We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Above the Diyuan Star, the sky is beyond the sky.

In the vast and boundless universe, tiny stars are like pearls set in the dark sky. There is no noisy clamor, nor the roars and shouts of battle...

All that remains is eternal silence and solitude.

And in this vast and boundless starry sky, there is a palace far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, which moves rapidly around the huge star below, as if it is monitoring all living things on the Earth Star.

The palace is surrounded by glittering stars and nebulae, as if it were floating in the embrace of the Milky Way. Its main body is sculpted from an unknown metal.

The palace's outline is well-proportioned, with upturned eaves and corners. Every tile seems to contain the power of the stars, trembling gently with the flow of the Milky Way.

The interior space seemed to be cleverly divided into several areas by some invisible barrier, each area being its own world, some shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland... others sparkling with stars, as if placed deep within the galaxy.

Without exception, within the area covered by the palace, there was a manifestation of gravity, as well as a rich abundance of primordial energy and divine matter, making it a blessed land of immortals and a place of deities.

And this is—Baiyujing!

This is a hiding place for the gods' favorites. At the same time, because of the existence of the thirty-six layers of gale-force winds, it is also the most secluded hiding place for those gods' favorites.

Even if the humans on Earth could think of it, they were helpless.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. There is still one person who has not arrived." In the very center of Baiyujing, in a blessed land shrouded in mist, an old man with a full head of silver hair and a white beard looked at the hundreds of figures in the courtyard, coughed lightly, and tapped the stone table in front of him.

To attract the attention of those favored by the gods.

These divine followers can be clearly seen to be divided into dozens of groups, some large and some small, but without exception, they are all quite far apart.

These groups are the pantheons to which the various deities of the Earthly Star belong, including the Great Heavenly Court and Underworld pantheons, the Ancient Greek pantheon, the Brahman pantheon, and so on...

Those who can come here are all representative deities of their respective pantheons, and only these deities have a certain voice within their respective pantheons.

"What is the purpose of summoning us here today?"

"Old man Bai, are you bored? It's not time yet, why are you summoning us in such a hurry? Don't you know we have something to do?"

"..."

In an instant, as a hoarse voice rang out, the crowd erupted in a cacophony of voices. The gods' followers revealed their displeasure and began to utter harsh complaints, all expressing their dissatisfaction with the white-bearded old man with a full head of silver hair.

Without exception, everyone here is a high-ranking divine favorite. To put it simply, these divine favorites are similar in status to eunuchs who are always by the emperor's side.

Every move of these divine favored beings is related to the fate of the Earthly Star.

Before the gods fell, the relationships between these divine followers depended entirely on the relationships between the gods they served. They were, if not diametrically opposed, at least completely estranged.

Even after the gods fell, a huge rift remained among their followers, to the point that they almost beat each other senseless.

Otherwise, the most powerful weapons the human race on Earth at that time were hydrogen bombs and nuclear bombs, which were child's play to the gods and could not cause them any harm at all.

But it is precisely because of the infighting among these divine favorites that the human race of Earth Star was able to survive in the cracks and explore the path to the extraordinary amidst the rich primordial energy of heaven and earth.

After developing in this precarious situation for over a hundred years, those favored by the gods suddenly realized a terrifying problem: relying solely on a single favored god and the remaining power of the deity, it was no longer possible to annihilate the human race.

Among these, the most powerful and rapidly developing force is undoubtedly the technology sector.

Therefore, in the subsequent development of the human race, the technology sector was directly targeted by the gods, resulting in the failure, malfunction, and limited effectiveness of sophisticated technological weapons, and even the Omnic Crisis.

Under such circumstances, the technological development on Earth Star once stagnated, but it was only with the strong support of some people that it was able to continue to develop.

Against the backdrop of the flourishing development of human power, even some of the weaker divine favored ones had to admit that they were finding it difficult to cope on their own.

Therefore, under the leadership of some of the gods' followers, a relatively loose alliance was also formed within the gods' followers.

Why say it's loose?
The reason is simple: when the tiger is not in the forest, the monkey becomes king.

When emotions get out of control, they spread like vines. Different divine favors, belonging to different deities, coupled with the clash between Eastern and Western pantheons, make it difficult to unify their thoughts.

Some of the gods' favorites wanted to wipe out the original human race on Earth Star as soon as possible before the gods returned, so that they could have a perfect answer.

Some of the gods' favored ones were indifferent to this, because in their view, the so-called struggles of humankind were nothing but futile efforts in the face of true gods.

We've been doing this for so many years, so a few more years won't make a difference.

Of course, some of these favored gods had other thoughts, especially when they found that they were not punished for their thoughts.

"Old man Bai, get to the point. Don't waste everyone's time with your rambling."

"What? You haven't run into some kind of trouble, have you? Even those lousy fish and shrimp from the Western Continent can't solve it." You Shen Juan sneered, looking like he had no good intentions.

In response to this situation, the old man simply closed his eyes to rest, appearing as if he couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to the other party.

suddenly.

A figure dressed in white, standing three or four meters tall, appeared instantly beside the old man and nodded at him, appearing quite familiar with him.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's get down to business," a tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed man said decisively.

The moment the blond-haired, blue-eyed man's voice fell, the commotion throughout Baiyujing vanished instantly, as if it had never happened.

"The reason I'm here today is simple: the Global Martial Arts Tournament, held every five years, is approaching, so I've specially summoned you all here to discuss this important matter." The old man straightened up, his eyes sweeping over the group of divine beings with divine forms, a hint of mockery flashing across his face that was difficult for ordinary divine beings to detect.

"That's it?"

"You summoned us from the surface of Earth Star for such a trivial matter? Do you know how much divine matter it takes to cross the Gale Layer!"

