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Chapter 125 The Struggle for Divine Thrones

In the realm of gods, the abode of the seven elemental gods, an old man stood calmly guarding the entrance to the elemental gods' home, completely unhurried. He could simply turn around and leave, since no one could move this mountain anyway!

This isn't the first or second time the old man has done this!

Seeing the God of Defense's shameless behavior, the six elemental gods, including the God of Darkness, could only sigh and turn their gaze to the God of Fire—the meaning was simple: you created this mess, so deal with it yourself!

Vulcan looked at his companions' inexplicable expressions, his face shifting between light and dark. Although he knew that the God of Defense was not to be trifled with, Vulcan was also known for his fiery temper, so how could he easily back down?

"Defense! Don't make false accusations!" The God of Fire roared indignantly, pointing at the God of Defense, divine flames erupting from his body. "We seven elemental gods aren't pushovers either! I know you're a tough nut to crack! You want to block the door?! Go ahead and block it! Anyway, with the God of Space here, we can go wherever we want! It's none of your business!"

Among the seven elemental gods, the God of Space, who was always the most low-key, immediately widened his eyes upon hearing the God of Fire's words!

Is it even possible to say something like that?

Why can't we just stay close to our own people?! Why do we have to provoke the God of Defense?!

The God of Darkness sighed in exasperation, putting his hand to his forehead—he shouldn't have let the God of Fire speak in the first place!

Sure enough, upon hearing the Vulcan's words, the old man's beard bristled, and he jumped up, pointing at the Vulcan and angrily shouting, "Fine! God of Space, is that it?! You think I'm helpless?!"

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth! The Five Elements are separated! Time and space are separated! Light and shadow are separated! The Supreme Realm of Separation is sealed! Fall!"

The old man, known as a formidable figure, was naturally a man of few words and ruthless actions. Seeing that the Fire God still refused to admit it, he directly activated a supreme defensive barrier. An invisible ripple enveloped the entire residence of the Elemental Gods. The divine fire on the Fire God's body was instantly extinguished as if it had encountered its natural enemy. The other elemental gods also revealed strange expressions.

Their divine powers were suppressed!

The seven elemental gods possessed combat power that was almost entirely derived from their own elemental nature. At this moment, the God of Defense unleashed a Supreme Isolation Divine Domain, nearly halving their combat power!

"Come on! Not some spatial artifact?! I'd like to see where you can go in this divine realm?!" The old man's eyes widened, his anger rising as well.

The God of Space remained silent. Although the old man's divine domain suppressed his spatial abilities, he could still use them if he wanted to, but he did not want to clash with anyone, so he chose to remain silent.

The God of Fire was already easily angered, and now he was even more furious. Although his attributes were suppressed, he still raised his fist and charged forward, wanting to compete with the old man!

But the god of fire was held back by the god of darkness.

The God of Fire was startled and looked up at the God of Darkness, only to find that the God of Darkness's eyes were flashing with a dark light and his face was gloomy. He was immediately shocked and quickly retreated!

Don't be fooled by the seemingly harmless appearance of the God of Darkness. Just from the name "God of Darkness," you can tell that he is by no means a merciful person!

"Does the Defender think I, the Elemental God, am weak and easily bullied?" The God of Darkness's tone was chilling; his smile, though still warm, had become terrifying.

But the old man was not intimidated by the God of Darkness at all. He sneered and shouted arrogantly, "So what if I am?! So what if I am not?! Do you think you can defeat me just because you have more people?! Haven't you heard that we elemental gods are all of one mind?!"

The old man's series of rhetorical questions left the gods speechless, even the God of Darkness's pupils contracted and his expression became solemn.

The attribute gods the old man spoke of were the so-called gods of defense, attack, and speed, all of which were second-level deities. However, the attribute gods the old man mentioned were naturally not simple second-level gods.

The attribute gods the old man was talking about were likely the attribute gods of the previous, previous, and even previous generations—those were the ones he watched enter the realm of gods and leave the realm of gods!

Otherwise, with the unyielding and incorruptible nature of the two great law enforcement gods, Destruction and Asura, how could they allow the old man to act so recklessly in the divine realm!?

"Darkness..." Just as the two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows, a soft light came to the side of the God of Darkness, and a gentle female voice rang out from it, as if cleansing the God of Darkness. The faint violent aura that had been surging on the God of Darkness dissipated in an instant!

The chilling light in the God of Darkness's eyes faded, and he let out a long sigh of relief. Looking at the ball of light, he said softly, "Don't worry, my wife, I know!"

