At this moment, Tang San felt as though he had been thoroughly betrayed by the Seven Elemental Gods.
However, his perspective had grown far more refined compared to ten thousand years ago. After a brief period of frustration, he calmed down and began to mutter to himself:
"Though this faith energy is only incidental, at least it reaffirms the belief among the people of the Douluo Continent that I once truly existed. If we establish temples during this time, we should be able to gather some faith."
Clearly, Tang San was recalling practices from his past life regarding rural idolatry.
But Tang San was undoubtedly a greedy man. He wasn't satisfied with such meager faith energy—he wanted more.
Gradually, his thoughts turned to the Spirit Hall.
"The inherently evil Tian Xing Federation has blatantly disregarded the will of the people of the Douluo Continent, forcibly merging three empires with blood-deep grudges. How utterly despicable!
Though I'd love to unleash divine punishment upon the upper echelons of the Tian Xing Federation, even the God Realm has sided with them, preventing me from delivering heavenly justice. This is simply unacceptable!"
Tang San continued to complain bitterly.
Accustomed to being the top dog, Tang San had initially been weak when he first ascended to the God Realm, suppressed by the old gods led by the God of Destruction. But now, having reached the level of the former God King of Retribution, he naturally began asserting his voice.
Yet, despite the support of six members of the Seven Monsters of Shrek, Tang San still lacked the strength to dominate alone, leaving him deeply dissatisfied.
The sharp decline in faith energy further hindered his ability to cultivate in peace, leaving him utterly frustrated.
Finally, after much deliberation, Tang San made a bold decision!
"This Tian Xing Federation is imitating the evil Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago. I absolutely cannot allow the Douluo Continent to continue down this path of corruption—it must change!
If they can do it, so can I!
Rather than letting these evil leaders of the Tian Xing Federation rule the Douluo Continent, it would be better for my righteous Tang Sect to take their place!
This position should only be occupied by my pure and virtuous son, whom I have personally taught."
As he muttered this, Tang San fixed his gaze on Tang Wulin, who had returned to the Hao Tian Sect.
"Though the enemy has received trials from seven elemental gods, my son is no slouch either. Let me recreate the scene from ten thousand years ago when we overthrew the evil Spirit Hall."
With this thought, Tang San began rummaging through his temple, searching for something.
"Rabbit God, Butterfly God, Snake God, Ape God, Tiger God.
Hmm…
Why is Poseidon's collection so lackluster? All these are second-tier beast god positions.
Well, having something is better than nothing.
As long as one ascends to godhood, I can provide a few divine artifacts later.
Even at the same rank of divine official, the Seven Elemental Gods can't display much power. This time, the advantage is mine!" Tang San declared confidently.
But after a while, Tang San hesitated again. The difference in power between divine positions could be vast.
Though these divine positions were all second-tier gods, they paled in comparison to Ma Hongjun's Phoenix God position.
Currently, other First-Rank Gods in the Douluo God Realm had also turned their attention to the Douluo Continent in search of successors. However, none of them would pass their divine positions to anyone close to Tang Wulin.
Unlike Tang San, who had struggled through hardships in the mortal world, Tang Wulin had always been supported by the resources of the Hao Tian Sect. As a result, he hadn't formed connections with any peerless geniuses.
If the Dual-Attribute Cauldron hadn't been tampered with by Ye Wen, Tang San might have been able to artificially cultivate some peerless geniuses capable of inheriting divine positions. But that was a big "if," and Tang San now felt somewhat helpless.
However, Tang San soon steadied his resolve and turned his gaze inward.
Though Tang San was currently at the God King level, his strength relied on the divine position left behind by the God of Retribution and its insights into the Dao of Retribution. The Sea God position was merely a battery providing him with faith energy.
Though losing the Sea God position would temporarily sever Tang San's connection to the Sea God's faith, ruling the Douluo Continent would allow him to amass limitless faith.
Thinking this, Tang San's lips curled into an increasingly smug smile.
As for the possibility of failure? Tang San didn't entertain the thought at all.
After all, Ye Wen had hidden his hand too well.
Tang Wulin, as Tang San's descendant, already possessed the bloodline of the Sea God. With the addition of the Sea God's divine core, Tang San only needed to employ a few tricks—similar to what the God King of Retribution and Poseidon had done when Tang San inherited his divine position—and victory would be assured.
After all, with a God King tipping the scales, how could a mere hundred-level divine official stand a chance?
As for fairness in divine inheritance?
Heh, only those with strength deserve to demand fairness!
Still, Tang San didn't let his confidence run too rampant. He quickly reined in his overly smug grin.
"It's just those seven old codgers that are troublesome—a bunch of immortals who refuse to die. Why couldn't they just fade away like the Angel God back then? That would've saved me so much trouble."
Tang San muttered indifferently as he gradually faded into the darkness, passing down the divine positions and their trials.
Without a doubt, Tang Wulin received dual divine positions—the Sea God and the Rabbit God.
Unlike Tang San, Tang Wulin possessed a beast-type martial soul, allowing him to unleash even more astonishing physical strength. Now, with the acquisition of the Sea God's Trident, his combat power skyrocketed.
The Snake God position was inherited by Da Ming.
The Ape God position was inherited by Er Ming.
The Tiger God position was passed to a bastard child who hadn't awakened the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, but fortunately, this child had been protected by the Hao Tian Sect.
Though the era of the Three Great Sects had ended, the descendants of the Seven Monsters of Shrek remained united by shared lineage.
The Butterfly martial soul, however, had no particularly strong inheritors. In the original work, Tang Wutong's Butterfly martial soul had only become the Goddess Butterfly of Light due to Tang San's manipulations.
But since this divine position lacked significant offensive power, Tang San planned to have the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect find an auxiliary spirit master wielding the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to inherit it.
Though the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had innate flaws, a touch of divine power would resolve them.
And once the divine position was inherited, Tang San could intervene legitimately, effortlessly reviving the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Unfortunately, Tang San underestimated the current leader of the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Unlike the reclusive and humbled Hao Tian Sect, the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had thrived on the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years thanks to their sharp foresight.
Oh, it should now be called the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Group.
Though the temptation of ascending to godhood was great, the current president of the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Group valued the continuation of the entire family more than the elevation of a single individual.
The Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Group had no need to entangle itself in the quagmire of war for the sake of power.
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