The Era of Gods - Chapter 534

Chapter 534: Chapter 534 Conditions for Marrying a Girlfriend

Don’t doubt the ability of a senior and great divine power, nothing in this world can stop Them.

If you say They can’t broadly interfere with this world, well, that might be the case, but just coming over to give someone a beating is something They can still manage.

Deep communication with his girlfriend was clearly out of the question; he could only indulge in a little physical affection, which his girlfriend, though bashful about it, still cooperated with to satisfy him.

But that’s all it was, just a brief indulgence. Any further and it would trigger the scrutiny of his future father-in-law; he definitely didn’t want to get frisky with His daughter under the watchful eye of a great divine power, as that would surely lead to dire consequences.

Although the thought was rather thrilling…

“Then what conditions do I need to meet to officially marry you?”

Afterwards, Lin Xiao finally remembered to talk about serious matters, holding his girlfriend as they sat on the balcony, slowly savoring the happiness of being together with his loved one.

Ever since he started dating Shen Yuexin, they had never really discussed these matters thoroughly; things had always progressed naturally, smoothly flowing like water, which was quite organic. Their connection didn’t grow distant despite not seeing each other for a long time. Like this time, the urge for an intense embrace and to do some indescribable things came out of the blue, the first of its kind.

“Could it be because we haven’t seen each other for so long?”

Lin Xiao pushed aside the doubts in his heart and whispered sweet nothings to his girlfriend.

Of course, he had no idea that in reality, his true body was squatting at the edge of a lonely cliff in a corner of the Moon Cloud Realm, watching with arms crossed, a look of sulking on his face. His girlfriend stood behind him, her pretty face slightly flushed with a touch of heartache and amusement as she hugged his back. He struggled to break free from her embrace, and as Shen Yuexin covered her mouth to giggle, Lin Xiao turned around to face her, unable to suppress his irritation:

“You’re having quite the laugh, huh?”

He hadn’t even asked, and already the deformation of his mouth from being punched by an external force was showing; even his voice was a bit out of tune, causing his girlfriend to laugh even harder, trembling as she struggled to stand up and then crouched down leaning against him.

“Who asked you to suddenly start groping around? I didn’t even get a chance to say anything.”

She extended her hand to gently caress his face, her small hand soft and cool to the touch, with a faint glow of divine power passing over, but it was of little use—the mark was still there.

“Your brother hit me so hard! There’s even residual divine power that can’t be dispelled. How am I supposed to face anyone?”

“It’s okay, it will fade on its own after some time.”

“Humph, I’ve taken note of this, and in the future…”

“In the future, you want revenge?”

Shen Yuexin floated in front of him, looking at him with a teasing smile.

“Hmph!”

Lin Xiao wanted to say that, but considering someone might overhear, he dared not voice it.

Although he was angry, with such a beautiful woman by his side offering constant comfort, his anger dissipated very quickly.

Holding her, they sat on the edge of the cliff, just in time to see a massive tornado, tens of kilometers tall, forming from rapidly converging clouds about ten kilometers away in front of the cliff. The immense force of suction snapped trees and uprooted them, pulling them into the storm to be pulverized into dust.

Ever since he absorbed enough essence from the Moon Cloud Realm to level up, extreme weather began to occur incessantly within the realm, signaling an apocalypse.

This was unavoidable; all he could do was to find a dimension as soon as possible to relocate his followers. He had sent a message to his parents a while ago and was still waiting for a reply.

Pulling his thoughts back, he asked his girlfriend:

“Your dad said, what conditions do I need to meet if I want to officially marry you?”

Shen Yuexin snuggled obediently in his arms, tracing circles on his shoulder with her finger, and said:

“It’s simple, you just need to become a medium divine power within a hundred years in the Main World, and you must establish a formal Divine System that has a certain scale and is recognized by the Gaia Will, or become a Lord of the Crystal Wall System with some prospects. Then, you can come and marry me.”

“That’s it?”

He lifted his head to look at his girlfriend’s stunning face and couldn’t help but hold it and give her a kiss.

“That’s it? You think it’s simple?”

Shen Yuexin said, counting on her fingers:

“First of all, you must become a medium divine power in the Main World within a hundred years, and your divine power must be on par with your Divine Realm. Establishing a Divine System requires a Supreme Divine Position, which you have, but it’s easy to establish a Divine System, yet difficult to develop it to a certain scale. The ‘certain scale’ my dad mentioned refers to a Divine System that has hundreds of elite children of the Divine Realm. The Divine Realm would have to unite and transform into a kingdom, becoming an established Divine System that even within the entire scope of human forces, holds a certain level of renown!”

“This is different from just taking in underlings; lots of people might be willing to work under you and respect your strength, but that doesn’t mean they want to join your Divine System, which is not easy at all.”

Lin Xiao fell silent…

His girlfriend wasn’t wrong; the condition seemed simple at first glance, but in reality, it was extremely demanding.

Why is recruiting underlings easy, but convincing gods to join not? The main difference lies between underlings and belonging gods.

The definition of underling is broad; anyone willing to work for him can count.

But belonging gods are those wholly devoted to serving under him.

Younger brothers can turn against you at any moment over a little dissatisfaction or for their interests, but that is not possible for subordinate gods because all of them are already bound to the Main God.

With that said, it is necessary to explain the rules of the official Divine System of the Main World.

