The God of Destruction Protects the Sea God
The Sea God shook his head repeatedly, as if he had been greatly wronged. "I was a close friend of your ancestor, the previous Angel God, for many years! Seeing that she has such an outstanding descendant to inherit the divine position, I feel only joy and admiration!"
He paused, then continued, "I simply... I see that you possess exceptional talent and unwavering resolve, and bear the heavy responsibility of reviving the Angel lineage. While I admire you, I can't help but feel a desire to test you. I thought... that by helping you strengthen your resolve and solidify your foundation, I could live up to the trust placed in me by my old friend!"
His words were sincere and earnest. If Qian Renxue hadn't already learned the disgusting truth from Dongfang Yao and knew what filthy and disgusting schemes were hidden behind the Sea God's so-called "test," intending to defile her soul and inheritance, she might have been deceived by his sanctimonious appearance and his pretense of "doing it for your own good."
"Ha... Hahahaha!" Qian Renxue laughed in fury, her laughter filled with sarcasm. A raging fire ignited in her heart, and the holy light around her intensified. "What a fine 'help my foundation become more stable'! Sea God, put away your disgusting hypocritical face!"
Without another word, she clenched her right hand, and a Angel Holy Sword appeared in her hand, its entire body flowing with blazing golden divine flames, its blade engraved with countless sacred runes, and radiating the will of judgment!
The sword tip pointed directly at the Sea God, its sharp sword intent slicing through the air and emitting a slight hum.
"You interfered with my divine examination through dirty tricks, attempting to ruin my path and dishonor my soul—this is an irreconcilable feud!" Qian Renxue's voice was resolute, leaving no room for negotiation. The anger in her golden eyes was tangible. "Since you are so eloquent and dare not admit it, then there is no need for further words! Let's settle this with our skills! Today, I will use the Angel Holy Sword to demand the return of this 'generous gift' from you!"
Before she finished speaking, the three pairs of golden wings on her back suddenly flapped, and her divine aura soared into the sky. She transformed into a golden stream of light, carrying a magnificent sword intent that could purify everything, and was about to launch a fierce attack on the Sea God!
Sea God's expression instantly turned even more grim, even revealing a hint of panic.
His current state is extremely bad! The God of Evil divine power within him is like a leech, constantly eroding his very essence and fiercely clashing with his own divine power, leaving him with less than half of his original strength.
On the other hand, Qian Renxue is not only a newly promoted First-Level God, but her Angel Divine Power also has a natural and powerful restraint on attributes such as "God of Evil" and "filth"!
How could he dare to accept the challenge under such circumstances?
In a flash, the Sea God suddenly retreated, subtly pushing the Life Goddess, who had been supporting him and standing beside him, forward half a step, placing her completely between his and Qian Renxue's swords!
The Life Goddess, who had been pushed to the front, seemed to find no fault with this action, or rather, all her attention was focused on preventing conflict and calming things down.
She immediately spread her arms, and the surging emerald green Life Divine Power around her unfolded like the most flexible barrier. Although she was not a defense specialist, the vast life energy still successfully blocked Qian Renxue's unstoppable momentum.
"Angel God! Please stop! Don't be so impulsive and extreme!" The voice of the Life Goddess was still gentle, but it carried anxiety and admonition. "The Sea God and your ancestor were close friends. How could he intentionally harm you? There must be some misunderstanding that hasn't been cleared up! Why don't we sit down, talk calmly, and clear things up?"
She glanced at the Sea God behind her, then looked at the menacing Qian Renxue in front of her, and continued to persuade her, "Besides... look, haven't you already successfully inherited the Angel Godhood and ascended to the Divine Realm? You haven't really suffered any irreversible consequences! Why must we resort to arms and push things to an unmanageable point? The Divine Realm is currently going through a turbulent time; we should unite!"
Chapter 343 The God of Destruction Protects the Sea God
Faced with the incomprehension and accusatory gaze of the Life Goddess, Qian Renxue's purple eyes remained completely undisturbed.
She didn't even bother to respond.
My dad said that talking to someone like that who's not thinking straight is contagious.
Thus, the only response to the Life Goddess was the Angel Holy Sword that once again blazed with a fierce, holy flame.
With a slight turn of the sword, the more concentrated golden flames flowed and rose along the blade as if alive, radiating a purer brilliance of judgment than before.
Although the Angel God is First-Level God, its divine authority covers a vast range, including the sky, light, judgment, and so on, and it has overlapping powers with many other gods.
