Under Ma Hongjun's hopeful gaze, Chen Ming'er understood why Ma Hongjun had suddenly run off as though he had gone mad.
So Flender's words had completely shattered this fragile, melancholy man. That was an unexpected gain. It was also a perfect opportunity to cause Tang San some trouble and turn several of his brothers against one another.
"Sure. Wouldn't asking any second-level god make this clear? But since you want to know, I can also explain the laws of the God Realm to you."
With a wave of Chen Ming'er's hand, a holographic projection appeared beside them. Ma Hongjun immediately looked over, his heart filled with unease.
Even now, he could not understand why this had happened. They had clearly been companions who had faced life and death together—brothers. Why... why had he treated him like this...
Xiangxiang was his cousin, and he himself had accompanied him through life-and-death trials so many times. How could all that be denied by a cold sentence of, "I cannot violate the laws of the God Realm"?
"According to Article Ten of the God Realm Ascension Regulations, ascending deities below first-level gods have no slots to bring family members with them. First-level gods and above have five slots, while God King-level beings have ten."
Chen Ming'er took out the Life-Destruction Sword and began explaining while pointing at one of the regulations, then pointed to the final line of text.
"The God Realm Enforcer holds the final right of interpretation. In other words, exceptions can be made."
"For example, when the deity Rong Nianbing ascended back then, the God Kings naturally would not deliberately offend an expert at the level of a chief god. A first-level chief god could be considered high-level combat power in the God Realm, so naturally, exceptions could be made."
"And