The heavens were at war, and it was somehow Luo Feng's fault.
He stared at the smoking crater where the War God and Thunder God's latest clash had leveled a mountaintop. The air still crackled with residual divine energy, making his hair stand on end.
The Fox Spirit, perched on a boulder, was taking bets. "Three spirit stones on the War God!"
Li Qing massaged her temples. "We need to leave. Now."
[System Alert: New Check-In Location – Divine Battlefield]
[Mission: Survive the Pantheon's Attention (Reward: Divine Favor Token)]
[Failure Penalty: Erasure from Existence]
Luo Feng opened his mouth—
—and the sky split open.
A golden scroll unfurled across the clouds, its words burning with celestial authority:
"BY ORDER OF THE CELESTIAL EMPEROR, THE MORTAL KNOWN AS 'LUO FENG' IS HEREBY SUMMONED TO ANSWER FOR THE DISTURBANCE OF DIVINE ORDER."
The Fox Spirit whistled. "Wow. You've really pissed them off."
Li Qing's sword was already drawn. "We fight our way out."
Then—
"UNACCEPTABLE."
The War God landed beside them, his armor scorched but grinning. "THIS ONE'S MINE."
The Thunder God materialized in a storm of lightning. "LIAR. HE BEARS MY MARK."
The scroll rippled in outrage.
Luo Feng had exactly one second to process this before—
[GLITCH DETECTED]
[New Mission: "Unite the Rebel Gods"]
[Secondary Mission: "Convince the Fox Spirit's New Tail to Stop Singing"]
Because yes. The Fox Spirit's fourth tail had manifested.
And it was belting out an off-key rendition of "The Ballad of the Drunken Immortal."
[The Pantheon's Dilemma]
The Celestial Court was in chaos.
Minor gods took sides. The Wine God drunkenly declared neutrality (before passing out). The Goddess of Wisdom facepalmed so hard it echoed through three realms.
And at the center of it all?
Luo Feng.
"THE MORTAL WILL BE JUDGED!" the Celestial Herald proclaimed.
The War God cracked his knuckles. "OVER MY DEAD BODY."
The Thunder God summoned a storm. "TRY ME."
The Fox Spirit's fourth tail hit a particularly screechy high note.
Li Qing looked at Luo Feng. "This is your life now."
[The Rebellion Begins (Accidentally)]
What happened next was inevitable:
The War God punched the Celestial Herald.
The Thunder God blasted the courthouse doors.
The Fox Spirit's tail started a chant. ("DOWN WITH THE PANTHEON!")
And somehow, somehow, Luo Feng found himself standing atop a ruined pillar with two warring gods at his back and a growing army of disgruntled minor deities raising banners in his name.
The System blinked at him:
[Congratulations! You Are Now the Figurehead of a Divine Rebellion!]
[Reward: Divine Favor Token – Cash In for One Divine Boon]
Luo Feng stared at the token. "I didn't ask for this."
The Fox Spirit patted his shoulder. "Destiny doesn't ask."
Li Qing muttered, "I hate destiny."
[Check-In Complete (For Better or Worse)]
[Reward Claimed: Divine Favor Token]
[New Status: "Pantheon's Most Wanted"]
As the first celestial reinforcements descended, the War God clapped Luo Feng on the back hard enough to fracture a rib.
"WELCOME TO THE WAR, BRAT."
The Thunder God zapped an incoming angel out of the sky. "DON'T DIE YET. I STILL OWE YOU LIGHTNING."
The Fox Spirit's tail started another song.
Li Qing sighed. "We're never getting out of this."
END OF THE CHAPTER20