Shura God and Evil God Descend in Person

"By the way, the extra three levels of soul power came from the Divine Trial reward. Since my soul power had reached the level-seventy bottleneck, I received a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring."

Having figured this out, Su Qi was happy, but a trace of doubt also arose within him.

Shura God would issue Divine Trials of corresponding difficulty based on his current strength.

In other words, the stronger he became, the harder the Divine Trials would be.

He wondered what the upcoming Asura Third Trial would be.

At that moment, Su Qi's consciousness was pulled into his spiritual world. A three-headed, six-armed Shura God Statue standing a hundred zhang tall towered before him. It was the divine thought Shura God had descended.

Looking up at the hundred-zhang Shura God Statue, a flicker of surprise crossed Su Qi's eyes.

Beside the Shura God Statue stood another hundred-zhang statue.

That statue was shrouded in darkness. Only its outline could be seen; its true appearance remained obscured.

Yet Su Qi could clearly sense the incomparably pure evil aura emanating from it.

That evil aura far surpassed Bibi Dong's Rakshasa divine power and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Evil God Origin.

What surprised Su Qi was that the statue's evil aura was evenly matched against the killing intent of the Shura God Statue. In terms of divinity alone, it might even surpass it.

Remembering that Evil God had intervened in the Asura Second Trial, Su Qi's eyes widened, disbelief filling his gaze.

If he had guessed correctly, the Evil God Statue standing alongside the Shura God Statue before him was the divine thought descended by Evil God!

Shura God and Evil God were both God Kings in the God Realm.

Shura God could be said to be the strongest among the Five Great God-Kings.

Evil God, meanwhile, held the greatest authority among the Five Great God-Kings.

He had merely completed the Asura Second Trial, yet it had drawn these two God Kings here to personally issue his Divine Trial reward?

Something was wrong.

This was absolutely abnormal!

Su Qi quickly realized that Shura God had wanted nothing more than to hide him away, lest another God King snatch him up. Why would he possibly agree to let Evil God, whose authority exceeded his own, intervene in the Asura Second Trial?

Unless the two had reached some kind of agreement and had decided to nurture him together.

But what kind of agreement could make these two God Kings join hands?

Rapidly recalling the original story's setting, Su Qi's eyes lit up. The only existence in the God Realm capable of making the Five Great God-Kings wary was the Dragon God.

After the Dragon God split into the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King, the Silver Dragon King escaped the God Realm severely wounded, wandered to Douluo Continent, and remained hidden for hundreds of thousands of years without daring to show herself.

The Golden Dragon King, on the other hand, had been slain by the Five Great God-Kings, and his divine power had been sealed within the God Realm Forbidden Land.

According to the original plot, the Golden Dragon King would not have a chance to break his seal and threaten the God Realm until the Temporal Turbulence struck the God Realm twenty thousand years later. There was no need to worry about him for now.

Could it be that Shura God and Evil God had discovered the Silver Dragon King hiding on Douluo Continent?

Since the God Realm could not interfere in matters of the Mortal Realm, were they planning to make the Silver Dragon King part of the Asura God's Trial and have him kill her for them?

That would explain why the two God Kings, Shura and Evil, had joined forces.

They had even disregarded God Realm regulations to guide him into the Life-and-Death Arena to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Doing so must have been beneficial for the later Asura God's Trials!

Seeing Su Qi standing there in silence, Evil God said expressionlessly, "Shura, your inheritor seems to have been frightened senseless. Was my divine thought too powerful? Did it intimidate him?"

Shura God said disdainfully, "Evil, you think that tiny bit of divine thought you sent down can intimidate my Little Su? Stop flattering yourself. Little Su's spiritual world has been reinforced by a strand of my divine thought. His divine soul cannot be contaminated by any evil presence or external force."

"Oh, Shura, so you're treating me like some evil presence now?" Evil God said unhappily.

Shura God waved a hand. "Not exactly. I merely consider you an external force. Little Su is undergoing the Asura God's Trial, not your Evil God's Trial."

Listening to the conversation between the two God Kings, Su Qi snapped out of his thoughts and cupped his hands. "Greetings, Lord Shura God, and Evil God."

