What?
For his wife's god position, does she need to get the Sea God's approval and give him an explanation just to choose who she wants to inherit it?
What kind of nonsense is that?!
They, the Elemental Gods, were not the Sea God's slaves!
So the God of Darkness spoke up, but his tone was bland, even a bit cold. "God of Water, Xiao Guang (Little Light) doesn't need to give the Sea God an explanation for choosing her inheritor; as long as she is satisfied herself, that's enough."
Hearing this at first, the God of Water didn't catch the change in the God of Darkness's tone, thinking he was simply expressing his disagreement.
So she opened her mouth again, but just as she uttered the three words "But after all," she was directly interrupted by the God of Darkness.
"There is no 'after all'."
At this moment, the God of Darkness's tone was just like the element he controlled—cold and dark—almost as if he were facing a stranger, as he once again rejected the God of Water's so-called "suggestion."
"We are Gods of the Divine Realm, existences far older than the Sea God, not his slaves. I'll say it again: when we choose an inheritor, we only need to see if that person is suitable, not mix in redundant considerations. It's already rare enough for us Gods to find an inheritor who can smoothly pass our trials and inherit our god positions. If we miss this one, how long would we have to wait?"
This explanation was indeed reasonable.
But the God of Water, including the other deities, could hear the displeasure in the God of Darkness's words, and the spearhead was pointed at one person.
As the second most hot-tempered among the Seven Elemental Lord Gods, seeing the God of Darkness seemingly making veiled accusations, she couldn't hold back. "Darkness, what do you mean by that!?"
Facing the questioning, the God of Darkness didn't say a word.
The vast majority of his gaze was only directed at his own wife, with just a sliver of his peripheral vision glancing at the God of Fire beside him.
Seeing the God of Darkness acting as if she didn't exist, even though the God of Water knew he had this silent and reticent personality, she still couldn't tolerate it. She immediately wanted to step forward and have a "physical" debate with him.
However, she was directly grabbed by the God of Fire with one hand.
"Alright, stop messing around."
Messing around?!
Hearing her husband characterize her actions like this, the God of Water gave him a look that roughly meant "you betrayed me." She stared at the God of Fire in disbelief, and upon reacting, immediately swatted his hand away!
As an incompatible couple who fought and wrestled every day, the God of Water naturally wouldn't quiet down because of this. "God of Fire! What do you mean!? Are you saying I'm wrong?"
To this, the God of Fire naturally didn't have any intention of indulging her.
Or rather, this couple had never had a concept of accommodating each other.
"Aren't you!?"
A rhetorical question ignited the God of Water's anger.
But before she could erupt, the God of Fire's second questioning and third, somewhat severe warning followed one after another!
"Is Darkness wrong?"
"We Seven Elemental Gods share the same roots; our first priority is to ensure our common interests, not the Sea God's! Our interest, first and foremost, is to pass down our god positions so we can roam the universe freely; the things of the Divine Realm come second!"
This shout directly caused the God of Water to freeze in place.
It was as if only now she had sobered up.
Looking around, she saw that aside from her husband, the other five Elemental Lord Gods all had expressions of agreement in their eyes.
'Yeah! I'm the one being foolish.'
However, although she knew she was wrong, being yelled at by the God of Fire like this made the God of Water lose face, even if the deities present were all good friends who knew each other inside and out.
Fortunately, the God of Earth was the first to notice this.
So he spoke up to smooth things over, "Actually, the God of Water is just ensuring that our interests in the Divine Realm won't be damaged; she has no other intentions. After all, aside from Little Fire, Little Light, and Little Space, Old Earth like me, as well as Little Wind, Little Dark, and Little Water herself, haven't found suitable inheritors yet. We all still have to stay in the Divine Realm for a while. It's impossible for anyone to just abandon the other six old buddies, right?"
"But still, there's no need to ask the Sea God for instructions. After all, this is our own business; we can just discuss it behind closed doors, without him interfering. So when the time comes, once we've made our choices, we just need to notify the Sea God in advance. That saves face."
This made sense.
Hearing this, the Seven Elemental Lord Gods agreed one after another.
Because the God of Earth gave her a way out, the God of Water took the opportunity to step down, expressing that she had no objections either.
The God of Fire, because the God of Earth had rescued his wife, went up to express his thanks. It was just that the way he expressed his thanks...
