"Esteemed gods, there is no need for tension, as we have now chosen to shake hands and make peace with the Dragon God."
The Kindness God noticed that Water Goddess, Fire God, and the others did not look very pleased and couldn't help but speak to reassure the gods.
Her voice was soft, as if possessing a power capable of comforting the soul.
After hearing her words, the gods indeed felt considerably more stable.
However.
When they looked at Gu Yuena, their gazes continued to be somewhat strange.
After all, everyone had fought tooth and nail in the past, and to speak of shaking hands and making peace required some time to get used to.
"Esteemed gods, the table is served with exquisite tea. Feel free to drink some to moisten your throats."
The Evil God meant for everyone to have a sip of tea to calm their nerves.
Upon hearing this, all the gods thought it was a good suggestion and each lightly indulged in the drink.
Truly, the taste was quite nice.
It served to relax their tightly wound nerves a bit.
At that moment, one could hear the Evil God begin to make introductions, "As for his reputation, you all have heard of him, he is the newly ascended God King of Douluo Planet... Qin Xiao!"
"Who?"
"Qin Xiao?"
"Pfft..."
The Fire God had not yet managed to swallow the tea and sprayed it out instantly.
It directly hit the face of the Wind God sitting across from him.
However, the Wind God too wore a look of shock, completely disregarding the action of the Fire God.
Who Qin Xiao was, they knew all too well.
In the words of the Destruction God, he was definitely the biggest trouble after the Dragon God.
Wasn't the divine council in uproar before, all because of this guy?
Yet...
Never in their wildest dreams did they expect Qin Xiao to transform and appear before them.
It was indeed...
Fearsome!
What's more, they were very clear about how Qin Xiao had obtained his godhood—it was based on the very origin of the Asura God!
Those who ascended by stepping on the Asura God were ruthless and bloody in their methods.
"Cough cough..."
Seemingly aware of the somewhat awkward atmosphere in the great hall, the Evil God coughed lightly, breaking the silence.
"During the previous council session, the Kindness God and I proposed negotiations with Qin Xiao, inviting him to join the Divine Realm. Later on, we negotiated privately, reached a consensus, and Qin Xiao was also willing to become a member of the Council of the Divine Realm, willing to work together for the development of the Divine Realm."
In reality, this reasoning had been agreed upon by Qin Xiao, Gu Yuena, the Kindness God, and the Evil God before the gods arrived.
Their primary aim was to present a narrative that the gods could accept without it seeming too abrupt.
"The Evil God is right, with the addition of Qin Xiao and the Dragon God, our Divine Realm will become even stronger,
vital for the future development of the Divine Realm!"
Seeing some gods moved by the speech, the Kindness God immediately supported the statement, "Now, let us welcome God Kings Qin Xiao and the Dragon God with warm applause!"
As she finished speaking, she led the clapping.
With the lead, the other gods subconsciously began to follow suit.
Doing so, they suddenly realized that their feelings of resistance towards Qin Xiao and the Dragon God were not as strong as before.
"Esteemed God King, if Qin Xiao... God King and the Dragon God join the Council of the Divine Realm, what about the Destruction God King and the Benevolent God King?"
As the applause ended, the Space God, clad in a grey robe, couldn't help but inquire, "If we are the only ones welcoming the two God Kings, it might not go over so well with the other two God Kings."
Having accepted Qin Xiao and the Dragon God, he couldn't help but worry about the attitude of the other two God Kings.
Indeed, he was not alone in his concerns.
The four God Kings had previously argued fiercely over this matter. Now, getting so close to Qin Xiao in private would undoubtedly displease the other two God Kings.
The other two God Kings?
Upon hearing this, the Kindness God, the Destruction God, and Gu Yuena all felt very strangely inside.
At this point, what other God Kings were there to speak of?
The Life God and Destruction God had both turned into seeds—could you possibly expect them to say no?
And it was not just the Life God and the Destruction God, even the seven subordinate Seven Sins Gods were obliterated.
Now, what remained of the Destruction God's lineage were some second-rate level 2 Gods and level 3 Gods—not worth mentioning.
Soon, the Evil God provided an answer, "Frankly speaking, the Life God and the Destruction God also sought out Qin Xiao in private before and had some minor conflicts with God King Qin Xiao. Currently, the Life God, the Destruction God, and the Seven Sins Gods are all in retreat, healing their wounds. They will not appear for hundreds or thousands of years."
Without doubt, this narrative was also suggested under the guidance of Qin Xiao.
On one hand, it could intimidate the assembly, and on the other, it could reduce a great deal of trouble.
After all, if the gods knew that Qin Xiao had killed two God Kings and the Seven Sins Gods, it would presumably cause quite the backlash.
Indeed.
Once these words were said, there was silence in the hall.
The gods were no fools; they instantly grasped the hidden meaning in the Evil God's words.
That was, the Destruction God and the Life God had already led the Seven Sins Gods to move against Qin Xiao, but they were no match for him.
And it was very likely that the Kindness God and the Evil God arrived at the crucial moment, preventing the conflict, and made peace with Qin Xiao at the price of something they didn't know.
It did not pose any problem for the Destruction God, the Life God, and others to be absent from this meeting due to face-saving and injury-related reasons.
Having grasped the situation, the way the gods looked at Qin Xiao changed.
This one had, with his own strength, suppressed an entire faction of extraordinary might.