Chapter 1328: Chapter 1313: Deceiving God Chapter 1328: Chapter 1313: Deceiving God “What kind of Divine Artifact is this? How can it possess such might?”

“Compared to that, I’m more curious about how much this artifact weighs and what it’s made of?”

“Uh, do none of you care whether the Desert Deity has fallen or not?”

“Its presence is still there, although weakened a bit, but it hasn’t fallen. The question is whether it still has the courage to continue fighting after being smashed like that?”

“He is a protector god, so the courage to fight is there.”

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“Indeed, to slay a deity, I must wait until I ascend to the Epics.”

Compared to those spectating deities, as the user of the God-splitting Seal, Ketiya was more aware of the condition of the deity she had just smashed into the Earth.

Thus, knowing that there was no hope of victory, and her condition had begun to decline, Ketiya withdrew the God-splitting Seal. If she could keep throwing this Seal from her father as a basic attack, she might have hoped to win, but at her current realm, she couldn’t sustain the consumption.

And when the God-splitting Seal returned to Ketiya’s hand, the Titan girl stepped upon the Thunder Dragon beneath her feet, looking at the Desert Deity climbing up from the Earth.

At this moment, the deity’s true body had suffered the greatest damage since the battle began… both arms broken, even its head dented in. But that was all there was to it, as the vast earthy Divine Light surged from the deity’s body, healing all its wounds.

“Do you still wish to continue the fight?” Ketiya spoke for the first time since her appearance, communicating directly with the True God opposite her through the soul.

“…” The Desert Deity remained silent, considering battle a means to an end, not the end itself, so natural it did not want to fight. But facing this seemingly Divine Descendant, the pitiable pride belonging to that deity prevented it from yielding.

“Come with me, my Father wants to see you!”

After Ketiya spoke, she did not wait for the Desert Deity to respond. She directly rode the Thunder Dragon back to the Floating City, in line with her father’s words that the deity simply didn’t have the gall to attack, let alone ambush it.

Hearing such disrespectful words, the Desert Deity continued to hold its silence to maintain the dignity of a Divine Being, but its divine form, under the watchful eyes of many deities, slowly shrank and levitated, drifting toward that massive Floating City.

“What’s happening? Why aren’t they continuing to fight? I thought I’d see a True God fall today, but now it’s stopped? That’s such a letdown!”

Some deities with ill-intent and a penchant for chaos expressed their regret in an exceedingly disappointed tone.

“We’ve found out nothing from this. That being only sent out Its divine beasts and Its Divine Descendant. While these acts demonstrate His strength, without seeing Him acting personally, we still don’t understand the extent of His power.”

“Just watch, but with this development, it seems the battle will not continue.”

As the Desert Deity stepped onto the Floating City, occupying over ninety thousand square kilometers, the Divine Senses of many deities also extended towards this extraordinary creation.

Then, in the next instant, an ancient, vast, and majestic Divine Sense exploded, forcefully shattering all the Divine Senses that had reached the Floating City. It then followed those trajectories back to their owners, seeking out their sources.

“Audacious!”

“How brazen!”

Some deities were infuriated with Muria’s behavior, which could be described as overbearing. Although they appeared to be hopping mad, none of them made a move to act. They were not foolish; those who stuck their necks out at this moment could become the stepping stones for other deities, potentially ending up utterly shattered.

“Your Excellency, I beg your forgiveness, and please pardon my offense born of mere curiosity.”

Aside from those who felt affronted by Muria, some deities, after isolating themselves from Muria’s detection, even offered polite apologies.

But aside from a few deities who seemed more powerful and caught his attention, Muria dismissed most of their reactions. His counterstrike served only to clearly express his stance.

His main focus now was on the deity of the yellow sands who was approaching his Divine Palace, walking as if a mere mortal.

Putting aside this deity’s protective position, he also held control over the “Desert” Divine Domain, which could unquestionably be included within the God Position [Earth]. In other words, this lesser god’s domain overlapped with his own—a common and unremarkable situation.

Originally, Muria contemplated slaughtering this god to assimilate his Divine Domain, but after thorough contemplation, he thought of a more cost-effective method.

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Stepping into the core area of the Floating City, within a palace shimmering with Nine-colored Divine Light, the sand deity, whose body had now shrunk to around a hundred meters in height, looked up at the being above who was sizing him up.

His face was indiscernible, but his general form could be seen: high above and seemingly disdainful of action, the figure with a slowly turning Divine Wheel behind him was cloaked in mystery and overwhelming power, completely different from what the sand deity had envisioned.

Usually, a deity wielding Solar Divine Power would radiate an aura as fierce and dominating as the sun hanging in the sky, exuding a sense of untouchable superiority.

And yet, this being, with a Divine Bird perched on one shoulder and a massive pure white divine beast crouched at his feet, did not impart such a feeling, indicating a mastery over more than just the [Sun] Divine Domain.

However, before Ugo Sosa could continue pondering, a voice imbued with an indomitable presence and authority resonated within the palace.

“Would you consent to becoming my Subordinate God?”

“Subordinate God?” The question took the deity by surprise, but before he could ask for a reason, Muria provided one.

“Our Divine Domains overlap in certain aspects.”

This led to a somewhat terrifying moment for the sand deity when he saw the being—so high above him that he deemed not even his own name or appearance worthy to be revealed—extend a hand.

Continuous mountain ranges, vast prairies, endless deserts… All sorts of terrains of the Earth shimmered in his hand, eventually condensing into an incredibly pure Earth Power. This was the kind of power the sand deity had dreamt of, even more perfect than before.

And thus, he understood the precariousness of his situation—dangerous!

“I expect your answer within ten breaths. Otherwise, I will take your silence as refusal, as an offense against my authority,” Muria declared, using his position to pressure the deity. “The consequences, you may well imagine.”

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