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Huo Yuhao's gaze was tightly locked onto the floating Destruction Scepter before him, and he couldn't help but hold his breath a little.
Even though the God of Destruction admitted that it had fallen from the Peak of a Super Divine Artifact and could only exert the power of an ordinary Divine Artifact, it was still a Divine Artifact, an existence that surpassed all Spirit Tools and Spirits in the mortal world, the supreme weapon that only gods were qualified to wield.
Before this, he had never even seen the shadow of a Divine Artifact, but now, a real Divine Artifact was floating within his reach, emanating an aura of destruction that made his Soul tremble.
The God of Destruction took in the shock and desire in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth beneath his cloak twitched imperceptibly.
Then he said in a deep voice: "I now only have a wisp of a remnant Soul left, and my God Position has long since shattered along with my physical body, so I cannot pass it on to you."
"But this Super Divine Artifact that has accompanied me for countless epochs, although damaged, still retains its power."
"Today, I will give it to you." As his voice fell, the God of Destruction gave Huo Yuhao no time to react at all.
His right hand, covered by his purple-black cloak, reached out from his sleeve and tapped lightly in Huo Yuhao's direction.
The Destruction Scepter floating before Huo Yuhao suddenly began to tremble violently, and the pale purple gem at the top of the scepter erupted with a blinding, intense light.
The entire scepter turned into a streak of purple-black light condensed to the extreme within the radiance, moving so fast that Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes couldn't even track its trajectory before it instantly pierced into his glabella and vanished.
Huo Yuhao let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning as pale as paper, the veins on his forehead bulging, and cold sweat cascaded down his temples like a waterfall.
That pain was exactly the same as when he had endured the impact of the Power of Destruction in the valley, but it was more than ten times more intense than any previous time.
That will of destruction raged wildly within his Spiritual Sea, like a Vicious Beast that had been imprisoned for countless epochs having finally found an exit, roaring and biting, wanting to tear his Spiritual Sea into pieces.
He clenched his teeth tightly, desperately mobilizing all his mental force to resist the impact of that will of destruction.
But his Spirit Domain Realm mental force was still as fragile as a paper dam before the Divine Artifact-level power of destruction, and it looked like it was about to be breached by that purple-black torrent.
Just at this critical moment, the Goddess of Life flashed and appeared beside Huo Yuhao.
Her water-green long dress traced a graceful arc in the Void Realm, and her slender, warm hands were gently raised and placed on the temples on both sides of Huo Yuhao's head.
The moment her palms touched his skin, a jade-green energy of life, like the first warm current after the spring snow melted, gushed from her fingertips into Huo Yuhao's body.
That power of life was gentle yet vast, like a mother's hand caressing an infant, silently seeping into Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea.
It did not confront the tyrannical power of destruction head-on, but instead, like spring rain nourishing all things, it wrapped around the power of destruction layer by layer, dissolving the violence and killing intent within the will of destruction bit by bit in the gentlest way.
Under the nourishment of this energy of life, the intense pain in Huo Yuhao's mind that had almost torn his consciousness apart gradually eased.
His tightly furrowed brows relaxed bit by bit, and a trace of color finally returned to his pale face.
A moment later, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes.
The first image that met his eyes was the Goddess of Life's stunningly beautiful face, mere inches away.
Those emerald-green eyes were filled with tenderness and concern, watching him without blinking.
Seeing him wake up, the Goddess of Life breathed a sigh of relief, slowly moved her hands away from his temples, and stepped back half a step.
She explained softly: "The Power of Destruction contained within the Destruction Scepter is too overbearing; even though it has fallen from the rank of a Super Divine Artifact, it is definitely not something your current cultivation can easily withstand."
"So, I used the Power of Life to plant a Life Seed deep within your Spiritual Sea. This seed will continuously release the aura of life, forming a balance with the Power of Destruction."
"With it there, the Destruction Scepter will never be able to backlash against you again."
The God of Destruction looked at Huo Yuhao and said solemnly: "You carry the Luck of the Douluo Continent. As long as you do not fall halfway, you will definitely be able to step into the God rank in the future. This is the path fate has paved for you, and no one can stop it."
"As long as you return to Ten Thousand Years ago and make contact with us in the Divine Realm in that timeline, we will be able to discover the power of destruction and life within you."
"This might allow us to foresee what will happen in the future, make preparations in advance, avoid that fatal calamity, and prevent the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life of that timeline from repeating our mistakes."
