Several days later, in the secret chamber of the forbidden grounds.
Having shed the cultured and elegant human skin, Mr. Tu, revealing his true form, kneeled in panic before the ram-horned divine statue, his gaunt face deathly pale.
His body was lacerated, limbs twisted, prostrated on the ground.
His Divine Sense sank into the boundless Great Wilderness Purgatory, enduring tortures like tongue extraction, finger clipping, chest piercing, and steaming.
In agonizing pain, he was on the brink of despair.
This was Divine Punishment.
It was the Divine Punishment from the Master of the Great Wilderness, for his failure in carrying out his duties.
The altar had been occupied, the divine authority usurped, and the demon monster army had suffered heavy losses.
The wrath of the Divine Lord was unprecedented.
As Mr. Tu endured the suffering of purgatory, the thunderous roar of the Divine Lord echoed in his mind, trembling within his heart.
After a lengthened torment, the torture finally ceased.
Mr. Tu’s Divine Sense was redeemed from the Great Wilderness Purgatory, no longer enduring the excruciating pain of despair.
His blood began to flow again, and his flesh slowly restored.
But the agony of Divine Punishment, like a glowing hot iron brand, was deeply imprinted in Mr. Tu’s Sea of Consciousness, unforgettable for this life and the next.
Struggling, Mr. Tu fell to his knees, breath faint like a thread, devoutly saying:
“Thunder and dew are all graces of the Divine Lord…”
“Thankful for the Divine Lord’s chastisement…”
In the secret chamber, the oppressive and malicious evil thoughts slightly subdued.
Mr. Tu took a deep breath, his voice trembling weakly as he murmured:
“The deity’s dignity is like the heavens, human lives are as insignificant as ants…”
“Man… cannot fathom deity, cannot covet the Divine Position, let alone usurp the divine authority…”
“For… it’s impossible for anyone…”
Mr. Tu spoke fearfully to himself.
He could think of no one, could not conceive any method that would enable a mere mortal to steal the deity’s esteemed position, to wield the Divine Lord’s authority.
Any person, any method, was impossible!
Even the phrase “usurping the divine authority” was a tremendous disrespect to the Divine Lord. It wasn’t just about doing it, but even thinking about it was taking a huge risk, it was “Desecrating God”!
Yet the authority of the Divine Lord had indeed been stolen.
The dignity of the Divine Lord had been violated indeed.
The servants of the Divine Lord had also suffered heavy casualties.
Therefore, Mr. Tu made a bold guess.
He knelt on the ground, grinding his teeth yet trembling with dread, he said:
“‘Humans’ absolutely cannot commit such a heinous act!”
“All this is not manipulated by ‘humans’ behind the scenes, scheming nefariously.”
“It is a deity, no, very likely, an ‘Evil God’!”
“This Evil God is the enemy of the Divine Lord, coveting the Divine Lord’s esteemed position in the shadows, desecrating the Divine Lord’s altar, occupying the Divine Lord’s authority!”
“Only a deity can contend with a deity!”
“This ‘Evil God’ is the true Hidden Hand!”
The evil thoughts in the room surged suddenly.
An angry and brutal will engulfed the surroundings.
Mr. Tu lay prostrate, not daring to speak or move an inch, only his fingers trembling slightly.
After a moment, the brutality dissipated, and the atmosphere calmed down.
The Divine Lord did not rebuke Mr. Tu.
It seemed that He, too, acknowledged Mr. Tu’s conjecture.
Since the Hidden Hand was an Evil God, all these were the machinations of another Evil God.
Mr. Tu, a mere mortal, no matter how high his cultivation or deep his faith, could not possibly be an adversary to an ‘Evil God’.
Nor could he anticipate the various evil methods of another ‘Evil God’.
As Mr. Tu trembled with fear, suddenly he felt, that a strong evil thought poured into his Sea of Consciousness.
His Divine Sense, though bloodier, weirder, more chaotic, became stronger.
And within it, there also seemed to be some even more profound knowledge of formations.
This was Formation heritage forcefully stripped from the minds of other Formation Masters!