"Did you receive the invitation?"
"Of course."
Two gods took out their respective invitations and exchanged them.
After glancing at the identical contents on them, the two gods couldn't help but look at each other in dismay, until one of them spoke up.
"I never thought that I would be able to attend a God King's wedding."
"To be honest..."
This god deliberately lowered his voice, his tone carrying a bit of being overwhelmed by an unexpected favor, as if he were divulging some great secret.
"Actually, I don't even know this God King of Order."
"Same here."
The other god nodded. "But in reality, this wedding invited all the gods, even the divine officials." After saying this, he stared at his friend and added, "Including you."
"Thanks, I know that."
A look of disappointment appeared on the god's face, mixed with a bit of disdain.
"You really didn't have to tell me and let me be happy for a bit."
"Come on, it was bound to happen sooner or later. But we should get going now. This is a wedding; being late is never a polite thing."
Looking up, one could see streaks of light continuously flashing across the sky, flying towards the newly opened Temple of Order. These streams of light were all gods of the God Realm, invited to attend the wedding.
An invitation from a God King—even if the invited crowd was vast and those who knew the truth understood they weren't that important—no one would refuse.
...
Temple of Order.
As a First-Class God, the Goddess of Love, she should have had her own divine temple. But too much time had passed since the previous Goddess of Love fell, and the temple had long been removed. Furthermore, since Ning Tian was the wife of Chen Junting, the God of Order, she resided in the Temple of Order.
At this moment, in Ning Tian's boudoir.
She sat gracefully in front of the vanity mirror, making the final touches for the upcoming wedding. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, as if thinking of something, the corners of her mouth curled up, revealing a sweet smile.
"Ning Tian, what are you thinking about?"
A voice rang out, and Wu Feng's head suddenly popped in from the side. When she saw Ning Tian's makeup in the mirror, she immediately swallowed the words she was about to say and changed her tune:
"Wow, looking good!"
"Then where do you think there's still a problem?"
"No problem at all! You're so beautiful right now! The most beautiful in the world!"
"You're the one with the sweetest tongue!"
Knowing that Wu Feng was just flattering her, Ning Tian still showed a satisfied smile. She shifted her gaze from her own makeup to Wu Feng. As one of her bridesmaids, Wu Feng naturally had to dress up. Her current appearance was drastically different from her usual look, perhaps best described as "less explosive fiery heat, and a bit more warmth."
"Little Feng, you're very beautiful today too."
"Really?"
At Ning Tian's praise, Wu Feng tugged at her formal dress, muttering, "Seriously, I'm so not used to wearing this. It feels like my whole body is tied up."
"You..."
Seeing the dress being pulled and wrinkled a bit, Ning Tian helplessly reached out to tidy it for her. As she adjusted it, she said, "When you and Brother Tianchen hold your wedding later, you'll have to wear a dress like mine and still be unaccustomed to it. You'll have to bear with it."
Saying this, she patted Wu Feng's arm.
"So you need to get used to it first, right?"
"It's not that big of a deal..."
The two joked around, naturally teasing each other.
Soon, the attire of the bridesmaids were completed one after another. They gathered in Ning Tian's room, launching into private girl talk.
At the same time, Chen Junting was also entertaining the arriving guests. Of course, the only ones he would personally entertain were Destruction and the other three. As for Electrolux, as Chen Junting's teacher—and practically family—he naturally wasn't considered a guest.
"God of Evil! God of Kindness! Have arrived!"
"God of Destruction! Goddess of Life! Have arrived!"
"..."
God of Evil Ji Dong, God of Kindness Lie Yan, God of Destruction, and Goddess of Life arrived one after another. To express their congratulations, the four God Kings also brought four carefully prepared gifts, treasures that could be considered rare even in the entire universe.
To make this wedding absolutely perfect, Chen Junting invited Rong Nianbing, the Ice-Fire Demon Chef, to act as the head chef. Assisted by Huo Yuhao and other gods skilled in culinary arts, they meticulously prepared the dishes. He also invited the Third-Class God, the "God of Wine," to assist, and under the God of Evil's guidance, prepared enough alcohol to last the entire wedding.
In order to allow all the gods in the God Realm and their friends and family to attend his and Ning Tian's wedding, Chen Junting teamed up with the former God of Space and Gu Tianchen to perform a limited spatial expansion of the Temple of Order's main hall, making it large enough to accommodate everyone.
