This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 383 - 381: To be honest with everyone present...

'What punishment can be assigned for usurping a Divine Realm?' the Head Manager mused. After listening to the Featherfalling God's words, his mind raced, his eyes sparkling with sagacity, yet he could not find a suitable Heaven Palace rule to punish that Wu Wangzi.

The expressions of the dozen or so subordinate gods around him varied. Did the God of Spring really dare to do this? In Emperor's City, unless there was an undying grudge leading to a divine battle, it was usually just a matter of territories growing larger or smaller, followers increasing or decreasing. This God of Spring directly seized Featherfalling God's Divine Realm and those million followers! Wasn't he afraid that other strong gods would follow suit and directly seize the God of Spring's Divine Realm?

Featherfalling God's divine statue was more than eight hundred yards tall, a size that could be recognized as a reserve for Main Gods in Heaven Palace. Among these present subordinate gods, Featherfalling God was ranked within the top five in terms of Divine Realm strength!

Tens of thousands of years of management, tens of thousands of years of accumulation, gone in an instant!

"Head Manager!" A goddess stood up, her eyes filled with a touch of anger. "The God of Spring has gone too far! Even if we struck first against him, how could he treat Featherfalling God like this!"

In a corner, a subordinate god couldn't help but mumble, "Those words sound a bit odd. We all took action; the God of Spring couldn't just sit there and take a beating."

The Head Manager was still pondering, and the dozen or so subordinate gods started to speak:

"But we threw a small stone, and he called down a meteor to smash us. Isn't that too unreasonable?"

"Hundreds of Divine Generals? Where did he get so many?"

"They are the Divine Generals cultivated by Star God's Divine Power. We almost forgot, the God of Spring is not only the fourth assistant god, the favored one before the Heavenly Emperor, but also a subordinate god of Star God."

"Isn't it said that the God of Spring is the godson of Star God?"

"There is such a claim. Last time Star God showed up, his divine body began to recover from injuries, suggesting that Star God's Divine Soul is no longer seriously wounded... If we keep targeting the God of Spring, won't we anger Star God?"

"After all, if it wasn't for Star God holding back the Candle Dragon back then..."

"Enough!" The Head Manager scolded in a low voice, and the subordinate gods hastily ceased their chatter.

Featherfalling God trembled slightly. At this moment, he desperately wanted to weep and accuse the God of Spring's Divine World of brutality, but when the words reached his lips, he couldn't utter them.

He was truly scared.

From beginning to end, the God of Spring hadn't even shown his face, and his few subordinates had directly handled him, a Divine Spirit of Heaven Palace.

Moreover, Featherfalling God was currently saying 'the Divine Realm was seized', without mentioning that the Divine Realm was actually sold by his own hands.

After all, even Featherfalling God cared about his reputation.

On second thought, if the God of Spring had personally come to my door today, could I have received such generous 'payment'?

Moreover, there was no shame in being defeated by the God of Spring, for both the Thunderstorm God and the Ancient God of Flowing Light had been beaten by him.

Though losing the Divine Realm is frustrating, perhaps I'm already able to extricate myself from this vortex, he thought.

The Head Manager had been targeting the God of Spring for quite some time, but the more he did, the more like a fish in water the God of Spring seemed in Heaven Palace.

When the God of Spring was in the Human Domain, weren't the gods of Heaven Palace who died directly or indirectly at his hands numerous?

What's more important, a Divine Realm or my life?

Thinking of this, Featherfalling God's mindset became much more balanced, and he looked up at the Head Manager.

Just at that moment, the Head Manager also looked down at Featherfalling God, his eyes carrying a hint of warmth, and he said softly, "Featherfalling God, I understand the grievances in your heart. I will ensure justice for you in this matter."

"Head Manager." Featherfalling God stood up, bowed with clasped hands, hesitated for a moment but still said, "The Divine Realm was cunningly seized by the God of Spring, which truly infuriates me, but the many matters here have wearied my spiritual mind. I wish to sleep for a hundred years to stabilize my Divine Soul and calm my heart, to serve Heaven Palace, the Heavenly Emperor, and you, Head Manager, with the labor of a loyal servant thereafter."

