With a single sword strike, he slew the short man, and the atmosphere inside the temple abruptly froze.
Shock flashed through the Pale Old Man's eyes, followed by panic.
He had not expected his companion, blinded by greed, to be so brazen as to threaten him outright.
Nor had he expected the ancient god before them to kill his companion on the spot.
This was cutting himself off from the Ancient God Alliance!
"You..."
"What? You want the Divine Contemplation Method too, just like him?" Qi Yuan looked at the Pale Old Man, amusement in his eyes.
The Pale Old Man looked at his companion's corpse on the ground and spoke as though resigned to fate. "The fault was his, and he deserved death. But by doing this, Ancient God Venerable, you have cut yourself off from the Ancient God Alliance. In the future... you will be unable to join the Ancient God Alliance."
To be honest, the Pale Old Man had greatly hoped that an ancient god like Origin Celestial Lord would join the Ancient God Alliance.
The evil gods were pressing forward step by step, while the ancient gods were already in decline.
Yet even so, the ancient gods still fought for power and profit, unable to truly unite.
He had always admired gods like Origin Celestial Lord, who dared to strike against evil gods, and wished to truly bring him into the Ancient God Alliance.
There were still quite a few gods within the Ancient God Alliance who wanted to accomplish real things.
"I'm not interested in joining any Ancient God Alliance." As Qi Yuan spoke, he raised his head toward the Azure Sky.
Far to the north, an unknown True God had just fallen.
"Five towns under Flying Wasteland City have completely fallen under the evil