"It's over."
In the Forest of Life of the Divine Realm, the God of Destruction slowly stood up.
He swept his gaze over the Seven Deadly Sin Gods and said, "Your mission is complete. Return to your respective duties."
"Yes."
Seeing that their Lord was issuing a dismissal, the Seven Deadly Sin Gods didn't linger. Immediately after, they transformed into seven streaks of flowing light and vanished from before the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.
After the Seven Deadly Sin Gods departed, the God of Destruction was also preparing to leave this place. After all, to wait for the conclusion of Chen Junting's two trials, he had already stayed here for a full day. As the Enforcer, he had to get back to work.
"Little Green, I'll be going first."
The Goddess of Life smiled slightly, "Go ahead."
Thus, the God of Destruction turned to leave. However, right before he left... the God of Destruction flicked his finger, and a purple stream of light streaked across the sky. Under the premise of some attentive observers watching, it plunged into the chaotic void and then arrived at the Douluo Plane.
This was the reward for passing the second trial.
Meanwhile, at the Sea God Tang San's place.
"He passed another trial? His talent is indeed not bad."
And on the other side, at the God of Emotions' place.
"What's going on with Destruction and the Sea God? Now they're both paying attention to the same continent. What's so curious about this plane? It's all weird."
"How about..."
The God of Emotions, showing a hint of curiosity, suddenly had an idea. "I'll go find an opportunity to take a look as well?"
...
"Phew—"
Inside the Valley of Life, after Chen Junting exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, he abruptly opened his eyes, shooting out two beams of sharp light like arrows, piercing straight through the air in front of him.
"Didn't expect the last two stages to be so easy."
Upon returning from the void world of his mind, the first thing he did was mutter about the Gluttony third stage and the Envy fourth stage, which were set up like mere walk-ons. After complaining, he raised both hands, still holding the "Scepter of Life" and the "Scepter of Destruction." After a slight hesitation, he struck the two sticks together again.
Bang—
The sound of metal clashing rang out, but nothing happened. Chen Junting then took another glance at the sky. "Seems it's a one-time trigger."
Immediately after, he checked the rewards he had received for passing the second trial. He only heard a majestic voice resonate, "Second stage passed. Having perfectly experienced the trial of the Seven Deadly Sins, you can restrain your inner desires, and your disposition approaches perfection. Reward: A set of Divine Armament Forging Methods, a Divine Body Refining Technique, a Divine Soul Sublimation Technique, the Faith God Position Condensation Method, the Angel God God Position Condensation Method, and the Rakshasa God God Position Condensation Method."
This reward... are they not planning to let him live his "days" afterward!?
Because the reward for passing the trial was excessively generous, even after the voice disappeared, Chen Junting remained stunned for a long time, with only this single thought echoing in his mind.
When he finally came back to his senses, he directly extended his index finger and tapped the Rakshasa God seal on his brow. Who would have thought, this seal only flickered slightly before showing no further movement. It looked just like a decoration.
"The two God Kings really have good intentions."
As a smart person, Chen Junting naturally perceived the intentions of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion. However, after the sigh, his attention was entirely captivated by the rewards obtained from passing the second trial.
When he swept his gaze over the last two items of the reward, he knew that great minds think alike. Or rather, to some extent, these two God Kings were even bolder than he had initially imagined. After all, the Angel God God Position Condensation Method and the Rakshasa God God Position Condensation Method weren't just simple accounts of the process by which these two deities condensed their god positions when they were still mortals. Instead, they detailed how they collected faith, what kind of faith they collected, how they utilized faith, and what the god positions they ultimately condensed using faith represented. And so on—it could be said to be incredibly comprehensive.
As for why he said that from the last two rewards alone, one could see that great minds think alike, and even that the two God Kings were bolder...
This was because, early on when he visited the ruins of the Douluo Hall and saw the process of the first-generation Angel God, Qian Lingyun, becoming a god, an idea had sprouted in the depths of his heart. That was, if he wanted to rely on the power of faith to condense a god position, how should he choose it?
Coincidentally, the Angel God's god position was shattered. This also indicated that the rules controlled by the Angel God were, to some extent, vacant. Therefore, the direction he would take to condense his god position in the future could undoubtedly lean toward this angle.
However, the direction of the Angel God was ultimately somewhat incompatible with him. After all, what were the rules controlled by the Angel God's god position? Light, Sun, Sky, Order, Judgment... A whole mixed bag.
