"Choose me as your inheritor?!"
Ye Han stood stunned after hearing the Dragon God's words.
The Dragon God nodded slightly and declared solemnly in a deep voice:
"Indeed. I shall set nine trials for you!"
"For every trial you complete, you shall receive a divine reward from me!"
"As long as you complete them all and avenge my blood feud against the gods of the Divine Realm!"
"Not only shall I pass my divine seat to you, but my avatar, the Silver Dragon King, can even become your concubine!"
Ye Han was genuinely tempted by the first part.
But when he heard the last point, alarm bells immediately rang:
"The Silver Dragon King is your avatar. You'd become my concubine? Why should I believe you?!"
"If she really becomes my concubine, what will you do? Don't you want to merge your two avatars and resurrect anymore?!"
Hearing this, the previously calm Dragon God suddenly let out a dragon's roar of bitter resentment:
"When I first entered your Sea of Consciousness, for some reason, I actually saw the future of the Douluo World!"
"When I saw what my avatar, the Silver Dragon King, did, I felt immense shame and anger. She is unworthy of being my avatar!"
"Forget making her your concubine-even if you made her your pet slave, I would not utter a single word of complaint!"
"As for resurrection, my wife and children are all dead. I have long since lost any attachment to this world!"
"The only unfinished business I have now is taking revenge on those damned gods of the Divine Realm. Will you agree?!"
After hearing this, Ye Han felt that the Dragon God's words made perfect sense.
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena really was hard to judge in the original story!
She talked about the grand undertaking of reviving the Soul Beasts, storming the Divine Realm, and taking revenge on its gods.
And what happened? She went off to fall in love with Tang Wulin and ultimately became her enemy's granddaughter-in-law.
She was simply a brainless, lovesick idiot. Only her looks and figure were worth mentioning.
The Dragon God's wife and children were indeed dead, too. Given his temperament, he really would not cling to life.
Wait!
The Dragon God had seen the future of the Douluo World?!
Recalling the Dragon God's first statement, Ye Han was instantly shocked and astonished.
What future of the Douluo World? He had probably seen Ye Han's memories!
However, he seemed to have seen only the parts about the Douluo World. He probably knew nothing about the rest.
With that thought, Ye Han decided to take a gamble. With the Dragon God's inheritance, he could better exact revenge on Tang Hao. He nodded and said:
"All right, I agree! But I have three conditions too!"
"First, you must not pry into any of my private affairs in the outside world!"
"Second, you must step in to protect me when necessary!"
"Third, this business of the Silver Dragon King becoming my concubine... needs to happen sooner!"
Although Gu Yuena was a lovesick fool, that also depended on whom she was lovesick for.
If she were lovesick for him, he would be quite happy about it.
Wasn't the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's attraction the very reason she had fallen for Tang Wulin?
With the Dragon God's help, he should be able to attract her easily too, right?!
The Dragon God did not refuse and answered readily:
"Regarding the first point, rest assured. I cannot see or hear anything that happens to you in the outside world. I can only sense whether you are in danger."
"Regarding the second point, I have little divine power left now. I can protect you three times at most. Unless there is absolutely no other choice, I will not intervene."
"Regarding the third point, I can agree. I will include it among the rewards for the later trials. Whether you receive it will depend on whether you can pass my trials."
Ye Han nodded in satisfaction, then asked curiously:
"Then what is my first trial?!"
The Dragon God fell silent for a long while, seemingly weighing his words, before saying:
"Join a faction and take a Titled Douluo as your master to ensure your own safety. The time limit is two and a half days!"
Ye Han was immediately overjoyed and said eagerly:
"All right, send me out. I'll go take the trial."
This was practically a freebie. All he had to do now was go out and agree to Ling Yuan's offer, and he could complete it immediately!
The Dragon God nodded slightly, then gave one final, solemn warning:
"Boy, remember: do not reveal my inheritance!"
"If the gods of the Divine Realm learn of it, both you and I will surely face calamity!"
With that, his enormous golden eyes suddenly blazed, casting light in all directions.
Everything around Ye Han blurred once more, and then he returned to the outside world.
"Xiao Han, why aren't you answering your big sister? Could it be that you don't want to?!"
The moment he emerged, he saw Ling Yuan asking with disappointment and worry all over her face. "Ah... no, no!"
Knowing that she might have misunderstood, Ye Han hurriedly prepared to nod and agree.
But before Ye Han could speak, an urgent, commanding voice suddenly rang out:
"Ling Yuan, what happened here?!"
Both Ye Han and Ling Yuan jumped at the voice and turned toward the entrance.
A tall man with long golden hair, clad in golden armor, strode inside.
Behind him followed ten men, each radiating an imposing presence!
Was this Qian Daoliu, along with the other enshrined and elders?
But Elder Ju and Ghost Elder did not seem to be among them?
As Ye Han watched these big shots barge in, he pondered inwardly.
Sure enough, upon seeing them, Ling Yuan hurriedly rose and bowed:
"Greetings, Great Enshrined! Greetings, esteemed senior enshrined!"
Qian Daoliu nodded, then quickly swept his gaze over the scene.
His gaze landed on Ye Han before returning to Ling Yuan, and he asked urgently:
"Ling Yuan, was he responsible for that disturbance just now? I want to know everything that happened!"
The other seven enshrined also looked anxious, as did the three elders accompanying them.
Ling Yuan glanced at Ye Han, then recounted everything that had happened earlier.
"What?!"
"Twin demigod-level Martial Souls!"
"The Radiant Sacred Dragon and the Dark Sacred Dragon!"
"Innate level 20 Soul Power without a God-Bestowed Martial Soul!"
Upon learning what had happened, Qian Daoliu and his entire group were dumbstruck.
Even if they did not want to believe it, recalling the massive disturbance in the city just now-
And seeing the Soul Power testing orb fragments scattered across the floor, they had no choice but to believe it.
And when he heard that Ling Yuan had invited Ye Han to join Spirit Hall, but Ye Han had yet to agree-
The normally composed Qian Daoliu could no longer remain calm and immediately approached to recruit him.
Still, just to be safe, he first asked for confirmation:
"Little fellow, I am Qian Daoliu, the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall."
"Could you release your two Martial Souls for me to see?!"
Ye Han nodded, gently raising both hands to release his Light and Dark Twin Holy Dragons Martial Soul.
In an instant, light and darkness intertwined, and a terrifying presence enveloped the awakening hall.
"Hiss-!"
Everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air.
Their eyes all widened, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
It was exactly as Ling Yuan had said. This child had the makings of a great emperor-truly terrifying!
Having confirmed it, Qian Daoliu naturally could not let such a peerless monster slip away. He immediately said urgently:
"Your name is Ye Han, correct? Then I'll call you Xiao Han from now on."
"Xiao Han, surely you understand what sort of existence Spirit Hall is?!"
"As long as you are willing to join Spirit Hall, I will immediately appoint you as our Holy Son!"
"Our Spirit Hall will spare no effort in nurturing you, giving you the possibility of becoming a god in the future!"
Not a single enshrined or elder present objected to these words. They absolutely could not let this child slip away.
Ye Han had never intended to refuse in the first place. Now, hearing that he could become the Holy Son outright, he withdrew his Martial Soul, nodded, and said:
"I am willing to join Spirit Hall and become its Holy Son!"
The words had barely left his mouth, before Qian Daoliu and the others could rejoice-
An ill-timed, commanding female voice suddenly came from outside:
"Great Enshrined, although you are the esteemed head of the enshrined, such an important matter as appointing a Holy Son..."
"According to the rules, it seems you need the approval of the current Supreme Pontiff-me!!!"
(End of chapter)