The Sea God's Scheme, the God of Slaughter and the Dust Heart

Chapter 99 The Sea God's Scheme, the God of Slaughter and the Dust Heart

The Heavenly Dou Empire, Grass Chicken Village, is hidden among rolling low hills.

Fang Yuan returned to this familiar yet unfamiliar land without making a sound.

The dirt road was still uneven and full of potholes, with simple, low wooden houses scattered on both sides. The roofs were covered with blackened thatch, and the walls were made of yellow mud mixed with straw. They seemed to sway gently in the wind. The village was quiet, with only a few sporadic crowings of roosters and barking of dogs, and wisps of smoke rising from a few houses in the distance.

Without alerting anyone, he walked straight to the abandoned mud house at the end of the village.

The door was rotten; it creaked and fell to the ground with a gentle push. The room was empty except for a thin layer of dust, and cobwebs covered the corners.

This is his home in this world.

Fang Yuan then arrived at the back of the mountain, in front of a grave.

He was born to a couple whose parents died unexpectedly.

He couldn't even remember what they looked like, let alone any deep affection between them.

Xiao Wu followed behind him, her bright eyes curiously looking around.

This was her first time visiting the place where Fang Yuan grew up.

A low, dilapidated wooden house, a bumpy, muddy dirt road, a simple, rough stone mill, and firewood piled in the corner —

=Everything was so simple it was almost abject poverty.

This place is as ordinary as it gets, just like countless inconspicuous little villages on the Douluo Continent.

"Is this the place where you grew up?" Xiao Wu asked softly, her tone filled with curiosity.

Fang Yuan withdrew his gaze, nodded, and looked down at the entire village from the mountain, a complex emotion flashing across his eyes.

He lost both his parents at a young age and had no one to rely on or any connections.

He did almost everything: farming, carrying water, feeding chickens, and selling vegetables.

Perhaps it's an innate talent ingrained in the blood of the Chinese people.

The cabbages he grows have thick leaves, firm hearts, and are a size larger than others, looking fresh and vibrant.

The chickens he raised were all glossy, plump, and strong, and they ran more energetically than other people's chickens.

In the eyes of these villagers who have spent their entire lives toiling in the fields, Fang Yuan, who is so capable and organized at such a young age, is a genius.

They all say that this child is destined for great things and is a promising candidate to awaken innate soul power and become a soul master.

At that time, Fang Yuan was indeed the most promising child in the entire Caoji Village.

The feeling of being moved was fleeting.

Fang Yuan didn't linger any longer and turned to walk towards the village chief's house.

The village chief was an honest and kind old man who had taken good care of him in the past.

He quietly placed a bag of gold soul coins on the stone table in the village chief's courtyard, along with a short note, as a final token of his affection for this period of his childhood and for this homeland.

After doing all this, Fang Yuan didn't look back.

They left Caoji Village silently in the night.

The divine realm.........

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Inside the Temple of the Sea God, gilded wave patterns entwine the pillars.

The sea god sat enthroned on his throne, watching with great interest the interactions between Fang Yuan, Xiao Wu, and Poseidon.

There was no way around it; God's long years were simply too lonely.

Older people often have this hobby of watching the excitement and, incidentally, trying to bring young people together.

In the original story, the Sea God once used the guise of an assessment to arrange an ambiguous assessment task for Bai Chenxiang. Ostensibly, it was a trial, but secretly, he was trying to bring her and Ma Hongjun together.

This time, he gave Fang Yuan a divine test to revive Xiao Wu.

Firstly, it satisfies his own penchant for watching the excitement and playing matchmaker.

Secondly, it was an opportunity to legitimately give special treatment to the successor he favored.

In the eyes of the Sea God, Fang Yuan's current soul ring age is too low and he is completely unworthy of his status as the successor.

The Sea God is known for protecting his own, but if he were to openly raise all of Fang Yuan's soul rings to 100,000 years in one go, it would be too ostentatious and easily attract the attention of other main gods.

The reward given to the successor by the Angel God's test is to upgrade the soul rings, with the limit being only six black and three red. If he goes too far, it will inevitably look bad.

So the sea god came up with this perfect solution.

Fang Yuan was instructed to sacrifice his old soul ring under the pretext of reviving Xiao Wu, so that he could hunt down and obtain a soul ring of a higher age.

He only needed to secretly intervene from the sidelines, slightly raising his hand to subtly increase the age of those soul rings, and everything would appear perfectly logical, leaving no room for criticism.

Moreover, sacrificing one's own cultivation and soul rings to resurrect a beloved person at all costs is the kind of deep affection that is most likely to move the God of Kindness and the God of Life, winning their approval.

Little did the sea god know that while he was scheming, the god of life was also watching everything happening in the mortal realm from within the Temple of Life.

When the God of Life saw Fang Yuan's resolute attitude, determined to revive Xiao Wu no matter the cost, his gentle and kind heart was truly moved.

To risk damaging one's own foundation and sacrificing one's soul rings and bones to revive one's beloved is a rare and precious act of loyalty and righteousness.

"Perhaps—I really did misunderstand this child back then."

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The god of life murmured to himself, and much of the displeasure in his eyes dissipated.

Previously, Fang Yuan had acted ruthlessly and used sharp methods, which made her feel that he was too cold-hearted.

But now it seems that he was just young and used tough methods to protect the people he cared about.

With this in mind, the God of Life's perception of the square and the circle has quietly shifted.

In stark contrast to the warm and gentle Temple of Life, the Temple of Asura is filled with a cold and chilling atmosphere.

The Asura God rubbed his throbbing temples, and finally nodded in agreement to his subordinate's request.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stormed into the Hell Slaughter Arena, sweeping through hundreds of victories and passing the life-or-death test of the Hell Road.

Unfortunately, the God of Asura already had Tang San in mind, and the God of Asura's exam was currently being held back by Tang Chen, so he didn't care about Chen Xin, this powerful figure who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He thought that Chen Xin would leave after passing the test and obtaining the God of Slaughter Domain, but he did not expect that this Sword Douluo would return after obtaining the God of Slaughter Authority.

Having the identity of a God of Slaughter, one can use soul skills in the City of Slaughter.

Without uttering a word, Chen Xin unleashed several Thousand Swords Return to Origin strikes, their sword energy crisscrossing the land. Blood flowed like a river throughout the entire Killing City, and countless thugs and evil spirits perished under his sword.

Having done all this, Chen Xin gracefully withdrew and drifted away.

Asura God had no interest in the heinous thugs with blood on their hands in the City of Slaughter.

These people were his whetstones, used to hone the examinees and help them comprehend the God of Slaughter domain; no matter how many died, it was not a pity.

But he never expected that Chen Xin's actions would catch the eye of another god.

In the realm of gods, the current God of Slaughter is Hypnos.

He is the most outstanding enforcer under the Asura God, a peak level two god, with combat power infinitely close to that of a level one god.

Upon hearing the Asura God's relentless agreement, Hypnos immediately placed his right hand on his chest and bowed gratefully to the Asura God.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Asura."

The Asura God sat on a pitch-black throne, surrounded by a faint dark red divine radiance and a chilling aura. He simply waved his hand casually, his tone indifferent.

"Step down."

He didn't take this small matter to heart at all.

Among the gods in the divine realm, there is a common practice of poaching each other's people. As long as they don't directly seize the other's designated successor, everyone knows this basic decency.

Just like the current Rakshasa God, wasn't Bibi Dong, the divine examiner, originally chosen and poached from the slaughter city of the Asura God?

Anyway, Chen Xin wasn't interested in him, so giving her to Xiu Pu Ruo Si wouldn't be a big deal.