"Rex Lapis!!"
"Rex Lapis!!"
"Lord of Wisdom! Lord of Wisdom!"
"Lord of Thunder!!"
Outside the Solar Sovereignty War, the gods of every divine collective were shouting in frenzied reverence.
This Solar Sovereignty War displayed the overwhelming might of each Lord of the Divine Collectives to perfection.
These were supreme gods who stood at the pinnacle of the infinite cosmos!
Each one of them possessed power beyond mortal imagination, having reached true eternity—capable of destroying a negative-ranked great universe with a flick of the wrist, or creating countless new universes with a single turn of the hand.
Even a mere gaze from them could alter the fate of countless great universes and bestow endless civilizations with blessings.
Any one of them could recreate divine collectives filled with infinite gods.
The gathered gods watched the infinite might of their own Lords firsthand and had long since fallen into collective fervor. Even after the Solar Sovereignty War ended, such a scene would continue to spread throughout the memories of all gods in the multiverse.
In the eyes of the gods across the multiverse, the Lords of the Divine Collectives were already the ultimate existence among gods.
As for the Lords of Law, to them, they were merely equals to their own Lords—solitary beings without divine collectives under their rule.
"Lord" was simply the collective shorthand for the ruler of a divine collective, agreed upon by all gods.
In the current multiverse, apart from the earliest generations of gods—the second, third, and fourth—who had been fortunate enough to glimpse the existence of beings above the Lords, 99.9% of gods had never encountered, nor even heard of, any higher gods.
The current divine hierarchy was too low. The only stories they could truly hear were about the Lords, the mysterious Lords of Law who rarely spoke a word, and the Abyssal Lord.
There were only a few true Lords of Law and Lords of Principle in existence—less than half the number of Divine Collective Lords.
Most of those above the Lords preferred to conceal themselves, showing no interest in the worlds or civilizations.
Among them, Phanes was the most visible—she usually sat upon the throne of Pan-Human History, doing little else aside from presiding over the divine assembly held once every million years.
But even that was quite helpless.
Since the decision to hold a work report meeting every million years, less than ten thousand years had passed—meaning the next meeting was still far away.
"Hmm... the main world's time has sped up quite a bit. It's already reached the final battle stage."
Noah folded his arms as he watched the battlefield below, where three Lords were locked in combat.
The final battle was always fought between three.
This time, it was Lesser Lord Kusanali, Raiden Ei, and Zhongli.
Zhongli, being the strongest current Lord, faced the combined assault of Raiden Ei and Kusanali, who joined forces to eliminate him first.
Against two equally matched super-gods working in concert, even the mightiest Lord like Zhongli found himself on the defensive.
After all, while Zhongli continued to grow stronger, so too did the other Lords.
Each Lord possessed trump cards that surpassed even their own power. When all such cards were revealed, their chances of victory were roughly equal—about fifty-fifty.
"This round, Morax will fall. Two consecutive defeats—his myth of invincibility will finally be broken."
However, his prestige would only rise higher.
To stand alone against two equal adversaries and fall by only a narrow margin—that too spoke volumes of his strength.
Previously, Barbatos had taken the title of strongest Lord from Morax.
Though this was merely the common view of the gods, Barbatos had indeed defeated Morax in a fair match.
"Hey! You insolent fool—what divine collective are you from!? How dare you call my Liyue's Lord, Rex Lapis, by name!? Are you seeking to incur our wrath!?"
A dog-eared god-king wearing crimson armor stormed toward Noah in fury, one hand gripping the hilt of the blade at his waist.
As he spoke, low growls rumbled from his throat, grrrr…, like a dog ready to bite.
"Hmph!"
Behind the dog-headed god stood a stern god-king, another high-ranking Liyue deity, who fixed a cold gaze on Noah.
And not just them—behind them stood an entire host of gods belonging to the Liyue Pantheon.
Noah looked at the two yokai gods before him with amusement.
"Oh~ you two are the sons of that fellow Dog General, aren't you? Inuyasha and Sesshomaru—interesting."