Evil God frowned. "Kid, you call Shura God 'Lord,' yet you did not add an honorific for me. Do you think my position in the God Realm is inferior to Shura God's?"

Afraid that his standing in Su Qi's eyes would decline and cause this once-in-ten-thousand-years inheritor to be poached, Shura God took the initiative. "Evil, I may indeed be inferior to you in divine rank, but when it comes to fighting, would you dare battle me for three hundred rounds?"

"Douluo Continent respects the strong, and the God Realm is no exception. I respect you as the strongest ruling God King, but shouldn't you also respect me as the strongest law-enforcing God King?"

Evil God was immediately left speechless. Clearly, he had not expected Shura God to contradict him over an inheritor.

That inheritor named Tang Chen had never received such treatment!

Shura God usually claimed that he had to uphold God Realm regulations, refusing to help his inheritors and making them complete Divine Trials on their own.

But once he encountered an inheritor he liked, he stopped caring about any divine rules.

If he had not pinned the responsibility of slaying the Golden Dragon King on Su Qi, he would have definitely impeached Shura God before the God Realm Committee!

Suppressing the resentment in his heart, Evil God no longer argued over forms of address. Looking down at Su Qi, he said in a crisp voice, "Shura, I did not come with you to chat. Let's return to business."

"I think your inheritor truly has the ability to bear the responsibility of slaying the Golden Dragon King. My joining your pirate ship and violating divine rules with you was not in vain."

"With my two votes and Kindness's two votes, plus your vote, that makes five votes in total. That is enough to refute Destruction God-King's impeachment."

Hearing Evil God's words, Shura God smiled faintly. "Of course. If I had not considered that point, would I have dared help Little Su so recklessly? Two gods supporting the same inheritor is already a great taboo in the God Realm, much less two God Kings joining forces."

At this point, Shura God looked down at Su Qi and smiled in satisfaction. "Little Su, you heard all that, right?"

"Because you bear the responsibility of slaying the Golden Dragon King, Evil and I are nurturing you together. If I were to explain the Golden Dragon King's origins, I would have to begin with the Primordial God Realm War. It involves far too many secrets of the God Realm."

"Sigh. Forget it. The Golden Dragon King Trial is still far away, and heavenly secrets must not be revealed. I will not tell you for now."

Su Qi deliberately put on a bewildered expression, though he understood perfectly well.

Forget the Golden Dragon King—with his foreknowledge from the original story, he even knew where the Silver Dragon King was hiding, as well as the Dragon God's Core and the Dragon Clan Graveyard.

However, since Shura God did not bring it up, there was no need for him to say too much.

With Shura God backing him up, even if he died during a trial, Shura God would ask God of Food and Nine-Colored Goddess to revive him.

What was more, Evil God had now become involved as well.

One was the strongest God King, while the other held the greatest authority among God Kings.

With these two God Kings protecting him, who in either the God Realm or Mortal Realm would dare touch him now?

"Evil, stop hiding it. Hurry and give a portion of your divine power to Little Su. Otherwise, I cannot issue a trial related to the Three Realms Judgment Sword," Shura God suddenly urged.

"I know, I know. Your inheritor is not even anxious, so why are you?" Evil God complained before looking down at Su Qi. "Kid, the increased difficulty of the Asura Second Trial was due to my intervention."

"You exceeded expectations in completing the Divine Trial, so you have passed my test as well. You are qualified to inherit a portion of my divine power."

As he spoke, Evil God waved a hand. Black light instantly shone from Su Qi's right calf, and a dark-red Evil God Right Leg Bone condensed from the dense evil aura.

Immediately afterward, a stream of Evil Divine Power entered the Evil God Right Leg Bone, causing it to evolve into the Asura-Evil God Dual-Inheritance Spirit Bone.

Su Qi only felt as though his right leg had become omnipotent. It seemed that wherever he wanted to go, regardless of time or space, he could arrive there instantly.

Of course, that was merely a feeling. His current Evil God Right Leg Bone was clearly still incapable of such a heaven-defying feat.

Seeing Su Qi comprehend the Evil Divine Power contained within the Evil God Right Leg Bone, Evil God reminded him, "Once this spirit bone successfully advances into a god-level spirit bone, the Evil Divine Power within it will be released on its own. You cannot sense it yet, kid."

