“Alright,” Xiao Wenbing said with a broad smile, “In exchange, please give me all the Five Elements Spirits first, and then I will give you the Origin Crystal.”
Huo De Divine Lord was taken aback, a hint of displeasure flashing across his face. He said, "Divine Lord Xiao is joking." After a moment of contemplation, he said, "How about this, if Divine Lord Xiao can provide enough Origin Crystals, then when the new world is established, we will give you priority in choosing the plane."
Xiao Wenbing's smile vanished, his expression turning cold: "Fire Virtue, how long have you been in the God Realm?"
Huo De thought for a moment, then gave up, saying, "We already don't know."
"Fine, you are all ancient monsters who have been gods for countless billions of years and have no attachment to this place. But I am not. I have just arrived in the God Realm. Everything here is new to me, so I will absolutely not allow you to destroy the God Realm."
Huo De Divine Lord slowly stood up and said heavily, "Divine Lord Xiao, do you know that doing this will offend the entire divine realm?"
"The entire God Realm?" Xiao Wenbing laughed loudly, saying, "Even if we offend the entire God Realm, it's still much better than destroying this place." His expression hardened, and he said, "Spread the word: I want all the Five Elements Spirits in your possession."
The Fire God smiled coldly, ignoring him, turned around, and with a wave of his hand, a crack appeared in the divine realm.
Xiao Wenbing was furious and said, "Now that you're here, do you think you can leave without leaving something behind?"
The flames on Huo De's body suddenly flickered, but his voice was as cold as ice: "Lord Xiao, for the sake of Lord Turtle, I will let this matter go. However, if you want to be an enemy of the entire God Realm, then you should prepare yourself."
"Hmph, you don't need to worry about that. I think you should be more concerned about your own clone."
"Haha... Do you think a newly ascended god who has just entered the realm of gods can block my way?"
Xiao Wenbing smiled sinisterly and said, "You'll know once you try."
As they spoke, a divine sword flew out, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot towards the Fire God.
The moment Huo De sensed the energy on the sword, he sneered, grabbed it casually, and said, "A mere firefly's light dares to challenge... Ah!"
The moment he grasped the sword light, the divine power within the divine sword suddenly exploded, instantly unleashing thousands of divine swords, each containing a power far exceeding the limit of power he had just sensed.
Caught off guard, the Fire God suddenly found thousands of transparent holes appearing on his divine body.
These thousands of divine swords are Xiao Wenbing's ultimate skill, the Myriad Swords Technique. After being carefully tempered by him, the divine swords not only possess powerful divine power, but also have a strong corrosive effect, which is difficult for even a god's divine body to resist.
If it were the true form of the Fire God, then one could still contend with him. But it was merely an avatar, and in a short while, it was torn to shreds by the divine sword, leaving only a trace of its primordial fire.
With a flick of his finger, Xiao Wenbing sent the primordial fire flying out of the Divine Realm. He shouted, "Go back and tell them that they are not allowed to detonate the Divine Realm without my permission, or I will make sure they face a life-or-death situation."
Volume 23, Chapter 14: An Nei
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The sea of clouds churned, and divine power surged.
Although the realm of gods appeared peaceful and prosperous, the undercurrents were as turbulent as a stormy sea, never ceasing for a moment.
Ever since Xiao Wenbing ruthlessly killed the Fire God Lord's clone on the spot and expelled that bit of divine power from the divine realm, the attitude of the entire divine realm towards these newly promoted gods has changed significantly.
Even Yu Zhu Shenjun, who had always been on good terms with them, became ambiguous.
"Wenbing, you acted too rashly."
“Yes.” Xiao Wenbing nodded in agreement, gently took Zhang Yaqi’s small hand, and said, “I should have just played along with him.” He sighed and said, “But I really didn’t expect that most of the gods in the entire God Realm would have such thoughts to some extent. It’s really scary.”
"Now that word has spread, what should we do?"
"What should we do?" Xiao Wenbing said through gritted teeth, "Of course we should teach them a lesson."
After this period of confrontation, Xiao Wenbing could naturally sense the changes in those gods. He couldn't help but sigh that his foundation was too shallow. If he had stayed in the God Realm for hundreds of millions of years and waited for these supreme gods to grow up, he would not have any fear even if he were to become an enemy of the entire God Realm.
Unfortunately, the Fire God and his group were not fools. They knew that the longer the situation dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. So, they had already taken action in secret.
