Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 615 Goddess of Life: You're a Worthy Father! You Don't Want This Daughter, But We Do! (Two Chapters Combined)

"God of Emotions, what brings you here?"

Beneath the seemingly towering tree canopy, a stone table and several stone chairs are placed. The surrounding lush green grass and vibrant wildflowers create an atmosphere of perfect harmony.

The Goddess of Life brought a cup of azure-green water of life and placed it in front of Rong Nianbing. "This must be the first time the God of Emotions has visited me. He is quite a rare guest indeed."

Beneath that gentle, smiling tone, Rong Nianbing added a hint of apology, "It was wrong of me to come uninvited."

The goddess of life shook her head indifferently.

"Why apologize? Besides, I wasn't blaming you."

She's so gentle.

Moreover, from an emotional perspective, the words spoken by the Goddess of Life are all from the bottom of her heart, and there is no hypocrisy involved.

This is completely different from that guy Poseidon.

Having just experienced what happened with Tang San, Rong Nianbing couldn't help but feel some lingering effects. However, amidst his reflections, he absentmindedly picked up the Water of Life and took a small sip.

Suddenly, a refreshing, sweet taste with a hint of plant fragrance went down his throat, bringing him back to his senses.

This "water of life"?!

As a non-established deity, and an emotion goddess who has basically stayed at home since ascending to the divine realm, Rong Nianbing has never come into contact with or heard of the "water of life" unique to the goddess of life.

Subconsciously, I took a sip and drank it all in one go.

He was certain that this "water of life" was an invaluable treasure, even to the gods... no! to the supreme deity.

In that instant, he felt as if every pore on his body had opened up. Every cell in his body seemed to be cheering and jumping for joy, and his divine power increased significantly, even his aura became stronger.

"This water..."

After muttering something, Rong Nianbing handed the cup back.

The Goddess of Life took back the cup and said, "This is the Water of Life, a product of the Ancient Tree of Life. Under normal circumstances, only deities of the highest order or above are qualified to drink it."

After explaining this, she glanced at Rong Nianbing again.

“Although you have been in the God Realm for more than twenty years, you have basically never left your home and have not even paid attention to the affairs of the God Realm, so naturally you would not know about the ‘Water of Life’. If you hadn’t taken the initiative to come to me this time, you probably wouldn’t have known about it even after the divine position was passed down.”

The tone was clearly blaming, which made Rong Nianbing feel somewhat embarrassed. But he also knew that he was in the wrong.

After all, as the chief god of the divine realm, he should indeed cooperate with the divine realm committee in handling divine realm affairs. For example, the seven gods of original sins under the God of Destruction are basically doing the work for the God of Destruction.

However, if a chief god chooses to ignore worldly affairs, or slack off, do nothing, or give up, the God King can't do anything about it, because there are no relevant regulations in the rules of the divine realm.

So in the end, the tasks fell on the shoulders of the five god-kings. However, the newly appointed god of evil and god of good were still relatively inexperienced, so most of the tasks assigned to the five god-kings ended up on the shoulders of the goddess of life, the god of destruction, and the god of the sea.

No wonder the good-natured goddess of life complained.

"It's my fault, it's my fault."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Rong Nianbing began to explain his purpose. "Actually, I came here because I have chosen a successor to inherit my divine position. However, I learned something from him that I would like to ask you about."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the Goddess of Life was also quite curious.

Is there anything that requires special verification from her?
But Rong Nianbing's next words not only failed to dispel the Life Goddess's rising curiosity, but instead deepened her doubts. For Rong Nianbing said, "Do you know that the Sea God has a daughter who has already descended to the mortal realm?"

Oh, it's Xiao Qi!

But since it's Xiao Qi, shouldn't she go find the Sea God?
With a puzzled expression, the Goddess of Life nodded, and recalling the past, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. "We all know about this. But it's not surprising. After all, Xiao Qi was a little rascal when she was young, always restless, like a little devil. But after she learned about the Douluo Plane from the Sea God, she secretly ran down to the mortal realm."

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen her."

In fact, for the goddess of life and the god of destruction, the birth of Xiao Qi undoubtedly brought them joy.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.

