Six Years Flew By, Green Banyan Revealed the Truth

The river of time flowed onward, surging without end. A small brownish-green cicada drank by the riverbank, and in the blink of an eye, six years had passed.

East of Small Fishing Village, within a rarely visited grove, cicadas chirped ceaselessly among the trees as birds flitted through the air. Sunlight filtered through gaps in the branches and leaves, falling upon a youth seated cross-legged on the grass as though draping him in a layer of golden gauze.

The youth had neat, short platinum-blond hair. As the breeze passed, his hair stirred gently, while the Creator God's Rune between his brows gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

His features were nearly flawless, especially those affectionate eyes beneath swordlike brows, which had no doubt captivated countless women. His beauty was almost inhuman.

His tall, slender figure, blessed with perfect proportions, was clad in white. A jade-green bracelet inlaid with a purple gem adorned his right wrist. Green-gold tree patterns were embroidered along his collar and cuffs, while angelic designs covered his back, making him appear all the more noble, elegant, and otherworldly.

The Angel God Martial Soul manifested behind him, sacred and majestic, pure beyond compare. Three red Soul Rings circled around him, emitting powerful Soul Power fluctuations that seemed to freeze the very air.

Six years had passed. Under Green Banyan's guidance, Gu Shengge had gradually grown stronger and filled the remaining two Soul Ring slots, both of them Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings obtained through sacrifice.

His second Soul Ring came from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Emerald Swan. The Emerald Swan was a healing Soul Beast with both life and light attributes, providing him with two support Soul Skills.

[Angel God's Mercy: Can perform single-target or area healing. As long as the one being saved still has a breath left, they can be restored to full health beneath the healing of merciful holy light. Their Soul Power will also recover, while all attributes are increased by 50% for 10 minutes. For every ten levels gained, the amplification effect increases by 5% and the duration increases by 2 minutes.]

[Holy Purification: Any being enveloped by Purifying Holy Light will have all negative effects removed, all illnesses healed, and gain temporary immunity to all negative effects.]

His third Soul Ring came from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Radiant Sacred Tiger, a White Tiger possessing the ultimate light attribute. It had likewise come to sacrifice itself to him, its fate arranged quite clearly, providing him with two offensive Soul Skills.

[Angel God's Judgment: Summons a Judgment Light containing boundless power of light to judge all darkness and evil. It comes with targeting, cannot be dodged or blocked, and its power depends on the sins committed by the target. The greater the sins, the higher the damage.]

[Great Light Holy Sword: Condenses a holy sword of light capable of severing all things. It ignores all defenses with dark attributes, deals double damage to beings with dark or evil attributes, and the wounds it inflicts are extremely difficult to heal.]

He had also fused with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones: a Hundred Thousand Year Emerald Swan skull bone and a Hundred Thousand Year Radiant Sacred Tiger right leg bone.

Strengthened by three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifices and three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, Gu Shengge's physical strength now surpassed even that of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

The Soul Power gained from the latter two sacrifices had, without question, been seized by the mother-daughter pair, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.

However, a month ago, the two of them had stopped taking the Soul Power he cultivated. They remained asleep nonetheless, showing no signs of waking.

After a long while, Gu Shengge finished cultivating. The Angel God Martial Soul returned to his body, and his eyes slowly opened. A streak of jade-green light flashed through his platinum eyes, making them seem exceptionally mystical.

"Level thirty-two."

Feeling the Soul Power Level within him break through once again, he noted that he had risen from level thirty to level thirty-two in just one month. His cultivation speed was truly astonishing.

If Bibi Dong and her daughter had not continuously stolen his Soul Power, he would surely be far beyond level thirty-two by now. At the very least, he would have become a Soul Sage.

At that thought, Gu Shengge's expression darkened. They had been asleep for so long already. Were they really such heavy sleepers?

Or were they merely superficial imitations, not the Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong he knew, with only Martial Souls that resembled them?

Within Creation Space, the two divine Martial Souls seemed to hear his complaint, and both frowned at the same time.

Gu Shengge did not notice this. He merely let out a long sigh.

Forget it. Whether his two divine Martial Souls were truly Bibi Dong and her daughter no longer mattered. As long as he could use them, that was enough. Besides, he still had Sister Green Banyan.

Thinking of Green Banyan, a trace of respect appeared in Gu Shengge's eyes.

Over these six years, he had benefited greatly from her instruction and help.

Although he did not know why those three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had listened to her and obediently sacrificed themselves to him, he did not press the matter.

Gu Shengge could feel that Green Banyan truly treated him as her younger brother and sincerely cared for him. Thus, he trusted and respected her as well.

He rose from the grass. A breeze seemed to wrap around his feet, making him as light as a swallow. He shot away at incredible speed, leaving the grove.

A few minutes later, Gu Shengge appeared outside the thatched cottage. Looking at the half-open door, he twitched his nose and caught the scent of food drifting from within before reaching out to push the door open.

"You're back. Come eat."

Inside, Green Banyan placed the freshly stewed fish soup on the table. Seeing her younger brother return, she turned and gave him a gentle smile, beckoning him over to eat.

Gu Shengge nodded obediently and sat at the table to eat with his sister. He drank several large bowls of fish soup in succession, leaving his body warm and comfortable.

Watching her younger brother eat in a manner utterly at odds with his temperament, Green Banyan's eyes filled with affection. She used a cloth to wipe the soup from the corner of his mouth, her movements incomparably gentle as she said softly, "Time passes so quickly. In the blink of an eye, six years have gone by. Shengge, there is something Sister needs to tell you."

Hearing that his sister had something to say—and recalling how she had occasionally looked up at the sky these past few days—Gu Shengge guessed it must be something important. He set down his bowl and chopsticks and listened attentively as Green Banyan spoke.

Green Banyan said, "Shengge, you must have long suspected that Sister is no ordinary person, right?"

Gu Shengge nodded at those words. He had never seen a Title Douluo capable of ordering Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to sacrifice themselves, though he had vaguely harbored a certain guess in his heart and simply lacked certainty.

So today was the day she would reveal everything!

Anticipation appeared in his eyes.

Green Banyan smiled. The Divine Realm Council was about to convene, and she could no longer remain in the mortal world. It was time to tell this child her true identity.

"Sister is not a mortal. I am the Goddess of Life from the God Realm."

"I see... What?!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shengge initially wore an enlightened expression. So Sister was the Goddess of Life—what? The Goddess of Life?!

Coming back to his senses, he seemed to have been struck by lightning. He stood frozen, dumbfounded, his jaw nearly dropping as he stared in disbelief at his sister—the gentle woman who had cared for him for six years.

He had previously guessed that his sister might be Bi Ji, but he had never imagined that she was actually the Goddess of Life!

"Surprised? Now that you know your sister is the Goddess of Life, let me tell you: you are not a mortal either. You are the son of the Creator God, bearing the Creator God's Bloodline..."

Seeing her younger brother's stunned appearance, Green Banyan smiled even more brightly and told him everything.

From sensing the awakening of his Creator God's Bloodline, to the Sea God setting his sights on him with ill intent, to her discussion with the God of Destruction about descending to the mortal world to raise him, and finally to the upcoming Divine Realm Council, which required her to leave the mortal world and return to the God Realm to attend.

After hearing it all, Gu Shengge's heart churned with towering waves for a long time, unable to calm down. Yet excitement and joy filled his eyes.

After being reborn into this world, Gu Shengge had worried about only one thing: that Tang San, that shameless old schemer, would set his sights on him and secretly harm him.

But now he was no longer afraid, because he had backers in the God Realm too—two first-generation God Kings!