The Sea God's hair was disheveled, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and lightning had burned countless holes through his exquisite robes.
"A bunch of cowards! Why isn't anyone speaking? I really did descend from the Divine Realm!"
The Sea God glared around at the Second-Level Gods who had always fawned over him, his gaze finally settling on the Asura God.
"Making a public disturbance. Questioning the Chief God." An ethereal voice rang out.
Wisps of golden flame emerged from the void.
Purple firmament divine fire! How was that possible? Everyone exchanged glances, then turned in unison toward the bound Sea God.
The purple firmament divine fire had clearly been under the Sea God's control. How had it ended up in the Chief God's hands?
In the Divine Realm, the Chief God controlled the golden net and watched over every god.
The Sea God's purple firmament divine fire passed judgment on gods who committed offenses.
The Asura God's Asura God Sword, meanwhile, oversaw everyone, including the Chief God and the Sea God.
The purple firmament divine thunder had evolved from the golden net, and its power to harm gods was weaker than that of the purple firmament divine fire and the Asura God Sword.
The three kept one another in check.
But now, how had the Sea God's purple firmament divine fire fallen into the Chief God's hands? Could it be fake?
The gods looked at one another, seeing the same shock and bewilderment in each other's eyes.
As though to confirm their suspicions, the golden flames around them slowly drifted past everyone's ears and bodies.
Their searing energy heated the gods' divine power until it evaporated.
It was actually real! Everyone was filled with disbelief and confusion.
But no one answered their unspoken questions.
The flames gathered