The Sea God's Miserable Fate

The corner of Asura God's mouth twitched. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he swallowed the plea that had reached his lips.

Although he had a very good relationship with the Sea God, offending the Kindness God King at a time like this was clearly not wise. At most, he could give the Sea God something while he was being punished, ensuring that his divine rank would not fall.

The Destruction God King still acted as though it had nothing to do with him, but the glee in his heart was nearly impossible to suppress.

The Life God King sighed softly and said nothing more. The gentler a person usually was, the more terrifying they were when angered. Once an honest person was pushed too far, not just anyone could withstand it. Besides, the Kindness God King was no honest person—she was the most powerful woman in the God Realm.

This time, the Sea God had truly touched the Kindness God King's bottom line. Being able to keep his divine position would already be a stroke of luck.

The Evil God King burst into laughter, looking delighted at the prospect of chaos. "Fine. I'll lend you my Judgment Scales. Do it yourself. Whip him however you like."

He lowered his head to look at the ashen-faced Sea God kneeling on the floor, then shook his head with a hint of schadenfreude in his tone. "Poseidon, Poseidon... of all people, why did you have to provoke Kindness?"

The Sea God knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably from head to toe.

Although the Evil God King's proposed sentence was harsh, it at least preserved his divine position. He had secretly been counting himself fortunate.

But the Kindness God King's words—"Add another hundred lashes. I'll administer them personally."—had sent him straight from the clouds into the abyss.

He had never experienced the power of judgment within the Judgment Scales, but he had read of it in the God Realm's records.

When the Judgment Scales judged a god, the pain reached the soul itself, making one wish for death.

Thinking of this, the Sea God glanced at the Rakshasa God. Her originally bluish-purple face had turned deathly pale the moment she heard mention of the Judgment Scales.

The Sea God became even more terrified. Only gods who had endured it knew how agonizing it was to be struck by the power of judgment. Even the Rakshasa God, who had dared provoke Asura, had been frightened into such a state.

If those hundred lashes landed on him, even as a first-class god, he would likely lose half his life. Yet he did not dare argue, nor did he even have the courage to beg for mercy.

The icy gaze of the Kindness God King had already told him everything. If he said another word, the consequences would only grow worse.

"Poseidon, do you admit your guilt?" the Evil God King's voice came from above.

The Sea God raised his head with difficulty, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the five God Kings. Asura God looked grave, the Destruction God King was indifferent, the Life God King showed pity in her eyes, the Evil God King wore a faintly amused smile, and the Kindness God King's face was dark as water.

He lowered his head dejectedly, his voice hoarse with despair. "I... I admit my guilt."

The Evil God King nodded, then turned to face all the gods present and announced in a ringing voice, "Regarding Sea God Poseidon's theft of the Angel God's purification authority, the God Realm Council has issued the following verdict:

"The Angel God's purification authority shall be reclaimed. All divine power and cultivation Poseidon accumulated while overseeing the Angel God's Divine Trial shall be abolished. Poseidon shall be punished with guarding the Forbidden Divine Land, never to leave for eternity unless he passes down his divine position.

"Additionally, he shall receive one hundred lashes from the Judgment Whip, personally carried out by the Kindness God King."

His voice echoed through the hall, every word clearly reaching the ears of every god present.

"The verdict has been passed. Carry it out immediately."

After speaking, the Evil God King returned to his divine throne and sat down grandly. He then sent his divine super-artifact before the Kindness God King and gestured for her to proceed.

The Kindness God King slowly rose from her divine throne. With a grasp of her right hand through empty space, the power of judgment from the Judgment Scales merged with her divine power, and a long whip flowing with a milky white radiance appeared in her palm.

Holding the Judgment Whip, the Kindness God King descended from her throne step by step and stopped before the Sea God.

The Sea God knelt on the floor, shaking as though he had been sieved.

"Poseidon." The Kindness God King's voice came from above him, cold and calm. "I entrusted the Angel God's Divine Trial to you because I trusted you. You betrayed that trust."

The Sea God opened his mouth, wanting to say something, only to find that he could not utter a single word.

The Kindness God King gave him no further chance to speak. She raised her wrist, and the Judgment Whip swept through the air in a graceful arc. With a sharp crack through the air, it lashed viciously across the Sea God's back.

"Crack!" A crisp report exploded through the hall, accompanied by the Sea God's shrill scream.

His body suddenly arched, as if an invisible force had flung him up from the floor, before he crashed heavily back down.

His divine armor remained completely intact, but his divine soul felt as though it were being scorched by blazing flames, frozen by ice, and pierced by countless needles. Three utterly different forms of agony ravaged the depths of his soul at once, curling his entire body into a ball as he convulsed without end.

Watching this scene, quite a few gods drew sharp breaths.

They had long heard of the Judgment Whip's power, but this was the first time they had witnessed it firsthand.

A single lash had reduced a first-class god to such a state. After a hundred lashes, whether the Sea God could even stand again was questionable.

The Rakshasa God no longer dared watch. She suddenly felt a tiny bit unwell and hurriedly took leave before flying away.

The Kindness God King glanced at the Rakshasa God's retreating figure, then turned back to Poseidon and raised the Judgment Whip once more.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Lash after lash rang out crisply through the hall, mixed with the Sea God's increasingly faint screams.

After fifty lashes, the Sea God no longer even had the strength to scream. He could only lie sprawled on the floor, his body twitching violently with every strike.

After one hundred lashes, his consciousness began to blur. Under the repeated blows of the Judgment Whip, his divine soul had become fragmented and shattered, on the verge of total collapse at any moment.

Only then did the Kindness God King stop.

She lowered her head and looked at the Sea God, who was barely clinging to life. After a moment of silence, she put away the Judgment Whip and turned to the Evil God King. "Thank you for your divine super-artifact. I need to repair the Angel God's Divine Trial over the next few days. Don't bother me unless it's important."

The Evil God King nodded, showing no objection.

The Kindness God King then looked toward Asura God. Her tone returned to its usual calmness, though a trace of lingering chill remained in her eyes. "Asura, I know you and Poseidon are close. Once Evil strips away his cultivation, his divine position will definitely fall below first-class. You may help him if you wish, but you are not allowed to use the God Realm's resources."

Asura God nodded without saying much. He knew that the Kindness God King's willingness to give even half a step was already more than enough consideration for him.

The Kindness God King gave the Sea God one last look, then turned and walked out of the God Realm Nexus without looking back.

Only after that suffocating pressure completely dissipated did the gods in the hall finally breathe sighs of relief. Cold sweat had already soaked the backs of many of them.

Leaning against his divine throne with one leg crossed over the other, the Evil God King stared in the direction where the Kindness God King had vanished and clicked his tongue twice. "See that? If anyone dares make Kindness angry again, don't blame me for not warning you. When someone with a good temper loses it, that's what truly terrifying looks like."

The Destruction God King rose to his feet and expressionlessly adjusted his divine robe. Leaving behind only, "Dismissed," he transformed into a streak of dark purple light and vanished from his divine throne.

The Life God King sighed and walked to the Sea God's side. Squatting down, she gathered a ball of emerald-green light in her palm and gently pressed it against his back.

Gentle healing divine power slowly seeped into the Sea God's body, barely stabilizing his divine soul, which was on the brink of collapse.

"Thank you..." The Sea God forced out the two words, his voice so hoarse that it was nearly inaudible.

The Life God King shook her head and said softly, "No need to thank me. Focus on recovering."

Asura God walked before him and looked down at him. After a long silence, he finally only sighed. "Poseidon, come with me."

With that, he waved his hand and took Poseidon to the Asura God Temple.