The Goddess of Life stood to the side, listening quietly to the God of Destruction finish, her lips curling slightly upward, revealing a gentle smile.
She took over the conversation, her emerald-green eyes gazing gently at Huo Yuhao: "Of course, this favor will not go unrewarded."
"You can carefully comprehend the Law of Destruction and Life within your Spiritual Sea. Even if you only grasp a little bit, it will be of great benefit to your future path of cultivation."
Speaking of this, she lowered her eyelids slightly, and a trace of faint desolation flashed through her beautiful emerald-green eyes.
The Goddess of Life sighed softly and continued: "At the end of the day, the two of us are just two wisps of remnant Souls about to dissipate; we simply cannot hold on for too long."
"We cannot bestow upon you a complete God Position Legacy, but if you can make contact with the God Realm before ascending to it Ten Thousand Years ago, with both of us in our prime in that era, we would be fully capable of bestowing a God Position Legacy upon you."
The God of Destruction nodded heavily: "That's right, so you brat, remember this: if you return to Ten Thousand Years ago and encounter the Legacy of the God of Emotions as in the original history, don't be in a rush to accept it."
"The God of Emotions is only a First-Class Divinity in the God Realm. While not exactly weak, compared to the two of us God Kings, the gap is not just a little bit."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's clear eyes suddenly lit up. It wasn't that the God of Emotions was bad, but the position of a God King was simply too tempting.
Since there was a chance to choose a stronger path, he naturally wanted to become the strongest one.
Tang San was able to shoulder the dual God Positions of the Sea God and the Asura God, and the Asura God was one of the five great God Kings of the God Realm.
As a child of the plane himself, why couldn't he set his own goals higher?
Huo Yuhao thought back to the information he had learned earlier; his original fate was actually to become Tang San's son-in-Law.
But in his heart, many unresolved doubts kept swirling.
Why did Wang Donger become Tang Wutong? If she really was Tang San's daughter, why would she appear on the Douluo Continent in the Lower Realm?
Moreover, the Tang San he heard about from Elder Jin did not seem to be as pure and noble as rumored on the continent; instead, he gave him a feeling of being selfish and self-interested.
Now, the remnant Souls of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, these two God Kings from the God Realm, were right before him; this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.
Perhaps from them, he could glimpse some truths he could never have reached before.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Huo Yuhao finally couldn't help but ask.
"Two Seniors, I wonder, in your eyes, what kind of person is the Sea God Tang San?"
As soon as he heard Huo Yuhao mention Tang San's name, the scarlet eyes beneath the God of Destruction's cloak flashed with an undisguised look of anger, followed immediately by a heavy snort from his nose.
"Hmph! Tang San? On the surface, he puts on an appearance of being fair, impartial, and selfless, always talking about being for the Divine Realm and for all living beings, but in his bones, he is extremely hypocritical!"
"It's one thing if others can't see through his mask, but I have worked with him for tens of thousands of years; his methods might fool others, but they cannot fool my eyes!"
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but be slightly stunned upon hearing this; he hadn't expected the God of Destruction to evaluate the Sea God with such blunt and merciless words.
The Goddess of Life sighed softly to the side, turning her head to cast a reproachful glance at the God of Destruction.
Her tone carried a hint of helplessness as she said: "Xiao Zi, your evaluation of the Sea God is far too subjective."
"Haven't the grievances between you and him passed already? Why are you still carrying such great anger even now?"
As she spoke, she turned her emerald-green eyes back to Huo Yuhao and said slowly: "Xiao Yuhao, the Sea God Tang San is actually a very responsible person."
"He has devoted himself for the stability of the Divine Realm, pouring his heart and soul into the survival of the Divine Realm."
"From the perspective of the Divine Realm, he is a dutiful God; this point cannot be erased no matter what."
As she spoke, she seemed to want to say more about the relationship between Tang San and the God of Emotions, this father-in-Law and son-in-law pair.
However, her words stopped abruptly just as they reached her lips because she suddenly remembered that when Tang San was testing his son-in-Law back then, he really didn't hold back, and Huo Yuhao had suffered quite a bit.
The God of Destruction let out another cold snort: "Little Green, you are just blinded by that hypocritical face of his!"
"You say he racks his brains for the God Realm? Then what about him disregarding the rules of the God Realm, and because he controls the God Realm Central Hub, frequently interfering in the affairs of the Lower Realm? Don't you know about all these?"
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