Puppetry Art: Soul-Tether Thread

"Was it you controlling me? You despicable bastard!"

Upon hearing that Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole was now under Su Qing's temporary administration, She Buqun, who had uncontrollably stabbed the Evil Sword Demon it regarded as noble and supreme, wore a savage, twisted expression on its snake face, both furious and aggrieved.

It could be despicable itself—that was simply how its divine nature had been designed. If an evil god was not ungrateful and treacherous, could it still be called an evil god? But Su Qing was the lord of a nation, a candidate for Human Emperor, a Heavenly Emperor's Emissary. He handled affairs within and without, acted as both man and ruler—he had to keep his word!

"We agreed from the start that joining the Deity Squad was entirely voluntary, and that after joining, we gods would retain our freedom without restraint. Yet you acted so viciously, secretly taking control of my divine body! Tell me—was there something wrong with the incense offerings you gave me as wages, or with the Spirit Fruit and longevity peaches distributed every month?"

She Buqun shouted sharply at Su Qing. Its words made the many gods behind Su Qing in the Deity Squad shift expressions.

As people lived in this world, they were inevitably entangled by worldly affairs, human ties, and the dust of mortal life, unable to achieve true freedom.

Gods were no different. Their very nature had already cut off any possibility of absolute freedom. So-called gods were beings granted authority by heaven and earth to help govern the world and protect all living things. Their divine offices and divine patterns were bestowed by heaven and earth; their divine power and might depended on the amount of faith and incense offered by living beings. Above, they received Heaven's mandate;