As for Raguel's statement, Odin naturally felt that it was bullying... But that had always been the law of survival in the Void—those minor divine realms once exploited by the Asgard Divine Realm had acted the same way back then.
Actually, if not for the crushing defeat suffered during the attack on Minor World 003, Odin would never have needed to humble himself so thoroughly.
Truly, man's plans never matched Heaven's.
"Lord Raguel, please rest assured. Even if the Asgard Divine Realm perishes, I guarantee that the tribute will be delivered on schedule!"
There was not the slightest trace of displeasure on Odin's face. Instead, he even looked somewhat impassioned!
"Good." Raguel smiled indifferently, then said with a beaming smile, "Actually, I'm still very optimistic about Asgard... In the future, Asgard will remain the leading power in that region. Keep it up."
"You flatter me, my lord." Odin lowered his head. "I'm merely doing my utmost to serve Heaven."
Raguel narrowed his eyes slightly. With pressure like this, I wonder when Asgard plans to turn against us?
"By the way, you just said there were two matters. What's the second?"
"It's like this." Odin said cautiously, "During the banquet earlier, I had originally planned to visit you, but on the way, I was summoned by that Zi Wei Emperor of the Heavenly Court..."
Raguel asked leisurely, "The Heavenly Court... So, did that Zi Wei Emperor say anything?"
"No!" Odin hurriedly replied. "It's just that I once encountered Zi Wei Emperor during an exploration of a secret realm. That lord summoned me only to ask about what happened afterward."
"If it was merely a trivial matter, there was no need to report it specially." Raguel nodded lightly.
Odin said sincerely, "It wasn't exactly trivial... I thought I should inform you, to