"Knew."
Qian Renxue slapped his hand away and gave a haughty snort, "I don't need you to teach me how to do things. It's just playing with balancing techniques, right? I have that kind of skill."
"But..."
She changed the subject, a sly glint in her eyes, "Since you want to be the Supreme God, you need a prestigious title, right? You can't expect your subordinates to just call you Xuan Ming, can you?"
"Name?"
Xuan Ming was taken aback. He really hadn't thought about this question.
In the mortal realm, he was known as the " Death God," but after becoming the God King, he was called "Your Majesty the God King " or " Supreme God " by the people of the Divine Realm.
"What do you think?" Xuan Ming countered.
Qian Renxue's eyes darted around, and a mischievous smile curled at the corner of her lips.
"Since you enjoy meddling in other people's business so much, and like to control everyone... how about you call yourself the God of Creation and Order? It'll make you sound powerful and give you a commanding presence."
"Creation and Order..."
Xuan Ming pondered the words for a moment, then shook his head. "Too cliché. Besides, I didn't create anything; I only did some minor repairs."
"It doesn't need to be so complicated, nor does it need to have so much deeper meaning."
One word is enough.
"Sky."
"Heavens?" Qian Renxue was stunned.
"That's right, it's the sky."
Xuan Ming turned around, looking at Qian Renxue, his eyes flashing with an almost cold, divine light. "For mortals, there's no need to know what the God King is called, nor to understand what order or creation is. Those concepts are too complex, too distant."
All they need to know is that there's a sky above them.
Xuan Ming extended a finger and pointed upwards.
"What goes around comes around."
"The will of Heaven is difficult to defy, and therefore cannot be defied."
"This is the ultimate reverence," Xuan Ming said calmly. "No matter where they are, no matter what gods they worship, as long as they look up, they can see the sky. As long as they live, they must live under the sky's protection."
"I am that sky. Omnipresent, supreme."
Qian Renxue stared blankly at Xuan Ming.
She originally thought "Creation and Order" was arrogant enough, but she didn't expect this man to be even more arrogant and haughty than she imagined.
He defined himself directly as the "concept" itself.
No more explanations are needed, no more reasoning is required. Because Heaven doesn't need to reason with people; if Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old; Heaven has no favorites, but always sides with the virtuous.
The Xuan Ming of today is no longer the Xuan Ming of the past who could reason with mortals and discuss pros and cons.
He is the true God, the one who sets the rules and defines the world—the Heaven.
"Although... it sounds very imposing."
Qian Renxue snapped out of her daze, her expression suddenly turning somewhat strange. She looked Xuan Ming up and down, then pointed to herself, her tone carrying a hint of inexplicable shame and mockery.
"But don't you think something's a little off?"
Xuan Ming asked in confusion, "What's strange about it?"
"You are 'Heaven'," Qian Renxue said, pointing at Xuan Ming, then at herself, "And I am ' Angel God '."
" Angel... messenger of heaven."
A slight blush rose to Qian Renxue's cheeks, her eyes flickering. "According to this logic... am I your messenger? Am I one of yours?"
"Even... Angel, in the original context of this word, aren't they specifically there to serve 'heaven'?"
In the past, everyone called them " Angel God," because they were messengers of light.
But now that Xuan Ming has defined himself as "Heaven," she, the " Angel God," has suddenly transformed from an independent Principal God into Xuan Ming's "private property."
This feeling... how should I put it?
There was a sense of shame at being completely possessed, and also a strange... sweetness?
Looking at Qian Renxue's inexplicably shy demeanor, Xuan Ming suddenly wondered if his brain was outdated.
Why does she make such connections about everything? And why does she always think of such inappropriate things?
Chapter 492 Xiao Wu: I want to check the cards!
Xuan Ming took a deep breath and decided to selectively ignore Qian Renxue's inexplicable association and her shy "I get it" expression.
His head was already big enough; he really didn't want to cram any more weird and useless stuff into it.
"Alright, stop thinking about those things."
Xuan Ming waved his hand, "You prepare yourself first. I'm going to find Bo Saixi now. We'll all meet at the Sea God's Mansion later, then go down together and resolve the issues of Douluo Star's faith and the Federation's reform in one go, to avoid any unforeseen complications."
"Prepare? What do I need to prepare?"
Qian Renxue shrugged matter-of-factly, a flash of golden light emanating from her, instantly transforming her somewhat disheveled but still magnificent Angel God Armor. "This goddess is naturally beautiful and ready to depart at any time. Let's go, we can go together."
Xuan Ming rubbed his temples, a slight headache in his eyes. "What I mean is... shouldn't you do some mental preparation? Or maybe try to avoid this area for a bit?"
"Don't you know that your relationships with other people... well, they're a little complicated?"
Xuan Ming's words were tactful, but the meaning was quite clear.
In his complex and intricate network of relationships, which could be drawn into a tangled mess, Qian Renxue is definitely the most unique and also the most awkward one.
The other girls, like Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and even Gu Yuena and Zi JI, had already become quite familiar with each other during their years together on Sea God Island.
Even if everyone harbors some jealousy, they can at least maintain a harmonious facade, and occasionally even get together to play mahjong or something.
Only Qian Renxue.
As the former young master of the Spirit Hall, and a "transfer student" who joined later, coupled with her innate arrogance, she had almost no interaction with anyone except Bibi Dong.
They had barely even met the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, these Beast God of the Far North, more than a few times.
This led to an awkward situation: once everyone gathered together, Qian Renxue was like a peacock that had mistakenly wandered into a flock of cranes, aloof, conspicuous, and somewhat out of place.
