Chapter 248: The Frustrated God King of Destruction

  "Why are you the one sitting in the Destruction God Hall? Where is the God King of Destruction?"

  Upon seeing that the one seated on the throne in the Destruction God Hall was the Goddess of Life, the Sea God couldn’t help but ask in confusion.

  According to the pn he and the Asura God had devised, it should have been the God King of Destruction who met with them.

  "Why are you looking for Destruction?" The Goddess of Life didn’t answer the Sea God's question directly but responded with a question of her own.

  "Uh…" The Sea God hesitated, feeling awkward.

  The truth was, he found it hard to say out loud.

  They had no one to bme but themselves for choosing two successors who ended up rebelling against them. Now, their godhoods were as good as lost...

  "The truth can't be hidden forever. If you can’t say it, I’ll expin it myself," said the Asura God candidly. Perhaps because his face was hidden behind armor, he felt no shame in speaking pinly.

  "It’s like this," the Asura God began, "After inheriting their godhoods, my successor and the Sea God’s successor betrayed us."

  "Without our godhoods, we no longer have the power to deal with them, so we came to plead with Destruction to help us eliminate the traitors and recim our godhoods. Destruction agreed to this."

  "But after waiting for so long, there has been no word from him. That’s why we came to check if he has retrieved the Asura God and Sea God godhoods yet."

  After the Asura God finished speaking, he and the Sea God looked expectantly at the Goddess of Life, awaiting her response.

  "Ah…" The Goddess of Life sighed softly. "To tell you the truth, the God King of Destruction left to search for the Douluo Pne and has yet to return."

  "What?"

  Both the Asura God and the Sea God were shocked.

  "That’s impossible! With Destruction’s power, who could possibly stop him?"

  "Exactly! No matter how strong those traitors are, they couldn’t possibly be a match for a god king!"

  After losing their godhoods, they had been cut off from overseeing the various pnes under the Divine Realm’s jurisdiction. As a result, they had no knowledge of what had transpired after Qin Xiao and Tang San became gods.

  "Things have changed. The Douluo Continent isn’t as simple as you might think," the Goddess of Life replied calmly.

  "Have you tried contacting Destruction?" the Asura God asked again.

  The Goddess of Life nodded. "I’ve never stopped trying. But it seems Destruction is constantly traveling between different spaces. Any messages I send cannot reach him."

  "This…"

  "What do we do now?"

  The Asura God and the Sea God were completely baffled.

  This development was far beyond what they had expected.

  The two of them had originally assumed that the God King of Destruction had already recimed their godhoods and was simply waiting for them to come begging so that he could string them along, building a rge favor for the future.

  But the truth? The God King of Destruction had actually gone missing?

  "Wait a moment, I think we have contact," the Goddess of Life’s expression suddenly changed, her face showing a hint of surprise.

  "Quick, see what Destruction says. Has he succeeded?" The Asura God was excited.

  The Sea God clenched his fists in anticipation.

  With a wave of the Goddess of Life’s hand, a soft green light screen appeared before them.

  Gradually, the screen dispyed a vast expanse of stars.

  "Hey, that’s just the starry sky! Where is the God King of Destruction?" the Sea God asked, puzzled.

  "You clearly don’t understand Destruction. Keep watching. You’re in for a surprise," the Asura God remarked with a lighthearted mood.

  What are we supposed to keep watching? Though confused, the Sea God did as told.

  The image slowly zoomed in, and a figure appeared in the middle of the starry expanse.

  Dressed in bck, with two long strands of hair gently floating in the breeze, the figure stood, unmoving.

  It was undeniably imposing.

  Ah, I see now… The Sea God finally understood.

  No wonder the background was so grand—this whole setup was just to highlight the God King of Destruction’s entrance.

  It was a dramatic dispy.

  An incredibly over-the-top dramatic dispy.

  As the image focused, the figure of the God King of Destruction became clear, and his features were dispyed in full to the onlookers.

  "Life, what do you need?" the God King of Destruction asked indifferently.

  "It’s not me who needs you; it’s them," the Goddess of Life said as she brought the Asura God and the Sea God into the frame.

  The moment he saw the two of them, the God King of Destruction's expression immediately darkened.

  Just seeing them was enough for him to know exactly why they were there.

  But internally, he was deeply frustrated.

  Three years...