The gods breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Thank goodness the God of Light was there!

"Senior Defense! It was my recklessness! We simply don't know what the God of Fire did to warrant such a drastic action from you?" The God of Darkness asked the God of Defense after calming down.

The old man merely snorted coldly. Since the God of Darkness had already yielded, he couldn't press the God of Fire any further. Instead, he said indignantly, "I've served as the God of Defense for ten thousand years. Even if I haven't achieved anything great, I've certainly put in the hard work! Now I'm thinking of retiring, but you all know my situation..."

"Today, I finally found a promising talent in the art of defense, intending to train him as my successor! And what happened?! Vulcan actually tried to steal him from me?! I was the one who set my sights on that kid first! And he's not even that outstanding in the art of fire!! Isn't Vulcan's behavior just plain disgusting?!"

The old man spoke with righteous indignation and sincerity, and after listening, the elemental gods all looked at the God of Fire with strange expressions.

If what the old man said is true, then Vulcan did something really wrong!

Putting aside the old man's difficulties, which are known throughout the entire God Realm, the fact that the old man could leave the God Realm is a shared wish of the entire God Realm!

The god of fire's face turned pale and then red under the gazes of the other gods, but knowing he was in the wrong, he couldn't argue. He could only mutter, "Shouldn't the succession to godhood depend on the wishes of the successor? What if that little fellow just likes the god of fire?"

That's a rather malicious remark.

Looking across the vast continents, how many people would be willing to become human shields?

Moreover, the God of Defense is only a second-level deity, while the God of Fire is a first-level deity!

If given a choice, who would give up a first-level deity for a second-level deity?

The Water God even took three steps back, indicating that he had distanced himself from the Fire God, bowed to the God of Defense, chuckled, and decisively said, "Senior Defense! I'm not acquainted with him! Please, go ahead!"

The wind god also put down his windmill and, like the water god, took three steps back. The earth god and the wind god advanced and retreated together.

The spatial body was even more direct; with a flash, it vanished instantly!

Upon seeing this, Vulcan's vision went black, and he shouted, "Listen to me! I have my reasons for doing this! If I could, I wouldn't want to compete with the defense for the successor! But that kid just happens to be a fire shield!"

"Leaving aside Douluo Continent! There are plenty of promising talents in the Five Elements Continent when it comes to the path of fire, yet you've set your sights on my successor!?" The old man shouted back, puffing out his beard and glaring, looking as if he wanted to have a hand-to-hand fight with the God of Fire.

The God of Darkness first comforted the old man, then looked at the God of Fire and said helplessly, "Tell me! What is the reason?"

Upon hearing this, Vulcan knew that if he didn't speak up, he would definitely not be able to get away with this, but he hesitated and glanced at the central hub of the divine realm from afar, his expression somewhat conflicted.

The God of Darkness was puzzled by the God of Fire's appearance—when had the God of Fire ever been so timid and hesitant?

The old man, however, seemed to have figured something out. He snorted and said disdainfully, "Go ahead and speak boldly! Within my divine realm, even the divine senses of destruction and asuras are isolated. They won't hear what you say here!"

Upon hearing this, the Wind God gave an awkward smile.

Ordinary deities wouldn't even dare to mention the Five Great Law Enforcement Gods, so who would be like this old man, not only calling them by their names directly but also with such disdain? Truly audacious!

Hearing the old man's words, Vulcan finally nodded: "Alright!"

"Do you still remember the Ice God?" the Temple of Fire said in a deep voice, his tone serious, showing no trace of his previous impetuousness.

"Alright! I knew it! You still can't forget that little hussy!" But just as the God of Fire finished speaking, the God of Water, who had previously said that it had nothing to do with the God of Fire, suddenly rushed to his side, grabbed his ear, and scolded him.

"Hey! Crazy woman, let me go! When did I say I still remembered her!" The God of Fire cried out in pain and quickly pulled off the White Goddess of Water's finger.

"Then why did you mention her just now?!" the water god pressed, questioning the fire god relentlessly.

Vulcan rolled his eyes, explaining helplessly, "I was just explaining the defense, you know! Can you please let me finish what I have to say!?"

The water god stared intently at the fire god, and seeing that his expression seemed genuine, he said, "You'd better give a reasonable explanation, or this matter isn't over!"

After saying this, the water god retreated to the side of the wind god, glaring angrily at the fire god, clearly still sulking, which made the wind god laugh incessantly.

The god of defense in the distance was practically grinding his teeth in frustration.

As I get older, I can't stand seeing young people showing affection in public!

(End of this chapter)