For a time, the entire Temple of Order was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Soon, the auspicious time arrived.
With the former God of Rhythm playing the music, Ning Tian and her bridesmaids entered. The divine power of the Goddess of Love dyed the entire hall.
The Red Embroidered Ball slowly rose, hanging high in the air.
Under the witness of love, under the witness of the gods, and under the blessings of family and friends, Chen Junting and Ning Tian were happily married!
When the responses of "I do" and "I do, too" rang out, the entire hall was instantly engulfed by a wave of cheers! Even the God of Destruction, who usually kept a straight face, revealed a blessed smile for the new couple at this moment. Among these voices, the tears of joy from an old father were naturally mixed in.
Chen Junting's eyes reflected Ning Tian's face.
"Now, you are officially my wife."
Ning Tian reached out to stroke his cheek.
"And you are my husband."
Hum—
In an instant, the power of love reached its peak at this moment!
Accompanied by the blessings of the gods, a mental power uniquely belonging to love condensed in the entire hall. This sudden but positive change instantly shocked every god present.
The next second, Whoosh!
This massive amount of mental power split into two. One part injected into the divine weapon "Red Embroidered Ball," causing it to immediately emit a dazzling golden light. This rich power of love allowed this divine weapon to undergo a complete metamorphosis. Under the gods' blessings for love, the "Red Embroidered Ball" thoroughly broke through its limits, becoming a super divine weapon.
And this kind of good fortune was not the end.
The other stream of mental power shot out and, without anyone obstructing it, went straight into Ning Tian's glabella, completely absorbed by her. Instantly, an intense feeling of love surged out with her as the center. Behind her head, seven halos slowly rose.
Gradually, the seven halos underwent a change.
"Love is truly magical! Right, Little Purple?"
The Goddess of Life looked at the eighth halo rising, with a ninth faintly visible, her eyes shining with radiance as she sighed with emotion.
However, the God of Destruction shook his head at this time.
"It's not the magic of love. It's that the blessings of the gods and the Goddess of Love's wedding triggered the rules of love. Coupled with the massive gathered mental power, it resulted in the dual promotion of the divine weapon and the god position. This kind of situation requires the right time, the right place, and the right people all converging. It can be encountered but not sought after."
Who would have thought, this explanation did not satisfy the Goddess of Life.
Instead, it made her rarely display emotion, losing her usual gentleness, leaving only a single sentence: "Little Purple, you really don't understand romance," leaving the God of Destruction, who had never seen this side of her, completely baffled.
On the other side, looking at Ji Dong and Lie Yan...
"You understand romance very well, huh."
Seeing the situation on the Goddess of Life's side and hearing their exchange, Lie Yan gently nudged Ji Dong's chest with her elbow, a trace of slyness rising in her eyes and tone.
In response, the confident Ji Dong used just one sentence to make Lie Yan bashful again: "The romance I understand will only be reserved for you."
These two scenes were like a microcosm of the entire hall. Those with lovers were intimate and ambiguous, while those without lovers could only look around, or stare ahead, revealing a thirst for love.
Ning Tian's promotion didn't last long. In less than half a minute, a pressure belonging to a God King enveloped the entire venue.
At this moment, another God King was born.
However, this interlude did not affect the wedding process. After the ceremony was completed, the entire wedding banquet officially kicked off.
Here there were family and friends, soul spirits who had gathered together and become gods, and even some unfamiliar strangers. But regardless of divine rank or strength, Chen Junting and Ning Tian, the newlywed couple, went to every table to toast.
On this day, there was an endless supply of food and wine.
On this day, hosts and guests were all immensely happy!
...
The God Realm had no sun, but it did have day and night. So when morning came, the soft halo of daylight spilled into the room from the window, making the entire room emit a faint radiance.
Feeling the illumination of the light, the sleeping Chen Junting was the first to open his closed eyes. When he turned his head to the side and saw his wife nestled in his arms, his face filled with gentleness.
Perhaps because last night's passionate lovemaking was too crazy, causing her whole body to ache, Ning Tian's sleeping posture was currently quite restless. A head of beautiful golden hair was scattered all over Chen Junting's chest, a pair of long legs resiliently tangled with his, both hands hugging his waist, and her head pressed tightly against his chest. Whenever she occasionally moved, her smooth skin would rub against his body.
