Lin Chen slowly walked to the body of Thor.
His solemn and respectful expression changed slightly, but he still spoke solemnly:
"Senior, since I have received your great kindness, I will make sure you are laid to rest in peace and sleep peacefully forever."
But as soon as he finished speaking, a gentle yet precise purple-gold divine power quietly gathered in his palm, and he swiftly stroked the tattered yet still majestic divine armor on Thor's body.
With a gentle pull of his divine power, the armor pieces loosened one by one. He deftly removed the entire Thunder God Armor and stacked it aside—this was the personal battle armor of a deity, and even in its damaged state, it was still a top-tier treasure in the world.
As he removed his armor, Lin Chen's gaze suddenly sharpened, landing on Thor's left wrist.
It was a storage bracelet with dark purple and purple-gold patterns. The bracelet was slender but heavy. The surface was engraved with ancient thunder god totems and thunder dragon entwined with branches. The core of the bracelet was inlaid with a transparent divine crystal the size of a grain of rice. Although there was no overflowing light, it exuded a profound aura of spatial folding. It was obviously a space storage device of the god level, which had never failed after thousands of years.
Lin Chen didn't stand on ceremony. With a flick of his finger, he took off the storage bracelet and casually put it into his pocket, thinking to himself that he would definitely open it later to see how many divine war relics were hidden inside.
Not content with this, his eyes flashed, and eight dark purple Soul-Devouring Spider Spears silently emerged from behind him, their tips gently piercing into the remains of the Thunder God, channeling their devouring power in an attempt to draw upon a trace of the remaining divine power.
But the spider spear only trembled slightly before it stopped responding—Thor had long since exhausted his strength, leaving all his divine power as divine blood and a divine core to his successor. His physical body was withered away, and not a trace of divine power remained.
Lin Chen retracted the spider spear, stroked his chin, feeling slightly regretful but not too disappointed.
With the divine armor, storage bracelet, and a complete set of Thor's inheritance, he has already made a fortune.
He coughed lightly, regaining some of his respect, and prepared to give this senior a proper burial.
Just as Lin Chen bent down, preparing to gently place Thor's body into the deep pit for burial, his movements suddenly froze, and a thunderclap seemed to explode in his mind—
The divine blood, divine core, divine artifacts, and divine armor are all there, but what about the most important thing: the divine position?!
The most fundamental aspect of divine inheritance is not power, but divine status!
Without a divine position, one is ultimately just a demigod, forever unable to step into the true realm of gods.
With this thought arising, Lin Chen instantly forgot about the burial and immediately bent down to frantically search the Thunder God's remains. Between his eyebrows, on his chest, at the location of his divine core, on his limbs and bones... he didn't miss a single hair, and opened his Eye of Truth to its maximum, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find even a trace of his divine position.
His heart tightened, and he immediately thrust his mental energy into the Thor's storage bracelet that he had just acquired.
The bracelet's interior space was as vast as a small world, yet only two things floated silently inside:
A dagger, a mask.
Apart from that, it was completely empty, without a trace of divine presence.
"impossible..."
Lin Chen murmured and suddenly unleashed his Blue Silver Domain, locking down every inch of lightning crystal and every wisp of air within a radius of a thousand meters, leaving no speck of dust undetected.
Thunder pool, dragon corpse, rock wall, void rift... he scanned it again and again, but the result remained the same—
They have nothing.
After a long while, Lin Chen slowly withdrew his domain, stood in place in silence for a moment, and his eyes gradually darkened.
All the clues pointed to a truth he didn't want to believe, but had to accept:
Thor's position had long been taken by other gods.
It wasn't damaged or lost; it was simply taken away.
Lin Chen paused, his thoughts racing, instantly piecing together the cause and effect.
The divine blood, divine core, divine armor, and divine artifacts all remained, but the divine throne was nowhere to be found.
The answer is already obvious—
He is a human deity from the divine realm who took the position of the Thunder God after the war of the gods ended.
Firstly, a deity can only possess one divine position, and they cannot refine it themselves;
Secondly, the foundation of a God-King level expert is already established, so he wouldn't even bother with the position of Thunder God.
They took the divine position for only one purpose:
To find a truly worthy successor to Thor.
As for why the remnant soul of the Thunder Dragon King wasn't completely eradicated, and instead the Thunderous Hell Vine was allowed to guard this place—
It wasn't an oversight at all, but a test set up by the gods.
Someone who can't even handle the remnant soul of the Thunder Dragon King is not worthy of inheriting the power of the Thunder God.
Having figured all this out, Lin Chen suddenly looked up and gazed at the void above.
