Huo Yuhao paused, his figure slightly frozen in front of the door.
He turned around, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes, wondering what important matter Kong Xuan had called him to.
After sitting down again, Kong Xuan asked with a smile, " The Far North is bitterly cold, yet you have made considerable progress; your Soul Power is nearing the threshold of level seventy."
With Kong Xuan's Divine Power and eyesight, he naturally saw through Huo Yuhao's cultivation level at a glance.
Half a year, level 10.
If word of such speed were to get out, it would be enough to shake the entire continent.
Huo Yuhao showed no arrogance, and said sincerely, "I also want to thank Brother Xuan. Without the Ice God Five Trials, my Soul Power could not have improved so quickly."
Kong Xuan smiled and asked again, "What about Meng? How has she been lately?"
" Senior Hongchen's progress is even more astonishing." Huo Yuhao sat up straight and said truthfully, "With Snow Empress's help, Senior Sister's Soul Power is now approaching Level 90."
Kong Xuan was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He had just broken through to the eighth ring, but he didn't expect Meng Hongchen to be about to achieve a title. She was only twenty years old.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that this divine inheritance was indeed a path to defy fate and change one's destiny.
What ordinary Soul Master take years to achieve, Meng Hongchen accomplished in just half a year.
After exchanging a few casual words, Kong Xuan looked at Huo Yuhao and said seriously, " Yuhao, there's something very important I need to tell you."
Huo Yuhao's expression hardened, and his back straightened unconsciously.
Kong Xuan raised his right hand, and a token silently appeared in his palm.
The token was a deep purple, almost black, with an undercurrent of energy flowing across its surface, and a chilling energy emanated from it.
Kong Xuan didn't explain further, but channeled his Soul Power into the token.
"Buzz..."
The token suddenly emitted a dark purple light, and a phantom figure instantly solidified, emerging from the depths of the light and standing quietly beside Kong Xuan.
Huo Yuhao shifted his gaze and saw that the newcomer was shrouded in a wide purple robe, his face hidden in shadow, with only a pair of scarlet eyes clearly visible.
The moment their eyes met, Huo Yuhao's pupils suddenly contracted.
Almost simultaneously, his Sea of Consciousness trembled violently.
Ice Empress's voice rang out directly. " Yuhao... he's very strong! Very strong!"
The voice trembled with a hint of fear; the Ice Empress was no longer as composed as usual, clearly realizing that this purple-robed man was no ordinary person.
"Truly blessed by destiny, a chosen one!"
A deep voice came from beneath the purple robe. Huo Yuhao seemed to detect a hint of excitement in the voice, but judging from the other person's eyes, the voice was meant for him.
Huo Yuhao subconsciously looked at Kong Xuan, his eyes filled with undisguised inquiry and confusion.
Kong Xuan stepped forward and introduced Huo Yuhao, " Yuhao, this is one of the Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm, the God of Destruction."
Huo Yuhao froze upon hearing this.
God King?!
The two words exploded in his mind, stirring up ripples.
The Ice Empress and Tian Meng within his Sea of Consciousness were also speechless with shock.
Previously, they only felt that the purple-robed man in front of them was powerful enough to threaten their Life.
But they never expected that this was actually a god, and God King among gods at that!
Kong Xuan did not explain further, but instead looked at the God of Destruction and asked, "What does the God King think?"
The God of Destruction slowly spoke, "A chosen one, a rare find, indeed worthy of a Godhood Inheritance."
Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. Even though he didn't know exactly what had happened, he immediately understood that this was a windfall, and he was about to receive a Godhood Inheritance for free!
A surge of ecstasy coursed through his spine like an electric current, but he forcefully suppressed it the instant it reached his head.
He clenched his fist in his sleeve, his fingertips digging into his palm, using the slight pain to stay awake.
Kong Xuan stood quietly to one side, his gaze silently shifting between the God of Destruction and Huo Yuhao.
The God of Emotion that Huo Yuhao originally inherited was First-Level God. The inheritance he received from the God of Destruction couldn't possibly be inferior to this.
However, he was aware of the power structure of the Divine Realm; although the God of Destruction had many powerful figures under his command, almost all of them were "evil gods."
