God Realm, Sea God Hall
The light dimmed, the energy subsided, and Poseidon saw the current state of the battlefield. He saw the purple, green, and red defensive Barrier, dimmed to the extreme but still existing, while Yun Ming was nowhere to be seen, as if he had never existed at all.
"Did I lose?" Poseidon felt a sense of loss.
Yun Ming had first fought against Shura and Destruction, then clashed head-on with the Shura Blood Sword, and finally blocked the light of Creation. As a newcomer, his performance was already impeccable; if he could have been given another hundred years, he would surely have reached the realm of the Dragon God. By then, no one in the God Realm would have been able to restrain him, and it was highly likely he would have surpassed the Dragon God in the future, but unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this world.
Poseidon could not help but reflect: if he hadn't been too impulsive and fought him back then, would the result be different now? Hmm. Thinking about it carefully, it probably wouldn't have mattered; Yun Ming would still have summoned Shura by borrowing the Shura Sword. As long as he touched that matter, this battle was inevitable.
"Enough, let's get to work."
Yun Ming's failure made Poseidon feel some regret and heartache, but he had no choice but to keep moving forward.
'Poseidon?'
Looking at Poseidon, who was fully armed and had even recalled his Super Artifact from the Douluo plane, a flash of lightning crossed Destruction's mind. All the details he had previously overlooked connected, and he was suddenly enlightened.
'What on earth are those two trying to do?!'
Destruction asked through gritted teeth while recovering his Divine Body. Even though he already had a vague suspicion, he still needed to hear the confirmation from the person who had come.
Seeing Destruction's expression, Poseidon felt a pang of emotion. They had been working together for who knows how many years; who could have imagined that those two would suddenly strike such a ruthless blow? But he still had to do what he had to do, and Poseidon responded in a muffled voice.
'The God King's decree.'
'If Destruction does not die, the God Realm will not be at peace.'
This shift was too drastic, and Life could not accept it, so she spoke up to question Poseidon.
'How can this be? There must be a reason for such a sudden decision. Why are they doing this?'
Poseidon glanced at Life and Destruction, then replied in a deep voice.
'Her Majesty Goodness said that the God Realm does not need a ruler who is too radical.'
'How could it be like this?'
Hearing that the order came from her good sister, the last trace of color drained from Life's face. Her vision went dark, and she almost fainted on the spot; if she hadn't been in the Void, unaffected by gravity, she probably would have taken a tumble.
Seeing Life like this, Poseidon felt very sorry. Among the five giants of the God Realm, Life was considered the one with the best reputation, and he also held goodwill toward her; crossing blades with her was truly not his wish. But there was no help for it; even among the giants, there were only those two God Kings, and their orders were second only to the God Realm Committee.
Blending with the dust, thunderous power.
This was Shura's first thought after hearing the reason. Having worked together for so many years, it seemed this was the first time he had clearly witnessed the imperial way of those two. But it made sense; the God Realm was too stable, ten thousand years like a single day, and they didn't usually need to come out to manage things or assert their presence.
'Then did they not think about how they would answer to the gods of the God Realm regarding the death of a God King?'
Life spoke again, but before she could finish her question, she understood. That was right; they were about to abdicate anyway, so why would they care about that? She then fell silent.
Destruction initially felt this reason was somewhat absurd. He hadn't even ascended to the throne yet, and they were already passing judgment on him! But upon further reflection, he asked himself, if he really did ascend, he would indeed carry out sweeping reforms in the God Realm. He let out a cold laugh.
'Heh—'
'If Destruction does not die, the God Realm will not be at peace. They really do have... a keen eye.'
It wasn't just Shura who had misjudged them; Destruction had as well. A God King is a God King after all; he had truly underestimated them all these years!
Destruction said.
'Shura, you go!'
Shura glanced at Destruction, then turned to look at the younger brother and said.
'If they were willing to step down from their divine positions, could today end here?'
Poseidon shook his head.
'Shura, leave. Your mission is finished, and what happens afterward has nothing to do with you.'
Destruction spoke to drive him away, and Poseidon said nothing. By having Poseidon, a god close to Shura, handle the aftermath, the two God Kings' attitude toward Shura was very clear. It was just that Destruction and Life's situation was different; he was not allowed to walk away unscathed.
At the same time, a God King-level Divine Sense locked onto him, making Shura's soul dazed, and the seven emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire flashed through his heart like lightning.
Shura knew who this was (the current God of Emotion), and he understood his meaning: do not meddle in this. Being targeted by him in his current state, there was truly nothing he could do.
Taking a deep look at Destruction and Life, Shura spoke.
'Destruction. Life.'
'Goodbye.'
Destruction: 'Goodbye.'
The two bid each other farewell, even though they knew that 'goodbye' was likely just a beautiful wish.
Shura: 'Goodbye.'
Poseidon: 'Goodbye.'
After saying farewell to his old friends, Shura once again stripped away half of his divine position, sent it back to the Shura God Palace, and without looking back, headed toward the endless Void in the opposite direction of the God Realm.
With this matter concluded, Shura was henceforth freed from his shackles and reborn.
The three gods watched Shura depart until his figure could no longer be seen.
'Come.'
Poseidon raised the Sea God Trident, and a massive, Heaven Supporting Earth Upright divine image stepped out. Endless faith from the ocean began to gather from all directions into the Void, merging into the Sea God Dharma Image.
God of Destruction looked up at the direction of the Sea God Trident's tip pointed at the Golden Holy Statue, his mood somewhat melancholy, but since the mask had been torn off, he had no choice but to press on regardless of his feelings.
The Scepter of Destruction rumbled with constant thunder as countless purple-black lightning bolts surged out from his body, and a similarly massive purple-black divine statue stepped across a sea of thunder to stand behind the God of Destruction.
As the saying goes, the wife follows the husband's lead; things having reached this point, Life could only stand firmly by her husband's side. Her hand seals shifted, the projection of the Life Ancient Tree reappeared, and as the power of life gathered, a divine maiden manifestation identical to Life's own face hovered above her, fingers interlaced.
Poseidon watched the two God King manifestations, which were not even half the size of his own and appeared somewhat unstable, and understood the situation clearly. The consumption had indeed been too great; they were like candles flickering in the wind!
To fight two as one, and for a main god to fight God Kings at that, this could be considered a first in the history of the God Realm. Thinking this, Poseidon's Sea God Trident erupted with brilliant golden light, and countless Sea God Power exploded forth, rapidly forming a massive wave that reached the heavens above his manifestation.
"The two of you, I am merely following orders. After you die... er, after this, if you must curse someone, curse those two!"
As the words fell, the trident struck, and the manifestation moved in sync with its master. The trident, resembling a pillar of heaven, slashed furiously toward the God of Destruction and Life, accompanied not only by the heavy weapon but also by a boundless, roaring tidal wave.
"Shameless boasting!"
The God of Destruction heard that word "die" and let out a cold snort. A terrifying destructive intent instantly transformed this Void into a forest of purple lightning. The lightning forest seemed to possess no offensive power, yet in the heart of Poseidon, who was present, a sense of despair and the urge to destroy everything inexplicably arose.
Destroy Heaven and Earth, he opened with the fundamental super divine skill of the God of Destruction! He could no longer afford to wait; he had to end this battle quickly.
Life moved in tandem, launching a joint attack.
Boom--
The flames of war reignited in the endless Void; sea waves, divine thunder, and vegetation divided the world into three, beginning to grind against each other frantically within the Void.
The once-quiet Void was plagued by constant warfare and endless turbulence today, and a place unknown also welcomed new visitors after a long absence.
"Little friend. Wake up."
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