They will have enhanced combat power in battles and trials for justice.
Qian Renxue's gaze didn't linger on the Life Goddess's face for even a second longer; her attention had already moved past the Life Goddess Life Goddess landed on the Sea God behind him, who was trying to escape.
The God of Destruction saw all of this, especially the Life Goddess's stubborn stance in front of the Sea God, which left him speechless with a sense of absurdity.
Having completely shed the filter of past affection and tolerance towards his wife, he began to re-examine the Life Goddess from a rational perspective.
He finally saw clearly that beneath her seemingly gentle, tolerant, and compassionate exterior lay a soul with an extremely fragile core, lacking truly firm beliefs and independent will.
She lacked the persistence and dedication to her own path and ideals that a god-king should possess, and she also lacked a simple sense of right and wrong.
Her behavior and stance are easily influenced by the words of others and can waver.
Just like now—it's an indisputable fact that Poseidon, the Angel God Trial the Sea God, previously attempted to interfere with the angelic trials.
Now, those who have endured hardships to pass the tests and ascended to godhood come to seek justice and exact revenge. In the universe's law of respecting the strong and the cycle of cause and effect, this is simply a matter of course and perfectly normal.
However, in the Life Goddess's chaotic understanding, Qian Renxue's act of "revenge" seemed to have become a "heinous crime" of "God of Destruction realm" and "harming her colleagues".
She completely ignored the cause of the incident, focusing only on the immediate result of "violence," and used her empty "benevolence" to hold others hostage, demanding that everyone disregard the past, abandon grudges, and jointly maintain the "peace" she imagined.
The other deities present, whether veteran First-Level God or the few lower-level gods listening in, were not too surprised by the Life Goddess's behavior. They were already used to the Life Goddess's consistent style.
Similar things have happened before over countless years.
But back then, it was often her husband, the God of Destruction, who was misled and bound by the theories of the Life Goddess.
Although the God of Destruction was irritable, he always left room for his wife. After each fierce argument, he would often compromise and back down because he did not want to truly hurt her, thus maintaining a superficial peace. The conflicts between the couple never truly escalated to an uncontrollable point; they were always resolved internally, becoming a famous anecdote among the higher-ups of the Divine Realm: "One willing to hit, the other willing to be hit."
But today, the situation is completely different.
Standing opposite the Life Goddess is no longer the God of Destruction would soften her heart, but the Angel Goddess Qian Renxue, who is new to the scene, acts decisively, has only her own standards of right and wrong, and does not play by the traditional rules of the Divine Realm.
The Asura God's face was gloomy. Looking at Qian Renxue's attitude of completely ignoring the Life Goddess and even showing signs of continuing to attack, he could no longer suppress his anger.
"Insolence!" the Asura God roared, his voice filled with chilling killing intent. "A mere newly promoted First-Level God dares to be so arrogant in the sacred grounds of the God Realm Committee! Does he really think the majesty of the God-King is a joke?!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and made a light press towards Qian Renxue!
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In an instant, the vast and boundless crimson Asura Divine Power, like a bursting sea of blood, mixed with a tangible killing intent, transformed into a gigantic crimson palm that blotted out the sky and slammed down towards Qian Renxue!
Although this palm strike lacked its ultimate sharpness due to the absence of the Asura Divine Sword, the divine power and killing laws it contained were enough to deal with a First-Level God!
However--
"Laugh--!"
Just as the crimson giant hand was about to engulf Qian Renxue, a dazzling golden sword aura, seemingly capable of slicing through all darkness and filth, appeared out of nowhere from the side without warning!
"Puff!"
A soft sound, like a bubble bursting.
That seemingly invincible crimson giant hand was actually cleaved in two by this golden sword energy! The condensed Asura Divine Power and killing aura instantly became disordered and dissipated, turning into countless scattered crimson light spots that quickly vanished without a trace, failing to have the slightest impact on Qian Renxue below!
"Who?!" The Asura God's pupils shrank sharply, and he turned his head abruptly to look in the direction from which the sword energy was coming.
There, the newly appointed Godess of Kindness — Arthur —had quietly stepped forward. Even the warm, peaceful smile on his face remained unchanged.
However, behind him, six magnificent and solemn wings of light had quietly unfurled, gently fluttering and scattering countless warm and holy dust particles of light.
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Just then
"Swoosh--Boom!!!"
The emerald shield of light, condensed by the Life Goddess with divine power, shattered instantly, turning into countless points of light.
