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"Life, mystery, and immortality are most likely the wrong path."

"As for how I determined whether they were correct or not, it's quite simple."

She looked at Qiu Tu and then said, "Because... even the 'God-Kings' of these three paths cannot find the next path."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu was momentarily stunned. His mind raced as he analyzed the situation and carefully considered his words before speaking.

"So...you mean all six paths can actually lead to the 'God King' level?"

"But life, mystery, and immortality cannot go any further?"

At this point, Qiu Tu continued to ask, "But how did they know they couldn't go any further?"

"Doesn't becoming a God-King require devouring or subduing 10 other gods who have followed the same path?"

"And for a God-King to advance further, he needs to devour or subdue other God-Kings who are on the same path."

"Where are they stuck?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji said calmly, "None of their parts were stuck."

"But they gradually lost their connection with the 'origin of the world.'"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu blinked, looking as if waiting for Zhao Ji to explain.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji patiently explained all the details of the "God King Trap" to Qiu Tu.

According to Zhao Ji, she wasn't the one who first discovered the "God King Trap." Rather, it was the God Kings in the "Battlefield of the Gods" who discovered it themselves.

The gods who participated in the "Cataclysm of the Gods" entered the "Battlefield of the Gods" relatively late, so a group of God-Kings had already been born in the "Battlefield of the Gods" at that time. Moreover, all six pathways were available.

But at that time, these god-kings discovered some anomalies.

As the God-Kings of the three paths of order, chaos, and destruction grow stronger, their connection with the "Origin of the World" also intensifies.

Conversely, the divine kings of the three paths—life, mystery, and immortality—are finding their connection with the "origin of the world" growing weaker and weaker.

What's even more terrifying is that... normally, the God-Kings of the six major paths can only increase their strength by devouring and subduing the gods of their own path.

However... the God-Kings of the three pathways of Order, Chaos, and Destruction can actually devour and subdue the Gods and God-Kings of the three pathways of Life, Mysticism, and Immortality.

That state was like how the gods were naturally divided into different classes, like hunters and prey.

In this situation, the gods of the three pathways of life, mystery, and immortality have become easy prey for the god-kings of the other three pathways.

In addition to devouring other gods of the same path, the other three paths of god-kings can also devour gods of the Life, Mystic, and Immortal paths.

This is why the probability of a god-king being born through the three paths of life, mystery, and immortality has plummeted.

Even if a god-king is born, it will be very difficult to reach the top again.

—The god-kings of the three paths—Life, Mysticism, and Immortality—can only devour the gods and god-kings of their own path. However, the gods and god-kings of these three paths have long been coveted by those of other paths, making it a case of too many wolves and too little meat.

This is also why Zehime resolutely gave up the path of "life" back then.

As for why these six pathways have such a clear distinction in quality, the "God Kings" have made various guesses.

For example, the "world's trajectory hypothesis".

However, since there is no concrete evidence, there is no unified conclusion.

After listening to Zhao Ji's explanation, Qiu Tu had a general understanding of the "God King Trap." Afterwards, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

After all, he was fortunate to be a deity of the "Order" path. If he were a deity of the "Life" path like Larilu, then he would now only have the option of reincarnation and starting anew, just like Zehime.

Having figured all this out, Qiu Tu felt more confident.

Since his path is correct, he can now confidently advance to the rank of "God".

At this moment, Qinglan, who had listened to the entire conversation between the two, stared with her big eyes and then interjected,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? 'Mystery' is 'God's Trap'?"

She pointed to herself and said, "But... I am 'mysterious'."

Her lips trembled, and a look of utter despair crossed her exquisitely beautiful face. "So, I took the wrong turn?"

Upon hearing Qinglan's words, Zhaoji glanced at her indifferently and then said, "Probably."

Upon hearing this, Qinglan's small face immediately showed a pitiful expression.

She looked at Zhao Ji with her big, watery eyes, then pouted and asked, "Then, Sister Zhao Ji, is there any hope for me?"

"Or... I should reincarnate and start over."

Hearing Qinglan's words, Qiu Tu's heart skipped a beat. He had painstakingly nurtured Qinglan into a celestial being.

This hasn't even been used yet. And you're already planning to reincarnate and start over?

That's such a loss!

As a result, before he could even speak, Zhao Ji had already dissuaded Qing Lan from his idea.

Zhao Ji gave Qing Lan a deep look before speaking, "Reincarnation and cultivation are not as simple as they seem."

"Everyone has their own suitable path to disaster. This is predetermined. It is not even affected by experience."

"A person's experiences and personality can only influence the 'branching paths' (paths taken in life)."

She gave an example, "Like Qiu Tu. His talent and path are 'Order.' Even if he's reborn several times, he most likely won't become one of the other five paths."

"The only thing that can change is his branch of the path, 'Order.' This is determined by his experiences, his state of mind, and even his condition at the time."

"Therefore... changing one's own path to catastrophe requires an enormous price."

Since everyone present was one of their own, Zhao Ji didn't try to hide anything.

She said quite naturally, "In order to change the path of the catastrophe, I spent a huge amount of resources to split my soul."

"By splitting off the traits that carried my 'life' talent, I was given the opportunity to choose a new path."

Even so, I spent many years recuperating, and even my talent was significantly affected.

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qing Lan immediately gave up.

She waved her little hand and said, "This is too much trouble."

"Forget it. If I don't have any ambition to reach the summit, then there's nothing I can do."

"Effort doesn't guarantee success, but not trying will definitely make things much easier."

"So, I guess I'll just give up."

