Inside the Death God Temple, the contemporary God of Death and the previous God of Death sat facing each other.
"Congratulations! From now on, you are the new God of Death of the Douluo Starry Sky," Xiao Bai said with a smile, congratulating Zhu Ziyang.
"Thank you!" Zhu Ziyang looked at Xiao Bai with a complex expression and thanked her.
"Here, this Death God inheritance ground is yours from now on. I can finally be free," Xiao Bai said with a hint of relief in her tone. She added, "If you don't plan to pass on the God Position in the short term, then you can store it in your Demiplane. After all, it is a branch of the Death Ancient Tree."
"I will," Zhu Ziyang replied, his heart stirring, and he nodded in agreement.
"Here, take this Rakshasa God Position," Xiao Bai returned the Rakshasa God Position she had previously taken from Zhu Ziyang and warned him, "If you have ambitions for the Rakshasa God Position, then I advise you not to act under the Douluo Starry Sky. The current dimension of the Douluo Starry Sky simply does not allow the birth of a deity carrying two primordial laws here.
If you have no ambitions for the Rakshasa God Position, then that is naturally for the best, and I don't need to say more."
"I understand," Zhu Ziyang nodded, putting away the Rakshasa God Position.
"Alright, time is almost up," Xiao Bai sighed, then said with a smile, "When you ascend to the God Realm, please apologize to the God of Life and the God of Destruction for me. Just tell them Xiao Bai went to find Xiao Jin, and to tell Xiao Zi to take good care of Xiao Lu."
"I will," Zhu Ziyang felt a strange sadness, and he nodded solemnly, promising her.
"Thank you!" Xiao Bai smiled with relief, and then her body rapidly glowed with white light. She quickly floated towards the top of the Death God Temple, out of the Death God Temple, out of the inheritance ground, into the void, and into the ultimate destination that the current Zhu Ziyang could not see.
There, the soul of the first God of Death would return to the laws of the Starry Sky, entering the cycle of myriad laws. Perhaps, one day, Zhu Ziyang would see a similar flower on a certain planet under the Douluo Starry Sky, though this possibility was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
Reincarnation exists in the Douluo Starry Sky, but it is attached to the great reincarnation of the universe. For a deity like the God of Death, who did not perish naturally, their soul entering reincarnation is like a lone boat entering the sea, unable to maintain itself, only able to drift with the wind towards an unknown future. The only thing to be grateful for is that, as a primordial deity, her reincarnated self will inevitably possess top-tier talent. Perhaps in a distant and unknowable future, she will return to the Douluo Starry Sky as a deity once more.
Zhu Ziyang watched Xiao Bai completely disappear, his heart filled with a faint sadness, but he could only silently bless this senior; he could do nothing else. His sadness quickly dissipated. Standing in the Death God Temple, he began to feel the changes and improvements in himself after becoming a deity.
A greyish-white robe appeared on his body, completely enveloping him. With the hood up, even his face was thoroughly covered. The robe had no decorations, only an elusive grey aura flowing over it. This was a God King's robe, or more accurately, a Death God's robe, symbolizing the identity of the Death God King. It could also block all divine senses from prying eyes below the same rank, making it a divine artifact.
The God King's robe disappeared with a thought, revealing Zhu Ziyang beneath. At this moment, Zhu Ziyang was completely covered in white armor. This was naturally the divine armor set formed by his six Spirit Bones after ascending to godhood. The pair of platinum-gold wings on the back of his breastplate came from the Ice Dragon King's wings. This divine armor could be called the Death God Set. Although it still possessed the power of light and ice, it ultimately originated from the Death God Position.
The Death God Set also disappeared with Zhu Ziyang's thought, and he returned to his usual appearance. The feedback from within his body, however, informed him that from now on, he and humans were two different species. Although there was no reproductive isolation, there was already a hierarchy in life levels. This was not a simple difference between human and god; there were even more complex differences involved.
With a casual lift of his hand, light elements rapidly condensed and compressed in his hand, finally forming a crystal. This was a crystal of the purest light elements, achievable only with profound mastery of the law of light. With a thought, the light element crystal rapidly annihilated, dissipating into the space.
Zhu Ziyang extended his right hand, and with a flash of light, a pure white long-handled scythe appeared in his hand. This was his Spirit, the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe, and also his divine artifact, the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe. The previous God of Death's divine artifact, the scythe of the dead, was completely absorbed by the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe after Zhu Ziyang completed the God Position inheritance. This caused Zhu Ziyang's Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe to evolve into a divine-grade Spirit, and at the same time, it truly transcended the scope of a Spirit, becoming a true divine artifact.
Similarly, Zhu Ziyang extended his left hand, and a platinum-gold armor quickly attached to his body. The armor's style was peculiar, entirely in the shape of a giant dragon. The helmet was the head of a giant dragon, with a pair of dragon horns pointing straight to the sky like white jade daggers. His hands and feet were the claws of a giant dragon, and the body armor was the body of a giant dragon. Behind him were a pair of giant dragon wings. Platinum-gold dragon scales covered every part of the armor, yet it did not appear heavy; instead, it had a just-right kind of beauty.
