Zeus, covered in blood, crawled out of the ruins in a wretched state.
Golden divine blood flowed from his brow, and his divine robes were torn and tattered.
He looked up, gazing in disbelief at that arrogant figure.
‘That damned Ape had returned.’
In fact, it wasn’t just him; every god present felt a surge of terror.
This fear could be traced back to a long time ago, back when the various Divine Pantheons of the God Realm did not yet interact with each other.
At that time, the Gods of China were known to live in seclusion, rarely showing their faces in the God Realm, and few gods knew anything about them.
But back then, the Greek Pantheon was in its prime.
The newly ascended King of Gods, Zeus, had just overthrown his father Cronos’s rule.
High-spirited and full of himself, he regarded himself as the King of all Gods.
Ambitious, he decided to lead the gods on a tour of the myriad worlds, visiting the major Divine Pantheons with a condescending attitude—and that included China.
At the time, they were riding the Sun Chariot, marching toward the Nantianmen in a grand procession, discussing things without any restraint:
“China? Never heard of it. It’s probably just some remote, tiny Divine Pantheon.”
“Even their Founding God hasn’t shown their face. Maybe they don’t even have one?”
“That’s perfect for a takeover. This place is actually quite large; I could build several divine temples here…”
Halfway through their conversation, they saw three Gods of China at the Nantianmen.
One held a seemingly ordinary golden staff, one led a Black Dog, and another was a youth with a face like polished jade.
Among them was this Great Sage.
The youth was about to charge forward without a word, but the Great Sage stopped him and turned to ask:
“Where are you from?”
It sounded polite, but how had Zeus responded back then?
It was mostly arrogant nonsense, something about “the Gods of Greece coming to offer guidance.”
The response he got was a single strike from a staff.
Just one strike.
It directly hit their Sun Chariot, and the chariot instantly shattered into countless fragments.
Everything that followed was chaos and humiliation.
That youth—who they later learned was the Nezha Third Prince—used his Fire-tipped Spear to skewer them like a string of candied haws, piercing through the three War Gods: Ares, Hermes, and Apollo.
Then there was Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian, who led his dog and personally took down Athena, Hera, and Artemis.
Finally, there was the Great Sage, who beat Zeus like a “dog.”
Everywhere the Golden Cudgel went, it crushed everything in its path.
During that battle, the Greek gods didn’t even make it past the Nantianmen!
With just three people, they had routed the gods of Olympus, sending them fleeing back to Olympus in total disgrace.
The originally arrogant Zeus, covered in blood, hid in his temple to recuperate for an entire year before he dared to show his face again.
Now, the same golden light appeared, accompanied by the same arrogance.
Athena felt a shiver crawl up her spine, instinctively holding her Divine Shield in front of her chest.
Apollo had already begun to retreat quietly, and even the usually reckless Ares didn’t dare to speak.
Looking at that Golden Cudgel, Zeus recalled the terror of being dominated.
His voice trembled as he said: “Sun… Sun Wukong?! Didn’t you already leave this realm?!”
The Great Sage picked his ear and sneered: “I left, but I never said I wouldn’t come back.”
His gaze suddenly turned sharp and he asked, “I heard that while I was away, you started causing trouble again?”
Zeus’s face turned deathly pale.
The Great Sage smiled and said, “Today, I’ll let you have a good taste of my staff to improve your memory!”
“Boom—!!!”
The fight began!
This massive disturbance immediately drew the attention of various parties in the God Realm.
Odin of Northern Europe arrived secretly with Thor and Loki; Ra and Horus of Egypt hid in the distance to watch; Shiva and Vishnu of India appeared as well…
Although many had come, not a single one stepped out to help.
They all kept a safe distance to watch the drama unfold.
“Whoa, Zeus is getting beaten again? How many times has it been?”
“Too many to count!”
“No wonder I felt it was a bit quiet lately. It turns out the Great Sage who keeps them in check was away.”