If it were inheriting a god position, then there would be no need to care about the so-called direction. As long as one completed the divine trial and met the affinity requirements of the god position, it would be fine. But condensing it oneself was a different story!
At least, that was what Chen Junting thought at the time when he had no evidence. And the facts proved that his guess back then was not wrong. The rules controlled by the Angel God's god position—some originated from the Angel martial soul itself, while others were likely the path Qian Lingyun walked when collecting faith and condensing the god position.
Coincidentally, this reward proved this point. And coincidentally, this path complemented the Angel martial soul perfectly.
So he wondered, what could complement the Seven Kill Sword?
Because fundamentally, in the world of Douluo Continent, a martial soul was the foundation of a strong individual. If he wanted to condense a god position in the future, he absolutely could not bypass the key factor of his martial soul.
And what about the Seven Kill Sword?
Aside from the sword itself, the emphasis was heavily on the word "Kill"!
Therefore, when Chen Junting later took Gu Tianchen with him to venture into Slaughter City, it was nothing more than the influence of this idea.
Everyone knew (well, actually not everyone), that the Divine Realm had three famously renowned deities related to slaughter. First was the Asura God, one of the five God Kings of the Divine Realm Committee, and also one of Tang San's god positions; Second was the Rakshasa God, a Main God of the Divine Realm, whose throne had been vacant since Bibi Dong's death; Third was the Slaughter God, who was less familiar; although a subordinate of the Asura God, it was only known that he died during an enforcement process.
Presumably, among these three gods, the Slaughter God was the weakest.
But regardless, all three of these deities matched the "Kill" character within the Seven Kill Sword martial soul. However, when it came to the Asura God's god position, Chen Junting would never hold any hope from start to finish. Because that belonged to Tang San; if he didn't let go, who could obtain it? So the only ones left were the Slaughter God and the Rakshasa God.
Actually, in the beginning, Chen Junting had wondered if he could obtain the so-called inheritance of the Rakshasa God or the Slaughter God in Slaughter City. He didn't need to truly inherit the god position; just having the opportunity to participate in the divine trial would be enough. Unexpectedly, he ended up catching the eye of the God of Destruction in Slaughter City, and successfully obtained the Rakshasa God's divine trial as he wished.
Therefore, on his path to condensing his own god position, Chen Junting planned to condense it by referring to the duties of the Angel God and the Rakshasa God. As for the rules he would control, he set them in directions like arbitration, judgment, slaughter... all of which aligned with the Seven Kill Sword and fit the domains of the two major god positions. Anyway, the Angel God's god position was shattered, so there was no need to worry about that.
And as for the rule of Slaughter, having one or two deities in that domain wouldn't make a difference.
However, after obtaining this reward, he realized that his ideas were still conservative compared to those of the two God Kings.
Because within the latter two rewards, there was more or less some hidden content mixed in. Hmm... to be precise, it was mainly the content interspersed within the Rakshasa God God Position Condensation Method. The general gist was: how to plunder the rules controlled by other god positions.
Clearly, the first-generation Rakshasa God had succeeded.
As for who the plundered victim was... the answer was self-evident.
Because the slaughter within the Rakshasa God's god position was not like the others.
Take two examples, such as the Angel God and the Sea God.
Before the Angel God, the Divine Realm already had a God of Light, and the rule He controlled was Light. But clearly, a portion of the Angel God's god position's authority overlapped with the God of Light's. In reality, however, this portion of authority was not something the Angel God actively plundered; rather, when she condensed her god position, due to the nature of her martial soul itself, this authority evolved from it, nothing more.
As for the first-generation Sea God, Poseidon, it was somewhat similar, yet different. The god position he condensed was the Sea God, but his martial soul, in essence, had nothing to do with water. Therefore, the authority he condensed overlapped with the Water God's purely because of the word "Sea."
But regardless, the essence of their god positions was not an invasion of the original deities' authority, but rather an intersection of a part of it.
But the Rakshasa God was different.
What His god position represented was evil slaughter.
And the Asura God inherently governed matters like slaughter and judgment.
But the slaughter within that encompassed everything.
So the relationship between the two was an overlap. It was just that the Asura God's portion of slaughter was the greater whole, whereas the Rakshasa God's was the lesser subset.
Therefore, the Rakshasa God had plundered the Asura God. As for how the first-generation Rakshasa God succeeded in this plunder, the Rakshasa God God Position Condensation Method didn't mention it; it only provided the method.
Thus, Chen Junting saw through the clues.
