Chapter 406: Destruction Takes the Fall Again
As Tang San pondered, he stepped out of his empty palace. Suddenly, his expression changed he sensed the death of one of his loyal followers.
He instinctively stopped in his tracks, silently perceiving the vast network of faith nodes within him. Each node represented a follower; if they were alive, their node would emit light, but if they died, the node would dim and completely vanish within a day.
As a God King, he was extremely sensitive to the life and death of his followers through these nodes. If an ordinary believer died, he wouldn't pay much attention after all, he had far too many.
But loyal followers were different. They were devout, providing significantly more faith power than ordinary believers, making them far more valuable.
Thus, Tang San granted them special privileges not only to strengthen their faith and make them even more devout, but also because he didn't want them to die easily.
He was far too busy managing the Divine Realm to personally monitor them at all times. Granting them benefits improved their strength and reduced the chances of their untimely deaths.
Soon, he identified a recently extinguished faith node. His expression darkened as he carefully examined it, confirming the identity of the deceased follower.
He then dispatched a strand of divine consciousness to the lower realm to investigate. To avoid being detected by Destruction, the divine sense only probed briefly before immediately returning to his body.
His face grew even grimmer.
"Tang Yun actually died in the Extreme North? He was a Titled Douluo, a Rank Nine Soul Engineer, and even possessed the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus that I personally forged. There shouldn't be many people in the lower realm capable of killing him."
"From what I discovered, Tang Yun didn't die at the exact moment his faith node vanished. He must have been dead for some time before the node was finally extinguished. This means someone deliberately blocked the transmission of his death, clearly targeting me.
What a ruthless trick… There's no doubt a god was involved. And this god isn't weak otherwise, I would have sensed Tang Yun's death immediately.
There was only one suspect in his mind.
"This has to be the work of the God of Destruction! In the Divine Realm, he and I have the worst relationship. Either he killed Tang Yun himself, or he sent someone to do it.
Damn that Destruction! He's actively working against my interests again!
If he dares to eliminate my loyal followers now, what's next? Will he secretly wipe out the Sea God's lineage and the sea soul beasts, drastically reducing the faith power I can collect?"
As he thought of this, Tang San's face twisted into a grotesque grimace, his breathing grew heavy, and his killing intent toward Destruction surged.
Despite the righteous aura of the Sea God still radiating from him, his fierce expression created an unsettling contrast.
If anyone else saw him now, they would doubt their own eyes.
After all, in the Divine Realm, Sea God Tang San always maintained a dignified and gentle yet authoritative demeanor. He never let others see him like this.
He wanted to kill Destruction immediately, but thinking about their current power gap, he suppressed the urge.
As one of the most intelligent God Kings in the Divine Realm, he knew he couldn't escalate this conflict into an all out battle between God Kings.
He wasn't confident in defeating Destruction, and if he initiated a battle, it would only lead to disaster.
Moreover, he had no concrete proof linking Tang Yun's death to Destruction. If he did, he could have taken the case to the Divine Realm Committee.
Even though he had temporarily lost his voting rights, he could still attend the committee, listen to decisions, and offer suggestions after all, he was still one of the five God Kings.
Of course, losing his voting power was already unbearable.
"Still, even if I have to lay low for now, I must find a way to deal with the God of Destruction. He keeps forcing me into a corner, leaving me no breathing room he's pushing me toward ruin."
Tang San fell into deep thought.
Moments later, his eyes lit up.
"Right! Destruction wants to expand the Divine Realm, doesn't he?"
According to the intel he obtained from Weiqing, Destruction had already begun constructing Thought Pillars, intending to draw power from the Divine Realm's consciousness to expand its territory.
"I had already stationed divine senses near some of the construction sites, planning to stop him and expose him when the time came… But even if I succeed, it wouldn't be enough to completely ruin him."
"However… extracting a large amount of the Divine Realm's consciousness could destabilize the seal on the Forbidden Land of the Gods."
"I can secretly help the Golden Dragon King escape! Once he breaks free, he will definitely start slaughtering gods. Then, Destruction will become the Divine Realm's greatest sinner!"
"I already predicted a great catastrophe for the Divine Realm. I never specified when it would happen so if the Golden Dragon King breaks free and massacres gods, it would count as a disaster.
And when that happens, my prophecy will be proven correct! Meanwhile, Destruction's reckless expansion will be seen as a grave mistake.
Once we deal with the Golden Dragon King, I'll surely regain control of the Divine Realm's Core, reclaim my position as the Law God, and restore my voting rights!
I can even propose a punishment for Destruction!"
A twisted grin spread across his face, as if he had already foreseen a future where countless gods lay dead.
But to him, some divine casualties were necessary sacrifices.
As long as he could bring down Destruction, their deaths would be worth it.
Of course, Tang San felt no guilt.
In his mind, since becoming a God King, he had worked tirelessly for the Divine Realm's prosperity. All gods owed him a debt of gratitude.
Now that he needed something in return, it was only fair that some gods repaid him with their lives.
And beyond that he could take this chance to kill the Golden Dragon King and extract his bloodline power.
The Golden Dragon King was a God King level being. Absorbing his bloodline would only make Tang San even stronger.
Sure, the Golden Dragon King was powerful, but the Divine Realm still had five God Kings.
Even if Tang San freed him, there was no way he would survive.
Taking a deep breath, Tang San organized his thoughts.
"This plan will have to wait. Destruction still hasn't finished building the Thought Pillars. First, I need to retrieve Xiao Wu she must return to my side."
With that, he flew toward Ning Rongrong's residence.
Soon, he arrived at a serene valley, filled with towering trees, lush flowers, and fresh air.
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