Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 321 Ma Xiaotao is a completely different person now!

Ma Xiaotao had no idea what happened after the Vulcan phantom left. When she left that mysterious space and opened her eyes, the expression on her face had changed from bewilderment to joy and excitement.

She received the Fire God's inheritance and began the Nine Trials of the Fire God. A golden-red flame mark, symbolizing a divine examiner, appeared between her brows. She couldn't help but reach out and gently touch her brow. Although the mark was invisible, she could still feel a slight heat.

With the contents of the first test of the God of Fire in her mind, Ma Xiaotao quickly looked around, searching for the figure of Fifth Huan'er.

Fifth Huan'er wasn't far from her. Also enveloped in the light of the Fire God, she had now relaxed and was staring blankly at Ma Xiaotao with her large, bewildered eyes. Ma Xiaotao clearly saw a flame mark appear between her eyebrows, except that Fifth Huan'er's flame mark was silver-white.

"Huan'er?" Ma Xiaotao called softly.

"Sister Xiaotao!" Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's call, Fifth Huan'er rushed to her side as if he had found his anchor, and said, "Did you hear that voice too?"

"Hmm!" Upon hearing Fifth Huan'er's words, Ma Xiaotao immediately understood and said with a smile, "I received the inheritance of the Fire God's position and began the Nine Trials of the Fire God. What about you, Huan'er?"

"The position of the God of Fire!" Fifth Huan'er immediately looked surprised and envious at Ma Xiaotao, saying, "I'm so envious of you, Sister Xiaotao! You actually received the approval of a god!"

"Just lucky," Ma Xiaotao said with a smile. "I didn't even expect it myself. You still haven't answered me, what's your situation?"

"Oh, oh!" Fifth Huan'er replied, "Judging from that voice, mine seems to be the first level of the Red Rank exam, and it seems there's only one exam component!"

"Red-level exam? One assessment?" Ma Xiaotao was stunned, looking at Fifth Huan'er in surprise, and asked, "What's the assessment?"

"Let me see." The girl looked a little confused, then immediately said, "Oh! My first Red-level exam has something to do with you, Sister Xiaotao."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Ma Xiaotao was somewhat surprised, and also a little puzzled.

"Red-level first test: assist Ma Xiaotao in completing all the contents of the Nine Tests of the God of Fire. For each level of the test you complete, you will receive half of the test reward. After all the tests are completed, you will be given the final test reward based on your performance." Fifth Huan'er read out the contents of her Red-level first test.

"Ah, this!" Ma Xiaotao opened her mouth, somewhat bewildered, but then smiled and said, "Huan'er, it seems we're destined to live and die together!"

Well, Ma Xiaotao actually quite likes this mysterious girl. Now that the divine position assessment has tied the two together, Ma Xiaotao trusts and likes her even more.

"Yes! Sister Xiaotao, I will do my best to help you!" Fifth Huan'er said confidently, her defenses against Ma Xiaotao gradually crumbling.

Therefore, after initiating the Nine Trials of the God of Fire at Chichen Mountain, Ma Xiaotao devoted herself to the process and completion of the divine trials.

In three years, with the help of Fifth Huan'er, Ma Xiaotao has completed the first six of the nine trials of the God of Fire, and is currently undergoing the seventh trial.

Because of the Godhood Assessment, Ma Xiaotao's strength has improved rapidly over the past three years. When she left the academy, she was only a level 74 Soul Saint, but now she has reached level 88. In just over three years, she has improved by fourteen levels, and it is fourteen levels from Soul Saint to Soul Douluo, which is truly a terrifying speed.

In fact, the improvement in soul power level was secondary for Ma Xiaotao. The most important improvements were actually the increase in the age of her soul rings and the enhancement of her soul skills. Benefiting from the rewards of the first six assessments, Ma Xiaotao's current soul ring configuration has been upgraded from two yellow, two purple, two black, and one red to two purple, four black, and two red.

It's worth mentioning that her eighth spirit ring was a divinely bestowed spirit ring, not from the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower spirit Kui Kui. After she fused with this divinely bestowed spirit ring, it directly generated the optimal lifespan she could withstand: a ferocious beast spirit ring of about 200,000 years.

