Athena's expression changed. She hadn't expected the Great True Martial God to make a move at this moment. Although it was a remote strike, its power was greatly reduced, but for her, it was still a fatal blow.
At that critical juncture, another peak power strike from afar blocked the Great True Martial God's attack.
"Boom!"
The two forces clashed, and the Great True Martial God's strike was perfectly neutralized.
"Water God, you're still alive?"
The voice of the Great True Martial God echoed in the void.
From another void, the Water God said, "Great True Martial God, have you been well!"
"You killed the Dragon God?"
"That's right, I killed him!"
The Water God declared, "Of course, you're next. However, since we are both in seclusion, I'll allow you to live a little longer!"
"What?"
The Great True Martial God's face paled. As expected, he had been targeted by the Water God.
If the Water God had the strength to kill the Dragon God, he naturally had the strength to kill him as well.
To this, he said to the Water God, "Water God, are you seeking revenge for the Demon Ancestor? Then I advise you not to waste your efforts! Because the Demon Ancestor is already dead. Even if you alone have the strength to defeat me, don't forget, you are alone and weak, destined to perish!"
Upon hearing this, the Water God calmly replied, "The reason I am still alive is to fulfill my master's wish and avenge him. No one can stop me!"
"Very well, we shall wait and see!"
Following this, the two voices disappeared into the void.
Athena breathed a sigh of relief. Without the Water God's intervention, although she wouldn't have been killed by the remote strike from the Great True Martial God, she would have been injured.
Fortunately, the crisis had been averted, and her plan to help Yun Fan had succeeded.
...
After Yun Fan emerged from seclusion, he went to the Dragon God's Palace.
Indeed, the Dragon God's Palace was the Dragon God's lair, so the spiritual energy here was extremely dense, and powerful divine energies permeated the air.
Here, he would receive even greater replenishment.
At this moment, Athena arrived.
"From now on, you will be in charge of the Dragon God's Palace!"
Athena said to Yun Fan, "I have already managed the entire Dragon God's Palace. You can now just reap the benefits!"
In fact, during this period, Athena had also noticed that her own strength was constantly increasing. She quickly deduced the reason for this.
It was that her strength had been deliberately suppressed by the Dragon God. Therefore, she possessed the talent and strength to break through to the Great Master level, but she had been suppressed until now.
After the Dragon God's demise, there was no one to suppress her realm anymore, so she found herself on the verge of breaking through to the Great Master level.
If she truly broke through, she would be the first Great Master level powerhouse in the God Realm in ten thousand years.
At this point, Yun Fan said, "I don't have that much time. You should manage it!"
"What?"
Athena was speechless. If Yun Fan's previous trust in her was one thing, then this was something else entirely.
Now, she felt that Yun Fan was just passing the buck. In fact, Yun Fan was indeed a slacker.
Mainly because Yun Fan was accustomed to a leisurely life, so he didn't want to manage the Dragon God's Palace. Of course, controlling the Dragon God's Palace was still very necessary.
At the very least, from now on, the Dragon God's Palace would be their stronghold. With this as the center, conquering the entire God Realm would suffice.
At this moment, Athena had no choice but to say, "I need to break through to the late stage, so I don't have time!"
Yun Fan didn't want to manage it, and she didn't want to either.
This was very frustrating. It had to be said that Athena had become more astute.
Since neither of them wanted to manage it, Yun Fan found Qing Feng and Ming Yue.
Qing Feng and Ming Yue were quite troubled. Although he was also in the middle stage, his realm had declined. Managing the Dragon God's Palace, while he had the ability,
he always felt that his strength was insufficient. He hadn't expected to be forced by Yun Fan.
Helplessly, he had to agree to Yun Fan's request.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "See, it's all settled now!"
"Hmph!"
Athena snorted coldly, feeling that Yun Fan was incredibly shameless. Of course, at this moment, Yun Fan couldn't say anything.
Afterward, he asked Athena, "When will you break through?"
Athena replied, "Soon. Once I comprehend the last layer of the Ice Crown Divine Art, I will be able to break through!"
She was very confident in herself. Once she comprehended the last layer, her breakthrough would be unstoppable.
Yun Fan said, "Then you go for it!"
"Aren't you afraid that I won't obey your orders after I break through?"
Athena asked.
It should be known that after becoming a Great Master, one could be considered a feudal lord in the God Realm, with no need to obey anyone's orders.