This dragon armor was full of domineering aura and handsomeness. Compared to the ancient-style Death God Set, it was like spring snow versus common folk songs, completely incomparable. However, in terms of true practicality, the difference was reversed. Although the Death God Set was a bit ancient, it was an undeniable God King's set, while this dragon armor, though handsome, was only an ordinary divine-grade set.
After all, this dragon armor was formed from Zhu Ziyang's second Spirit, the Heavenly Frost White Dragon King Spirit. And while the Heavenly Frost White Dragon King Spirit had also ascended to a divine-grade Spirit, it was only an ordinary divine-grade. Its origin was Zhu Ziyang's dragon bloodline, and this dragon bloodline, after Zhu Ziyang became a deity, had been completely assimilated into his own bloodline. In a sense, Zhu Ziyang alone was a new species.
Currently, Zhu Ziyang's cultivation and life level were both divine-grade. If subdivided, he would be a lower-level deity. Of course, if he used the Death God Position, then he would be a God King. Lower-level deity, middle-level deity, upper-level deity, true god, God King—there were three levels separating them, and the difference was very obvious.
If according to the Douluo God Realm's statement, that would be the difference between God Official, Third-Rank God, Second-Rank God, First-Rank God, and God King. It is well known that the number of God Officials in the God Realm is as numerous as Spirit Masters in the Spirit Master's world, yet there are only a handful of God Kings in the God Realm, comparable to Limit Douluo.
Of course, this was not really a problem for Zhu Ziyang, because no matter what, as long as he had not given up the Death God Position, his identity was that of a God King. Even when he decided to give up the Death God Position, his identity would still be that of a God King.
After inspecting everything about himself, Zhu Ziyang had a thought, and five beauties with varying postures appeared before him. Their faces were filled with various positive emotions such as excitement, surprise, and joy. After appearing before Zhu Ziyang, they all rushed towards him, calling out sweetly and expressing their emotions.
It took Zhu Ziyang a great deal of effort to calm them down, and they were, of course, Zhu Ziyang's five great Soul Spirits: Xue Bing Shuang Lu Quan.
As Zhu Ziyang achieved godhood, all five Soul Spirits also received feedback. Among them, the two most intimately connected to Zhu Ziyang, Snow Empress, Second Shuang, and Quan Er, had all reached the divine level, while Ice Empress and Lu'er were just a step away.
The reason for this situation was simple. As Zhu Ziyang's first Soul Spirit, Snow Empress naturally had the closest relationship with Zhu Ziyang, so it was normal for her to receive the most divine matter. As a homologous heteromorph of Zhu Ziyang's second Spirit, Second Shuang's achievement of godhood was inevitable as Zhu Ziyang's second Spirit reached the divine level. As for Quan Er, the reason was very simple: as the only Soul Spirit on the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe Spirit, she was directly linked to the Death God Position, so wasn't it perfectly normal for her to reach the divine level? Therefore, Quan Er's strength was the strongest among the three divine-level Soul Spirits.
The remaining two, they both received the same feedback, but due to differences in cultivation, they were both just a step away. Among them, Ice Empress was closest to the divine level, followed by Lu'er.
Additionally, it is worth mentioning that the three divine-level Soul Spirits had, at this moment, detached from their Spirit bodies and possessed complete physical bodies. This meant that they had once again become true living beings. Although the Soul Spirit contract still bound them, having a body meant having more possibilities. Firstly, they could cultivate independently.
This was something to be happy about for both Zhu Ziyang and the five Soul Spirits.
"Quan Er, when did you return to my side?" Zhu Ziyang was somewhat surprised by Quan Er's appearance and asked.
"I'm not sure. I was originally with Le Xuan, but suddenly I felt energy surging within me. So I took leave from Le Xuan and went to meditate. Then I don't remember anything until I opened my eyes and was already here," Quan Er said with some confusion. "But I have a feeling that once I leave here, I will return to the Sun Moon Empire."
"I see, that's good. You can tell Sister Lexuan and Nannan about my becoming a god, so they don't worry," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
"Mhm!" Quan Er nodded obediently, agreeing.
"Alright, you guys familiarize yourselves with your current strength. I'm going to find my teacher," Zhu Ziyang said. Then, with a thought, the entire space where the inheritance ground was located disappeared.
Within the Saint Law Demiplane, a strange space descended, and a palace landed on the vast land.
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At the same time, in the God Realm, a mysterious fluctuation of laws stirred the thoughts of all deities.
"A new God of Death... has been born!" Inside the core of the God Realm, a male deity and a female deity felt the divine sound coming from the God Realm's core, feeling somewhat bewildered yet also joyful. They were unsure of the origins of this God of Death, but with an additional deity in the God Realm, there was an additional source of power, which was definitely a good thing.