Chapter 384: I'm Not Willing to Die Like This! I Haven't Experienced the Joy of Being a God Yet!
When Ye Wen initiated the God-making plan, he infused a power into the human gods during each of their trials that would allow him to control them.
This power would ensure they couldn't betray him or be swayed by the Human God Realm.
Once they completed all the trials and merged with their divine positions, they could never escape the Beast God Realm or Ye Wen's control, unless Ye Wen chose to release them.
Ye Wen smiled and said openly, "I think you've all guessed what's happening here. Yes, just as you've thought, we are facing a war, a war between the Human God Realm and our Beast God Realm, a God Realm war!!"
"And this will be your final trial, the moment when you contribute to our Beast God Realm's rule over this world."
"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I won't cultivate you into gods without asking for something in return. Now, this is your time to repay me, to repay our Beast God Realm."
"This will be your final battle. If you survive this battle, you will live forever in the God Realm, enjoying eternal life!"
"Of course, if you think you'll receive benefits without putting in effort, or if you choose to ally with the Human God Realm and fight against us, well… let's see how that turns out." Ye Wen's mouth curled into a wicked smile.
By the time Ye Wen finished speaking, the 450 human gods had all started forming their own opinions.
Qian Ren Xue stood in front of the human gods of Spirit Hall, her expression firm, unmoving. Behind her stood Qian Daoliu, the six high-ranking members, the elders of Spirit Hall, and all the Soul Masters who had ascended to godhood. They all stood behind Qian Ren Xue without a shred of hesitation.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, with a serious face, said, "We ascended to the God Realm, became gods, and came here because of the Beast God Realm, because of Lord Beast God. If we are swayed now, we would truly be betrayers—taking the benefits but then turning our backs on our benefactor!"
Qian Daoliu calmly added, "Indeed, what may seem like a war between the humans and beasts is not really that simple."
"We, the 450 of us, are also humans. Who says that fighting alongside the beast gods to defeat the human gods in front of us means we're betraying our race?"
"We're just working with the beast gods to eliminate another faction of human gods!"
Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo's words directly rejected the moral coercion of the Asura God, reframing the so-called racial war as a struggle for power.
In truth, they were all humans, and they were representing their race. Was fighting alongside the beast gods to defeat human gods really betrayal? If we had to define it, it could just as easily be framed as a power struggle, like when Spirit Hall defeated the two great empires of the Star Luo and Heaven Dou, which was a conflict of power.
Or it could be likened to sect rivalry.
"We, the gods of Spirit Hall, will absolutely stand with the Beast God Realm, supporting the Beast God Realm's rule over this world and establishing a God Realm where human gods and beast gods can coexist fairly, justly, and peacefully!" Qian Daoliu said with great determination.
"Exactly! All of us from Spirit Hall will stand with the Beast God Realm, behind the Angel God!"
No one in Spirit Hall had anything to say. They wouldn't betray Ye Wen or the Beast God Realm, because what they truly followed wasn't Ye Wen, nor the Beast God Realm, but Qian Ren Xue.
As long as Qian Ren Xue stood with the Beast God Realm, they would follow her.
However, those outside the influence of Spirit Hall began to waver. Some of them started considering betrayal.
They weren't concerned with whether this was a racial war or a power struggle; they didn't care which race ruled the God Realm. They just wanted to know which side had the better chance of winning and which side would have a higher survival rate!
"Hey! Spirit Hall people, can't you see the situation!? The enemy has over ten thousand gods! And we, even with the beast gods, only have less than 500!"
"How can we fight with that!? The disparity in numbers and strength is too huge! The Beast God Realm is clearly at a disadvantage! Once the battle starts, aren't we doomed to die!?"
"Hey! We just became gods! How can we accept dying like this?!"
"I'm not willing to die like this! I haven't even had the chance to experience the joy of being a god yet!"
"I'm sorry, Beast God! I don't belong to the Beast God Realm after all!"
Finally, one of the gods chose to betray. A third-level god immediately charged toward the Human God Realm's side.
"We don't belong to the God Realm!!"
With that, several dozen of Ye Wen's 450 human gods followed suit, charging toward the Human God Realm's side.
More began to follow in a foolish panic, but among the betrayers, the majority were from the Bat King's Blood Ghost City.
The gods cultivated there were criminals, villains, and degenerates, often former Soul Masters of the Killing City. It was not surprising that they would betray.
However, before the first betrayer could make it even 100 meters, his body exploded!
Pffft!
Boom! Boom!
He didn't even have time to scream before his body exploded into pieces.
"Ahhhh!!"
"What is happening!?"
The dozens of gods following him toward the Human God Realm froze in terror. They were paralyzed with fear, unable to move.
"How did he die!?"
This scene shocked the gods of the Human God Realm and the gods standing behind Ye Wen.
"What's going on?"
Everyone's expression became grave, with the Asura God even furrowing his brows.
"Heh, I think it's you who don't understand the situation," Ye Wen's eerie laugh echoed, adding, "Just because they have more people doesn't mean they will win."
"And you guys, don't you think you actually have a choice?"
Ye Wen's words immediately struck terror into the hearts of the gods who had started to flee toward the Human God Realm or were considering doing so. They froze in fear, their faces filled with dread.
The gods' faces turned pale with fear as they slowly turned around, terrified eyes locking onto Ye Wen's cold expression. They swallowed hard and stammered, "Beast God, what... what does this mean?"
"What does it mean? Do you really think that with me knowing the Beast God Realm is about to go to war with the Human God Realm, I wouldn't have prepared for the possibility of you betraying us? Do you think I wouldn't take precautions?"
(END CHAPTER)
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