No third party was present at the battle between the Thunder Heavenly King and the God of Darkness, so Lin Bai could freely arrange the narrative. Moreover, every word he spoke was the truth, the kind that could be verified by the Truth-telling Technique.
Belief is both the source of strength for the gods and their curse. Otherwise, they wouldn't have excitedly rallied to battle against the Heavenly Kings upon hearing the news of a Divine Status being taken away, without making any discernment. Not a single deity would permit a challenge to their vulnerabilities.
However, Lin Bai was now offering them a new possibility: to break away from faith and become gods truly detached from worldly affairs. The temptation was too great; even the Earth Goddess, who had the most followers, felt her heart flutter.
"Is what you're saying true?"
"But I heard that the God of Darkness also lost his freedom," the Forest Goddess and the Wisdom Goddess said simultaneously.
