At that moment, the entire world seemed to stop turning.
Every god invoked their authority, summoning all intelligent beings to gather in fixed open spaces in cities, villages, and towns.
Unseen, a tide of momentum to judge the gods had already gathered in the Celestial God Universe.
It lacked only one final spark.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye. All preparations for the memory purge were complete.
The information, however, had yet to be passed upward.
Every mountain god, Land God, and water god appeared above the beings under their rule.
Water Spirit City!
It was a city of a hundred thousand people. Now every commoner had gathered on open ground outside its walls.
The city had been built along a river.
The river god of the Water Spirit River and the Land God of the city appeared in the sky.
The people of Water Spirit City looked up at the gods with awe.
But resentment lived in their hearts—resentment at their exploitation by the gods and the gods' lackeys.
They did not know why they had been ordered to gather there, but everyone sensed that something was wrong. Something was happening.
The two gods' thoughts entered every mind without a sound.
"By order of the Huang Tian Emperor, all your memories will now be purged."
"Demons from beyond this realm have spread a prophecy disrespectful to the emperor and slandered the gods. This is a grave crime."
"Your memories must be purged. Such a prophecy must never be allowed to spread through the world."
"Wait obediently for the emperor's mighty power to descend."
As the message entered their minds, horror spread across their faces.
Resentment boiled in their hearts. All their memories were to be wiped away merely because of a prophecy. They could hardly accept