Book 18, Highgod – Chapter 10, The Manner of Death

Dozens of figures flew over in the air in an impressive host, and the tens of Deities already present in the imperial palace flew over as well, terrified. In a short period of time, all eighty-two Deities were assembled. Frightened and nervous, they stared at Linley. They didn’t know…what Linley was going to do to them.

They were frustrated as well. How could Linley be so powerful? They had come with Odin from the Planar Prison to the Yulan continent, but they had never held the ‘legendary’ Linley in any regard.

But it seemed…as though Linley was unreasonably strong.

“Lord Linley, these things have nothing to do with us. We just obeyed the orders of Lord Odin.” One of them, a green-haired, middle-aged man said hurriedly.

“It had nothing to do with us. Lord Linley, spare our lives.”

The eighty-two all begged for mercy. Having seen Linley’s power, they understood that Linley was completely capable of just using his divine sense to attack all eighty-two of them. Not a single one of them would escape.

“Shut your mouths.” Linley said emotionlessly.

Immediately, all of the eighty-two Deities fell silent, not daring to say a word. The entire devastated imperial palace was deathly silent. Those ministers, palace attendants, maids, and guards who stood in the distance were in a state of panic as well....