Sui Xiong talked big, but he truly had the grounds to do so.
Don't forget, not long ago, he had kept a true god barricaded in Their own home for several months.
Although his door-blocking tactic had not achieved the expected result, and the Goddess of Love had ultimately been moved by Kalisha's devoted love and changed Her mind, if he had not persistently blocked Her door for so long, how could the Goddess of Love have paid attention to Kalisha and discovered what made her special?
This showed that door-blocking tactics were quite effective after all.
Even gods feared having their doors blocked. How could a mere group of mortals not be afraid?
So Sui Xiong left behind the unfinished fortress and headed straight for the Grand Council's meeting hall.
He did not waste words with those mortals. He simply unfurled countless tentacles and seized all the great nobles, powerful nobles, major merchants, leaders of medium and large merchant guilds, and the like, dragging them all to the meeting hall. Then he coldly tossed out a single sentence: "I've gathered you all together. Take your time and talk."
One merchant who was slightly bolder than the rest asked, "Then... when exactly are we supposed to keep talking until?"
"Until you reach an agreement," Sui Xiong said. "If you can't reach one, then live here for the rest of your lives."
The first sentence was ordinary enough, but the second was brimming with murderous intent. Those important figures were frightened out of their wits; some were even scared into wetting themselves.
Reality was not a bard's tale. There were not many mortals in the world who dared butt heads with a god—especially when that god was one of the mightiest among all gods. No one dared defy Sui Xiong's will.