"This is exactly what I wanted to see."
The God of Destruction stood on the towering platform, watching the continuously expanding God Realm and the geniuses constantly breaking through from the various planes under the God Realm's jurisdiction. A surge of pride and joy filled his chest, and his long-standing obsession almost completely dissipated. Even if very few of these geniuses could condense a god position, only becoming divine officials.
"The God Realm has expanded, so perhaps the seats on our God Realm Committee need to expand as well." Streams of light flew upwards from below. While taking in such a spectacular scene, Chen Junting also brought up this topic, raising an eyebrow at the four God Kings.
"Perhaps it won't be long before a god breaks through to God King."
The proposal seemed slightly abrupt, causing the God of Destruction and the others to be momentarily stunned. After all, the number of seats on the God Realm Committee had always been fixed here; not a single one had been added for many years.
Of course, it wasn't that no god had ever thought about it; in fact, every one of the four God Kings present had had a similar thought. For example, after Chen Junting became a God King, before the Asura God's throne was shattered.
Therefore, they didn't reject this proposal too much.
"Of course, that is as it should be."
After recovering his wits, the God of Destruction was the first to express his view. He turned his gaze to the others. "How many do you think we should add?"
Ji Dong tentatively held up two fingers. "Two?"
"Wouldn't that be a bit too few?"
After a slight hesitation, Lie Yan's tone carried some uncertainty.
"There are quite a few geniuses right now." Saying this, she also cast her gaze towards Chen Junting. Among his companions, the newly arrived God of Emotions and God of Space left a profound impression on her. It probably wouldn't take long for the two of them to become God Kings.
If that happened, seven seats would be too few.
One must know, there were other geniuses as well.
Upon hearing this, Ji Dong immediately and decisively changed his tune.
"Then four."
"Four is indeed more reasonable."
The Goddess of Life nodded. "Let's go with four then."
Chen Junting, who stood to benefit from this situation, had remained silent after making the proposal in order to "avoid suspicion." Only after the Goddess of Life finished speaking did he speak up again, "Then let's vote by a show of hands."
"Agree!"
"Approve!"
"..."
In less than three seconds, the motion to "add four seats" was decisively passed.
The moment the proposal passed, led by Chen Junting, the five God Kings engraved the rule of "increasing the God Realm Committee seats to nine" into the God Realm's rules. Instantly, four brand-new seats rose around the round table in the main hall of the God Realm Committee.
As time passed, the speed of the God Realm's expansion gradually slowed down. Supported by massive mental power, and on the premise of not harming the God Realm's foundation, the entire God Realm had expanded to twice its original size.
Under the nourishment of immortal spirit energy, the development of the gods, and the coverage of the five God Kings' divine power, the vast land was enveloped by the God Realm's rules. Plants grew rapidly, and the barren land born from the universe bloomed with vigorous vitality.
At this moment, the number of gods ascending to the God Realm gradually decreased, and the recent massive outbreak of godhood ascendancies was gradually coming to an end.
"It's so beautiful."
Chen Junting's divine sense directly reached the newly born land. After withdrawing his gaze, his eyes showed keen interest. "I should be able to select an area and establish my own territory, right?"
"Of course you can."
A smile on her face, the Goddess of Life shifted her gaze to the five-colored light screen. "After you select an area, you can have the God of Architecture lead the divine officials to build it for you. Of course, you can also do it yourself."
"Professional matters should always be left to professional gods."
Chen Junting wouldn't take on all the construction work himself.
He extended his finger and seemingly casually circled a piece of the newly expanded land. "This place shall be my territory as the God of Order."
"Oh, right."
Chen Junting suddenly leaned close to the God of Destruction's ear. Even though he knew he couldn't hide it from anyone present, he still deliberately lowered his voice. "I can bring some family and friends up to the God Realm, right?"
Hmm?
The God of Destruction frowned slightly, not understanding why Chen Junting would ask this. He should have already understood the divine rules.
However, although puzzled, he still answered:
"The God Realm isn't unreasonable. Moreover, you are a God King."
"What about the number of people?"
He pressed further.
It was just that this time, the God of Destruction inexplicably found it funny. Perhaps because he was in a great mood at the moment, he actually cracked a joke.
"As long as you don't move everyone from the Douluo Star up here, it's fine."
"Of course I won't."
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Chen Junting patted his chest in guarantee. But when no one was paying attention, a sly light flashed through the bottom of his eyes.
Hum—
Suddenly, the entire God Realm's core trembled slightly.
This sudden change immediately attracted the attention of Chen Junting and the others.
