The God of Greed was a little numb. If he had known it was really the God of Pride who did it, he wouldn't have spoken so loudly in the first place.
That Pride guy was really not fair!
He tricked his own buddies into thinking they were the Sea God!
He kept them in the dark!
The God of Pride hurriedly waved his hands and said:
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"I've always been honest and law-abiding! I really didn't do such a thing!"
"If I did it, how could I keep it from Greed and the others?
I would definitely have dragged them into it!"
The God of Destruction was about to explode when the Goddess of Life stopped him and said:
"It is the power of Pride, but there's something wrong with this power."
"It's mixed with a lot of strange sword intent, and its overall power is much stronger than that of the God of Pride."
"The owner of this power is at least a top-level first-class god, on the same level as the Sea God and Emotions."
The God of Pride hurriedly nodded and said:
"That's right! I'm not that strong!"
He never expected that his weakness would save him today.
The God of Destruction frowned, pondered for a moment, then sighed and said,
"I understand."
"Let's leave this matter as it is."
"Little Green, please retrieve that aura of arrogance from the central hub of the divine realm."
"This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated."
"It's possible that other divine realms are trying to harm us!"
The Goddess of Life nodded, retrieved the relevant divine aura, and handed it to the God of Destruction.
Good and Evil, from afar, approached them and said,
"Give this aura to the two of us."
"We'll investigate from the outside."
The God of Destruction nodded, handed the aura to them, and said,
"Then it's yours."
Good carefully put away the aura, then, along with Evil, transformed into two streaks of light, one white and one black, and disappeared from the divine realm.
The God of Destruction looked at the devastated Land of Original Sin and shook his head, saying,
"Let's clean up this mess first."
"The Land of Original Sin has become like this; we should also reinforce the divine barrier here to prevent any mishaps."
The Goddess of Life began to unleash her divine power; emerald light purified the divine pollution on the land, and tender plant shoots pushed through the thick soil, growing at an astonishing speed.
It wouldn't be long before this place was once again a vibrant and thriving place.
"Caw! That's it! Tang San, this is exactly what I wanted to see!"
"Hold back! Don't laugh! But how can I hold back something so funny!"
"Hahahaha!"
In Star Luo City of the Star Luo Empire, Huo Yuhao was braiding Xia Die's hair, his smile even harder to suppress than AK's.
After Dai Ying left the Original Sin Landmine in Wang Dong's soul, Huo Yuhao secretly added a wisp of his spiritual imprint, then concealed it with the [Dream] authority.
This spiritual imprint didn't have any special function; it was simply for spying. Adding other functions might break its secrecy and allow Tang San to discover it.
This spiritual imprint also successfully helped Huo Yuhao locate the God Realm.
According to Tianmeng's calculations, the real-world projection of the God Realm was near the Kuiper Belt in the Douluo Galaxy.
The true God Realm was enveloped in another space by the God Realm Barrier.
The God Realm Barrier was directly controlled by the God Realm Central Hub, and any divine power entering or leaving the God Realm Barrier was recorded by the God Realm Central Hub.
Once Huo Yuhao has digested the future soul-guided technology given to him by Dai Ying, he might be able to create a detector using alchemy to see what the location of the God Realm's real-world projection is like.
Huo Yuhao is very curious about the God Realm, especially about divine power, immortal energy, and the mental power converted from faith.
What exactly does divine power have that makes it possible to directly interfere with the rules of the universe?
As for mental power, Huo Yuhao roughly understands from his research on the Thunder God's position that the main component of a god's position is mental power.
Converting faith into mental power is an extremely efficient method.
Other methods of acquiring mental power certainly exist, but Huo Yuhao hasn't found them yet.
Through this wisp of spiritual imprint, Huo Yuhao witnessed Tang San being blown into nine pieces by the Original Sin Landmine, and then he also witnessed the grand spectacle that followed.
Unfortunately, when Tang San activated his Asura God form and unleashed the Asura Blood Sword, the Asura God power severely damaged the spiritual imprint, forcing Huo Yuhao to shut it down and hide it within Tang San's body.
He'd use it as a hidden tool, waiting to give Tang San a big surprise in the future.
"Father, what's wrong?"