"Awkward? Why should I be embarrassed?"
Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow, her chin slightly lifted. "As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed. Besides, we'll be under the same roof anyway... cough, in the same Divine Realm, we'll have to face each other sooner or later. Rather than hiding, I might as well assert my dominance openly."
Xuan Ming gazed silently at the sky.
You're not embarrassed, but I'm the one who's embarrassed!
The atmosphere of that Asura battlefield sent chills down his spine just thinking about it.
But seeing Qian Renxue's "I'll die if you don't take me" attitude, Xuan Ming knew he was doomed today.
"Fine, whatever you say."
Xuan Ming sighed and stopped struggling in vain. He reached out and took Qian Renxue's hand. With a thought, the two of them instantly transformed into streams of light and flew towards the Sea God's residence in the ocean region of the Divine Realm.
The Sea God's Palace is situated on a vast blue ocean in the Divine Realm. The magnificent blue palace, as if sculpted from crystal, exudes a soft and sacred radiance.
Because Xiao Wu and the others' divine abodes were still under construction, and Bibi Dong had revealed that the girls had been holding some kind of "secret meeting" at the Sea God in the past few days, Xuan Ming directly brought Qian Renxue here.
However, as soon as he landed, Xuan Ming was stunned by the scene before him.
The once solemn and majestic Sea God's Palace has now been transformed into a casino!
In the center of the main hall, a huge long table made of millennia-old ice sat across the room, surrounded by a large group of beautiful women.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu... even the usually dignified and composed Bo Saixi was sitting at the table with a serious expression, holding several crystal-clear ice cards in her hand.
Right in the center of the table, the dealer was none other than the usually aloof Ice Dragon King!
At this moment, the Ice Dragon King was wearing a black tailcoat that he had somehow acquired, and he was shuffling the cards with practiced ease, his movements so professional that it seemed as if he had been practicing for tens of thousands of years.
"What... what is going on?"
Xuan Ming stood at the entrance of the main hall, completely dumbfounded.
Gambling is forbidden in the Divine Realm... Oh wait, he's the God King, so it seems he set this rule?
Just then, Xiao Wu, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly slammed her hand on the table. Her purplish-black Divine Power surged instantly, and a Destruction aura unique to the God of Destruction spread out.
"Wait!"
Xiao Wu stared intently at Zi JI opposite her with her large, ruby-like eyes, "I want to check the cards!"
Zi JI was startled by her sudden imposing manner and shrank back somewhat guiltily, but still stubbornly insisted, "Test me then! I'm an upright and honest man, why would I be afraid of you?"
The Ice Dragon King walked forward expressionlessly, his slender fingers tracing the deck of cards in front of Zi JI, a faint chill sweeping across it.
"There's nothing wrong with the cards."
The Ice Dragon King announced coldly.
Xiao Wu sat back down, somewhat annoyed, muttering, "That's impossible... How could she be so lucky every time? There must be something fishy going on..."
Xuan Ming was even more confused.
These gods, instead of cultivating themselves and comprehending the rules, are actually gathering to play cards? And they're playing so enthusiastically?
"What are they all betting on? It's so lively!"
Xuan Ming couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing his voice, the hall fell silent for a second.
Immediately, all eyes turned to them.
Xiao Wu, who was still feeling annoyed, suddenly brightened up and jumped up from her chair. She cheered and was about to pounce on him, but when she saw Qian Renxue next to Xuan Ming, she stopped in her tracks and a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.
At this moment, a little girl, dejected and radiating an aura of "I lost everything," slowly crept up from the back of the crowd to Xuan Ming's side.
It's Ice Empress.
This former overlord of the Far North, now First-Level God, is hanging his head, looking utterly hopeless.
"Waaaaah... Xuan Ming..."
Ice Empress tugged at Xuan Ming's sleeve, her voice filled with grievance, "I lost everything... I was last in line..."
Xuan Ming looked down at her, his face blank. "Lost everything? What exactly were you betting on? Divine Power? Divine artifacts? Or Godhood?"
Ice Empress looked up at him with an expression as if he were an idiot, and said matter-of-factly, "Of course, we're betting on your distribution rights!"
"Puff--"
Qian Renxue, standing next to her, almost burst out laughing.
Xuan Ming was completely petrified.
"What... what right do I have?"
He felt there might be something wrong with his ears.
"The right to allocate resources!"
Ice Empress, counting on his fingers, explained seriously, "It's about... the order in which we sleep with you next."
"Look, everyone's become a god now, and there's only one of you. They can't all just flock to you, can they? That would be disgraceful!"
"Furthermore, Gu Yuena said that Bibi Dong also agreed; they couldn't accept that kind of... well, too chaotic scene. And they also know that, given your personality, you definitely couldn't accept that kind of messy thing either."
"Therefore, after everyone's unanimous agreement, you can only accept a maximum of two people together."
"Since there's a limit to the number of spots, there should naturally be a first-come, first-served system, right?"
"No one was willing to concede to anyone else, and no one wanted to be ranked last. So the Ice Dragon King suggested that they settle the matter in the fairest way possible—by playing cards!"
Those who win the most are ranked at the front, and those who lose everything are ranked at the back.
"I'm sorry..." Ice Empress sniffed, pointing to his empty stomach, "I was the first to lose all my chips... so I have to be last in line. Waaah... It'll probably be next month before it's my turn..."
Xuan Ming was stunned, his mouth twitching wildly.