The Head Manager narrowed his eyes, and Featherfalling God quickly lowered his head.

Among the gods present, half understood what Featherfalling God aimed for—to use the loss of his seized Divine Realm to ensure his safe withdrawal, no longer involving himself in the dispute between the Head Manager and the God of Spring.

However, the other half didn't grasp the meaning behind Featherfalling God's actions, merely feeling that this individual had been intimidated by the God of Spring, somewhat 'losing face amongst gods,' and their looks towards Featherfalling God now carried a hint of contempt.

Featherfalling God bowed his head in silence, his heart filled with extreme unease.

The Temple became quiet for a moment.

Suddenly, the Head Manager let out a light chuckle and spoke in a soothing voice, "Featherfalling God, if you were to fall into slumber now, how would you reclaim your losses?"

"Great one, I..."

"Fear not, Featherfalling God." The Head Manager slowly rose to his feet, walked over to Featherfalling God, took his arm, and said warmly, "That God of Spring is arrogant and overbearing, showing no respect for the gods of Heaven Palace. Indeed detestable. Featherfalling God, suffering such persecution at his hands, has aroused the shared indignation of all gods. If you were to go into slumber, who would testify against the God of Spring's violent deeds? If both you and I let this god go unchecked, can this Heaven Palace still be called the Heaven Palace of our Innate Gods?"

Featherfalling God's arm trembled slightly. He looked up at the Head Manager for a moment before quickly bowing his head again.

He's using me as a pawn, he thought with a bitter laugh, yet I truly...

"What's this? Why is everyone gathered here? Are you having tea?" Suddenly, a light laugh came from outside the Barrier of the main hall.

Featherfalling God's face instantly turned pale. The Head Manager's smile froze, a blue flame flickering in his eyes. The surrounding subordinate gods stood up in unison, some glaring angrily at the hall doors, others with uncertain, furtive glances.

The reason was simple: the voice and figure that appeared outside the hall's Barrier belonged to the very God they were currently discussing.

God of Spring, Wu Wangzi.

Heaven and Earth twisted slightly around the doors, and those two dark shadows reemerged, this time revealing their forms—a man and a woman with unfamiliar faces.

However, the aura they carried was all too familiar to Wu Wang.

Evil Gods. Like Qiong Qi and the Hissing Snake, these were the most distinguished among the Great Wilderness's mythical beasts, infused with Divine Power by Heaven Palace and cultivated as Evil Gods, specifically tasked with dealing with matters related to the Human Domain.

Every injury sustained by an Evil God represented a considerable loss of Heaven Palace's Divine Power.

However, Wu Wang carefully sensed that the Divine Power fluctuations of these newly promoted Evil Gods were much more mottled than those of Qiong Qi and the Hissing Snake's group.

Clearly, although Heaven Palace was the lord of the Great Wilderness, the lord's Divine Power was not so plentiful anymore.

"The Head Manager is indeed thoughtful," Wu Wang's voice pierced through the Barrier and reached everyone's ears. "Is this because you fear that once I return to the Human Domain, I will no longer have a source of Divine Power, and have specially created new Evil Gods?"

The two Evil Gods immediately showed signs of rage, as if they wanted to burst through the Barrier and fight Wu Wang to the death. Just then, the Head Manager brushed his hand, and the Barrier slowly dissolved. The two Evil Gods... took a uniform step back, their eyes filled with caution.

This was definitely not cowardice; how could the matters of Divine Spirits be called cowardice?

It was just that they had already heard of the God of Spring's reputation and had secretly observed his confrontations with the Thunderstorm God and the God of Flowing Light. Now, facing this Divine Spirit who hailed from the Human race, they felt a certain amount of fear.

The Head Manager smiled and said, "God of Spring, your words are a bit excessive. As long as you act for the Heavenly Emperor, striving to maintain the order of Heaven and Earth, even if you return to the Human Domain, how could you be cut off from your source of Divine Power? However, God of Spring, you should also be mindful. Although the Heavenly Emperor has pardoned your past sins and will not pursue the losses you caused to Heaven Palace before, that is because the Heavenly Emperor considers all beings of Heaven and Earth. In every corner of Heaven Palace, there are countless eyes watching you, God of Spring."

