A pleasant day has already come to an end. Perhaps due to the difference in the flow of time between the inner and outer realms, it was only at sunset and dusk that a large-scale change appeared once again in the vortex above the waterfall stone wall. At the same time, everyone's gaze and attention were drawn over.
Gray aura transformed into chaotic currents that scattered in all directions. Everyone was blown back several steps. Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling's steps were somewhat unsteady, and their faces appeared slightly pale, but the two of them still stubbornly supported their extremely exhausted bodies as they stood within the group.
Shen Liu Yu secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. From the corner of his eye, he kept secretly glancing at the two of them, then looked toward Shen Han Yu standing not far away, and finally silently gave his own elder brother a thumbs up…
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The airflow emerging from the vortex became increasingly violent. Stones the size of basketballs on the riverbank were directly blown high into the sky by it, then smashed down heavily, producing wave after wave of loud booms.
Amid the continuous resounding booms, the spatial fluctuations around the vortex grew even more intense. Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes slightly, a trace of undisguised disgust appearing within them. For a deity like the God of Death, including herself, there weren't many in the God Realm who held any good feelings toward him. Of course, the God Realm itself was a world of interests with little emotional entanglement.
The space inside seemed to have undergone some tremendous change. The powerhouses present who had some understanding of spatial power could all sense the changes within. It was a kind of compression, or rather a miniaturization. The originally vast and boundless space was being shrunk at an extremely fast speed, and the energy contained within was also being compressed at high speed. Before long, the entire space completely disappeared before everyone's eyes.
The gray vortex began to flicker in and out of existence. Its internal structure had become extremely fragile and only needed a slight stimulus to completely collapse. Just as everyone was worried about Bai Nian's safety, a ghostly figure suddenly walked out from the gray vortex and leaped to appear before the group with a single bound.
After this figure appeared, the gray vortex finally let out a mournful cry before completely collapsing. Even the stone wall behind it slowly began to crumble. The rumbling sound of water approached from afar. Shen Han Yu opened a barrier, protecting everyone. In the next moment, a towering flood roared past above their heads. Before long, the water flow grew smaller again. Only then did Shen Han Yu dispel the shield. He then led everyone to slightly higher, drier ground.
It was only after the surrounding environment became somewhat cleaner that everyone finally had the chance to look up and examine the figure that had rushed out from the gray vortex. For a moment, a trace of surprise flashed through everyone's eyes.
Bai Nian's coldly indifferent face showed no change whatsoever. However, her long hair had now turned into a lifeless gray. A fringe had also appeared on her forehead, but this fringe only covered her right eye. The long hair behind her fell straight down to her waist. The clothes on her body had also transformed into a set of gray robes, with several strange patterns remaining on them.
What surprised everyone the most was Bai Nian's current temperament. Her original temperament was cold and aloof, but on top of that, Bai Nian now carried an additional trace of gloominess and nobility. Simply put, the current Bai Nian was like a strange noble, mysterious and unfathomable.
As Bai Nian's close sister, Xue Ke hesitated for a moment before stepping forward two steps and taking Bai Nian's hand. She then asked softly:
"Are you okay?"
Bai Nian gently shook her head, then said softly:
"I'm fine. Everything went relatively smoothly. I completed the God of Death's assessment at the final time limit and successfully obtained the qualification to inherit the God of Death's position. My first God of Death examination has now begun…"
As she spoke, Bai Nian slightly tilted her head, and the strange gray mark on her forehead became clearly visible before everyone.
There was no surprise in Shen Han Yu's eyes. He simply asked softly:
"How difficult is the God of Death assessment? Are there any restrictions, or is there anything you cannot complete alone right now…"
Bai Nian shook her head, then looked at Shen Han Yu and said:
"It's alright. The God of Death assessment isn't actually that difficult. According to the God of Death's words after I completed the test, his god position level has dropped. This situation is extremely special. Correspondingly, the difficulty of my god examination has also been lowered by more than one level. However, whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I don't know…"
"God's position level drop?"
