Bei Ming Lieyang, Favored by the God Kings; The True Intentions of the Asura God

"So that's how it is. Those few were merely manufactured duplicate bodies."

The gods of the God Realm gazed for a moment longer, confirmed the essence of those five pitch-black figures, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The spirit ring configuration is also absurd—four blacks and two reds. Among mortals, there has never been anyone more monstrous than him."

"Hiss... how is this kid's fortune shining like the sun too?"

"The God-King-grade spirit bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were also taken by him. Even the spirit power reserves of ordinary Title Douluo aren't as terrifying as his."

"No... look at what he's doing?!"

Within the projection, Beiming Lieyang sat cross-legged inside the Ice Crystal Palace, his hands continuously condensing chunk after chunk of crystal-clear Void Mysterious Ice.

"Is he... mass-producing top-tier ice-attribute supreme treasures?!"

"Things like Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow, supreme ice-attribute treasures of the lower realm, require tens or hundreds of thousands of years of crustal compression in the Far North to possibly form just a few stalks. Now, with every casual toss of his, the contained energy rivals the total of several pieces of Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow combined!"

"Although there are still a few unmined Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Caves in the deepest part of the Far North, at his manufacturing speed... won't he soon surpass the total accumulated over tens of millions of years in the Far North?"

The Goddess of Life's eyes brightened slightly:

"And have you noticed how he recovers his spirit power? He forcibly absorbs all surrounding heaven and earth vital energy. Though situated in the bone-chilling bitter cold of the Far North, he can transform even that piercing cold air into his own spirit power."

The gods' gazes flickered.

Was this even a human?

This was clearly a walking manufacturing machine for ice-attribute heavenly treasures.

What was even more terrifying was that if this kind of Void Mysterious Ice could be supplied in batches to the spirit beasts of the Far North, the entire Far North would soon usher in a terrifying wave of strength explosions.

Asura God's expression sank completely, his gaze locked fixedly on that blond figure in the projection.

He glanced again at Tang Shan, who was forging hidden weapons in Notting City in the corner, and his fists clenched slightly.

This kid... how could he be so absurd?

If Tang San were to cross paths with him head-on, wouldn't he be crushed to smithy-slate and left with nothing?

What did that meager spirit ring configuration of Blue Silver Grass plus Datura Snake have to compare against this monster's four-black-and-two-red setup?

A rare trace of agitation welled up deep inside Asura God's heart.

As expected, that Yu Xiaogang with the exogenous beast martial soul Luo Sanpao was simply too trashy.

He had completely led his God-position successor astray.

Damn it.

What a trashy fellow.

All at once, the gods exchanged glances, their expressions varied.

Douluo Planet... when had it nurtured such a terrifying child of destiny?

"This child is wonderful."

The Goddess of Life watched Beiming Lieyang's process of manufacturing Void Mysterious Ice, her gaze growing increasingly gentle:

"Although the sun is blazing and scorching, all things grow relying on the sun. How is this purely solar power? This is clearly the purest Creation Force, the Source of Vitality."

As soon as these words fell, several God-Kings present turned their heads to look at her simultaneously.

The God of Destruction's brow furrowed tightly, his tone carrying disbelief: "Little Green... have you taken a fancy to him?"

He understood the Goddess of Life far too well.

The five God-Kings had existed since the dawn of creation, presiding over the God Realm for countless myriads of years.

It wasn't that they had never considered passing down their God positions, but looking across the lower realm, they had never encountered a seedling that could truly make their hearts flutter.

Yet at this moment, the gaze the Goddess of Life directed at Beiming Lieyang clearly carried a light bordering on treasured appreciation.

That look was as though she were gazing upon a precious treasure destined to ascend to the God Realm.

Asura God's expression changed drastically.

No way, Life had taken a fancy to this fellow?

"Little Green, his traits still hold some gap compared to life." The God of Destruction frowned.

"No,"

The Goddess of Life shook her head, her gaze still lingering on that blond figure:

"Like the sun, merely existing there is enough to drive the operation of all things. This in itself is vitality."

The various God-Kings looked at each other in dismay, then glanced once more at the star hanging high outside Douluo Planet.

Though words were spoken thus, relative to the sun's scorching heat, that portion of vitality always felt a bit too light in weight.

"Little Green, though those words are true,"

The God of Destruction's brow furrowed, "the scorching attribute of his solar martial soul is simply too strong. The force of vitality... still holds a gap from your God position after all."

The Goddess of Life merely smiled gently and did not take up the conversation.

Seeing that she did not reply, the God of Destruction fell silent for a moment before abruptly shifting the topic:

"However... you say he only has vitality, but that might not necessarily be the case."

"When a solar flare erupts, what it contains is terrifying destructive power. That scent of the end times on this kid... actually holds a bit of meaning for my God position as well."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil raised their eyebrows simultaneously.