  He had spent three whole years searching for the Douluo Continent.

  or the past three years, the God King of Destruction had been traversing various dimensions, yet he found nothing. It was as if the Douluo Continent had been erased from the jurisdiction of the Divine Realm.

  "Destruction, it seems you’ve perfectly handled the matter that Poseidon and I entrusted to you…" The Asura God wasted no time getting straight to the point.

  From his perspective, now that the God King of Destruction had appeared, he must have already restored the Douluo Continent to its proper pce.

  "By the way, how did you deal with those two rebels, Tang San and Qin Xiao? Did you make sure they suffered the agony of death by a thousand cuts before they died?" Poseidon eagerly asked.

  Like the Asura God, Poseidon assumed that Qin Xiao and Tang San had been executed. He just hoped that they hadn’t died too easily, craving their torment to ease the resentment in his heart.

  Upon hearing this, the smile on the God King of Destruction’s face gradually disappeared.

  These two really know how to hit a sore spot…

  If I had found the Douluo Pne and killed those two rebels, I would’ve returned to the Divine Realm long ago! The God King of Destruction silently cursed as he replied with a dark expression, "I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed…"

  "Disappointed?" Poseidon waved dismissively. "No worries, no worries. Even if you didn’t give those two a gruesome death, as long as they’re dead and you’ve recimed the godhoods, that’s what matters."

  "When I say disappointed, I mean it in a way much worse than you might think…" The God King of Destruction realized Poseidon and the Asura God were still too optimistic.

  As expected, the Sea God and Asura God were stunned by his words.

  "Can you be more specific?" the Asura God asked.

  "To put it pinly, I haven’t even found where the Douluo Continent is," the God King of Destruction admitted.

  "What? How is that possible?" Poseidon, the Asura God, and even the Goddess of Life all excimed in disbelief.

  How could that be? A God King couldn’t even handle such a simple task? Was he really a fake God King?

  "Destruction, this joke isn’t funny…" The Asura God said sternly.

  "Do you think I’m joking?" The God King of Destruction spread his hands helplessly.

  If it were up to him, he would never have wanted to experience such a humiliating situation.

  "So… this is real?"

  Seeing the God King of Destruction’s serious attitude, the Asura God had no choice but to accept the truth.

  The God King of Destruction slowly nodded. "But I believe I will eventually find them. When I finally descend upon the Douluo Continent, well… they better not fall into my hands, or they will suffer."

  The Asura God and Poseidon remained silent.

  Still boasting at a time like this?

  Find the Douluo Pne first, then talk.

  The Goddess of Life then asked, "Destruction, are you going to return to the Divine Realm now?"

  "Return to the Divine Realm?" The God King of Destruction shook his head. "I’ve been searching for three years. How could I return now without results? I refuse to leave things unresolved."

  "My pursuit of the Douluo Continent is not just about maintaining the stability of the Divine Realm. There are personal grievances at py. As long as I haven’t found the Douluo Continent, I won’t return to the Divine Realm!"

  His determination was absolute.

  No one could convince him otherwise.

  He was being completely stubborn.

  "But… how long will that take?" The Goddess of Life furrowed her brow.

  "I have no idea."

  "Wait."

  The God King of Destruction was about to admit he didn’t know when suddenly, his tone changed.

  Because, right before him, a pnet appeared out of nowhere.

  That’s right.

  Without warning, a pnet had suddenly appeared.

  "Destruction, what did you find?" the Goddess of Life asked, seeing his silence.

  "See for yourselves," the God King of Destruction replied.

  As he spoke, the image on the light screen changed. A blue pnet appeared before the group.

  "Douluo Star!"

  "It’s really Douluo Star!"

  The Asura God and Poseidon shouted in excitement.

  If Douluo Star had reappeared, it meant that their godhoods could be restored!

  "Alright then. Since Douluo Star has been found, there’s no need for you to worry. Just wait for me to subdue the disasters on Douluo Star, and I’ll return to the Divine Realm with the godhoods in hand," the God King of Destruction said as the light screen began to fade.

  "Wait, this is happening so fast," Poseidon murmured. "I just hope the God King of Destruction doesn’t forget to make those two heretics suffer. If he just gives them a quick death, that would be too merciful."

  The Asura God snorted coldly. "You don’t need to worry about that. I know Destruction’s methods well. If those two fall into his hands, they’ll suffer far worse than if they were in ours."

  "Now that’s what I want to hear!" Poseidon grinned.