Wu Wang burst into laughter. The Head Manager's eyes narrowed slightly as he also stood with his hands behind his back, a light smile on his face.

But two surging undercurrents, as though in places unseen by the attending gods and Divine Guards, remained locked in a confrontation, neither yielding to the other. Suddenly, they heard, "What brings you here?"

The God of Flowing Light leaped out from behind the Screen, giving Wu Wang a look that seemed to say all these gods present were his adversaries.

Wu Wang, however, seemed to suddenly recall something. He smacked his forehead and quickly entered the grand hall, directly bypassing the Head Manager to hurry towards the Featherfalling God.

The Featherfalling God's Adam's apple bobbed, almost ready to flee. He took a few steps back, but Wu Wang caught his arm in one swift move.

The Head Manager faced the entrance of the hall, his eyes narrowing into a cold glare.

But behind the Head Manager, Wu Wang had already grabbed the Featherfalling God's hands, calling out apologetically, "Featherfalling God, forgive me, forgive me! It's all because my subordinates don't understand propriety, causing you such embarrassment! The Featherfalling God just dispatched a few elite warriors from the Hundred Races to my place, trying to kill the giant wood spirit bestowed by the Young Master. What great crime is that? At most, it would be a case of tit for tat, messing a bit with some poisonous pills from the Human Domain, handling one-eighth of the Divine Generals stationed at the Featherfalling God's place. How could it come to an attack on the Featherfalling God's own home? How could it come to purchasing the Featherfalling God's Divine Realm!"

"Purchased?" Many subordinate gods looked puzzled, and the Head Manager also frowned and looked towards the Featherfalling God.

The Featherfalling God showed a guilty expression but spoke softly, "God of Spring, let's not bring this up, let's not."

"Hey, how can we not mention it?" Wu Wang, holding the Featherfalling God's hands, sighed and said, "They are really too presumptuous! They don't take the dignity of the gods of Heaven Palace seriously! Innate Gods in the Great Wilderness are extremely rare. There are countless intelligent beings, but how many Innate Gods are there? Aren't there just a few hundred within Heaven and Earth? From the perspective of rare species in the Great Wilderness, Innate Gods are treasures, all deserving of care and protection."

At this point, Wu Wang scanned his surroundings. The gods each lowered their heads, not daring to meet Wu Wang's gaze.

Wu Wang continued explaining in a gentle voice, "Featherfalling God, do not take it to heart. Before I came here, I gave them a good beating and forbade them from eating for three days. I also rushed over to apologize to you! They were still so audacious as to claim that you wished to go into slumber, and it was you who actively sold the Divine Realm to us, asking us to properly care for your followers. They even said that this was your final tenderness towards those followers. I immediately told them that they were spouting nonsense!"

"Not spouting nonsense!" The Featherfalling God's forehead was covered in cold sweat, his voice trembling slightly as he forced a smile onto his handsome face. "My Lord, you misunderstood. It's true that I, I wished to enter slumber, and specifically entrusted my Divine Realm to those few Divine Generals of yours."

"Oh?" Wu Wang, full of surprise, frowned and said, "They didn't deceive me?"

"Those Divine Generals are truly loyal to you, My Lord."

Wu Wang then asked with concern, "The treasures they gave to the Featherfalling God, are you satisfied with them?"

"Satisfied..." The Featherfalling God glanced at the Head Manager's back, whispering, "They gave a bit too much."

"Ah, it's not too much," Wu Wang laughed, patting Featherfalling God's arm. "Your leniency and tenderness towards your followers are a priceless treasure. Nowadays, the Heavenly Emperor has mentioned several times that living beings should unite around Heaven Palace and become a part of the order of Heaven and Earth. We all must understand the meaning of the Heavenly Emperor's words. I think the Featherfalling God has grasped it quite well."

"God of Spring," the Head Manager chuckled, clasping his hands behind his back and slowly turning around, "have you come to my place just to make a spectacle of yourself?"

