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Chapter 917 The whole world is in complete chaos (Seeking monthly votes)
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji looked at him coldly. Although her expression did not change much, her meaning was clear: Why?
On the hill, the night wind carried the dampness from afar, fluttering Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's robes.

Qiu Tu looked at Zhao Ji, who seemed utterly miserable. He sighed deeply and spread his hands, "Because... 'Destroying the Royal Court' is clearly an act of antagonizing the world."

"What's the difference between joining them now and joining the Nationalists in 49?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Zehime's head: ?

Clearly, they couldn't understand what Qiu Tu was saying.

Qiu Tu was too lazy to explain. Over the years, their relationship had grown increasingly intimate, and Qiu Tu no longer needed to put on an act in front of Zhao Ji. So he simply plopped down on the ground, braced himself with his hands behind him, and, while gazing at the misty scenery below the hill, began to explain.

"Sister Zhaoji, I only discovered the strangeness of the 'Destruction Royal Court' after meeting Princess Huiming tonight." His voice carried a hint of seriousness in the cool night breeze.

"Something's not right?" Zhao Ji frowned slightly. She didn't ask any more questions, but instead walked over to Qiu Tu and sat down next to him.

"Hmm." Qiu Tu looked into the distance, nodded slightly, and then said, "I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, it's just a gut feeling."

He paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, "From the moment I infiltrated the Destroyer's Court, I have been collecting and analyzing their intelligence. I have discovered that the complexity within this seemingly rough and barbaric force far exceeds my imagination."

“First, there’s their royal family,” Qiu Tu’s voice deepened. “The Destroyer Tyrant’s path is the ‘Destruction Path,’ which is normal. But his daughter, Princess Radiant Fate, is of the ‘Mystic Path.’ And his other beloved youngest daughter, Princess Star Moon, is actually a legendary ‘Undead,’ belonging to the ‘Immortal Path.’”

He held up three fingers and waved them gently in the air. "Of the six pathways, the royal family itself directly occupies three. And these are just the three royal family members I've investigated so far."

"If I remember correctly, the 'Destroyer Tyrant' has quite a few children. How did they come to be?"

"Could there also be paths to life, chaos, and even order?"

At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment before continuing.
"Even without the proper channels, Princess Huiming first bound herself to the Cloud Cat God King by betrothing a fox spirit, and then offered such generous terms to recruit us."

This makes me think a lot.

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's analysis, a hint of seriousness flashed in Zhao Ji's eyes.

Compared to Qiu Tu, she has a much deeper understanding of the nature of power in this world.

While the forces of the six pathways are not entirely opposed, there is a natural repulsion between them in many ways.

It is inconceivable that a family, especially a royal family whose core is bloodline inheritance, could produce so many powerful individuals from different backgrounds.

Therefore, if multiple deities from the same family appear simultaneously, it is highly likely that there is human intervention and someone is plotting something.

At this moment, Qiu Tu continued speaking.

"If I remember correctly, the 'Chaos Faction' seems to be doing the same thing."

"Jasmine and the others let their direct descendants reincarnate continuously, and then experience new paths, combining the six paths together to seek the ultimate truth."

"Therefore, I suspect that 'Destruction Tyrant' and his group might also be secretly working on the six pathways."

"This will lead to a problem."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji pondered for a moment, then raised her head to look at Qiu Tu, her clear, cold voice carrying a hint of doubt and thoughtfulness, "You mean their cooperation with the Immortal Heavenly Tomb?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, his gaze becoming increasingly profound. "On the surface, it seems that the Destruction Tyrant is willing to wage war for the sake of his daughter. In reality, according to our understanding, his claim of wanting to help his daughter is a pretense; his true intention is to make a deal with the Immortal Heavenly Tomb."

He paused, then his tone became even more certain, "However, if the 'Destruction of the Royal Court' requires gathering six pathways, then the logic of everything changes."

