Tang Wulin could not help but freeze for a moment.
He truly had not expected there to be such a reason behind the Dragon God personally helping him condense a Third Soul Core with the Creation Attribute.
He asked tentatively,
"Um... Senior Dragon God, do you really want to pass down the divine position that badly?"
"Yes."
The Dragon God chuckled and readily admitted it.
"After all, the energy I left behind will only diminish with the passage of time. Rather than letting it dissipate uselessly into the air, wouldn't it be better to give it to my successor?"
"..."
That did make sense.
Perhaps noticing Tang Wulin's speechlessness, the Dragon God coughed twice and said,
"But don't worry. I didn't choose you casually. I've been watching your actions all along, so I know your character quite well. At the very least, I've been very satisfied so far."
"So if the successor had bad character, you wouldn't pass down the divine position?"
"..."
"Hey."
The Dragon God's awkward silence gave Tang Wulin a headache. He sighed and said,
"In any case, thank you for helping me condense my Third Soul Core."
"It's nothing. Fundamentally, this is just drawing in advance on the reward for your Fourth Trial."
"That's true."
Tang Wulin fell silent for a moment before asking,
"Um... regarding the Fourth Trial, could you give me a hint? Given the current situation, I don't think I can complete it before returning to the era ten thousand years ago."
The Dragon God paused, and a trace of surprise entered his voice.
"Oh? Are you asking me to spoil the answer for you? I thought that, given your personality, you wouldn't like such a thing."
"Of course I don't."
Tang Wulin said gloomily,
"But I dislike even more not having the