The Divine System of the human Gaia Main World is recognized by the Gaia Will. After the formal establishment of the Divine System, all the Divine Realms of its members will merge into one huge Divine Realm around the Main God’s Divine Realm as the core, also known as a God Country. Apart from the area where their True Body resides that is completely under their own control, the other parts of their Divine Realms become part of the God Country controlled by the Main God.

In other words, after becoming a subordinate god, the Divine Realm that you have worked so hard to cultivate is no longer yours; most of it has become public property of the God Country.

Who can bear this? Just this one condition has excluded the vast majority of people.

Many people think, “I respect your abilities, and I can work for you as your follower, but I will not merge and hand over the Divine Country I have painstakingly cultivated.”

This is a natural human sentiment, and it’s how most Children of the Divine Realm think, not to mention that the Elite Children of the Divine Realm are even less willing to do so.

Therefore, most of the civilian forces and teams you see now are not part of a Divine System; they are independent entities united by interests.

In fact, even for those Powerful God Systems, such as the Divine System forces behind the top-tier colleges, not all of them have merged their Divine Realms into the God Country. Apart from a few core members, most members from various forces are peripheral members with independent Divine Realms.

For example, although Jin Sisi and her father, as well as their family, are members of Radiance, they have not merged their Divine Realm into Radiance. If they were core members, Lin Xiao’s future father-in-law would definitely not ignore them being trapped and do nothing.

Or to put it another way, although they are members of Radiance, they have not joined the Radiance Divine System.

The Radiance System and the Divine System are not the same thing.

Coming back to the point, ordinary people also do not have the ability to establish a formal Divine System; gaining a Supreme Divine Position is far from easy.

This is the hardest point. It’s hard to say about the future, but at least at this stage, Lin Xiao does not believe he has any charm that can make countless Elite Children of Nightmare give up everything to become his subordinates, unless under special circumstances.

So, the first of the two paths proposed by his future father-in-law was immediately passed over by him.

The only other option, then, is to become a Lord of the Crystal Wall System with certain prospects.

This so-called certain prospect naturally means that the Crystal Wall System to be conquered, regardless of size or the completeness of its rules, has to reach a certain level. At the very least, it should enable him to break through the stage of Powerful Divine Power.

It does not necessarily have to achieve great divine power, as such scale Crystal Wall Systems are not only extremely rare but also very difficult to conquer. As long as he can break through Powerful Divine Power to reach the level of Super Divine Power that lies between Powerful Divine Power and great divine power, that would suffice.

From this, it can be seen that his future father-in-law does not oppose Lin Xiao being with his daughter. If he were opposed, he would have simply made the requirements even more stringent.

Although the current requirements are still very demanding, given the identity of the direct daughter of the first great divine power in humanity, it is absolutely reasonable for a father to demand this from his son-in-law.

After all, his background is too ordinary, and the gap in status is akin to that between a princess of a country and a commoner’s son. With no prominent family to support him, he can only rely on his own abilities to marry her.

In fact, it is already quite nice of them to give him a chance; no one can find fault with these conditions.

Choosing the lesser of two evils, Lin Xiao feels that the second condition is more likely achievable for him. However, it’s too early to say anything right now, and there was no request for him to choose only one, so for now, it is sufficient to know the conditions. When his strength becomes greater in the future, he will see which is easier to accomplish and certainly complete that one.

In fact, Lin Xiao personally feels that he might not choose either of these two options but will meet his future father-in-law’s conditions in some other way.

After all, given his current rate of growth in strength, in a hundred years in the Main World, he fears he might be able to advance to Powerful Divine Power. By that time, he fears he might be directly acknowledged by his father-in-law without the need to meet these two conditions.

Anyway, there’s plenty of time, and he also has enough confidence to meet the conditions.

Looking down at his girlfriend’s stunningly beautiful face, which is beautiful, well-behaved, noble, with an excellent demeanor and talent, and the key point being that she doesn’t have the temperament of a haughty miss but listens to him— or rather, she may have a temper but never shows it in front of him — such a perfect beauty so devoted to him, he swears he will double his efforts to marry the beauty sooner.

“I’m sure that when the time comes, mom will definitely like this daughter-in-law very much!”

Holding his girlfriend, Lin Xiao cheers himself on.

Meanwhile, in the Demon Suppression Fortress, after Lin Xiao’s Incarnation listened to his girlfriend’s Incarnation finish stating the conditions, his reaction matched that of his True Body, as he kissed her smooth rosy cheek and said,

“Don’t worry, in less than a hundred years I will be able to marry you openly and honorably.”

“I’ll wait for you!”

That sentence was highly motivating, but since they couldn’t do certain more intimate things right now, he could only hold her tight.

Then, the two of them embraced and chatted leisurely, sharing stories of their experiences over the decades. They talked so much that they reached recent events, and when he heard about the troubles the guild had recently encountered, Lin Xiao’s brows twitched with a face full of murderous intent, and he said,

“They are digging their own graves!”

Gently stroking her hair, he added,

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle this matter.”

“Initially, giving them shares was to form an alliance to look after one another, to take care of you more, but I didn’t expect some of them would be insatiable. Well, they cannot blame me for being ruthless.”

Shen Yuexin asked,

“What do you plan to do?”

“Of course I plan to take back the shares from the traitors. I was the one who gave it to them in the first place, so I can take it back.”