Golden Divine Blood dripped from the Ocean Deity's mouth, spreading a glaring stain through the deep-blue water.
He leaned against the dented temple wall. The Divine Armor over his chest had shattered completely, exposing the cracked body beneath.
His Divine Might was draining away at a terrifying rate.
He watched the Water God approach, step by step. It felt as though the Water God ruled this ocean, while he was merely an intruder about to be driven out.
"Why so quiet?"
The Water God rested the Illusion Tide · Ice Abyss Scepter on his shoulder and stopped before the Ocean Deity.
"Weren't you awfully imposing just now? Said a god's dignity couldn't be insulted?"
The Ocean Deity trembled violently. It wasn't from his injuries, but from fear rising out of the depths of his soul.
He finally understood.
The Water God's impossible surge in strength and sudden reversal of control over the laws both came down to one thing.
Blue Star's newly ascended Main God.
A single blessing from him could give a Lower God the power to crush an Upper God.
This wasn't merely a gap in Divine Might. It was a gulf between levels of existence.
If that Main God came in person, the Ocean Deity feared he would be erased from existence before he could even form a thought.
The humiliation of being forced to kneel earlier now left him with nothing but relief.
The Main God had shown mercy to an ant like him.
Once he realized this, the last trace of defiance and resentment vanished from his face.
Before absolute, incomprehensible power, dignity seemed laughably hollow.
"I've got a Main God for a boss. Do you?"
The Water God's voice rang out again, full of undisguised pride.
The Ocean Deity raised a hand with difficulty.