Chapter 2176: The Intent of Naluotian

It only managed to obtain a fragment of the divine seal back then, and the trial's difficulty alone could kill a god.

He Lingchuan seeking recognition for the complete divine seal would inevitably have to endure even harsher trials.

That really isn't good news.

Naluotian then asked him: "The owner of the Fate Divine Seal can no longer see through their own fate. But at the moment of obtaining the divine seal, they get one chance to glimpse their own future—only once. Did you see it?"

He Lingchuan recalled the lake scene he saw during the trial. At that time, he had roughly guessed as much.

"I saw a few scenes."

Naluotian chuckled: "Judging by your expression, your future isn't looking good, huh?"

"How likely is it to come true?"

"This is a prediction made by the Fate Divine Seal—what do you think?" Naluotian's laughter carried deep malice, "One who grasps 'Fate'—how could they ask such a childish question?"

He Lingchuan let out a faint smile, shifting his angle: "If it were the complete Fate Divine Seal, the Great Square Vessel shouldn't be able to suck it from your hand, right?"

"Lingxu Shengzun obtained the Life Divine Seal fragment and spent thousands of years completing it through his own understanding. I only obtained the Fate fragment over a hundred years ago, and 'Fate' is the most elusive of the Three Holy Powers." Naluotian said slowly, "Even if handed to Lingxu Shengzun, he couldn't possibly complete it in just a hundred years."

He Lingchuan caught the key phrase: "Lingxu Shengzun can complete the Life fragment on his own? Then his understanding of the law must be no inferior to that of the ancient Life God."

The Three Holy Gods are ancient gods of the demon realm who condensed their mastery of life, death, and fate into divine seals. Thus, the divine seal is both power and the embodiment of law.

Lingxu Shengzun completing the Life Divine Seal on his own likely indicates his understanding of 'life force' has already approached the level of the ancient gods.

That's truly remarkable.

"Lingxu Shengzun's strength is beyond your imagination." Naluotian glanced again at the floating Fate Divine Seal before him—unfortunately, he was not in the mortal realm and could not obtain it.

For thousands of years, the Fate Divine Seal had never been whole again—until now. But he understood this wasn't He Lingchuan's doing; it was the Great Square Vessel's power!

Only this supreme divine artifact could possess such divine ability.

He Lingchuan probed again: "How does Lingxu Shengzun's ability compare to Qianhuan True Person?"

Naluotian didn't answer but countered: "Are Qianhuan True Person and Miao Zhantian evenly matched in their battle in the Overturned Sea?"

"Yes."

"Let me put it this way: Miao Zhantian was once defeated by Lingxu Shengzun—and defeated easily." Naluotian snorted, "You'd better pray Lingxu Shengzun doesn't personally descend into this world. I can't even imagine what force remains in the mortal realm capable of opposing him."

He Lingchuan's face showed surprise: "He will descend into the mortal realm? When?"

"You don't need to pretend." Naluotian looked down on him with a false expression, "You've known all along."

He Lingchuan shrugged: "I thought you'd kindly share news of the gods' descent with me."

Naluotian gave a low laugh—this brat dreaming of spring and autumn again? Even at his worst, he couldn't possibly betray his own identity.

"Or are you saying the gods' descent is just the Lingxu gods busy with their own affairs, leaving no share for your Shariti Heaven?" He Lingchuan calmly dropped a heart-piercing argument, "These years you've freely contributed nightmare energy to the demon realm—if I were Lingxu Shengzun, I probably wouldn't want to play with you either."

Speaking of which, the Lingxu gods controlling Biejia to produce nightmare energy in the mortal realm contribute the most to the demon realm, yet the nightmare energy siphoned by Tianluo Star from the demon realm benefits all demons equally. Without the Punishing Dragon Pillars, the Lingxu gods would hardly be able to give themselves special treatment.

Everyone gets the same basic average—no need to fight over it.

For the past thousands of years, this mandatory rule has been remarkable—it suppressed greed in human and demon nature, kept the demon realm stable, and caused demon death rates to be far lower than those of mortal beings, so nightmare energy flows endlessly into the demon realm while mortal spiritual energy withers.

But how could the Lingxu gods have no resentment in their hearts?

They do the hard and tedious work—what contribution do Shariti Heaven and the Wild Gods make, and why do they enjoy the same amount of nightmare energy as the Lingxu gods?

They toil hard and get little in return, yet still have to support a horde of idle gods and trash who oppose and slander them!

Whenever there's a chance, the Lingxu gods surely want to shake off this bunch of burdens and descend to the mortal realm themselves.

He Lingchuan sees human nature with extraordinary clarity—demon nature likely isn't much different; 'self-interest' is the shared nature of sentient beings.

Naluotian fell silent.

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Is he speechless, or just unwilling to say more?

"It seems you're not entirely clear on how far the Lingxu gods' experiment has progressed." This should be the demon realm's highest secret—perhaps only a few core Lingxu gods know it. It's no surprise Naluotian lacks the information, so He Lingchuan simply changed the topic: "Then what about Lady Lady Lady Mitian? He obtained a fragment of the Death Divine Seal—has he managed to refine it himself?"

"I don't know that." Naluotian sounded somewhat disinterested, "Lady Lady Lady Mitian is very mysterious; the gods don't understand him deeply."

"When did he obtain the Death Divine Seal fragment?"

Naluotian yawned: "You sure have a lot of questions."

Implying he had no need to answer. He is a heavenly god, while He Lingchuan flies the banner of anti-heavenly gods—so why should he bother to clarify things for He Lingchuan?

He Lingchuan smiled: "Go on—what exactly do you want from me?"

"I've already undone the mark in your sea of consciousness—you're no longer at risk of divine descent." Naluotian said slowly, "Courtesy demands reciprocity—shouldn't you release my incarnation?"

Years ago, his incarnation was tricked by He Lingchuan into Longgu Ancient City and then lost contact. But Naluotian clearly knew this incarnation still existed and hadn't perished.

Now it has realized the incarnation is likely imprisoned by the Great Square Vessel. He Lingchuan used this method to prevent his re-descent.

Now he has personally erased the mark in He Lingchuan's sea of consciousness, removing his concern in this regard—should the He boy return the favor?

If both sides wish to cooperate, they must each show sufficient sincerity.

He Lingchuan raised his index finger, lightly tapping his forehead in a thinking pose—actually buying time for the Divine Bone Necklace to react.

Whenever a heavenly god manifests an incarnation in the lower realm, it consumes vast divine power. With nightmare energy scarce, Naluotian naturally hopes to recover his incarnation so his strength can restore further.

Moreover, He Lingchuan has been exploiting the BUG in the divine descent rules. As long as Naluotian's incarnation exists in the mortal realm, he cannot descend a second incarnation. This deprives him of an important means—and even prevents him from personally responding to He Chuanhua's request.

Therefore, recovering this incarnation is of great significance to Naluotian.