The God of Destruction narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling upon Tang San's face across from him, which was written all over with shock and suspicion.
That expression was far too familiar to him—astonishment, vigilance, and secret scheming. Even though it was a different World, the feeling Tang San gave him was exactly the same.
However, he hadn't seen this kind of expression on the face of the Tang San in his own World for a long time.
Seeing it once again at this moment, a trace of unexpected "joy" welled up deep within the God of Destruction's heart, like reuniting with an old rival; even though their stances were hostile, it still had a unique flavor to it.
He chuckled, his tone carrying undisguised mockery, "It seems you are quite surprised to see us, Tang San?"
Tang San finally realized at this moment that things had completely gotten out of his control.
His expression was grave, his gaze like a blade, and he asked in a deep voice, "Just who are you people?"
The God of Destruction raised a hand to take off his hood, revealing a face that Tang San was more than familiar with.
The God of Destruction looked at Tang San, the corners of his mouth curving into an ambiguous smile, "What, did you forget this deity so quickly?"
As he spoke, he casually beckoned with a hand, and a purple-black energy seed flew out of Tang San on its own, hovering for a moment before steadily falling into his palm.
Seeing this, the Goddess of Life helplessly shook her head.
Her husband was usually steady and reliable, but once he ran into Tang San, he would act like a petty child throwing a tantrum, insisting on suppressing the other party in terms of aura.
With a slight movement of her mind, an emerald-green energy seed similarly flew out from Tang San, lightly drifting down to her fingertips and emanating a warm and pure aura of life.
Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted; those two seeds were precisely the final Origin left behind after the fall of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, bearing the positions of two God Kings.
Now that they had actively flown out and landed in the hands of the two people before him, this was the most powerful proof, requiring no further words.
These two people before him were truly the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.
Watching the astonishment that still hadn't fully faded from Tang San's face, Huo Yuhao spoke calmly, "I said before, I am Huo Yuhao from another World, and those standing behind me are also Divinities from the Divine Realm of another World."
Following Huo Yuhao's concise and comprehensive explanation, the various deities of the original Divine Realm behind Tang San still widened their eyes, their faces filled with expressions of disbelief.
After all, the notion of a "parallel World" was simply too bizarre. Even for Divinities like them who had lived for unknown ages, they had never truly come into contact with such a concept.
Yet looking at those bone-deep familiar faces opposite them at this moment—some of whom even looked identical to themselves—they had no choice but to begin believing in this seemingly absurd fact.
Tang San remained silent. His expression was as grave as iron, and his gaze swept over each of those familiar faces opposite him one by one, while his mind was already turning rapidly.
Everything before him was already a fait accompli, and any further doubt would be of no use.
What he needed to think about now was how the other party would play their hand next, and how he should respond.
Right at this moment, the God of Destruction once again couldn't help but speak, "The Tang San of our World violated the Divine Realm Law and wantonly meddled in the affairs of the Lower Realm. Now he has been imprisoned in the God Realm Heavenly Prison, and you won't escape the exact same trial!"
Regarding these words from the God of Destruction, Tang San no longer doubted their authenticity in the slightest.
He understood the God of Destruction's personality far too well; if it weren't a matter of absolute certainty, the other party would never speak with such conviction.
Thoughts surged in Tang San's mind. A moment later, he suppressed the shock in his heart and spoke in a deep voice, "Since you are people from another World, you cannot meddle in the affairs of this World."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the deities of the Great God Circle behind him, raising his voice by a fraction and carrying a deliberately manufactured sense of alertness, "Everyone, these Divinities are of unknown Origin, and everything they say and do is purely one-sided words."
"We must not easily trust them. Who knows, they might also be foreign enemies wishing to invade this World of ours."
Tang San's intention with these words was clear: to emphasize that the people opposite came from "another World" and were "outsiders," thereby arousing the xenophobia and crisis awareness of the deities.
Tang San simply wanted to use these words to draw them over to his side to jointly resist the otherworldly visitors before them.
He no longer uttered the boastful words of "one person is enough," because facing the array of over forty Divinities on the other side, he truly couldn't handle it alone.
Listening to Tang San's highly instigative words, the deities of the Great God Circle indeed revealed grave expressions on their faces. Even the gazes of a few Divinities noticeably wavered, clearly having taken Tang San's words to heart.
Upon seeing this, the God of Destruction sneered, his tone carrying undisguised sarcasm, "As expected of you, truly silver-tongued enough to turn black into white."
"If we truly wanted to invade this realm, why wouldn't we just make a move directly when you hadn't returned yet?"
"With our current strength, taking down the Divine Realm would be a matter of flipping our palms."
"Yet we didn't do that, because from start to finish, our target has only been you alone."
"You wantonly meddled in the affairs of the Lower Realm, drawing in the Abyss invasion and causing countless casualties and near-destruction for the Douluo Plane over thousands of years."
"For every single one of these things, you must pay the price."
Tang San saw that the deities who had clearly favored him moments before were now beginning to waver, their gazes shifting back and forth between the two sides as they clearly re-weighed the truth and pros and cons.
A trace of irritable anger flashed through his heart, and he shouted at the God of Destruction, "If it weren't for you launching a rebellion back then, how could the Divine Realm have been torn apart amidst the Space-Time Turbulence?!"
Tang San knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him. If he couldn't tightly bind these deities behind him to his side, he would be a solitary person, and facing the more than forty Divinities led by Huo Yuhao, he would have zero chance of winning.
Therefore, he had to dig up the events of the past once more to arouse the resonance and anger of the deities, making everyone stand on the same front and "share a common hatred for the enemy."
However, no sooner had his voice fallen than the God of Destruction narrowed his eyes, undisguised anger surging within them.
Pointing at Tang San's nose, his voice was as cold and sharp as a knife, "I launched a rebellion? Don't make yourself sound like some kind of good person!"
"Zhou Weiqing was a chess piece you sent to ambush by my side. Do you dare say you didn't know about every single move I made?"
The God of Destruction's voice grew increasingly stern and sharp, "Yet you didn't step out to stop me beforehand; instead, you let me act and watched with your own eyes as I stepped step by step into your trap, because that entire thing was simply a scheme personally laid out by you!"
"Now you actually have the face to jump out and put on a righteous appearance to accuse me?"
With every single sentence the God of Destruction spoke, Tang San's complexion grew a fraction darker.
His lips were tightly pressed together, his gaze flickered uncertainly, yet he never opened his mouth to refute.
Meanwhile, the expressions of those deities behind him also began to continuously change; some lowered their heads in deep thought, while others quietly exchanged glances. When they looked at Tang San again, their gazes were completely different from before.
The God of Destruction had not yet vented his anger, and continued speaking, "Don't think I don't know that the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life of this World sacrificed their lives amidst the Space-Time Turbulence to resist the catastrophe!"
"They propped up the final line of defense of the Divine Realm with the bodies of God Kings, but what about you?"
"You piece of trash, Tang San, in the end you still couldn't preserve the Divine Realm!"
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