Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

At the center of the divine realm lies the Pantheon.

The magnificent temple floated above the sea of ​​clouds, with more than twenty divine lights positioned on either side.

The gods, who rarely appear together on ordinary days, are almost all present at this moment.

Even four of the five second-generation god-kings have arrived.

Gu Changjin, disguised as the Xuanque God King, walked into the main hall unhurriedly and sat down in his assigned seat.

I had just settled into my seat.

Deep within the main hall, the bronze divine door, sealed for countless years, suddenly opened with a roar.

An elderly man with white hair slowly walked out. He did not have much amazing divine light on him, and his face was even a little pale.

But with his appearance, the rules of the entire divine realm seemed to fall silent.

The gods all rose to their feet.

"Greetings, Heavenly Balance God-King!"

Tianheng, one of the three first-generation god-kings.

After the ancient war, one of the three first-generation god-kings died and two were injured.

The remaining two have been healing deep within the realm of gods for tens of thousands of years and have not truly shown themselves.

Now that he has emerged from seclusion ahead of schedule, it is clear that the divine realm has encountered problems far more serious than anyone imagined.

The Heavenly Balance God King ascended to the highest point, and without allowing the gods to exchange pleasantries, spoke directly:

"Tai Xu has fallen."

Five simple words, yet they plunged the entire Pantheon into an instant deathly silence.

The Great Void God King was another first-generation God King who was severely injured and in slumber.

"How is that possible?"

A deity spoke instinctively.

"Although the Taixu God-King is severely injured, he is nourished by the primordial energy of the lower realm, and can sustain himself for tens of thousands of years without any problem!"

The Heavenly King's face was gloomy.

"The sustenance from the lower realms has ceased."

"And it's not just one continent."

"The very origin of the world is breaking free from the control of the divine realm."

Upon hearing this, the gods' expressions changed drastically.

The realm of gods exists in dependence on the world below.

When ordinary deities lose the support provided according to the corresponding rules, their divine status will weaken.

The first God-King bore more rules, and naturally suffered more severe backlash.

The Supreme God King was already on his last breath, and with his source in the lower realm suddenly cut off, it's not surprising that he perished on the spot.

Tianheng God King's gaze swept over the crowd.

"I did not come out of seclusion to listen to your arguments."

"The divine realm must immediately find a way to return to the mortal realm."

"Otherwise, after the Great Void, the next one to fall could be any one of those present."

The gods look at each other.

But no one could offer a solution.

The spacetime turbulence sealed off the realm of gods, and even the second-generation God-King dared not venture deep into it.

What can they do?

After a moment of silence, a deity standing behind Long Xuan suddenly spoke:

"Heavenly Balance God King".

"Now the divine realm is leaderless, and commands are difficult to unify."

"I believe that we should temporarily let the Dragon Profound God King lead all the gods and concentrate all our power to open up the passage."

One of the gods of the Xuanque lineage sneered on the spot.

"Leaderless?"

"There are five second-generation God-Kings sitting here. When did it become Long Xuan's turn to lead them all?"

The god opposite him frowned.

"The Dragon Profound God King is the strongest and has the most gods under his command."

"In times of crisis, the most capable person should naturally take charge."

"Does he have the most gods under his command?"

The man repeated it in a sarcastic tone.

That's true.

"Dragon Profound God King himself is a second-generation God King, and his wife is in charge of the God of Life."

"Two sworn brothers, one in charge of war, the other in charge of judgment."

"Their wives were respectively in charge of healing and flourishing flowers."

"The six divine positions are all held by one family."

"There are only about twenty gods in the entire divine realm, and your family accounts for six of them."

"In a few years, will even the dog kept at the gate of the Dragon Profound God King's house be granted a divine position and have a place in the Pantheon?"

The hall fell silent instantly. Many deities lowered their heads, wanting to laugh but daring not to.

Long Xuan's face darkened visibly.

"The divine positions are chosen by the rules of the world."

"This was not a private transaction between the king and me."

"They were able to become gods because they were qualified to do so."

The gods of the Xuanque lineage did not back down.

Whether or not we are qualified, everyone knows the answer in their hearts.

"If you, Long Xuan, hadn't gained the favor of the Taixu God King back then, could you have reached your current position?"

"After you become the God-King, your brothers will become gods, your wife will become a god, and your brother's wife will also become a god."

"The realm of gods is so vast, how could there be so many coincidences?"

A war god suddenly stepped forward from behind Long Xuan.

"presumptuous!"

Are you questioning the rules of the divine realm?

"I'm questioning you!"

Both sides' divine power surged simultaneously.

The atmosphere inside the Pantheon instantly became tense.

The Heavenly Balance God King slammed his hand heavily on the chair.

"That's enough!"

All the divine lights paused simultaneously.

Even so, the gazes they gave each other were still full of hostility.

Gu Changjin sat in the Xuanque God King's seat and watched the whole thing from beginning to end, finding it somewhat amusing.

The realm of gods is on the verge of collapse, yet these people are still busy dividing up the mountain factions.

This is normal, though; the more critical the situation, the more people want to seize power for themselves.

Long Xuan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Heavenly Balance God King".

"Now is not the time to dwell on these things."

"The divine realm must first rebuild its connection with the lower realm."

"Xuan Que holds divine authority over space and was just in charge of investigating the turbulent flow of spacetime."

"Why don't we let him tell us about the situation on the outside first?"

In an instant, all the gods' gazes fell upon Gu Changjin.

Gu Changjin leaned back on the throne and casually said:

"The situation is not good."

"It will take at least another hundred years for the spacetime turbulence to subside on its own."

The gods' expressions grew even more grim.

Long Xuan frowned deeply.

"Anything else?"

"Did you notice anything unusual at the edge of the divine realm?"

Gu Changjin thought for a moment.

"There is one anomaly."

"I have encountered a new god who has emerged from the turbulent flow of time and space."

Long Xuan's eyes lit up.

Where are they?

"He's dead."

Why kill him?

I don't like it.

The entire Pantheon fell silent once more.

Although the Xuanque God King has a gloomy personality, he would never kill the only person who could possibly cross the spacetime turbulence just because he "doesn't like him".

Moreover, his tone was off, and his speaking habits were incorrect.

Long Xuan slowly narrowed his eyes.

From the moment Gu Changjin entered the hall, he had a vague feeling that something was strange.

However, the upheaval in the divine realm and the quarrels among the gods left him no time to think it through.

Looking at it now, this "Xuanque" has been too peaceful from beginning to end.

He was not shocked when the God King Taixu fell.

He felt no fear when he learned that the realm of gods might collapse.

Even when watching the gods argue, the way he looked at them didn't seem like he was looking at his colleagues.

It's more like watching a group of prey that have already fallen into a net.

Long Xuan slowly stood up, and the power of the ocean gradually gathered behind him.

"Xuanque? No, that's not right!"

He stared intently at Gu Changjin and asked, word by word:

"Who exactly are you?"