Chapter 99: The Power Isn't Enough Yet! This Is Just the Beginning!

Xuanyuan Wuji doesn't seem to be affected by Xue Feihua's tone.

He said seriously:

"This is Lu Zheng; although he hasn't reached the fourth transformation yet, his combat power is already enough to slay a half god. He is the successor I have chosen. I brought him here to have you introduce him to the divine throne inheritance assessment.

You come and explain it to him!"

Xue Feihua looked at Lu Zheng upon hearing this, clearly surprised by Xuanyuan Wuji's earlier appraisal of Lu Zheng.

After all, even she now lacks the ability to kill a half god, whereas Lu Zheng can.

"I only know the inheritance assessment of the divine throne from the method I am currently undergoing. The throne I am to inherit is that of the God of Frost, a Lower God under the Life God‑King lineage—under the Main God Sea God.

Inheriting this throne requires meeting three conditions.

First, Ice affinity must reach 100%; second, complete three examinations; third, condense a Divine Form.

The three examinations are: slaying the Lv. 400 boss‑level monster Snow Woman, slaying the Lv. 450 king‑level monster Ice‑Snow Spirit King, and extracting the Frost God Staff! Now, I have already slain Snow Woman and Ice‑Snow Spirit King, my Ice affinity is at 100%, so I only need to extract the Frost God Staff and then condense a Divine Form, and I can inherit the throne of the God of Frost."

Xue Feihua sounded somewhat excited as she recounted these details.

It was clear she cared deeply about the inheritance, but Lu Zheng was certain that Snow Woman and Ice‑Snow Spirit King were both slain with Xuanyuan Wuji's help to Xue Feihua.

In other words, the inheritance assessment does allow external assistance.

Lu Zheng asked directly:

"Where is the Frost God Staff? Why can't it be pulled out—lack of strength?"

In his view, if something cannot be pulled out, it's definitely because the strength is insufficient; once enough power is accumulated, it can be forcefully removed.

Xuanyuan Wuji spoke:

"The Frost God Staff is at the summit of this mountain. I have tried to pull it, but with my power I could not. It likely requires mastery of the God of Frost's power to break the divine seal and extract it."

"Let me see."

Lu Zheng still thought it was simply a lack of strength; Xuanyuan Wuji's power attribute is only a bit stronger than his current self, and he could soon surpass him.

He, of course, could not pull it out himself, but that didn't mean his divine pets couldn't try.

The three quickly reached the summit; Lu Zheng saw the Frost God Staff and sent a clone up to test it.

This object not only could not be pulled out, but as force was applied, a massive icy power surged from it, and in the blink of an eye the clone was coated in frost.

Truly a divine artifact of the God of Frost!

"Brute force won't work. Even if you try, the released icy power would be unbearable even for a half god."

Seeing Lu Zheng fail, Xue Feihua quickly reminded him.

Apparently, when Xuanyuan Wuji previously helped her pull the staff, he suffered in this regard.

Lu Zheng smiled and said to Xuanyuan Wuji and the other, "We'll step back and let my summoned beast try."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng raised his hand and summoned Taotie, White Tiger, Qiongqi, and twenty‑one celestial pets.

Seeing the three divine pets, Xuanyuan Wuji exclaimed in shock:

"You kid actually have as many as six divine pets!"

Previously Lu Zheng told him he had left two divine pets in the sea region, and he had received word that Lu Zheng also placed one divine pet on Spider God Island.

He had thought only one divine pet remained with Lu Zheng, but was surprised he summoned three at once.

Beside them, Xue Feihua also opened her mouth in astonishment.

"And twenty‑one celestial‑grade spirit pets!? That's absurd!"

Lu Zheng gave a shy smile and said, "It's acceptable, I guess."

Xuanyuan Wuji laughed loudly: "More than fine! Once you mature, that'll be six half gods; we can leave one in each direction, the two of us each guard a side, and all eight cardinal points will be protected!"

"But half gods alone might not be enough now."

Lu Zheng said something that left Xuanyuan Wuji silent.

Meanwhile, Lu Zheng swiftly activated the Bridge of Magic Power, linking the mana of all celestial pets, including himself and several divine pets.

He felt it was still unsafe, so he looked at Xuanyuan Wuji and Xue Feihua.

"Senior, I need to borrow your mana."

The two nodded in unison, and Lu Zheng also extended the Bridge of Magic Power to them, connecting all targets.

Lu Zheng looked at Taotie, pointed at the Frost God Staff and said:

"Pull out this rod."

The exposed icy portion of the Frost God Staff is just over a meter long; compared to Taotie's colossal body, it's about the length of a single hair.

It can't be grasped! But that's fine; as a mighty mythic beast, it doesn't rely solely on flesh to seize objects—it can also use energy links.

Then, the over‑two‑hundred‑meter‑tall Taotie formed a phantom grip, creating an energy pillar that enveloped the Frost God Staff.

In this way, a grasp was formed.

Taotie began to exert force, and a blue‑white energy surged up along the Frost God Staff, extending to its arms and inflicting icy damage.

At that moment, Taotie's passive skill 'Mana Annihilation' activated, converting all spell damage into mana that it absorbed! Continuing to push, greater power erupted, and more frigid energy surged from the Frost God Staff.

Very quickly, Taotie reached the limit of its current strength.

Watching this, Xuanyuan Wuji couldn't help but say to Lu Zheng beside him, "If it doesn't work, stop trying; if a divine pet gets hurt, that would be a huge loss."

Lu Zheng smiled, "This is just the beginning!"

As his words faded, Taotie instantly activated the 'Mana Form Heaven and Earth' skill.

Simultaneously, all entities linked by the Bridge of Magic Power, including Xuanyuan Wuji, had their internal mana drained.

In the blink of an eye, Taotie's size expanded again.

The original two‑hundred‑plus meter stature became astronomically huge; now it reached over thirteen hundred meters tall!

After a roar, the Taotie, whose attributes had multiplied many times, began to exert power.

The icy force released by the Frost God Staff surged dramatically as the added power increased, freezing Taotie's arms in an instant, but it was instantly nullified by the 'Mana Annihilation' skill.

The entire snow mountain began to tremble, the earth split, the wind and snow ran wild, and after a loud boom, the ice imprisoning the Frost Divine Staff cracked.

It really succeeded! Xue Feihua could hardly believe her eyes.

That was a trial set up by a True God, meaning the power imprisoning the Divine Staff was of True God level, yet at this moment it was pulled out by brute force from a summoned beast of a Summoner who hadn't even reached the four transformations! Unbelievable.

But when Lu Zheng had Taotie place the Frost Divine Staff in her hand, after feeling that perfectly matching power, she believed!

This is the fact—how could she not believe it? Lu Zheng raised his hand, recalling all the summoned beasts, and after returning to the summoning position, the summoned beasts' magic recovery speed doubled.

He looked toward Xuanyuan Wuji and asked:

"Senior, for this final step of condensing divinity, how can we help her?"

(End of chapter)