"My task is complete. Shura, I will leave the trial concerning the Three Realms Judgment Sword entirely to you. Do not disappoint my expectations."

After saying that, an imperceptibly sinister smile appeared at the corner of Evil God's mouth. It was unknown whether he simply smiled that way or had other schemes in mind.

As the Evil God Right Leg Bone in Su Qi's right leg retracted into his body, the Evil God Statue formed from Evil God's strand of divine thought vanished as well.

Only the Shura God Statue and Su Qi remained in the spiritual world.

"Lord Shura God, why did Evil God agree to give me a portion of his divine power?" Su Qi asked probingly.

Shura God answered honestly, "Because Evil and Kindness, the two God Kings, both intend to pass on their positions and retire, but they do not wish to pass down their Transcendent Divine Artifacts as well."

"This means that the next Evil God and Goddess of Kindness will be far weaker than them."

"To ensure that the Three Realms Judgment Sword can unleash the power of the primordial God Kings' combined strike, they came up with the idea of entrusting a portion of their divine power to you."

"And you, Little Su—if you can complete the Asura Nine Trials I arrange for you, then once you become the next Shura God, your strength will surely surpass mine by far."

"Then, when the Three Realms Judgment Sword is activated in the future, you can use a portion of Evil God's and Goddess of Kindness's divine power as the lead, drawing upon the origins of the next Evil God and Goddess of Kindness. That will ensure the Three Realms Judgment Sword's power is no weaker than that of the primordial generation."

A flash of shock crossed Su Qi's eyes after hearing this.

With his foreknowledge from the original story, he naturally knew that the Three Realms Judgment Sword was a combined divine technique of the Five Great God-Kings, specifically used against super God King-level powerhouses like the Dragon God.

After obtaining a portion of Evil God's and Goddess of Kindness's divine power, would he, as the next Shura God, not be able to wield a simplified version of the Three Realms Judgment Sword?

The Golden Dragon King, and the Three Realms Judgment Sword...

Reviewing the original plot, Su Qi suddenly understood. Shura God and Evil God had joined forces not to have him kill the Silver Dragon King in the future.

It was to kill the Golden Dragon King!

Having figured it out, the shock in Su Qi's eyes turned into delight.

It was said that the Five Great Primordial God-Kings had been formed when Creator God transformed his own origin into five seeds of law, which gradually developed intelligence.

Once he obtained a portion of Evil Divine Power and Kindness divine power, he could find a way to obtain a portion of Destruction God-King's and Life God-King's divine power as well.

Together with his own Asura divine power, perhaps he could fuse a trace of Creator God's Origin!

"Little Su, the later Asura God's Trials will explain what the Three Realms Judgment Sword is. For now, I will first activate the Asura Third Trial for you. We can discuss it after you complete it." Shura God's voice interrupted Su Qi's thoughts.

Su Qi nodded. "All right. Please activate the Divine Trial for me."

"Mm. I wish you another beyond-expectations completion in the Asura Third Trial." As soon as his words fell, the Shura God Statue formed from Shura God's strand of divine thought turned into light and dissipated.

At the same time, a cold, majestic voice rang out.

[

Asura Third Trial activated:

Option one: Persuade a hundred-thousand-year soul beast possessing a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself.

Option two: Help a soul master possessing a Heart of Kindness improve their aptitude, granting them the qualifications to activate a Divine Trial.

Choose either Divine Trial objective. Complete it within four years!

]

[Trial reward: Soul power increases by three levels. The spirit ring produced by that soul beast will evolve into a Shura God Ring. Furthermore, the spirit bone produced by that soul beast will evolve into a Kindness Spirit Bone. Affinity with Shura God increases by 10%, and affinity with Goddess of Kindness increases by 5%.]

The moment the deep voice faded, Su Qi's consciousness left the spiritual world and returned to his body.

He stood at the center of the Life-and-Death Arena's platform, lost in thought.

Judging from the content and rewards of the Asura Third Trial, Goddess of Kindness had intervened in this trial.

After completing the Divine Trial, he would likely receive a portion of Kindness divine power from Goddess of Kindness.

