Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 431 Variables
Lin Rong glanced back, watching Ning Fengzhi's departing figure in the darkness, and thought:

"That old fox Ning Fengzhi is quite perceptive."

Realizing he didn't want to answer, she immediately stopped asking and chased away the onlookers behind her.

Ning Fengzhi has certainly lived up to his title of sect leader for so many years; at least he is competent in reading people's expressions and moods.

"With Jin E gone, only Bibi Dong is left now."

"I wonder how Yue Guan Gui Mei is doing, whether she has found out Bibi Dong's whereabouts."

"Have a look."

With a flash of silvery-white light, Lin Rong vanished from his spot in an instant.

……

unknown space.

The viscous, blood-red ocean churned endlessly, stirring up waves of blood.

The sect leader of the Body Sect, Du Huang, was immersed naked in the sea of ​​blood, with only his head exposed above the surface.

Ahead, a spatial projection appeared before him, and the image shown in the projection was the battlefield in the center of the continent.

Du Huang thus witnessed the death of the God of War, Golden Crocodile.

"Successor, do you see it?"

"If you inherit the divine position, then his fate will be your fate as well."

"Given what that person did to your Body Sect, you don't think he'll let you off the hook, do you?"

"Give up, give up. With your strength, you are capable of surviving in this chaotic world. There is no need to pay the price of your life just to witness the scenery of the divine realm."

A seductive female voice echoed in Du Huang's ears.

This alluring voice, imbued with the power of the Rakshasa, has appeared before.

In fact, ever since Blood Slayer "sacrificed" the Asura inheritance, this alluring voice would appear once or several times every time Poison Emperor underwent a test.

Having received the Asura inheritance, Du Huang knew that the divine position he inherited was the mortal enemy of the Rakshasa God who had bewitched him. Therefore, he remained unmoved and focused on completing the Nine Trials of Asura.

"Why not give up? Do you still harbor illusions? Dreaming of joining forces with the remaining god of the Spirit Hall to fight against these two from the Heavenly Fighting Alliance?"

"Let me tell you, the remaining one in the Spirit Hall inherited the divine position of the Rakshasa God, which is the same as mine. As the one who inherited the Asura God, you should know how irreconcilable the feud between me and the Asura God is."

"So stop dreaming. It's impossible for you to join forces with that person from the Spirit Hall. Just face reality and give up the inheritance of the Asura God position. You can still live peacefully."

Upon hearing this, Du Huang's heart wavered for the first time.

He became a god so that the Body Sect could reach the pinnacle of the continent. If becoming a god would bring annihilation to the sect, would it still be necessary to continue?

Upon seeing this, the remnant divine consciousness of the Rakshasa God immediately seized the opportunity and continued to bewitch:

"Yes, yes, the gods are arrogant and conceited, looking down on everyone. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't care about the life or death of a mortal. But once you inherit the position of the Asura God, when you face the siege of three god-level combat forces, you will only have one way out: death."

"Don't gods care about the life and death of mortals?" Du Huang suddenly asked.

"Of course, would you care about the life or death of an ant?" the remaining divine thought of the Rakshasa answered without hesitation.

"Very good, I understand." Du Huang seemed to have figured something out, and his slightly wavering mind instantly became even more stable than before.

“No…you…” Rakshasa’s remaining divine sense was stunned. She didn’t understand what Poison Emperor had figured out.
She wanted to say something more, but a surge of Asura divine power erupted from the inherited mark between Du Huang's brows, causing the Rakshasa divine sense to dissipate rapidly as if it had encountered its nemesis, leaving only this last sentence echoing in the space:
"You bastard, you'll regret this! You'll regret ever inheriting the Asura God's position!"

Du Huang, however, had no interest, no mood, and no time to pay attention to those words. Instead, he focused his mind on the majestic voice that appeared in his mind. "The Nine Trials of Asura, the Ninth Trial passed."

"To be clear about one's own nature and to uphold one's true self under the influence of Rakshasa is a virtue that every successor of the Asura God's position should possess."

"Only by completing the Nine Trials of Asura step by step under the influence of Rakshasa can one become a qualified successor to the Asura Godhood."

"Passed the ninth test, Shura affinity increased by 10%, total affinity is 100%, the Shura God position inheritance officially begins."

When Du Huang opened his eyes, he saw a black vortex that had appeared in front of him at some point.

The moment he had been waiting for finally arrived today, but he didn't seem as excited as he had imagined.

"Ants, haha, ants."

"I, Du Huang, would rather die under the siege of the three great gods than be an ant that could be crushed at any moment in this era of the birth of gods!"

"The scenery of the realm of gods, I have arrived."

Du Huang emerged from the sea of ​​blood and stepped into the black vortex without hesitation.

……

The summit of the highest peak on the mainland.

Xu Huanchen, the sect leader of the Star Crown Sect, sat cross-legged on a giant rock.

He remained motionless, as if he were one with the rock beneath him, or even with the peak below it.

The Earth Artifact, the Heart of the Earth, is fused within Xu Huanchen's heart. With each beat, its connection with the entire mountain becomes even stronger.

His breathing through his mouth and nose also matched the airflow around the mountain.

This is the highest peak on the continent. Starlight from the stars falls upon a man, a rock, and a peak. A crown inlaid with gemstones floats above his head, and nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—float rhythmically on his body.

"Finally, I have finally cultivated my soul power to the peak of level ninety-nine."

Xu Huanchen opened his eyes, and a feeling of excitement flashed in them.

The biggest limitation of the Star Crown Martial Soul is its cultivation speed.

He only needed to reach the peak of level 99 soul power to pass the Ninth Trial of the Earth.

This is also why he chose the summit of the highest peak on the continent as his place of seclusion, because the intensity of starlight at night here is dozens of times that of the plains.

At the same moment, a long-awaited, authoritative voice resounded in his mind:

"The Earth has undergone nine trials, and the ninth trial is now complete."

"Mountains are one, their energy flows together, allowing us to understand the mysteries of the earth."

"Passed the ninth test, Earth affinity increased by 10%, total affinity is 100%, the succession of the Earth God's position officially begins."

The giant rock beneath Xu Huanchen slowly merged into the mountain range. When he looked down, he discovered that the ground had become like a swamp, and it seemed that he could sink into it with just a thought.

"The succession to the Earth God's position is a pity. What I really wanted was the position of the God of Light, but unfortunately, that person beat me to it."

"In this era of the emergence of gods, our Star Crown Sect deserves a place."

He looked up at the stars hanging in the night sky one last time, and then he sank into the mountains.

(End of this chapter)