His mind wandered back to the earliest days, when the Toga had been among the third generation of gods to ascend. Now, he had already become a Primeval God of cosmic-structure level.
That loyal hound attaining the rank of Almighty God was no surprise; whether he could surpass even that to become a Super-God would depend on his own fortune.
He never shortchanged those who had made contributions in the beginning.
"Hah! Who are you calling a brat!? You dare call my father a kid!? Just who do you think you are!?" Inuyasha exploded in rage. If it weren't for the Dog General's constant discipline, he would have already drawn his sword.
"You insult Rex Lapis, and you insult my father. Even if you are an Almighty God from another pantheon, you won't be leaving unscatched today," Sesshomaru said coldly, his killing intent seeping into every word.
"That's right, that's right! You dare to call Rex Lapis by name—there's no way you're walking out of here! Allow me, Mitama, to teach you a lesson!"
A little girl, no more than seven or eight years old, bare-footed and looking adorable yet arrogant, stepped forward with her chin raised.
"I, Mitama, am now a high-rank Almighty God. Tell me, brat, which path are you from? State your name, and I promise I'll slap your face clean off!"
Noah couldn't help but laugh. "Oh? You want to slap my face? You little thing—can you even jump high enough to reach my knee?"
Mitama was a pure faith god that Morax had brought back from a godless world.
Because she had the backing of the Liyue Divine Collective and received immeasurable faith from countless worlds, she had directly risen to the level of Almighty God.
Mitama's face turned bright red with fury.
"You dare underestimate me, Mitama!? You stinking brat, I'll show you just how powerful I am!"
As she spoke, she charged straight toward Noah—but her foot caught on a small stone. Plop! She tripped and fell flat on her face before Noah, arms and legs spread in a perfect star shape. Her little nose turned red from the impact, and tears welled up instantly from the pain.
"Ahhh… it hurts, it hurts, it hurts… ouch…"
"Waaah… Why did I fall?" Mitama rubbed her reddened nose with teary eyes.
The scene left the gods of the Liyue Divine Collective utterly speechless.
An Almighty God… tripped over a pebble?
Even if this was beneath Celestia, where the density of matter was the highest in the entire world, it shouldn't be enough to trip an Almighty God.
After all, Almighty Gods were the top-tier deities within a divine collective!
Noah crouched down, smiling as he looked at the teary-eyed Mitama rubbing her little nose. He reached out and poked her cheek.
"You didn't even manage to reach my knee. Was your goal perhaps my toes instead?"
Mitama looked every bit the mischievous child she was. Though she carried the dignity of a god, it wasn't much. Her true specialty was shamelessly begging stronger gods for help.
And because she lacked sufficient majesty as an Almighty God, countless other gods sought her out for favors. Naturally, this made her a hub for divine requests.
It wasn't out of reverence—just convenience.
If one begged shamelessly enough, Mitama would always help.
Such was the typical flaw of gods whose minds remained childlike.
All one had to do was coax her a little, and everything would go smoothly.
"That was an accident! Just an accident!" Mitama slapped away Noah's hand, stood up, and glared at him with gritted teeth.
"Just you wait! I'll show you my true power!"
Mitama shouted, ready to unleash her might to teach him a lesson.
But after several loud cries, nothing happened. Her entire expression froze.
Her eyes turned into blank dots.
Even the strand of hair atop her head drooped lifelessly.
"Wha… what's going on? I… I can't summon my power…"
Cold sweat poured down her forehead. She looked at her trembling hands, her whole body slick with panic.
"Oh~ what's the matter?" Noah asked with a grin.
"Heh… hehe…" Mitama awkwardly raised her head and swallowed hard.
"Umm… about earlier, that was just a misunderstanding, hehe. I was only joking with you… You wouldn't take a child's words seriously, right…?"
"Right? Heh… hehe…"
She immediately put on an innocent face, blinking her watery eyes pitifully.
Every time she made a mistake, this was her go-to trick—it had saved her from punishment by Guizhong and Zhongli countless times.
