Chen Fan continued to elaborate on his thoughts.
"If you and I join forces for indiscriminate slaughter, I believe we can achieve glorious battle results."
"Good."
Wu Sheng readily agreed.
He had been feeling incredibly stifled these past few days.
He had harbored a desire to slay the entire world, but was trapped, unable to act.
"Let's go find the Temple of the Gods."
The two left together.
"Boom."
Their auras shook the heavens and earth, vanishing rapidly before fading into obscurity.
The turbulent energies of the two attracted the attention of several supreme beasts.
However, no one paid them any mind.
Soon, the two, their figures hidden, arrived at the former location of the Temple of the Gods.
The area where the Temple of the Gods once stood...
An entire, colossal divine mountain had vanished.
Without a trace.
Logically, the place with the best feng shui in Damelia should have been the divine mountain of the Temple of the Gods.
Yet, no one could find the missing divine mountain.
It had disappeared without a trace, and no one could locate it.
But this did not pose a problem for Chen Fan and Wu Sheng.
The three supreme rules of the Limitless Supreme, suppression and space, were inherited by Chen Fan and Wu Sheng respectively, while the unified seal was inherited by Zeus, the first god of the Temple of the Gods.
If they searched with intent, they were bound to find some clues.
Soon, the two detected the aura of the Great Dao of Sealing at the site of the divine mountain's ruins.
A familiar aura...
"Heh."
Chen Fan's lips curled upwards. "Clever tactic, to have sealed yourself in such a place..."
His words were laced with a hint of surprise.
A spatial gate, a secondary dimension.
In the void, a faint ripple distorted the fabric of reality.
One would be hard-pressed to notice it without careful observation.
"Hum."
Chen Fan reached out directly, touching the distorted ripple.
The void vibrated slightly.
The next moment, a familiar voice emerged, "Do the two of you require something?"
It was Zeus's voice.
Zeus, who controlled the Great Dao of Sealing, had sensed the approach of suppression and space.
"Is the Temple of the Gods going to remain sealed forever?" Chen Fan inquired.
"Heh heh."
Zeus's laughter held a chilling edge. "You two disregarded my counsel and insisted on opening the spatial gate. Have you found yourselves powerless?"
On that day, he had strongly advised against it, yet no one listened.
It even led to a great war, resulting in the demise of several divine lords.
This matter was not easily brushed aside.
"Powerless is not quite accurate."
Chen Fan spoke truthfully. "As long as the Temple of the Gods is willing to lend its assistance, within three days, my companion Wu Sheng and I are confident we can put an end to this chaos."
"On what grounds?"
Zeus retorted. "Why should the Temple of the Gods help you? Setting aside whether your boastful claims will succeed, considering you two have killed the divine lords of my Temple of the Gods, wouldn't it be better for my Temple of the Gods to simply watch from the sidelines?"
The matter of killing divine lords was not easily forgiven.
"..."
Chen Fan fell silent for a moment.
Before he could continue his persuasion, Zeus's voice echoed again. "It seems like a better option to wait for you two to be mutually destroyed with the supreme beasts, and then the Temple of the Gods can emerge to reap the benefits."
Among the three factions, the Temple of the Gods clearly intended to play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
"Are you sure?"
Chen Fan asked back.
"What do you think?" The voice was dismissive.
Chen Fan ceased his persuasion and said to Wu Sheng beside him, "Since the Temple of the Gods is unwilling to cooperate, we cannot let them gain any advantage. How about we join forces today and destroy the Temple of the Gods?"
Unable to achieve cooperation, the approach shifted to threats.
"Good."
Wu Sheng was not one for eloquent words.
Seeing his nod, Chen Fan asked Zeus, "What do you think of this suggestion?"
"Trying to scare me?"
Zeus remained unmoved. "Do you think only the two of you have attained the Supreme Fruit status?"
Although the Temple of the Gods had chosen to remain secluded, they were not foolish.
During this period of world opening, many of their members had also advanced to the Supreme Fruit status.
His confidence stemmed from this.
Indeed, as Zeus's voice faded, several supreme aurae spread forth from the distorted ripples.
We have Supremes too.
"How about it?"
Zeus was brimming with confidence.
"Clang."
Unfortunately, his confidence was met with Wu Sheng's sword.
Apologies, I have a bad temper.
A sword light filled with potent killing intent directly struck the ripple.
Space law was activated, and the sword light spread, directly piercing into the secondary dimension.
"Rumble."
From within the secondary dimension, a sonic boom could be heard.
Along with roars of fury.
"You court death..."
"Wu Sheng, do you wish to die?"
"Divine Lord, let me go out and kill him..."
"..."
If Chen Fan had attacked, it would have been understandable, as he was a Supreme.
Wu Sheng was not yet a Supreme.
Although his body exuded supreme Dao rhymes, he had not yet taken that final step.
His combat power had reached the Supreme level, his Dao rhymes were perfectly polished, lacking only the imprint of heavenly oaths and the opening of the Martial Dao Heart. He was missing nothing else.
But ultimately, not being a Supreme meant he was not a Supreme.
The new Supremes in the Temple of the Gods were naturally enraged at a non-Supreme daring to challenge them.
"Silence."
Zeus's tone was grave. "Don't forget that this fellow killed a supreme beast just a few days ago."
Zeus was quite wary of the moniker "God Slayer."
Upon hearing this, the secondary dimension immediately fell silent.
"Dao... What are you doing?"
Zeus's words turned into a startled roar before he could finish.
Around the ripples, the space was being cut apart by the power of space.
Large sections were being severed, as if to strip the secondary dimension from this world.
This was Wu Sheng's technique.
And the flames were Chen Fan's Rule of the Great Dao.
The secondary dimension, being peeled away by Wu Sheng, was immediately enveloped by flames and began to be roasted.
Unwilling to cooperate, were you? Want to be a dead dog?
Fine, I'll let you be a dead dog.
"Boom."
The flames blazed, burning fiercely.
Within the secondary dimension, roars of rage could be heard.
"Stop."
The secondary dimension finally opened.
Zeus, exuding imposing heroism, stepped out, his supreme aura unleashed without reservation.
With a single punch, he extinguished the flames, halting Wu Sheng's actions.
"Heh."
Chen Fan smiled and retracted his Rule of the Great Dao. "Weren't you unwilling to come out?"
Beside him, Wu Sheng also sheathed his long sword.
Zeus's face turned icy. "Are you trying to force my Temple of the Gods into an open war with you?"
"Do you think I care?" This was Wu Sheng speaking.
At Chen Fan's current status, such words were unsuitable.
However, he could say something else and smiled, "A war would be excellent. As long as you dare to go to war with us, I will immediately feign defeat and become a lone wolf, secretly slaughtering supreme beasts, while you can protect humanity."
Threatening me?
Ridiculous, I never submit to threats.
Zeus was plagued with a headache. Chen Fan's audacious attitude left him unable to advance or retreat.
"What exactly do you want?"
Zeus was somewhat exasperated. "This entire world is left for you to torment, what more do you want?"
The Temple of the Gods had retreated, yet they remained so aggressive.
"It's very simple."
Chen Fan directly stated the purpose of their visit. "I only require the Temple of the Gods to provide protection for the Eastern and Southern territories for three days."