On the periphery, Huo De Shen Jun's people had already secretly made contact several times with some of the newly promoted gods who had entered the divine realm with Xiao Wenbing, and the terrifying idea of destroying the divine realm quickly spread among the many gods.
It must be said that since becoming gods, many people's personalities have undergone subtle changes. It seems that after possessing endless lifespan and immortality, they have developed a great enthusiasm for the ethereal and unpredictable matter of creating new worlds.
This is a dangerous sign, and Xiao Wenbing cannot ignore it under any circumstances.
Therefore, after discussing with the several gods in the decision-making level, with Xiao Wenbing as the center, all the newly promoted gods created clones and came to his divine realm.
Xiao Wenbing's divine sense swept over the divine avatars, and he was quite satisfied with their cultivation progress over this period. If they continued to cultivate at this pace, the gods might achieve some success in a hundred years.
In fact, after helping them become gods in the celestial realm, Xiao Wenbing not only thoroughly mastered the divine power attributes of each god, but also had a thorough understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.
Although Xiao Wenbing might not have had an absolute guarantee of victory against Yu Zhu Divine Lord and Huo De Divine Lord without using the Heavenly Dao Divine Sword, he could easily kill all of them on the spot when facing these deities.
If there weren't some hidden means to truly restrain these gods, Xiao Wenbing wouldn't have been so generous as to bring everyone to the realm of gods.
Helping others is good, but aiding and abetting evil is not.
Of course, this matter was extremely confidential, and apart from Zhang and Feng, no other deity knew about it, not even Quini and the old Taoist priest Xianyun.
Strands of divine thoughts echoed among the many gods. Xiao Wenbing went straight to the point and truthfully recounted the events concerning the Fire Virtue God, and openly asked for the opinions of the gods.
Soon, the opinions of all the gods were expressed, and the vast majority of them naturally opposed it vehemently. This was especially true of the ten thousand or so gods who had risen from the Flame Realm.
Their primary goal in ascending to heaven was to preserve the Flame Realm. If the God Realm were destroyed, the Flame Realm would certainly not survive the chain reaction. Therefore, the gods, led by Queenie, opposed the plan without any prior consideration.
Similarly, most of the human deities in Huangzhou City also held opposing views, but they were much more cautious, after all, they were new to the divine realm and had to be careful in everything they did.
Xiao Wenbing was not surprised by their behavior. After all, these gods had only been gods for a short time and had not completely severed their ties with the mortal realm, which was why they were so united. However, if they were given hundreds of millions of years to cultivate, this situation would likely be greatly diminished.
Of course, there are always exceptions. There are also many deities who remain silent on the sidelines. These deities are basically from the Mingzhu lineage.
Since arriving in the realm of gods, the pearl was taken by the Divine Lord Yuzhu, while the other gods remained in Xiao Wenbing's camp. At this moment, they were all silent and hushed.
Xiao Wenbing had noticed it long ago, and sent out a divine thought: "Sister Kairis, Seven Colors, what do you say?"
Kairis gave a wry smile and said, "Brother Xiao, we have received a great favor from you, and in principle, we should stand with you through thick and thin. However, if the collection of the Five Elements Spirits is truly the work of the entire God Realm, then if we oppose it, wouldn't we be making enemies of all the gods? What would be the outcome..."
Xiao Wenbing smiled silently, knowing that these people were on good terms with Mingzhu and must have some connection with Yuzhu Divine Lord. If a problem really arose, it would definitely be with them.
"Big sister, I understand what you mean, but I guarantee they would never dare to come knocking on our door."
"Really?" Kairis asked suspiciously.
The longer this situation drags on, the more advantageous it will be for Xiao Wenbing. Unless Huo De Shenjun and the others are idiots, they will definitely make a decision in a short time.
“That’s right.” Xiao Wenbing said proudly, “Elder sister, you may not know, but I know two ancient first-generation gods. If either of them appears, it will be enough to intimidate everyone, and no one will dare to provoke them.”
Kairis's expression suddenly turned strange, and he asked, "Brother Xiao, among the ancient gods you mentioned, is there a solitary god named Lord Guagua?"
"Of course there are."
"this……"
Seeing Kairis's hesitant expression, Xiao Wenbing felt a sense of foreboding and hurriedly asked, "Sister, please speak frankly, there's no need to beat around the bush."
“Alright.” Kairis sighed. “Brother Xiao, if you trust me, then I’ll be frank. I heard from Lord Yuzhu that the method for collecting the Five Elements Spirits was leaked from Lord Gugua.”
