Tang San quickly glanced at the God of Goodness and God of Evil, only to notice that their expressions seemed a bit unnatural.
The God of Goodness slightly tilted his head, his gaze falling on a pillar in the hall, as if he had developed a deep interest in the patterns on it.
The God of Evil lowered his eyelids, his fingers gently tapping on the armrest, as if counting some silent beat.
The two of them seemed to be deliberately avoiding Tang San's gaze.
Not just them, even the Goddess of Life, who had always largely agreed with his views, remained silent today and sat quietly there.
Looking at the situation before him, Tang San's heart sank slightly.
The God of Destruction did not give him more time to think and spoke again: "Tang San, where are the two divine attendants by your side now?"
Hearing this, Tang San secretly thought it was not good.
He knew that since the God of Destruction asked this, he must have found out something.
He was silent for a moment, his mind spinning quickly with countermeasures, but the silence itself was already enough to explain the problem.
The surrounding gods looked at his appearance and began to whisper to each other in low voices, their gazes carrying scrutiny and suspicion.
Now any god could see that Tang San definitely had a problem.
The God of Destruction continued unhurriedly: "After your Ascension from the Douluo Continent to the Divine Realm, you resurrected the two Spirit Beasts that sacrificed themselves for you, making them divine attendants of the Divine Realm, named Niu Tian and Tai Tan."
"And now, the two of them are not in the Divine Realm, but have been sent by you to the Douluo Continent."
"Right now, they are the two Sect Masters of the Clear Sky Sect, the Sect from your origins in the Lower Realm."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an instant uproar inside the grand hall.
The gods' gazes shifted from the God of Destruction to Tang San's face, and then from Tang San's face back to the God of Destruction.
Tang San did not refute at the moment, and that silent posture in the eyes of the gods was akin to an admission.
Spying on the Lower Realm could still be brushed off with "required by the duties of an enforcer", but planting divine attendants in the Human Realm had already severely violated the regulations of the Divine Realm.
Many divinities were filled with shock at this moment; after all, in their hearts previously, the Sea God Tang San had always been a good God King who "abided by the law and discipline".
He set a personal example and strictly adhered to the rules, being one of the firmest defenders of the order of the Divine Realm.
But now, this glossy outer shell was being peeled away layer by layer, revealing another scene underneath; the dragon slayer seemed to have finally become an evil dragon.
Listening to the surging discussions around him like a tide, Tang San slowly closed his eyes.
This time, he did not rush to quibble.
Because he knew that since the God of Destruction dared to openly raise this matter in a meeting of this scale, he must hold conclusive evidence in his hands, and he simply had no way to quibble about this matter.
If he said anything more like "required by duty" or "routine inspection", it would probably only make himself look even more ridiculous.
It was just that he couldn't figure out why the God of Destruction seemed to have suddenly become enlightened, investigating those two Spirit Beasts so quickly?
After a moment, Tang San sighed softly: "Sigh!"
Seeing him speak, the discussion sounds of the gods gradually subsided.
All the spirits' gazes concentrated on him once again, waiting for the following words.
Tang San raised his head, looked at everyone with a calm expression, and slowly said: "This matter is indeed something I did wrong, but... this was also my helpless move."
The gods originally thought he would take the opportunity to state what he was "helpless" about, but Tang San's tone suddenly shifted, and his gaze fell on the God of Destruction.
His tone carried a subtle scrutiny as he said: "However, I also have a question now, and I would like to ask the God of Destruction for guidance."
The God of Destruction leaned back in his seat, his scarlet eyes lacking any ripples, and simply said indifferently: "What do you want to ask?"
Tang San smiled, a trace of determination flashing deep in his eyes of still trying to turn the tables after being cornered: "Destruction, how did you discover that there are divine attendants under my command on the Douluo Continent? Could it be... that you also privately peered into the Lower Realm?"
This was his counterattack; he admitted his mistake, but that did not mean he would bear all the blame alone.
What he needed to do now was to drag the God of Destruction into the same quagmire as well.
Hearing this question, the surrounding gods began a new round of whispering.
Tang San's question was indeed reasonable. If the God of Destruction had not "privately peered into the Lower Realm", how could he have discovered that Tang San's divine attendants were lurking on the Douluo Continent?
A single-track mind became a two-way block; no matter how the God of Destruction answered, it seemed wrong.
Everyone's gaze shifted unanimously to the God of Destruction once again, waiting to see how he would respond.
Originally, the theme of this meeting was to discuss the expansion of the Divine Realm, but no one expected that shortly after the meeting began, it had already turned into a "trial scene" between two God Kings.
Those spirits who originally lacked interest widened their eyes at this moment, unconsciously lightening their breathing a bit, afraid of missing any detail.
Facing Tang San's seemingly "fatal" question, the God of Destruction was not flustered at all.
He snorted indifferently, as if he had long anticipated that Tang San would ask this, and slowly spoke: "I have indeed been paying attention to the Douluo Continent of the Lower Realm recently, but it is not privately peering into the Lower Realm."
Tang San snorted coldly in his heart, not expecting that the God of Destruction had also become glib.
However, the God of Destruction's next sentence made Tang San's expression completely freeze on his face.
"I found a pretty good junior on the Douluo Continent, and now he has started participating in the Divine Trials."
As soon as the God of Destruction said these words, the entire grand hall instantly quieted down.
Of course, the gods understood what this sentence meant; the God of Destruction had already selected his own successor.
The Legacy of the God King position was rare in the history of the Divine Realm, with each time implying massive power shifts and structural reorganization.
At this moment, when this sentence was spoken personally from the mouth of the God of Destruction, that impact was even greater than the accusation against Tang San just now.
Tang San immediately exclaimed in shock, his tone carrying a shock he rarely revealed: "You want to pass down the Divine Position of Destruction?!"
The God of Destruction nodded calmly: "That's right, regardless of whether my proposal can pass today, I will pass down the Divine Position, giving talents in the Lower Realm a chance to ascend to the Divine Realm and display their talents."
As soon as these words were spoken, it instead made Tang San appear somewhat greedy for power.
Tang San's complexion changed slightly, his mind spinning rapidly, but he couldn't figure out how the God of Destruction, who had fought with him for many years, could so easily give up the Divine Position?
Did he genuinely feel that this time he could "defeat" me, or had he completely given up competing with me? Or was all of this just an excuse meticulously woven by the God of Destruction?
Looking at Tang San's changing complexion, the God of Destruction continued in a steady tone: "Contacting the Lower Realm in the process of testing the successor of the Divine Position is legal under the regulations of the Divine Realm."
"And it was precisely during this process that I discovered the traces of those two divine attendants of yours."
"Sea God... What else do you have to say?"
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