"Naturally, we will arrest Gu Yuena, bring her back to the Divine Realm, and seal her within the Divine Forbidden Land."
"We absolutely cannot let the Dragon God rise from the ashes again."
"Otherwise, if he goes mad again, the only Divine Realm we have won't withstand another round of his rampage." Destruction put the Divine Realm's safety and the bigger picture above everything else.
"I agree with Destruction." The Asura God was the first to concur.
Although the Dragon God had asked him to strike back then, who knew whether, after rising from the ashes, the Dragon God would seek revenge and give him a slash in return?
To eliminate that possibility, it would be safer to keep the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King separate and seal them within the Divine Forbidden Land.
As long as the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King remained alive, the Soul Beast Clan could not produce another Dragon God.
"How should we deal with Mount Lu Residence?" Life asked.
The Asura God said dismissively, "Since Mount Lu Residence is stronger than the Star Dou Great Forest, whoever is in charge must have long since ceased to be a mortal."
"Whatever the system, it amounts to nothing more than gathering faith and becoming a god, merely dressed up in different words."
"Since they are gods, they should fall under our Divine Realm's jurisdiction, rather than remain in the lower realm and continue interfering there."
"Mount Lu Residence has one human and two monsters. We can let the human stay in the Divine Realm as a deity. As for those two monsters?"
"They are merely soul beasts by another name."
"In essence, they are still soul beasts."
"I think killing them would be best."
"Soul beasts should never become gods!"
"And have Xu Jie hand over his so-called immortal cultivation method for us to study."
"Asura does have a point."
Evil agreed.
"Mount Lu Residence indeed should not remain in the lower realm."
"Let's give Xu Jie a chance."
"Have him kill the two monsters."
"As long as he kills those two monsters, we will let him remain in the Divine Realm."
"Otherwise, we will wipe them all out."
"But with the Sky Curtain System there, will it really allow us to act so brazenly?" Kindness asked with some concern.
At the mention of the Sky Curtain System, the Asura God's expression grew visibly gloomy, with a trace of fear.
He had attacked to test the Sky Curtain System, never imagining that a single, simple counterattack from it would leave him seriously injured.
His injuries had yet to fully heal.
There was no telling how long recovery would take, but his cultivation realm was still that of a God King, after all.
Presumably, dealing with Gu Yuena, who was not a God King, and Mount Lu Residence, whose depths remained unknown, would not be difficult.
Even if Mount Lu Residence was powerful, presumably it amounted to no more than a God King at most.
Their Divine Realm had fully five God Kings.
Gu Yuena and Mount Lu Residence had to come under the Divine Realm's control, or else they could only be destroyed.
The Asura God spoke.
"God King of Goodness, you need not worry. The Sky Curtain System once said that it would not take the initiative to attack any of us or any faction."
"As long as we do not attack the Sky Curtain System first, that will suffice."
"An existence as detached from worldly affairs as the Talent System surely would not go back on its word."
"So you truly need not worry."
"Indeed, God King of Goodness, you need not worry. The Sky Curtain System is not an existence we can fathom."
"When the Asura God first attacked the Sky Curtain System, it merely injured him severely rather than taking his life."
The Asura God turned his face away and snorted. The Evil God King really had to bring up the one sore subject.
Life agreed as well. "Yes, God King of Goodness, the Sky Curtain System is not an existence we can fathom. To us, is it not itself a deity?"
"Just as we do not care about mortals' struggles or whether they live or die, the Sky Curtain System will not care about our struggles or whether we live or die."
Kindness felt that Asura and Life did have a point, and asked in agreement:
"In that case, when should we descend to arrest the Silver Dragon King and persuade Xu Jie to surrender?"
"The sooner we act, the better."
"The Silver Dragon King inherited the Dragon God's seven great elements, and she has mastery over space."
"We still do not know what abilities Mount Lu Residence possesses either. If they escape the Douluo Continent, finding them again will be difficult." The Asura God laid out his analysis.
Kindness, Destruction, Evil, and Life all felt that the Asura God made sense.
They immediately decided to descend to the lower realm now.
The five left the God of Law Enforcement Hall separately.
The Sea God sought out the Asura God.
"Asura God, where are you heading in such a hurry?"
"To the lower realm, naturally, to deal with the Silver Dragon King and Mount Lu Residence. We have decided to arrest the Silver Dragon King and persuade Xu Jie to surrender, bringing them under the Divine Realm's rule."
"I see." The Sea God feigned sudden understanding, while secretly rejoicing.
He had known it. How could the Divine Realm's five God Kings possibly refrain from acting against the Silver Dragon King and Mount Lu Residence?
Fortunately, he had acted first, sending Bo Saixi to Mount Lu Residence to ask Xu Jie for his immortal cultivation method.
It was a new system, after all, and he was curious too. He wanted to see just how the immortal cultivation system differed from the Martial Soul system.
If the five God Kings invited Xu Jie to the Divine Realm, he certainly would not get a chance at the immortal cultivation method.
Fortunately, he had told Bo Saixi to act ahead of them.
The five God Kings left the Divine Realm together and flew toward the Douluo Continent.
Meanwhile.
Douluo Continent, Spirit City.
Spirit Hall, Saintess Hall.
Yan left dejectedly.
He had originally come to see Hu Liena, hoping she would leave Spirit Hall with him and go to Mount Lu Residence to become a disciple and practice immortal cultivation.
Yet he had never imagined that Hu Liena would coldly turn him away without even letting him see her.
Nana, do you truly not understand my feelings?
I really do like you.
Why can't you accept me?
Yan could not make sense of it, no matter how he racked his brains. Since he could not understand, he stopped thinking about it.
He intended to go to the Pope's Palace to see Bibi Dong and sever all ties with Spirit Hall. Even if he had to return everything he currently possessed to Spirit Hall, he would not hesitate.
The Pope's Palace.
"Yan, you still dare show your face before me!"
"Do you think I really wouldn't dare kill you just because Qian Daoliu is shielding you?"
"Believe me, even if I killed you, Qian Daoliu could do nothing to me!" Bibi Dong flew into a rage upon seeing Yan.
If Yan had not contradicted her in public.
How would she have lost face and her dignity as Pope?
How would she have been suppressed by Qian Daoliu?
Would it not have been better to obediently listen to her and apologize to Xiao Gang? He just had to anger her!
If not for Qian Daoliu, Yan's position in the Golden Generation, and his acquaintance with her disciple, she truly would have liked to slap him dead.
Facing the furious Bibi Dong, Yan remained neither servile nor overbearing. He bowed slightly to her and said:
"Your Holiness, this is the last time I will address you as Your Holiness."
"Yan, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening me?" Bibi Dong demanded.
She kept feeling that Spirit Hall was about to lose Yan.
She did not care about Yan himself, but he was part of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
Spirit Hall had spent so much money, manpower, and material resources to nurture Yan.
She was unwilling to let Yan leave Spirit Hall and strengthen another faction.
Although she wanted to destroy Spirit Hall, it absolutely could not happen now. Only by pushing Spirit Hall to entirely new heights and then destroying it with her own hands could she achieve her revenge.
Until then, everything she did would take Spirit Hall's interests and strength into consideration.
Facing Bibi Dong's questioning, Yan remained neither servile nor overbearing and answered honestly:
"Your Holiness, I am not threatening you. I merely wish to leave Spirit Hall and pursue the freedom in my heart."
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