Wu Wang laughed and said, "Why would the Head Manager say something so hurtful? Am I not here to apologize to the Featherfalling God?"

The Head Manager laughed and said, "If the God of Spring truly feels sorry, why not give back the Featherfalling God's Divine Realm?"

"Hiss, that's going to be difficult," Wu Wang blinked. "When I was coming, those stubborn fellows had already lifted the entire Featherfalling God's Realm and placed it in my Divine Realm. The Featherfalling God's original territory has already become a vast marsh. I reckon that since the Featherfalling God sold his Divine Realm to me, I rightfully became the owner of all its creatures, treasures, and lands. If he wishes to buy it back, naturally, I would set the price."

The Head Manager's eyes narrowed. "How can Divine Realms be bought and sold without the permission of Heaven Palace?"

"There's no explicit rule in the palace regulations against it."

"Well, now Heaven Palace has this rule!"

"In that case, I do have a question: are the palace regulations set by the Head Manager or by the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Naturally, by His Majesty!"

"Then how can the Head Manager add these rules on his own?" Wu Wang laughed. "According to the regulations of Heaven Palace, the Head Manager should first draft a memorial to the throne, then present it at the court. Only after His Majesty's decree indicating approval, and after a detailed evaluation of the pros and cons, can His Majesty decide whether to add the rule. Until this process is completed, there's still no such rule in Heaven Palace. Moreover, regarding the transaction that occurred prior, as both parties were willing, Heaven Palace has no reason to interfere."

The Head Manager's fists, clenched behind his back, tightened!

Yet Wu Wang was oblivious, taking out two thumb rings from his sleeve without concealing their sparkling treasure light, and placed them in the Featherfalling God's hands.

"It's nothing much, just some rarities from Heaven and Earth, to help the Featherfalling God craft some treasures. The Divine Realm you sold to me was a huge help, and this is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Featherfalling God. When will you go into slumber?"

"This... I'll go right now." The Featherfalling God's hands trembled slightly as he nevertheless accepted the two rings Wu Wang pushed towards him.

He had no way out now.

He had never expected that the God of Spring's purchase of his Divine Realm would involve so many twists and turns.

The other party had clearly calculated everything and now appeared to use this matter to counterattack the Head Manager.

At this moment, it was impossible for the Head Manager to trust him, a minor god, any longer.

His dreams of climbing the ranks in Heaven Palace to achieve the position of a Main God were now pie in the sky.

It was better for him to slumber for a period, re-emerge after the storm in Heaven Palace had passed, and take what benefits he could then.

If he continued to be pulled between both sides, he truly faced complete ruin.

Will the Head Manager seek revenge on me? It was the Head Manager himself who had directly ordered the covert attack on the God of Spring's Divine World. Now, finding himself in such a dire situation, the Head Manager bore some of the responsibility. If the Head Manager wasn't afraid of chilling the hearts of the other gods here, then by all means, let him target him, the Featherfalling God.

Then and there, the Featherfalling God clutched the two rings in his palm, bowed to the Head Manager, and then strode toward the great doors, his head down as he hurried out of the Temple.

The Head Manager's expression remained utterly calm; he didn't give the Featherfalling God another glance.

Wu Wang crossed his arms behind his back, a faint smile on his lips.

That smile, seen by the gods present, was chilling.

Meanwhile, the God of Flowing Light, who had witnessed the whole process from a corner, was completely confused, not understanding why things had turned out this way.

"Wu Wangzi, what are you still doing here?" the Head Manager asked coldly.

Wu Wang chuckled, strolling toward the Temple doors and musing as he went, "I have wronged the Featherfalling God. My subordinates acted too impulsively, indeed too impulsively."

His words still hanging in the air, he reached the Temple doorway, turned his head to look at the gods there, and smiled. "But if any of you wish to sell your Divine Realm, feel free to contact me later. To be honest, I'm interested... in the Divine Realms of everyone present."

After speaking, he laughed softly. With clouds gathering below his feet, he ascended slowly, heading for his own Temple, already pondering his next issue.

How can I make the Young Master feel that spending time with me would be fulfilling and interesting?