Chapter 764 - 758: The Outrage of the Pantheon - How to Choose
Divine Kings were, after all, Divine Kings; as soon as one spoke, All Gods in the hall immediately fell silent.
Despite the calculations of wizards and the selfishness of many Divine beings back in the year, coupled with the Divine King’s numerous concerns, they could only follow the opponent’s arrangements to buy time. As a result, most of the Divine beings went their separate ways from the Divine King Palace, from initially disregarding the call to ultimately wielding power and living a carefree and joyful life!
The Divine Spirits in the hall were different from those who had claimed territories as their own rulers; most of them were old members of the Divine King Palace, loyal to the Divine King. Not only did they harbor concerns for the Canglan Realm, but they were also aware of the infamy of the Black Wizards and did not wish to see their world fall into the hands of the Black Wizards.
As the only being capable of contending with the Truth Wizard, it was only natural for these Divine Spirits to view the Divine King as their last hope.
Even though this hope had never gained the upper hand throughout the years of stalemate, as long as the Divine King stood tall, All Gods still had a towering tree in front of them to shelter them from wind and rain!
Thus, when they heard the Divine King speak, All Gods who were previously whispering to each other quieted down.
Even some of the more rational ones had already reacted, following the Divine King’s gaze toward the Iron Pine Divine Spirit!
They had previously heard Qin Feng questioning the Iron Pine Divine Spirit, and now that they saw the Divine King asking, if they still did not harbor suspicions, they might as well have lived all their years in vain.
Although they were all Plant Spirits cultivated, there was only one Divine King per generation in the Canglan Realm, and occurrences of rebellion were rare. Besides battling monsters, they could be said to have no natural enemies, which also led to them not engaging in intrigue and manipulation like Human Clans or other worldly races.
But having become Divine with prolonged Life Spans, some were ancient Divine beings of countless millennia. Even the most obtuse of beings would, through the sediment of time, acquire a degree of insight and experience.
Thus, some of these Divine Spirits cast scrutinizing glances toward Iron Pine, who was attempting to blend into the ranks of other Divine beings!
“…”
Having heard the Divine King’s question, the Iron Pine Divine Spirit was already somewhat panicked, and now seeing All Gods looking his way, his heart trembled even more.
But after all, it possessed extraordinary strength and could even be considered one of the top forces under the Divine King’s command. It felt that it had not exposed anything, and even if the Divine King and other Divine beings harbored some doubts, they would not act against it without conclusive evidence.
Otherwise, not to mention whether it would chill the hearts of other Divine beings, the Divine King likely wouldn’t be willing to give up such a powerful Upper Divine Spirit at the Peak Realm!
So it quickly calmed down and said, “Reporting to the Divine King, previously, I was concerned that the invaders would kill their way to my tribe and harm my kin. Therefore, I went back to the Tribe first, only returning to the Divine Mountain after the relocation was completed!”
“Your tribe is millions of miles away from where the invaders descended; why such worry?”
Beside, an elderly Tree God frowned and asked, “Besides, even if preoccupied with relocation, it shouldn’t have taken this much time. Other Divine beings closer to the invaders have already finished their tasks and hurried back to the Divine Mountain to await the Divine King’s orders. How come it took your Iron Pine Tribe so long to complete the relocation?
Could it be you moved the tribe behind Yin Wind Mountain, millions of miles away?”
“I…”
The Iron Pine Divine Spirit with a stubborn neck, said roughly, “What’s wrong with spending a bit more time, Elder Sang, are you going to hold onto this matter?”
“It’s not that I’m making things difficult for you, it’s really that…”
“Enough!”
Just as the being called Elder Sang was about to continue, a slight wave from the Divine King above stopped him: “It’s but a few days late for Iron Pine’s return, not a matter of consequence. As long as it remains loyal to me, I will not punish it over such a minor issue!”
“Your subordinate is loyal to the Divine King, without a second heart!”
Iron Pine Divine Spirit hurried to profess its loyalty.
“Mm, you are an old servant left by my father; naturally, I trust you!”
The Divine King nodded and then moved past the topic without dwelling on it, turning his gaze to Qin Feng instead, “Being a visitor from afar, you should have been arranged to enjoy a few days on the Divine Mountain. However, with time pressing and All Gods present, I won’t beat around the bush.
Not long ago, Pu God returned to Divine Mountain to report to me, claiming it saw you slay two fifth-level Wizards. Seeing that Cultivators and Wizards don’t get along, it thus entertained the thought of cooperating with you!”
Upon these words, All Gods, who had previously quieted down, stirred again, looking at Qin Feng with astonishment.
After all, the aura emanating from him seemed to be at the level of a Lower God Spirit, and it was hard for All Gods to imagine a Lower God Spirit slaying two fifth-level Wizards in a battle.
Yet, Wizards hailed from the powerful Great World, far stronger than the Middle Rank Divine beings of the Canglan Realm.
Could it be that the Human Clan’s world behind this individual was even more potent than the Wizard World?
How else could they slay Wizards of a higher level, not to mention two at once?
However, All Gods soon recovered from their shock and seized upon another key point in the Divine King’s words.
That was, this person’s world had a conflict with Wizards, which also indicated that the world behind him must be incredibly strong; otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to slay Wizards so readily.