Seeing Qinglan's listless state, Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji couldn't help but exchange a glance, both feeling a bit amused and exasperated.

This girl may have really become addicted to giving up over the past few decades; it's become a habit. She wants to back down whenever she encounters difficulties or troubles.

We must find a way to deal with her.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu continued chatting with the two women while pondering how to provoke this little lazy fish.

After a moment, Qiu Tu's eyes lit up slightly, and he made up his mind.

However, he did not attack Qinglan immediately, but continued to chat with Zhaoji about matters after advancing to the Heavenly God.

According to Zehime, as one of the three correct paths, order has a natural advantage.

Because after ascending to the level of a Celestial God, as long as one devours or subdues 10 Celestial Gods of the same path and becomes a God King, one's "resources" will increase exponentially.

Next, the God-King of the "Order" pathway will no longer be limited to the gods of the same pathway. Gods of the mystical, immortal, or life pathways can all help the God-King of the "Order" to advance.

It can be said that Qiu Tu is facing a truly broad and promising road.

This made Qiu Tu even more eager to become a god.

Just in time, Shelter 2 has been incorporated into the "Human Alliance" and has sworn allegiance to Qiu Tu.

Therefore, Qiu Tu's path to calamity has been completely completed. He is fully prepared to advance to the rank of Celestial God.

Therefore, after finishing his conversation with Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu took the initiative to say, "Sister Zhao Ji, since my 'Cataclysmic Path' is working fine, I'm preparing to advance to the level of a Celestial God."

At this point, he looked around the manor and said, "It just so happens that you have set up various formations in this manor."

"I'll advance directly from here."

Given their current relationship, this was a minor matter, so Zhao Ji simply nodded slightly and uttered a single, cool word, "Alright."

After saying that, she added casually, "Furthermore... Heaven's Wrath repaired the 'World Passage' connecting this world to the 'Battlefield of the Gods.'"

"This world is likely to be drawn into a war between gods and kings soon. Only by improving our strength as soon as possible can we have the ability to protect ourselves in the great struggle to come."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu murmured the words "Western God King" to himself, then nodded slowly with a firm gaze...

......

Meanwhile, in the western kingdom, at the Sun Pavilion.

Several distinguished and powerful elders gathered here.

Morita, the head of the Nichikaku (日阁) pavilion, sat at the head of the table and then presided over the conversation.

He glanced at the elderly men present and slowly said, "I believe you have all come here because you received a message from His Majesty the God-King and learned the truth about the 'God-King Incident'."

"That's right, His Majesty the God-King has not perished, he is merely in a temporary slumber."

"Moreover, his demise had nothing to do with Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji. We were all deceived by Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji."

Upon hearing his words, an old man spoke with a ferocious expression, "Yes. If His Majesty hadn't told me the truth, that he actually chose to reincarnate and cultivate again, I would have really thought that Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji were already too powerful to match each other."

Upon hearing this, another elderly man chimed in, "Yes."

"So... what do you think of Your Majesty's arrangements?"

Upon hearing the second old man's words, the previously lively atmosphere immediately quieted down.

The attendees exchanged glances, as if trying to gauge each other's true thoughts, but none of them voiced their opinions.

The Western God King has controlled the "Western Kingdom" for hundreds of years, and he must have cultivated a group of loyal followers and nurtured their development.

So after opening the "world channel," he also contacted his close confidants.

They were told the "truth" about this "God King Incident".

In his account, the "God King Incident" was completely different: they did have a conflict with Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, but... it was just a friendly spar.

Over the past few hundred years, the three great god-kings have actually discovered the problems with their own paths, so they all intend to reincarnate and start anew.

However, because no new gods have been born in this world, they are worried that the world will descend into chaos, so they have never dared to reincarnate and start anew.

Now that the "Trial of the Gods" has ended, they have personally verified Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's strength and confirmed that they can suppress the entire world before they can confidently reincarnate and start cultivating again.

However, they were also worried that Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji might get out of control. So they left a God King avatar to oversee the four great divine kingdoms as a backup plan.

Therefore, the Western God King also assigned these confidants a task: to have them voluntarily submit to Qiu Tu, then monitor Qiu Tu, and report Qiu Tu's movements and situation to the Western God King at any time.

And at the crucial moment, he colluded with the Western God King from within to eliminate Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji.

To be honest... the West God King's clumsy lie was full of loopholes.

But the problem is... the God-King has ruled this world for hundreds of years, and his influence has long been deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

Who would dare bet that he's lying?

Even if the Western God King is lying, he is still a God King. Who knows what other tricks he might have up his sleeve?

If this trump card can't take down Qiu Tu, can't it take down them?

That's why the senior executives gathered together to discuss this matter and wanted to hear other people's opinions.

Unexpectedly, everyone kept their thoughts to themselves and was unwilling to reveal them.

Upon seeing this, Morita, the head of the Sun Pavilion, frowned slightly. He knew that at this moment, someone had to take the lead.

So he hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to speak, “Everyone, His Majesty the God-King has been very kind to us over the past hundred years.”

"You are all here today thanks to the support and help of His Majesty the God-King."

"Now that the God-King needs us, what are we hesitating for?"

"Besides... we're just passing on a message. As long as we're careful, Qiu Tu won't find out at all."

"While His Majesty the God-King says he needs our cooperation from within and without, who knows when he will actually make his move?"

"This is most likely a worthless check, and it's unlikely to be cashed."

"So, there's no need for us to hesitate, we should just agree."

It must be said that Morita is quite capable to become the head of the Sun Pavilion. So after his analysis, the leaders exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of hesitation in the other's eyes. They were clearly not as resolute as before.