Gods were all insane, without exception.
Lu PingAn had originally thought this was merely the blasphemy of mortal Transcendents toward those lofty beings, but after truly coming into contact with them, he discovered it was basically the plain truth.
"An ordinary person's will simply cannot uphold a divine kingdom."
A resolute will—or rather, an obsession far beyond fanatical faith—was a fundamental requirement for attaining immortality.
They studied rules, understood rules, and became rules. Without an obsession that could be called madness, they would have long since been devoured by endless contamination and rules, either reduced to unrecognizable Meat Chunks or turned into puppets of rules and concepts.
". . . But among the gods, Maiden of the Forest is also among the most dangerous and insane."
Their first meeting had gone quite pleasantly. Judging by the face-to-face discussion between two top-tier beings, things had gone rather well—at least until they started fighting directly.
At the very least, after Lu PingAn and the Holy Maiden of Lady Lin parted ways, the observers from the Gu City Official around them all breathed a sigh of relief.
At least six sniper rifles were lowered, and the snipers would receive three to four weeks of administrative leave as a reward for their courage. Their job had been to blow the Holy Maiden's heart apart with a single shot before the two Transcendent powerhouses could make a move, ending this God Descent in advance.
Though this would obviously offend Lady Lin and might well prove ineffective, on one hand, gods were busy with countless matters every day; the death of a single Holy Maiden would not be enough to make her immediately fall out with the officials.
On the other hand, if these two great beings went to war in Ancient City, Ancient City would