Of course, existences like the Emperor were an exception. Previously, the Dragon God and the Great True Martial God obeyed the Emperor's orders because the Emperor could protect them.
At this moment, Yun Fan said directly, "I'm not afraid. You just focus on breaking through. After all, I've never intended for you to obey my orders!"
Upon hearing this, Athena was deeply moved. See? This was charisma, this was vision.
Compared to Yun Fan, beings like the Great True Martial God and the Dragon God were not on the same level.
In fact, Yun Fan found it very frustrating. He felt that Athena's question was redundant, as Athena had never obeyed his orders.
This was secondary. The most important thing was that he had never treated Athena as a subordinate. If anything, they were friends.
Yes, friends.
However, he didn't have time to explain to Athena. After breaking through to the middle stage, he had the urge to venture out again.
He knew that his strength had not grown much during his seclusion. Only by venturing out could his strength be further improved.
...
A few days later, in her elegant secluded chamber, Athena was disheveled, with blood at the corners of her mouth. She had comprehended the last layer of the Ice Crown Divine Art.
However, although this last layer granted immense power, it had a fatal flaw, to put it bluntly, it was not proper.
To comprehend the profoundness of ice and frost in the world, one had to share the power of ice and frost with another person.
Only by establishing resonance with this person could one break through to the Great Master level.
This sharing, besides a specific kind of sharing, had no other method.
But who was she? She was Athena, the Goddess of War! How could she possibly use such a method to comprehend the last layer?
Undoubtedly, she refused. But at this moment, the realm of a Great Master was within reach, and she didn't want to give it up.
Therefore, caught in this contradiction, she had gone mad, ending up in this state.
Helplessly, Athena composed herself, tidied up, and walked out. Indeed, she was no longer in a hurry.
She decided to give herself enough time to consider. If it didn't work out, she would give it up. In fact, the current God of War realm was quite good.
It was a pity that once she had this thought, another thought would compel her to become a Great Master.
This left Athena somewhat at a loss. Frankly speaking, there was only one suitable candidate, and that was Yun Fan.
Not to mention that they had already faced life and death together, Yun Fan was also a worthy contender in terms of potential.
Once he reached his peak, he would undoubtedly be the strongest existence in the world.
However, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it, because in her consciousness, there was always a notion that she, Athena, did not need a man.
It could only be said that she had not experienced the goodness of men. Once she did, things would be different.
Afterward, Athena emerged from seclusion.
She happened to be seen by Yun Fan, who was outside.
"You broke through so quickly?"
Yun Fan looked at Athena in shock. After all, Athena had said before she went into seclusion that she would definitely break through.
If she didn't break through, she wouldn't come out. But now that Athena had emerged, it meant she had broken through.
This was astonishing. This breakthrough speed was not much slower than his own.
As he was about to leave, he happened to bid farewell to Athena at this moment.
Unexpectedly, Athena shook her head and said, "I haven't broken through!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan was speechless and asked, "Where did you go wrong?"
"No, it's my own problem!"
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "Breaking through is a major event, don't worry too much!"
"I'm leaving, but I won't be gone for too long."
Athena's expression changed instantly upon hearing this. If Yun Fan left, who would she share the frost power with? Was she kidding?
Moreover, she didn't believe that Yun Fan would return soon. What if Yun Fan was gone for several years? Wouldn't her plan fall through?
Therefore, at this moment, she immediately said to Yun Fan, "You're not allowed to leave!"
"Why?"
Yun Fan looked at Athena, puzzled, not understanding what Athena was up to.
Athena seemed to realize that she had been too hasty. Therefore, she decided to probe Yun Fan's intentions.
At this moment, she asked Yun Fan, "If one day you were to go mad and needed a woman to overcome it, would you do it?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan was puzzled. He didn't expect Athena to ask such a question. So, he immediately replied, "No!"
"Why?"
Athena asked, confused.
"Because I won't go mad!"
Athena was instantly speechless upon hearing this. What kind of answer was that?
"I mean, what if!"
Athena asked desperately.
Yun Fan thought for a moment and said, "That depends on the situation. If it's not specified, then I can choose the woman I love!"
After all, he had so many women; he could choose any one of them, or even all of them.
"What if it's specified?"
Athena asked stubbornly again.
Yun Fan replied, "If it's specified, then I can only ask if the other party is willing. If not, I won't force them!"
"I understand!"
At this moment, Athena said to Yun Fan with determination, "I am facing this situation right now. Are you willing?"
"Me?"
"Yes!"