Tang San: My Fine Future Disciple!

"How could so much Faith Power be flowing to the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction?"

Tang San was puzzled.

As innate Deities, neither of them had left behind any inheritance in the lower realms.

They could seek suitable successors in the lower realms, but they could only keep watch and could not communicate with them in advance.

Much less interfere on their own and persuade others to help spread their faith. That would clearly be meddling in the affairs of the lower realms, violating the God Realm Rules that forbade interference with the lower realms.

At this thought, Tang San's brow furrowed even tighter.

If that was truly the case, then as the God Realm Law Enforcer, he had to put a stop to it!

But before that, it was best to investigate first. Thoughts racing, Tang San decisively mobilized his Divine Sense and connected it to the God Realm Central Key. Then, following the Faith Power linked to the Goddess of Life, he silently entered the passage to the God Realm to trace its source.

After some searching, he soon arrived above the Body Sect and immediately spotted Minghui.

"This child actually has Fortune Power too. How is that possible?" Tang San was astonished.

As far as he knew, there could only be one Child of Destiny in a plane.

"Could there be something special about this child?" His gaze flickered as the thought of probing the boy's memories with his divine thoughts arose.

But he could not do that. Not only did the child carry the aura of the Goddess of Life, he was also bound by a certain karmic connection to Life and Destruction, their fates intertwined.

Tang San could neither sever nor block that connection. Though he held the God Realm Central Key and possessed certain authority to make limited use of the God Realm Rules, he could not alter them. That required the combined power of the five God Kings.

At present, he could not even read the information contained within that Faith Power, because they did not believe in him. He lacked the authority.

If he forced the issue, even if he merely touched it with his divine thoughts, Destruction and Life would immediately sense his aura.

"Hmph. No matter what, the fact remains that Destruction and Life have spread faith in the lower realms. I will demand an explanation for this!" Tang San swept his gaze over the two statues standing in the square, snorted coldly, and swiftly returned his consciousness to his body before turning and striding out the door.

He soon arrived at the residence of Destruction and Life.

"Destruction, Life, you must give me an explanation for spreading faith in the lower realms!"

He spoke coldly the moment they met.

Seeing Tang San arrive with the air of someone demanding accountability, the God of Destruction was displeased as well. He said evenly, "This was not done at our initiative."

"That is indeed true!" Sensing her husband's displeasure, the Goddess of Life quickly interjected to smooth things over.

"The matter began with a child born in the Douluo Plane some time ago. His name is Minghui. During his martial soul awakening, he encountered a crisis. His martial soul backlashed, causing him to fall unconscious. Later, in his dreams, he saw Destruction, me, and the Ancient Tree of Life."

"What he saw in a dream." Tang San frowned. "Such a claim is far too bizarre!"

The Goddess of Life smiled. "When my husband and I first learned of it, we were equally astonished."

To prevent Tang San from misunderstanding, she continued explaining the full sequence of events.

"After waking, that child described what he had seen in his dream to his parents. His description was exceedingly detailed, especially the characteristics of the Ancient Tree of Life, which were extremely similar to the Golden Ancient Tree you transplanted ten thousand years ago."

"Yet that child had never heard of it or seen it before."

"Furthermore, his mother was already over seventy when she carried him. That alone was highly unusual. Because of this, his clansmen even suspected that he was the biological child Destruction and I had sent to the lower realms for training."

"Since it involved Deities, and in the spirit of believing it rather than dismissing it, his family began constructing statues of me."

"Later, the child added his first Soul Ring to his Body Martial Soul and happened to obtain a soul skill called Simulation. With that skill, he not only simulated the images of Destruction and me, but also simulated our auras. That made his parents believe even more firmly."

"This included his newly acknowledged teacher, who came from another Sect."

"What happened afterward is surely easy for you to imagine. Those people's faith drew the attention of Destruction and me."

"So, what did your investigation uncover?" Tang San's expression turned doubtful. Faced with such a matter, he did not believe the two of them had failed to investigate.

Upon hearing this, a trace of sorrow once again surfaced in the Goddess of Life's eyes. "That child is an Old God Reincarnation."

"And an Old God who participated in the Dragon God War."

"How is that possible!?" Tang San's expression finally changed, revealing utter disbelief. How long ago had the Dragon God War been? Even if a deceased Old God had reincarnated, how could someone with his former accumulation still not have cultivated back into a god by now?

"At first, I suspected he might be the consciousness formed from that piece of Eternal Gold that once broke into the God Realm and blew you up, because a strand of Power of Time and Space is sealed beneath his Spiritual Sea." The God of Destruction seized the chance without hesitation to reopen Tang San's old wound, speaking blandly.

Tang San's expression indeed turned somewhat ugly, but the God of Destruction ignored him completely and continued, "Yet during our later conversation, he also revealed that he had dreamed of Evil, Good, and the Dragon God. His descriptions matched the circumstances of that war very closely."

"That was what allowed Life and me to confirm his identity."

"If our speculation is correct, his Godhood was likely shattered by the Dragon God during that war, while his divine soul also suffered grievous damage. That was why, throughout his subsequent reincarnations, he could never promptly recover his memories from his time as a god. And under those circumstances, he later took the wrong path."

Though Tang San was displeased, he understood what Destruction meant. Whether it was Time or Space, the God Positions were already occupied.

"Tang San, you should understand the contributions these Old Gods once made to the God Realm." Destruction's expression became solemn. "We cannot forget their sacrifices!"

"I have already had Life bestow her blessing to heal the organ failure caused by his martial soul problem. As for his future cultivation path, neither of us will interfere."

"But if he reaches the end of this life and still cannot become a god on his own, I will offer him a choice."

"There are quite a few Deities in the God Realm who wish to pass down their God Positions and leave. I will recommend him to them."

"Since you came to ask today, consider this advance notice."

Tang San's thoughts raced, then he said with a solemn expression, "Since he is someone who rendered meritorious service to the God Realm, granting him a little preferential treatment is only reasonable."

Then his tone shifted, and he sighed. "Destruction, you know as well. Ever since Evil and Good, the two God Kings, left the God Realm to reincarnate and undergo training, I was forced to ascend to the God Realm early and take charge of the overall situation. For years now, I have borne the responsibilities of both the Sea God and Asura Law Enforcer."

"I am increasingly feeling overwhelmed."

"..." The God of Destruction glanced at him and said flatly, "If you want to take this chance to unload your burden, just say so. There is no need to beat around the bush!"

"So, Destruction, you agree?" Tang San replied without changing expression.

"I said that if he cannot succeed in this life, he may make his own choice," the God of Destruction said.

Tang San's eyes flashed, and he nodded with a smile.

"Of course."

Compete for him? Tang San did not believe anyone would dare compete with a God King like him for someone. So what if Minghui was now a believer of Life and Destruction? Once he inherited the Sea God's Mantle, he would become Tang San's fine disciple and should properly assist his teacher in managing the God Realm from then on.

As for that child becoming a god on his own, Tang San did not believe he could succeed. If he could have, he would have done so in one of his many previous lives.

"And Huo Yuhao might be used to win over the God of Emotion." He could not help thinking of the First-Rank God Rong Nianbing.

"Or perhaps I could let these two children compete first."