Shen Han Yu raised an eyebrow, then quickly stepped forward. His spiritual power was also mobilized. Bai Nian sensed the anomaly but did not resist in any way, allowing Shen Han Yu's spiritual power to pass through the two-colored mark on his forehead and enter the mark on her own forehead.
Unexpectedly, after Shen Han Yu probed for a while, no other expression appeared on his face.
Gu Yuena also stepped forward curiously to observe. After a while, she frowned slightly, then looked toward Shen Han Yu. After confirming that the other party had nothing to say, she said:
"The God of Death's method of proving his way and becoming a god is special. His god position itself is composed of the death and despair aura of countless living beings. Surprisingly, the God of Death position has now become a second-level god position, but upon careful thought, it is actually traceable. However, this is not a big problem. This girl has exceptional talent. Even if the God of Death position is currently a second-level god position, after she becomes a god and cultivates for a period of time, she will definitely be able to restore the god position level…"
After a pause, Gu Yuena added:
"Although the laws of the God Realm restrict first-level gods from becoming God Kings, they do not restrict other gods below God King level from advancing. As long as your talent is good enough, even if you inherit a third-level god position, through arduous cultivation you can still become a top-tier first-level deity…"
Shen Han Yu nodded. His eyes were calm and without ripples. He then said softly:
"Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. The god position has already been obtained. There's no longer much meaning in staying here. Prepare yourselves. We're returning to the City Lord's Mansion. Next, we should head to the Evil Demon Forest…"
As he spoke, Shen Han Yu's gaze turned toward Bai Nian again, and he continued:
"Xiao Nian's inheritance ground is a part of the Evil Demon Forest that the God of Death split off. If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Nian's first God of Death examination can also be completed in the Evil Demon Forest…"
Bai Nian nodded somewhat surprisedly, then said softly:
"The content of my first exam is to kill, without external help, one hundred soul beasts with cultivation of ten thousand years or above and ten soul beasts with cultivation of fifty thousand years or above within three days, then plunder their life force. The god exam rewards are also very simple: 5% God of Death affinity and… part of the life energy…"
"Additionally, due to the downgrading of the God of Death position, the content of the God of Death examinations has also undergone considerable changes. The God of Death directly handed one of his divine artifacts to me…"
As her words fell, everyone simultaneously glanced at Gu Yuena, but seeing that the other party's expression showed no change, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yuena naturally noticed everyone's gazes. She chuckled lightly and said:
"The soul beasts of the Evil Demon Great Forest are not my people. As long as you don't go on a killing spree in the Star Dou Great Forest, you can do whatever you want. I don't have that much free time…"
Gu Yuena did not say this against her will. She was the new co-ruler of the soul beast clan, but that did not mean she cared about the survival of any kind or any individual soul beast. The concepts of the soul beast clan and humans were ultimately different in many ways. Even if they harbored much goodwill, in the face of natural laws, most beings would still choose to disregard them.
Even someone as powerful as the Beast God Di Tian only cared about and was concerned with the reproduction and survival of those rare and powerful soul beasts. As for other races that were numerous but weak and useless, in Di Tian's eyes they did not even qualify to become food, let alone be protected. This was a bloody fact.
In Gu Yuena's heart, the soul beasts of the Evil Demon Great Forest neither believed in her nor had any relationship with her whatsoever. She felt not the slightest concern about Shen Han Yu's group targeting them.
After everyone's opinions aligned, the usually calm Bai Nian slowly lifted the fringe that covered her right eye.
The fringe slowly moved aside, revealing the eye beneath. Only then did everyone discover in surprise that Bai Nian's right eye had changed dramatically at some point.
