"Step aside."
Evil Demon Forest.
After arranging for her daughter to be hidden from the Sea God Clan's detection, the Demon Empress arrived at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters.
Facing the Demon Empress, the two gatekeeping evil soul masters who recognized her naturally didn't dare to obstruct her. They hurriedly cleared the way, letting her enter.
Striding inside, the Demon Empress went straight to the main hall.
At this moment, she acted as if she had returned to her own home, slamming the hall doors shut with a "bang," blocking all sound from inside and out.
"You've come."
Sensing the Demon Empress's arrival, a purple-black light flashed through the eye sockets of the Holy Emperor statue, as if directing its gaze onto her. "You've been targeted by the Sea God of the Divine Realm."
"Correct. Heh—"
The admitting Demon Empress let out a cold laugh. "The Sea God has chosen an inheritor in the mortal realm, just like him ten thousand years ago. If I'm not mistaken, the current Sea God likely has the same intentions as the first Sea God Bo Saidong (Poseidon)—wanting me to become the ninth soul ring for his inheritor, just like my husband."
At this moment, hatred flashed in her eyes.
"Since I can't deal with the Sea God, then I'll kill that inheritor and make that high-and-mighty god feel some pain!"
"I won't help you."
Before she could continue, a cold voice rang out.
The Holy Emperor statue seemed to emit strange fluctuations. "My goal is merely to secretly steal this plane's energy, not to come into open conflict with the gods of the Divine Realm. So your next plan doesn't align with this seat's interests."
"In other words, this seat can wait."
As he spoke, the Holy Emperor statue was about to fall silent.
He could tell that the Demon Empress would definitely attract the attention of the gods, which was completely incompatible with his plans. Moreover, there was a high possibility of gods appearing in this era. If exposed, not to mention all his arrangements going to waste, he might even have gods coming to his door—then he'd be completely finished.
So better to lay low, wait until an era without gods.
Anyway, his lifespan was endless, he could afford to wait.
"Foolish!"
However, just these two words provoked the Holy Emperor again.
"What did you say?!"
A terrifying pressure erupted, bearing down on the Demon Empress. Although this aura was greatly restricted due to crossing planes, so it wasn't strong—indeed, it couldn't even make the Demon Empress's waist bend slightly—it was fundamentally different from her own power.
In other words, it was a different level of life.
But precisely because of the cross-plane limitations, his divine-level strength was less than one percent, which made the Demon Empress unafraid of him, even daring to use provocation.
"You think you can initiate your plan once you reach an era where no one becomes a god?" The Demon Empress didn't care about the Holy Emperor's pressure, even retorting sarcastically: "Then you're truly daydreaming."
"What do you mean by that?!"
In the Holy Emperor's plan, as long as it was a godless era, the gods of the Divine Realm wouldn't pay such close attention to subordinate planes. Then his plan of boiling the frog slowly wouldn't attract the attention of the Divine Realm gods until he succeeded.
As for the Plane Spirit...
Heh!
Although he didn't know why it was half-dead, it was clear that a mere era wouldn't be enough for it to recover.
So from beginning to end, his plan was perfect.
"What kind of god do you think the Sea God is?"
The Demon Empress countered, and the Holy Emperor was speechless.
What kind of god was the Sea God? How would he know?
But presumably, the Sea God was like other gods who had long resided in the Divine Realm—either doing nothing, slacking off; or focusing on developing the Divine Realm. Otherwise, what else could he do?
Could he be paying attention to the Douluo Plane all day long?
Simply ridiculous.
However, reality proved that he was the ridiculous one.
"The previous Sea God aside, but the current Sea God isn't so glorious and great. That fellow has always viewed the Douluo Plane as his private property. Do you think that after your arrangements truly grow and strengthen in the Douluo Plane, you can still hide it from him? Or do you plan to wait until the Divine Realm completely disappears?"
The Demon Empress stared at the Holy Emperor statue, revealing a cold smile.
Finally, she delivered the killing blow with one sentence: "Do you think you understand that fellow, the Sea God, better than us, his mortal enemies?"
The one who understands a person best isn't himself.
But that person's enemies.
This saying holds true as an eternal principle in any world.
"What do you want to do."
After a moment of silence, the Holy Emperor statue made a sound. In his original plane, he had reached his current position by relying on three words. One was "lay low," the other two were "listen to advice."
Now, he intended to hear the Demon Empress's suggestion.
"If you truly want to achieve your goal, the best method is to take advantage of the chaos in the Douluo Plane and snatch profit from the fire."
The Demon Empress knew the Holy Emperor was tempted.
