Divine War, About to Begin

"Who wishes to initiate a Divine War?"

The Divine Envoy's voice carried over.

Clearly, he had been alerted as well.

The bystanders watching the show hurriedly made way.

The Divine Envoy slowly entered the room.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Ma Baoguo? Ye Yu?"

"What happened?"

If possible, he truly did not want any disturbances to arise during this one-month exemption period.

But clearly, that was not something he could control.

"Divine Envoy, I wish to initiate a Divine War against Ye Yu!"

"I have been insulted by Ye Yu!"

"As an Ancestor God of the Primordial Spirit Domain!"

"I, Baoguo Buyaolianpi Meiyoujiecai Ma, hereby swear to the great Supreme God!"

"I will defend my dignity with my life. No matter who insults my dignity, I will fight them to the death!"

"Therefore, Lord Divine Envoy, please permit me to initiate a Divine War against Ye Yu!"

Ma Baoguo wore a solemn expression, his eyes gleaming with an unflinching resolve and determination.

At that moment, he looked like a young dragon slayer about to battle an evil dragon, brimming with righteous spirit!

Hearing that Ma Baoguo had even sworn an oath to the Supreme God, all the bystanders watching the show were stunned.

Their gazes all fell upon the Divine Envoy.

They wanted to see what decision the Divine Envoy would make.

Feeling everyone's eyes on him, the Divine Envoy immediately found himself riding a tiger with no way to dismount.

He glanced at Ma Baoguo, then shifted his gaze to the calm-faced Ye Yu.

The Divine Envoy hesitated, a trace of indecision appearing on his face.

He remained silent, as though making an agonizing choice.

The atmosphere around them instantly became incomparably grave.

This sudden Divine War was bound to shatter the barely maintained harmony among the New Gods.

If the Divine Envoy set this precedent today and approved Ma Baoguo's application for a Divine War—

Then, over the next twenty-odd days, scenes like today's could be expected to occur without end.

When that happened, this one-month exemption period would undoubtedly become a Shura field for the New Gods!

Time seemed to stop right then and there!

No one knew how long passed before the Divine Envoy's expression returned to calm.

Expressionless, he swept his gaze over Ye Yu and Ma Baoguo once more before slowly speaking.

"On behalf of God City, I approve this Divine War!"

"The Divine War will begin tomorrow at noon, twelve o'clock!"

The moment those words were spoken, all the bystanders watching the show understood.

At this moment, the Divine Envoy had clearly abandoned Ye Yu!

But it made sense. Compared with Ma Baoguo, the second-greatest prodigy of Arbor God City, the already washed-up Ye Yu was utterly insignificant!

Ye Yu smiled.

He gave the Divine Envoy a deep look.

He was not surprised in the slightest by the Divine Envoy's decision.

The World of Gods was just that realistic.

The potential Ye Yu now displayed was far inferior to Ma Baoguo's.

Even though the Divine Envoys had once thought highly of Ye Yu, in their eyes, Ye Yu had now been reduced to his original form.

How could such a worthless deity with no potential compare to Ma Baoguo?

"Lord Divine Envoy, please wait!"

Seeing that the Divine Envoy seemed ready to turn and leave, Ye Yu suddenly spoke.

The surrounding bystanders and Ma Baoguo were all taken aback. They thought Ye Yu was about to plead with the Divine Envoy because he did not want to accept this Divine War.

Though that was impossible!

The Divine Envoy turned around and looked at Ye Yu, a trace of distance in his tone.

"Something wrong?"

Ye Yu smiled, pulled out a black card that was crystal-clear throughout and gave off a faint ghostly glow, then handed it to the Divine Envoy.

"This is the Crystal Card Your Excellency gave me back then."

"Today, I return it to its rightful owner!"

The Divine Envoy's gaze fell upon the Crystal Card, and his expression suddenly became somewhat complicated.

Back then, the Divine Envoys of Arbor God City had all thought extremely highly of Ye Yu.

While Ye Yu was still young, they had gifted him quite a few resources. This black Crystal Card was one of them.

It had counted as their investment in Ye Yu at the time!

Now, Ye Yu had suddenly returned the Crystal Card to the Divine Envoy.

This meant that the old debt of gratitude between them was wiped clean with a single stroke.

Ye Yu had always drawn a clear line between gratitude and grievances.

When the original owner of this body had been young, he truly had received plenty of help from the Divine Envoys.

No matter what their motives had been, he would remember that kindness.

Today, Ye Yu could understand the Divine Envoy's decision, but that did not mean he would forgive him!

Thus, returning the black Crystal Card to the Divine Envoy was also Ye Yu's way of declaring that from this day onward, they were quits.

Once he grew stronger in the future, he would not settle today's score with the Divine Envoy.

But from now on, the Divine Envoy should not dream of gaining any benefit from him either.

"Return it to its rightful owner... Heh, returning it to its rightful owner is good!"

The Divine Envoy muttered to himself, sounding self-mocking.

Without hesitation, he accepted the black Crystal Card, turned, and left, never sparing Ye Yu another glance.

The bystanders watching the spectacle all sighed inwardly at the sight.

Only Ma Baoguo could not suppress the gleam of excitement in his eyes.

He clenched his fists, his entire body in a state of extreme exhilaration.

His goal had finally been achieved!

At least his clumsy performance before everyone, like some Clown, had not been for nothing.

"Tomorrow will be the day I soar into the heavens!"

Ma Baoguo vowed viciously to himself.

As long as he plundered Ye Yu's Divine Spark, his own Divine Spark would surpass Xiao Gui's.

By then, whether it was the size of his Divine Domain or his Divine Power, both would be greatly enhanced!

He might even activate a second Believer race!

Once that happened, Xiao Gui would be completely beneath his notice.

He would replace Xiao Gui and become the number one genius of Arbor God City!

One should not underestimate such a ranking.

The benefits and resources available to the so-called second and third geniuses simply could not compare to those of the number one genius.

Wealth moved men's hearts; where profit led, not only humans but even gods were no exception.

That was why Ma Baoguo would rather throw away his dignity than let others beat him to initiating a Divine War against Ye Yu.

After all, among this batch of new gods, Ye Yu's displayed potential was undoubtedly the weakest.

If he did not choose Ye Yu, who else would he choose?

After watching the excitement for a while longer, the bystanders departed one by one, entirely satisfied.

Ma Baoguo cast Ye Yu a glance, then turned and left with faint smugness.

Xiao Gui, however, remained behind until the very end.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Gui looked at Ye Yu and spoke solemnly.

"I hope you survive tomorrow, because only I am qualified to kill you!"

"However, if you truly die, I'll avenge you!"

"Ma Baoguo? Hmph!"

Having tossed out those words, Xiao Gui twisted his waist with a touch of haughty pride and left.

Ye Yu froze for a moment, then shook his head.

He could understand Xiao Gui's thinking.

Xiao Gui had already regarded him as prey. Now that Ma Baoguo had suddenly snatched that prey away, naturally he was unhappy.

Once everyone had left, a teasing expression suddenly surfaced on Ye Yu's face.

He knew that everyone believed he would not live to see tomorrow.

Before Ma Baoguo, he did not possess even the slightest advantage!

"Hopefully, I won't scare you all tomorrow..."