The City God sat behind his desk, flanked by the civil and military Judges. The atmosphere was solemn.
"Your subordinate, Qian Renxue, pays her respects to the City God."
Qian Renxue stopped in the center of the hall and bowed respectfully.
"Rise."
The City God remained unsmiling. He took a dossier from a Judge, opened it, and began to read:
"Qian Renxue, a native of the Douluo Continent in the outside world, arrived in the Primordial World early this month. She registered at Qingshui Village and served as the Earth God Temple's attendant, later switching to an orthodox Qi Refining Method. During this time, she assisted an Underworld Constable in collecting souls and escorted elderly people whose lifespans had ended into their next lives. She later encountered a Wild God and volunteered to participate in battle. During the campaign to eradicate the Wild God, she risked her life to destroy its statue and spirit tablet, undermining its foundations..."
The City God's voice echoed through the hall as he read out everything Qian Renxue had experienced since arriving in the Primordial World.
Qian Renxue was secretly astonished. Everything in this world truly was under the Heavenly Court's watchful eyes.
They even knew she came from the Douluo Continent.
The people watching the livestream on the Douluo Continent were shocked as well.
Knowing Qian Renxue's experiences was one thing, but how could he read out the name of the Douluo Continent so naturally?
Didn't that mean the gods of the Primordial World had already noticed the Douluo Continent?
Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang's expression was extremely ugly. He already regretted his earlier boastful words, but he stubbornly refused to show any fear.
As long as he refused to admit it, there would be no evidence.
At the same time, he clung to a fluke hope. The worlds had not fully merged yet, so the gods of the Primordial World should have only limited knowledge of the Douluo Continent.
Yet Yu Xiaogang could not shake that trace of unease in his heart.
They're invading people's privacy! They're nothing but bandits!
Yu Xiaogang roared inwardly.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, and even ordinary people everywhere could not help feeling apprehensive at that moment.
Some of them were still debating whether merging with the Primordial World was good or bad, yet the other side already knew what their home turf was called. Perhaps they could come to the Douluo Continent at any moment.
The gods of the Primordial World were simply too far beyond the rules.
The Primordial World, the City God's Office.
"Was everything I said correct?"
The City God set down the dossier and asked.
"Reporting to the City God, every word was correct."
Qian Renxue answered in a clear voice.
"Good, then. I heard you wished to become a god. The merit you earned this time is indeed just barely enough for you to become a Ninth-Rank Earth God."
"The position of Earth God in Qingshi Village is currently vacant. It would be a good posting."
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. She could become a god while still alive!
Didn't that mean she was doing even better than many natives of the Primordial World?
At that moment, Qian Renxue's eyes reddened with excitement. Why should I settle for becoming the Divine Ancestor? I, Qian Renxue, will surpass the Divine Ancestor, starting as an Earth God!
Once Grandpa comes over, Spirit Hall will have a foothold, too.
At that thought, Qian Renxue was about to accept, but the City God spoke again.
"However, I have no shortage of ordinary Ninth-Rank Earth Gods under my command. You seem rather bold. There is currently an Eighth-Rank God position vacant. If you dare to try, I will make an exception and let you become an Eighth-Rank God directly."
At those words, Qian Renxue clearly caught the Judges beside the City God stirring out of the corner of her eye.
Earth Granny, beside her, kept signaling with her eyes for her to refuse.
Qian Renxue knew that Eighth-Rank God position probably was not a pleasant job.
But she knew the difference between the eighth and ninth ranks. Hadn't she earned today's opportunity by risking her life?
The gap between the ninth and eighth ranks was like a vast chasm.
Having posed as the crown prince for several years, Qian Renxue knew how to seize an opportunity to catch the attention of those above her.
If she did not want to let the years slip away like Earth Granny, she had to seize this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to climb higher.
In just an instant, Qian Renxue made her decision.
"Reporting to the City God, your subordinate is willing to try that Eighth-Rank God position."
"Good. What I lack under my command is precisely someone with your drive."
The City God immediately reached for a blank document and spoke as he wrote.
"A hundred li east of Jianyang City stands a mountain named Flower-Fruit Mountain. Its Mountain God position is seventh rank, but for special reasons, no Mountain God has ever been appointed there."
"I hereby appoint you Earth God of Flower-Fruit Mountain, holding the eighth rank and performing the duties of a Mountain God."
As his words fell, he finished writing the document.
The City God beckoned, and the Day Patrol God appeared.
"Deliver this document to the Divine Lord's Office of the Eastern Continent of Superior Body at once for approval."
"Yes!"
The Day Patrol God took the document and vanished.
The City God looked at Qian Renxue again.
"Return to Qingshui Village and wait. Take up your post on the day your Immortal Official Jade Register is issued."
"Your subordinate obeys."
Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief and raised her head, only to discover that the City God was already handling other matters.
She had thought she would have to go through a round of polite maneuvering. She had not expected it to be over so quickly. The way things were done here was much better than on the Douluo Continent.
Only after she walked out of the City God's Office did it belatedly sink in.
Just like that, I'm an eighth-rank official? A rank higher than Earth Granny? This is just...
So cool!
Qian Renxue was very satisfied.
On the Douluo Continent, every faction erupted into an uproar upon hearing the City God's arrangements for Qian Renxue.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"An Eighth-Rank God! She actually skipped the ninth rank and went straight to the eighth. Such ambition!"
Ning Fengzhi had to admit that Qian Renxue had much more daring than he did.
Had it been him, he would most likely have become an ordinary Ninth-Rank God and then planned his next steps gradually.
"She became a god just like that? That easily?"
Bone Douluo could not keep the envy from his voice. This was a god of the Primordial World.
Although only the tip of the iceberg had been revealed so far, it was already enough to see that becoming a god was a grand, open road.
"I wonder whether there's a Sword God."
Sword Douluo was also thinking about becoming a god. It was every Soul Master's ultimate pursuit.
However, there was another matter that concerned him.
"Fengzhi, what exactly do you think is wrong with Flower-Fruit Mountain that even the City God finds it troublesome?"
The City God was the strongest deity revealed so far. With the Heavenly Court behind him as well, they could not fathom why he could not handle a mountain covered in melons and fruit.
The Clear Sky Sect.
"Spirit Hall certainly has some nerve. Having such enormous influence on the Douluo Continent wasn't enough; now they're actually establishing themselves in the Primordial World, too."
"Hmph. I say she's a snake trying to swallow an elephant, never satisfied with what she has. Just watch. Flower-Fruit Mountain definitely isn't a good posting. Otherwise, how could it ever have fallen to her?"
"Exactly. That City God may look upright with those thick brows and large eyes, but he's got filth in his heart, too."
Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists.
She became a god just like that? I want to become a god, too!
How long had she even been in the Primordial World? Yet Qian Renxue had already shot straight up to the eighth rank. Anyone with eyes could see that, barring any mishaps, Qian Renxue's future was absolutely boundless.
Damn Spirit Hall. Why do you get to monopolize every good thing?
Yu Xiaogang felt increasingly aggrieved.
"I think Spirit Hall's young mistress has courage but no brains. If the City God hadn't saved her, she might already be an idiot now. But look at her-not only does she fail to cherish that at all, she even arrogantly chose an Eighth-Rank God position."
This time, no one responded to Yu Xiaogang's words for a long while.
Becoming a god-those words carried too much weight.
No matter how one put it, it made people so envious that they wished they could take Qian Renxue's place.
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