Their expressions turned serious as they immediately investigated the cause.
With extreme efficiency, they immediately reached a conclusion. In one of the lower planes, someone had condensed a God King's god position!
"Quick, check which plane it is."
Who would have thought that just as his voice fell, Chen Junting stopped the movements of his hands, a look of joy and understanding appearing on his face.
"It's my teacher. He has become a God King!"
With a wave of his hand, another light screen instantly presented itself before the five God Kings. The scene within was exactly the landscape of the Douluo Plane. However, the entire heaven and earth of the Douluo Plane was currently enveloped in black, white, and gold colors, gradually fusing together. Replacing them was a holy yet deathly still gray-gold aura!
The world changed in an instant, and all vitality seemed to have vanished entirely.
The next second, "I am the Holy Necromancer God—Electrolux!"
A heavenly voice declared to all living beings!
An old man with an aged visage, vividly wearing a magnificent gray-gold robe. A nine-colored halo hung behind his head, and he held a gray-gold skull scepter in his hand. Golden runes shone around him, displaying the coexistence of death and light. Just standing there, it was as if he already represented the rules of death in the world.
"What a Holy Necromancer God, what a God of Death!"
Although death and destruction seemed similar, they were fundamentally different. As the God of Destruction once again witnessed the appearance of a God King with his own eyes, and a God of Death with a type of god position that the God Realm had never seen before, his emotions also became incredibly high at this moment.
Because the more such gods appeared, the more it proved that his decision to expand the God Realm was correct, and his vision was even more outstanding.
"To think, two God Kings from one lineage."
The God of Destruction said to Chen Junting, "Congratulations."
"Yes, God of Order, congratulations."
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations..."
Upon learning that this newly promoted God King was the God of Order's teacher, the God of Destruction and the others successively expressed their congratulations to Chen Junting.
Chen Junting also wore a smile as he returned the greetings one by one.
"We all share the joy, we all share the joy..."
Originally, he thought that after his teacher emerged from seclusion, because he was recovering from a residual soul, he would at most be able to condense a First-Class God's god position.
Who would have thought that he had still underestimated his teacher.
It was just a pity...
"...He's missing a handy super divine weapon."
His gaze fell upon his teacher's scepter. Perhaps due to a lack of materials, the scepter in Electrolux's hand was only a divine weapon, still quite a distance away from becoming a super divine weapon.
For a God King to not have a super divine weapon was a bit unjustifiable. He would have to find some suitable materials for his teacher...
While watching, Chen Junting thought to himself.
As for whether Electrolux could forge a super divine weapon once the materials were in hand... regarding this point, Chen Junting didn't doubt it in the slightest.
In the following time, more people in the Douluo Plane either inherited god positions or condensed them, successfully becoming gods.
Among those who inherited god positions were the God of Light Ye Guyi, the God of Rhythm Xiao Xiao, and the God of Poison Dugu Xin. Of course, there was also no shortage of geniuses from other factions who braved the path to godhood—the Strength God Long Aotian, the War God Bei Bei, and the Phoenix God Ma Xiaotao.
As for those who condensed god positions, apart from Electrolux, there was only Ji Juechen, who had received Chen Junting's gift and smoothly condensed a First-Class God—the God of Swords god position—on the basis of the god position remnant.
He entered the Dao with the sword, using this to successfully ascend to godhood. His martial soul, which had been smoothly severed back when he was a Super Douluo, had also metamorphosed into a divine weapon upon his ascension. Although he was in the same situation as Electrolux, the longsword in his hand could be called the number one sharp weapon under super divine weapons, and in terms of sharpness alone, it even slightly surpassed some super divine weapons.
Over the next few days, the God Realm tended to stabilize.
The five God Kings left the platform and returned to their residences. Chen Junting headed to the area he had demarcated for himself, as well as the area he had conveniently demarcated for Electrolux after he became a god, and called upon gods to begin arranging their two adjacent territories.
In addition, some gods who had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time also obtained the opportunity to break through after the God Realm's expansion, entering seclusion one after another. For example, Rong Nianbing smoothly emerged from seclusion not long after, and upon emerging, his cultivation had already reached the God King level.
If he hadn't passed down his god position to Huo Yuhao, and planned to take his family traveling through the universe to be free and unfettered, one of the newly added seats on the God Realm Committee would have belonged to him.
...
"I really can't bear to leave."
Looking at such a prosperous sect, Ning Bowen, who was already showing signs of age, revealed a look of reluctance, finally sighing melancholically.
