In the center of the Divine Realm Council's great hall, a vast sphere of light emitted a dazzling, soft glow. In three corners of the hall, three individuals stood, intently infusing various colors of energy into the light sphere. Each type of energy carried a unique fluctuation and aura, intertwining to form a wondrous balance and harmony.
At the center of the inner side, Tang San, his expression heavy, infused a dark red light. This was the divine power of the Asura God.
To his lower left stood a figure dressed in black, radiating a faint, eerie aura. This was the Evil God, Ji Dong.
On the other side was a peerlessly beautiful woman in a white long dress, surrounded by a serene halo. The halo seemed to possess a magical power, instantly calming the heart. She was the Good God, Lie Yan.
The three acted together, using the Divine Realm central hub to survey the Divine Realm's... condition, constantly calling immortal energy to compensate for areas destroyed by the temporal chaos.
After the Divine Realm had stabilized slightly, the three withdrew their hands at the same time.
"With the seeds left by the God King of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, using destruction and creation as the core to rebuild the central hub, it can currently replenish some immortal energy. No immediate problems."
Tang San looked at the other two. "Thank you both for your hard work."
Ji Dong shook his head, blaming himself. "Throughout the Divine Realm turmoil, only you, Brother Tang, have always fulfilled your duties. You are the one who has worked hard."
Lie Yan glanced at Ji Dong, falling silent.
She understood her husband, Ji Dong, best of all. The two of them had been lured away by the God King of Destruction through the previous Good God and Evil God, leaving the Divine Realm deserted. Had that not happened, the God of Destruction would never have launched his rebellion due to a philosophical disagreement.
If the five God Kings had been able to work together, they might have stabilized the Divine Realm then and there, sparing it from being swept into the temporal chaos.
Tang San's eyes flickered. He shook his head with a wry smile. "If not for my inadequate strength, it would not have come to this."
In the Divine Realm's internal conflict and the battle with the Golden Dragon King, who had made the most mistakes?
Was it him?
Of course not.
It could even be said that among the five God Kings, only he had been right, and only he had fought to the end.
Destruction had lured away Good and Evil, seized power, imprisoned him, expanded the Divine Realm, and left the Divine Realm unprepared to face the temporal chaos.
Life had been indecisive, failing to stop the battle in time, allowing the situation to worsen further.
Good and Evil had fallen for Destruction's scheme, been lured to the Five Elements Continent, and had not been present during the Divine Realm's internal conflict, giving Destruction the opportunity to seize power. When the Golden Dragon King appeared, they had not returned in time, plunging the Divine Realm into chaos. So the two were still blaming themselves, willingly placing themselves beneath him.
Counting them, throughout the Divine Realm turmoil, among all the God Kings, the only one who had consistently fulfilled his duties was him, Tang San.
Destruction had sent people to kidnap Xiao Wu, imprisoned him in the Divine Forbidden Land, intending to seal him forever. In this process, he was the victim, yet he had still persuaded Destruction with painstaking effort.
Facing Destruction's expansion of the Divine Realm, he had broken free from his seal at a critical moment, wanting to stop him. But he had been outnumbered and eventually ended up defeated.
Nevertheless, his proposal that the Divine Realm should not be expanded was undoubtedly correct. The temporal chaos and the Golden Dragon King's escape both proved his correctness.
If Destruction had not expanded the Divine Realm, they could have faced the temporal chaos and the Golden Dragon King with all five God Kings at their peak. Why would it have come to this?
And when facing the Golden Dragon King, it was he who had sacrificed his Sea God divine seat, buying a glimmer of survival for the still-living deities, allowing them to wait for the support of Good and Evil. The surviving deities all owed him gratitude.
What did all these events ultimately prove? They proved his, Sea God's... no, Asura God Tang San's, correctness and rationality.
If forced to say where he had been wrong, at most, Tang San could say... insufficient strength.
But insufficient strength was only in comparison to Destruction and the Golden Dragon King. The strength of the Good God and Evil God was still inferior to him.
With Good and Evil willingly placing themselves beneath him out of self-reproach, and Life and Destruction dead, he was the true Lord of the Divine Realm!
Abandoning the Sea God divine seat earlier had been the correct decision.
A flicker of something passed through Tang San's eyes.
Although losing the Sea God divine seat had reduced his strength considerably, it had bought him the prestige and support within the Divine Realm.
"Brother Tang, should we find a First-Class God to fill the vacancy on the Divine Realm Council? With the blessing of the central hub's power, a sufficiently powerful First-Class God could progress quickly, share some of our pressure."
"Yes. It's feasible."
Tang San nodded gently. He and the other two finalized the plan and watched them leave the Divine Realm central hub.
Only then did he coldly take out the Golden Trident.
The Sea God's divine seat had previously belonged to him. A Super Divine Artifact was extremely difficult to destroy. Although he had lost the divine seat, this did not mean that he lacked the ability to establish contact with the Douluo Star.
Not to mention that his inheritance as the Sea God should have also remained on the Douluo Continent. Those things would not be so easy to make use of.
So then, who would become my vessel for divine descent, allowing me to descend upon the Douluo Continent and complete my ten-thousand-year grand plan?
Tang San's gaze was distant.
Douluo Continent. I shall eventually return!
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