“These Greek gods really can’t hold it in. They had to cause trouble even for a little while.”
“Look at them now. They messed up and got someone knocking on their door.”
“You can say that again. Why would they be so foolish as to provoke China, especially that Ape?”
One had to understand that the system of China’s cultivation to become gods was completely different from other Divine Pantheons—or rather, they weren’t on the same level at all.
Having power was only the beginning.
Afterward, one had to constantly cultivate to break through limits.
Beyond that, one had to cultivate the heart, constantly honing themselves to understand the laws of heaven and earth before finally achieving the Dao.
Anyone who could become a god was incredibly powerful.
Not to mention this Great Sage, a stone monkey born from the essence of the sun and moon, who received the true teachings of Subhuti.
Not only was he capable himself, but he later underwent the Eighty-One Calamities to finally achieve his fruit.
And what about Zeus?
He merely relied on bloodline to inherit his ancestors’ power, brandishing an ancestral Divine Artifact.
Though hailed as a god, he spent his time being promiscuous and leaving his affections everywhere.
The rest of the Greek gods were also busy fighting for power and plotting against one another.
How could they fight the Gods of China?
They couldn’t win at all; they were simply being hung up and beaten.
***
At that moment, Zeus rolled away in another pathetic attempt to dodge.
With a bruised and swollen face, he shouted: “Stop! Stop!”
“Don’t forget the Divine Convention! You are using vigilante justice by hitting me privately right now!”
“I’ll report this to your Jade Emperor!”
He hurriedly turned and shouted to Athena: “Quick! Go find the Jade Emperor! Tell him they are violating the Divine Convention!”
Athena was already worried about having no excuse to run.
Hearing her father’s command, she turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the horizon without another word.
She fled incredibly fast.
Just then, a cold voice drifted from the sky: “The one violating the convention is you, Lord Zeus.”
The gods looked toward the sound and saw a handsome, elegant man slowly stepping down from an auspicious cloud.
He wore silver armor, held a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, and the third eye on his brow was already open.
A Black Dog followed beside him.
It was Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian.
“Taking action against the human realm privately,” Yang Jian smiled, “we need to have a good talk.”
“Of course, if you want to solve this with force—” He slightly twirled the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, pointing it at Zeus: “We are more than happy to oblige.”
Zeus’s face turned livid, ‘Who exactly was the one wanting to solve this with force! This was clearly biased mediation, wasn’t it?’
He… he got angry for a moment.
Although this Erlang Shen looked gentle and refined, he was truly ruthless when he actually fought!
Thinking of this, Zeus hurriedly changed his tune: “No, no, no! Civilized negotiations! I demand civilized negotiations!”
“Harmony is precious! Harmony is—”
“Precious my foot!”
Before he could finish, a youth’s clear voice rang out.
Then, a dazzling flame sliced through the sky, and a scorching aura instantly swept through the area.
Everyone saw another youth with jade-like skin and red lips appearing on the clouds.
The Universe Ring hung on his arm, the Huntian Ling danced wildly behind him, and the Fire-tipped Spear was already aimed at Zeus.
“Reasoning with this old rogue?” Nezha Third Prince tilted his head and smiled saying, “I’d rather teach him the laws of physics!”
With that, his spear struck out like a dragon.
Hit first, talk later!
“Second Brother, you have to let me have my fill of fighting this time!” Yang Jian and the Great Sage locked eyes.
In the next second, they both charged at Zeus.
They couldn’t let Nezha get ahead of them!
Zeus immediately began to wail, he couldn’t even beat one, so why were there three now!
‘Isn’t this just bullying a god!’
“Old man, you really have no shame!” Nezha’s spear flicked away Zeus’s crown of the King of Gods, and the Fire-tipped Spear left a bloody gash on the old man’s face.
“You actually dared to secretly bully China’s kid?”
Zeus hurriedly rolled to dodge, but his path was blocked by a Golden Cudgel.
