Asura smiled faintly, withdrew his Asura Divine Power, and cupped his hands toward the others. "It was just a misunderstanding. Destruction God King, don't be angry. I have other business, so I'll return to the palace first."
With that, he turned and strolled away on a cloud of blood-red mist. There wasn't the slightest hint of guilt in his departing figure, which made Destruction God curse him as a "damned bastard" once more.
Watching Asura disappear into the distance, Life Goddess shook her head helplessly and tugged at Destruction God's arm with a smile. "All right, all right, Xiao Zi, getting angry is bad for your health. You know what Asura's like. He crossed the line once; just turn a blind eye and let it go. Don't actually start fighting. His Asura Divine Power counters yours, and if you get hurt, it'll do you no good."
Evil God King shrugged. "Nothing happened, anyway. Let's leave it at that. If things really got out of hand, the God Realm Committee would be in a difficult position too."
Destruction God panted heavily for a while, then could only shake his sleeves and leave, his heart full of pent-up anger. A battle between God Kings that had seemed ready to erupt was thus brushed aside just like that. Only the shattered trees strewn across the forest remained as proof that the earlier clash of swords and drawn bows had been all too real.
As soon as Asura returned to Asura God Palace, he shut the doors behind him. Then he spat out a mouthful of divine blood, and his breathing grew unsteady.
"Pfft, cough, cough..."
He hurriedly circulated his divine power to regulate his condition.
"Damn it, Destruction keeps watching me like a hawk every day. He really didn't hold back. If we'd