The Emotion God King stood up and walked before them, shaking his head with a look of shame. "—Back then, I failed to see through Tang San's true colors, which led to the pointless sacrifice of Senior God of Destruction and Senior Goddess of Life. Protecting you all is the last thing I can do for them."
Even a fool could see that once the [Destruction] and [Life] Divine Positions fell upon Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena, the original God of Destruction and Goddess of Life would never return.
Though he was not yet a Supreme God King, he was a "half-step" Supreme God King possessing two ultra-divine artifacts: the 『Eye of Eternity』 and the 『Necromantic Heavenly Calamity Magic Staff』. Assisting several First-Class Gods in stripping their Divine Positions and leaving the God Realm unnoticed was not difficult for him.
As if sensing something, Tang San, who was meditating in the Sea God Temple, opened his eyes. Within his sea-blue pupils hid a violent tide: "Dai Yuhao, oh Dai Yuhao, you really don't know the meaning of death—"
He had kept those Sins who once opposed him around to showcase his benevolence, and to preserve their Divine Positions to see if they could be passed down to future descendants of the Tang Family. He hadn't expected the Emotion God King to actually send them all away.
How disobedient!
He couldn't kill the Emotion God King right now, but that didn't mean he couldn't make him suffer a "little" bit.
"I'm in no hurry to settle this debt; I'll take my time with you—"
Losing a few First-Class Gods was nothing to the current Great God Circle. Besides, with their Divine Positions still present, Tang San could replace the missing Seven Deadly Sins at any time.
For instance, with his companions from the original Shrek Seven Monster—after all, the combat power of the Sins was significantly higher than that of ordinary First-Class Gods.
...
Half a month later.
If one were to look from deep space, they would see two massive nine-colored orbs of light fused together, kneading and deforming like slime, slowly—very slowly—solidifying into a sphere.
At the junction of the [Great God Circle] and the [Divine Dragon Realm], the two Supreme God Kings, Tang San and Tang Xuanyu, stood atop a magnificent high platform. They held the [Sea God Trident] and the [Dragon God Spear] aloft. Powerful divine power surged from the two Supreme God Kings, guiding the total energy of both God Realms.
The platform was covered in divine runes and embedded with countless exquisite gemstones. The hazy colored light emitted atmospheric fluctuations of a higher level as massive amounts of energy continuously ascended.
Infused with a staggering amount of faith energy, the entire Great God Circle had begun its metamorphosis. This transformation was purely evolutionary; the Immortal Qi became clearer and more vibrant. Everything was changing. The God Realm was expanding, radiating a powerful conviction toward more distant places and sensing remote star systems.
Below the platform, the innermost circle consisted of the God Kings of the Great God Circle and the Dragon God Realm. They all raised their ultra-divine artifacts, contributing their strength without reservation.
However, the Goddess of Life Gu Yuena was not as active. The jade-green light emitted by her ultra-divine artifact, the Tree of Life, was even weaker than the purple glow of the Destruction Scepter in Tang Wulin's hand.
One must remember that her cultivation and combat power had always suppressed Tang Wulin from start to finish! Today was truly unusual.
For this God Star ritual, every deity from both God Realms had arrived, including the nine-headed Chimera Haoyue, who had become the God of Heavenly Protection. Naturally, other First-Class and Second-Class Gods were present, along with the descendants of the Tang Family, such as Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji.
Except for the Emotion God King—
Under the pretext of preventing the Universal Law from finding a loophole, Tang San and Tang Xuanyu had excluded the Emotion God King from this ascension ritual, placing him at the very edge of the God Realm. This also meant that if the God Star were successfully formed, the Emotion God King would receive no benefits whatsoever.
As it turned out, Tang San's assumptions were correct. With two Supreme God Kings sharing the pain of the God Star ascension and the God of Heavenly Protection present, the process—though painful—proceeded without accident due to their thorough preparation.
Large patches of illusory light and shadow appeared in the surroundings. These shadows seemed to be connections between points, or perhaps the existence of various reflections.
Faces belonging to Tang San and Tang Xuanyu broke into heartfelt smiles.
It worked!
The God Star was formed. Every God King present felt a high level of compatibility between themselves and the God Star. Their already peak-level cultivation took a step further. In time, it was not impossible for the Great God Circle to produce more Supreme God Kings like the [Dragon God] and the [Sea God].
"Hahaha—"
Heartfelt smiles appeared on the faces of every God King. Particularly Long Gongwei, whose cultivation had even broken through to the Supreme God King level. The cultivation of the other dozen God Kings was also exploding. Even Tang Wulin and Zhou Weiqing, who were at the bottom of the God King ranks, now possessed auras that were not inferior to the Emotion God King.
Once again, the Emotion God King became the lowest-ranking God King in the Douluo God Star.
Tang San raised the Sea God Trident high, his voice brimming with pride: "From this day forward! We shall reign supreme over all things in the universe!"
A mountain-shaking roar of cheers immediately erupted.
"Long live the Sea God!"
"Long live the Dragon God!"
"Long live the Douluo God Star!"
"Long live Lord Tang San!"
All the deities shouted at the top of their lungs, waving toward the platform. The Tang Family members were especially fervent; Tang Wutong even shed tears of excitement.
Everything was progressing toward the established goal. Everything was wonderful.
Tang San lowered the Sea God Trident, his domineering yet elegant gaze sweeping over all the deities of the [Douluo God Star].
Tang San might not remember the names of those jumping and cheering, but the person who wasn't waving certainly wouldn't escape his notice.
He turned his head slightly to look at the Emotion God King at the edge of the sacrificial altar.
The time had come.
He no longer needed this son-in-law—
He would keep the Emotion Divine Position and make it as if none of this had ever happened!
Thinking this, Tang San sent a divine thought to Zhou Weiqing and Tang Wulin, who were near the Emotion God King.
A three-pronged attack—kill the Emotion God King!
Zhou Weiqing was eager to try, but Tang Wulin hesitated. Nevertheless, he gripped his Destruction Scepter and began walking toward the Emotion God King.
Compared to an in-law with no blood relation, Tang Wulin cared far more about his family—especially his sister and parents.
He had heard recently that this "good brother-in-law" had actually committed adultery. In the Tang Family, a clan famous for producing devoted lovers, he had cheated!
This made Tang Wulin truly sad. How could such a brother-in-law be worthy of the Tang name?
Is this how it ends?
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
For some reason, the feeling of unease in the Emotion God King's heart grew heavier, like a mountain pressing down. His heartbeat quickened.
This wasn't right!
Amidst the mountain-shaking cheers, the Emotion God King suddenly jerked his head up, looking at the sky.
As the Emotion God King, he was naturally the most sensitive to the fluctuations of emotions in all things.
That was malice—malice so thick it seemed to have solidified into physical form! Malice directed at the Douluo God Star! Malice from the entire universe!
The mental pollution radiated by this malice nearly made the Emotion God King gag.
Deep in the universe, it seemed—something was forming.
No, it felt as though the moment the Douluo God Star took shape, this thing had already been conceived.