Chapter 529: Why Does My Class Panel Have an Anime Art Style?

The events that had taken place in the three planes of the Celestial Realm, the Underworld, and the Norse Realms quickly spread to every divine pantheon, and at the same time these pantheons also received an invitation from Emperor Shitian, the stated reason being to reveal the mastermind behind all of this.

In the vast banquet hall, countless figures gathered in twos and threes, conversing in low voices about recent events.

"I really never expected something like this to happen; there's never been anything like this before, has there?"

"Right, 【Norse】 and 【the Bible】 aren't weak, yet not a whisper leaked out beforehand."

"Ain't that the truth. Good thing they were the unlucky ones, otherwise—"

"So who do you all think did it?"

"To pull off something like this without gods or ghosts noticing—there aren't many in this world who could manage it."

"Could it be Shi—"

Before the speaker could finish, a companion had already clamped a hand over his mouth.

Seeing a certain blue-haired beautiful youth in the not-far distance cast his gaze their way, the few of them immediately showed rather awkward expressions on their faces.

Only after the youth shifted his gaze away did they secretly heave a sigh of relief.

"If you want to die, don't drag us down with you—do you have any idea whether that can even be said?!"

"But he really did—"

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this topic. Quite a few pantheons showed up today."

To prevent their companion from continuing to court death, the few of them promptly changed the subject.

Looking at the figures in the banquet hall dressed in all manner of styles, as if they had come from every corner of the world, they couldn't help feeling a touch of emotion for a moment.

In the long ages past, the great pantheons had never gathered together like this, all for the sake of a single answer.

Just as the hall buzzed with discussion, a sudden burst of applause drew everyone's attention.

Following the sound, the guests in the hall saw the host of the banquet standing atop the staircase with a smile on his face: "Thank you all for honoring us with your presence—"

"Cut the crap, Emperor Shitian, just tell us the truth."

Just as Emperor Shitian was about to deliver some opening remarks, a voice from the crowd abruptly cut him off.

Hearing this, those present nodded one after another—they had no interest in listening to his long-winded speech, only wanting to learn the truth as quickly as possible.

Though his words had been cut off, Emperor Shitian did not feel annoyed; instead he shrugged and said, "Fine, then I'll get straight to the point."

"The one who did all this is none other than that newly appeared Dragon God."

"As for the reason... I suppose I don't need to say more, do I?"

At these words, the banquet hall, which had been somewhat noisy moments before, instantly fell into an eerie silence.

Although they had long suspected as much in their hearts, the vast majority of the gods present, upon truly learning this news, still could not help but draw a sharp breath.

Everyone looked at one another, unsure of what to say for the moment.

They knew the Dragon God was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be strong to this extent—after all, the vast majority of the pantheons present couldn't even compare to 【Norse】 and 【the Bible】.

Just as the expressions of the gathered gods flickered between light and shadow, a hoarse voice abruptly shattered the eerie silence: "Let us unite. That one is no longer something any single pantheon can deal with."

"I imagine no one wants to become the next Norse pantheon."

The speaker was Hades.

At this moment, after finishing the words above, the god of the underworld was sweeping his gaze back and forth across every god present.

Hearing his proposal, Emperor Shitian atop the staircase said nothing, merely watching the reactions of the crowd below with a smile.

Instead, it was Zeus, standing beside Hades, who slightly furrowed his brow.

As the ruler of Greek mythology, he knew perfectly well what kind of temperament his elder brother had.

He had always been the most opposed to other pantheons, yet unexpectedly he had stepped forward at a time like this to unite everyone.

However, this god-king quickly found a reasonable explanation—with a powerful enemy before them, it was indeed not the time to keep fighting among themselves.

Moreover, as a supporter of peaceful coexistence among the various powers, he was more than happy to see this scene, and so he said nothing, merely silently watching how things would unfold.

Unfortunately, Hades was not the repentant figure Zeus imagined.

The war of the gods never ends; brief peace is merely an illusion.

From beginning to end his creed had never changed—indeed, what was happening now was proving this very creed true.

And the reason he had stepped forward to act as the bellwether was simply that he wished to use this opportunity to seize the power of that Infinite Dragon God in the process.

If he could obtain the power of that third Dragon God, so much the better.

As for failure... obtaining power always comes with a price, and besides, if he could unite every pantheon present, the odds of achieving this goal were still quite high.

At the very least, that was what Hades believed.

Thinking of this, the soul-fire in his eye sockets flickered slightly, and he cast a covert glance at Shiva, who stood silent in the not-far distance.

Time passed minute by minute, yet no one in the banquet hall stepped forward to declare their stance.

After all, for every pantheon to band together against a single enemy was something that in the past they wouldn't have dared to imagine.

But upon recalling the fate of 【Norse】 and 【the Bible】, the vast majority of the pantheons ultimately could not bear the pressure and were the first to agree to Hades's proposal.

Seeing this, Hades quietly breathed a small sigh of relief in his heart.

For him, the matter was already more than half successful; all that remained was to see whether India and Mount Sumeru would agree.

Fortunately, the outcome did not disappoint him—apart from Mount Sumeru, whose chief god was a chaos-lover, the other great pantheons one after another agreed to the proposal.

The reason was also very simple.

They had no confidence of pinning Li Ang down.