It was just that the trial objective added by Goddess of Kindness had strayed somewhat from the Asura God's Trial.

"Persuade a hundred-thousand-year soul beast with a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself... At least it does not have to be a soul beast with Goddess of Kindness's bloodline. Where would I even find one otherwise?"

Recalling the original story's descriptions, Su Qi vaguely remembered that Douluo Continent had no hundred-thousand-year soul beasts possessing Goddess of Kindness's bloodline at all.

As for hundred-thousand-year soul beasts with a Heart of Kindness, there were a few.

The most representative was likely one of the Ten Great Savage Beasts mentioned in Unrivaled Tang Sect: the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji.

It was said that Bi Ji was the kindest savage beast in the entire series, born with the mission of healing all things.

She opposed war throughout her life and had treated countless injured soul beasts. Even soul beasts that had harmed her would be released after she healed them. Her lifelong wish was for soul beasts and humans to coexist peacefully.

Based on the current timeline, Bi Ji likely had five hundred thousand years of cultivation, fulfilling the requirement. Her Heart of Kindness should also be recognized by Goddess of Kindness.

But was it possible to persuade Bi Ji to sacrifice herself?

Unless he could achieve soul symbiosis with her and guarantee the safety of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, it would be utterly impossible.

"Soul symbiosis? I really can do that!"

With that thought, Su Qi looked at the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lying on the ground.

Now that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul had been assimilated by him, his own soul had evolved the Ultimate Soul Attribute, allowing him to accomplish many things that had been impossible in his previous life.

For example, under the enhancement of the Ultimate Soul Attribute, the medicinal power of the Autumn Water Dew inherent in his soul would give his eyes the effect of "Soul Search," allowing him to inspect another's soul and past with a single glance.

For another example, when the Evil God Right Leg Bone skill, Evil God Kick, was used together with the Ultimate Soul Attribute, it could seal an opponent's soul inside Asura Space after kicking them to death.

Meanwhile, the Soul Devouring Jellyfish Right Arm Bone skill, Soul-Splitting Tentacles, could use spiritual power and soul power to condense split souls.

If he added the Ultimate Soul Attribute, could he condense split souls in spirit-body form?

When a soul beast's soul lived on as a split soul in spirit-body form, was that not soul symbiosis?

Using the technical term from Unrivaled Tang Sect, such a split soul in spirit-body form should be called a Soul Spirit.

After considering it for a while, Su Qi shook his head. If possible, he did not want to waste time researching Soul Spirits.

After all, the deadline for the Asura Third Trial was four years.

Although he possessed the Ultimate Soul Attribute and many methods for controlling others' souls, it was clearly unrealistic to develop a complete Soul Spirit System in only four years.

Fortunately, the Asura Third Trial had two options.

Besides persuading a hundred-thousand-year soul beast with a Heart of Kindness to sacrifice itself, he could also choose to help a soul master with a Heart of Kindness improve their aptitude and gain the qualifications to activate a Divine Trial.

As long as he found a suitable soul master and gave them an immortal herb that improved aptitude, he could complete the trial immediately.

"Immortal herbs? It is time to obtain some. If I delay any longer, I will become a god..."

Just as Su Qi finished planning how to obtain immortal herbs, the Life-and-Death Arena suddenly collapsed. As the white light gradually faded, his vision became clear again.

Su Qi discovered that he had already left the Life-and-Death Arena and returned to Black Forest Gorge in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

At that moment, a tremendous roar echoed through the heavens. Carrying terrifying Destructive Power, it tore apart the clouds, leaving even the surrounding space showing signs of rupture. Heaven and earth trembled.

The black Third Soul Ring lit up as Su Qi activated his third soul skill, Asura Blood Eyes. Bloodlight flowed through his eyes, and his vision and spiritual power instantly surged!

He looked toward the source of the roar, and a flash of astonishment immediately crossed his blood-red eyes.

"What soul beast is that?"

Su Qi clearly saw a golden Western dragon several hundred meters ahead, roaring as it stood seventy meters tall.

The giant dragon had the head of an ox and the body of a serpent, its entire body dark gold. Its four dragon claws were incomparably sharp, while its dragon scales were thick and tough. Every scale released Destructive Power that made the surrounding space tremble.