You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

The true gods of the spirit realm within the Star Alliance, in principle, have no objection to this allocation system.

However, in reality, they were extremely unhappy with Aglios's seemingly reasonable allocation.

They initially believed that Aglios's proactive and efficient organization of the encirclement and assassination was driven by his overwhelming hatred for the destruction of the Red Heart Society headquarters, and by a desire to avenge his former comrades.

However, Agrelius unhesitatingly seized the most prized spoils, instantly overturning their previous understanding.

[Aglaus himself was not injured by the attack of the spirit realm's will. What is His purpose in so urgently seizing these divine resources that are so effective in restoring one's original nature?]

Why can't we prioritize allocating resources to our allies who are truly in dire need of healing, helping them recover their strength as quickly as possible?

Although these words are somewhat shameless, everyone knows that.

However, if they could acquire more divine resources through simple rhetoric, they would do it without hesitation.

[After finally succeeding in the transformation, he became a True God of Rules, and even possessed power greater than that of a True God of Authority.]

[As a result, the energy of the spirit realm's will could not be eliminated, and it continued to hinder their function.]

Therefore, they crave divine resources even more than the normal true God.

However, at this moment, their injuries have not yet healed, and their power has not yet returned to its peak.

Most importantly, the hunt in the Star Abyss is far from over. The remnants of the Heavenly Monarch are still on the run, and even more brutal battles are inevitable in the future. They still need to rely on Agris's terrifying combat power, which is unparalleled in the Star Abyss.

Therefore, this displeasure had to be forcibly suppressed, like magma buried deep underground, temporarily held back.

In the year 833 of the Extraordinary Era, the relentless pursuit and escape in the Star Abyss Lands ruthlessly devoured the power of both sides.

The number of True Gods of the Rules who are being hunted down by the Red Heart Society is rapidly decreasing, and the remnants of the Heavenly Monarch's faction are on the verge of extinction.

[Especially for the True God of the Red Heart Society, each of them burned themselves out in the grief and indignation of the destruction of their headquarters, sacrificing their future potential.]

In this long and brutal pursuit through the Star Abyss, they were like candles flickering in the wind, one after another pushing themselves to the limits of their existence.

As the divine fire flickered and nearly died out, their divine bodies teetered on the brink of collapse, and their vital essence withered like a desert.

In the vast and dangerous hunting grounds of the Star Abyss, the Red Heart Society's extensive search for the enemy's trail inevitably clashed with Agris, Yu Xiao, and the God of Pain, who were also active there.

As comrades who once fought side by side and created a glorious future together, how could these valiant gods, on the verge of extinction, not understand the true mission that Agris and his companions bore?

To preserve the flame of revolution and perpetuate their ideals, they were expelled from the Red Heart Society as traitors.

Therefore, when they sensed that their divine fire was about to be completely extinguished and their existence was about to return to nothingness, a deeper sense of responsibility, transcending revenge, arose spontaneously.

Therefore, in their final moments, as the flame of life is about to be extinguished, they usually exhaust their last bit of strength to make their own arrangements.

Typically, they would use secret methods to carefully inscribe their most core and purest primordial imprints and insights into rules, as if they were the most precious legacy.

[If they could, how they would long for this gift, which embodies their life's cultivation and ideals, to be integrated into the newly formed, loyal bloodline of the Star Abyss Branch, giving birth to one or even several new True Gods of the Rules in the future.]

Let the banner of loyalty never fall!

Of all these true gods of the Red Heart Society who came, only the Star Demon God was the sole exception!

[He was the only being who did not burn himself and sacrifice the future when the headquarters was destroyed, thus maintaining a near-peak, intact state.]

The selfless and heroic sacrifice of the Heart Demon God, who ultimately used self-destruction to block the Lord of Radiance and buy life for his comrades, truly stirred strong ripples in the cold heart of the Star Demon God.

However, despite the shock, every true god's path and choices are different!

The inner demon chose to sacrifice the present to pave the way for eternal fame in another time and space.

But the Star Demon God values ​​his current existence and power even more!

He seeks power in this world, not fame in the future!

What the future holds, what the next timeline will be like—He doesn't care about that!

At least, He wouldn't sacrifice His life and everything for His future self in another timeline.

But this does not mean that He has abandoned the Red Heart Society!

As a true god, He possesses a near-eternal timescale, and without jeopardizing His own core life and power, He is still willing to fight for the survival of the Red Heart Society.

[Thus, following the faint traces left by Aglios and the others, the Star Demon God traversed the perilous turbulent currents of the Star Abyss and finally located the secret stronghold of the Star Abyss Crimson Heart Branch.]

