The chaotic battle outside the temporal battlefield left the area in ruins after the divine power storm, which had covered hundreds of thousands of kilometers, dissipated.
Three figures now stood there. The most unignorable was the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, who sat on a blood-red throne.
Opposite him stood two figures, the Goddess of Destiny, Ila, and another person, naturally the Netherworld Witch, Mo Youyou.
"You are in too poor a condition now. You should leave first. I can handle the rest."
The Goddess of Destiny, Ila, whispered.
She was as beautiful as ever, her veil unable to conceal her exquisite features. Her demeanor was even more transcendent and stunning enough to move any deity.
At this moment, her voice held a gentle smile.
"Thank you, Your Excellency Goddess, for your assistance!"
The Netherworld Witch, Mo Youyou, also smiled and responded gratefully.
Then, she withdrew from the battlefield, leaving it to the Goddess of Destiny.
However, she merely moved to the vicinity of the battlefield and did not truly leave. After all, Xian'er was still there.
How could she return to see the Holy Lord alone if Xian'er hadn't emerged yet?
After she moved away, the Goddess of Destiny, Ila, turned her gaze to the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu. He remained seated on his throne, completely calm and unfazed by the arrival of the Goddess of Destiny.
The Goddess of Destiny spoke, "Xue Tu, you have overstepped. As a God Lord, you are targeting a territorial power."
Upon hearing this, the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, let out a cold snort. In a foul mood, he retorted, "You are the one who overstepped."
"Ila, we are both gods of faith. Territorial powers are our common enemies. You are now helping them and opposing me?"
"Is this not your fault? I am curious why you would assist a mere territorial power."
The God Lord was somewhat puzzled. Why was this Immortal-Demon Kingdom so special that even the Goddess of Destiny, Ila, was willing to intervene and even oppose him for it?
With Ila's appearance, things would become troublesome.
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, thought to himself that this was tricky.
He understood that the moment the Goddess of Destiny appeared, his plans were doomed to fail.
This was because the Goddess of Destiny was far stronger than him. When he was just a child, she was already a God Lord.
Not only was she immensely powerful, but she was also recognized by all deities of faith as one of the oldest and most powerful God Lords.
In her presence, although he was also a God Lord, he paled in comparison.
The gap between them was immense, like a chasm.
He, the God Lord of Annihilation, was merely a latecomer among the gods of faith.
There was a qualitative difference between them, one that was difficult to bridge.
The God Lord of Annihilation was very reluctant to oppose the Goddess of Destiny, Ila.
There was no alternative; she was simply too strong. How could he fight her?
Even if they were of the same level, the God Lord of Annihilation doubted he could defeat her.
The Goddess of Destiny, Ila, stated, "I have deep reasons for helping the Immortal-Demon Kingdom."
"You will know them in the future."
"However, it seems you intend to violate the Godly Covenant we jointly established. What are your intentions?"
"Can I interpret this as you wishing to test my strength?"
The Goddess of Destiny, Ila, spoke slowly, her tone filled with menace.
Hearing this, the God Lord's heart was filled with complex emotions. As an ancient deity, how powerful was his divine power?
His strength had reached the late stage of a mid-grade God Lord. Few deities dared to offend him. Unfortunately, today, he had encountered the Goddess of Destiny, Ila.
If it were the Goddess of Destiny, Ila, he would indeed have no recourse.
No matter how displeased he was, he could only suppress it and remain silent.
There was no alternative; a younger brother must accept his place.
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu's, expression shifted. If it were anyone else speaking to him like this, he would have already attacked.
But facing the Goddess of Destiny, he dared not.
The fundamental reason was not only that the Goddess of Destiny was more ancient than him, belonging to the very first batch of gods of faith.
It was also because the Goddess of Destiny's power was immense. The law of destiny divine power she wielded could easily kill many deities.
Among them, it was highly likely to include himself, the God Lord of Annihilation.
Furthermore, it was not only the deities of the Primordial Continent who feared her; even the evil god lords from other worlds felt the same.
Her reputation echoed across many worlds!
The law of destiny divine power was simply too formidable.
Every deity had a destiny, and the Goddess of Destiny controlled the River of Destiny. One could imagine how terrifying her abilities were.
She could unreasonably erase a deity's destiny through the River of Destiny!
It was precisely for this reason that the God Lord of Annihilation was extremely wary of and hesitant around the Goddess of Destiny.
Otherwise, with his temperament, he would have already lost his temper.
He reluctantly explained, "That is not the case. You may have misunderstood me."
"I came here simply because I wanted to save my subordinate God Kings. Their souls have been suppressed, and how could I stand by and do nothing?"
"If my subordinates can be killed at will without my protection, wouldn't that severely damage my reputation? How could I rule the evil faction then, and who would obey me?"
Upon hearing this, the Goddess of Destiny said, "Their fate is already sealed. You will surely not be able to save them on this journey."
As the Goddess of Destiny, her words carried considerable weight.
The God Lord of Annihilation pondered the credibility of her statement, but ultimately remained half-believing, half-doubting.
He could not easily trust the Goddess of Destiny.
After all, as long as the Goddess of Destiny did not block him, he could easily destroy this temporal seal and then rescue his subordinate God Kings.
What difficulty was there in that? And where did the idea of their fate being sealed come from?
He would never be fooled!
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, decided to try his luck and said, "Your Excellency Ila, I hope you can make way. I can then rescue them and bring them back to the evil faction."
Without the protection of the Goddess of Destiny, the mere Immortal-Demon Kingdom was nothing in his eyes.
Currently, there were only two high-grade God Kings, but so what?
As a high-grade God Lord, how difficult would it be for him to kill them?
As it stood, two high-grade God Kings were now in that temporal seal, with only one.
The other had already been severely injured by him.
Of course, rescuing his subordinates was not the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu's, most important objective.
His true goal was that supreme-grade God Lord artifact.
As long as the Goddess of Destiny allowed him passage, he could accomplish all of this instantly!
The Goddess of Destiny, Ila, shook her head and replied, "Xue Tu, do not let greed cost you your life. It was not easy for you to become a high-grade God Lord."
"Also, do you think I am blocking you to protect the Immortal-Demon Kingdom?"
"Actually, it's not just that. I am doing this to save you as well."
"Otherwise, you would at best be severely injured and on the brink of death, and at worst, you would perish, and all your glory would be gone."
"What???"
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, was filled with questions.
How was the appearance of the Goddess of Destiny related to saving him?
He hadn't provoked any terrifying deities recently.
The God Lord of Annihilation strongly suspected that the Goddess of Destiny, Ila, was simply making up an excuse to fob him off.