“Princess Xingyue is not a pawn to be discarded, nor is she a bargaining chip. She is a lure.”

His tone was icy, "Because... the 'Destroy the Royal Court' needs Princess Starmoon to achieve its goals."

Therefore, it's impossible for Princess Xingyue to be handed over to the "Immortal Heavenly Tomb."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji nodded slightly.

Qiu Tu continued, "I only figured this out tonight after confirming that Princess Huiming's true form is through a 'mysterious pathway'."

"After all, is a power capable of nurturing someone like Princess Huiming, and a royal court with such a complex internal structure, really willing to be led by the nose by the Immortal Heavenly Tomb?"

Are you truly willing to help the "Immortal Trio" achieve supreme status?

"However, if their cooperation with the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' is a sham, then the problem becomes even bigger."

"Because it means they have no last ally left."

"This also shows that they were determined from the very beginning to be enemies of the whole world!"

"After all, over the years, Princess Huiming has even eliminated the intelligence organizations of the five major channels. This is clearly preparation for this day."

"So, if we join them now, wouldn't that be suicide?"

Qiu Tu's words were like a thunderclap, resounding across the hill and causing Zhao Ji to fall silent.

A mountain breeze blew by, bringing a chill, but it couldn't dispel the heaviness in her heart. She had to admit that Qiu Tu's worries were not unfounded.

The destruction of the royal court is like a giant whirlpool; its surface may appear calm, but beneath the surface, there are hidden currents powerful enough to swallow everything. To plunge into it now would indeed be far too risky.

However, Zeki's advantage is that she never gives orders in areas she is not good at.

She was clearly the most capable person in Qiu Tu's team, but from the moment she trusted Qiu Tu, she always followed his arrangements and never questioned them.

So, when she realized how complicated things were, she couldn't help but look at Qiu Tu, her cool eyes filled with a question.

"So, what do you mean"

Qiu Tu turned around, met her gaze, and gave a helpless smile. "What I mean is, our best option right now is to stall."

"Drag?" Zhao Ji raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

“Yes, drag it out.” Qiu Tu nodded. “Whether Princess Huiming is truly magnanimous or just pretending.”

“Since she showed that she was willing to give us time when she recruited us, then she certainly won’t be in a hurry.”

"We can use this time to, on the one hand, continue to improve our strength; on the other hand, find out the true situation and arrangements for destroying the royal court."

"Only by knowing ourselves and our enemy can we make the right choices, instead of blindly jumping into a trap set by others."

“Especially you, Sister Zhaoji.” At this point, Qiu Tu looked at Zhaoji and said sincerely, “Although I don’t know how big the gap is between a high-level God King and a Guardian God King.”

"But judging from your talent, once you reach the peak of the Guardian God King, you should be able to compete with the high-level God Kings."

"So, if your strength reaches the level of a high-level God King or the peak of a Guardian God King, then we can rest easy and no longer worry about these things."

"After all, this world is about strength, isn't it?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji's cold eyes flickered slightly before she nodded solemnly.

Clearly, she knew this was the best option at the moment.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile. He was about to make some more arrangements when suddenly, he paused slightly, then looked down at his slightly glowing wrist with a hint of confusion.

There, an extremely complex mark composed of more than a dozen order runes suddenly lit up without warning, emitting a faint golden light.

The light was faint, yet it carried an irresistible majesty, as if it had transcended endless time and space to find him directly.

"What is this...?" Zhao Ji frowned.

She sensed an extremely powerful aura emanating from the mark, so she instinctively became wary.

Qiu Tu's lips moved slightly, then he said softly,
"It is the Ink God King. One of the Four Giants of Order."

"This is a special communication channel she left me before I left the 'Dionysian Kingdom.' It can directly penetrate the world barrier and all obstacles."

"Unless it is a high-level god-king, it cannot be blocked."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, "However, this method of communication can only be used once, and because it is easy to expose my identity, we have agreed that it will only be activated when there are major changes."