Without excessive declarations or emotional appeals, His arrival seemed natural and seamless, seamlessly integrating Him into this new community that carried heartfelt hopes.

[Aglius also extended a warm welcome to the Star Demon God.]

Compared to the dozen or so True Gods of the Spirit Realm within the Star Alliance, each with their own agendas and allied only due to injuries, the Star Demon God undoubtedly held a much higher position and enjoyed greater credibility in Agris's heart. This was not only because the Star Demon God was a member of the Heartless Society, but also because He was an old acquaintance with whom he had fought across several timelines.

Having worked side-by-side and adjusted to each other over many years, we have long understood each other's styles of doing things, bottom lines, and responsibilities.

Other things may be hard to guarantee, but at least one thing Agris knew perfectly well.

In the brutal war of the gods, he would never have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the Star Demon God.

[If the Star Demon God wanted to stab someone in the back, he would have done it several timelines ago. Why wait until now?]

[In the year 862 of the Extraordinary Calendar, Agrusna's molten lava body resided within a quiet chamber temporarily constructed from fragments of rules deep within the Star Abyss Branch.]

Several orbs of light, each emanating a different aura of holiness or decay, floated before Him, but without exception, they all contained a vast essence of divinity.

These are the most essential divine resources extracted from the remains of the hunted Heavenly Sovereigns!

A cold satisfaction flashed in Agrus's enormous eyes, and then he unhesitatingly absorbed all the hard-won spoils into the lava space he had created within his body.

With resources secured, the next step is digestion and transformation!

[Then, without further delay, the lava flowing across the surface of His massive, blazing demonic body instantly deepened, becoming as profound as the cooled core of a star.]

The entire quiet room was filled with a heavy, suffocating pressure of rigid rules.

At this moment, Agrus had cast aside all external distractions and entered a state of seclusion, focusing on a deeper and more fundamental understanding of the rules of combat.

He will draw strength from the ashes of destruction and seek a breakthrough!

At the same time, the other True Gods of the Star Alliance who had also received a share of the divine resources each found a relatively safe corner and eagerly began to use the divine resources they had acquired to repair their own persistent injuries, which were like intractable diseases.

A sense of greed, longing, and excitement at regaining power filled the air, yet it was tempered by an unspoken wariness.

In this makeshift gathering place, there was never any true trust.

Unsurprisingly, the unexpected erupted suddenly beneath this oppressive calm.

The Water God, this true god who controls the rules of water and whose divine body is in a semi-transparent, liquid state, has made a move against the other true gods of the rules.

His gaze, like cold rain needles, swept repeatedly over his other companions who were healing on the platform, finally fixing firmly on the God of War, who was not far from him and whose breath was the weakest and most feeble.

[If we were to rank those present who bore the deepest and most gruesome curse of the spirit realm's will, it would undoubtedly be the God of War.]

[This once most valiant and trusted general under the command of the Spirit Realm's will, from the moment He chose to betray the Spirit Realm and join the Star Alliance, bore the Spirit Realm's most ferocious wrath.]

The curse branded deep within His divine body and true spirit relentlessly gnawed at His source of power, leaving His divine body riddled with energy fissures like cracks in porcelain, and His divine fire so weak it seemed it might be extinguished at any moment.

This extreme weakness, however, became the greatest temptation in the eyes of the greedy water god.

Instead of slowly refining my own resources, it would be better to... seize the God of War and the divine resources he possesses.

That's three sources of income!

[Perhaps it can even devour the remaining essence of the God of War's rules, killing two birds with one stone!]

[But the God of War, this true god of rules who once commanded billions of spirit realm legions and strategized in countless divine wars.]

[His survival to this day is not solely due to force!]

In this strange and dangerous Star Abyss, surrounded by allies temporarily united by mutual interests who could turn against him at any moment, how could He be so naive as to be completely unprepared?

[His weakness was obvious to everyone; how could He not have known it?]

Is He really that foolish?

The weaker He is, the more vigilant He becomes about His surroundings!

How could He not guard against the greed that resides in everyone's heart?

He would rather expend an extra ten percent of his energy setting up defenses while healing than become fish on someone else's chopping block.

[The instant the Rain God's figure vanished and a barely perceptible ripple appeared in space, the War God's tightly closed eyes, as if immersed in healing, suddenly snapped open.]

There was no panic in his eyes, only a cold, all-knowing indifference and resolute determination.

[He didn't even attempt to turn around and defend fully, because the impact of the opponent's rules would definitely aggravate all his injuries, thus triggering a chain reaction of curses from the spirit world.]

Therefore, at this most dangerous moment, He actually only had one choice! (End of Chapter)