God Realm.
The God of Arrogance was lying bored on top of the Temple of the Seven Original Sin Gods, resting his chin on his hand as he peeked down at the Lower Realm. He had originally just intended to take a casual glance, but as a result of that glance, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Huh?"
He rubbed his eyes and looked again carefully.
How did the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest in the Lower Realm, turn into a little blonde girl? And she even went to Furina's Jianan Academy.
He narrowed his eyes and quietly extended his Divine Thought, circling it around Gu Qiuer.
Then he moved his Divine Thought slightly to the side, landing on another blue-and-pink-haired Damselette—Wang Dong.
After comparing the two Divine Thoughts back and forth several times, the God of Arrogance suddenly sat bolt upright.
"This, this, this... Soul similarity of 99%?!"
He scratched his head, a bit dazed.
If they were biological sisters or something, that would make sense. But one is a human, and the other is an Auspicious Beast that has lived for over ten thousand years; the gap is just too large, isn't it? Even if a Soul Beast looks like a human after taking human form, their Souls couldn't possibly be this similar.
Moreover, if one looked closely, Gu Qiuer's Soul... was mixed together? Half was a pure Soul Beast Soul, and the other half was...
The God of Arrogance stood up abruptly and scrambled toward the other Seven Original Sin Gods.
"Hey, hey, hey! Everyone! I've discovered something huge!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, wishing the entire Temple of the Seven Original Sin Gods could hear him.
The God of Desire was leaning against the entrance of her temple doing her beauty routine. Hearing this loud voice, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and reach out to rub her ears.
"Don't be so noisy, Arrogance," she said lazily. "If you have something to say, say it. If it's nothing important, don't bother us. We still have to keep an eye on the Lower Realm at all times—look at Sloth, he's about to fall asleep again."
She gestured with her chin to the side.
The God of Sloth sat on the temple steps, his head nodding, eyes half-closed, looking like a soft ball of marshmallow.
Hearing Desire call his name, he suddenly looked up and tried to widen his eyes to defend himself: "I wasn't being lazy..."
Before he could finish, his eyes began to squint again, and his head started nodding down.
The other Seven Original Sin Gods glanced at him and didn't take it seriously. Sloth was always like this; they were used to it.
The God of Arrogance ran in front of them, hands on his hips, looking smug.
"Alright, don't get scared when I say it!" He cleared his throat and announced loudly, "I just discovered that Gu Qiuer, the one the Auspicious Beast turned into, has a 99% Soul similarity with Xiao Qi's Reincarnation, Wang Dong!"
After he finished, he tilted his chin up, waiting for a chorus of gasps.
Instead, the other Seven Original Sin Gods looked at him expressionlessly.
The God of Jealousy covered her mouth and laughed, her laughter shrill and tinged with schadenfreude: "Hahaha—you muscle-brained idiot, that's it?"
She clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she couldn't stand straight: "We discovered that ages ago! And we already told the Lord!"
The God of Greed adjusted his top hat and added with a smile: "The Lord told us to continue observing and to protect both of them, trying our best not to let them meet."
He added: "Now there's an additional task: protect that Gu Qiuer."
The God of Arrogance was stunned.
"What? You all knew?" His eyes were wide and round. "Why was I the only one who didn't know?!"
The God of Jealousy rolled her eyes and said with a pout, "Tch, who told you to be an idiot? You didn't find out yourself, yet you blame us for not telling you?"
The God of Arrogance's face turned red with anger: "Then you should have said something!"
The God of Jealousy shrugged, looking innocent: "You didn't ask."
The God of Greed smiled helplessly and patted Arrogance on the shoulder: "Alright, alright, who told you to be so slow? Besides, look at Sloth—"
He pointed to the God of Sloth, who had completely fallen asleep nearby.
"I bet he definitely found out too, he was just too lazy to react."
"Ha—" The God of Sloth let out a yawn at the perfect moment, rolled over, and continued sleeping.
The God of Arrogance was exasperated; he paced in circles twice, then stopped and scratched his head.
"But speaking of which, what do you think is the relationship between this girl and Xiao Qi's Reincarnation?"
The other gods were silent for a moment.
The God of Greed adjusted his top hat and said slowly, "Don't know. Don't need to know either. Just focus on completing the Lord's task."
He said this, but he actually knew very well in his heart. However, he didn't plan to tell Arrogance; this guy had a bigger mouth than anyone, and if he let it slip and Tang San found out, it would be troublesome.
Besides, the God of Destruction knows even less right now; even the newcomer hasn't said anything, so what's wrong with letting Arrogance feel a bit slighted?
The God of Arrogance slumped his shoulders and sighed.
"Fine, fine... I thought I'd discovered something big."
He walked back dejectedly, but stopped after two steps.
"By the way, the Goddess of Life's successor is really fast." He turned back and said, "She's almost level seventy now, right? Maybe it won't be long before she can achieve Ascension to the God Realm."
He said with a hint of sourness: "Then look at the kid the Lord chose; he's still hanging around level thirty. The gap is just too big, isn't it?"
The God of Greed shook his head: "That kid's Talents are unusual. He has the aura of death on him, and also Ultimate Ice. Besides his own Soul, there are three other Souls living in his body."
He adjusted his top hat, his eyes gleaming: "He's just young right now. Once he grows up, he'll definitely be the most suitable candidate for the Lord. Even if the Lord doesn't want him, the Ice God and the God of Emotion will be fighting over him."
The God of Desire nodded, becoming serious for once: "That's true. With those Talents of his, he might even be able to become a god on his own."
"Mm."
The gods nodded, reaching a consensus.
...
Inside the Temple of the God of Destruction.
He sat in the main seat, a light screen floating before him, with the information sent by the God of Greed scrolling slowly across it.
"As I thought."
After reading the last word, he waved his hand, and the light screen dissipated.
"Tang San, oh Tang San, you really are ruthless enough."
He leaned back, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.
"What do you plan to do next? Have the two of them undergo Fusion and turn back into the Tang Wutong you want?"
He let out a cold laugh.
"But who would be the dominant one? The Auspicious Beast that has lived for over ten thousand years, or the little girl who grew up in the human World?"
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the sea of clouds in the distant God Realm.
"That's not important. What's important is—"
His gaze became firm.
"As long as I am here, don't even think about letting them undergo Fusion."
"Since they've already separated, then let them stay separated. It's enough for each of them to be well."
"I cannot possibly DMG two living people for the sake of my own selfish desires."
"They have already..." His voice lowered slightly, "started different lives."
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