Within the God Realm.
"My lord, that fellow is ultimately just a mortal, utterly unworthy of your divine position. Why did you choose him as your successor?"
As he spoke, the God of Wrath bowed slightly, a barely perceptible cold glint flashing in his eyes.
If Lin Mu were to truly succeed him as the God of Destruction, he would become his superior, and Lin Mu would undoubtedly make things difficult for him.
However, Lin Mu probably wouldn't kill him.
After all, he was one of the Seven Original Sin Gods. If Lin Mu killed him, the remaining six Original Sin Gods would be unable to activate their great formation, directly reducing their overall strength by more than half.
Although his life wouldn't be in danger, he would certainly be targeted by Lin Mu at every turn, and he might even become the most miserable among the Seven Original Sin Gods.
Thinking of this, a trace of regret welled up in the God of Wrath's heart.
Just a few days ago, he had proactively reported Lin Mu's situation to his lord, but the result had the exact opposite effect.
It actually attracted the lord's attention and even led him to consider passing his god seat to Lin Mu.
This was simply shooting himself in the foot.
At this moment, the God of Destruction sat on his throne, looking down at the God of Wrath.
He wore a massive, purplish-black cloak, its hood almost completely obscuring his head, revealing only a few strands of dark red hair and a pair of scarlet eyes.
He lightly tapped the armrest of his seat, his sharp gaze seemingly piercing through the God of Wrath's thoughts as he said calmly, "Wrath, I know you've had some conflicts with my chosen successor."
"Do you know that the Sea God came to see me earlier?"
"He complained that you went to his place of inheritance, snatched someone from his grasp, and even planned to harm his chosen successor."
"You were in the wrong first, and you seriously need to change your bad temper."
Hearing this, the God of Wrath's eyes widened in disbelief. His master was actually this biased towards a human he had never even met!
And that Sea God was far too petty.
He had only stolen a mere Black-level examinee from him, yet he actually went to complain to the Lord.
Moreover, that Black-level examinee was already dying; he had only wanted to play around with him. He hadn't expected the Sea God to hold such a grudge.
A moment later, the God of Wrath looked up at the God of Destruction and said solemnly, "Lord, I only wanted him to inherit my divine position, but he looked down on me and even destroyed my divine thought. What did I do wrong?"
Even now, the God of Wrath still didn't think he had done anything wrong.
As one of the Seven Original Sin Gods, he believed he had certain bottom lines.
He wouldn't violate the rules of the Divine Realm in a struggle for a successor, unlike the God of Fire and the others.
Those three were the ones who deserved punishment!
However, ultimately, this whole affair was Lin Mu's fault. As a mere human, how dare he show no reverence for the gods?
"Insolence!"
Seeing that the God of Wrath remained unrepentant, the God of Destruction slammed his hand on the armrest, stood up abruptly, and pointed at him, cursing.
"How dare you even mention this to me?"
"I haven't even settled this score with you yet! You are supposed to be one of my most capable lieutenants, yet a mere mortal destroyed your divine consciousness! You've utterly disgraced me!"
"Besides, he is now my chosen successor, and you still dare to act so ungratefully!"
The God of Destruction was furious. He had originally intended to give the God of Wrath a way out.
After all, he was a subordinate who had followed him for many years, but the guy wasn't listening at all.
If it weren't for the Seven Original Sins Formation, he would have killed him on the spot.
However, he knew very well that the God of Wrath's temper was always like this, and it was precisely because he knew this that he was worried about the God of Wrath's future.
Even so, a subordinate was ultimately just a subordinate, and he wouldn't change his mind just for their sake.
Moreover, this decision was not made by him alone, but by him and his wife together, so that they could retire early and live a happy, fulfilling life.
For them, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If they missed it, retiring would be difficult, as finding another couple perfectly suited for both the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life would be almost impossible.
"My lord, I know I was wrong. Please punish me."
Seeing the God of Destruction's thunderous rage, the God of Wrath instantly became obedient.
He wouldn't have shown any fear towards any other first-class god, but he dared not disobey his direct superior.
Now, only two paths remained for him.
Either find his own successor as soon as possible so he could escape this mess, or secretly sabotage Lin Mu's God of Destruction trial to solve the problem at its root.
The latter was too risky; once his lord found out, he would be completely finished.
Therefore, he could only choose the first path.
Inside the Sea God Temple.
"Brother Lin Mu, during the process of absorbing the soul ring just now, I vaguely heard a woman's voice telling me to accept her divine trial."
Having just absorbed the divinely bestowed soul ring, Ye Lingling threw herself into Lin Mu's arms, her tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.
As long as she could obtain a divine position, she could enter the God Realm with her Brother Lin Mu.
"Just now, I also received a divine trial."
As he spoke, Lin Mu patted Ye Lingling's head and then gently touched the tree-shaped mark between her eyebrows.
Instantly, the scepter mark on his own forehead flashed.
This completely confirmed his guess: the inheritance he received was the Destruction Divine Trial, while Ye Lingling's inheritance was the Life Divine Trial.
"Master, you received another divine test?"
Tang San's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
He had worked so hard to finally obtain a single divine inheritance, while his master had easily received four divine inheritance delivered straight to his door.
The gap between them was completely beyond his reach.
Besides him, Yu Tianheng and the others also stared at Lin Mu in astonishment.
Although they had already passed the Sea God's trial and their strength had greatly improved, compared to a true divine inheritance, their progress was nothing.
"Now there is only one left. The previous three divine trials have disappeared," Lin Mu said calmly.
Compared to the inheritance of the God of Destruction, the inheritances of the Elemental Gods were indeed less alluring.
Furthermore, Thunder Atlas Armor, wielding the absolute power of thunder, was incredibly suitable for the position of the God of Destruction.
However, he hadn't initially considered the position of the God of Destruction.
After all, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction were husband and wife, and the God of Destruction certainly wouldn't retire alone. This meant that the two God King positions had to be inherited simultaneously.
Although Ye Lingling's martial soul possessed the life attribute, her innate talent was clearly insufficient for such an inheritance.
According to Lin Mu's original plan, Ye Lingling would be lucky to inherit the position of a second-class god; inheriting the position of the Goddess of Life was supposed to be almost impossible.
Since nothing unexpected had happened, the Goddess of Life must have actively lowered her standards.
"Only a single God King position left."
Thinking this, Tang San looked at the scepter mark on his master's forehead. The mark alone contained an extremely terrifying aura.
This showed that the god who chose his master was likely even stronger than the Sea God.