For example, abandoning the task.

Just as Qiu Tu was saying this, suddenly, the golden mark shone brightly, and a message burst forth in front of Qiu Tu, then flashed before him.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu reached out and grabbed the golden information.

The next second, the contents of that message entered Qiu Tu's mind.

The information wasn't complicated, just a few short sentences, but it made Qiu Tu's brows furrow sharply.

Seeing Qiu Tu's state, Zhao Ji keenly sensed that something had changed, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu also came back to his senses. He looked at Zhao Ji with a somewhat unpleasant expression, then gave a bitter smile and said, "Sister Zhao Ji, it seems that our plan cannot be carried out."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji was a little puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Qiu Tu sighed, his tone filled with helplessness. "The Ink-Colored God King just sent me a message saying that because of the fall of 'Chaotic Western Capital' and the capture of Shepherd Heart God King, the 'Chaotic Witch' is furious and has directly transferred all the God Kings of the 'Chaotic Faction' to the west. They're preparing to go to war with 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' and 'Destruction Royal Court.'"

"And that's all."

"The 'Chaos Faction' and the 'Mystic Faction' have reached an agreement at some point. This time, not only has the 'Chaos Faction's' God-King been dispatched, but also the 'Mystic Faction's' allied forces."

"A mysterious faction?" Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji's eyes narrowed slightly.

Of the six pathways, it's hard to say which is the strongest. After all, the three top pathways are roughly equal in strength, and none of them are willing to concede defeat to the others.

But if we're talking about which of the six pathways is the most bizarre, then it has to be the "mysterious pathway."

The direct combat power of this approach may be average, but its "catastrophic ability" is incredibly bizarre, sinister, and mysterious.

Moreover, perhaps due to the influence of the pathway, the deities of this pathway do not like to communicate with the outside world, preferring to secretly conduct experiments or research on their own.

Those who like them call them a bunch of lunatics, while those who dislike them call them rats in the gutter.

This path is arguably even more demonic and sinister than the "Chaos Path." Surprisingly, they actually ended up mingling with the "Chaos Path."

At that moment, just as Zhao Ji was thinking this...

Qiu Tu spoke again. He sighed and said, "That's fine then."

"The message I just received from the Ink God King instructed me to temporarily abandon my mission at the 'Destroyed Royal Court' and head directly to the 'Chaotic Western Capital.'"

"Because the 'Temple of Order' and the 'Life Faction' have also united."

Upon hearing this, even Zhao Ji's pupils contracted slightly.

Qiu Tu said, "If we calculate it this way, then the six major paths are now forming alliances in pairs, and all are preparing to participate in the war."

At this point, Qiu Tu changed the subject and added, "Of course, the Temple of Order and the Path of Life are not saying they are participating in the war."

"The goal is not to stop this four-way conflict, but to protect 'world peace'."

"But this kind of nonsense can only fool idiots."

"I can believe it if the Life Faction gets involved and says it's purely to save people. But the Order Faction is full of cunning old foxes who won't act until they see results."

"How can they really be doing this to protect world peace?"

"In short, the entire western part of the 'Ancient Continent' is now in complete chaos."

"The six major factions have gathered and are already poised for a major battle that will determine the landscape for the next few hundred, or even a thousand years."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji fell silent.

At this moment, Qiu Tu continued, "And I suddenly understood why Princess Huiming dared to let me leave so casually, and wasn't worried about me dragging things out."

"To put it bluntly, she calculated that after she conquered 'Chaotic Western Capital,' it would trigger a chain reaction, drawing the other four major factions into the war and plunging the entire world into chaos."

"In this situation, we simply cannot delay."

There are only two choices.

"Or else we could return to the Temple of Order with the secret of the 'Destroying Royal Court'."

"Otherwise, they would disobey the orders of the Temple of Order, betray the Temple of Order, and join the Court of Destruction."
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(End of this chapter)