He would then be able to take his beloved wife with him and ascend to the Divine Realm.
But by then, anything he said would have been too late. Bai Chenxiang had already died.
Now, however, things were different. He felt that perhaps this was the moment to change his brother's fate.
So he let out a heavy sigh and said to Ma Hongjun,
"No, Xiangxiang never became a deity. She died in the end. Her aptitude meant she could never pass the Divine Trial and become a deity."
"I see..." Ma Hongjun took a step back, his head involuntarily drooping.
Becoming a deity himself yet watching his wife die certainly could not have felt good.
Seeing his expression, Tang San walked up to him, raised a hand, and gently patted his shoulder before continuing.
"Actually, in your previous life, you originally had a chance to inherit the divine position of a First-Level God, the Fire God.
"Unfortunately, you didn't work hard enough in your previous life, and in the end, you only inherited the divine position of the Phoenix God, a Second-Level God.
"If you had inherited a First-Level God's divine position, you could have taken her to the Douluo God Realm. That's what I've always regretted most for you..."
Ma Hongjun trembled again. Because he had not worked hard enough, he had missed the inheritance of a First-Level God and ultimately failed to bring his wife into the Douluo God Realm with him.
That felt even worse. Blaming anyone else was useless; he could only blame himself for not working hard enough. But he soon thought of a question.
"Um... if I start working hard now, will I have a chance to make up for my mistakes in my previous life?
"Will I be able to take her