"I understand."
Understanding instantly dawned on the Destruction God King. He waved a hand and said, "The so-called divine trials are merely a means of helping a successor continually advance their cultivation until they can break through the planar barrier."
"You've already broken through to Limit Douluo, and your true strength has reached the threshold of breaking free of the planar barrier. You only need to take one more step to become a god. As for your divine trial..."
As he spoke...
The Destruction God King pondered for a moment, then his gaze abruptly sharpened. "Go destroy Asura's divine sanctuary, Slaughter City. And Sea God Poseidon's Sea God Island, too. Sever that fellow's legacy for me. The process will help you comprehend the true essence of destruction, as well as that final step you still lack..."
What?
Destroy the Asura God's divine sanctuary, Slaughter City?!
And the Sea God's Sea God Island, too.
Why did I have to run my mouth? This divine trial is utterly insane!
"Don't worry!"
The Destruction God King seemed to see Huo Yuhao's concern, and immediately sneered. "Asura brought this on himself by violating the God Realm Committee's prohibition. Even if you destroy his training ground, he won't dare openly do anything to you! Besides, you have both me and Life backing you!"
"Yuhao."
Before Huo Yuhao could react, the Life God King offered her own instructions. "I won't assign you any divine trials. The Tree of Life will protect you at critical moments."
"Also, you must remember that the law of destruction represents the end, disintegration, and annihilation of all things. It destroys the decaying old world to make room for new life. The law of life, meanwhile, represents the nurturing, growth, and restoration of all things, sustaining all vitality."
"The two have always been one. When you comprehend the principles within them someday, that will become your opportunity to ascend to the Divine Realm."
As her words faded...
The divine consciousnesses of both God Kings vanished from Huo Yuhao's spiritual world, leaving behind only a Destruction Scepter and an Ancient Tree of Life.
Inside the Secret Chamber...
Huo Yuhao abruptly opened his eyes, and the vertical eye on his forehead opened with them. However, the once rose-gold eye, surrounded by sunlike markings, had now changed color completely.
Purple-gold double pupils!
After receiving the legacies of Life and Destruction, Huo Yuhao's Eye of Destiny had fully evolved into the Life-Destruction Eye!
What incredible power!
Huo Yuhao stretched his limbs. With every movement, he could feel the blood and vital energy within him surging and roaring like thunder. Was this what a true Limit Douluo was like?
No.
That was merely what he considered a Limit Douluo to be.
What ordinary Limit Douluo was anywhere near as monstrous as Huo Yuhao? Qian Daoliu and the others would surely declare that he was nothing like the Limit Douluos they were. He should not even be called a Limit Douluo.
They're all here?!
Only after sensing the changes in his body did Huo Yuhao gather his thoughts.
He could sense that Gu Yuena, Bibi Dong, Wang Qiu'er, and the others had all arrived at the Spirit Transferring Hall. Qiu'er in particular was gazing toward him with yearning in her wavering eyes, almost wearing them out with waiting.
The next second, Huo Yuhao vanished from the Secret Chamber.
Two years was not a particularly long time.
Yet a great deal had happened during that period.
The first thing Huo Yuhao did after emerging from seclusion was ask about the changes on the continent over the past two years.
From the various obstacles faced when the Spirit Transferring Hall was first established to the gradual harmony that developed between humans and soul beasts, the Spirit Transferring Hall had now fully settled onto the right track. Still, truly making it work well was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
As for Bibi Dong, since her battle with Huo Yuhao, she had advanced two levels in two years, reaching the rank of a level 98 Super Douluo. She was also preparing to make another attempt at becoming a Limit Douluo within two years, and planned to condense her first soul core under Gu Yuena's guidance.
But the one who surprised Huo Yuhao most was Wang Qiu'er.
In just two short years...