"Still calling yourself Old Earth! Do you think you're older than us!?"
The God of Fire grabbed the God of Earth's long beard, and smoothly locked his arm around the God of Earth's neck in a headlock. His tone was a bit "unfriendly." "We were all born at roughly the same time, we're all brothers and sisters. But you put on an elderly posture, calling us 'Little' while you're the only one who's 'Old.' What? Trying to bump up your seniority?"
"Ouch—"
But before the God of Earth could reply, the God of Fire suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ear. It turned out that the God of Water had grabbed his ear and was pulling it outward continuously. While rescuing the God of Earth, she was also scolding the God of Fire, the general content being things like "You were pretty enthusiastic scolding me earlier" and "Are you looking for a beating again?"
Of course, the God of Fire wouldn't just give in.
Anyway, those two started fighting again.
The other gods were completely used to this.
Rong Nianbing didn't even glance at them, and asked the God of Light again, "How about it? Are you satisfied with this inheritor?"
"Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied."
The God of Fire's final words not only scolded the God of Water awake but also made the hesitant God of Light finally make up her mind.
Having found a suitable inheritor, it was better to strike while the iron was hot!
If they were late, it would be too late for regrets!
Seeing the God of Light agree, Rong Nianbing also felt a surge of joy in his heart. He believed that the remaining God of Fire would absolutely not be a problem either.
This way, when that kid Yuhao actually ascended to the Divine Realm, even if he offended Tang San, he wouldn't fear him at all.
Because of the shift in interests, even the Seven Elemental Lord Gods who were on good terms with Tang San would likely choose not to interfere in this matter anymore due to their shared roots. If that happened, it would directly eliminate a major supporter of Tang San. Perhaps in the future, it might even make the Seven Elemental Lord Gods stand on Tang San's opposing side.
Just thinking about it was beautiful!
Yuhao, you kid, you'll have to thank me, your teacher.
Thinking this in his heart, Rong Nianbing aimed his attention at the last one, the God of Fire, who was fighting intensely with the God of Water.
"God of Fire, what do you say?"
"Stop, stop! Hold on!"
Shattering an incoming water ball with a strike and waving his hand to create a curtain of fire in front of the God of Water, the God of Fire also reached out to stop the God of Water, who still wanted to continue, indicating a temporary truce.
Seeing this, the God of Water also stopped her actions. Feeling that the anger from being scolded by this guy had mostly dissipated, coupled with the fact that the divine inheritance was a major matter, she took the opportunity to stop.
So, she went to Rong Nianbing's side together with the God of Fire.
"Tell me first, how is that kid suitable for me?" The God of Fire walked over to Rong Nianbing with a carefree stride, crossing his arms over his chest, his eyes revealing scrutiny. "I don't want a repeat of the situation from over twenty years ago, where an accident happened during the final trial of the divine inheritance, resulting in a failure at the last minute, and wasting quite a bit of my divine sense, divine power, and even the power of faith."
"You will absolutely be satisfied with this person."
Rong Nianbing's tone was quite certain, though it couldn't help but carry a bit of teasing. "It's just that, she's not a boy, but a girl, and she's also a couple with the God of Space's inheritor."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the God of Fire felt slightly surprised in his heart.
The one suitable for his god position is actually a girl!
But that wasn't bad either.
The God of Fire naturally wouldn't discriminate based on the gender of his god position's inheritor. After all, as long as they were suitable, it was fine. Instead, he became interested in the God of Emotions' last sentence.
She's actually a couple with the God of Space's inheritor. Interesting.
But once this interest faded, the God of Fire asked about the girl's specific situation. When he heard about this girl's cultivation talent, he nodded with slight satisfaction.
Not bad, but not enough.
"Her Martial Soul is also of the True Dragon species."
Very good, the quality is the same as the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix back then.
"Most importantly, her fire attribute, in the terms of the Douluo Plane, has already reached the level of Ultimate Fire."
Excellent!
His mind shifting, the God of Fire instantly widened his eyes!
This surpassed the Phoenix God from back then, and comparing the two, this girl could already inherit his god position!
"Good! It's her!"
The God of Fire nodded in satisfaction, and casually asked another question.
"By the way, what's that girl's personality like?"
"Fiery, incredibly hot-tempered."
Perfect!