However, when Xiao Wu gave birth to Xiao Qi, it was the Goddess of Life who delivered the baby. As the first infant delivered, Xiao Qi held a special significance for the Goddess of Life.

Her true maternal radiance was awakened by Xiao Qi.

Back then, when the conflict between the Sea God and the God of Destruction wasn't very intense, Xiao Qi often visited the Forest of Life. And during her visits, she would naturally encounter the God of Destruction.

Having always longed for a child, especially a daughter, the God of Destruction was naturally moved. Unfortunately, the union of life and destruction could not produce offspring. Therefore, seeing Xiao Qi and the Goddess of Life getting along so well, the God of Destruction was naturally touched as well.

So, over time, Xiaoqi and the God of Destruction became quite familiar with each other. She affectionately called herself "Aunt Green" and the God of Destruction "Uncle Purple."

Under this emotional attachment, both he and Destruction undoubtedly treated Xiaoqi as their daughter.

Until Xiao Qi escaped to the lower realm to play.

After finishing her recollection, the Goddess of Life looked at Rong Nianbing, who was patiently waiting without interrupting, and said with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry, I was a little lost in thought just now."

"It's nothing."

"But is what you're talking about related to Xiao Qi's chosen successor? If so, I can't help you. After all, Xiao Qi's parents are the Sea God and Xiao Wu; you should talk to them."

"Actually, my heir and Xiao Qi are a couple."

This made the goddess of life even more puzzled.

If they were a couple, wouldn't she be even less able to help?

Rong Nianbing did not hide anything from her and told the Goddess of Life everything Huo Yuhao had told her.

"This is impossible."

This was the first reaction of the goddess of life.

To Rong Nianbing's surprise, she didn't react much.

“You’ve got the emotions wrong, and that child has probably gotten it wrong too. Putting aside the fact that Poseidon is definitely not that kind of person, just from a father’s perspective, he wouldn’t do such a thing.”

As she spoke, the Goddess of Life looked at Rong Nianbing with unwavering certainty. “You are also a father, and I have witnessed the love that Destruction showed when he was with Xiao Qi. So you should be able to understand better what kind of mentality the Sea God, as her biological father, had towards Xiao Qi.”

Ugh--

Seeing the goddess of life's certainty, the god of emotions couldn't help but sigh. At first, he had indeed thought so too.

But after meeting the sea god...

He also believes that it is not impossible.

In addition, there were the things he had experienced and seen in the mortal realm before he became a god... After all, the world is vast and full of wonders.

Do you think I would talk nonsense?

Rong Nianbing sighed, "Actually, I went to see the Sea God." "Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, the Goddess of Life's expression finally changed. She knew that since the God of Emotions, a first-level deity, had spoken so vehemently after she had just said those words, and even claimed to have met the Sea God, he would not have spoken without reason.

Is it possible? !

That shouldn't be happening!
With a slight thought, the God of Emotions caused the seven halos behind him to rise and condense into a wheel of light. A strange emotional fluctuation also emanated from him, enveloping them within it.

A scene constructed of divine power and consciousness, without the Goddess of Life resisting, displayed without reservation the conversation between herself and Tang San, as well as their respective expressions, in the Goddess of Life's mind, for her to judge.

"That's the basis for my somewhat believing it."

Rong Nianbing's expression was solemn. "It's true that the Sea God's outward image is an act. Hypocritical and insidious, that's my new assessment of him. I wonder if you have any thoughts after reading this?"

At this moment, the goddess of life's expression changed drastically.

After a series of changes, "This, this is real!?"

Rong Nianbing remained silent, which indicated his answer.

The goddess of life remained silent, which indicated her stance.

Gradually, the goddess of life slowly clenched her delicate hands.

She really didn't want to believe it!
Could the sea god really be such a god?!
With her eyes closed and silent for a moment, the Goddess of Life suddenly opened her eyes and said decisively, "If it's just that simple, it doesn't actually prove that the Sea God would do such a thing to Xiao Qi."

She stared intently at Rong Nianbing.

It conveys only one meaning: What do you think?

"As I said, I am not sure."

Rong Nianbing nodded. "I've heard you possess a divination technique, so I came to verify it with you. If it's false, then all is well. If it's true..."

