Qian Renxue froze when she received the letter of recommendation and the divine seed."You're saying the Divine Ancestor is still alive?"
Back when she had ascended to the Angel God position, Qian Renxue had already learned that the Divine Ancestor had perished thousands of years ago.
"Because of me, even the Sea God is struggling to survive these days. Where would he find the guts to scheme against the Angel God?" Huo Yuhao said casually.
Qian Renxue's curiosity was instantly piqued."Oh? What happened to the Sea God?" she asked.
So Huo Yuhao began recounting his personal feud with the Sea God.
Back in the day, before Huo Yuhao ascended as the Eternal God, he left behind numerous arrangements across the continent—one of which was a carefully laid trap, waiting for the Sea God to step right into it.
Possessing the powers of Emotion, Life, Destruction, and even the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, Huo Yuhao had no need for faith to become a god; cultivating anew was effortless. Yet after ascending, he ventured into the ocean, harvested its faith, subdued the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan, and then departed.
Twenty thousand years later, during Poseidon's era, in his pursuit of godhood, Poseidon emulated the path of the Angel God by gathering faith from sea spirit masters and sea soul beasts to forge his own divine position.
Because Huo Yuhao never used that faith to solidify a Sea God domain—and with the passage of time—the oceanic faith naturally shifted from the Eternal God to Poseidon.
But that's exactly what Huo Yuhao had been waiting for. In the divine realm, a conflict over faith is no less than a declaration of war. Poseidon, unknowingly, had entangled himself in Huo Yuhao's karma. And once you're tied to Huo Yuhao's karma, there's no escape.
At the critical moment of Poseidon forging his godhood, Huo Yuhao struck—sabotaging him.
How? By publicly exposing Poseidon's true nature: a lecherous, despicable man. In the original canon, the Sea God and Angel God shared divine trials—and the golden liquid from Qian Renxue's trial showed up in Poseidon's as well. That was all Poseidon's doing.
Due to the shaken faith caused by this scandal, Poseidon's godhood, which should have reached the peak of First-Class Deity, fell short—only solidifying as a peak Second-Class God. Of course, if he pushed himself to the limit, he might still hold his own against a First-Class Deity in a brief clash. Quite the accomplishment, indeed.
As for why Huo Yuhao went through all this trouble—it was all to obtain the right to act. Even now, although Huo Yuhao stood as a distinct force within the divine realm, he didn't have absolute power. The five great Divine Kings, led by the Asura God, still wielded significant influence.
In Huo Yuhao's view, the Asura God had sealed his own fate by backing Tang San. But the other four—Kindness, Evil, Life, and Destruction—were still possible allies. Therefore, he couldn't afford to act too blatantly.
That's why he used karmic entanglement through faith to justify legally and politically taking down the Sea God. As a result, the once lofty Sea God in the original timeline became a pitiful Second-Class God in this one—his reputation utterly destroyed.
In the divine realm, his infamy could rival that of the Rakshasa God. So how could such a disgraced figure dare to scheme against a peak First-Class God like the Angel God?
Ironically, Huo Yuhao's sabotage of the Sea God ended up saving the Angel God, who was originally destined to fall.
"Beautifully done." Upon hearing of the Sea God's fate, Qian Renxue couldn't help but give Huo Yuhao a nod of approval. She had long suspected foul play in her divine trial—and now she knew it had been Poseidon's manipulation all along. He had made her fall in love with Tang San, a man she never should have loved, causing her to hesitate time and time again, ultimately leading to the downfall of Spirit Hall.
Her hatred for Poseidon was now no less than her hatred for Tang San.
"That was just the beginning," Huo Yuhao said coldly. Ever since Poseidon's ascension, Huo Yuhao had continued to make life difficult for him. If that scoundrel hadn't shrewdly aligned himself with the Asura God, Huo Yuhao would've had many more tricks to play.But Poseidon really thought aligning with Asura would make him untouchable?"Once I bring down the Asura God," Huo Yuhao thought, "then I'll deal with you properly."
"Lord Eternal," Qian Renxue said solemnly, "thank you for saving the Divine Ancestor. I, Qian Renxue, will remember this great kindness forever."
After Qian Renxue left for the Angel God's temple, Huo Yuhao continued using his Eye of Eternity to observe the situation on the Douluo Continent.
Suddenly, a mechanism he'd placed on the continent was triggered.
He shifted the image—and saw it. The Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form.
A slight smile curved Huo Yuhao's lips as he looked toward the Asura God's palace in the divine realm."Our assistant director's cast is finally taking the stage. That little punk isn't far from being born now."
Divine Realm — Asura God's Palace
Surrounded by an aura of blood-red killing intent, the Asura God sat gloomily on his throne. He stared down at the other deities and said coldly:"It's been so long—what exactly is going on with Life and Destruction?"
The God of Slaughter stood up and replied:"Lord Asura, the gods of Life and Destruction are tightly bound together. Our people can't get in at all."
The God of Speed added,"Your Majesty, I believe you may be overthinking it. Life and Destruction have known you for countless years. There's no way they would betray you and align with the Eternal God."
The Asura God's voice grew darker."Then can you give me a guarantee? All I want is a clear result."
Just days earlier, a major event had shaken the divine realm.It began with one of the Douluo Continent's three great Limit Douluo—Tang Chen.
Tang Chen had once been a prime candidate to inherit the Asura God's position and was also the one into whom Asura had invested the most time and energy.
In the original Douluo canon, the famed secret art of the Clear Sky School—the Grand Sumeru Hammer—was almost absurdly powerful. Tang Hao, fresh into his Title Douluo stage, used it to battle three enemies at once, gravely injure the Pope of Spirit Hall and a Titled Douluo, and kill another. At level 97, he could use it to smash the Golden Crocodile Douluo. Tang San was even more outrageous, sacrificing all his spirit rings and still fighting Qian Renxue to a standstill during her god trial.
But was this powerful technique invented by Tang Hao or Tang San? No—it was Tang Chen, the man personally trained by the Asura God.
Ever since choosing Tang Chen, the Asura God had been feeding him divine instruction. The Grand Sumeru Hammer—a move that shattered the limits of power—was essentially a divine technique. It catapulted the Clear Sky School to the top, making them the number one sect on the Douluo Continent.
The Grand Sumeru Hammer elevated the Clear Sky Hammer just like the Dragon God's Claw elevated Di Tian's power—allowing a fresh Rank 99 Douluo to unleash strength close to a demi-god.
What happened next followed the canon storyline: Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu became rivals and fell in love with the same woman—Bo Saixi.
Bo Saixi liked Tang Chen but was too reserved to say it outright. Instead, she subtly expressed:"I'll marry whichever of you becomes a god."
Qian Daoliu immediately knew he was out of the running. But Tang Chen, being a hot-blooded idiot, boldly declared:"I won't return until I've become a god!"
Before setting off in search of a divine inheritance, Tang Chen even made a point to duel Qian Daoliu at Spirit Hall. For fairness, Qian Daoliu didn't use any divine techniques. They battled for three days and nights without a victor—until Tang Chen unleashed the Grand Sumeru Hammer and narrowly won.
They made a pact: from that day forward, no Pope of Spirit Hall would step foot on the ancestral grounds of the Clear Sky School.
With his path cleared, Tang Chen set off to claim his divine fate.