An Inharmonious Divine Realm

In the Divine Realm, clouds and mist formed from dense primordial energy churned without end. A majestic palace gleaming with golden light stood atop the sea of clouds, overlooking the entire Divine Realm.

This was the seat of the Divine Realm's highest governing body, the Divine Realm Committee.

The palace's main hall was octagonal. Its walls bore no decorations, yet illusory images flickered endlessly across them.

These phantasmal scenes changed in an instant. Even a slightly weaker deity would grow dizzy after watching them for a while.

Looking upward, five-colored clouds and mist filled the lofty ceiling, making it impossible to tell how high it extended.

A round table stood in the center of the hall. Its surface rippled like water, reflecting a dense forest.

Three Supreme Gods of the Divine Realm were staring intently at the table, which had transformed into a water mirror.

They were the Asura God, the God King of Goodness, and the God of Evil.

Although the Divine Realm could monitor countless lower planes, the great distance and differing flow of time meant that without a medium to serve as their eyes and ears—such as divine artifacts left in the lower realm or candidates undergoing divine trials—they could only observe the general course of events below, never clearly.

If the three God Kings wanted to thoroughly search the lower realm, they could only borrow the power of the Divine Realm Core and join forces to cast the secret art, Divine Realm Eye.

However, the Divine Realm Eye consumed a great deal of power. Under normal circumstances, its use required a vote from the Divine Realm Committee—but with three votes already in favor, they tacitly ignored the remaining two.

"That one who just flew past was the Black Dragon clan's patriarch, the Dragon God's most loyal dog back then, wasn't it?" The God of Evil raised a brow. "Should we send someone to eliminate the root of the problem?"

"He is merely a pure-blooded dragon. He cannot threaten the Divine Realm," the God King of Goodness said softly. "After the heavenly punishment descended back then, few pure-blooded dragons remained in the Douluo World. They cannot amount to anything. Let him go."

She was the God of Goodness of the Divine Realm, so naturally she was unwilling to commit such evil.

The Asura God sneered, his smile seeming to carry a trace of mockery.

"It's just a pity we couldn't find that silver—" The God of Evil abruptly stopped.

"What are you three looking at?"

A young man clad in a purple robe silently arrived at the entrance to the hall.

Clearly, he had deliberately concealed his presence. The three God Kings, focused on casting their secret art, had not noticed him until he reached the doorway.

"A few days ago, Goodness and I discovered suitable inheritors in the lower realm." The God of Evil lied without changing expression. "Unfortunately, by the time we went to find them, those two humans had already died... Human lives truly are short."

He then looked at the Destruction God King and blinked. "But why did you suddenly come here, Destruction? You did not even knock. How rude."

"You were too absorbed," Destruction said coldly. Beneath his deep-purple hood, two clusters of red light flickered faintly.

No one could see the Destruction God King's face, nor did anyone know whether he believed the God of Evil's explanation.

But all the Supreme Gods present knew that even if Destruction had his suspicions, he had to give Evil some face.

"It is only an inheritor who does not understand the situation. There should be no need to go to such lengths and directly use the power of the Divine Realm Core," the Destruction God King said coldly.

"Since you and Life have no intention of seeking successors, you have no standing to interfere in this matter. Besides, should you not be inspecting the Divine Realm's Mind Power Pillars right now?" the Asura God retorted forcefully.

He had deliberately chosen a time when both Destruction and Life were absent because he did not want those two to interfere.

"Someone in the lower realm attempted to advance to godhood, but failed. The Mind Power Pillars experienced a certain degree of fluctuation," the God of Destruction said coldly.

"For such a minor matter, the God of Destruction only needs to handle it himself. Why bring something so trivial before the Divine Realm Committee?" the God of Evil said lazily. "Destruction, do not tell me you cannot fix it?"

"The Divine Realm Committee was established to maintain the stability of the Divine Realm. No matter how small the matter, it is necessary to discuss it... After all, it concerns the Divine Realm." The God King of Goodness smiled warmly.

The God of Destruction snorted coldly.

The God King of Goodness appeared easygoing as she smoothed things over, but her words were full of traps.

If he disagreed, he would be following the God of Evil's lead and admitting that he was not capable enough.

