He released his spiritual power to sense the exact location.
The God of Evil, seated at the head of the table, was immediately taken aback. He frowned in confusion.
"In the direction of Xiao Zi's home?"
"It can't be those guys." The God of Asura, seated nearby with his fingers interlaced and elbows resting on the conference table, denied it.
The Goddess of Goodness was equally doubtful. She rose to her feet and said uncertainly,
"Come to think of it, isn't today the day that little one is supposed to be born?"
At the mention of "that little one,"
a slight ripple appeared on the God of Asura's calm face.
Compared to his composure, the God of Evil at the head seat was far less calm.
Envy and jealousy were written all over his face!
"Just mentioning it makes me mad! We're all God Kings, so why is Xiao Zi the only one who gets to have a child?"
After grumbling, the God of Evil folded his arms and leaned bitterly against the back of his chair.
As one of the first gods of the God Realm, he and the Goddess of Goodness had lived here for countless eras!
Yet heaven seemed especially unkind to the two of them.
No matter how hard they tried, the Goddess of Goodness still had not conceived a child.
Meanwhile, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, who came later, had produced an heir after only a hundred thousand years of effort!
Wasn't that unfair?!
Who wouldn't be jealous!
Of course, that excluded the battle-crazed God of Asura!
That guy was either cultivating or on his way to fight!
As for romance? To him, was there anything more enticing than a sw—ptui! A sword?
"Stop complaining. That little one is the first child ever born to a God King in the God Realm. Aren't you curious?"
The Goddess of Goodness linked her arm through the God of Evil's and urged him on.
Nodding, the God of Evil rose to his feet and opened a spatial passage. In the blink of an eye, the three of them arrived at the Mansion of the God of Destruction.
Rumble!
Purple-Red Lightning dozens of meters thick flickered in and out among the clouds!
Even God Kings like them feared that terrifying pressure!
"Damn! Could this Thunder Tribulation have been prepared for that little one? This is way too outrageous!"
Looking up at the Thunder Tribulation in the sky, the God of Evil's expression changed drastically.
At this point, the Thunder Tribulation had already surpassed its previous power! Even a Supreme God King's Tribulation Transcendence was not this terrifying!
"Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!"
A crisp cry rang out from the bedroom!
Hovering above the mansion with an anxious expression, the God of Destruction looked over at the sound and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Master! The Young Master has been safely born! Look!"
The bedroom door opened, and a maid dressed in a servant's uniform emerged with an infant in her arms.
She looked up at the God of Destruction standing in the air and said excitedly.
Taking out the Super Artifact, the Scepter of Destruction, the God of Destruction gave a solemn order.
"Take good care of Xiao Lu and the child! The true crisis... has only just begun."
With that, the God of Destruction faced the Thunder Tribulation head-on! An indomitable aura surged from him!
Light flashed through his purple pupils as a terrifying aura of Destruction spread outward from him!
At this sight!
The other three God Kings within the mansion summoned their own Artifacts and shot into the sky like streaks of light!
"It's been ages since I last stretched my limbs. Don't worry, Xiao Zi. We'll face this together," the God of Evil reassured him.
Turning his head to glance at the God of Evil, the God of Destruction nodded solemnly.
"Thank you, everyone. If we survive this calamity safely, I will no longer hold it against you for seeking inheritors in the lower realms."
Hearing the latter half of his words, the God of Evil and the other two smiled awkwardly.
The entire God Realm required the divine power of the Five Great God Kings to maintain its normal operation.
Any one of them leaving at will would burden the other God Kings!
Among the Five Great God Kings, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life were undoubtedly the hardest-working laborers!
The two of them had never gone to the lower realms to seek inheritors!
The reason was simple!
The God of Destruction looked down on the talent of Spirit Masters in the lower realms!
Thus, he had never established Inheritance Grounds in the lower realms, such as those for the Godhood Nine Trials.
Rumble!
Purple-Red Lightning hundreds of meters thick descended from the heavens!
The four God Kings unleashed their strongest attacks to resist the Thunder Tribulation!
Inside the bedroom.
Having just given birth, the Goddess of Life sensed the disturbance outside and tried to rise.
"Madam! Lord Master ordered that you need proper rest now. Besides, the Young Master still needs your protection at his side, so you should not move."
The maid standing respectfully nearby nervously tried to dissuade her.
Nodding, she sat up.
The Goddess of Life lowered her gaze to the infant in the swaddling clothes, and a loving expression appeared on her exhausted face.
Holding the swaddled infant in her arms, she raised a fair, smooth hand and gently patted the wrapping.
"Baby, everything will be all right soon. Your father will definitely succeed..."
Boom!
The strike dispersed!
The four God Kings stood in the sky completely unharmed!
Yet the thunderclouds above still did not disperse! Instead, the rolling Thunder Tribulation grew even denser and more terrifying!
"Damn it! The Thunder Tribulation is still continuing! The power gathering this time far surpasses the first bolt!"
The God of Evil rarely showed such shock!
Taking a deep breath, the God of Destruction, standing at the front of the group, looked much calmer instead.
"Everyone! If I unfortunately perish this time, please, for the sake of our years of friendship, take care of my wife and child."
As he spoke!
The God of Destruction released all the Power of Destruction he had accumulated within his body over his lifetime!
In an instant!
Streams of dark-purple energy rippled outward! Beneath the thunderclouds spanning tens of thousands of kilometers!
Violent, heart-palpitating divine power of Destruction raged beneath the Thunder Tribulation!
Seeing that the God of Destruction intended to perish together with it, the Goddess of Goodness sternly rebuked him.
"No! If the God Realm loses a God King because of this, it will be fatal to the God Realm! You must not self-destruct your Godhood!"
Walking through the air!
The God of Asura gripped a blood-red longsword and stepped beside the God of Destruction to persuade him.
"You old fool, stop trying to act tough. This Thunder Tribulation isn't something one person's sacrifice can stop. Besides... you don't want your child growing up without a father, do you?"
Hearing the God of Asura's persuasion, a trace of reluctance flashed through the God of Destruction's eyes.
The Power of Destruction around him weakened somewhat as well.
Rumble!
The final Thunder Tribulation gathered overhead finally descended!
Its target was the mansion!
Boom boom!
The four God Kings held nothing back and unleashed all their divine power!
The vicious Purple-Red Lightning Dragon slammed into the Five-Colored Divine Array formed by the four of them!
Pfft!
The God of Destruction, standing at the front, furrowed his brows as a mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips!
One could only imagine how powerful this Thunder Tribulation was!
It was clearly here to kill his child!
If the system had not reincarnated him into the Goddess of Life's womb, he would likely have faced nothing but premature death!
After all, ordinary gods simply could not withstand such a powerful Thunder Tribulation!
Rumble!
The shockwave produced by the immense impact rapidly spread throughout the universe!
All the planets in the lower realms trembled slightly from the powerful aftershock!
"Alas..."
The Thunder Tribulation continued for several seconds, yet it still could not break the Divine Array formed by the God of Destruction and the other three!
A sigh that seemed to come from ancient times echoed through the boundless universe.
As that voice fell silent, the Thunder Tribulation gathered above the mansion slowly dispersed as well...
Thud!
Their clothes had been blasted into tatters by the Thunder Tribulation.
It was hard to imagine that their divine armor, which possessed extremely high defensive power, had nearly been destroyed by the Thunder Tribulation!
The dark clouds dispersed... and bright sunlight once again shone over the God Realm.
Raising their heads to bask in the warm sunlight, the four God Kings felt reborn, and smiles bloomed on their faces once more.
"Finally... it's over..."