"So that was it. You already possessed a complete godhead. Out of regard for your lineage and your grandfather, the Supreme Divine Artifact chose to leave." The old god understood at last.
"So you were doomed to fail. Your life is mine!" Qing Yutian shouted fiercely.
At the same time, several Divine Elders in the Divine Realm suddenly struck, forcibly smashing the old god's divine seat.
The same upheaval occurred in the various great clans' Ancestral Lands. The old god's statues shattered into pieces, utterly destroyed.
They were severing his foundations and completely wiping out his source of faith.
"You..." The old god was utterly enraged. He had never expected so many traitors at this critical moment. His subordinates had stabbed him in the back when it mattered most.
Most fatal of all, the collapse of his divine seat within the Divine Realm threw his mind into chaos. Even the boundless, pure Power of Faith stored within him began to destabilize.
Boom!
The battle all but lost its suspense. The old god suffered a crushing defeat, his Power of Faith almost entirely scattered. Fierce Divine Flames engulfed his body, and he finally became a streak of light that vanished into the depths of the universe.
Qing Yutian successfully entered the Divine Realm, assumed the divine seat, and became this generation's ruler.
Clearly, the old god could no longer stir up any waves. He was advanced in years, his aura feeble, and his Power of Faith almost entirely scoured away. He no longer had the strength to enter the Divine Realm and contend for power again.
Seeing Qing Yutian successfully take the throne, the beings of the Other Shore breathed sighs of relief. Their gamble had paid off this time.
Yet events took an unexpected turn. The struggle for the divine