When Furina and the others stepped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and obtained that book from You You through "unconventional means," Tang San, far away in the God Realm, took in this entire series of events.
At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had long ago left arrangements and methods to monitor the Douluo Continent. This was for the purpose of finding suitable successors or helpers in the future; if they weren't from his Tang Sect and hadn't received guidance from Da Ming and Er Ming, it would be very difficult for them to find this treasure land.
But now, someone had actually forcibly bypassed the poison formation he laid down, failed to pass his trial, and was not a successor of the Tang Sect, yet they had simply seized the book he left behind, even wanting to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for themselves, and... and were even badmouthing him behind his back?
Truly audacious! To show no respect for a Senior like him!
However, he also sensed through these means that Furina now possessed not only the aura of the Water God but also that of the Goddess of Life.
In other words, Furina was simultaneously undergoing two God Trials, just as he had back then. No—she was doing it even more thoroughly than he did.
He hadn't fully accepted the Asura God's trial, only obtaining the Slaughter Domain. Later, because of his grandfather's passing and because he was valued and recognized by the Asura God, he obtained the Asura God Position.
Because he fused with Xiao Wu and they managed the Asura God Position separately, it wasn't like the Sea God Position where he passed numerous trials before accepting it, so his compatibility with the Asura God Position was far inferior to that of the Sea God.
This also led to him being more adept at using the Sea God's power in his daily life, using the Asura God's power less, and failing to reach the level of the original Asura God.
If Furina completely finished two God Trials, she might be even stronger than he was back then.
The only thing he could be relieved about was that the Goddess of Life was not good at fighting, and the authority held by the Water God was not as great as his Sea God's.
But even so, Tang San could not tolerate a junior badmouthing him behind his back, taking everything he left behind for themselves, and ignoring the warnings and entrustments he had left. Moreover, she had a Soul Beast with her, and that Soul Beast was the Beast God Di Tian.
This Water God successor staying with Beast God Di Tian clearly indicated some kind of cooperative relationship. One could only say her ambition was not small.
"Furthermore, the Power Of Faith absorbed by those statues is increasing. The Star Luo Empire has already become the territory of her Axis Cult, and she has even infiltrated the other two great Empires. This won't do; I must quickly find a way to deal with her."
"But it's not appropriate to take action now. She has already planted the seed of the tree of life given by the Goddess of Life there. Attacking her would leave evidence for the God of Destruction... that would be a serious crime..." Tang San felt a headache coming on.
If he had made arrangements earlier, or taken action while she was still just a candidate for the Water God Trial, perhaps it wouldn't have turned out like this. But now, wanting to take action had become extremely tricky.
Besides her being the successor of the Goddess of Life's God Trial, there was also the point that the God of Destruction was too guarded against him.
Combining Furina's current conduct, he even suspected that it might have been Furina who snitched to the God of Destruction.
Although this thought was absurd, it was indeed the most likely answer.
Over these ten thousand years, he had meticulously planned and arranged so many things, yet the God of Destruction hadn't seen any of his arrangements in the Lower Realm.
Why was it that just as he discovered Furina—the one who created the so-called Axis Cult, collected Power Of Faith, and was the successor of the Water God Trial—the God of Destruction became exceptionally focused on the situation of the Douluo Continent?
The God of Destruction was now showing very obvious hostility toward him, rather than just being secretive like before. If he didn't know something, why would the God of Destruction act this way?
One must know that as an veteran God King, the God of Destruction would not make such low-level mistakes.
If he didn't have evidence in hand, and considering that his usual behavior was that of a gentleman and he had good relations with many gods, including the three God Kings: the Goddess of Life, the God of Goodness, and the God of Evil... for various reasons, the God of Destruction would not easily take action.
The God of Destruction's current behavior undoubtedly told Tang San: he had already grasped something and was just waiting for the right moment to strike.
And the cause of all this seemed to stem from his discovery of Furina. Therefore, placing the suspicion of being the culprit on Furina was the best explanation.