In an instant, all the gods' followers frowned, and some of the more short-tempered ones even voiced their dissatisfaction.

This matter is indeed somewhat absurd.

After the gods fell, divine matter became non-renewable. In the ensuing infighting, the various pantheons fought fiercely, resulting in a massive consumption of divine matter.

However, these divine favored ones do not cross the Gale Layer without paying a price. To cross the Gale Layer unharmed, they must consume divine matter.

The true power of a divine being requires the assistance of divine matter to be fully realized. Without divine matter, even a domain cannot be deployed.

"Old man Bai, what you've done is indeed going too far." Upon hearing this, the blond, blue-eyed man crossed his arms, his face showing displeasure.

"Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to summon us for such a trivial matter?"

"Disperse, disperse. Damn it, I thought you were calling us here in such a hurry because it was something important. Is it really just for this little thing?"

"..."

In an instant, the once quiet divine favored people boiled over again, filled with voices of dissatisfaction and anger towards the old man Bai.

There's a saying that goes something like this: if loyalty isn't absolute, then it's absolutely disloyal.

Therefore, for these divine beings, the only one they truly need to respect is their master, that is, the corresponding deity. As for other deities...

Love as much as you like.

"Everyone, don't rush. I've gathered you all here today for more than just this little matter." Just as the various gods were about to disperse, the white-robed man who had been standing next to the old man suddenly stepped forward and said with a forced smile, "I'm here today to ask for your help."

"Lend me a hand?"

"Kronos, what kind of scheme are you plotting now?"

Upon hearing that ghostly voice, the departing deities suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at the white-robed man with surprise and uncertainty.

As for the blond-haired, blue-eyed man, the white-bearded old man with a full head of silver hair, and the other divine favored ones, they all chose to close their eyes and rest, retreating to the side.

These divine favored ones seemed unwilling to get involved in this matter, or perhaps they had anticipated it all along.

"Speak, Kronos, what is the purpose of summoning us here today through the old man Bai?"

If you were to ask the various divine beings why they all stopped in their tracks instead of continuing on their way, you would understand.

This is because the man in white is named Chronos, who belongs to the ancient Greek pantheon, and the secular name of the chief god is Chronos.

Correct.

It is that very ancient god in ancient Greek mythology, whose main power is the power of time, and who is also the oldest god of time in the ancient Greek pantheon.

In ancient Greek mythology, Chronos was not only the god of time, but also the earliest god of time, possessing supreme supernatural powers, and was also the creator god who created the universe.

Of course, the above is purely the imagination of the ancient Greeks.

Because every representative of a pantheon will try their best to boast about their own god, even the representatives of the weakest and least powerful deities do so.

Chronos is the god of time, but he is not the earliest god of time, nor the only god of time, nor the creator god who created the universe.

but.

Kronos is different. He was a divine favor created by Kronos, the god of time, using fragments of the shattered rules of time, and is also one of the longest-surviving divine favors.

To date, Kronos has existed in this vast universe of Earth for hundreds of millions of years, experiencing the changes of multiple eras, and has always remained conscious.

It should be understood that the rest of the divine beings, to varying degrees, undergo long periods of slumber in the cycle of history in order to maintain their mental clarity.

However, Chronos does not use it because it is the embodiment of a fragment of the rules of time.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that Chronos's ability to manipulate time is something that, apart from the favored ones of a few powerful chief gods, the rest of the gods are quite wary of him.

After all, in this era when their master is silent, no one wants to offend Kronos for no reason and be exiled into the river of time.

Therefore, none of the gods' favorites, even those with the worst tempers, would easily provoke Kronos and give him any face.

It's not the ruthless that's scary, it's the underhanded tactics—that's the principle.

"Tell me, what is it?"

"It's very simple. I'm here today to ask my partners for a small favor," Kronos said, maintaining his fake smile.

"Help me put some pressure on Great Xia, and if necessary, take action to restrain those Divine Palace Realm experts."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, one of the gods frowned, unable to understand what Chronos was up to. So he asked, "To restrain a Divine Palace Realm expert for no reason, anyone can see that there's something wrong with that, right?"

"That's right. Of all the countries on Earth Origin Star, Great Xia is the most difficult to deal with. Not only does it have the Zhou Tian Star Array, but it also has more than double-digit Divine Palace Realm warriors. What is the purpose of all this trouble?"

Apart from a few divine favorites, including the old man with white hair and blue eyes, all the others looked puzzled.

Because in their view, it's a thankless and arduous task.

If it were other countries, they might still consider it, but the Great Xia is completely different. As long as the Zhou Tian Star Array doesn't malfunction, those Divine Palace Realm experts won't be easily activated.

Moreover, if they launch a sudden and forceful attack, the higher-ups of the Great Xia Dynasty will inevitably discover that there is something fishy going on, and they will be even less likely to act rashly.

Therefore, these divine followers really couldn't understand what Colonus was thinking.

"You don't need to worry about these things. You just need to cooperate with my actions. I will be responsible for all the divine substances needed for this operation!" Kronos said calmly.

However, these words were like a thunderbolt to the assembled gods, who stared wide-eyed at Kronos in disbelief.

"Furthermore, I will reimburse you for the divine substances you consumed during your journey through the Gale Layer."

Wow!
In an instant, the expressions of all the gods changed. They looked at the indifferent Kronos with the same disdain as if he were a fool, wondering if he had been kicked in the head by a donkey.

But the question is, what kind of donkey could kick the brain of a god-giver?

……

"Alright, now that the troublesome divine favored ones have left, let's discuss how to distribute what we've gained this time."

The old man in white opened his eyes, smiled slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and looked at the other white-robed men, the blond-haired, blue-eyed men... and the other divine favored ones. (End of Chapter)