Failure of the Tribulation

Douluo God Realm.

Golden thunder roared across the nine heavens. A Golden-Haired Goddess with three pairs of pure white wings on her back wielded a peerless divine sword against the endless golden lightning. Seven God Rings behind her shone as brilliantly as stars, while an eighth flickered in and out of sight, making her appear even more sacred and noble!

Her eyes brimmed with unwavering determination. The power of lightning continually battered her body, and every step she took upward seemed to place an endless weight upon her.

Rumble!

Thunder rolled through heaven and earth as a Thunder Dragon flew in from all directions, only to be cleaved into fragments by the goddess's sword.

I'm almost there... Keep going! As she watched the final divine lightning gather above the nine heavens, the Golden-Haired Goddess silently urged herself on. She slowly raised her hand, and the peerless divine sword hummed above her head.

The thunder grew increasingly deafening. The clouds overhead gradually condensed into tangible black storm clouds, dazzling light flashing upon each one. The entire world seemed to have become an ocean of lightning.

Uncertainty Storm!

A sudden change occurred!

Four golden rings shot at her from behind. The Golden-Haired Goddess's expression changed drastically, and with a light tap of her toes against the air, she instantly dodged aside.

Bang!

The four golden rings smashed into the spot where she had just stood, tearing open a rift in space. Yet because she had evaded the attack, the Golden-Haired Goddess was struck in the back by the terrifying golden lightning.

"Poseidon?!" The Golden-Haired Goddess let out a muffled groan. The might of a God King-level tribulation made her feel wretched, golden divine blood spilling from the corner of her mouth as she glared furiously at the azure figure holding a Trident in the distance.

The encircling blue light faded, revealing a rather young-looking man standing in midair. He stared at the Golden-Haired Goddess with a sinister grin as surging water elements flowed around him.

"Angel, long time no see... You didn't expect it to be me, did you?!"

The Angel Goddess gripped her divine sword tightly and pointed it at Poseidon. "Poseidon... How did you get in here?!"

"Hehehe... Sorry, Asura is on duty today~" Poseidon cackled strangely. Blue-gold light erupted from his body, and endless waves crashed toward the Angel Goddess.

Azure Wave: Sea God's Endless Azure!

The Angel Goddess glanced at the tribulation lightning gathering overhead again. Gritting her teeth, she gave a delicate cry as flames soared from her three pairs of wings and her divine sword blazed with light!

Great Sun: Angel's Myriad Suns—

Splat!

A blood-red blade pierced through her chest from behind. The condensed golden divine power instantly collapsed. The Angel Goddess's eyes widened as she turned around with extreme difficulty and met a pair of utterly emotionless crimson eyes.

"You are..."

Swish—!

The blade was pulled back out through her chest. The blood-red figure coldly watched the Angel Goddess and enunciated each word. "Perish. Three Enforcement Gods in the God Realm are enough."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The waves descended, sealing off all movement from the severely wounded Angel Goddess. Poseidon, the Sea God, carried his Trident and Teleported before her.

"Angel, don't worry. I will protect the countless lives you hold so dear in your heart. You need not worry~"

Poseidon smiled lecherously, his once handsome face now filled with malice.

"Heh..." The Angel Goddess muttered softly. Her expression was strange, neither quite smiling nor not smiling, before finally turning into a self-mocking smile. She looked again at the thunder about to descend from above, reached into the void, and spoke in an almost pleading tone.

"Posei... don... I only ask... that you... spare those innocent lives..."

Smack!

The Asura God acted, grabbing one of the Angel Goddess's bloodstained wings. With a forceful swing of his arm, he flung her, already on the verge of death, straight into the thunderclouds.

Casually shaking off the bloodstained feathers, the Asura God said indifferently, "Let's go. Delays may bring trouble."

"Alright." Poseidon answered excitedly, and he and the Asura God vanished from the void in an instant.

Rumble—!!

Golden lightning descended. Bound by layers of water elements, the Angel Goddess was powerless to resist and was ultimately reduced entirely to cosmic dust. Only a golden God Core returned to the palace where she had lived in the God Realm.

The Angel Goddess had perished. Perhaps it was because she had failed her tribulation; at least, many deities would believe so.

A moment later, the thunderclouds dispersed. The gods who had come to witness the event from thousands of miles away saw that the figure they had anticipated was no longer there. They shook their heads in disappointment and turned to leave.

A flash of dark purple light appeared, and a deity clad in a purple-red cloak arrived where the final thundercloud had struck. After scanning the area, his eyes darkened and his fists clenched with crackling sounds...

Several minutes later, the Bell of Gods, silent for decades, rang out. Five streams of black, white, purple, green, and red light arrived one after another. A God Realm Committee meeting, which had not been convened for a long time, suddenly began once more!

The towering palace gleamed with dazzling golden radiance beneath the halo of the God Realm. This was the highest point of the entire God Realm and the place that controlled everything within it—the God Realm Committee!

The palace's main hall was octagonal. Although none of its surrounding walls bore any decorations, countless light screens flickered and shifted across them. Each light screen represented a world, a reflection of a different planet in the mortal realm.

This was also where the God Realm Committee monitored every planet within this starfield.

At the center of the main hall stood a round table. No one knew what material its surface was made of, but upon closer inspection, one could see drifting mist within it, as though it contained unfathomable depths.

"Asura... Explain what exactly happened to Angel?!"

On the left side of the round table in the center of the main hall stood the purple-red deity who had gone to investigate. The crimson gaze beneath his cloak instantly sharpened, and his voice gradually turned cold, carrying a trace of doubt.

"Destruction, I am deeply sorry. What happened to Angel was indeed my dereliction of duty..." The Asura God lowered his head, wearing a sincere expression of admitting his mistake.

"Hm?" The God of Destruction felt a trace of surprise. This fellow had actually admitted it so readily?

Something was wrong. Not merely wrong—twelve kinds of wrong!

Just as the Asura God was about to say something, another calm voice suddenly rang out. The deity dressed in black robes at the seat of honor frowned slightly, his tone carrying obvious displeasure.

The pure white figure beside him acted alongside him. Black and white light intertwined, simultaneously dissolving the immense Asura killing intent and surging Destruction Intent emanating from both sides.

After a long while, the Evil God King sighed faintly. "The Angel God was ultimately a Half-Step God King and could have become the sixth God King of our God Realm. Asura neglected his duties, allowing the Angel God to be disturbed by external factors and fail her tribulation. Strip him of his enforcement authority and confine him within the divine temple for one year."

The Gods of Good and Evil exchanged glances before finally delivering their judgment. They continued, "Do any of you object to this ruling?"

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