The Life Goddess leaned against the wall unresponsively, her eyes devoid of life.
Lin Yi, being such an important figure, had come on behalf of the Divine Realm, carrying the future and hopes of all its gods, only to lose not only his own face but that of the Divine Realm tonight...
Some people live, but she was already dead.
Gu Yuena turned her head and frowned displeasedly, "Hey! My father god is talking to you! Did you hear or have you gone deaf? Stupid gods!"
Lin Yi: "Shut your mouth."
Frightened, Gu Yuena immediately turned back and made a zipping motion over her lips before hanging her head low.
She knew she too was a sinner and thus was exceptionally obedient.
Lin Yi: "Gu Yuena, like to brag, do you? Later, let me see just how impressive your bragging skills really are."
Gu Yuena admitted her mistake promptly: "Na'er is wrong."
The Life Goddess cleared her throat, somewhat embarrassed, "That… it seems there was a misunderstanding, sorry about that. Anyway, I still wanted to inquire about us from the Divine Realm joining the assault team…"
Gu Yuena immediately turned around, exclaiming in shock and anger, "What?! The Divine Realm also wants to join the assault team? Dreaming in broad daylight?! A bunch of trash, you're not worthy!"
The Life Goddess: "..."
She took a deep breath and glared at Gu Yuena. If there was anyone the Life Goddess hated the most right now, it was naturally Gu Yuena.
If it weren't for her boasting, she wouldn't have ended up so embarrassed in front of Lin Yi!
The Life Goddess: "Say that again, what is our Divine Realm?"
Gu Yuena sneered: "Heh, trash, trash, trash, is three times enough?"
Believing herself to have a mild temperament, the Life Goddess felt the shame she had suffered earlier, and her current rage erupted instantaneously like oil being poured over fire.
She lunged at Gu Yuena: "You think it's funny to mock me for my sealed Divine Power? A mere ferocious beast, and you dare to insult the Divine Realm! I'll kill you!"
Gu Yuena, utterly unafraid: "I wouldn't be afraid of you even with your Divine Power. I don't fear any gods now, let alone the current you?!"
Seeing Gu Yuena about to fight back, Lin Yi was taken aback—any divine conflict in the wooden house would be incredibly unlucky!
He immediately flicked his finger, sealing all of Gu Yuena's strength.
The two women started fighting on the spot. Gu Yuena was puzzled as to where her abilities had gone, but facing the Life Goddess's frenzied hair-pulling assault, she didn't have time to think and immediately grabbed the other's hair in response.
One minute later.
Lin Yi looked sternly at the two disheveled women sitting below and said coldly, "If you want to fight, go outside. Don't do it here, what do you take my place for?"
The Life Goddess tidied her messy hair, then suddenly pulled out a strand, staring at it in her hand in astonishment. She hadn't lost hair for tens of thousands of years, yet today it had fallen out!
Her true form was the Ancient Life Tree! What mattered most was to stay evergreen, without losing leaves!
This made her burst into tears in an instant.
"My hair..."
"What are you crying for? So embarrassing. Did I lose less than you?"
Gu Yuena yanked off a strand from her own head as well, which was a result of the Life Goddess's recent onslaught.
The Life Goddess instantly stopped crying, feeling a sense of balance in her heart.
She sniffed, stood up, and dusted herself off, maintaining her last shred of dignity as she respectfully asked Lin Yi, "Lin Yi... Senior, can the Divine Realm join? Or are there any conditions? I can't return empty-handed; I must at least bring back a reply to them."
Just as Lin Yi was about to speak, Gu Yuena interjected: "I disagree!"
Decisively, she stood up, brushed the dust off herself, tossled her messy hair, and crossed her arms, a clear look of coldness and domineering on her face.
Lin Yi looked at her and smiled, "Lord Silver Dragon King indeed has an impressive spirit, shall you continue?"
Gu Yuena swallowed nervously and then knelt down quietly.
She obediently shut her mouth once again.
The Life Goddess let out a cold snort, finding the sight of Gu Yuena kneeling down quite satisfying.
Lin Yi lifted his calm gaze, "Do you think I could still agree? It's the first time someone dared to poke my forehead; I've really lived long enough to see everything."
"What?! She dared to poke your forehead?!"
Gu Yuena puffed up like a blowfish, instantly rising to her feet, but after Lin Yi glanced at her, she immediately chickened out.
As she was about to kneel again, she said with grievance, "Can I...not kneel? It really hurts my knees when I kneel since you took my strength away."
Lin Yi didn't speak.
Gu Yuena had no choice but to kneel down quietly again.
But in her heart, she added another tally to the Life Goddess' account.
To dare poke Lin Yi's forehead? This Life Goddess must truly have a death wish!
The Life Goddess bowed her head with a red face, "I'm sorry, this was indeed a misunderstanding..."
Lin Yi said blandly, "Then let me also misunderstand you for a moment. As for your request, please forgive my refusal."
The Life Goddess was silent.
She stood there hesitantly for a while, the small movements of her ten fingers fully conveying her panic.
Lin Yi, "Is there anything else?"
The Life Goddess looked up at him, shook her head, and said with regret, "No, I will take my leave..."
She was about to turn around and open the door when Lin Yi's voice came from behind her.
"Life Goddess."
She was pleasantly surprised and quickly turned around to ask, "What is it, Senior Lin Yi?"
Lin Yi smiled, "I'll give you another chance. Come find me when the time is right. Oh right, if you can see me alone by then, and perhaps if you take off your clothes, your chances might be a little better."
The Life Goddess was stunned, her face instantly turning crimson, her ears seemingly exuding heat.
She knew Lin Yi was being sarcastic; Lin Yi must truly be angry...
"Then when will the time be considered right?"
"You'll have to observe and decide for yourself. In any case, my answer will still be no if the timing isn't right."
The Life Goddess nodded. She thought for a moment and then said, "I apologize once again for my earlier offence; I'm sorry, Senior Lin Yi."
After she finished speaking, she opened the door, stepped outside, looked up at the sky, and closed her eyes.
In that instant, a greenish-gold radiance sprinkled down from a certain place in the sky onto her, and the Life Goddess' hair rapidly grew down to her heels, shimmering. A pattern of the Ancient Life Tree appeared on her forehead, and her sleeves and skirt elongated with splendid green and gold patterns imprinted on them. A gentle aura of life slowly diffused.
In the end, she opened her eyes, and the nine rings of God Rings reappeared behind her.
Lin Yi sat inside the cabin, watching the scene of the Life Goddess' Divine Power being unsealed, and for a moment, he actually found it quite beautiful.
Heh, I don't have the tendencies of Cao Zei, do I?
He chuckled at his self-mockery, raising his hand to close the cabin door from afar.
The Life Goddess looked back with regret, sighed deeply, and felt somewhat remorseful.
She suddenly felt that her previous life in the Divine Realm was like a flower cultivated in a greenhouse, her heart filled only with beauty and tenderness, but she couldn't even detect a simple bluff.
Inside the cabin.
Gu Yuena discreetly looked up at Lin Yi, "Do I still have the opportunity to use my reward today?"
Lin Yi replied, "What do you think? It's time for the long-anticipated punishment."
Gu Yuena's brow twitched with fright as she leaned back against the door, clutching her bottom tightly.