Xia Die saw Huo Yuhao's strange smile through the mirror, her usually indifferent face filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Huo Yuhao didn't stop what he was doing. He suppressed his wild smile and said softly,
"I remembered something happy."
"Die Bao, what do you think of this hairstyle?"
Xia Die gently stood up, swaying slightly.
She noticed Huo Yuhao had tied her long, light purple hair into two braids at the back of her head, with a purple butterfly hair accessory near the nape of her neck.
A smile appeared on her pretty face as she said,
"Thank you."
Huo Yuhao ruffled her hair and said,
"I'm glad you like it."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've braided someone's hair besides my mother's." "
My movements might be a little clumsy."
Huo Yuhao's words made the elf's pointed ears flush red, her face rosy, and her purple hair swaying slightly. She asked timidly in a low voice,
"Can I do this again in the future?"
The elf's voice was barely audible, but fortunately, Huo Yuhao's mental power was strong enough to detect even infrasound instantly.
"Of course, we're family."
"Yes, we're family."
Xia Die lowered her head gently, her fingers lightly twirling in front of her lower abdomen, the long, pointed hair swaying slightly, revealing the girl's inner joy.
Seeing her like this, Huo Yuhao felt his heart healed. Xia Die was much easier to manage than that brat, Amon.
However, even though Amon was a bit of a troublemaker, he was still considered a decent kid in front of Huo Yuhao.
The fact that he had his own bottom line and things he was passionate about already showed that Huo Yuhao's upbringing was actually quite good.
"By the way, Butterfly, you're already level 30. Did the Death God's position convey any information?"
Huo Yuhao asked with a hint of doubt. Because Xia Die didn't have an ultimate martial soul, and because Huo Yuhao provided her with rare and precious materials at any cost, her cultivation speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.
As Huo Yuhao's most beloved child, she could freely display any immortal herbs she wanted, but unfortunately, neither the Thunderous Hell Vine Canyon nor the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well could find any immortal herbs related to the power of death.
Even related spiritual herbs were extremely rare.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's question, Xia Die's amethyst-like eyes revealed seriousness as she said,
"Yes!"
"The Death God told me to acquire the Netherworld Butterfly as my third soul ring."
"It also told me the location, in the Guterres Hills of the Douling Empire."
Huo Yuhao stroked his chin, searching his memory for relevant information, and said,
"Guterres Hills?"
"I remember it used to belong to the Gulei Kingdom, one of the duchies of the former Tiandou Empire."
"After the Tiandou Empire split, it was conquered by the Douling Empire and then directly governed."
"The Netherworld Butterfly... an extremely rare soul beast."
"It is said to have the ability to communicate with the dead."
"Did the Death God explain anything?"
Xia Die nodded her little head gently and said,
"The Death God told me that as long as I acquire this soul ring, He can grant me the ability to freely travel to the Netherworld."
"In the Netherworld, He will directly initiate the Godhood Inheritance Ceremony for me."
Huo Yuhao squatted down, looking into Xia Die's beautiful eyes seriously, and said,
"Godhood Inheritance Ceremony? Not a Divine Trial?"
"It seems that a God without a master can choose the method of inheritance."
"What is your wish, Butterfly?"
"Even I have no way of knowing the true state of the Underworld.
The living are forbidden from prying into it, and all the risks are unknown."
"If you refuse, I won't force you to inherit it. I will give you other choices in the future, definitely no less than the achievement of the God of Death."
Xia Die shook her head, her previously indifferent and ethereal tone now filled with unprecedented determination. She said,
"Father, I want to inherit the God of Death."
"Whether in reality or the Demonic Network, everyone hates death, abhors the separation from loved ones."
"Unreasonably depriving life of its right to embrace warmth."
"But all life must ultimately embrace death, step into the cold River Styx, and head towards its inevitable end."
"Since death is unavoidable, I… I want to make death more beautiful."
"I can't do it now, but if I become the God of Death, I should be able to."
"And also…"
"I want Father to see Grandma again."
"Father must miss Grandma very much."
Xia Die looked firmly into Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Huo Yuhao was somewhat stunned, a gentle smile appearing on his face. He hugged her and said,
"Your safety is the most important thing."
"I'll have Adam and Roman accompany you then."
"Just don't let yourself regret your choices."
(End of Chapter)
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