This question completely nailed down the God of Fire's decision. Right now, his determination was no less than the God of Space's earlier.
"Emotions, give us their appearances and auras."
"Of course."
The corners of Rong Nianbing's mouth tilted up slightly, and then, with a single thought, three streams of light shot into the minds of the God of Fire and the others. He also said, "Everyone, I'll have to trouble you to take care of my successor."
"Do you even need to say that?"
The God of Fire patted his chest, and the other gods also agreed.
However, after the God of Fire finished speaking, he also used a slightly teasing look and tone to joke, "But I suppose in the future, when your inheritor and the inheritors of us three ascend to the Divine Realm, without us old folks having to do much, those three good friends will help out, and conveniently pull us old guys along too, right? Hmm?"
"Hahaha—" ×N
At this moment, the gods laughed heartily.
For a time, the God of Earth's Temple was incredibly joyous. This lively atmosphere only dissipated when the entire gathering broke up.
However, during this period, the elemental gods who didn't have suitable inheritors yet, especially the God of Earth and the God of Wind, directly asked Rong Nianbing to see if there were any other inheritors suitable for them elsewhere. After all, he had great luck to find four at once.
Of course, this search would naturally not be in the Douluo Plane.
Because regarding the Douluo Plane, the seven of them, the Seven Elemental Gods, had decided to "come out in full force" to see if there were any overlooked geniuses.
After all, this plane had great destiny!
First, the first-generation Asura God, Sea God, and Angel God, then Tang San and his group back then,
And now, another massive batch!
It was truly incredible!
After Rong Nianbing left, the God of Fire said to the other six elemental gods, "Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Although Emotions is trustworthy, there will inevitably be some discrepancies. After we three confirm the situations of those three kids, if they are truly suitable for our three god positions, we will directly bestow the inheritance. After that, then we'll mention it to the Sea God."
"Okay."
"Fine."
"Agreed."
"..."
Meanwhile, in two other places in the Divine Realm.
As a Second-Class God, the God of Rhythm did not belong to any so-called faction; in the Divine Realm, she was just an inconspicuous minor god.
She came from a small external plane under the Divine Realm, and before her, there had never even been a legend of becoming a god. As a woman who brought music to the peak of a plane, reaching the absolute pinnacle, she should have welcomed the end of her life after a century, but she was valued by the previous God of Rhythm, who passed the god position to her.
Until today, it had been two hundred years in Divine Realm time.
Here, she didn't have many friends she associated with; perhaps only the God of Butterflies. But a few days ago, the God of Butterflies told her that she had found a suitable person to inherit her god position, and she planned to travel outside the Divine Realm afterward.
This not only made the God of Rhythm envious but also confused.
Because she didn't know what she should do next in the Divine Realm after the God of Butterflies left. The loneliness of being alone!
If it was like this, eternal life was simply like a curse.
But now, this confusion of hers was going to disappear.
What happened today even made her feel fearful and overwhelmed by an unexpected favor.
Because Lord God of Destruction had actually sought her out on his own initiative, and told her the good news that she would have a suitable inheritor. In that case, after passing down her god position, she could leave the Divine Realm together with the God of Butterflies!
It was just that the God of Destruction told her to keep it a secret.
He told the God of Rhythm not to reveal that he had come to find her.
Regarding this, although the God of Rhythm didn't understand why the God King would do this, she didn't dare refuse this request.
So, following the information given by the God of Destruction, she located the Douluo Plane, then searched for the girl named "Xiao Xiao" and bestowed her divine trials. As for whether she was suitable or not...
How could someone recommended by the God King not be suitable!?
And on the other side of the Divine Realm, at the God of Poison's Temple.
When the divine sense of the God of Destruction transmitted the message, the God of Poison, who had a guilty conscience, was immediately startled, thinking that his affairs had been exposed. His entire heart was filled with trepidation.
But after learning the specific content of the message, the God of Poison couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Yet immediately after, a wave of regret surged in his heart!
'I took a loss!'
If he had known things would develop like this, he shouldn't have rushed to make that deal. As a result, he had directly become a double agent!
'What should I do now!?'
'How about I just pretend nothing happened?'
For a moment, the God of Poison was deeply conflicted. But no matter what, his god position still had to be passed down.
"Sigh, if I had known it would come to this, why did I do it in the first place!"
The next second, a divine sense plunged into the Douluo Plane.
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