"Why are you the one presiding over the Destruction God Temple? Where is the Destruction God King?"
When he saw that the person sitting on the throne inside the Destruction God Temple was the Life Goddess, Poseidon asked with utter confusion.
According to his and the Old Shura God's thinking, the one who should be meeting them at this moment ought to be the Destruction God King.
"What business do you have with Destruction?" The Life Goddess didn't hurry to answer Poseidon's question, but instead asked in return.
"That's..." Poseidon said, a bit embarrassed.
The truth was somewhat difficult for him to articulate.
There was no helping it.
Who asked them to blindly choose two inheritors with rebellious bones?
Now, their godhoods were as good as tossed to dogs...
"You can't wrap fire in paper. If you can't speak it, then let me..."
The Old Shura God was quite forthright, perhaps thinking that with his face hidden within the armor, no words spoken could shame him.
"It's like this. The inheritors of the Sea God and I betrayed us after acquiring their godhoods.
But having lost our godhoods, we no longer have the power to clean house, so we respectfully ask Destruction to help us execute the traitors and retrieve our godhoods. Destruction has agreed to this.
However, after waiting for a long time with no word from Destruction, we came to see if he had managed to recover the Asura God Position and Sea God's godhood."
Having said this, the Old Shura God, along with the Sea God, gazed at the Life Goddess with expectant eyes, waiting for a response.
"Ah..." The Life Goddess sighed faintly, "To be honest, the Destruction God King descended to the mortal realm to search for the Douluo plane and has yet to return..."
"What?"
On hearing the Life Goddess's words, both the Old Shura God and Poseidon were greatly shocked.
"That's impossible, who could possibly stop him with Destruction's strength?"
"Indeed, no matter how strong those two rebellious scoundrels are, they wouldn't be able to contend with a Divine King!"
Having lost their godhood, they no longer held the qualification to oversee the various planes of the Divine Realm, so they were completely unaware of what had transpired after Qin Xiao and Tang San acquired their godhoods.
"Some more things have happened since then, and the Soul Land has become not as simple as you imagined," said the Life Goddess in an understated manner.
"Have you tried to contact Destruction?" the Old Shura God asked.
Upon hearing this, the Life Goddess nodded slightly, "I've never given up, but it seems like Destruction has been constantly traversing from one Space to another, and the messages I send can't be received by him at all."
"This..."
"What are we to do now?"
The Old Shura God and Poseidon were suddenly a bit flustered.
One could say, the reality greatly exceeded their expectations.
The two had thought that the Destruction God King must have already obtained the godhoods and was simply withholding them to whet their appetites.
Once they became anxious, they would take the initiative to ask the Destruction God King for help.
By then, they would owe him a great favor.
But what was the truth?
The Destruction God King had actually gone missing?
"Wait, there seems to be contact now."
The Life Goddess suddenly changed expression, her face taking on a strange look.
How coincidental that these two showed up.
"Quick, see what Destruction has to say. Has he succeeded?"
The Old Shura God was very excited.
Poseidon clenched his fists in anticipation as well.
"Swipe."
With a wave of her hand, the Life Goddess summoned a faint green screen before everyone's eyes.
The vast expanse of the galaxy then appeared on the screen.
"Hey, isn't this the starry sky? Where's the Destruction God King?" Poseidon asked in puzzlement.
"You don't understand Destruction, keep watching, and you'll be in for a surprise," assured the Old Shura God, in good spirits.
Keep watching what? Poseidon was confused, but he had no choice but to do as told.
Gradually, the image zoomed in, and a figure with the galaxy as the backdrop appeared before their eyes.
Clad in black, his robe stirred without any wind, and two long strands of hair in front of his forehead danced lightly.
There was no denying, the dramatic flair was strong.
So that's how it is... Poseidon realized in an epiphany.
No wonder the grand backdrop appeared first; the Destruction God King was using it as a backdrop, to highlight himself.
Show off.
It was such an extravagant show-off.
And then, the image slowly froze, and the figure of the Destruction God King became clearly visible to everyone.
"Life, what do you seek from me?" the Destruction God King asked indifferently.
"It's not I who seek you, but them..." the Life Goddess said, dragging both the Old Shura God and Poseidon into the frame.
Seeing them, the Destruction God King's facial expression changed abruptly.
Just by seeing the two of them, even without them saying anything, the Destruction God King knew what they wanted.
But he was also frustrated.
Three years...
He had been searching for the Soul Land for three full years.
Over these years, he had continuously shuttled between various spaces, yet he found nothing. It was as if the Soul Land had been erased from the Divine Realm's jurisdiction.
"Destruction, it seems that the matter I and Poseidon entrusted to you has been resolved perfectly..." the Old Shura God cut straight to the chase without beating around the bush.
In his mind, the appearance of the Destruction God King surely meant that the Soul Land had been sent back on track.
"Right, how were those two insolent scoundrels, Tang San and Qin Xiao, dealt with? Did you make them suffer excruciating pain before their deaths?" Poseidon eagerly asked.
He shared the Old Shura God's belief that Tang San and Qin Xiao had been punished.
In his heart, he hoped the man hadn't died too easily, believing only prolonged torment could expunge the hatred in their hearts.
Hearing these words, the smile on the Destruction God King's face gradually faded.
Damn it, these two just had to rub salt in the wound.
If I'd found the Douluo plane and executed those two insolent fools, wouldn't I have already returned to the Divine Realm?