Ma Xiaotao told Zhu Ziyang all about her experiences, and finally said, "To tell you the truth, the reason I came back this time was not only to cheer you on in the competition, but also to see what kind of divine inheritance you obtained! When I completed the fifth test, I saw the God of Fire again. He told me to get closer to you, saying that it would help me ascend to the God Realm in the future."

"Really?" Zhu Ziyang was surprised, but then he understood. As one of the former god-kings of the divine realm, it was only natural that the reappearance of the God of Death would attract the attention of the divine realm. So, he said with a smile, "The God of Death, also called the God of Death, is actually a level higher than your God of Fire, Sister Xiaotao."

"The Grim Reaper?" Ma Xiaotao murmured the name of the Grim Reaper, a look of confusion on her face. "What do you mean by being a rank higher than my God of Fire? Are there different levels of nobility and rank among gods?"

"Is it novel?" Zhu Ziyang chuckled, looking at the confusion and bewilderment on Ma Xiaotao's face. "Mortals think that becoming a god means transcending everything and being unrestrained. But the truth is the opposite. The hierarchy in the god realm is much stricter than in our mortal world. Take my God of Death and your God of Fire, Sister Xiaotao, for example. The God of Fire is a first-level god, a chief god, but the God of Death is a super god, a god-king. The difference between a chief god and a god-king is said to be greater than the difference between a Great Soul Master and a Title Douluo."

"Ah! Is that so?!" Ma Xiaotao was stunned, her face full of disbelief.

"Otherwise, why do you think those gods would be willing to pass on their divine positions to mortals?" Zhu Ziyang said, recalling Xiaobai's words, "A divine position is both a qualification and a constraint."

"Alas! It seems that absolute freedom cannot be enjoyed, whether in the realm of gods or the mortal world!" Ma Xiaotao sighed, then said, "Little brother Ziyang, when we reach the realm of gods, you must take good care of your older sister, my God King!"

As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao gave Zhu Ziyang a charming and seductive wink, almost making him fall for her.

"Hehe, of course!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled and said, "Then, you, Nannan, Yiyi, and I will stick together. Anyone who dares to provoke us, we'll beat them to a pulp!"

"Great!" Ma Xiaotao beamed upon hearing this, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right, what about Huan'er? The God of Fire said that as a first-level deity, he can bring one relative to the God Realm. Huan'er is the one who helps me complete the Godhood assessment, so I can't leave her in the mortal world."

"Really? Sure, Sister Xiaotao, it's your own spot, so you can decide for yourself!" Zhu Ziyang was somewhat surprised to hear Ma Xiaotao's words. He was surprised that those who ascended to godhood could bring their relatives to the divine realm. So, did that mean...? A thought began to form in his mind.

"By the way, who is this Yiyi you mentioned? Did she also receive the divine inheritance?" Ma Xiaotao asked again, puzzled.

"Yes, Yiyi's name is Qian Lingyi. She is a descendant of the Pope's family from ten thousand years ago, and she received the inheritance of the Angel God," Zhu Ziyang replied.

"A descendant of the Pope! A goddess of angels! You really are..." Upon hearing Qian Lingyi's identity, Ma Xiaotao's expression immediately turned strange, and she looked at Zhu Ziyang with eyes full of admiration.

"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang was a little embarrassed by the stare and could only chuckle as he said, "Sister Xiaotao, let me tell you about my experiences over the years."

"Great! Great!" Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao immediately forgot about the past and listened with great interest as Zhu Ziyang recounted his experiences.

So Zhu Ziyang began his story from three years ago, after he and Ma Xiaotao parted ways at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and continued recounting everything that happened to him, Jiang Nannan, and the other two women after they returned from the Martial Soul Continent.

By the time he finished speaking, half of the sun had already risen on the horizon, and the night had passed just like that.

"I never imagined you'd been through so much!" Ma Xiaotao exclaimed with deep emotion. "There are so many continents outside of Douluo Continent! And Sister Le Xuan... she's actually Princess Tianxuan of the Sun Moon Empire, who's become so famous these past two years! I feel like I've missed so much!"

"Don't be sad, there are many more exciting things waiting for you in the future." Zhu Ziyang smiled and comforted Ma Xiaotao, seeing the regret on her face.

"Okay! I'm not leaving. I'm going to stay with you!" Ma Xiaotao made her decision and announced loudly.

"Great, I welcome that!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)