The Goddess of Kindness slowly spoke: "The sun can nourish all things, yet it can also burn away impurities. His demeanor of order and judgment... I actually feel it has some compatibility with my God position as well."

"Order and judgment, you say?"

The God of Evil gave an evil smile. "You speak of vitality, she of destruction, and another of order and judgment, but I feel that the sun's indiscriminate shining, making no distinction between good and evil, is the most interesting part of all."

"What do you mean?" The Goddess of Kindness frowned as she looked at him.

"I mean, the sun certainly doesn't differentiate who is good and who is evil."

The God of Evil tilted his head, a playful smile on the corner of his lips. "It shines on the good just as it shines on the bad. Doesn't this kind of 'disorderly' equality brush a little against the edges of my God position?"

The Goddess of Kindness raised an eyebrow: "You fellow, whatever I say you just have to argue with."

The God of Evil spread his hands: "Of course, and I didn't say I was going to snatch him either. But since all of you are over there analyzing compatibility, I surely can't just stand by and watch, right?"

The God of Destruction let out a hum: "What you're doing is called forcefully scraping numbers together."

"To each other." The God of Evil didn't even lift his eyelids.

Listening to their bickering, the Goddess of Life softly spoke:

"Since you all feel there are points of compatibility with your own God positions, why not each descend a God trial and let him choose for himself?"

When these words were uttered, the divine hall fell quiet for an instant.

The God of Destruction narrowed his eyes: "I have no objections."

The Goddess of Kindness pondered for a moment: "...Feasible."

The God of Evil shrugged: "I lose nothing either way."

The three God-Kings looked at each other; although unstated, their attitudes were already clear.

They truly all wanted to give it a try.

Having stayed in the God Realm for countless myriads of years, they had long since desired to find a suitable successor for their God positions.

Now that such a terrifying child of destiny had appeared on Douluo Planet, they indeed wanted to let the other party try undertaking their God positions.

After all, no matter which side of the sun was viewed, it could be tied to a wisp of relation with their God positions.

Since the other God-Kings were all interested in him, there was no harm in descending God trials together to see which one he would select.

At this moment, Asura God's complexion had already turned as black as the bottom of a wok.

"Enough."

Asura God abruptly stood up, his icy gaze sweeping across every person present:

"Have you all forgotten something? There is still a fellow of unknown strength hiding in the shadows right now, capable of injuring a God-King like me with a single strike!"

When these words came out, the divine hall fell silent for a moment.

The Goddess of Life frowned: "Asura, these two matters may not be related."

"This isn't a matter of whether they're related or not at all! If you want to descend God trials and pass down God positions, I won't stop you, but no matter what, shouldn't we prioritize dealing with the situation right before us?"

The various God-Kings looked at each other, feeling that made some sense as well.

The Goddess of Kindness pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "What Asura says... is not entirely unreasonable. However, even you are unable to detect the traces of that existence, so that thing probably far surpasses us indeed. What on earth is its source after all, when no such situation has ever arisen in the God Realm for countless myriads of years?"

"Who knows?" Asura God snorted coldly.

Even he himself couldn't find the fellow who had ambushed him; it was simply infuriating.

Suddenly, a playful smile surfaced at the corner of the God of Evil's mouth:

"I feel something's wrong, Asura. According to your usual temper, if someone really ambushed you, you would have already made a huge fuss to search for them. Even if you couldn't find them right now, this shouldn't be your reaction. I always feel your behavior is a bit strange."

He raised a hand to stroke his chin and continued: "And earlier you said you found a God-position successor, yet you also said a 'second sun' appeared on Douluo Planet, drawing all our attention over there. Could it be... that kid actually snatched something of yours?"

Asura God's expression shifted slightly, his voice abruptly turning several shades colder: "What could I possibly have for him to snatch?"

Although this kid had indeed snatched the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and that rabbit which he had arranged for Tang San.

Still, could these things be spoken of? Could they be spoken of aloud?

Otherwise, that fellow Destruction would fix his gaze on him again.

"Then that's strange,"

The God of Evil looked him up and down. "Normally you never pay attention to geniuses of the lower realm; why are you in such a rush to block us today?"

"Look, your own God-position successor is stuck at the eighth trial, and even if Rakshasa God's interference caused him to be unable to pass through, I still somehow feel you look a bit disdainful of him. What's going on here?"

The various God-Kings were filled with doubt and suspicion. Following the direction pointed by the God of Evil, they looked over and indeed saw Tang Chen being parasitized by the Nine-Headed Bat King within the Capital of Slaughter.

As God-Kings, they were very clear on exactly what had happened to Tang Chen.

"How I conduct trials for my own God-position successor is my business, isn't it? If he can't even break through this bit of interference, how is he to inherit a God position?" Asura God wore a stiff face.

He had descended the eighth trial upon Tang Chen simply to use him as a transition.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have plotted for the Blue Silver Emperor to meet Tang Hao, had them bear a child, and then cast the otherworldly soul Tang San into that child's body.