If he agreed, then whenever he made a decision on his own without going through the Divine Realm Committee in the future, the God King of Goodness would use these words against him.

...The God King of Goodness and the God of Evil. The God of Evil measured everything by profit, while the God King of Goodness... Heh, she preferred to use her "goodness" to restrain everything.

"Then I wish the two of you an early success in finding inheritors," the God of Destruction said indifferently.

He turned and left the committee chamber. His robe billowed behind him like a mass of purple storm clouds.

After leaving the Divine Realm Committee, the Destruction God King headed straight for the Forest of Life.

With every step he took, the lush grass and plants beneath his feet began to wither. Yet when he lifted his foot, the yellowed vegetation would return to its emerald vitality.

Life and destruction were like this: birth and death, repeating in an endless cycle.

Before long, the God of Destruction, the Destruction God King, arrived in a beautiful valley blooming with countless flowers.

A massive tree, so enormous that even a hundred people linking arms could not encircle it, stood quietly at the center of the valley.

He rose slightly onto his toes, then lifted off the ground and drifted toward the cozy little house hidden amid the tree's crown.

"Little Purple, you're back!"

A beautiful woman in a pale aqua dress sat at a rather plain table, intently crafting something.

The God of Destruction stepped closer and saw that the Goddess of Life held a bird woven from branches and leaves. She was carefully attaching a leaf meant to serve as a feather onto the bird's wing.

...She could clearly have made it with divine power in an instant.

Having been completely ignored by his wife, the God of Destruction felt a small pang of dissatisfaction. But he said nothing. He leaned forward over the table and simply watched the Goddess of Life make the exquisite leaf bird.

Once the final leaf was attached, a verdant glow lit up. The little bird suddenly came to life, hopping twice across the table before shaking its tail and turning in a circle.

The man beneath the hood gave a soft laugh. With a casual point of his finger, a thread of purple light flashed, and the emerald bird immediately withered into a clump of dead leaves.

Then, a glimmer of pink light flashed from the center of that small pile of dead leaves.

A fluffy golden chick then poked its head out from the pile, chirping sweetly at the Goddess of Life.

The bird sustained by the Goddess of Life's divine power had truly become a living creature.

The combined powers of destruction and life could create new life, yet they could not grant the two God Kings a child... Perhaps that was their eternal regret.

"You..." The Goddess of Life smiled and shook her head. She raised her jade-like hand and gently removed the God of Destruction's hood, revealing a handsome yet pale face.

Her slender fingers slipped through his cool white hair before resting at his temples, gently massaging her beloved.

The Destruction God King closed his purple eyes. A trace of exhaustion appeared on his pale face, one that only ever surfaced before his lover.

"You went to see the Asura God and the others?" the Goddess of Life asked softly. "Did you mention expanding the Divine Realm to them?"

"No." The God of Destruction caught her hand and pressed it against the side of his face. "Those three are guarding against us... When I went to the committee chamber, I happened to find them using the Divine Realm Eye."

"They used the Divine Realm Eye?" The Goddess of Life was somewhat stunned. "They did not inform either of us about something this significant?"

The God of Destruction shook his head. "I asked Evil. That fellow said... he and Goodness had found potential inheritors, so they used the Divine Realm Eye to take a look. Heh, not a single word out of his mouth is true."

"Of the God Kings who existed since the Divine Realm was created, only the five of us remain. The Asura God and those other two cultivated from humans, while you and I were born from the Divine Realm's own power. They likely fear that we wish to expand the Divine Realm so that we ourselves can evolve alongside it." The God of Destruction's tone was mocking, but every word he spoke to his wife was sincere. "They desperately maintain their own positions, so they assume everyone else is the same."

"...It is only those talented people who cannot ascend to the Divine Realm that I pity." After a moment of silence, the Goddess of Life finally agreed.

The God of Destruction lay across the table and did not see the complicated look that flashed through his wife's eyes.

Yes! Internal conflict! I love it!

Even if the Life and Destruction couple are not united, yes!

Infighting in the Divine Realm, infighting among soul beasts, infighting among humans—wonderful!

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And happy Children's Day, everyone!