After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 439 - 167: What God is Next?

The plan was successful.

The God of War raised his hand to cover his face, concealing his expression. He hadn’t expected the Goddess of Lies to be so willing to cooperate with their actions.

He was beginning to think that the plan would fail, that the feigned-dead Goddess of Pleasure was about to be exposed by the Goddess of Life, and he had already prepared himself for the Goddess of Life’s reprimand. Who would have thought the situation could turn around? Not only was the Goddess of Lies willing to help them frame Ahtal, but Ahtal had even distanced himself from the Goddess of Life’s protection.

But he couldn’t get too smug now; the Goddess of Life would surely step forward to defend Ahtal and ensure the All Gods could not threaten him.

"You’re smiling too obviously," the Goddess of the Sword said coldly, glancing at the God of War with his hand covering his face, "Your plan won’t succeed."

"Plan, what plan could I possibly have?" the God of War dropped his hand from his face, smiled at the Goddess of the Sword, "Do you really think I could influence the Goddess of Lies, or the court of Justice?"

"I heard you went to Hell to find Setis as your companion?" the Goddess of the Sword commented. "Was it in preparation to battle Ahtal?"

The God of War leaned back in his chair, choosing not to answer the Goddess of the Sword’s question. He was waiting for the court to make a judgment.

However.

The Goddess of Justice remained silent, as if weighing the pros and cons, and had not made a decision.

This was to be expected; if Ahtal was truly guilty of the crime of assassinating a deity, then he must be put on trial.

But putting Ahtal on trial was fraught with danger.

"Let the Goddess of Justice and me guard Ahtal," the Goddess of Life suddenly spoke out, drawing the attention of all the deities present.

She rose elegantly and said,

"Rushing to judge Ahtal will bring significant troubles; it requires careful consideration for some time, until the Goddess of Justice finds an appropriate verdict to pronounce."

"We’ve come this far, what more is there to say!" The God of War stood up, looking very angry, "Are we so afraid of the Witch of Death that we dare not judge a demon? I had no idea the All Gods were so cowardly!"

He could not wait for the Goddess of Justice to think about an appropriate verdict; if the Life Goddess soon found the feigned-dead Goddess of Pleasure, the false accusation against Ahtal would fall apart, so he absolutely could not let the Goddess of Life delay time.

"This isn’t about cowardice," the Goddess of Life shook her head gently, glancing at the Goddess of Lies on the judge’s bench, "Words can lose their truth because of bias. We need time to uncover the truth, instead of hurrying to convict."

Her voice was as calm and gentle as ever.

"The Goddess of Pleasure is still alive, I guarantee it as the Goddess of Life."

The atmosphere suddenly froze at that moment.

The hesitation began among the present deities, not because they sought the truth, but purely contemplating the pros and cons. With the Goddess of Life guaranteeing the Goddess of Pleasure was not dead, her credibility was certainly higher than that of the Goddess of Lies. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Compared to the Goddess who governs lies, the Goddess of Life is undoubtedly more credible, making decisions more mature and reliable.

"Could you be too biased?" the Goddess of Night suddenly murmured, looking at the composed and elegant Goddess of Life, feeling a sense of urgency.

Still, she raised her doubts.

"Just because Ahtal is your follower, and may potentially become your consort, do you have to protect him to this degree?"

"..." The Goddess of Life stared deeply at the Goddess of Night. She didn’t feel angry, but simply shook her head calmly, intending to continue persuading everyone to settle the matter.

It wasn’t difficult for her, a few words would suffice.

"Enough." Xi Mu suddenly spoke out in displeasure, his body ignited with black flames, a sense of oppression from death spread throughout the entire courtroom, "If you want to target me, then do so directly, no need to target the Goddess of Life."

He drew the Great Sword of Death, igniting it with black flames.

"If you’re an enemy, make your move."

The courtroom fell silent.

The deities looked at Ahtal, whose body was ablaze with black flames, exuding a dangerous aura, and they showed various expressions.

"What an idiot," Brayfil murmured under her breath, although there was no need to say anything and simply wait for the Goddess of Life to handle the situation. Ahtal had to stand out and play the hero, making it difficult for the Goddess of Life.

Although she didn’t know how the Goddess of Life would solve the problem, she had absolute trust in the Goddess of Life’s abilities.

"Truly impatient," the God of Wealth and Contract shook his head with a helpless expression, seeing Ahtal’s display of discontent, he took it as Ahtal’s inability to endure the verbal attacks against the Goddess of Life by the other gods.

Yet those verbal assaults were utterly insignificant to the Goddess of Life, not even capable of making her angry.

Ahtal’s intervention was needless.

"Fine, own your actions!" The God of War clapped, suddenly leapt down from the spectator seats, and approached Ahtal closely.

The two stood face to face, neither yielding in their aura.

"Let’s have a duel. Even if you die in the high heavens, the Witch of Death will have nothing to say, right?" The God of War stated his intentions, "If you die in the duel, it will be as if the trial is complete."

He placed his hand on Ahtal’s shoulder.

"And if you win, it will also give the Goddess of Justice time to think, to make an appropriate decision."

"Okay," Xi Mu replied coldly to the challenge, not fearing the possibility of dying at the hands of the God of War.