Sea God Island, Sea God Hall.
The Sea God's Divine Sense seethed with agitation.
"Fucking hell, I finally pulled some strings to find myself a successor, and you died before you even officially started work in the Divine Realm?"
"Tang San, Tang San! You absolute idiot!" The Sea God ground his teeth. "I told you to keep a low profile and build up your strength, but you just had to go feed yourself to Qian Renxue! Fine, throw your life away, but you even threw away the Sea God Godhood!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Dark blue light exploded through the hall.
"Now that it's come to this, all I can do is see what the Divine Realm decides."
His voice carried the world-weary resignation of someone who had seen through it all. He heaved a heavy sigh. "They'll probably make me keep working, keep doing nine-to-nine, six days a week, keep slaving away. It's not like the Divine Realm has labor laws..."
Work was hard. Even gods sighed.
A thousand li from Sea God Island, in Spirit City.
Qian Renxue stood on the terrace of the Worship Hall, with a complete map of the Douluo Continent spread out before her.
Cheng Ran sat across from her in black robes, holding a pen. He drew circles around several places, including the Star Dou Great Forest, the Far North, and the Demon Whale Sea Area.
Qian Renxue asked, "Ran, what's your idea?"
Cheng Ran thought for a moment. "Sustainable development for Soul Beasts."
Qian Renxue said, "Hmm?"
Cheng Ran braced both hands on the map, radiating the confidence of someone charting the world's future. "Xiao Xue, have you ever thought about why Soul Masters and Soul Beasts have to fight to the death?
"Soul Masters need