This feeling was truly a bit unbearable.
Fortunately, this situation had been going on for three days, so for Chen Junting, it was naturally something he could endure.
However, today he couldn't continue sleeping like he did for the previous three days, only barely waking up close to the afternoon.
Gently brushing her cheek, "Little Tian, wake up."
"Mmm—"
A cute murmur sounded. The highly restrained Ning Tian still struggled to open her eyes. When her squinting eyes saw Chen Junting's face, she opened her arms for an embrace.
"Hug..."
Acting coquettishly, after Ning Tian naturally untangled her legs from him, Chen Junting doting on her picked her up in a princess carry. Letting her head rest against his chest, he took her to wash up and get dressed before it was considered over.
This whole process also made Ning Tian completely awake.
"The vacation is over..."
She sighed as if with a slight regret.
But it made sense.
In the lower realm, first it was for the development of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then the Temple of Order, and after that, the path to godhood and other world-altering changes. They were simply too busy to stop. He originally thought that ascending to the God Realm would allow them to properly relax, but who would have thought... that was a misplaced hope.
Fortunately, as a newlywed couple, even though Chen Junting was the God King in charge of the God Realm's core, and Ning Tian was a newly appointed God King with a ton of affairs to handle after the God Realm's expansion, the other five God Kings of the God Realm Committee unanimously decided to share their duties, giving the two of them a proper vacation.
The bad news was that this time would only be three days at most. After all, the God Realm was currently in a great era of development and transformation.
At this moment, hearing Ning Tian sigh, Chen Junting smiled slightly. "Who asked you to successfully promote to God King and automatically ascend to a God Realm Committee seat. If you were still a Lord God, you could have been free and unfettered."
Hearing this, Ning Tian shook her head. "Actually, being a bit busy is good. If I had nothing to do when I'm free, I really wouldn't be used to it."
"The way you put it..."
Seeing Ning Tian's serious look, Chen Junting didn't dwell on this topic. "Since that's the case, let's set off. Aside from you ascending to the God Realm Committee and familiarizing yourself with the relevant duties, we also need to start selecting targets."
"Targets? What targets?"
"That's a long story..."
As the two spoke, they transformed into two streams of light upon stepping out of the divine temple, rushing towards the direction of the God Realm Committee.
When they entered the main hall of the God Realm Committee, apart from the four God Kings—the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, the God of Evil, and the God of Kindness—as a newly appointed God King, the Holy Necromancer God, or "God of Death" for short, Electrolux, was also not absent.
After stepping in, everyone exchanged simple greetings and even had the leisure to tease each other for a bit, then they came to their respective seats and sat down. Under deliberate arrangements, Ning Tian was on Chen Junting's left, and Electrolux was on his right.
"Teacher, are you used to it yet?"
"Used to it, of course I'm used to it."
Electrolux revealed a smile, but then, as if thinking of something, a trace of melancholy appeared on his face. "It is indeed good here."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries between teacher and student, it was about time for Ning Tian to finish familiarizing herself with her duties as a God King, and the God Realm Committee's agenda for today officially entered its formal phase.
Because Chen Junting had been absent for these three days,
the God of Destruction presided over the agenda from the start.
"Due to the God Realm's expansion, the God Realm's barrier has been significantly weakened, and the accumulated mental power has been heavily consumed. Therefore, to prevent the massive spatial turbulence arriving in four thousand days, we must make up for it as soon as possible. To this end, the God Realm will set about annexing energy planes and other God Realms."
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"..."
As soon as the God of Destruction finished speaking, the other six God Kings present immediately entered the voting phase. Because everyone already knew the cause and severity of the matter, no one objected.
Seeing this, the God of Evil brought out the list he had compiled over the past three days. Centered on the galaxy managed by the Douluo God Realm, it radiated out towards the universe in all directions, listing those energy planes and other God Realms. Ji Dong first prioritized them by strength, eliminating those planes that didn't meet the criteria, and then arranged them by distance.
In addition, there was the public reputation of these energy planes and God Realms, as well as what their behavioral styles were actually like.
Finally, from this batch of lists, energy planes and God Realms were successively finalized. Among them, energy planes accounted for a full ninety percent, whereas other God Realms were pitifully few.
At this moment, their fates had already been decided!
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