Gods Vied to Bestow Divine Examinations!

The Divine Realm.

The Divine Realm's regular meeting ground to a halt midway through.

The five God Kings and several first-rank gods all turned their gazes toward Douluo Star.

The God King of Destruction frowned. "A Soul Tool Satellite? Does something like that belong in this era?"

The old Asura God King laughed. "Could Li Chen be a traveler from another world, like Tang San?"

At that, the gods fell silent.

Every god present knew that Tang San, an outsider from another world, had recently arrived on Douluo Star.

Despite his young age, he possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, along with knowledge of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons from his previous life.

The old Asura God King had long wanted to retire, so he had earmarked Tang San as his successor early on.

That was why

Tang San had ultimately defeated Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue in the battle of the two gods.

Without those old fossils in the Divine Realm favoring him, Tang San would have died at Bibi Dong's hands.

"Possibly. With the Soul Tool technology Douluo Continent has now, there's no way they could make something like this."

The First-Generation Kindness God King agreed.

The First-Generation Evil God King smiled. "Asura, are you thinking of changing successors?"

The old Asura God King said, "Li Chen does carry a great deal of murderous intent. He would suit my Asura Godhood."

"Oh, please!"

The Evil God King laughed. "You only want to switch because Tang San got the worse of that kid, don't you?"

"Li Chen has plenty of murderous intent. I'd say he'd suit my Evil Godhood Inheritance too!"

The Kindness God King immediately chimed in. "Evil is absolutely right."

"Li Chen's methods are ruthless, but he has a compassionate heart. He created Soul Tools for ordinary people. I think he'd make a fine successor to my Kindness Godhood."

The Evil God King grinned. "Kindness and I really do think alike! Why not give him examinations for both Godhoods and see how he does?"

The God King of Destruction frowned. "How can you allow that?! You're both God Kings. Even if you're desperate to retire, you can't hand both Godhoods to one person!"

The God King of Destruction didn't care for the idea.

He was full of ambition and planned to expand the Divine Realm. Retirement was the last thing on his mind.

If Kindness and Evil gave both Godhoods to one person, Li Chen would hold two seats. If he opposed Destruction's decisions, everything Destruction tried to do would be obstructed.

"Hmm, Destruction has a point. We'll think about it."

The Kindness and Evil God Kings smiled.

As if.

We'll secretly bestow the Divine Examinations as soon as we get back.

They had wanted to retire for ages and couldn't be bothered to argue with Destruction.

"Well... I actually think my War Godhood suits Li Chen best..."

Among the second-rank gods, the War God spoke up timidly.

"Many of Li Chen's Soul Tools are weapons of war. When it comes to fighting, the War Godhood is the best fit for him."

"Heh. I don't care what you think. I care what I think."

The old Asura God shut him down flat.

The War God?

A mere second-rank god could wait his turn.

Meanwhile,

the Food God, Nine-Colored Goddess, Phoenix God, and God of Speed grew uneasy.

They had already chosen their successors.

Tang San's companions among the Seven Monsters.

True, the Seven Monsters had yet to take the Immortal Herbs, and their talent still fell short.

But those gods had consulted the Destiny Supreme God in advance. Destiny had said that following Tang San would bring them opportunities and that they would eventually become suitable successors.

But now,

judging by Li Chen and Huo Yuhao's behavior, they clearly didn't get along with the Seven Monsters.

The gods couldn't help worrying. Would their chosen successors be killed halfway there?

Ning Rongrong, whom the Nine Heavens Goddess had chosen, was especially troubling. That young lady's temper was practically begging for trouble.

"I have something to attend to. I'll be going."

Asura's eyes flickered, and he left at once.

The Evil and Kindness God Kings also seized the chance to hurry away.

It was obvious to every god there: those three had gone to compete for a successor.

"We'll be leaving too."

The Nine Heavens Goddess and the others quickly departed. The situation seemed to have changed, and they needed to ask the Destiny Supreme God what was going on.

The remaining gods exchanged looks.

The Ice God, one of the Seven Elemental Supreme Gods, smiled and spoke up.

"If they're all after Li Chen, I'll take Huo Yuhao. His Martial Soul is Ultimate Ice, which is right up my alley."

"Hold on."

The God of Spirit spoke up. "Huo Yuhao's other Martial Soul is Spirit Eyes, a powerful spiritual Martial Soul. That suits my Godhood's requirements too."

"Are you out of your mind? Looking for a fight?" The Ice God slammed the table in fury.

His temper hardly matched his Godhood.

"You're the one who needs to chill! I'm just stating the facts!" The God of Spirit refused to back down.

Both were first-rank gods. Neither feared the other.

"Heh. Then let's see who gets there first. First come, first served!"

The Ice God left immediately.

The God of Spirit hurried after him.

For the first time, a Divine Realm meeting had ended in such an unusual fashion.

Only the War God remained, sighing. "Rank really does make all the difference. No choice—I'll have to pick Dai Mubai."

Once he had seen Li Chen, Dai Mubai could hardly measure up.

The War God was dissatisfied, but he had no hope of competing with three God Kings.

On Douluo Star,

the Soul Tool Satellite had reached orbit. That night, everyone at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy held a bonfire party.

It had become a tradition since Li Chen arrived: every successful launch deserved a proper celebration.

Li Chen rose with a cup of wine and faced everyone present.

"Thank you all for pulling together. The Soul Tool Satellite is in orbit. Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone raised their cups and drained them.

"Li Chen, what's our next step?"

Ju Zi, seated beside him, asked the question.

"We're going to Sunset Forest."

"Sunset Forest?"

Li Chen nodded. "Yes. According to historical records, the original seven members of Shrek grew much stronger after taking Immortal Herbs. Those herbs were how they obtained their Godhood Inheritances."

"I plan to take a look. We might find something useful."

That was what Li Chen said aloud. In truth, he knew they were bound to find something.

At this point, Tang San hadn't met Dugu Bo yet, so the Immortal Herbs were still there.

"If I find a suitable Immortal Herb, I'll bring it back for you, Doro."

Ju Zi laughed. "Why did you give me a nickname like Doro?"

"Because Doro loves Orangey as much as you do."

Ju Zi had no answer to that.

Luckily, Li Chen had never shown Ju Zi what Doro looked like. If he had, she would have bristled.

After drinking their fill, everyone felt much more relaxed.

Li Chen didn't overindulge. He stopped when he was pleasantly tipsy, washed up, and got ready for bed.

Ju Zi stayed behind, sipping her wine alone.

She was beginning to feel that coming to this time wasn't so bad after all.

The world was vast, but to any one person, only a handful of people truly mattered.

With Li Chen here, Ju Zi felt as though she had returned to her days campaigning for the Sun Moon Empire.

Li Chen had once told her

that everyone lived for something.

Ju Zi had thought it over carefully. Someone like her could only truly be useful in an age of war.

Inside the camp tent,

Li Chen soon fell asleep.

Then, within his Sea of Spirit, the divine consciousnesses of three God Kings suddenly appeared.