Rumors

Within the Divine Realm

Have you heard something? The Demon God has been having a particularly bad run of luck lately.

"I've heard about it. And not only is he unlucky, but his treasures keep disappearing every few days, only to be picked up by other gods. Isn't that weird?"

"Both financially ruined and unlucky, do you think those two might be behind this?"

"Who else could it be but them? The Demon God was the God King's best friend back then. I heard their relationship was so close that no one in the entire Divine Realm could stand in for it. Now those two are always by the God King's side, aren't they? It's obvious they're jealous."

"But isn't the God King already with the Asura God? Why aren't those two jealous?"

"Listen to yourself, are you even speaking human language? They're jealous of the Asura God? Putting aside the possibility of being beaten to death if they're discovered, who in the Divine Realm doesn't know that the Asura God practically avoids the God King every day?"

Why is the Asura God hiding from the God King?

"I actually know about that. I heard it's about sex... cough cough, you know, you know, that's not exactly harmonious."

"Hehe, then I'd like to know, um... who goes up and who goes down?"

"Ahem, you wouldn't know the answer to this if you asked any other god, but you've come to the right person. A while ago, I overheard the God King complaining that every time he wasn't satisfied, the Asura God would faint first."

"Wow, are you serious? How could that evil spirit be... down there?"

"Trust me, I won't lie to you."

"But I still can't quite believe it. That's the Asura God! The Asura God who can overturn half the Divine Realm in a fit of rage. How could such a being... faint in that kind of thing?"

"So you're making a fuss over nothing. Divine Power is one thing, but that kind of thing is another. Do you think everyone is like God King, with extraordinary talent in this area?"

"Besides, the fact that the Asura God avoids the God King isn't something I made up. Think about it yourself, in the recent meetings of the Divine Realm, hasn't the Asura God always sat in the seat furthest from the God King? He's the first to leave after the meeting, and he doesn't even look back when he leaves."

The god thought about it for a moment, and realized it was indeed true.

During each meeting, the Asura God would sit in a corner with a stern face, and leave as soon as the meeting ended, as if something was chasing him.

"But what does this have to do with the Demon God?"

"It's a huge deal. Think about it, the Demon God was the God King's best friend before. Now that the God King has the Asura God by his side, how can those two be happy? But they can't afford to offend the Asura God, so what can they do? They can only vent their anger on the Demon God. They lose money and have bad luck. In the entire Divine Realm, who else but them could do that?"

"But the Demon God is still a friend of the God King. How can the God King not care about what they're doing?"

"What's it to you? The God King is already overwhelmed with his own problems. I heard there's been a lot of activity from the Abyss, and a divine war is imminent. The God King is busy; he doesn't have time to deal with these trivial matters. Besides, it's just that the Demon God lost a few treasures and had a few days of bad luck; he wasn't seriously injured. Even if the God King found out, he'd just turn a blind eye."

"That Demon God is so pitiful."

"It's a bit tragic, but don't worry about the Demon God. I heard Demon God's currently searching for the God of Wealth and the God of Luck."

"But this has nothing to do with us. We can just quietly watch the show."

"I understand. But I have something to do now, so I have to go."

"Okay, let's chat again next time. I have even more gossip to share with you."

The two gods exchanged a smile and were about to turn and leave when they suddenly saw two figures. They had been standing right behind them the whole time, watching them for who knows how long.

"See, Fortune! I told you there would be a surprise this way." God of Luck touched the brim of her hat, her honey-colored eyes full of laughter. "Look what gossip we overheard! How interesting!"

The God of Wealth nodded, his gaze fixed on the ground.

"Indeed. But I didn't expect them to actually do that."

He thought the Asura God and the Sea God were just putting on an act, but he didn't expect them to actually do it. But this seems quite normal, after all, it's not impossible to resolve things internally.

"What are you thinking about?" God of Luck suddenly leaned in from the side, hugged the God of Wealth tightly, and pressed her entire weight against him. "You weren't thinking about that, were you?"

No. I was just surprised.

"Surprised? To This Venerable, it's downright terrifying."

Another sound appeared, followed by two loud "bangs," and two human-shaped cracks appeared in the ceiling. A white and red figure appeared before the God of Wealth and the God of Luck, standing with a gun in hand.

"How dare they slander This Venerable like this! In the past, This Venerable would have torn them to pieces long ago."

The Asura God planted his Spear into the floor.

The supposedly indestructible Starstone shattered into powder, with fine dust scattering around the gun barrel.

It's easy to imagine how furious he was.

In this situation, the Evil Gods knew all too well: it was time to run. If they didn't, they would soon be beaten into little Evil God cookies. However, the God of Wealth and the God of Luck were not worried about the Asura God's current rage.

In any case, the other party won't vent their anger on them.

These days, the Asura God has been severely exploited by the Sea God, being sent here and there every day.

While fighting is fun, can we please not let him handle all the messy stuff?

He could have just gotten rid of it with a beating, but he kept going around in circles, driving him crazy. As a result, the Asura God is in a bad mood now, full of anger with nowhere to vent it.

He was still hearing such absurd remarks.

"Damn it, This Venerable knew those gods had been looking at This Venerable so strangely lately! Turns out they were all thinking about all sorts of nonsense. Looks like This Venerable 've been too nice to them all this time!"

The more the Asura God thought about it, the more his anger flared up.

He stomped his foot, and the entire palace around him collapsed.

Fortunately, none of the creatures here are human, so they won't die even if you smash them.

Otherwise, with so many people collapsing, countless innocent lives would have been lost. However, although a large area around them had collapsed, the palace where the Asura God was located did not.

And this is all thanks to...

"Me."

The God of Luck, who was perched on the back of the God of Wealth, raised one hand.

"Besides, it's just a rumor. Xiu, when have you ever cared about these things? Aren't you concerned about the battle?"

The Asura God narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly and sneered, "Where is This Venerable dignity now?"

"Xiu, do I need to give you a little reminder? Did you lose all your dignity starting with 'beauty'?"

It would have been better if the God of Luck hadn't mentioned it; as soon as it was brought up, the Asura God's hands started itching.

What god, besides the Goddess of Beauty, would dare to spread such ridiculous rumors? The Sea God is certainly a suspect, but he's too busy to care about such things now; it would only be a waste of his time.

Therefore, the culprit is obviously obvious.

"It was fine until you brought him up, but now that you have, This Venerable I haven't been hunting him down lately. Looks like he's itching for a beating again."

The Asura God gripped the gun barrel, his knuckles cracking.

"Believe it or not, this time This Venerable 'll knock him unconscious and leave him to Fate. Some gods will never learn unless they're taught a lesson!"

As he was about to pack up the Goddess of Beauty with murderous intent, the God of Wealth stopped him with his clothes.