  Douluo Continent.

  In Thunder Emperor City, inside the grand hall.

  Qin Xiao sat at the head of the table, his expression solemn. "Three years have passed, and today the Douluo Continent will reappear before the gods of the Divine Realm. From now on, humanity and the gods will be in direct conflict."

  What did that mean?

  Were they about to start a war between humans and gods?

  Hearing Qin Xiao’s words, everyone’s heart skipped a beat.

  Most importantly—could they win?

  Seeing the pale faces of everyone around him, Qin Xiao realized the harsh truth might have shocked them too much.

  "Of course, there's no need for you all to be so anxious."

  "Even in this war, not just anyone can participate. Only those stronger than a rank 97 Titled Douluo, empowered by the will of the pne, can temporarily unleash power close to that of a god."

  Qin Xiao originally intended to comfort the crowd, but after hearing his words, some became even more uneasy.

  "What if we fail?"

  From among Ning Fengzhi's group, the headmistress of Tianshui Academy, dressed in a blue gown, asked this critical question.

  "Good question," Qin Xiao praised before answering without hesitation, "If we fail, the outcome would be disastrous. At best, all life on the Douluo Pne would be eradicated, and obedient new humans would be raised in their pce."

  "In the worst case, the Douluo Pne itself could become part of the Divine Realm. Of course, this wouldn’t be an ascension but rather the absorption of the Douluo Pne as nourishment for the Divine Realm. As for the fate of the pne's inhabitants… I don't think I need to eborate."

  As Qin Xiao finished, the hall fell into dead silence. You could hear a pin drop.

  Suddenly, Qin Xiao's expression shifted. "There are matters I need to attend to, so I'll take my leave."

  With that, he vanished from his seat.

  After his departure, heated discussions erupted in the hall.

  However, the topic wasn’t about how to seek refuge or coexist with the Divine Realm, but rather how to achieve victory.

  Douluo Continent

  "Could the Douluo Continent have become this powerful?"

  The God King of Destruction was visibly startled upon arriving at the Douluo Pne.

  The rank of this pne far exceeded most others and could easily be considered one of the best.

  "What's even more important is that the potential of this pne hasn’t been exhausted yet. With time, it could grow to an even higher level."

  The God King of Destruction’s eyes gleamed brighter and brighter.

  He casually used a bit of his divine power to test the pne, discovering that its strength was already nearing that of the Divine Realm.

  Attacks below the level of a third-tier god wouldn’t be able to penetrate its spatial defenses unless they possessed space-manipution abilities.

  "This pne could easily be shaped into a new Divine Realm, or perhaps merged directly with the existing one."

  Since arriving on the Douluo Pne, the God King of Destruction hadn’t stopped smiling.

  "Hey, who are you, standing there ughing like a fool? You look like an absolute idiot."

  At that moment, the God King of Destruction noticed someone cd in purple armor standing on the ocean's surface, staring at him with disdain.

  Without a doubt, this person was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

  As the ruler of the sea, any disturbance on the water couldn’t escape his notice. Sensing the spatial distortion, he immediately rushed to the scene and notified Qin Xiao.

  The God King of Destruction's expression turned cold. "You insignificant divine officer, how dare you speak so disrespectfully to me?"

  "Damn you!"

  His fury boiled over. In the Divine Realm, not even the gods would dare to speak to him like that.

  Even second-tier and first-tier gods treated him with the utmost reverence.

  When had he ever suffered such an insult?

  With a wave of his hand, a jet-bck beam of light shot forth.

  "Oh crap!"

  "Danger!"

  The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's face paled. In that beam of light, he could sense an overwhelming crisis.

  He hadn’t expected this mysterious invader to be able to kill him with just a casual strike!

  Dodge!

  His decision was instantaneous. He exerted all his strength to move just a bit out of the way.

  But even with that, it was inevitable—he was going to be hit, and the impending sense of death didn’t fade.

  "It’s futile. Once struck by Destruction’s power, the ws of destruction will erase all your life force in an instant," the God King of Destruction sneered, looking at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King as though he were a dead man.

  No, more like a dead fish.

  But in the next moment, shock filled his eyes.

  A strange golden light enveloped the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and in an instant, his figure disappeared.

  In his pce stood a young man dressed in purple, who casually shattered the beam of destruction with a punch, emerging completely unscathed.

  (End of Chapter)

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