The God Realm Committee.
Kindness, Evil, Life, and Destruction sat at the table.
"If you two hadn't arrived in time, I fear this Divine Realm would have become Tang San's private property sooner or later," Destruction said with a sigh.
"The two of us will enter reincarnation again eventually. Don't celebrate too soon," Evil said coolly.
"Well..." Destruction opened his mouth.
"But it's not as though there's no solution." Evil tapped his pale fingers against the tabletop, keeping a rhythm as he thought.
"We support another mortal's ascent."
"A mortal?" Destruction and Life exchanged a look, both somewhat bewildered.
"Tang San has never intended to pass his dual godhood down to a successor. His intentions are plain as day, but his special status makes it difficult for us to act against him. Supporting a mortal is therefore our best solution. Give that mortal time to grow, but we must ensure he can keep Tang San in check."
"But a genius like that..." Destruction looked troubled.
Which of those seated here wasn't a genius?
No, even calling them geniuses was selling them short. Which of them wasn't a prodigy who had held an entire era beneath their feet?
Finding someone like that would probably be harder than ascending to heaven.
"As it happens, when Evil and I were examining the current state of Douluo Planet just now, we discovered a genius." Kindness raised her head slightly, revealing a face of breathtaking beauty.
"The child of destiny?" Destruction ventured.
"No, not him. I can't see that child's fate clearly, but it burns and seethes like a blazing sun. Perhaps this is the only desperate struggle Douluo Planet's plane spirit could muster before its death," Evil said with a sigh.
"..."
Destruction nodded slightly.
"In that case, whose godhood should he inherit?"
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