Noah smiled faintly and began cracking his knuckles one by one.
Crack, crack…
"Help! Somebody help me!" Mitama screamed and turned to run toward the equally dumbfounded Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
Noah casually grabbed her by the back of the neck like a kitten, lifting her effortlessly.
"No one's saving you today~"
The stunned gods finally came to their senses and rushed forward at once.
Most divine collectives were known for their unity and protectiveness—Liyue was no exception. Instantly, they moved as one.
"Hey! Let go of Lady Mitama!"
"Hurry, someone go get the Lords!"
Sesshomaru and the other yokai gods surrounded Noah, though none dared strike.
After all, they couldn't just attack without knowing who he was.
What if he turned out to be some high-ranking deity from another divine collective?
Everyone who could enter this place had background and power to match. No one here was simple.
The safest move? Call for their superiors.
Noah found the scene amusing. "Heh, this is the first time I've seen something like this."
He wasn't angry—after all, there was no malice. The people of Liyue were all worshippers of the Sovereign; fanatical even. Hearing someone call his name directly was enough to enrage anyone.
"Let go of me! Or else you're finished! My sister Guizhong will make sure you regret it—you won't even get the chance to apologize!" Mitama snarled, emboldened by borrowed authority.
"Brat. You need a beating," Noah said flatly—and smacked her without hesitation.
Smack!
"Oww!" Mitama yelped, clutching her backside as tears welled up again.
She couldn't understand it—why wasn't her divine power working? She had over a hundred trillion believers!
"What's going on?"
"What just happened?"
At that moment, furious voices echoed through the air as several Liyue deities of Supreme God and even Primordial God level appeared.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's eyes lit up with joy.
"Father!"
Mitama immediately shouted as well.
"Dog General! Nurarihyon! Hoshioni! I don't know which divine collective this guy's from, but he bullied me! Hit him! Beat him hard!"
Dog General frowned deeply, immediately sensing that something was very, very wrong.
Wait, what?
Mitama was bullied?
An Almighty God was bullied?
No way!
If an Almighty God like her could be bullied, then whoever did it must be an incredibly high-ranking being—someone just below the Lords themselves!
And you want me to attack him? Are you out of your mind!?
Nurarihyon and Hoshioni were equally dumbfounded.
Especially Nurarihyon—when he focused his gaze, he nearly inhaled all the air in the Supreme Divine Realm.
Hissss! Wait a second—who was that? That face looked familiar!
No… impossible. It had to be a dream!
Dog King frantically rubbed his eyes.
Uncertain, he looked again.
Hiss—! This time, he nearly died on the spot. His whole body trembled violently, and with a loud thud, his knees hit the ground.
Thud!
Nurarihyon, Hoshioni, and the other yokai gods immediately followed suit, falling to their knees in unison.
Good heavens! What in the world had Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Mitama done!? They were doomed—utterly doomed!
They were among the second generation of gods—those who had once seen that supreme being with their own eyes.
Even that single encounter had blessed them with the potential to ascend as high gods, leading them to where they stood now.
Though the Lord's face had long since blurred in their memories, they would recognize it instantly if they saw it again.
Dog General had thought he might never again behold that supreme existence in his entire lifetime.
And yet—his second meeting came under these circumstances.
Idiots! Absolute idiots! What have you done—
The surrounding gods, who had formed a ring around Noah, all went pale with terror.
These were well-known deities of the Liyue Pantheon—and yet, the moment they saw this figure, they dropped to their knees without hesitation.
Clearly, he was no ordinary being. He was someone of unspeakable power.
Perhaps even equal to the Lords themselves.
Mitama finally realized something was terribly wrong. Her entire expression froze, turning into that of a terrified child trying to behave.
Gulp~ Inuyasha swallowed hard, his sword slipping from his trembling hands and clattering onto the floor.
Noah casually walked forward, still holding the squirming Mitama by the scruff of her neck.
The gathered gods collapsed to their knees, trembling uncontrollably as they realized—with horror—that their divine power was gone.
"I remember you… Toga. Nurarihyon."
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