"You came at a bad time—too early, or perhaps too late."
Led by the God of Diplomacy, Sui Xiong entered the divine kingdom and met the Lord of Glory alone in a side hall. The king of the human gods said this to him.
"I can understand too early. But what does too late mean?" Sui Xiong asked curiously.
The Lord of Glory shook His head. "There is no point in saying such things now. Since you came at 'this moment,' let us discuss the matters of 'this moment.'"
He paused for several seconds, then dropped a bombshell with a single sentence.
"Which great god do you wish to challenge?"
Sui Xiong was stunned by His words. After standing there in a daze for a long while, he finally asked hesitantly, "Y-you... how did You know?"
"If I said it was merely a guess, that would insult both your intelligence and Mine. But if I claimed to have reliable evidence, that would insult your friends and believers." The Lord of Glory said, "Compared with that, let us choose the former explanation. I have no evidence whatsoever. It was entirely a guess."
"...Your tone today is strange. Something about it feels very wrong." Sui Xiong frowned and asked, "Could something have happened?"
The Lord of Glory smiled. His expression seemed rather gentle, making Sui Xiong feel even more unsettled.
In Sui Xiong's memories, when this chief god of humanity had ascended to godhood, His divine portfolio had been "vengeance." His doctrine had also been: "Right and wrong in this world need not be heeded. The only truths are the sturdy blade in one's hand and the sincere feelings in one's heart. When that which one values and loves is destroyed, revenge is only natural. Only blood can quench fury, and only