The Seven Gods of the Seven Deadly Sins need no further explanation; they are deities who control negative emotions such as pride, greed, and envy.
As for Zhou Weiqing, the God of Destruction who had been lurking deep within, he had long been a pawn secretly planted by Tang San.
Thinking of this, Kong Xuan's eyes flickered, wondering what kind of inheritance the God of Destruction would find for Huo Yuhao.
Under the watchful eyes of Kong Xuan and Huo Yuhao, the God of Destruction slowly spoke, "In the past, Dragon God Rebellion, the God Divine Realm was in turmoil, and many gods fell like stars. Even now, with the divine order restored, some Godhood Inheritance have been lost to time and have yet to find their place."
"I happen to possess Thunder God's legacy; I could give it to him."
Clearly, the God of Destruction was speaking to Kong Xuan.
Even though Huo Yuhao was the chosen one of destiny bestowed by the continent's fortune, in the eyes of the God King of God of Destruction, Kong Xuan, this person from another world, was still more worthy of attention.
" Thunder God?"
Kong Xuan pondered in a low voice, "There shouldn't be Thunder God among the Seven Elemental Gods of the Divine Realm."
He looked up and asked directly, "What rank of deity does this divine position belong to?"
"Naturally, he is First-Level God." The God of Destruction's tone remained calm. "Moreover, the Thunder God was among the top First-Level God back then."
Then, the God of Destruction finally turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao and asked, "Are you... ready to receive the Thunder God Inheritance?"
Huo Yuhao stood there, stunned.
The conversation he had just heard echoed in his ears: God King, inheritance, First-Level God... every word told him that this was an incredible opportunity.
He opened his mouth, but was momentarily speechless. His thoughts were like a lake disturbed by thunder, turbulent and difficult to calm.
After a moment, Huo Yuhao suddenly came to his senses, his voice tinged with an unusual hesitancy. "I... the Thunder God? But I'm not a thunder-attribute Soul Master, can I still inherit the God of Thunder God's divine position?"
The God of Destruction chuckled, " Sea God Tang San, possesses Twin Martial Souls —the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Grass. What connection has he ever had with the sea? Yet he still inherited the position of Sea God?"
" The Godhood Inheritance never considers birth or attributes, but only one's character and aptitude, and whether they are in harmony with the divine nature."
Kong Xuan's gaze shifted slightly. He looked at Huo Yuhao and saw a hint of confusion still in the boy's eyes. He immediately took a half-step forward and decisively said, "It's settled then. The position of Thunder God will be given to Huo Yuhao!"
The God of Destruction narrowed his blood-red eyes slightly, said nothing, and simply nodded slowly.
"Boom... Rumble...!"
A deafening roar, as if tearing the sky apart, suddenly exploded, causing the roof beams and rafters to creak.
In that instant, it was as if the world had fallen silent, and all sounds had frozen.
Ordinary people might only hear the thunder, but Kong Xuan knew that just now a bolt of lightning pierced through the sky and fell down, landing in the courtyard outside the reception room.
He suddenly turned his head, and on the bluestone ground in the courtyard, a warhammer stood silently.
The hammer has an ancient and heavy shape, seemingly carved from a single piece of deep purple thunderstone, with faint electric patterns flowing across its surface.
It did not touch the ground, but hovered three inches above the ground, with the surrounding air subtly distorted and fine arcs of electricity silently jumping between the hammer and the stone bricks.
"Elder brother..."
Kong Ling's voice came from outside the door, carrying a trace of lingering surprise.
She had just seen everyone off when she was startled by the deafening thunderclap overhead.
She strode into the hall, her gaze instinctively falling on Kong Xuan, then suddenly freezing as her eyes landed on the purple-robed figure standing quietly to the side.
The God of Destruction did not turn around, nor did he move an inch; his purple robe merely fluttered slightly in the still room for a moment.
Kong Ling felt a slight tightness in her chest, an absolute suppression on a Life level, like an ant seeing a towering mountain, or the deep sea glimpsing an endless abyss.
She quickly looked away, her fingertips twitching almost imperceptibly. When she turned to Kong Xuan, she was calm again, though her voice was still lower than usual. "Outside... a hammer fell."
Kong Xuan nodded, offering no further explanation, and simply looked at the God of Destruction.