God Realm.
Asura God's Temple.
Asura sat upon the throne at the very top, his expression majestic and stern, yet beneath that sternness lay an indescribable gloom.
In the center of the hall stood four Second-Level Deities: the First-Generation God of Speed, the First-Generation God of War, the First-Generation Food God, and the First-Generation Nine-Colored Goddess.
Behind them stood twelve Third-Level Gods and dozens of kneeling Divine Officials.
This was the strongest force Asura could currently gather.
To reclaim the Divine Core, he had to ensure nothing went wrong.
As for First-Level Deities, although Asura was currently far stronger than them, he was still far from becoming a God King and could not yet summon and dismiss Main God-level deities at will.
Otherwise, the Sea God from the original work would not have so casually undermined him.
And as for why he himself was not descending to the lower realm—
For that, he had to "thank" Destruction, who was utterly at odds with him.
Under normal circumstances, he naturally did not fear the other man, but he had now lost his Godhood, and his strength had declined considerably.
Should Destruction seize an opening, Asura would inevitably be placed in a passive position.
"This time, your mission is to kill the Pope of Spirit Hall and the inheritor of the Angel God. Reclaim Asura God's Divine Core. If anyone dares to obstruct you, treat them as violators of God Realm regulations and execute them on the spot."
Asura swept his gaze over the deities and Divine Officials below, his tone brooking no argument.
"Lord Asura, God Realm regulations state that deities must not descend to the lower realm without authorization or interfere in mortal affairs. If we make such a grand display this time and the God Realm Organizing Committee finds