Though the situation in the Prime Material Plane was a little weird and the citizens were panicking over the unusual change in the Flame, the situation did not escalate or spread as long as the Flame was still usable.
Thanks to the deterrence of the Brilliant White Church and the Temple of Glory, the other churches did their best to restrain themselves without any conflict.
Even some of the smaller churches that had frequent conflicts and skirmishes from time to time had stopped their daily divine spells and began to observe the situation.
All of a sudden, the Prime Material Plane was in complete peace.
But it was different in the divine realm.
"To tell the truth, the situation is terrible."
The Great Lion said somberly in Xi Wei's divine kingdom.
"So what's going on? You're going too fast, and I don't know anything yet!" Xi Wei waved his tentacles in protest.
He had certainly been busy recently. Not only did he have to explore and develop Wendy's divine kingdom, he also had to deal with the remains of the God of Betrayal's divine body and broken divinity. It was a happy worry.
In the end, he was eating hotpot and singing when the table was suddenly flipped. There was nothing he could do apart from looking dumbfounded.
"Ignizidorag, the God of Flames has fallen."
Aslan's expression was solemn. "His divine body has been discovered in the Void. Both the First Flame and divinity of the Flames are gone, and it is confirmed that he was killed. "
"Tsk …"
Even Xi Wei who stayed at home knew what that meant. "It's true … is it Flintman the Thief of Fire?"
The God of Flames had been hunting down Flintman who had stolen his First Flame. Now that the God of Fire had fallen and both his most valuable First Flame and divinity were gone, there was no doubt that Flintman was the culprit.
To a certain extent, it was ironic that the God of Flames was killed by the Thief of Fire.
"That's right, but that's not all. After devouring the divinity of the God of Flames, he purposely threw his divine body into the Void where it could be easily discovered, and is now hiding again. "Aslan nodded." Some of the gods even believe that we, the Invisible Pantheon, had hidden Flintman, and are already condemning us. "
'So that's what it means to have a bad reputation.' Xi Wei grumbled inwardly.
"So, Aslan, why did you recruit such an unreliable fellow into the Invisible Pantheon?"
He felt that this matter was a little tricky and couldn't think of a solution in a short time, so he could only change the topic.
"That was at the end of the last Divine War. At that time, many members of the Invisible Pantheon had fallen in the Divine War, and only a few of them could move. In order to prevent the Invisible Pantheon from being swallowed up by the large pantheons like the other small organizations, I had to recruit enough gods to give us a certain level of deterrence …"
Aslan the Great Lion was shaking his head as well, as if unable to see through Flintman's wild ambitions. "Anti-gods have always been ostracized in our circle. While they are a little prejudiced, I don't believe that anti-gods are untrustworthy, which is why I recruited Flintman into the Invisible Pantheon even before the title of 'Fire Stealer'."
"Then what do you plan to do now?"
Xi Wei was almost twisting his tentacles into a dead knot. "It's probably useless even if I clarify things … there aren't many gods in the divine realm who would recognize me."
"You're underestimating yourself." Aslan smiled. "Both the Earthweaver and Zothor, God of Sky and Thunder are keeping an eye on you, and the other gods of their pantheon more or less know about your character. Aside from the Seven Divine Fathers, the Ocean Gods, another major pantheon, also see you differently … although they are the more hostile ones. "
"Either way, you're definitely more famous than you think." At that, the Great Lion shook his head, the soft and fluffy mane on his neck shaking as well. "Of course, I didn't intend to let you show yourself even if that's the case. After all, you're the secret weapon of the Invisible Pantheon. "
"So I'm that important!"
Xi Wei's sphere sparkled.
Be that as it may, he knew that he would attract more hostility than kindness if he made a public appearance and stood at the heart of the divine realm. After all, there was still the issue with Lord Hades, not to mention that the Players had tried to poach from the Brilliant White Church and the Temple of Glory …
Hence, it was better to play it safe and keep a low profile, quietly making a fortune.
That was why he had made up his mind not to get involved in the fall of the God of Flames.
"Then why did you come to me, Great Lion?"
Xi Wei asked the Great Lion curiously after clearing his thoughts. "You're not here just for a chat, are you?"
"Of course not. I'm not as free and busy as you are."
The Great Lion stared at Xi Wei. Though a lion's face did not express emotions as clearly as a human's, Xi Wei could still vaguely tell that the Great Lion was feeling something.
Come to think of it, he might be feeling the speed at which he had grown.
After all, Xi Wei was a fledgling in every sense of the word less than two years ago, a rotten fish that couldn't even reach the level of a lesser god.
But in just two years, he had leapt up to become an Intermediate God, and his single-chakra divine power was top-notch even amongst Intermediate Gods!
Even if Xi Wei's rapid ascension would definitely be a little overdone in a fight, his normal Authority wouldn't be of much use in a fight as long as his training could overwhelm his opponent.
And that was just two years! For a god whose lifespan was practically endless, two years was no different from the blink of an eye!
"Don't look at me like that, I'm a little scared …" Xi Wei said, waving his tentacles.
"Xi Wei, I have a favor to ask of you." Aslan said solemnly.
"What is it?"
Xi Wei found the lion's head rather pitiful, having to take the blame for both him and Flintman. He couldn't help thinking that he would have agreed if it wasn't something troublesome.
"If I fall in the process of persuading you, I hope that you could inherit my Authority and become the new Justice."
Aslan pleaded.
"What?" Xi Wei's eyes widened.
"A war between gods is almost unavoidable, but my Justice won't let me sit by and watch. No matter what the outcome is, I will continue to persuade and suppress the possibility of a war between all sides."
Aslan said solemnly. "To be frank, my chances of survival are only three in a thousand. That is why I hope that I could pass on part of the Authority of Justice to you before I fall."
"Wait. But wouldn't that make you weaker and less able to protect yourself?!" Xi Wei asked in confusion. "Aren't you going to die?"
"Because not letting Justice fall into the hands of Chaos is my Justice as well." Aslan said gently. "Don't feel sad for my fall, it's all my own choice … from today onwards, you are the God who wields the Invisible Pantheon."
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