The Divine beings in the hall were unlike those ruling their own territories; they not only clearly knew about the infiltration of Wizards into the Canglan Realm but over the years, they had also learned of some hiding places of the Wizards.
But while they all knew this, not a single one dared to slay a wizard.
Besides not wanting to provoke a war and wishing to maintain the current situation while waiting for a distant opportunity, there was also the fear of a wizard’s counterattack.
Once a war broke out, no matter the outcome, the Canglan Realm would be left in shambles, and more importantly, even if the wizards were to be defeated, they still had the strength to retreat. Even with the support of the World Will, the Divine King did not have the power to completely detain the opponent, otherwise, the stalemate would not have lasted so long.
Once that Truth Wizard returned to the Wizard World, he would certainly bring even more wizards to strike, and by then, they would be utterly without any strength to resist!
Now, this young Human Clan cultivator had done what they had always wanted to do but dared not, and immediately the All Gods looked at him with a new level of respect.
However, what is this cooperation, and with whom to cooperate?
These invading Human Clan cultivators?
Soon a Divine Being in the hall spoke out, “Divine King, these Human Clan members are invaders just like the wizards. What’s the difference between them? Are you thinking about cooperating with them?”
“Yes, Divine King, what good can come from invaders? Whether they are wizards or Human Clan, what’s the difference in their purpose for invading? Isn’t it all just to plunder our realm’s resources and slaughter our race?”
“These invaders and wizards are all bad news. Since they all want to take advantage of our world, why not let them fight each other like dogs and then, when they are both seriously injured, we can catch them all in one fell swoop. Wouldn’t that be better?”
At that moment, the mood turned impassioned. Apart from a few such as Dandelion and Zhu Jin Flower God, who were still relatively rational, the rest of the Divine Beings expressed their incomprehension at the implications behind the Divine King’s words.
Especially the Iron Pine Divine Spirit, who was louder, showing an attitude of “I told you these Human Clan invaders were no good, they should be directly eradicated,” and then, when others questioned it…
The Divine King listened quietly to their arguments, and after a moment, seeing the dispute between the gods intensifying, with some Divine Beings becoming so furious that Divine Light erupted under the incitement of the Iron Pine Divine Spirit, ready to act against Qin Feng on the spot as if to slay him there and then, the Divine King finally waved a hand, unleashing an invisible Divine Power that quelled the gods’ anger.
“Enough, enough, no need for quarreling!”
It looked at All Gods, saying, “We have been forbearing for so many years, only to watch those wizards grow stronger by the day, not only proliferating in the Canglan Realm but also capturing countless monsters for transformation, then turning those monsters into an army at their beck and call, all to no avail. What for?
Is it not all for waiting for the right opportunity?
Now that the opportunity has arrived, and you cannot see it, instead you want to push it away?”
At this point, the Divine King appeared somewhat helpless: “The wizards have become even more brazen, not only launching open attacks on our relocating Tribes, capturing plant spirits from various locations for transformation, but even daring to lay hands on Divine Spirits!
I believe you are all aware of this. The Yunshan God was previously captured by the wizards to be transformed into a monster at their command. Fortunately, this Human Clan Envoy killed those two wizards, otherwise, even if the Yunshan God could eventually be saved, what form it would have been transformed into remains questionable!
You all know what those transformed monsters are like, and I’m sure none of you would want to end up or have your race transformed into such monstrosities, right?”
After these words were spoken, the faces of All Gods turned ugly.
Indeed, the wizards’ acts have become increasingly unbridled, now that they have started to capture Divine Spirits. Who could guarantee that they would not be ambushed and taken for transformation into monsters by the wizards?
“The Time left for us is running out!”
The Divine King sighed, “The strength of the wizards is growing, and their methods are no longer as cautious as before. If this continues, we do not know how many plant spirits will suffer, not to mention isolated Divine Spirits.
Who knows if one day the wizards will gather enough strength to attack a Tribe and capture all the dispersed Tribes to transform them into monsters to wage war against us. What will we do then?”
Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of All Gods in the hall, it continued, “After the Pu God came back and reported, the reason I agreed to his suggestion in such a short period of Time is that we no longer have the luxury of delay!
As for starting a war between the Human Clan and the wizards, let’s not harbor any illusions.”
It shook its head: “The saying that no two tigers share one mountain is true, but these two fierce tigers will definitely not allow other threats to lurk nearby while they are fighting. So before they initiate a war, they will certainly deal with us, the native Divine Beings of this realm!
And the Divine King Palace is the biggest target. Which side do you think will strike us first?
The wizards or the Cultivators?
The Cultivators are greater in number and stronger in power – they are most likely.
But the weaker wizards want to improve their strength, so they will roam around capturing plant spirits and even Divine Spirits for transformation to augment their strength to contend with the Cultivators.
In such circumstances, if we want to avoid annihilation, joining hands with one side is the best choice!
It’s the only choice!”
“Then… why must we choose to ally with the Human Clan Cultivators?”
Stepping forward, the Iron Pine Divine Spirit asked, “The Wizard World is renowned far and wide. Why doesn’t the Divine King consider allying with the world of wizards?”