"What is there to sigh about?"
Beside him, Yang Zihan held onto his arm and comforted him.
"Now that the sect has a successor, it's time for us to let go. Little Tian has waited many years to reunite with Little Chen for our sake. We should be heading to the God Realm to enjoy a life of leisure."
"You're right."
Gathering his myriad thoughts, Ning Bowen patted his wife's hand and suddenly smiled. "A few years ago, Junting already moved the entire Shanyang Village up there. Shrek Academy's Bei Bei and Ma Xiaotao, as well as the Body Sect's Long Aotian, also took their friends and family away. Now, it's just our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect left."
"Yes, it's time to set off."
Urged by his wife, Ning Bowen organized all the luggage he needed to prepare and then arrived at the square of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At this moment, it was already a sea of people.
Because the gods of the sect were going to take their family and friends to ascend to the God Realm, they were here now to make their final farewells.
"Bowen, we've been waiting for you."
Ye Xuanji gently stroked his white beard. At this moment, around him, apart from a group of gods including Ning Tian, there were also those Supreme Elders from back then, as well as Jing Ziyan, Xuan Ziwen, and Nan Qiuqiu. Even the teammates from when Chen Junting first entered Shrek Academy and participated in the freshman assessment, as well as several seniors like Chen Zifeng and their relatives, were unexpectedly there. Looking around, there were absolutely no less than forty people.
It could be said to have achieved the saying—
"I share immortality with you all!"
"Sorry, I'm a bit late."
Ning Bowen said with a smile, then turned his head to look at his little nephew who had taken over his position as Sect Master, and who, with the help of the array left behind by Chen Junting, had undergone a secondary awakening of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
"After we leave, the future of the sect will be in your hands. I will be watching you from the God Realm, don't disappoint me."
Pat, pat, pat—
He patted his little nephew's shoulder a few times, left a few words of encouragement, and after making his final farewells, he no longer lingered.
"Electrolux, Little Tian, let's set off."
"Alright."
Ning Tian smiled quietly. The Goddess of Love's divine mark on her glabella instantly flashed with brilliance, emitting a stream of light that shot straight into the heavens!
The next second, a golden light fell, enveloping the crowd.
Amidst the farewells of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, Ning Tian and the others were guided to the gateway of the God Realm and disappeared.
Just as their vision became clear again...
Five figures came into view.
Without almost any hesitation, Ning Tian lunged forward.
The leading figure naturally wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his embrace.
Chen Junting lowered his eyes. "I'm here to pick you up."
At this moment, his eyes spoke entirely of gentleness and longing.
"I missed you."
Ning Tian was just like a little girl right now, holding on for a long time without letting go. It wasn't until a familiar face leaned in that the atmosphere was broken. "Do you only miss your sword man? What about me?"
Seeing Wu Feng, Chen Junting immediately pretended to be disgusted.
"Get lost, get lost—why are you everywhere!"
Pfft—
Ning Tian immediately burst into a smile. After letting go of Chen Junting's embrace, she grabbed Wu Feng's hand. "Of course I missed you too, Sister Feng."
Following that, while greeting Gu Tianchen and the others, the crowd who had been guided up to the God Realm together also gathered around, marveling at the God Realm while exchanging pleasantries with one another.
This situation lasted for a full quarter of an hour.
"Yuhao, Dong'er, Old Gu, Little Feng."
"Yes!" ×4
Chen Junting's call immediately received a response.
They only heard him instruct the four of them, "First, take everyone to my Temple of Order to settle down. Later, we'll all gather together."
"Alright." ×4
After Huo Yuhao and the other three agreed, Chen Junting then said to Ning Tian and Electrolux, who possessed god positions, "Little Tian, Teacher, because you are gods, you need to come with me to the God Realm Committee first. Especially you, Teacher. As a God King, you still have a seat on the God Realm Committee and need to understand the relevant responsibilities."
Thus, the group split up.
Chen Junting led Little Tian, Electrolux, and the others alone to the God Realm Committee. Along the way, the others deliberately fell behind, giving Chen Junting and Ning Tian a chance to be alone.
After a bout of pouring their hearts out to each other, Chen Junting suddenly stared affectionately at Ning Tian. At this moment, his tone appeared incredibly solemn.
"Little Tian, I still owe you a wedding!"
Ning Tian gave a gentle smile, the tenderness she revealed seeming as if water could be wrung from it. "Then how do you plan to make it up to me?"
That would naturally be...
"Heaven and earth rejoicing together! All gods coming to congratulate!"
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