Destruction looked at Asura. "The Annihilation Origin is depleted by nearly half."
Goodness and Evil also sobered.
The five God Kings had joined forces and even used the Sword of Judgment of the Three Realms, yet the Godhead they had obtained had lost nearly half its origin. After such a battle, who could accept that?
Asura turned to Qian Xunji, his hand still gripping his sword.
"Angel, how much origin did you draw from it using that Super Divine Artifact?"
Qian Xunji stood where he was and raised his right hand to meet Asura's gaze.
"Every God King here may inspect it personally."
Golden light gathered in his palm, and an Angel Godhead emerged from within his body. Amid its sacred golden radiance was a faint trace of blood-gold, carrying a violent annihilation aura that anyone would recognize.
Rather than concealing it, he held the Godhead farther forward.
"Celestial Balance steals Godhood rank. I used it to raise the upper limit of my own Godhood, allowing me to advance from a First-Level God to a Half-Step God King. I am already satisfied just to have taken that step."
The divine power fluctuations from his recent breakthrough had yet to settle, which matched his words.
"As for the Annihilation Origin, I only extracted a little to trigger the exchange. Any more than that would have been beyond what my strength could handle."
Qian Xunji looked at Asura and continued, "Moreover, when Celestial Balance locked onto it, I noticed that its Godhead was somewhat weakened. That depletion did not seem newly caused. It seemed more like it had been leaking away throughout the long years of its sealing."
Asura did not respond.
"Of course, that is only my judgment." Qian Xunji spread open his other hand.
"The Godhead is right here. If