Turmoil and New Life in the God Realm

The turmoil within the Tang Sect left the members of the Tiandou Royal Family frantic as they exhausted every means to minimize the negative impact caused by the Four Sects' departure.

As for the core elders of the Four Sects who had caused the Tang Sect Leader's death, they felt no guilt whatsoever. At that very moment, they were leading their clans over vast distances toward the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

With Ferocious Beasts such as the Ten Thousand Demons King and Bear King strictly guarding the outskirts and protecting the Four Sects during their temporary relocation, most soul masters avoided any accidental harm.

Only a handful of greedy fools—bold, wildly ambitious, and of an age suitable for choosing soul beasts to obtain soul rings—had set their sights on soul beasts they should not have coveted and suffered minor injuries as a result.

The clan elders, who had always been fiercely protective of their own, appeared to turn a blind eye, but in truth, they still severely punished and warned those death-defying clansmen.

This was not Tiandou territory. This was the Star Dou Great Forest, a place with no one to watch over them, where hunting soul beasts depended entirely on one's own ability. Among the Ferocious Beasts known to outside soul masters alone were Seagod Tang San's mother, his current wife, and Da Ming and Er Ming, the acknowledged protectors of the Clear Sky Sect.

Of those famous soul beasts, which one could they possibly contend with?

Not to mention the unknown Ferocious Beasts lurking in the shadows of the Star Dou Great Forest. What if they offended the master behind the forest during their relocation? Did they still want the lives of their entire clan, young and old alike?

One had to remember that the Four Sects had betrayed the Tang Sect together. If they provoked the Ferocious Beasts behind ordinary soul beasts, then trying to find another human sect or empire to rely on anytime soon would be nothing but a fool's dream!

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, they had to endure the forest environment for now and refrain from revealing any improper thoughts that might be noticed by the Ferocious Beasts.

After the various elders patiently warned them, the Ten Thousand Demons King noticed that escorting the soul masters along the recently renovated path had become much easier. Appearing in human form, he even noticed quite a few female soul masters from the Four Sects casting flirtatious glances his way, as though they wished to recreate the legendary romance of Xiao Wu and Tang San.

It would have been a lie to say the Ten Thousand Demons King was not tempted. Unlike soul beasts of equal cultivation, who found it extremely difficult to produce offspring together, human soul masters seemed naturally favored by fate. Not only did they possess the qualifications to become gods, but they also reproduced far faster than soul beasts, whose cultivation began at ten thousand years.

However, he had yet to complete the task assigned by the Holy Maiden. He could only pretend not to see the soul masters' flirtatious looks, faithfully finish his escort mission, and then ask Bear King for advice on how to find a wife.

That was right. Though the Ten Thousand Demons King was no longer young, he was the only soul beast in the core circle without a mate. Naturally, he was nowhere near as knowledgeable as Bear King, who had a whole harem, when it came to treating a wife.

In contrast to the thriving, vibrant Star Dou Great Forest...

At that moment, dark clouds filled the sky above a residence somewhere in the God Realm, crashing toward the distance like towering waves in the deep sea. Every shift carried the fury of divine power, filling the air with unease.

The resplendent, dazzling palace looked faintly red and dim beneath the dark clouds.

It was clear that Tang God King Tang San was in no pleasant mood, causing the skies that had been clear for countless years to become so strange, resembling the residence of the God of Destruction.

At that moment, Tang San sat with his eyes shut. Divine power quietly descended through a crack beneath the palace into the lower realm. Upon learning that the Tang Sect Leader had been angered to the point of vomiting blood and dying because of the Four Sects, his already unpleasant expression immediately became even more sinister.

If Bibi Dong, once controlled by the Rakshasa God, were still alive and saw Tang San now, she would surely laugh wildly. "The world says that I, Bibi Dong, am treacherous and vile. But how are you, Tang San, any better?"

When his divine power swept over the Tang Sect and he learned that the Four Sects had left merely because some soul masters within their sects had died, Tang San could not help blurting out, "They only lost a few people. Look at how panicked these old bastards are! They actually dared to leave the Tang Sect outright. Do they no longer have any regard for the Clear Sky Sect or me?"

Tang San was deeply displeased with these ingrates. He considered himself impeccable in dealing with others, someone whose conduct and social grace could not be faulted by man or god. Just as he was about to use the Seagod Trident in his hand to issue a warning to the lower realm, Xiao Wu's voice came from the doorway.

"Third Brother, guess what good news I brought back after returning from the Goddess of Life today?"

If the Shrek Seven Devils had continued to mature with time and experience, then Xiao Wu, a soul beast, had retained her innocent, adorably foolish nature ever since ascending to the God Realm.

There was no helping it. The God Realm was simply too beautiful, and Tang San was unwilling to tell his wife Xiao Wu about the dark, selfish plans in his heart. As a result, the Soft Bone Rabbit spent her days thinking about where to have fun, how to tease Tang San, and who to gossip with about the God Realm.

Seeing Xiao Wu skip toward him, Tang San barely suppressed his fury, forced a faint smile, and held out his hand. "What is it? What good news do you have for me today?"

Overcome with excitement, Xiao Wu ignored Tang San's form of address and impatiently said, "The Goddess of Life said I'm pregnant!"

"Really?"

Sticking out her tongue, Xiao Wu pulled a face and said unhappily, "You don't believe me, but you don't believe the Goddess of Life either? If I hadn't begged and pleaded, the Goddess of Life wouldn't even have told me that I'm carrying a little princess!"

"A girl?"

A trace of disappointment flashed through Tang San's eyes, for he was quite traditional in certain matters. But he quickly adjusted his mood. Outwardly, he celebrated that their years of effort had finally resulted in a child, while inwardly, he could not stop calculating how to make his daughter bring him the greatest possible benefit.

It would have been better if Xiao Wu were carrying a boy. He could simply send him to the lower realm to gain experience, then choose a position for him among the Level One Gods, giving him more influence in the God Realm than the God of Destruction.

Unfortunately, it was a girl. Still, he could use this chance to make plans involving the Auspicious Beast, as well as the next Child of Fortune who had yet to be born on the Douluo Continent.

Even without a son to assist him, a son-in-law would do just as well. And when using him, there would be no need to care about blood ties...

With that thought, Tang San's anger over the death of the Tang Sect Leader in the lower realm and the Four Sects' inexplicable departure faded considerably. He began happily playing with Xiao Wu instead.

Meanwhile, at the residence of the Goddess of Life in the God Realm.

The unhappy God of Destruction smashed three or four cups in succession, causing the Goddess of Life beside him to frown slightly. "Destruction, you shouldn't be spiteful toward the Seagod. Our God Realm is one whole. Constant quarrels over the years could easily cause unnecessary trouble in the future. Besides, Xiao Wu already has a child in her belly. Perhaps the Seagod will give me some face as well."

Although gods of the God Realm did not find bearing children as difficult as soul beasts did, what husband would not cherish a wife who had carried a child for years and raised a divine child?

Thus, whenever someone was about to have a child, the first thing they did was spend vast amounts of rare treasures to invite the Goddess of Life over to offer blessings, praying that both mother and child would remain safe and that nothing would go wrong.

"A child..."

The frost deep in the God of Destruction's eyes vanished, and his expression softened considerably. He pulled the Goddess of Life into his arms and said firmly, "Even if my will of destruction cannot allow the two of us to have a child, perhaps we may find unexpected results if we take another path."

Hearing that she and her husband might be able to have a child, the Goddess of Life hurriedly turned her husband's head toward her and asked quickly, "Destruction, you have a way?"

"Yes. The way lies in the lower realm."

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