Having left the Imperial Palace on his sword, Tianlin didn't return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Instead, he prepared to head directly to the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Soul Hunting Operation was only a few days away. He couldn't waste any more time. He needed to pass the Asura God's second trial in one go, obtain his seventh Spirit Ring, and unlock his Spirit Avatar.
While standing on his longsword, Tianlin examined the Universe Cover. In truth, this item wasn't strictly necessary. Tianlin didn't even know if he could activate it. If he could, then he would be confident in setting the success rate of his plan at ten percent.
Following Tang San's method from the original story, Tianlin slowly guided his Mental Power into the Universe Cover.
Suddenly, the triangular tip of the Universe Cover released a special layer of blue light, piercing towards Tianlin's forehead. At this moment, the Asura Sword mark on Tianlin's forehead flashed a red light, bouncing the blue light back.
Tianlin knew, of course, that this was the Sea God testing whether he was qualified to be his successor. But what kind of person was the Asura God? He could snatch other people's successors, but others couldn't snatch his.
In the God Realm, the Asura God, with a speed far surpassing that of the Speed God, rushed to the Seagod Hall. "Poseidon, get out here!"
Just now, he had suddenly felt that his successor's Sea of Spirit had almost been invaded by the Sea God's divine sense. This had really scared him. Fortunately, because of the Rakshasa God's affair back then, he, like a frightened bird, had left a backup plan in the Asura Sword mark. Otherwise, his inheritance would have been interfered with again.
"Asura, why are you so angry? I just felt someone probing the Seagod's Heart with Mental Power, so I subconsciously tested them," the Sea God said as he slowly walked out of the Seagod Hall. "But I must say, that child not only has terrifyingly high Mental Power, but also contains a considerable amount of Water attribute in his body. He's quite suitable to be my successor. Asura, as friends, why don't you let me have that child?"
"In your dreams!" The Asura God gnashed his teeth in anger. Over the past millennia, only a few people had passed through his Slaughter City, but not all of them were to his liking.
At least Hu Liena was completely unsuitable, and Tang Hao was also a step behind. Of the remaining few, Tang Chen was almost successful, but he was schemed against by the Rakshasa God and fell short.
He also liked Bibi Dong, but she was intercepted by the Rakshasa God. Now, he finally had a Tianlin who was so compatible in every way, and the Sea God still wanted to take the idea. Was it easy for him? "Don't be agitated, I'm just joking," the Sea God said with a smile, waving his hand. "Since that child has already started the Asura God trial, he probably has no interest in inheriting the Seagod position. However, he seems to want to use my Seagod's Heart for something?"
"Could it be?" The Asura God and the Sea God were close friends, so he naturally knew the wonders of the Seagod's Heart. He laughed loudly, "Haha, so that's how it is. This child is thinking even further than I am. I originally thought that his chances of passing the second trial were only seventy percent, but this child has forcibly raised it to ten percent. Sea God, lend your Seagod's Heart to my successor."
The Sea God nodded. "Sure, but I have a request. In this child's next Asura God trial, you have to..."
The Sea God whispered something in Asura's ear. Asura squinted at his old friend. As expected, he was an old fox, actually raising the price on the spot!
However, considering his successor's god trial, he finally said, "Okay, I agree this time!"
"Good, straightforward!" The Sea God no longer hesitated, and a divine thought communicated with the Universe Cover, causing it to bloom with light. Tianlin on the Douluo Continent saw this strange phenomenon emerging from the Universe Cover and knew that he had temporarily gained the recognition of this divine artifact.
"The Sea God is so generous, willing to give the Universe Cover, such a divine artifact, to his successor. On Seagod Island, there's also the Seagod's Light for refining souls, Tidal Body Refining, and various God-bestowed Spirit Rings. In comparison, my Asura God is really too stingy!"
Tianlin couldn't help but mutter to himself, but he didn't know that through this Universe Cover, the Sea God and Asura God in the God Realm could hear him clearly at this moment.
The Asura God was immediately so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but the Sea God exclaimed, "Good eye, this child has a good eye! It's a pity that you, Asura, have already taken him first, otherwise I would definitely pull him over to be my successor."
"Do you think I'm as free as you are? Besides the God Realm, I have to supervise the order of hundreds of lower planes, big and small. Where do I have the time to be like you, making so many divine artifacts and God-bestowed Spirit Rings, and building such a beautiful Seagod Island on the Douluo Continent? I finally managed to create a Slaughter City, but it was invaded by that Rakshasa bastard." The Asura God roared angrily, feeling a pang of sadness just thinking about it.
He didn't have the energy to make divine artifacts now, but wasn't it just God-bestowed Spirit Rings? With his Divine Power, he could make a hundred of them in minutes, and see if this brat dared to say that he was stingy.
"Alright, don't be so petty. By the way, Asura, have you found that thing that suddenly appeared more than a decade ago? Although that evil aura was only fleeting at the time, I dare say it far surpassed Rakshasa." The Sea God suddenly became serious, indicating that something had appeared that even he, a Level One God, was wary of.
"No, I can't feel it at all. Probably at the same time I sensed it, it also noticed my divine thought and has completely hidden itself. What exactly is it?" The Asura God's expression was extremely ugly upon hearing this. The fact that even he couldn't track it down showed how terrifying it was.
Such concealment ability was something even a Level One God couldn't achieve.
"On this continent, something major has happened that even I don't know about. I've already decided to arrange for my successor to assist in the investigation in the upcoming Asura God trial. I just hope he'll be careful!"
Due to the loss of the target, even the Asura God was helpless, and the gods couldn't casually allow their true bodies to descend to the lower plane. Now, he could only place his hopes on Tianlin.
At this moment, Tianlin didn't know about the Asura God's worries. He was rapidly flying towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
Before long, he landed at the entrance of the forest.
Originally, the problem he needed to consider most was how to lure the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear out of the Lake of Life alone, just like last time, but now that he had the Universe Cover, there was no need for such trouble.
"Vast Sea Bodyguard Barrier!" Tianlin used the first skill of the Universe Cover, the effect of which is concealment, not only concealing the figure, but also concealing the aura.
More importantly, this bodyguard barrier is not a single-target skill, its range is extremely large. As long as Tianlin absorbs the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Spirit Ring here later, he won't be afraid of being discovered by other Ferocious Beasts.
Entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Tianlin had never been so comfortable. As expected of the Seagod's Heart, it was simply a dimensionality reduction strike for these Soul Beasts.
Even if Tianlin stood in front of a certain Soul Beast and pointed at its nose to scold it, it probably wouldn't be able to find him. Of course, he wouldn't do such a boring thing. Instead, he went straight to his destination, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Golden Cave.
This place was very different from the last time, damaged beyond recognition. It seemed that because his younger brother was killed by Tianlin, it was very angry at the time, so it randomly burst out its power here.
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