Because Huo Yuhao did not deliberately conceal the matter of his becoming a god, the news quickly spread as if it had grown wings.
The next day, a long line formed in front of the Spirit Pagoda, with representatives from major factions, Spirit Masters who came upon hearing the news, and even Emperor Xu Jiawei of Star Luo personally coming to visit.
However, without exception, these people were all turned away because Huo Yuhao was no longer at the Spirit Pagoda.
Bringing Jin Li with him, he left Star Luo City early in the morning, and his destination was none other than the Star Dou Great Forest.
Unlike usual when he had to travel, Huo Yuhao was now at the Divine Rank, and with a single thought, he tore through space, directly descending with Jin Li above the Lake of Life in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The wind swept across the lake surface, blowing up layers of tiny ripples, and sunlight filtered through the overlapping tree canopies to scatter upon the water, shattering into a patch of flowing golden light spots.
Di Tian, sitting on the shore of the Lake of Life, abruptly opened his eyes; in that very instant, an aura that even made his heart palpitate appeared within his sensory range without any warning.
He abruptly raised his head, glancing over just in time to see Huo Yuhao holding Jin Li by the waist as they slowly descended from mid-air to the shore.
Di Tian could not help but slightly frown. In the past, he would have undoubtedly blurted out: "Take your hand off her."
Although he had already agreed to Huo Yuhao and Jin Li being together, seeing the two of them so close still inevitably brought out a sense of old-fatherly bitterness in his heart.
But today he did not say those words because his attention was completely captivated by the aura faintly emanating from Huo Yuhao's body.
He always felt that Huo Yuhao was a bit different from before, yet he could not pinpoint exactly how.
Before Di Tian could speak, a silver figure suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yuhao.
A head of silver-white long hair gently fluttered in the wind along with her movements, and a silver long dress outlined her perfect curves, her purple eyes staring intently at Huo Yuhao.
This suddenly appearing figure was naturally the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. Ever since Huo Yuhao's last visit, she had not fallen into deep sleep for a long time.
Standing before Huo Yuhao at this moment, her purple pupils trembled slightly, and her voice carried a complexity she herself had not noticed: "You... have become a god?!"
Although the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's injuries had not yet healed, her essence remained at the Divine Rank.
She had already keenly sensed the completely different aura inside Huo Yuhao's body compared to before; that was not a further accumulation of Spirit Power, but a transformation occurring from the Origin.
The moment her voice fell, Di Tian beside her also snapped back to his senses with a shock in his heart, his pair of golden vertical pupils staring straight at Huo Yuhao, awaiting his answer.
Meeting their gazes, Huo Yuhao smiled and said: "That's right, I have already completed the God Trials and inherited the Divine Position of the God of Destruction."
Hearing this, both Gu Yuena and Di Tian's gazes trembled slightly.
Even though Gu Yuena had previously deduced that Huo Yuhao was a deity's successor, she had never expected him to walk this path so quickly.
Di Tian sighed with a complex expression, that sigh carrying an indescribable emotion: "Humans are truly favored by the heavens and earth, yet my Soul Beast Clan is trapped by the curse of being unable to become gods."
His heart was filled with unwillingness; with his cultivation and talent, he should not have been blocked outside that door.
But precisely because of that "law of heaven and earth" hanging above the heads of the Spirit Beasts, he was halted and trapped to death on this Douluo Continent.
Gu Yuena was clearly more familiar with the rules of the Divine Realm. Instead of falling into emotional reflections like Di Tian, she asked straightforwardly: "You have already become a god, and you won't be able to stay on the continent for long."
Huo Yuhao nodded: "Half a month from now, I will ascend to the Divine Realm."
This time, looking at Gu Yuena's familiar face, Huo Yuhao always felt an indescribable, strange sensation in his heart.
After all, in the World Ten Thousand Years later, after Gu Yue and Na'er underwent Body Integration, they would swagger around in front of him with this very face.
Jin Li noticed the fleeting strange look in Huo Yuhao's eyes and knew the reason why; a trace of an extremely faint smile could not help but rise at the corner of her mouth, but she did not speak.
Huo Yuhao quickly gathered his thoughts, his expression returning to normal as he continued: "Coming here this time is mainly for two matters."
His gaze first turned to Di Tian, and he spoke in a steady tone: "Senior Di Tian should be aware of Gongyang Mo. In a few days, I will step down as the Master of the Spirit Pagoda, and Gongyang Mo will serve as the next Master. Afterward, you can communicate with him regarding any matters in Star Dou."
Di Tian had some impression of Gongyang Mo. Hearing this, he nodded slightly and did not say much more.
Immediately after, Huo Yuhao's gaze turned back to Gu Yuena, his tone becoming a bit more serious: "After my Ascension, Jin Li will stay at the Spirit Pagoda for the time being."
As soon as these words were spoken, before Gu Yuena had time to open her mouth, Di Tian at the side became displeased.
He frowned, his tone carrying an undisguised dissatisfaction: "What do you mean? Now that you've become a god, you look down on us Spirit Beasts?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao did not get angry, but before he had time to explain, Jin Li stepped in first and said: "It's not like that. Yuhao said that if I directly ascend to the Divine Realm with him, I would at most be a lowest-ranking divine official. He is letting me stay on the continent to secure a Divine Position for me."
Hearing these words from Jin Li, both Gu Yuena and Di Tian's hearts stirred slightly, clearly not expecting Huo Yuhao to have such an arrangement.
After transforming, the Auspicious Beast could already be considered human in essence, and was indeed not bound by the restriction that Spirit Beasts could not become gods.
Di Tian's pair of golden vertical pupils looked straight at Huo Yuhao, his tone carrying a rare seriousness: "Are you really willing to seek a Divine Position for Jin Li?"
Huo Yuhao solemnly nodded: "Of course, the Divine Realm is currently expanding, so finding a suitable Divine Position for Jin Li shouldn't be a difficult task."
Hearing this, Di Tian's gaze flashed slightly, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a deep voice: "If you really accomplish this, then Jin Li hasn't misjudged her person."
Gu Yuena at the side also spoke at this moment, her tone much calmer than Di Tian's: "You are very different from the humans in my impression, but regardless, thank you for this matter."
Looking at her familiar face, Huo Yuhao curved the corners of his mouth: "This is all what I should do."
After finishing these words, he paused slightly as if thinking of something, and then added another sentence: "When I reach the Divine Realm, I will inquire about the reason why Spirit Beasts cannot become gods."
Hearing this, Gu Yuena's gaze turned slightly cold, and she snorted: "What other reason could there be? Naturally, it is because the gods of the Divine Realm do not permit it."
In her understanding, the fall of the Dragon God back then was due to the siege of the gods, and the rule prohibiting Spirit Beasts from becoming gods nowadays was naturally established by those God Kings.
Yet in his contact with the God of Destruction, Huo Yuhao felt that the other party did not seem like the kind of autocratic God King who could not bear to see Spirit Beasts become gods.
He always felt that there might be undiscovered hidden truths behind this matter, but he did not make too many comments on Gu Yuena's words, merely secretly keeping that thought in mind, preparing to thoroughly investigate it after ascending to the Divine Realm.
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