Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 425 Greed for Godhood and Divine Blood
This minute, which should have been short, felt incredibly long to Yu Xiaogang.

In particular, the oppressive aura emanating from the golden crocodile gradually increased over time, amplifying his psychological pressure.

A few minutes later, Yu Xiaogang walked out of the tent, his face ashen.

Golden Crocodile held one hand up, looking down as if there was something unseen and intangible in his palm.

"Greed, one of the seven deadly sins, is the third divine position I have inherited in my lineage."

The first divine position inherited in the Hall of Worship is naturally the Angelic Godhood, and the second is the War Godhood that he possesses.

The spatial divine position inheritance that should have been the third path was suspected of having sided with Bibi Dong, and its whereabouts are still unknown. Therefore, Jin E did not include the spatial divine position inheritance in his calculations.

"Second Brother." Among the four elders, the Third Elder was the first to speak.
"To whom do you intend to pass on this position of godhood of greed?"

There was a hint of anticipation in his tone, an anticipation of receiving this inheritance of the God of Greed.

After hearing this, Jin'e shifted his gaze from his palm to his four brothers, including the Third Elder, and noticed the same expectation in each of their eyes. He pondered for a moment and then said:
“We’re all brothers. If I assign someone to someone else, it will hurt our years of friendship.”

"Therefore, leave the choice to the God of Greed. You all try to sense it together. Whoever gains its approval will be its own."

After the four attendants listened, the third attendant continued to ask:

"Second brother, what if none of the four of us survive..."

Before the three elders could finish speaking, Golden Crocodile interrupted them, saying:

"There are no 'ifs,' and even if there were, I could use divine blood to eliminate those 'ifs'!"

"Those of us who can cultivate our soul power to over level 95 are all exceptionally talented."

"Therefore, the difference in talent between us is not much. I was able to gain the recognition of the God of War. Even if you cannot gain the recognition of the God of Greed, I can make up for this deficiency by giving each of you a little divine blood to absorb and improve your talents."

He spoke these words quite casually, as if he were giving ordinary blood from a mortal rather than divine blood, the kind that would damage one's vitality even by losing a single drop.

Upon hearing this, the four elders immediately recalled the pale face of their second brother a year ago after he used a drop of divine blood to heal the third brother's meridians.

The consumption of that drop of divine blood required the Golden Crocodile to recuperate for almost half a year before it could recover its damaged vitality.

"Second brother."

The fifth and sixth worshippers said in unison:
"If I still can't gain the approval of the God of Greed..."

They exchanged a glance and continued speaking:
“We’ll just give up. Divine blood is precious. Third and Fourth Brothers are both level 97, and their talents are much higher than ours at level 96. This way, Second Brother will suffer less damage to his vital energy.”

After hearing this, the four attendants continued, "..."
"Second brother, then I'll give up too."

"Although my third brother and I are both level 97, my third brother's talent is still a bit higher than mine, otherwise I wouldn't be ranked fourth."

"The situation on the mainland is changing rapidly. If you, Second Brother, waste a lot of your vital energy to give us divine blood, you will be losing more than you gain."

Upon hearing this, the third elder brother, seeing that the fourth, fifth, and sixth elder brothers were all deferring to him, and being a brother who valued brotherly affection and respect, immediately wanted to express his gratitude for the courtesy.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Golden Crocodile.

"Alright, third brother."

"This is a token of our appreciation from our fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers, so please don't refuse it."

As he spoke, Golden Crocodile reached out and handed the invisible and intangible artifact of greed in his palm to the Third Elder, saying, "Third Brother, try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll give you a drop of divine blood. Absorb it and try again."

After hearing this, the three offerings no longer declined. They silently released their spiritual power to perceive what seemed to be there yet not there in their palms.

One second, two seconds...

Three minutes, four minutes...

Time passed slowly, and after half an hour, there was still no movement.

"As expected, I still don't have enough talent."

Upon seeing this, the golden crocodile narrowed its eyes slightly.

He stretched out his hand, his thumb nail gleaming with a hint of gold, and his index fingertip made a small cut.

Then, the Golden Crocodile channeled his divine power, and soon a drop of golden blood seeped out from the cut on the tip of his index finger along with the flow of divine power.

The color of this drop of divine blood is still essentially red, but the golden light emitted by the divine substances contained within it makes it appear as a drop of golden blood.

The moment the drop of divine blood detached from the wound on the golden crocodile's index finger, his rosy complexion turned pale, and even his hands began to tremble slightly.

But the Golden Crocodile ignored all of that and simply controlled the drop of divine blood to merge into the three worshippers' bodies.

Immersed in sensing the God of Greed, the Third Priest was unaware of the nourishment the divine blood provided to his body. However, the God of Greed's attitude towards him changed from initial indifference to a subtle intimacy, which made him aware of what was happening outside.

Soon, another half hour passed.

"Isn't one drop of divine blood enough?"

Golden Crocodile watched silently, his pale old face and white eyebrows furrowed together.

"If one drop isn't enough, then have another drop!"

The wound on the tip of his index finger had already healed, so the golden crocodile used his thumbnail to make another small cut in the same spot, using his divine power to force out a drop of golden divine blood.

As the second drop of divine blood was forced out, the Golden Crocodile's face instantly turned even paler, and for a moment he was so weak that he couldn't even sit up straight.

As the second drop of divine blood was incorporated, the three elders, including the fourth elder, prayed that the third elder brother would succeed. Otherwise, if the second elder brother forced out the third drop of divine blood, he would be seriously injured.

Fortunately, the three honored ones did not disappoint. After the second drop of divine blood was incorporated, the subtle intimacy between the God of Greed became clearer and more obvious. After a deep exchange with him, the invisible artifact of greed merged into his body and combined with his heart to form a complete heart of greed.

"It worked? That's great!"

At this moment, Jin E looked like an ordinary old man who had lost too much blood; if one had to describe him in one word, it would be "utterly depleted of both qi and blood".

But he didn't care; compared to the gains of this trip, the loss of his energy was nothing.

The loss of two drops of divine blood was still within his tolerance range. Although it damaged his vital energy, it did not have a significant impact on his combat strength. However, it would take at least a year to recover the lost vital energy.

Upon waking, the Third Elder saw his Second Brother's weak state and was about to say something when he was interrupted by the Golden Crocodile:
"Third brother, there's no need to say anything else. What you should do most right now is to hurry up and complete the nine tests for godhood. The sooner you become a god, the more you will help us."

After hearing this, the third elder brother also suppressed his emotions with reason and replied, "Yes, second brother, I understand."

(End of this chapter)