"Aren't you making a mistake?"

Li Xuanzu stood under the huge net, showing no fear whatsoever.

"You are the culprit behind all this, you goddess of deception."

Li Xuanzu's incredibly powerful divine sense exerted its force once more, tearing a huge gap in the net woven by the three gods.

"If you hadn't instigated those idiots to attack China, I wouldn't have come all this way to cause trouble for you bunch of empty creations."

"Let's get this straight, I'm the one whose interests have been harmed."

"And you, who orchestrated all of this, are now putting on this sisterly act with me, you bitch, who the hell are you trying to fool?"

Li Xuanzu is currently extremely angry. His divine consciousness has left his body, and behind him is a raging sea of ​​blood that has enveloped the entire Xi City.

There is no need to sympathize with Eris's plight; if He truly loved "humanity," He would not have helped Apate attack Kyoto.

Without His divine power, the number of people dying in Kyoto would decrease by 20%, meaning that over a thousand people would be spared the suffering of losing their families and homes through His mercy.

But from the moment Li Xuanzu saw Him, he had no intention of letting Him go.

The energy body clearly shows signs of energy output; if it's not targeting the Dragon Kingdom, what is it?

Could it be that He exhausted His divine power to save the people of the Dragon Kingdom?

Can you guess what the conflicts He oversees represent?

Are gods not selfish? They only love believers who can provide them with the power of faith.

“Eris, see clearly! You are an accomplice, you are the one who contributed to this calamity. You do not deserve to be forgiven. Even if these people die, it is all because of you!”

The first thing Li Xuanzu did after breaking free of his restraints was to connect everyone present with blood threads.

Blood was being continuously drawn from their bodies, but these people had no way to avoid it or stop it.

"Look closely, see the suffering these people have endured because of you!"

Li Xuanzu was quite particular about the spirit of contracts; he stopped drawing blood once he had drawn a liter of blood from anyone, regardless of who they were.

Even so, many children, the elderly, or those who were unwell still collapsed on the ground.

The crowd, which had been relatively quiet and orderly just moments before, resumed its initial clamor.

Li Xuanzu didn't even spare some newborns who sought the goddess's blessing, and he still smoked them.

Some of the younger children even died on the spot during this horrific blood-drawing ceremony.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please, I beg you, please let these children go!"

Eris's psychological defenses finally collapsed completely under Li Xuanzu's deliberate attack.

At this moment, she had none of the image a goddess should have; she knelt on the ground, and her mournful voice evoked empathy from the listeners.

Sorrow, no, the death of the gods' hearts—this feeling is beyond human words to describe.

No one could stop Li Xuanzu, not even the remaining four gods.

Eris's current state is different from the other four gods; the bondage to Him has not yet been lifted, and He still possesses a physical form.

The people of the country were heartbroken to see the goddess kneeling before the wicked because of them, but there was nothing they could do.

"Fine, so you admit that you caused all of this, right?"

Li Xuanzu looked at Eris.

His eyes had grown back and were still very beautiful, but they had no color at all, as if they were covered with a layer of dead ashes.

“Punish me as you please. You can take me back to the Dragon Kingdom. I am willing to atone for my sins. As long as you stop harming the people of the Sai Kingdom, I am willing to do anything.”

Eris's tone was extremely humble, whether due to insufficient divine power or deliberate act, the wounds covering His body had not yet faded.

The beauty of brokenness was perfectly embodied in her, and even Li Xuanzu, who was used to seeing all kinds of beautiful women, couldn't help but be mesmerized by Eris's demeanor.

A beautiful, easily manipulated puppet is given a noble title, then falls deeply into the mire, making it easy to become addicted.

But after only a moment of stunned silence, Li Xuanzu regained his composure.

"That's for sure. You'd better pray that you can get the forgiveness of the surviving relatives of those who died, even though as a god, you don't have anyone to pray to."

Li Xuanzu would not pity Eris. If he were to forgive her because of the visual impact of that brief moment, then all the effort he had put into this performance would become a joke.

"Li Xuanzu, how dare you!"

Apate's words interrupted Li Xuanzu, and he paused in reaching out to Eris.

"Everything we've done is for the sake of the entire planet, but you're only doing it to vent your own selfish desires!"

"Then what?"

Li Xuanzu remained expressionless, as if listening to something utterly mundane.

"Do you...do you even know what you're doing? Killing a god means Earth has no chance of survival!"

Even though Apate is skilled at deception and manipulating people, she truly cannot see through the person before her at this moment.

“That’s not a reason. The survival of Earth is not my concern, and I will not kill Eris, but only make Him atone.”

As Li Xuanzu spoke, he kicked Eris, who was kneeling beside him.

He had no consciousness, like a dead thing.

"Don't worry, I won't die as long as I don't go too far."

"But we're about to cross His bottom line."

The second half of the sentence is a soliloquy.

"One condition: the four divine kingdoms must provide me with 400 milliliters of blood per person every six months, based on the number of people. I need it in a month. I'll give you enough time to prepare. I will also take Eris with me. What happens to the Kingdom of Sai is none of my concern."

In fact, Li Xuanzu's original intention was to take away the goddess of deception, Apate, but she was hidden too well, and the binding god could not be used continuously, so he had to give up.

That's how advanced supernatural powers are; besides being powerful, they have no other advantages.

Moreover, Li Xuanzu will need nearly a month to replenish his spiritual energy just from this one expenditure.

"Whether you agree or not is none of my business. Anyway, I will arrive in the capital of Greece on time in a month. Don't try to test my patience. I don't have much patience."

After saying this, Li Xuanzu grabbed the weakened Eris, his body transforming into blood that enveloped her, and the sea of ​​blood behind him quickly contracted and returned to his body.

Then he simply walked away, leaving behind only a scene of devastation, a furious Apate, and the remaining three gods, nearly exhausted.

"Apat, what...do we do next?"

The goddess of vice, Kakya, spoke.

"First, talk to Kurtis and the others to calm the emotions of the Serbian people and, while you're at it, elect a new leader."

"So we're just going to let ourselves be humiliated like this?"

Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance, was somewhat annoyed; she could not tolerate such humiliation.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Thanatos. You stay in Cyprus and clean up the mess."

Apate looked at the illusory figure of the man beside her and made a suggestion.

"Okay, you guys go back first."

Thanatos, the god of death, took on the task of cleaning up the mess.