Tang San understood that he had to resolve these issues as quickly as possible. The first priority was not the God of Destruction, but Furina, a Mortal who simultaneously bore the God Trials of the Water God and the Goddess of Life and could even absorb Power Of Faith.
His daughter was with her, the child of destiny was by her side, and the Auspicious Beast was also in her Axis Cult.
Aside from anything else, if the Auspicious Beast didn't act according to his plan, then Xiao Qi wouldn't be able to be resurrected. While things with Xiao Wu were easy to handle, the God of Destruction's side would be troublesome, and even the Goddess of Life's side would be affected.
"It's troublesome... I must quickly create a Clone for the Lower Realm and have Da Ming and Er Ming make some arrangements for me, to find an opportunity to deal with that little girl." Tang San thought to himself.
Just as he was calculating, Furina made another move in the Lower Realm.
Tang San was instantly furious and stood up abruptly, slamming the table: "Presumptuous! To actually install her own statue in my treasure land and have those plant Soul Beasts who received my grace worship her statue! Truly outrageous!"
No one had ever dared to provoke him so blatantly. Tang San was truly enraged this time; if it weren't for his grand plan and because the God of Destruction was constantly watching his and the continent's movements, he would have long ago sent down a Divine Thought to kill that girl.
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Inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Di Tian watched Furina place her statue on the ground, also feeling bewildered.
"What are you doing?" he asked with a frown. "Didn't you say you were worried about that God King playing tricks on you? What do you mean by openly leaving your statue here now?"
Furina stuck out her tongue and said with a giggle, "Well... I thought about it, and since he might have seen it anyway, I might as well just go all out!"
She turned around, facing You You and the other plant Soul Beasts, waved her hand, and said in a loud voice, "Come! From now on, you shall believe in me and worship my statue! I am a god, the great Water God! Those who believe in me can also gain eternal life and ascend to the God Realm!"
"Not as a so-called former body or half-body following along, but true eternal life!"
Her gaze swept over every Immortal Herb present: "If you continue like this, achieving nothing, you will either be struck dead by the Heavenly Tribulation or eaten by other experts. The poison formation outside cannot protect you for a lifetime; even if I didn't break in, someone else would sooner or later. Or do you want to rely on the two Dragon King soul remnants at the bottom of that pool?"
You You and the others looked at each other, their flower heads turning slightly, clearly swayed by these words.
Hearing this, Di Tian hurriedly asked, "Two Dragon King soul remnants? You know about that too? I thought I was the only one who sensed them."
Furina nodded as if it were natural: "Please, I even know about your Lord, so how could I not know there are two Dragon King soul remnants in there? The corpses of two Dragon Kings fell into it, and that pool was formed by their power. Their soul remnants also exist and will recover over time. Of course, I suspect they won't have much sanity."
Di Tian fell silent. He had to admit he always underestimated Furina; one could not look at this little girl with ordinary eyes. Perhaps she even knew the secrets of the Dragon Valley, she just didn't say.
She clapped her hands: "Alright, enough talk, let's go." She turned to look at those Immortal Herbs, her tone carrying a hint of warning, "You little guys better pay attention and don't think about destroying my statue. Before long, he will be back."
She pointed at Di Tian.
Di Tian's mouth twitched slightly; as the dignified Beast God, he never expected to be used as a deterrent by someone else one day.
You You and the others nodded their flowers or leaves, indicating they understood.
Subsequently, Di Tian grabbed Furina, and the two of them vanished from the valley in a flash.
You You let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally gone... but... she said she'd be back. Ah, how unlucky!"
Ba Jiao's voice came from nearby, with a hint of curiosity: "But speaking of which, she said we could become gods!"
A Jiao snorted coldly, her tone full of disdain: "Heh, those are just words, do you really believe them?"
You You hesitated, her flower head drooping slightly: "But... I can indeed feel the aura of a god from this statue, the same kind of aura as that person... it shouldn't be wrong."
The valley fell silent for a moment.
The Immortal Herbs were silent, seemingly processing the words they had just heard. A breeze blew by, the petals swaying gently, and no one spoke again.
Only the newly erected statue stood quietly by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, overlooking this treasure land.
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