"And Asura, why is there a wisp of your divine sense inside Notting City?"

The Goddess of Kindness looked at him with a half-smile, slowly spitting out a sentence.

Asura God's expression instantly changed.

Damn it, he let this bunch of fellows see.

The God of Destruction's gaze instantly turned sharp: "Asura, you sent a wisp of divine sense down to the lower realm in private?"

The God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness simultaneously revealed half-smiling expressions:

"Asura, this really isn't according to the rules, oh."

A wisp of cold sweat seeped from Asura God's temple, but on the surface, he still forcefully maintained his composure:

"The Capital of Slaughter is originally my heritage ground for God trials; anyone possessing the Killing God Domain is tied to me. I was merely taking a look, not interfering with anything."

The God of Destruction narrowed his eyes and stared at him for quite a while before finally slowly withdrawing his gaze without continuing to press the matter.

Asura God secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Wait, Kindness, you fellow, why are you getting darker by the day?

The Goddess of Life also glanced at Asura God, lowered her head to look at that faint green micro-glow in the palm of her hand, and the corners of her lips lifted.

The atmosphere in the divine hall remained delicately deadlocked for a moment.

The Goddess of Kindness gave a light cough, breaking the silence:

"Let's leave it at that for now. Continue investigating the matter of that power. As for that child's affair... observe for now, and do not descend God trials temporarily. Wait until he breaks through to Title Douluo before making a final decision."

The God of Evil thought for a moment and nodded: "Feasible. If he truly can reach that step by then, discussing God trials won't be too late."

The God of Destruction pondered for a moment: "...I don't mind."

The Goddess of Life offered no objection, merely smiling: "Then let's do it this way for now."

Asura God secretly breathed a sigh of relief, yet that agitation deep within his heart refused to dissipate.

He had indeed stopped the other four God-Kings from descending God trials.

But the price was having his divine sense exposed publicly by Kindness, and Destruction undoubtedly harbored suspicions by now.

He clenched his fists, his gaze involuntarily falling once more upon that blond figure.

The sun indeed contained the power of judgment and ruling as well...

Did he look down upon Beiming Lieyang?

How could that be possible.

With a successor possessing such monstrous fortune and peerless grace, who wouldn't want them?

The problem, however, was that he had never intended to truly pass his God position down to anyone.

Staying in the God Realm for countless myriads of years was indeed dry and tedious.

He too had once thought of laying down his God position and roaming the depths of the universe.

Yet not long ago, he accidentally learned a piece of information that chilled him to the bone:

After abandoning one's God position and leaving the God Realm, one's lifespan would become extremely limited.

Moreover, he possessed an inexplicable perception:

If he truly laid down his God position to travel the universe, he would most likely become lost within it and never be able to find the coordinates of the God Realm again.

Under normal circumstances, even without a God position, as long as one could return to the God Realm, eternal life could still be regained.

Yet it was this exact inexplicable perception that completely shattered his notion of "simply inheriting the God position and then leaving."

He might be weary of the dullness of the God Realm, but he was even less willing to surrender his eternal life.

To this end, he had devised a compromised method:

Find a soul to serve as a "vessel" to undertake his God position, but leave behind a contingency plan that could be reclaimed at any time.

This way, he could both lay down his God position to roam the universe and, should he truly get lost in the cosmos, use that vessel as coordinates to relocate the God Realm.

Upon his return, he could also easily take back what rightfully belonged to him.

After all, that was his God position; even if temporarily put down, as long as a contingency remained, reclaiming it was no difficult task.

Even should any accident occur, he could be reborn and return from within that vessel.

Tang San was precisely the vessel he had meticulously selected.

That otherworldly soul he had tampered with was by no means a "successor" he desperately sought to pass his God position down to—

He was merely a puppet container implanted with a contingency plan.

Thinking of this, Asura God cast another glance at the roiling golden light flames on Beiming Lieyang's body within the projection, a trace of regret sweeping through his heart.

What a pity.

If only he hadn't learned that cruel piece of information.

He would also, like those fellows, descend to grant god trials and pass on a godhood.

But now...

His gaze sank, falling once more upon that shell in Notting City.

Especially when he saw Yu Xiaogang holding that flaw-ridden "Ten Core Theories" again, endlessly instilling it into Tang San, a flash of bone-chilling killing intent abruptly swept across the eyes of Asura God.

At the very start, he had intended to let the shell grow freely.

Yet he had not expected it to encounter this trash of not even level thirty who was about to break through fifty years of age.

He had to teach him a lesson.

Asura God narrowed his eyes, suppressing the killing intent in his heart, and instead felt within his body, his brow furrowing deeply.

In a moment, he would also have to see what on earth was going on with this bizarre divine power.

Unable to clear it away, he could not repair his injuries.