But precisely because of this, she increasingly felt this fellow was worthless.
Having reached this level of strength, yet still so indecisive—she really didn't know how this guy became a god.
If possible, she'd want to take his place!
"The current situation on this continent is nothing more than the Sun-Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult joining forces, intending to move against the three great empires of Douluo and their various powers, launching a war to unify the entire continent."
"Once war breaks out, it will be the most chaotic situation. At that time, do you think the Sea God's attention will be on certain 'trivial matters'? He will be more concerned with his faith."
"So your idea is to trigger the war."
"Correct."
"This plan still won't work."
After a brief deduction, the Holy Emperor discovered the fatal flaw.
According to the Demon Empress's plan, once he proceeded to the final step, if the Sea God was always watching the Douluo Plane, there would be no way to hide it no matter what. Did he have to give up?
"This is very simple."
The Demon Empress's eyes were profound. "As long as when you reach the final step, there's a god to divert attention for you, or rather, the moment of godhood coincides with your final step, then the Sea God's attention will definitely be completely drawn away by the scene of ascension."
"So this was your goal."
Only now did the Holy Emperor understand the Demon Empress's intentions.
She wanted to use this opportunity to become a god!
"Correct."
The Demon Empress looked at the Holy Emperor statue, showing no intention of backing down.
Her husband's experience told her that no matter how strong one's strength, even being just a hair's breadth away from a million-year soul beast. But in the end, as long as there was a god behind the opponent, one would ultimately not be a match for the inheritor.
To successfully kill him, she must reach the divine level.
"How about it? What do you think of this deal?"
The Holy Emperor statue fell silent, seemingly in thought.
The Demon Empress wasn't anxious, showing no intention of rushing him.
After a long while...
"I don't think I have a reason to refuse."
...
"This matter is currently difficult to accomplish."
After the Demon Empress and Holy Emperor reached an agreement, they summoned Ye Xishui, asking her to find a way to quickly trigger a continental war.
Because the Sea God had already bestowed his inheritance, if things moved quickly, perhaps within ten years, that inheritor could inherit the Sea God's godhood. Once that truly happened, wanting to trigger war would be out of the question. Then, the Demon Empress's revenge would have no chance, and the Holy Emperor's goal would also be difficult to achieve.
But what they didn't expect was that Ye Xishui brought them this news—the Sun-Moon Empire had already made peace.
"This time the Sun-Moon Empire suffered enormous material losses, no longer holding an advantage on the frontal battlefield. And in terms of high-end combat power, they have Di Tian's help, plus the three great powers of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Shrek Academy, and the Body Sect—they similarly hold no advantage. If they really fight, the Sun-Moon Empire's chance of victory is only thirty percent."
"In that case, if we want the war to launch smoothly, we must eliminate these two advantages." Killing intent emerged in the Demon Empress's eyes as she looked at Ye Xishui. "Am I right?"
"Correct."
But to actually do this—how extremely difficult.
"If that's the case, I do have an idea for the latter." The Demon Empress recalled the method the Holy Emperor gave her to break through rank 100. "As long as we find a way to restrict Di Tian, then we can carry out a soul extermination operation, just like the Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago. And this time, we can similarly invite the Evil Emperor to join."
As for how to make the Evil Emperor agree...
Presumably, the method of becoming a god—what beast wouldn't be tempted?
"Restricting Di Tian, this seat can accomplish."
Facing the Demon Empress's plan, the Holy Emperor expressed satisfaction.
Beyond this, he also had another idea.
Since they couldn't gain advantage on the frontal battlefield, they could strike from behind. As long as the Holy Spirit Cult could advance his mission progress a bit more, then the Holy Emperor could smuggle—no, input the plane's power into the Douluo Plane, then use parasitic means to control the high-level officials of the three great empires, triggering internal chaos.
This way, not only could they trigger war, but he could also leave his own mark in the Douluo Plane.
Killing two birds with one stone!
Since the tone was set, then next...
The Holy Emperor statue's gaze turned to Ye Xishui. "How to talk to the Sun-Moon Empire, this matter is entrusted to your Holy Spirit Cult."
"Yes, Holy Emperor."
Resentment flashed through Ye Xishui's eyes.
Since she couldn't kill Di Tian earlier to avenge Long Xiaoyao, then first exterminate the three powers like Shrek Academy to the last member!
Deep within their sect's territory, they wouldn't dare summon heavenly tribulation, right.
This way, after completely exterminating the three powers like Shrek Academy, use them as nourishment to strengthen their Holy Cult. When the time was ripe, directly charge into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Slaughter soul beasts, destroy Di Tian!
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