“G-Grandmaster, was that a half-deity just now?”
A Blazing Sun Clan director quivered as he asked, “Could Thackeray still be alive?”
“No, that divine power was several times more fearsome than Thackeray’s. It’s not very likely to be him.”
“If it’s not Thackeray, then could it be the half-deity that had killed Thackeray and wiped out the Golden Dragon-Lions?”
“Highly likely! Of course, we can’t strike out the likelihood that it’s a half-deity that’s passing by the Golden Archipelago, either.”
“Oh my god! Why has another half-deity popped up out of nowhere? What are we going to do about the Blazing Sun Clan’s emergence plan?”
Everyone was passing remarks on the situation, yet Grandmaster Lieyang Zhan had stayed silent. They couldn’t help but look over in puzzlement—only to see his countenance looking terribly awful.
“What’s the matter, Grandmaster?”
“What’s the matter?”
Lieyang Zhan had a grim look on his face. “Didn’t you hear what that half-deity said just now? The strongest expert in the clan is to head to the Golden Dragon-Lion Continent within three days to discuss important matters! Who does the ‘strongest expert’ in the Blazing Sun Clan refer to?”
“Isn’t that obvious? It’s you, the Grandmaster, of course! W-what are we supposed to do now?”
“You’re asking me? Who am I supposed to ask, then?”
Lieyang Zhan gave them a resigned smile and said, “Unless the Blazing Sun Clan wishes to be annihilated, I’ll have to go. But the problem is, what will I have to face once I’m there?”
All the directors fell silent at once.
“The most optimal scenario is that that half-deity has nothing to do with the Golden Dragon-Lions, but has instead taken an interest in the Golden Archipelago’s faith and is intending to fight for it.”
With a wry laugh, Lieyang Zhan went on. “If that’s the case, then another Golden Dragon-Lion clan would surface in the Golden Archipelago. All of the Blazing Sun Clan’s previous efforts will all be for naught!”
A couple of Saint Domains quickly asked, “What about the worst possible scenario?”
“The worst scenario is that Thackeray’s the half-deity. How that would turn out requires no further explanation from me!”
...
The same scene unfolding in the Blazing Sun Clan was also taking place on the other Golden Archipelago islands.
All the ambitious players who had originally been intent on greatness practically laid down their flags and fell silent overnight.
Conquest?
Not anymore!
Expansion?
Not anymore!
Social unrest?
Not anymore!
All the experts, forces, and clans were as obedient as a puppet as they holed up in their bases.
Right on the heels of it, the strongest experts and the people holding the highest power in these forces began to head toward the Golden Dragon-Lion Continent without even a moment’s rest.
In under three days’ time, all of them had assembled at the Golden Dragon-Lion Continent and gathered at the Golden Dragon-Lions’ base with not a single one fewer or a single clan missing.
No one dared to defy or challenge a half-deity’s order!
But what shocked and horrified them even more was that upon arrival at the Golden Dragon-Lions’ base, they didn’t see just one half-deity but... Four!
Four half-deities stood proudly in the sky above the Golden Dragon-Lions’ base. They gave off as much vast, majestic divine power as they wanted and wantonly abused their souls, almost scaring them half-dead.
Ambition?
Great aspirations?
Replacement?
Gone?
Gone! All gone!
The only thing they had left was just endless fear and unease!
“We have three reasons for summoning all of them here today!”
Bubbles’ gaze swept across everyone present as his voice boomed in their ears like the rolling thunder.
“Firstly, it’s to inform all of you who the one that killed Thackeray, annihilated the Golden Dragon-Lions, and saved all of you from the sea of suffering is! He’s our great, noble Master and the most supreme... Great God Meng Lei!”
Boom!
With a wave from Bubbles, a 100,000-feet-tall statue of Meng Lei appeared out of nowhere. It instantly stood towering in the square, producing a grand boom.
Everyone was stunned for a moment as they stared at the divine statue that had abruptly appeared. Then, they bowed down to it at once, all sorts of words of immense gratitude flowing endlessly and eternally like the gushing, flooding rivers beyond one’s control.
“Thank you for saving our lives, Great God Meng Lei!”
“I thank the noble Great God Meng Lei for saving us from the sea of suffering and allowing us to be human again, such that the evil Golden Dragon-Lions’ servants no longer oppress us!”
“I thank the supreme Great God Meng Lei. You’re the light that chases away loneliness and lights up my hopes. You’re the tea that filters out my impetuousness and helps me to retain my calm. You’re the water that hydrates and nourishes me for a moment so as to preserve my freshness for a lifetime. You’re the sugar that waters down the bitterness and fills me with sweetness...”
“Secondly, all of your recent actions have greatly angered the Great God Meng Lei. He’s terribly furious!”
Bubbles could hardly contain his fury. “The noble Great God Meng Lei is a benevolent and humble existence that holds universal love for all of mankind has compassion for the weak and abhors evilness!
“He had exterminated Thackeray and annihilated the Golden Dragon-Lions in order to save all of you from the sea of suffering. What a merciful and benevolent god he is! But what about all of you?
“Showing blatant disregard for the toiling masses’ lives, wantonly engaging in slaughter, and creating chaos—you’ve thrown the Golden Archipelago into a state of turmoil where calamities wreak havoc everywhere!”
Bubbles glared at them, his vast divine power overflowing. “Do you own up to your sins?”
“Yes! Yes, we do!”
“Forgive us for our sins, Great God! We have
