"Qingmu, you're back?"
On the island at sea, Ye Lingling's eyes lit up when she saw Qing Mu appear beside her.
"Yes, I'm back."
Qing Mu nodded slightly, then glanced at Ye Lingling and said with a smile, "The life force on your body is getting stronger and stronger. How far along is the Divine Trial?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling smiled and replied, "I have already passed the sixth test. The Goddess of Life's test is not difficult, and it is very suitable for me. I believe that I can complete all the tests in a few years at most and ascend to the God Realm with you."
The trials of the Goddess of Life are often tests of her compassionate heart as a healer, something Ye Lingling, as the inheritor of the Nine-Star Begonia, already possesses.
Moreover, since the Goddess of Life had agreed to descend to the mortal realm with her husband, the God of Destruction, she wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for Ye Lingling. She would just do what was appropriate; she couldn't really make it impossible for Ye Lingling to pass through, could she?
However, to Ye Lingling's surprise, Qing Mu did not seem too happy after hearing this, but instead sighed with some worry.
"I hope so, but I'm afraid some people won't let us have our way."
As she said this, Qingmu also glanced up at the sky.
Although he is no longer afraid of the God of Destruction after his deal with Gu Yuena, he still hopes for a peaceful handover if possible.
After all, the God of Destruction is a god-king who has lived for countless years and is somewhat mentally unstable. Who knows what he might do if pushed too far?
However, at that moment, a bolt of lightning carrying an aura of destruction struck down from the sky, shattering the space in its path, its target being Qing Mu.
"Da na~"
At this critical moment, Ivysaur stepped forward, and an incredibly dazzling beam of sunlight shot out from his back, colliding with the purple lightning that contained an aura of destruction.
"Click~"
The energy of the blazing sunlight clashed violently with the destructive purple lightning, and a large amount of energy aftershocks dissipated, instantly shattering the surrounding space once again.
Soon, the blazing sunlight and purple lightning disappeared, and at that moment, a thin figure dressed in black robes appeared in the sky above Poseidon Island.
The God of Destruction frowned as he stared at Qing Mu below, somewhat surprised and uncertain, and said, "You were actually able to block my attack?"
Considering Qing Mu's strength, which far surpasses that of others of the same level, the purple lightning bolt from the God of Destruction, though not at its full power, was still powerful enough to severely injure some second-level gods in the God Realm. It was far beyond what mortals like Qing Mu, who had not yet become gods, could withstand.
But Qingmu not only blocked it, but did so seemingly effortlessly, clearly leaving room for maneuver.
Is this really something a human being who hasn't even become a god could do?
"Hmph! You think you can kill me with a mere casual strike? You're really overestimating yourself, God of Destruction!"
Qing Mu stared at the God of Destruction and snorted coldly.
He never expected that this God of Destruction would actually dare to break the rules of the divine realm and descend to the mortal world to attack him without authorization.
If he hadn't been on guard and gone to the Silver Dragon King to gain some experience, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed, given his previous level.
"The God of Destruction?"
It was only then that Ye Lingling reacted, looked at Qing Mu, and then looked at the God of Destruction in the sky in shock.
Isn't Qingmu the successor of the God of Destruction? Why would the God of Destruction want to kill Qingmu?
Upon hearing this, the God of Destruction laughed heartily: "I admit you do have some strength, but now that I have descended in my true form, do you think you can escape your fate of death?"
"We'll find out how it actually is once we try it."
Qing Mu's expression was indifferent. If the God of Destruction had arrived earlier, he would have been truly afraid. However, after gaining a lot of experience from Gu Yuena, he already possessed the strength to contend with the God of Destruction.
Even though he hasn't received any divine blessing yet!
Meanwhile, in the realm of gods!
"That guy Destruction actually went down to the lower realm, and Qing Mu actually blocked his fatal blow."
Upon seeing this, Poseidon's eyes flashed.
Although Qingmu erased his inheritance mark, making his face look somewhat unsightly, he didn't really care too much. After all, his face was already gone when he decided to pass on his inheritance to Ivysaur.
Poseidon's feelings for Qing Mu were more about appreciating his talent. With Qing Mu's strength, even without a divine inheritance, becoming a god was only a matter of time, and the current situation proved his prediction.
Qing Mu refused the divine throne inheritance from him and the God of Destruction, and there was no aura of a divine throne on her body. This means that Qing Mu broke through to level 100 on her own without relying on the divine throne inheritance.
Furthermore, Qingmu's combat power is even more outrageous. He is able to withstand the attack of the God of Destruction, one of the five great god kings. Even a casual strike is something that some second-level gods cannot do.
It's such a pity that such a genius was killed by the God of Destruction.
A myriad of thoughts flashed by in an instant, and then Poseidon sighed and disappeared from the Temple of the Sea God.
...
"It seems you really don't know your own limitations."
Upon hearing this, the God of Destruction's expression turned cold, and he said, word by word, "Let me show you what it means to be a God-King!"
As he spoke, the God of Destruction waved his hand, and a bolt of purple lightning, even more powerful and thicker than before, shot out like a spear.
In an instant, the sky was stained with this lightning spear, space shattered, seawater flowed backward, and everything around seemed to be wiped away at will under this lightning spear.
Faced with the God of Destruction's seemingly world-destroying attack, Qing Mu remained completely calm.
A dazzling light shone from Ivysaur's body, and then Ivysaur's body suddenly grew larger.
During the transformation, a huge, blazing white beam of light shot out, almost instantly engulfing the lightning spear of the God of Destruction.
"What?"
Faced with the blazing sunlight rushing towards him, the God of Destruction immediately reached out and conjured a black wall to block it. Although he managed to block it, his previous disdainful expression disappeared.
At this moment, Ivysaur had also reached its strongest form.
Compared to the original Titanium Gigantamax Mega Venusaur, the current Venusaur is significantly smaller in size. However, Venusaur's power has not weakened at all; on the contrary, it has become stronger.
On Venusaur's head and throughout its body, strange emerald green patterns faintly appeared, indicating that Venusaur had undergone some kind of fundamental transformation.
On the emerald green pattern atop Venusaur's head, Qing Mu stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering in the wind, his emerald green divine power surging around him, like a war god looking down at the god of destruction.
••••••••••
After 3 months, only 4 new chapters of this novel have been updated because Arthur is focusing on his new novel. I've uploaded that novel on my profile, and you can find it here. I'm uploading these 4 chapters to update you and encourage you to read Arthur's new work.