The air inside the hall fell silent.
Goodness God and Evil God exchanged a glance and swallowed the words they had prepared.
Qian Xunji's two sentences had struck right at their hearts, neither too far to one side nor the other.
Qian Xunji watched the couple and continued to tempt them.
"Goodness God and Evil God in the Inner World are First-Generation God Kings too. If we join forces and devise a way to slay gods, your cultivation will rise with the tide."
"We join forces and help each other." Qian Xunji took out Celestial Balance and slowly toyed with it.
"Once you've grown stronger, you can toss those two restrictive Godhoods to juniors in the Lower Realm, dust yourselves off, and leave the Divine Realm to roam the Universe as you please."
"That way, you'll gain greater power and a life of leisure."
"More importantly, from then on, you won't have to spend every day trapped in the Divine Realm, racking your brains over what Destruction God, Life God, and I might be plotting behind your backs. Nor will you have to suffer caught between Asura and Destruction God. Am I wrong?"
Inner World, Divine Realm.
Inside the Evil God Temple, the woman seated high on the Divine Throne slowly straightened. She wore a floor-length, dark-purple gown, its hem embroidered with intricate thorn patterns in dark gold thread. She looked regal and aloof.
She raised her chin slightly, tapped her slender fingers against the throne's armrest, then beckoned toward the Lower Realm.
Boom—
A thick, deep-purple pillar of light descended from the temple dome, smashed through the barrier between the Divine Realm and the lower plane, and hurtled straight toward Sea God City.
Sea God City.
High Priest Hai Saidong, who had been resting with his eyes closed,