In the past, beneath the Heavenly Screen.
When the Asura God's words came from the Heavenly Screen, the entire Douluo Continent fell deathly silent for a moment before erupting.
"So it was him! The Asura God! He's the one who brought down divine punishment!"
"A dignified God of Law Enforcement, breaking the law when he knows it full well! Does he have no shame?"
"I worked my ass off cultivating to Soul King, and he ruined it all!"
"That bullshit Asura God-if he were in front of me right now, I'd beat him to death."
"Are you an idiot? The Asura God is still perfectly fine at this point in our time..."
"I'm not afraid anyway. If he dares interfere with the lower realm, divine punishment will come down!"
"Right, there's nothing to be afraid of. Curse him to death..."
"His own level was reset to zero too. Serves him right!"
The curses spread from the streets and alleyways to the great sects. From commoners to Titled Douluo, almost no one spoke up for the Asura God.
The Soul Masters who had struggled to cultivate to high levels especially felt their teeth itch with hatred at the thought of their levels being reset to zero in the future.
Yu Xiaogang, who had already reached the foot of the mountain where the Clear Sky Sect stood, turned livid. After a long while, he forced out, "A God of Law Enforcement took the lead in breaking the law. No wonder the Divine Realm brought down the divine punishment of equality for all beings."
Zhao Wuji stroked his chin, his face unusually serious. "Come to think of it, he just said he could wake Tang San up. Can we really trust that?"
"If he dares joke about this, I'll go find him and beat him up right now." Xiao Wu waved her fists.
Tang San didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He tugged at her. "Xiao Wu, that's the Asura God from the future, not the one here and now."
"I don't care! Anyway, if he can't wake you up, I'll... I'll..." Xiao Wu struggled for a long moment before getting the words out. "I'll curse him!"
Tang San was somewhat speechless. For some reason, he was starting to feel jealous of his future self, who was lying there unconscious.
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong sat in the Pope's Palace, listening to the Asura God reveal his identity on the Heavenly Screen. The cold smile at the corner of her mouth grew deeper and deeper.
"The head of the Gods of Law Enforcement, heh." She picked up her teacup and slowly blew on the steaming tea. "I thought he was some upright gentleman, but he turns out to be a sanctimonious creature too. He repeatedly interfered with the lower realm and even dragged the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess in as accomplices. In the end, the entire Divine Realm suffered along with him."
She took a sip of tea, her phoenix eyes narrowing. "Then again, if he hadn't done all that, my Spirit Hall Empire wouldn't have fallen apart overnight. I'll remember this debt."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi looked at the Heavenly Screen and shook his head with a complicated expression. "The Asura God's move saved the Shrek Seven Devils and the two great empires. But he got himself caught up in it too, and dragged the entire Divine Realm down with him."
"At least the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is still around. That's a good thing." Bone Douluo, for his part, readily acknowledged the Asura God's contribution.
Beneath the Heavenly Screen, there were actually many others who shared Bone Douluo's thoughts.
They were all people unwilling to see Spirit Hall unite the continent.
The Divine Realm Core.
After the Asura God had been banished to the mortal realm, the gods had yet to fully digest the news when the Heavenly Screen showed him revealing everything himself.
The entire Divine Realm Core fell quiet for a moment, then voices rose one after another.
"It's confirmed! The one who repeatedly interfered with the lower realm in the future was the Asura God!" someone said, eyes wide with disbelief. "He really did it?"
"He was putting on such a righteous act before." The God of Destruction folded his arms and sneered. "It's only because the Asura God has been banished to the lower realm. Otherwise, I'd really like to see the look on his face right now."
"Asura God, Asura God..." The God of Fate adjusted her glasses, her tone complicated. "You're the dignified head of the Gods of Law Enforcement. What possessed you? Why did you have to wade into these muddy waters?"
The God of War stood in a corner, his expression the ugliest of all.
He was an old subordinate of the Asura God, having fought alongside him for many years, and had always held his character in high regard.
But now the evidence on the Heavenly Screen was as solid as a mountain, and the Asura God had admitted it himself. What could he say?
"God of War, don't think too much about it." The God of Speed patted him on the shoulder, his tone unusually serious. "Lord Asura God... sigh, now that things have come to this, there's no use saying anything."
The God of War gave a sullen "Mm," clenched his fists, and said no more.
The gods under the Asura God's command looked just as grim as he did.
Every one of them hung their heads, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Their boss had publicly revealed that he had broken the law while enforcing it. As his subordinates, how could they possibly hold their heads high?
"All right, all right, stop looking so down." The God of Destruction glanced at them, his tone less severe. "The Asura God accepted his punishment without hesitation and didn't try to dodge it. At least he showed some accountability there. As for the rest, we'll talk after the Heavenly Screen finishes showing it."
Just as the gods were discussing it, two voices rang out almost simultaneously.
"I knew it! It was that bastard Asura God!"
The Angel God Qian Yuhan's golden eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Just sealing his godhood and cultivation and banishing him to the lower realm really let him off easy!"
The Rakshasa God Ye Si also stepped forward.
The two of them had always hated the person who had brought down divine punishment more than anyone else.
If that person hadn't brought down divine punishment, how would their future selves have been captured by a mortal and made into maids? They had even been forced into it.
They had been pinned to the ground by a mortal from the lower realm and filmed with an image-recording Soul Tool! They had even been taken to an inn, where he got a room!
Granted, that had only happened in the future.
But the Heavenly Screen had shown it all, and the two of them had lost every last shred of face.
"And the Sea God too. Tang San is his inheritor, so he must have been involved!"
"None of them are any good!"
"A bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites."
The two women took turns cursing the Asura God, then the Sea God, then circling back to the Asura God. The only thing anyone could hear throughout the Divine Realm Core was the two of them going at it.
The other gods looked at one another, but not one of them managed to get a word in.
They could understand the Angel God and the Rakshasa God.
Their future selves really had suffered terribly at Wu Wei's hands: rubbing shoulders, pounding legs, and sleeping with him-the full package. Who wouldn't be angry in their place?
In the scene on the Heavenly Screen.
"Asura God, hurry up and tell me! What can wake Third Brother up?"
Xiao Wu had no desire to hear the Asura God talk about anything else. She stepped forward and pressed him again.
The Asura God looked at Xiao Wu. "There has always been a way. But now my cultivation has also been reset to zero. The only one who can save him is you!"
"What? I can save Third Brother?"
"How do I save him?"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened. She herself hadn't known she could save Tang San.
Did he mean for her to sacrifice herself again?
But even if she sacrificed herself again, it would be no use. The problem now was with Tang San's soul.
"Little girl, you haven't forgotten that you passed my trial before and gained the Asura God Sword's acknowledgment, have you?"
"I originally entrusted my godhood to you temporarily, intending for Tang San to inherit it in the end."
"As long as Tang San inherits my godhood, he'll be able to wake up."