Her cultivation had actually risen from Soul King to Soul Saint. That cultivation speed was even more terrifying than an Evil Soul Master's. Although Wang Qiu'er's true form was the Emperor Auspicious Beast, bearing the golden dragon bloodline and naturally blessed by the fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest, her soul power had increased far too quickly. Huo Yuhao could now clearly sense the instability of her aura.
Yet Wang Qiu'er did not care in the slightest.
In the end, Gu Yuena was the one who told Huo Yuhao the truth behind it.
To avoid becoming a burden to him, Wang Qiu'er had cultivated day and night for the past two years. However, she had not undergone soul beast transformation to begin cultivating anew. Raising her cultivation this way through the talent of her human form continuously overtaxed her golden dragon bloodline, and the faster her cultivation rose, the faster her life essence as a soul beast was depleted.
Moreover, every time Wang Qiu'er broke through a bottleneck, the breakthrough was extremely unstable. She had to endure immense pain, and it left serious lingering consequences.
If this continued, she might completely exhaust her soul beast essence and become fully human, making a return to her beast form all but impossible.
Compared with the changes in Wang Qiu'er...
Gu Yuena cared more about Huo Yuhao's legacies. Upon learning that he had received the legacies of two God Kings, she was shaken to her core.
If Huo Yuhao's God-Making Plan could earn the approval of two Primordial God Kings, then perhaps the Soul Beast Clan truly had found hope. Still, she would not rejoice too soon. She needed to observe things for a while longer.
After all, the Divine Realm had yet to make its stance clear.
She still had to proceed with caution...
After emerging from seclusion, Huo Yuhao remained busy dealing with the Spirit Transferring Hall's affairs that had piled up over two years. He did not stop until evening.
At last, he had some time alone with Wang Qiu'er.
That night...
At the top of the Spirit Transferring Hall's tower...
Wang Qiu'er sat quietly beside Huo Yuhao as she always had, her feet gently swinging and her hands braced against the roof tiles. Her upturned, lovely face looked even more charming beneath the starlight.
Two years had passed, and Qiu'er had grown increasingly mature and composed. Whether it was because she had grown up or because she was becoming more human, she seemed to be aging in reverse. Her skin had grown even finer, so delicate that saying a breath or a touch could break it would hardly be an exaggeration.
It made Huo Yuhao keep wanting to reach over and give her a couple of pinches, just to see whether he could squeeze water out.
"Qiu'er, you really don't have to push yourself so hard." Huo Yuhao turned to Wang Qiu'er and finally could not help saying, "The Beast God has already told me about your situation."
"Hmph, so what?!"
Wang Qiu'er narrowed her eyes and glared at Huo Yuhao, then said with unwavering resolve, "You should know my temper. Once I've decided on something, no one can change my mind. Besides, the God-Making Plan isn't yours alone. I have a part in it, too."
Well!
I might as well have said nothing.
Of course Huo Yuhao understood Wang Qiu'er's tenacious, stubborn nature. Once she made up her mind, no one could change it-not even him.
After all, he was the reason Wang Qiu'er was working so hard.
"Let's not talk about that anymore."
Huo Yuhao spread his hands innocently, unable to resist asking suggestively, "Qiu'er, did you miss me these past two years?"
She had.
Of course she had missed him!
Wang Qiu'er thought about Huo Yuhao every day, but her personality and temper would not let her show it too openly. Her face flushed as she immediately shot him a glare, both a warning and a tacit admission.
This was the sort of atmosphere Wang Qiu'er feared most. She could not help swallowing, then asked in a trembling voice, "Y-you... what are you trying to do now?"
"Qiu'er."
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Qiu'er with a broad smile before asking, "May I kiss you?"
At those words, Wang Qiu'er's cheeks instantly turned red.
Her heartbeat quickened.
Even her ears flushed crimson with embarrassment.
In the end, she had no choice but to deliberately evade Huo Yuhao's gaze, murmuring in a small voice tinged with bashful reproach, "Shameless... you... mmph..."
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