissolving all impurities! His bones and tendons became as hard as iron and stone, indestructible. The marrow within his bones grew purer and richer, glinting with threads of silver.

Gu Shengge's right arm was even tougher and harder than the rest of his body. Even a Title Douluo would be unable to shatter the bones in that arm, because the Soul Bone produced by the Golden Earth Dragon King during the sacrifice had already fused with it.

Even the Golden Earth Dragon King's soul had merged into the Soul Bone. Once Gu Shengge became a god in the future, it too would benefit and advance into a divine beast.

The blood-red glow gradually faded. After sacrificing its life force and cultivation, the Golden Earth Dragon King's enormous body shrank dozens of times, becoming a small golden earth dragon with dim scales and no trace of life left within it.

Gu Shengge sat cross-legged on the ground. His Angel God Martial Soul was enveloped by a scarlet, bewitching 100,000-Year Soul Ring that slowly revolved, emitting powerful Soul Power fluctuations that inspired fear in all who saw it.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. A flash of red light passed through them before clarity gradually returned, though faint regret surfaced in his gaze.

Green Banyan noticed the regret in his eyes and asked softly, somewhat puzzled, "What is it? Are you dissatisfied with this Soul Ring?"

"No, I'm very satisfied with this Soul Ring. Thank you, Sister Green Banyan."

Gu Shengge shook his head. What was there to be dissatisfied with in a 100,000-Year Soul Ring so suitable for him?

It was only that the Soul Power from the Golden Earth Dragon King's sacrifice had been completely snatched away by Bibi Dong and her daughter. They had not left him even a sliver, those two wasteful women!

Since Gu Shengge would not say more, Green Banyan did not press him. She looked at the Golden Earth Dragon King's corpse and waved a hand, burying it.

"Little Shengge, a 100,000-Year Soul Ring can provide two soul skills. What soul skills did you get?"

Hearing this, Gu Shengge did not hide anything and told Green Banyan about the two soul skills of his first Soul Ring.

[Sacred Body: All attributes are increased by 200%. At the same time, removes all negative effects and grants immunity to energy-type soul skills no more than ten Soul Power levels above the user's own. As long as there is sufficient Soul Power, it can remain active indefinitely.]

[Pure World Holy Flame: A sacred Lie Yan that purifies all evil in the world. It restrains Soul Masters and Soul Beasts with darkness, water, and poison attributes. Using Soul Power as fuel, it continuously consumes the Soul Power of those it strikes. It possesses the properties of purification, annihilation, and being impossible to extinguish.]

One was an enhancement soul skill, while the other was an offensive soul skill.

Gu Shengge was very satisfied with both of them.

"Mm, both are very good." Green Banyan nodded, equally pleased with the two soul skills.

Now that he had obtained his first Soul Ring, there was no need to remain in Holy Light Forest. Green Banyan took Gu Shengge's small hand and led him back to Soul Hunting Town.

Tang San watched the Douluo Plane at all times like an obsessed stalker. Seeing the Goddess of Life help her "son" obtain a 100,000-Year Soul Ring as his very first Soul Ring, he frowned, deeply dissatisfied with her actions.

Gods were not allowed to interfere with the mortal world. It was one thing for her to descend to the lower realm, but she had even disrupted the rules governing Soul Masters. Only Title Douluos were supposed to obtain 100,000-Year Soul Rings, yet she had threatened that 100,000-Year Golden Earth Dragon King into sacrificing itself to her "son," severely violating the God Realm's rules.

No, he absolutely could not allow the Goddess of Life to remain in the Douluo Plane any longer.

Otherwise, if this continued, he would have no chance at all to tame that child.

A thoughtful look flashed through Tang San's eyes. He needed to find a way to make the Goddess of Life return from the Douluo Plane to the God Realm without arousing her suspicions.

"What method should I use~" God King Tang muttered to himself. Then inspiration struck him, and he had it!

[Divine Realm Council]

The God Realm held a Divine Realm Council once every ten years. From God Kings down to Third-Level Gods, all had to attend.

There were still six days before the next Divine Realm Council.

However, one day in the God Realm equaled one year in the mortal world.

If he waited until the Divine Realm Council convened six days later, six years would have already passed in the Douluo Plane.

Fortunately, even after six years, that child would only be twelve years old. His mind would certainly not have matured yet, leaving plenty of time to tame him.

God King Tang took pride in his own wisdom.

He then closed the light screen showing the Douluo Plane and began, under the identity of the Asura God, to inform the gods of the God Realm that the Divine Realm Council would soon be convened.

After Green Banyan and Gu Shengge returned to Small Fishing Village, she too, as one of the five God Kings, received news that the Divine Realm Council would be held.

Although it would take place six days later in God Realm time, she could still remain in the Douluo Plane for six years.

Six years was enough for her to lay a solid foundation for the Creator God's son.

When Green Banyan had previously said in the God Realm that Gu Shengge was the successor of herself and Destruction, she had already begun considering passing their godhoods on to this younger brother.

Among the current five God Kings of the God Realm, only she and Destruction were from the first generation. Asura, Goodness, and Evil were all second-generation God Kings.

Gods of their generation had either departed or reincarnated, leaving only her and Destruction in the God Realm.

To be honest, after staying in the God Realm for so many years, Green Banyan had grown somewhat tired of it. She wanted to leave the God Realm as well, travel through other parts of the universe, see more places, and witness the birth of more life and miracles.

However, constrained by their godhoods, she and Destruction could not leave the God Realm for extended periods. Even if they wished to pass on their godhoods, they had to consider the matter carefully.

Among the three second-generation God Kings, Tang San had completely inherited the Asura God's godhood and divine artifact, while Lie Yan and Ji Dong merely acted as temporary custodians of the godhoods of Goodness and Evil and had not inherited their divine artifacts.

As the Creator God's son and bearer of the Creator God's Bloodline, no one was more suitable than Gu Shengge to inherit her and Destruction's godhoods.

Since Tang San could inherit two godhoods, her younger brother could do the same.

Besides, the five God Kings had originally been formed from the Creator God's division. It was only right for Gu Shengge to inherit the Life and Destruction Godhoods.

That was Green Banyan's plan, and the God of Destruction strongly supported her as well.

And so, Green Banyan began six years of instruction for Gu Shengge.

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PS: No padding for word count; the six-year transition will be skipped.