At this moment, there was not a trace of black in Bai Nian's right eye; it was filled with a deathly white. In this state, her eye seemed to have become a symbol of death. Just one glance caused Qiu Ruoshui, who was curiously observing from the side, to feel as if her soul had been completely swallowed. Her entire person felt as though she had entered the deep sea, thoroughly sinking…
Bai Nian once again lowered her fringe to cover this eye, then said softly:
"The God of Death possesses two top-tier divine artifacts. This eye is one of them. Its name is the Eye of Death, a top-tier first-level divine artifact. Even though I can only grasp a little bit of its surface now, with just this, I can see through the bodily weaknesses of ordinary Title Douluo realm powerhouses. Once I fully master it in the future, it will even be enough to see through a person's remaining lifespan with a single glance…"
"Besides the Eye of Death, the other divine artifact possessed by the God of Death is the Death Scythe. However, this divine artifact does not have a clear rank classification. This artifact itself is part of the God of Death. In the hands of someone who possesses the God of Death position, it is the most suitable divine artifact. Its value is immeasurable. However, I have completed too few God of Death examinations so far and cannot summon it yet. I estimate that once I complete the fifth exam, I will gain control over it."
Qiu Ruoshui slowly came back to her senses. A trace of surprise also appeared in everyone's eyes. Gu Yuena chuckled lightly again, though her laughter sounded somewhat strange.
"Little girl, do you know the true origin of the Death Scythe…"
Bai Nian shook her head slightly. Her understanding of these two divine artifacts all came from the memory transmission before the God of Death's divine thought dissipated. If not for these memories, she probably wouldn't even know what kind of deity's god position she had inherited.
Gu Yuena's gaze gradually became distant. She then said softly:
"The Death Scythe is a top divine artifact forged by the God of Death at the time he became a god. When the God of Death became a god, he once abandoned his own body and seized the body of a powerful expert. His original body was forged by him during his ascension using a planar tribulation into a weapon symbolizing death, that is the current Death Scythe…"
As soon as these words were spoken, a trace of surprise appeared in everyone's eyes. Forging one's own body into a weapon was something ordinary people truly could not do.
But Gu Yuena's words had not ended. She continued:
"Although the origin of the Death Scythe is somewhat unknown to others, its fame resounds throughout the entire God Realm…"
"Unlike the Asura Demon Sword, which governs slaughter, or the Sea God's Trident, which controls the power of the sea, the Death Scythe governs eternal death and slaughter. In a certain sense, it is also a super divine artifact, though it has not received recognition from the plane or the God Realm…"
"Back then in the God Realm, the Death Scythe was once the divine artifact that had slain the second-highest number of deities after the Asura Demon Sword. After slaying those deities, the Death Scythe would absorb all of their divine power and even spiritual power, converting them into its own strength…"
"Once you obtain it, you will discover its mystery and power…"
Bai Nian swallowed a mouthful of saliva. She too had her own pursuits regarding power. This was the shadow left from her youth. By now, these shadows had become symbols that motivated her. Although she had felt somewhat disappointed at first, hearing Gu Yuena say this now undoubtedly made her look forward to it even more…
"Alright, let's talk about the rest when we get back. It's time for us to leave this place now…"
Shen Han Yu somewhat helplessly interrupted everyone's discussion. He then waved his hand, and a spatial rift suddenly appeared behind the group. Shui Bing'er, who had recovered, was the first to step into it. Xu Yuexuan and the others followed one after another. As for the strongest members like Shen Han Yu, they naturally walked at the back.
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The moment everyone's figures completely disappeared from this river valley, a strand of gray aura suddenly drifted out from the ruined stone wall that had crumbled into debris. It then transformed into a nearly transparent human figure.
"God Realm…"
"What a familiar term. Just wait. There are quite a few deities who made the same choice as me. The dawn of victory has already appeared before us. Once the time comes, stepping across that threshold will be as easy as can be…"
After the transparent figure appeared, everything around it once again entered a state of stillness. All sounds of wind and grass vanished. Everything turned into a deathly gray. But soon, as if its energy could not hold on, the transparent figure did not last very long. In the short span of a blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
Everything around slowly returned to normal. A fish emerged from the edge of the ruins formed by the collapsed stone wall. The river water was still somewhat turbid, but it showed no fear. Its body exerted force, and it leaped straight out of the water, attempting to swim upstream.
But unfortunately, it fell straight into the ruins. The feeling of suffocation slowly caused it to lose the strength to struggle. Amid endless dizziness, it saw countless companions who had also chosen to swim against the current. Even though the process was extremely perilous and a single misstep could cost them their lives, they advanced wave after wave without the slightest hesitation…
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