"Make Earth reveal what you truly want?"
Qiongqi's eyes beneath the mask were filled with confusion.
"What do you want?"
"Wasn't what you wanted all along to make that bitch fall from her divine position?"
"That is the ultimate objective, the final goal of all our efforts." Taowu seemed to be in quite a good mood as he patiently explained, "But at this stage, what I want most is still power."
"The timing wasn't ripe before, so I kept it hidden from all of you."
"In truth, I had already become one of God's Chosen."
"These black flames are the true form of my authority."
Qiongqi and Taotie were dumbstruck on the spot.
Taotie especially—
A long-handled warhammer slipped from his grasp and crashed to the floor, leaving two conspicuous dents in the metal ground.
"Y-you're already one of God's Chosen?"
"H-how is that possible? I remember you used to keep to yourself. You spent most of your time in Star-Picking Tower..."
"It would have been one thing if there had been no sign when you became God's Favored... But you're saying you're now one of God's Chosen? When did you enter the God Realm and take part in God's Trial?"
"Uh, it's been some time." A nostalgic look appeared on Taowu's face as he spoke indifferently. "You two seemed to have gone to gather information on Flame Mad King Ragnar at the time. After I left behind a puppet in Star-Picking Tower to handle affairs, I accumulated enough divinity and entered the God Realm."
"But I remember we weren't gone for long back then!" Qiongqi's voice was full of disbelief. "Before Taotie and I arrived, Ragnar had already been sealed into an underground palace by the Brocade Boots generals of the Scorching Domain, leaving only a body with combat