Chapter 422: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor [422]
Lou Gao was unaware that, in the mind of the God of Forging, his future had already been equated to that of an ordinary worker repaying a loan. Or rather, even if he did know, it wouldn't matter much to him at this point.
To be honest, if it weren't for Chen Ming's appearance, with Lou Gao's current abilities, forget about inheriting the divine position of a second-tier god—he wouldn't even be guaranteed a position as a divine officer in the God Realm.
Although he does indeed have exceptional talent and endless passion for forging, as the saying goes, "A fine horse is often found, but a good judge of horses is rare."
There are plenty of people on the continent with the potential to inherit divine positions, but how many of them ended up as nothing more than piles of dirt in the end? Was it because the gods in the God Realm didn't want to pass on their positions? The main issue was simply a lack of compatibility.
Take the God of Forging, for example. The inheritance of the God of Forging was limited to his homeland and a few other worlds with highly developed forging techniques. Yet even in such planes, no suitable successor for the God of Forging had emerged.
If it weren't for his ties to the God Realm, the God of Forging likely wouldn't have even turned his attention to the Douluo World after leaving the God Realm.
As the influence of the God of Forging gradually dissipated after bestowing the divine trial upon Lou Gao, Lou Gao's aura also became calm.
After gaining Chen Ming's approval, Lou Gao sat cross-legged on the ground, crushed the illusory orb of light in his hand, and began to absorb its power.
A divine bestowed soul ring is a product of divine power combined with the rules of the Douluo World. Its age depends on the upper limit of the spirit master's current capacity to bear spirit ring age, and the skill granted is guaranteed to be the most suitable for the soul master.
Currently, Lou Gao is covered in soul bones, with his eighth ring coming from a 50,000-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. He has also undergone partial baptism by the divine power of the God of Forging. Even though he isn't particularly skilled in combat, his basic attributes surpass those of most newly-advanced rank-95 Super Douluo.
With such foundational attributes bearing the soul ring, the result was nothing short of incredible.