Destruction and Life (Please Keep Reading)

"A Feng!"

Lin Feng was still looking around when a graceful figure threw herself into his arms.

"How did you get here?"

Lin Feng saw Ah Yin and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah Yin, I don't know. I was right beside you, watching over you, when I was suddenly sucked inside you."

Ah Yin tilted her head and frowned, thinking for a moment.

"Come with me!"

Ah Yin took Lin Feng's hand and led him toward a light ahead.

A moment later, two lights, one purple and one green, hung high in the sky like twin suns.

Ah Yin called out to them:

"Xiao Lu, how did A Feng get here? Did you bring him in?"

A gentle voice came from the green light.

"Xiao Zi did."

"Ah Yin, you and Lin Feng are like Xiao Zi and me. If I choose you as my Godhood Inheritance successor, then Lin Feng must become Xiao Zi's successor too."

Ah Yin was overjoyed. She had been hesitating: if becoming a god meant leaving Lin Feng in the mortal world, she would rather not become one at all.

Now they could become gods and still remain together.

"Thank you, Xiao Lu."

Meanwhile!

The purple light drifted over to Lin Feng.

Within the glow, it took the shape of a hazy purple figure.

"Human, you're truly impressive!"

"You have the makings of a God King. Even the Sea God, who also ascended from Douluo Continent to the Divine Realm, cannot compare to a tenth of your potential."

"Even if I don't grant you my godhood today, you will become a god on your own sooner or later."

"Xiao Lu and I have always been inseparable. She has chosen Ah Yin to inherit the Life God King's godhood, so I will pass the Destruction God King's godhood to you."

"But don't celebrate too soon. These are the two supreme godhoods of the Divine Realm. Truly mastering them will be no easy feat."

Delight showed on Lin Feng's face.

A God King's throne!

He had been planning to visit Slaughter City. Asura was always looking for a way out; if Lin Feng showed up there, Asura would probably be desperate to hand him his godhood.

But this was even better. Destruction had come to him first.

Life and Destruction could merge into the Power of Creation, which suited him and Ah Yin perfectly.

"Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Senior Destruction. Ah Yin and I will inherit the godhoods of Destruction and Life."

"Please grant us the divine trials."

The God of Destruction laughed heartily and walked off with his hands behind his back.

"You know quite a bit for a human. You even know that passing on a godhood usually requires divine trials."

"But Xiao Lu and I truly regard you as our successors, so we won't give you any trials."

"Hmph. Those so-called divine trials reward you and raise your affinity with a Deity whenever you pass one. It's a shortcut, nothing more."

"If divine affinity can rise, it can also fall. Put simply, even after you receive the godhood, it can be taken back at any time."

"Xiao Lu and I do things differently. I'll give you the Seed of Destruction, which contains the source of my destructive power. Study it well. When you truly master that power, you'll become the God of Destruction."

"Even I won't be able to take that godhood back from you. That is what it means to truly choose a successor."

"Human, remember this: what is easily given can just as easily be taken away. Divine trials are a shortcut, and not one worth taking."

Lin Feng's eyes widened slightly.

That actually made sense. On Douluo Continent, the Asura God and the Sea God had passed their godhoods to Tang San. Once Tang San received them, he held on to them for dear life.

Did that mean Tang San was nothing without his godhoods? All his strength came from them. The previous Asura God and Sea God, on the other hand, remained gods even without theirs.

As for those divine trials, if a Deity wanted to cheat, picking up a seashell could count as passing one. Then came the rewards and increased divine affinity.

And if divine affinity could be granted, it could be taken away.

In Peerless Tang Sect, Rong Nianbing had treated Huo Yuhao fairly and truly regarded him as his successor. He had only given Huo Yuhao a Divine Seed, without setting him any divine trials.

He had let Huo Yuhao fight and learn for himself, until he truly became the God of Emotion rather than merely inheriting the title.

Lin Feng's expression turned solemn. He cupped his hands and bowed.

"I'll never forget your generosity, Senior. Ah Yin and I won't let you down."

The God of Destruction nodded, then turned into a ball of light that merged into the depths of Lin Feng's soul.

"This is my Seed of Destruction. I look forward to the day you reach the Divine Realm."

Elsewhere, the Goddess of Life granted Ah Yin the Seed of Life.

Back in the room!

Ah Yin, lying on the bed, and Lin Feng, leaning against it, woke almost at the same moment.

Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.

Ah Yin wrapped her arms around Lin Feng and said:

"A Feng, this is wonderful! We can become gods together and stay by each other's side in the Divine Realm."

Lin Feng smiled.

"I have you to thank for it. The Life God King chose you first, and only then did the Destruction God King choose me."

"Ah Yin, how do you feel?"

"I received the Seed of Destruction. The deeper my understanding of it grows, the closer I'll be to the godhood of Destruction."

Ah Yin's eyes shone with hope.

"It's the same for me."

"After I ate that Whale Paste, my body was tempered and my Soul Power rose by ten levels. I'm at level eighty now, and a Soul Core has formed in my Dantian."

"I still need to work hard. The Seed of Life is inside me, but I'll need to become a Titled Douluo before I can even begin to understand it."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's return to the mainland. I'll help you hunt a soul beast for your Eighth Soul Ring."

After waking, Lin Feng and Ah Yin prepared to leave Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi urged them to stay again and again, but she couldn't change their minds.

In the end, she could only keep them for a meal before personally seeing them off at the shore.

"Young Friend, Miss Ah Yin, you're always welcome to visit Sea God Island again."

Bo Saixi had always treated them courteously. Lin Feng and Ah Yin smiled and promised they would return.

Douluo Continent, the Clear Sky Sect!

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao knelt in the Righteous Gathering Hall, their clothes in tatters and their bodies covered in wounds.

Tang Xiao bitterly accused Lin Feng of hiding on Sea God Island and turning Bo Saixi against Tang Chen, making her scoff at Tang Chen's declaration of love.

In short, everything was Lin Feng's fault.

Tang Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and he breathed like an angry bull.

Even when Lin Feng had beaten his two grandsons and killed several Elders of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen hadn't been this furious.

Damn it!

Lin Feng had ruined his chance at happiness!

He had finally fallen for someone, only for Lin Feng to wreck everything.

"Lin Feng, I'll tear you limb from limb and pound you into paste with the Clear Sky Hammer!"