He didn't continue, but the goddess of life understood.

"You're right."

The Goddess of Life resolutely stood up and looked at the Ancient Tree of Life.

Seeing this, Rong Nianbing also stopped sitting and turned her gaze to the true form of the Goddess of Life. But that was not all, because this ancient tree of life was also the foundation of the divine realm.

As an entity that absorbs human mental energy and transforms it into life force, continuously providing it to the divine realm, the Ancient Tree of Life and the divine realm can be considered one in some ways.

Therefore, the Goddess of Life, as the being who controls the evolution of life in the divine realm, possesses a profound understanding of changes in life. Xiao Qi, being born in the divine realm, is naturally included within this understanding.

At this moment, the Goddess of Life took a deep look at her ancient tree of life, slowly closed her eyes, and murmured something. Strands of emerald light began to emanate from her body.

The enormous ancient tree of life suddenly burst forth with immense vitality, and every leaf lit up, making the entire space seem like a verdant world.

This is the life prayer ritual.

Seeing this, Rong Nianbing simply stood aside and watched quietly.

Suddenly, the once emerald green world changed.

Perhaps Xiao Qi's matter was insignificant compared to the entire divine realm, so as the goddess of life, Zhou Yu, chanted, a point of red light shone in the emerald green world, then spread towards a leaf. Soon, the emerald green of the leaf was completely replaced by blood red, and a fierce aura rippled within the life force before slowly drifting down.

Now, Rong Nianbing no longer needs the Goddess of Life to explain.

Given this state, what good could possibly come of it?

As the leaves fall into the palm of the goddess of life, the red color gradually fades, but so does the color drain from her face.

The ancient tree of life has now returned to normal.

Beneath the shadows, the goddess of life's delicate body trembled uncontrollably. Rong Nianbing didn't even need to look to sense the fear and intense anger emanating from the goddess of life.

"Are you... okay?"

The Goddess of Life turned sharply, her voice almost mechanical: "In the life prayer ritual, if the energy emanating is gold, it signifies good fortune; red, it signifies misfortune. This time, I will perform a divination for Xiao Qi..."

Oh no! This is a terrible omen!
There is even a possibility that they will die without a chance of survival.

This immediately caused Rong Nianbing distress and anger.

Unexpectedly, it's really true!

Tang San, Tang San, how cruel you are!

Now, a look of melancholy appeared on the goddess of life's face, a touch of sorrow appearing in her eyes. She nodded gently, then slowly shook her head. Two crystal-clear tears slid down the corners of her eyes; these tears were surprisingly emerald green.

At this moment, her eyes were already red!

"Little Seven! What terrible things has she done to deserve this?!"

"Tang San! You're unworthy of being a father!"

Consumed by rage, the Goddess of Life's usual gentleness seemed to vanish without a trace, and she unleashed it all upon Tang San.

She and Destruction wanted a daughter, but they were powerless to have one.

You, Tang San, have her, yet you don't cherish her at all! If you don't want this daughter, then we will! Why torture this poor child, Xiao Qi? She's not a tool in your hands!

"This absolutely cannot go on like this!"

The goddess of life waved her sleeve and declared, "I'm going to find them!"

Anger surged to her head, causing her to lose her composure.

But just because the Goddess of Life lost her mind didn't mean Rong Nianbing did. Upon hearing the Goddess of Life's intention to do so, he immediately intervened and stopped her.

"No, it will be all over if we do that."

So, Rong Nianbing then had to use a lot of persuasion.

After much persuasion and analysis,

For example, if you go like this, you won't be able to produce direct evidence and do anything to Tang San. Instead, you'll expose yourself. If Tang San wants to harm Xiao Qi again in the future, he can still find a way to do it while he's on guard against you. It was something like this that calmed the Goddess of Life down.

She believed the god of emotions was right.

After a moment of contemplation, the goddess of life rose again.

Upon seeing this, Rong Nianbing immediately asked, "Where are we going?"

The Goddess of Life didn't even turn her head, and seemed rather anxious, saying, "I'm going to discuss this with Destruction. Please forgive my poor hospitality!"

(End of this chapter)