“That Su Fu is covered by me, didn’t you know?” The Great Sage angrily plucked a strand of hair and blew on it, turning it into a thousand clones.
Each held a life-sized Golden Cudgel and smashed down together!
“Ah! Wait!” Zeus screamed, “I was just granting a Heavenly Technique to a believer according to the rules—”
“Still making excuses?” Yang Jian’s Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade thrust toward Zeus.
“Su Fu is already having a hard enough time fighting Anomalies in the human realm. And look at you. Instead of rewarding her, you directly rained down Divine Punishment?”
Nezha’s Huntian Ling suddenly flew out, instantly wrapping Zeus up tightly like a giant rice dumpling.
Even while trapped, he was still struggling: “It’s Su Fu! She bullied my Divine Summoner too much!”
The Great Sage grew furious upon hearing this and said, “Nonsense! That child Su Fu is so well-behaved! There must be something wrong with your Divine Summoner!”
Su Fu worked so hard every day, fighting those dangerous Anomalies in the human realm.
Occasionally, when she couldn’t win and asked for his help, she always called him in such a polite and well-behaved manner.
She hadn’t done anything wrong and now she had to suffer Zeus’s slander?
The angrier the Great Sage got, the more his staff blurred into shadows.
“Did you think Su Fu was like your arrogant, boastful Divine Summoners? She has always been diligent, upright, pure-hearted, and honest!”
“I told her long ago to call me if anything happened, but she is so sensible and understanding. She always thinks about solving things herself if she can, not wanting to trouble me too much. Now you old man dare to lie through your teeth. I’ll beat you to death!”
Thinking that this old thing had almost succeeded in a sneak attack, the Great Sage and the others grew even more enraged.
He activated his Fatian Xiangdi Godly Power, and the Golden Cudgel grew as thick as a mountain, “Try moving again!”
The spectating gods watched with hearts pounding, retreating one after another for fear that the flames of war would reach them.
“Heavens, the Great Sage is actually making such a fuss over a human?”
“Does he favor that human that much?”
Bastet, the cat goddess of Egypt, expressed her understanding and gave the gods an example to help them grasp it: “Uh, it’s basically like… cats fighting, but then the opposing cat owner secretly stepped in and tried to kill the other cat…”
The gods suddenly understood and grew angry: “Zeus really has no martial integrity!”
Humans were already tired enough from fighting Anomalies, yet he had to rain down Divine Punishment randomly.
It would be fine if he punished his own, but he had to reach out and punish someone else’s?
He deserves the beating!
He thought he was picking a soft target, but he ended up hitting a hard wall, didn’t he?
And he hit three of them at once.
The drama-watching gods silently noted that China’s kids were not to be touched, especially the ones covered by these three.
As for those who violated this… well, just look at Zeus.
***
Meanwhile, at the Lingxiao Palace.
Athena was incredibly anxious, but she knew she had to salute the Jade Emperor first: “I ask the Jade Emperor to restrain… no, to discipline that monkey… no, those three! Even if King Zeus made a mistake, it should go through formal procedures, not vigilante justice!”
The Jade Emperor sat high on his platform, his expression unreadable and he didn’t respond directly but slightly turned his head to look at Taibai Jinxing beside him.
Taibai Jinxing understood immediately, he took out a precious mirror, and the scene at Olympus instantly appeared.
Zeus was being beaten pitifully, his divine body deformed in many places as he scrambled to escape.
Athena: “…”
‘It was too pathetic.’
However, if her father was gone, then the throne of the King of Gods…
Seeing this scene, the Jade Emperor slowly took a sip of tea and sighed softly: “How did you manage to provoke that Ape?”
He shook his head, “Even I get a headache from China’s Ape.”
Athena opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the Jade Emperor changed the subject and asked nonchalantly: “Did Zeus really violate the rules?”
That one light sentence made Athena feel chilled to the bone, ‘It was over.’
***
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