He was 100% certain—
At this moment, there is definitely a pair of eyes in the divine realm that are already watching him.
Even more likely, the one watching him is a being of god-king level.
Lin Chen suppressed his thoughts about the divine position and instead focused on examining the Thunder God's storage bracelet, taking out two of its most precious treasures one by one.
First, there was the dagger.
The sword's blade possessed a cold, bright silver hue, as if forged from the purest star silver and moonlight. It lacked any superfluous patterns, yet exuded a simple and sharp edge. The dagger was extremely light, yet held in the hand it felt as if it had merged with the void. The scabbard was engraved with only a simple spatial pattern, clearly indicating it was no ordinary weapon.
Next up was the Thousand Illusions Mask.
It possessed a deep, dark silver hue, its material resembling both metal and flowing clouds, its surface smooth as a mirror yet shimmering with faint, fragmented light. The mask wasn't a fixed design; rather, it conformed to the contours of Lin Chen's face. It had no eyes or nose, only a perfectly formed void, seemingly capable of swallowing all light and shadow. The moment his fingertips touched the mask, an ancient and mysterious flow of information surged into his mind.
Lin Chen gripped the silver dagger tightly, and a clear stream of information instantly flooded his mind—
This is the [Spatial Dagger], capable of cleaving through the void, opening passages, and severing spatial connections. Even the divine cannot withstand its sharpness.
He then put the dark silver mask on his face, and in an instant, another stream of information flowed in—
This is the Thousand Illusion Mask, capable of transforming into the forms of all things, cherished by all living beings forever. Beneath the divine, no one can discern its true nature.
Lin Chen stored the two treasures into his body, but his gaze fell on the storage bracelet again. Then he looked up at the giant, churning thunder pool above him.
The golden-purple liquid of the Thunder Pool surged ceaselessly, radiating terrifying energy sufficient to nourish even god-level soul beasts. This place was undoubtedly the source of the Thunder God's power in the past, and it is now his most unique and precious cultivation ground.
Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he made up his mind instantly.
This enormous pool of lightning, stretching across the sky and containing boundless divine thunder power, would make future cultivation, activating the Thunder God's bloodline, and nourishing soul rings twice as effective if one could carry it with them—truly a mobile divine treasure trove. However, ordinary spatial rings simply cannot withstand such a violent source of lightning; recklessly trying to put it inside would only result in its immediate collapse.
The Thor storage bracelet he had just acquired was a creation of the gods, so he could use it to test it out. Even if it was damaged, he would suffer no loss.
With a thought, Lin Chen's blue-silver wings suddenly unfolded, the pale blue wings trailing a streak of light. He leaped to the front of the Thunder Pool and landed steadily.
Feeling the overwhelming purple-gold lightning that threatened to tear his body apart, Lin Chen did not hesitate and poured his spiritual power into the Thunder God Storage Bracelet on his left wrist without reservation.
"receive!"
He let out a low shout, and the ancient lightning patterns on the surface of the bracelet suddenly lit up. A deep spatial vortex emerged from the center of the bracelet and frantically enveloped the huge lightning pool.
Buzz—!
The Thunder Pool trembled violently, with billions of purple-gold divine lightning bolts roaring, churning, and colliding like enraged beasts. The entire space was violently distorted, and the terrifying lightning power almost burst the spatial vortex. Cracks appeared on the surface of the bracelet, which emitted a hum that seemed unable to bear the weight, yet it was still slowly swallowing the boundless Thunder Pool under the guidance of the divine-level spatial laws.
The process was thrilling; the purple-gold lightning almost completely engulfed Lin Chen.
But in the end, with a muffled sound of space closing, the entire massive thunder pool was completely stored in the storage bracelet!
The world instantly became quiet, and the Thunder Pool that had been hanging high in the sky disappeared without a trace, leaving only an empty sky.
Lin Chen raised his hand and touched the slightly warm bracelet, a cheerful smile spreading across his lips.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to take out the spatial dagger and the Thousand Illusion Mask in advance. At this moment, the Thunder God Storage Bracelet was completely filled with Thunder Pool and could no longer hold anything, but it had also perfectly completed its most crucial mission.
This move allowed them to pocket the ultimate essence of Thor's legacy.
Lin Chen carefully stored the Thunder God Space Bracelet, filled with the Thunder Pool, into his own space ring, intending to study it in detail when he had free time later—this pool of divine thunder might be able to directly temper and strengthen his Thunder God bloodline, and even repair the cracked purple-gold divine ring at the back of his head; its potential was immeasurable.
He looked down at the spatial dagger and the Thousand Illusions Mask in his palm, gently stroking them with his fingertips.