"Ugh--!!"
A agonizing scream rang out from the mouth of the Life Goddess!
She was like a kite with a broken string, blasted backward by the overwhelming force, tracing an arc before crashing heavily into the wall on the other side of the temple with a dull thud.
The Life Goddess slid softly to the ground, the golden flames of judgment burning continuously on his body, hindering the self-repair of the God of Life Divine Power.
She raised her head, her exquisitely beautiful and pure face now filled with utter shock, bewilderment, and incomprehension.
How is that possible?!
She is the Life Goddess! She is the God-King of the God Realm Committee! Even if she is not skilled in offense, even if she hastily defends, with her level of divine power and divine rank, she is by no means someone who has just been promoted to First-Level God can easily shake her, let alone break through her defenses and directly injure her divine body! This completely violates the common sense of the power levels in the Divine Realm!
The surrounding gods were also taken aback by this sudden scene and were thrown into an uproar!
"The Life Goddess has been... defeated?!"
"First-Level God... directly wounding a God-King? This..."
Shock, doubt, and horrified whispers traveled rapidly through the divine consciousness.
Even the God of Destruction, who had been observing coldly, showed a clear hint of surprise in his eyes. Hmm... he had completely forgotten about whether his wife was alive or dead.
The Asura God's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water; he stared intently at the golden figure.
The smoke and dust, along with the shattered fragments of divine power, slowly dissipated, revealing a figure standing in mid-air.
It was a tall, beautiful, and divine figure. Three pairs of golden wings with a molten gold luster stretched out behind her, and she held a magnificent longsword in her hand, its blade seemingly formed from pure light and flame. She was bathed in warm golden divine light.
Qian Renxue's exquisite face showed no excitement at successfully completing a challenge beyond her level, only a calm and pride that seemed natural and as if she were born to be this way.
As the granddaughter of Qian Daoliu, the Great Enshrined of the Spirit Hall, and the daughter of the Pope of the Spirit Hall, the most talented person in the Qian family for the Qian Clan of years, the education she received and the victories she experienced from childhood have long engraved the belief that "victory belongs to the strong, and the strong should be me" into her soul.
Moreover, Qian Renxue was unaware of the Life Goddess's identity during their brief exchange.
She had no idea what her actions represented in the deeply ingrained hierarchical system of the Divine Realm.
Qian Renxue ignored all other gazes and her eyes instantly locked onto Poseidon, the Sea God.
Without saying a word, she simply raised the Angel Holy Sword in her hand once more.
A more dazzling and refined golden divine light gathered wildly on her body than before.
A golden sword beam, condensed to its utmost, tore through space and slashed fiercely towards the direction of the Sea God!
"No!" The Life Goddess cried out in alarm. She struggled to stand up and try to protect the Sea God, but the excruciating pain in her arms slowed her movements.
More importantly, when she saw the even more terrifying and pure power contained in Qian Renxue's second sword strike than when it had injured her before, the Life Goddess hesitated for a moment. It was this momentary hesitation that caused her to miss the best opportunity to block.
Sea God 'Poseidon pupils constricted sharply! He felt the terrifying power within the sword's edge, enough to threaten his life! The erosion of the God of Evil power within him greatly diminished his reaction and the circulation of his divine power, and the hesitation of the Life Goddess made his heart sink even further.
In the face of life and death, he could no longer care about anything else and forcibly summoned his divine weapon— the Sea God's Trident!
"Buzz--!"
A trident, its entire body shimmering with a deep blue luster and its blade Entanglement with wave patterns, appeared out of thin air and stood before the Sea God. The tip of the trident burst forth with a final burst of azure divine light, attempting to block the sword of judgment.
"Clang—Snap!!!"
The golden sword light clashed fiercely with the Sea God's Trident! There was no stalemate, only a piercing sound of metal shattering! The divine weapon that had accompanied Sea God in countless battles and symbolized the authority over the sea was actually cleaved by the golden sword light, leaving a deep crack, and its divine light suddenly dimmed!
The remaining force of the sword's edge pierced through the damaged divine artifact's defenses without any hindrance, and slammed into the Sea God's chest!
"Puff--!!"
Sea God coughed up blood and was sent flying backward!
He smashed through a massive stone pillar in the center of the council hall, a pillar that required several people to encircle, and then crashed through the thick wall behind it!
"Boom--!"
Smoke and dust, mixed with shattered divine power and stone chips, shot into the sky, completely engulfing the area.
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The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.