Seven Gods Descend to the Mortal Realm (Part 2)

Of course, those five years were not five years on the Douluo Continent.

They were five years in the God Realm.

One day in the God Realm.

Was one year on the Douluo Continent.

Gathering once every five days was clearly unrealistic, and unnecessary as well.

Five years was just right—not too long, not too short.

This would allow them to maintain their bonds and keep from growing too estranged.

Secondly, this God King Tang could deepen the other five Devils' loyalty to him.

After all, driving Destruction from power and seizing control of the God Realm would require their help.

Tang San sighed. "So that's how it is. Another five years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Without realizing it, more than eighteen hundred years have passed on the Douluo Continent."

"Finally, it's time for us Shrek Seven Devils to gather again."

"Xiao Wu, bring out that jar of Tang Sect Secret Hundred Flower Brew I've been saving later. We'll use it to entertain Mu Bai and the others."

Xiao Wu smiled. "Then Rongrong and Zhuqing are in for a treat."

"You gathered all sorts of heavenly treasures for it, Brother San, and used ninety-nine drops of the first morning dew in the God Realm before finally brewing it."

"I just wonder whether Fatty will come."

"Ever since Xiangxiang died, he's become quiet and withdrawn."

"He normally never leaves the Magma Lake."

"It's like he's become a completely different person."

At this point, Xiao Wu suddenly hesitated. "Brother San, do you think we were wrong back then?"

"Xiangxiang was your cousin, after all. We should have taken her with us when we ascended to the God Realm. Perhaps it would have been fine not to let Fatty become a god."

"If Fatty had grown old with Xiangxiang on the Douluo Continent, that might not have been a bad ending either."

God King Tang declared righteously, "As an enforcer of the God Realm, even if Xiangxiang was my cousin, I could not disregard the laws of the God Realm because of her."

"As for bringing him to godhood, I have never regretted it. In fact, I originally intended for him to inherit the position of Fire God."

"The Fire God is a First-Class Deity and can bring family members to the upper realm."

"If anyone is to blame, it can only be Fatty for slacking off and failing to cultivate diligently in his early years."

God King Tang had truly done everything he could for Ma Hongjun.

At the same time, aside from Xiao Wu, he had invested more resources in him than anyone else.

Back then, there had been Immortal Herbs and inner cores from exotic beasts.

God King Tang had given so much, and he had only just ascended to the God Realm, at a time when he needed capable people.

How could Ma Hongjun simply decide not to become a god just because he wanted to?

Besides, did Ma Hongjun truly regret becoming a god?

That probably wasn't the case.

Based on God King Tang's understanding of Ma Hongjun, even if he were given another chance, he would still choose to become a god.

At most, he would work twice as hard and choose to inherit the higher-ranking position of Fire God.

If he could not become the Fire God, he would still choose the Phoenix God.

"That's true." Xiao Wu nodded. Under the influence of her accessory-like nature, she instinctively felt that Tang San was right and stopped dwelling on it.

A short while later, God King Tang and Xiao Wu returned together to the Sea God Temple where they lived.

Not long after,

War God Dai Mubai and God of Speed Zhu Zhuqing.

Food God Oscar and Nine-Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong.

The two married couples arrived one after another.

Compared to ten thousand years ago, the four of them had long since lost the youthful spirit they once possessed.

All that remained was numbness.

Life in the God Realm was carefree.

Yet it was like a pool of stagnant water.

An unchanging life, unchanging clouds and mist.

To them, the God Realm was no longer heaven.

It was a cage.

Other than God King Tang, whose heart had been consumed by power and desire, and Xiao Wu, his accessory and Star Wrath Scabbard.

Everyone else desperately wanted to leave this cage.

And see the world beyond.

Of course, after seeing the outside world, they would still have to return.

After all, though the outside world was wonderful, it did not offer immortality.

They simply wanted to vent their desires.

Oscar in particular was nearly driven mad from holding back.

Because Ning Rongrong simply would not give him any.

And he did not dare force her.

Whether he could succeed was one matter.

If he did succeed, Ning Rongrong would run to God King Tang and lodge a complaint.

He would definitely be in deep trouble.

This was also why, despite ten thousand years having passed, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had long since left descendants behind on the Douluo Continent.

God King Tang and Xiao Wu, the Star Wrath Scabbard, now had a daughter as well.

Yet Oscar still had not had a single child with Ning Rongrong.

Dai Mubai was just as close to losing his mind.

Zhu Zhuqing was good, but as someone who had always been promiscuous, he had long since grown tired of her.

He desperately wanted to try something new.

But he did not dare seek out any female deities. Otherwise, Zhu Zhuqing would go complain to God King Tang.

God King Tang would decide that he had damaged the unity among the Shrek Seven Devils.

He would be in just as much trouble.

Thus, the two men could only endure it, suppressing themselves deep inside.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were much better off.

The former would secretly seek out her Brother San from time to time.

Even after becoming a god, she still could not forget her Brother San.

After all, Brother San had left such a deep impression on her back then.

There had been Immortal Herbs upgrading her Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, his flashy hidden weapons, and the Blue Silver Emperor's second awakening that transformed his appearance...

What woman wouldn't be utterly captivated by that?

After achieving her ambitions, the latter had begun settling for her current life.

It was just that Dai Mubai now acted like a corpse every day.

He wore a sour expression all day long.

No matter how content she was with the status quo, even she would eventually grow tired of it.

Only coming here to see her Brother San could make her feel even a tiny bit better.

That was right.

Like Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing also liked God King Tang.

She too had been utterly captivated by God King Tang back then.

But whether it was her or Ning Rongrong, they were both falling flowers with no response from the flowing water.

And at the time, she already had Dai Mubai as her fiancé.

So it could only be left unresolved.

"Zhuqing, Rongrong, you're here. It's been a long time."

Xiao Wu, the accessory, had long since given up thinking, so she naturally had no idea that these two close friends of hers coveted her man's body.

The moment she saw them, she immediately pulled them aside to whisper about girls' secrets.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar, the three grown men, sat together instead.

Without another word, Oscar somehow produced several large jars of wine and set them on the table.

"Boss Dai, Tang San, we brothers haven't seen each other in a long time. Let's have a good drink today."

Ever since ascending to the God Realm, he had never called him Little San again—or rather, he simply did not dare to.

As for calling him Brother San, Oscar was older than Tang San.

He definitely could not bring himself to say it.

So he simply started calling him Tang San instead.

It was the last shred of dignity he preserved for himself.

Dai Mubai was the same. "Come on, Little Ao, Tang San. Let's brothers have a good drink together."

As he spoke, he and Oscar each picked up a large wine jar.

Tang San did not pick up a jar. Instead, he took out a bowl and elegantly filled it for himself.

After the three clinked their drinks together, Dai Mubai and Oscar raised their jars and began guzzling loudly.

Since they had all become gods.

Even drinking an entire jar of wine would not make them the slightest bit drunk.

Tang San merely took a small sip from his bowl, then noticed that the two men had something on their minds. With a gentle expression, he asked, "What is it? Did something unhappy happen?"