Xiao Wenbing felt a chill run down his spine, and a thousand thoughts rushed into his mind at once.
No wonder the Lonely God Lord refused to avenge himself after Yaqi saved the Ghost King; it turns out that the one who truly wanted to destroy the God Realm was him.
Come to think of it, aside from this ancient deity, there probably isn't anyone else with such charisma that could motivate all the gods to strive for a single goal.
Kairis glanced at Xiao Wenbing, who seemed to understand, and said, "Listen to what he said. There is no construction without destruction, and construction only comes after destruction. Only by completely destroying all planes can a new world be created."
Xiao Wenbing nodded slightly. He said, "I understand. I will handle the matter of the Lonely God. Now I just want to ask, if he doesn't intervene, whose side will you take?"
Kairis hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Seven-Colored Winged King, while the thousand or so gods remained silent.
Xiao Wenbing chuckled. He said, "Elder sister, Qicai, I'm a person who values democracy the most and never acts unilaterally. How about this, let everyone vote. If more people agree to destroy the God Realm, I won't say a word. But if more people oppose it, then let's all work together to protect this God Realm, okay?"
Kairis and the Seven-Colored Wing King looked at each other in bewilderment. Is this what you call democracy?
Everyone knows that any god born from the Flame Realm would oppose the destruction of the God Realm, so there's no need to vote to know the final answer.
The Seven-Colored Winged King frowned, about to object, when he suddenly saw a sharp glint in Xiao Wenbing's eyes.
Then Quinni and the others deliberately or unintentionally scattered in all directions, their positions being extremely clever, subtly surrounding them.
Although gods are almost omnipotent, it is virtually impossible to surround them.
However, if the surroundrs are also gods, and there are more than ten times that number, then the surrounded gods are in great danger.
It's surprising that Xiao Wenbing spoke so politely, but his underhanded actions were quite the opposite.
"Brother Xiao, what you're doing..."
"It's nothing, I just don't want people to look like fools." Xiao Wenbing said calmly, "Of course, I'm not an unreasonable person either. If anyone wants to leave, I will not stop them."
"Really?" the Seven-Colored Winged King asked skeptically. When did this guy develop such a good conscience?
“This deity’s word is law.” Xiao Wenbing raised his eyebrows and said, “However, before he leaves, this deity still has something to leave behind.”
"What?"
"The source of divine power."
The gods all paled. Their divine power had become one with them, a power that bound them to life itself. If it were taken away, wouldn't they lose their lives as well?
Xiao Wenbing narrowed his eyes and smiled in an unusually amiable manner: "Of course, it is fate that we have met, so this deity guarantees that it will only return everyone to their previous state, and there will be absolutely no damage."
The gods' expressions were grim. Regardless of whether Xiao Wenbing could keep his promise, even if he could, losing their divine power meant that even if they were lucky enough to survive, their lives would be worse than death.
To experience immense power and then lose it again is a blow that few can bear. Moreover, becoming a god is no easy feat; if one cannot overcome the final tribulation of godhood, the consequences are chilling to contemplate.
"Sigh." Kairis sighed and said, "Very well, Brother Xiao, we will stand with you through thick and thin."
This fox spirit was clearly the leader of the group, and once she agreed, both sides breathed a sigh of relief.
However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred. With a flash of cold light, the seven gods had already left their group without a word.
These seven people were originally on the outer edge of the encirclement, and their sudden attack while the gods were relaxed was indeed difficult to defend against.
Seeing that they were about to escape, Quinni and the others shouted and cursed loudly, each releasing their aura to catch them back.
However, before they could make a move, a huge light shield suddenly flashed across the sky, instantly enveloping tens of thousands of gods.
Their population of over ten thousand covers a vast area, and each deity possesses a considerable divine domain.
However, this light barrier was even more vast and boundless, as if it had been laid out since time immemorial. It rolled up from a distant place and immediately trapped the gods who wanted to escape.
Not only that, several more lights shone around Xiao Wenbing, and Feng Baiyi tore open space with a wave of her hand. Countless bolts of lightning transformed into dazzling electric ropes, instantly binding and pulling the seven gods back.
Xiao Wenbing looked at them coldly and said, "As the saying goes, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. I will not blame you if you want to leave, but if you think I am a fool and try to escape and become my enemy, then you are courting death."
The men looked pale and were extremely shocked.