Meanwhile, Beiliang Kingdom, Heaven Punishing Bureau.
The enormous Oracle Hall blazed with Divine Light, suffused with radiant immortal haze.
At the head sat three Bureau Lords, bathed in Divine Light that soared ten thousand zhang high. They resembled gods standing in the heavens; endless Divine Light spilled past the edges of their divine bodies, outlining three indistinct figures impossible to gaze upon directly.
On either side at the head stood two divine officials clad in dark robes.
Below them stood two neat rows of divine generals, with only the foremost position on the left standing vacant.
Within a gap in the Divine Light, a phantom image of the void was being displayed.
It showed an enormous pit, where four vicious-looking old men were vigorously doing unspeakable things to the fallen Golden Armor Divine General.
At the bottom of the pit, fragments of shattered golden armor could vaguely be seen.
The divine generals all frowned deeply, yet not one of them spoke.
Soon, the phantom image shook violently. In a fleeting glimpse, the four old men could be seen giving chase, repeatedly raining hidden weapons and armaments upon their target.
Not long after, the image cut off, freezing on the final blurry scene before slowly dispersing.
"The operation to eliminate the False God has failed. Divine Chariot Armor has fallen, and only one member of the God Punishing Squad survived, grievously wounded," the divine official on the left announced, reporting the final result of the god-punishing operation.
The moment those words were spoken, the expressions of all the divine generals changed.
When Divine Chariot Armor had led the God Punishing Squad out, no one in the Heaven Punishing Bureau had expected such an outcome. A mere newly emerged False God—having Divine Chariot Armor act personally had already been overestimating him.
Yet