He knew the purpose of the Thousand Illusions Mask at a glance. No one below the level of a god could see through it. In the future, when traveling across the continent and venturing into dangerous places, he could prepare several secret identities for himself, which was equivalent to having an extra layer of protection. Its value was irreplaceable.
But Lin Chen frowned slightly at this silver spatial dagger.
It can indeed tear through space, but apart from that, it seems to have no other combat capabilities.
He secretly calculated in his heart: if he really encountered a powerful enemy who could manipulate space and set up a trapping and killing formation, the opponent's cultivation level would definitely be far superior to his current level. Even if he could tear open a gap with his dagger, the spatial turbulence and storm would be enough to kill him instantly. The risk of escaping was too great, and a head-on fight was far less domineering and direct than Thor's Hammer and Thunder Prison Sword.
A seemingly wondrous spatial artifact, yet currently useless, left him somewhat uncertain about its use.
Lin Chen quickly figured out the true use of the spatial dagger. He smiled slightly, put the dagger away, and prepared to experiment with it later.
He glanced at the ancient ruins of the war between gods, not wanting to waste any opportunity, and simply packed up all the good stuff he could find and took it with him.
Finally, his gaze fell upon the massive, mountain-like corpse of the Thunder Dragon King, and his eyes lit up.
This is a genuine, god-level dragon's body, its value is immeasurable.
Lin Chen activated his spatial ring, and a suction force surged out, taking the entire corpse of the Thunder Dragon King into it.
In his eyes, this dragon skeleton was a treasure trove:
- Dragon scales, dragon bones, and dragon tendons can all be used to refine artifact-grade materials;
-The remaining dragon blood is enough to strengthen dragon-type soul masters in batches, and it would be perfect for training trusted subordinates in the future;
Most importantly, there might still be a trace of divine power remaining inside, which can be slowly devoured and digested by the Soul-Devouring Spider Spear to nourish itself.
Lin Chen's gaze finally fell upon the solemn remains of the Thunder God, and he suddenly froze, almost completely forgetting about this senior. He quickly gave an embarrassed smile and apologized repeatedly:
"I'm so sorry, it was my oversight! Let's give you a proper burial now!"
(It's as if a phantom of Thor is silently complaining in the wind: "Listen to me, thank you. Because of you, I almost completely forgot about you.")
Lin Chen didn't delay any longer. He carefully moved the Thunder God's remains into the deep pit, covering them with handfuls of soil to properly bury this ancient and lonely divine remains. Then he took a huge thunder crystal stele and used his purple-gold divine power to carve the four characters "Tomb of the Thunder God" on it. The characters were powerful and majestic, carrying their own thunderous pressure. Even after millions of years, no one would dare to disturb the eternal rest of this god.
After confirming that there was nothing missing in this space, Lin Chen spread his blue silver wings and flew to the highest point of this space.
He flipped his palm, took out the silver spatial dagger, and slashed it sharply—
Sizzle—
The void was like glass cut open by a sharp blade, and a neat and uniform spatial rift instantly opened up!
The pitch-black spatial rift opened like a giant mouth, with tiny but dangerous spatial turbulence churning around its edges. The once continuous energy of heaven and earth broke apart here, revealing a completely different scene on the other side.
As the dagger stirred, the crack widened, and a familiar wind pressure and life force emanating from the Thunder Forest cave rushed in through the passage.
At the other end of the passage was the stone cave deep within the Thunder Forest!
Seeing the perfectly stable and turbulent spatial passage before him, Lin Chen was overjoyed!
Everything was exactly as he had predicted! This spatial dagger wasn't just capable of blindly tearing through the void; it could precisely traverse between points—as long as two spatial locations were close together, it could carve out an absolutely safe passage, completely eliminating any worry about being caught in spatial storms or being torn apart by turbulent currents. This was practically a god-level aid for his future exploration of various secret realms and spatial treasures!
He immediately put away the spatial dagger and was about to flap his wings and fly into the passage when he suddenly stopped.
As if remembering something, Lin Chen looked up at the empty void, a half-smile playing on his lips. He deliberately raised his voice slightly, speaking softly to the air, his tone carrying an undisguised sarcasm:
"I wonder which bastard secretly took my Thor's divine position. They did it quite discreetly, and they're truly shameless. You'd better not let me find out who you are, otherwise..."
Before he could finish speaking, he stopped abruptly.
With his blue-silver wings unfurled, purple-gold lightning intertwined with life-gold blue light, and Lin Chen transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight into the straight spatial passage.
The next instant, a flash of light.
He landed safely and returned to the dark stone cave deep within the Thunder Forest.
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