By the time the Shell God poked its head out again to gaze confusedly into the Star Sea, the God of Torrents, the eel, had already turned to the Feathered Insect God and roared:
"See? I knew it! We should never have trusted these Land Deities!"
"Especially the Feathered Insect God, that murderous overgrown worm! Ready to kill the Shell God at the drop of a hat!"
"You stinking worm! Donât think youâre so tough just because youâve grown wings!"
"What good is your power?! If youâre so tough, go after the Exotic Deities! What do you think youâre doing, attacking us Ocean Deities?"
"If we hadnât woken you four big louts up, youâd all still be in the dark! And now you have the nerve to get violent with us?!"
At this point, under the immense, constant pressure from two different factions of powerful Deities, the eelâs composure was clearly starting to break.
So, he turned to the giant jellyfish.
"Vortex God!!!"
"We canât trust these Land Deities! Especially not the Feathered Insect God!"
"So what if we manage to defeat the Exotic Land God before us? The balance of our world has already been shattered!"
"There are clearly not enough of us Ocean Deities left in the seas to stop those four on the land."
"So, letâs just be done with it!"
"Letâs just surrender to the Exotic Land God over there!"
The eel made no attempt to quiet his spiritual voice, letting it resound throughout the entire Star Sea.
His words even stunned Kukudar, who had been enjoying the show from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, among the Land Deities, the Green God, who looked like a tree stump, and the Frost God were already exchanging furtive glances.
At the same time, the Mire God, a massive loach, even began to quietly sidle up to the other two.
This left the Feathered Insect God completely isolated in his own space.
The Feathered Insect God watched the subtle movements of the other Three Land Gods.
As he listened to the eelâs words, his entire moth-like body began to tremble with rage.
"You damn fools! Do you have any idea whatâs happening right now?"
"You were the ones who woke me up, saying we needed to unite against the Exotic Land God!"
"And now look! Hah! You were the ones who wanted to resist, and youâre the ones who want to surrender!"
"Fine! Thatâs just great!"
"So you all see me as the main enemy, is that right?"
"Fine!!! Just fine!!!"
And just like that, the Feathered Insect God, who had been the first to erupt in fury, was also the first to completely break down.
The Feathered Insect God may have been foolish, but he wasnât an idiot. Otherwise, how could he have become the planetâs most powerful Deity?
âSo, in his eyes, the other gods all had their own ulterior motives.â
âThey probably just wanted him to stick his neck out so he would die at the hands of the Exotic Land God.â
âNever mind the five from the oceanâthe other three from the land definitely felt that way.â
âAfter all, he had fought a great war against those three ten thousand years ago.â
âHe had even come close to being defeated.â
âAnd now? He, the Feathered Insect God, was willing to let bygones be bygones and step forward to fight the Exotic Land God for the sake of his world.â
âBut they had barely begunâit hadnât even really startedâand what happens?â
âOne of the Ocean Deities wants to surrender at the first sign of trouble?â
âAre they kidding him?â
âThe Ocean Deities were the ones who woke up the Land Deities to begin with!â
To avoid undermining their morale for the fight against the Exotic Land God, the Feathered Insect God certainly wouldnât allow such a thing to happen.
But what was the result?
His reasonable action had somehow caused this already shaky little alliance to fracture.
Worse yet, both the Three Land Gods and the Five Sea Gods were now isolating him.
He looked at the Giant Serpent Godâs terrifying form and radiating aura.
He felt the otherâs gaze on himâa look of astonishment that seemed tinged with pity.
The Feathered Insect God broke down, his defenses completely shattered!
"FINE!!!"
"JUST FINE!!!"
The Feathered Insect God roared with laughter!
At the same time, his eyes turned vicious. He shouted to Kukudar, who was still utterly bewildered:
"I, the Feathered Insect God! Am willing to submit to you, ancient Exotic Land God! I am even willing to submit to the other Exotic Land God behind you!"
"So, great Exotic Land God, do you need me to help you dispose of these fools who think they can oppose you?"
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At that moment, it wasnât just Kukudar who was dumbfounded.
Even the two Barbaric Star Deities Kukudar had just subjugated were completely bewildered.
As for the eight Ancient Species on the other side, every single one of their expressions froze solid.