The Divine Court is enraged! A meeting of the Twelve High Priests is convened! The target: Lin Yuan!

"First Divine Official, what has happened?"

A figure shrouded in gray mist, with a voice as raspy as two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together, was the first to speak.

"Why have you suddenly initiated a maximum-level Divine Advent Meeting?"

His code name was [Plague].

He held dominion over all the pain and calamities of the world.

"[Heavenly Punishment] has shattered."

Standing at the very center of the altar, the figure who was the most solid and whose aura was the most unfathomable—the First Divine Official, [God-Lord's Proxy]—spoke calmly.

In his voice, not a single trace of emotional fluctuation could be heard.

It was as if he were mentioning a trivial matter, like how the weather was nice today.

However!

"What?!"

"Heavenly Punishment... is dead?!"

"Are you joking?! Wasn't he on the simplest feint mission in Dragon Xia Kingdom?!"

"Who did it?! Did those old fossils from Dragon Xia Kingdom take action?!"

As soon as these words were spoken!

The deathly silent secret chamber instantly boiled over!

One after another, thoughts filled with shock, anger, and disbelief crashed wildly through the space!

A Divine Official!

That was a Divine Official of the Divine Court!

The God-Lord's proxies in the Mortal world!

Every single one of them was a peerless expert who had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

In the nearly thousand years since the Divine Court was founded, the number of fallen Divine Officials could be counted on one's fingers!

Today!

Another one had actually died!

This was the most serious, the most blatant provocation against the entire Divine Court!

"Quiet."

The First Divine Official uttered those two words.

That violent and chaotic aura was instantly suppressed by an even more powerful and unquestionable will!

The entire secret chamber returned to a deathly silence.

All the Divine Officials refocused their attention on him.

The First Divine Official slowly raised his hand.

Buzz—!

A scene composed of pure energy, a 3D holographic image, appeared out of thin air above the altar.

Within the light and shadow, the final scene before Ye Canglan's fall was presented!

The Mountain-Swallowing Martial God Tie Kuang's domineering punch that was enough to shatter the Void Realm!

The Flying Moon Sword God Shangguan Jinghong's lethal sword formation that was enough to sever the stars!

And... Great General Protecting the Nation Lin Jianguo's Golden Divine Seal that suppressed all things!

The combined strike of the three top-tier experts of Dragon Xia Kingdom!

It was world-destroying!

Even for these Divine Officials who looked down on everyone and considered themselves gods, their pupils couldn't help but contract sharply upon seeing this scene!

The light and shadow shifted.

The scene changed to the moment Ye Xuan was instantly killed by Lin Yuan with a single sword strike.

That ordinary-looking yet crystal-clear Sword Qi that contained the essence of Daoist simplicity and returning to one's true self!

That vast and majestic supreme authority, like the descent of heavenly might!

Finally.

The image froze on Lin Yuan's calm and indifferent face.

It froze on his final action—casually crushing the Soul-Chasing Token, an act filled with disdain and provocation!

Crack—!!!

The light and shadow dissipated.

Inside the secret chamber, there was a deathly silence.

But everyone knew that this was the final tranquility before the Storm!

"Bastard!!!"

As expected!

The next second!

A Divine Official whose entire body burned with raging flames, who had the most explosive temper and went by the code name [Judgment], let out a furious roar!

"A mere Mortal! How dare he provoke the majesty of a god!"

"I request to go to battle! I will personally wipe that little beast named Lin Yuan, along with the entire Yan Capital, off the map!"

"That's right! If this grudge isn't avenged, where will the honor of our Divine Court remain?!"

Another Divine Official, holding a giant scythe and exuding the aura of death, code-named [Harvest], spoke in a sinister tone.

"Dragon Xia Kingdom must pay a price in blood for their actions!"

For a moment, the crowd was indignant!

A killing intent so thick it wouldn't disperse almost overturned the entire temple!

However.

Just then.

A cold voice rang out, sounding quite out of place.

"Stupid."

The speaker was a female Divine Official with a slender figure, surrounded by countless wind blades.

Her code name was [Storm].

She coldly scanned her colleagues who were clamoring for revenge, her eyes full of contempt.

"Ye Canglan deserved his death."

"For the sake of that trash son of his, he took it upon himself to violate the God-Lord's plan, turning a perfect feint into a stupid personal vendetta!"

"His death is his own fault! No one else is to blame!"

"As for revenge?"

[Storm] let out a cold laugh.

"What else is left in your brains besides slaughter?"

"Didn't you see? The timing of those two Martial Gods from Dragon Xia Kingdom was too coincidental! This shows that our plan was seen through by the opponent from the very beginning!"

"And that kid named Lin Yuan... he is an even greater variable!"

"Before we figure out his background, launching a reckless attack will only lead us to repeat Ye Canglan's mistake!"

"You—!"

Divine Official [Judgment] was furious!

"[Storm]! Are you making excuses for the enemy?! You are shaking the morale of our Divine Court!"

"I am merely stating facts."

[Storm] did not back down, meeting him head-on.

"Unlike some people whose brains are made of muscle!"

"You're looking for death!"

"Come on then! You think I'm afraid of you?!"

Seeing that an internal war was about to break out...

"Enough."

The First Divine Official's emotionless voice rang out once more.

He simply said one word.

The tense atmosphere instantly vanished into thin air.

[Judgment] and [Storm] both snorted coldly at the same time and turned their heads away.

The First Divine Official's will slowly swept over every figure present.

"Ye Canglan violated the divine oracle; his death is not to be mourned."

"However..."

His voice suddenly dropped!

A bone-chilling killing intent crashed down!

"The majesty of a god shall not be provoked!"

"Dragon Xia Kingdom must pay the price."

"That Mortal named Lin Yuan must die even more!"

Hearing this, a smug, cold smile appeared on Divine Official [Judgment]'s face.

While Divine Official [Storm] furrowed her brows tightly.

However.

The First Divine Official's next words left everyone stunned.

"But, not now."

He slowly raised his head, his deep eyes, which seemed to contain the stars of the Universe, looking toward that blurry divine statue.

His gaze was filled with fanatical piety.

"The God-Lord is about to fully awaken from his slumber."

"Our plan has reached its most critical moment."

"Before this, any action that might affect the plan is strictly forbidden!"

"Pass on my divine oracle!"

The First Divine Official's voice suddenly became solemn and majestic!

"From this day forth, all members of the Divine Court shall enter a state of silence!"

"At the same time, initiate a maximum-level wanted order!"

"I want to know everything about that Mortal named Lin Yuan!"

"His past, his present, every one of his secrets, every one of his weaknesses!"

"On the day the God-Lord descends upon the Mortal world..."

"I will have him pay the most painful price for his arrogance today, amidst endless despair and regret!"

His voice echoed for a long time in the empty secret chamber.

Carrying an unquestionable sense of Judgment!

All the Divine Officials knelt on one knee in unison.

With the most fanatical and pious voices, they shouted in unison.

"We obey the divine oracle!"

"The God-Lord is eternal!"