Ye Ling looked at the God King with amusement. "God King, all your previous actions have completely cleared your credibility. How do you expect me to trust you from now on?"
The God King stared fixedly at Ye Ling, remaining silent. After a considerable pause, he let out a heavy sigh. "I am utterly convinced now. I admit... once you absorb the Heart of the Void God and become a Void God, you will abandon all your previous identities. Furthermore, as a Void God, you will be unable to defy the commands of the God King."
"However, our Void God race is currently in decline. Young man, your disposition and talent are both top-tier. I can guarantee you that after you become a Void God, I will hand over the position of God King to you. The entire Void God race will hail you as their king, and all the treasures of the Void God race will be yours."
"Didn't you wish to destroy the other world before? As long as you become a Void God and lead our race to reclaim our former glory, we can easily conquer both the other world and the Venerable."
After speaking, the God King saw no change in Ye Ling's expression and assumed Ye Ling still didn't trust him. He continued, "Young man, I am speaking the truth. Our Void God race has been buried here for countless ages. There are no records of our race in the void, which is why we are desperate to regain our brilliance."
"If you still don't believe me, I can pass on the position of God King to you right now."
Ye Ling replied, "I believe I have a good judge of character. I can tell whether you are lying or not. However, I am not interested in the identity of your Void God race or your position as God King."
"All I want to know now is, what does Shan want to give me?"
The God King said, "Young man, do you know how powerful our Void God race is? With your current strength, once you become the Void God King, you can walk sideways in both realms of the void!"
"For you, it's merely abandoning an insignificant human identity. To become a god from a human... this is something countless civilizations and beings dream of. And you don't want it?"
Ye Ling remained unmoved, chuckling softly. "I think being human is quite good. Alright... it's time for you to answer my question. What does Shan want you to give me?"
"You... you will regret this!"
Seeing that Ye Ling was unyielding, the God King sighed heavily. He then condensed a purple scepter in his hand and struck it onto the ground.
Boom!!!
A powerful energy emanated from within the purple scepter, instantly covering the entire Burial God Tomb. A massive barrier rose from the edges of the tomb, enveloping it completely.
Long Yu and the others, who were investigating clues in the ice field, saw this and rushed towards the Burial God Tomb at their fastest speed. However, they were all blocked outside.
Inside the Burial God Tomb, Ye Ling looked at the barrier that had risen around him and the Void Gods emerging from the graves. He couldn't help but ask the God King, "What is the meaning of this? Are we going to fight?"
The God King replied, "Don't be nervous. We have no ill intentions towards you. It's just that the treasure in question is of great importance. If even a shred of information leaks into the void, it will bring about utter destruction for both you and us."
With that, the God King looked at Ye Ling's arm again and added, "I suggest you hide the beings attached to your arm. It's for their own good."
Hearing the God King's words, Ye Ling knew he was serious. He didn't refuse, instead collecting the World-Destroying Spirit Fire father and son, and the Undying Shield into his small world, shielding their senses.
After settling the World-Destroying Spirit Fire and the others, Ye Ling smiled at the God King. "You're being so secretive, it's making me even more curious about what that thing is."
"I won't disappoint you," the God King said calmly. He retrieved the Heart of the Void God from in front of Ye Ling and then shouted to all the Void Gods who had emerged from the graves, "My kin, due to certain irresistible forces, our race's duty to guard the Book of the Void ends here. From this day forth, the Book of the Void will be..."
At this point, the God King looked at Ye Ling and asked, "By the way, should I address you as Sin, or Ye Ling?"
Ye Ling replied, "Does that matter?"
The God King explained, "The oath I am about to make represents responsibility... The power of the Book of the Void is beyond your imagination. Even the reason our race has fallen to its current state is largely due to the Book of the Void."
"Now, our race must shed its heavy responsibility and hand over the Book of the Void to you. This is something many of our kin cannot accept."
"Therefore, at least before handing over the Book of the Void to you, I need to know if you have a clear understanding of yourself."
Ye Ling met the God King's gaze. After a moment, he chuckled, "Although it doesn't matter to me what you call me now, I personally prefer you to call me Ye Ling."
The God King looked deeply at Ye Ling and then continued addressing the Void Gods, "My kin, from this day forward, the Book of the Void will be guarded by Ye Ling. We no longer need to bear this heavy responsibility. From this day forth, we are free."
"Therefore, my kin, hand over the Book of the Void that you each guard."
As soon as the God King spoke, many Void Gods in the Burial God Tomb looked displeased, clearly unwilling to hand over the Book of the Void they were guarding.
Seeing the expressions of the Void Gods, Ye Ling's curiosity about the Book of the Void grew even more.
According to the God King, their Void God race had fallen to its current state entirely because of the Book of the Void, and it seemed they were currently restricted by it, lacking freedom.
Yet, such a restrictive item could make the Void Gods so reluctant to part with it?
The God King saw that the Void Gods were unwilling to hand over the Book of the Void and coughed twice. He then said, "Shan said when he left, that if anyone is unwilling to hand over the Book of the Void, he will personally come to have a talk with them."
Upon hearing the God King's words, the expressions of all the Void Gods present changed, and they immediately handed over the pages they were guarding without hesitation.
As the Void Gods handed over their respective pages, a large number of pages converged in mid-air to form a book, emitting an aura similar to, yet different from, causal techniques.
Ye Ling looked at the Book of the Void that was forming in the air, feeling that the aura it emitted was somewhat similar to his own "Customized Future."
However, the aura emanating from the Book of the Void was much more profound than Ye Ling's half-finished Customized Future.
"Could it be... this Book of the Void, like my Customized Future, is a divine artifact used to customize the void?"
Ye Ling gazed at the forming Book of the Void, and this thought suddenly struck him, causing his heart to race.
Customizing the void...
What a wild idea that would be!