"Do the two God Kings want the Rakshasa God's god position to become the nourishment for the god position I condense in the future? Is this real or fake!?"
As soon as this thought popped up, Chen Junting couldn't even believe it himself.
But if he went and asked directly... come to think of it, this wasn't something easy to ask about either.
So fundamentally, he could only guess.
However, Chen Junting felt that it was probably nine times out of ten true; otherwise, there would be no need for the Rakshasa God God Position Condensation Method.
But no matter what, the authority of evil slaughter didn't quite fit him. To be precise, it was the "evil" part.
Of course, it wasn't unusable. He just needed to change the concept, and that would be fine!
The duty of the Rakshasa God's god position was to represent evil slaughter. But if he flipped it, what about suppressing evil slaughter?
Coincidentally, this also aligned perfectly with the Angel God's arbitration and judgment. This way, the direction of his Seven Kill Sword was also correct.
The best of both worlds!
The more he thought about it, the brighter Chen Junting's eyes shone. Clearly, he felt that his idea was absolutely brilliant.
"Indeed, your idea is quite good." At this moment, Electrolux's voice suddenly rang in Chen Junting's mind.
Because Chen Junting was deep in thought earlier, Electrolux hadn't spoken up to avoid interrupting his train of thought. But since Chen Junting had now returned to his senses, Electrolux didn't need to hold back.
"Teacher."
Hearing this, Chen Junting immediately settled his mind.
The next second, his consciousness arrived at the Spiritual Sea. The four great soul spirits and Electrolux were gathered right around him.
Skipping the pleasantries, they went straight to the point.
"Teacher, you also think my idea is good, right?"
"Mm."
Electrolux nodded slightly. "Tell me your thoughts."
"Actually, the so-called suppression of evil slaughter, in my view, is the suppression of evil soul masters. Teacher, actually ten thousand years ago, when the entire Douluo Continent was still in the structure of one Hall and two Empires..."
"...So, ten thousand ago there weren't as many evil soul masters, and one of the reasons was that the Spirit Hall would take those evil soul masters—or perhaps 'degenerates' from the perspective of that era—and lock them up in Slaughter City. Of course, these degenerates weren't just evil soul masters, but also referred to soul masters who committed evil deeds. Therefore, there weren't as many evil soul masters back then, let alone any organized ones, whereas now they've even developed into such a powerful faction."
"Therefore, in my opinion, I can uphold the path of the first-generation Angel God—arbitrating and judging all sins—and then add one more rule: suppressing all evil slaughter. Which means rebuilding a place similar to Slaughter City, but far more regulated than that."
"This way, in the future, coupled with the faith provided by the merits of pioneering soul spirits, creating arrays, and creating artificial soul rings and artificial soul bones, theoretically, it will be enough to condense a powerful god position."
If not a God King, a Half-Step God King should be achievable, right?
Chen Junting held back this last thought, but his ambition was well known to the four great soul spirits and Electrolux.
"Old E, what do you think?"
Having said so much at once, Chen Junting paused for a breather before looking at Electrolux. Along with him, the four great soul spirits also looked over. Because in their view, the idea was indeed quite good.
And the facts were indeed so.
As for where this so-called fact came from...
"It indeed has merit."
Electrolux nodded slightly, agreeing with this point.
Next, they briefly discussed it a bit more in the Spiritual Sea. Besides this, the four great soul spirits also grew curious about the other rewards, such as the Divine Soul and Divine Armament techniques...
Regarding this, Chen Junting wasn't in a rush. Because he knew he couldn't rush these things.
However, he still let them take a look to satisfy their curiosity. Then, Chen Junting shifted his remaining attention to the Divine Artifact Forging Method.
"Are you planning to try it right now?"
Seemingly having perceived Chen Junting's true inner thoughts, Electrolux didn't hold back his own perspective any longer. And then, he didn't show any intention of stopping him either.
Because coincidentally, Electrolux was also intrigued.
His hands were itching to see what the Divine Artifact Forging Method of the Douluo Divine Realm, combined with his own divine artifact creation methods, could achieve.
Anyway, the current environment was perfectly suitable!
If they had to find another one... uh—well, it wasn't that they couldn't find one. It was just to avoid hurting the flora of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
But more importantly, the surface-level power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well simply couldn't meet the requirements for forging a divine artifact.
"When the time comes, go ahead and act freely; this old man will back you up."
Chen Junting nodded slightly, not being overly polite.
"Alright."
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