Night had fallen.
The dormitory area of Shrek Academy was silent; most students had finished their day's Cultivate or entertainment and had already entered their dreams. Only a few windows still shone with the light of lamps, belonging to those exceptionally diligent students still meditating or working hard.
Furina sat cross-legged on her single dormitory bed, eyes slightly closed, breathing long and deep, entering a state of deep meditation. Her mental force was like an undercurrent beneath a calm lake, slowly circulating, sensing the thin water elements in the surrounding air, absorbing and refining them bit by bit, transforming them into her own Soul Power.
Meanwhile, her cultivation of the Taiyi Spirit Refining Art never slackened. This spirit refining Cultivation Technique, which originated from the System, showed amazing adaptability in this world, allowing her mental force to grow far faster than her Soul Power's rate of increase.
Soul Power must be improved, but mental force must also be improved; this would be of great benefit to her Late Stage development.
After an unknown amount of time, a familiar, warm, and vast fluctuation of intent, like a stone thrown into a heart-lake, rippled through the mental world she had constructed during meditation.
"Are you there? Are you there, little Furina?" A lively female voice with a clear smile rang directly in her consciousness, her tone light, even a bit... playful.
It was the Water God.
Furina did not open her eyes, her concentration high, as she responded in her heart: "I am here, Lady Water God. Contacting me so late, is there a result? Is it good news or... bad news? Is that God of Destruction willing to talk to me?"
"Oh, of course it's good news!" The Water God's voice sounded very proud. "When I, the Water God, take action, I'm worth two of anyone else! Besides, although Destruction has a bit of a bad temper and keeps a straight face all day as if everyone owes him money, he isn't some pedantic, stubborn, or heartless old fossil. He just... well, he doesn't like the convoluted social niceties of the God Realm and thinks they're a waste of time."
She paused, her tone becoming a bit more serious: "I told him about your situation, and some of the things you mentioned... regarding his wife, the Goddess of Life's God Position. He's quite interested and agreed to talk to you. I've already set up the connection for you; his Divine Thought will be here shortly. I'll head out first, you two have a good chat~"
"Thank you, Lady Water God," Furina thanked her sincerely, then added a bit playfully, "Or should I say... thank you, Sister Water God?"
"Heehee, what a sweet-talking girl! I like the title'Sister'!" The Water God was clearly very happy to be called "Sister," and the joyful emotion coming from her Divine Thought almost overflowed. "Alright, I won't disturb your business. Remember, Destruction is the type who responds to kindness but not to force; it's better to be direct. Good luck~"
As the words fell, the Water God's gentle and vast Divine Thought receded like a tide, vanishing without a trace.
Furina's spirits lifted; she knew that what came next was the real highlight.
Almost the second after the Water God's Divine Thought disappeared, a completely different, incredibly massive, heavy intent, carrying the aura of destruction and ending, crashed into her mental world!
This intent was filled with an unspeakable sense of majesty and pressure. Fortunately, the other party had some control and bore no hostility toward Furina; otherwise, a Divine Thought alone might have been enough to kill her.
"Hello, little girl."
A deep, thick voice full of the accumulation of ages rang deep within Furina's consciousness. Every word seemed to come from the ancient starry sky, carrying unquestionable power.
"I am the God of Destruction, one of the three Great Enforcement Gods of the God Realm, and also one of the five Great God Kings."
The God of Destruction's Divine Thought was much more solid and heavy than the Water God's, and it lacked much "human touch," being closer to an Incarnation of certain rules. However, he clearly controlled his power intentionally, causing no substantial pressure on Furina; it was more like a ceremony to declare his identity.
"I heard from the Water God that you wanted to talk to me. Is it about... the Legacy of the Goddess of Life's God Position?" The God of Destruction went straight to the point, without any pleasantries. He didn't like playing those empty games; although Tang San was good at that and had won the trust of many gods, he wasn't good at it and didn't want to learn.
Furina steadied her mind and responded with a clear and calm mental intent: "Lord God of Destruction, hello. It is my honor to speak with you directly. Regarding the Legacy and God Trial of the Goddess of Life, I am indeed very willing to accept them. After all, that is a God King-level God Position, accompanied by a ultra divine artifact... who would refuse such an opportunity?"
Her tone was frank, making no secret of her desire for the God Position and power. In front of an existence of this level, hypocritical humility might instead cause resentment.
"Heh." The God of Destruction seemed to chuckle softly, his Divine Thought carrying a hint of understanding. "It seems that girl, the Water God, really told you everything."
In his view, for Furina, a Mortal of the Lower Realm, to know the specific details of the Goddess of Life's God Position and even the existence of a ultra divine artifact, it must have been revealed by the Water God. He did not suspect any other channels, because information about the God Realm was absolute top secret to the Lower Realm.
Although Furina called herself the "Water God" and followed a special path of becoming a god through faith, the God of Destruction could perceive that she was still essentially a Mortal, definitely not a Reincarnation from the God Realm or an external deity. As for how she knew the method of becoming a god through faith, perhaps she had a fortuitous encounter or it was related to other gods, but that wasn't important.
Furina did not explain, allowing the God of Destruction to misunderstand. Following his words, she said, "Sister Water God did indeed tell me a lot. However, what I want to talk to you about today is not just about the Goddess of Life's God Position."
"Oh?" The God of Destruction's Divine Thought fluctuated slightly, showing a hint of interest. "Then what do you want to talk about?"
Furina took a deep breath and said slowly, "Lord God of Destruction, you should know... Sea God Tang San, right?"
At the mention of this name, the God of Destruction's Divine Thought clearly stagnated for a moment, then recovered, but that originally heavy aura of destruction seemed to thicken slightly by accident.
"Naturally, I know him." The God of Destruction's voice betrayed no emotion, but Furina keenly caught a hint of a ripple beneath that calm tone.
"He is a deity who ascended from your Douluo Continent, inheriting the dual God Positions of the Sea God and the Asura God, and is now also one of the three Great Enforcement Gods of the God Realm. Moreover... before the previous God of Goodness and God of Evil, those two God Kings, left the God Realm and reincarnated into the Mortal world, they granted him the supreme authority over the God Realm. I don't know what those two God Kings were thinking..."
Having said this, the God of Destruction paused before continuing, "Why do you mention him? This seems to have no direct connection with you inheriting my wife's God Position."
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