So I'm a sheep.

After a long silence, Tempas sighed and spoke: "Some of the princes here participated in the last war, while others did not."

"If I may say so, the nature of this war is completely different from the last one!"

"At that time, the demons crawled out of the abyss and descended into the material world, where they fought us fiercely."

“Killing, killing, nothing else.”

Oh?

Sasha's heart skipped a beat; she had already understood what Tempas meant.

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"Your Highness Tempas, are you saying that demons didn't have such cunning methods in the past?"

A weaker deity hesitated before asking, "Didn't the demons wage a 'war of faith' back then?"

"no"

Tempas said in a deep voice, "Driven by the will of the abyss, the demons are like berserkers who have lost their minds."

"They only know how to kill, not how to strategize."

After a pause, the God of War spoke in a deep voice: "I must say, those kinds of demons are easier to deal with."

"..."

“Your Highness Tempas, if things continue like this, the divine realm will be in a very passive position.”

"I propose that the gods form an alliance and march into the abyss!"

"The rules do not allow it"

The god of knowledge, Masque, quickly retorted: "There is a material world separating the realm of gods from the abyss. If we want to enter the abyss, we must first pass through the material world."

"Have you all forgotten? The material world rejects all divinity and demonic nature. Even descending into it for a short time is extremely difficult, let alone breaking through the material world!"

"..."

"Your Majesty, could you please rewrite the rules?" Vol'jin, the god of wealth, asked Tempas.

"New rules can only be established when the old rules can no longer be maintained."

Tempas said helplessly, "Your Highnesses, I'm afraid we'll have to get through this war of faith first."

Volume 1: Chapter 519 The New Alliance

"Your Highness Tempas, what is the meaning of this?"

Why can new rules be established once the battle of faith is won?

"His Majesty Aion maintains two major rules through the Tablets of Destiny: sealing and exclusion."

"Among them, blocking takes priority over exclusion. If the power of the Tablet of Fate weakens, it will first ensure the rule with the highest priority."

Tempas said calmly, "As for why the power of the Tablets of Destiny weakened due to the War of Faith, well, I'm not entirely sure about the reasons either."

It's a lie, no, a lie to God!

'You can't possibly not know the reason, right?'

'But since it concerns the Fate Tablet, His Highness Tempas also has his reservations.'

'Wait, didn't we just talk about locking down the world?'

"Your Highness Tempas, is our world currently under lockdown?"

A being with faint divine power said incredulously, "Could I understand it this way: beyond this world, there are other worlds?"

"good"

Why impose a blockade on the world?

Another weak deity exclaimed excitedly, "In the world beyond this world, how many lambs await our guidance!"

"The world is vast, but resources are limited."

Why fight over a single place? Our journey should be to the stars and the sea!

"..."

The 'new gods' who were born after the first war between gods and demons were in an uproar, so excited they didn't know what to do.

Tempas gave a bitter smile: "Your Highnesses, I understand your feelings very well."

"But the lockdown must not be lifted!"

"reason?!"

"Because we are too weak, if we leave the safe zone, we will inevitably be enslaved by those supreme beings."

Tempas's words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing everyone's enthusiasm.

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Are the gods of this world weak?

of course not!

If we take Ain's combat strength into account, as long as they don't provoke some of the top forces in the universe, they can do whatever they want outside.

However, the fear brought by the five demon kings in the past has penetrated to the bone. Apart from Ain who successfully overcame the fear and is thinking about leaving the world in the future, the other powerful gods just want to live peacefully in this world.

"Great terror lurks beyond this world"

The moon goddess Suren said softly, "Young deities, don't overestimate yourselves."

"There's more than one irresistible force at play. Believe me, you'll regret it once you get outside."

The god of death, Jaeger; the piercing gaze, Losanda; the goddess of the earth, Santia...

A host of powerful deities declared that the world blockade was unbreakable, and anyone who dared to harbor such thoughts would become their common enemy!

'It seems even these powerful gods are unaware of Ain's ambitions.'

Sasha shook her head inwardly. If this world were to truly digest the abyss, and the supreme god were to reach the state of being "just one step away from ascending the throne of the demon king, yet unable to advance any further," then anyone who dared to stop him from leaving would be courting death.

'If I hadn't intervened, Aion might have triggered Ragnarok in the future.'

Let's get back to the main topic.

Tempas emphasized, "In order to deal with the faith war launched by the demons, I propose that Your Highnesses form an alliance of offense and defense according to the region where your respective churches are located."

There were originally many alliances, large and small, among the gods, but the basis for the formation of those alliances was not the distance between the churches in the material world.

Does our church being geographically close mean we should become allies?

joke!

However, the pressure from the demons is now forcing the gods to make changes.

With the scene of Sulfuras's fall still fresh in everyone's mind, Tempas's proposal... everyone had to consider it carefully.

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"Your Highness Ambori, Your Highness Ambori!"

After the Council of Gods concluded, Sasha immediately sought out the Ocean God, who seemed troubled by many things.

"Your Highness Saya?"

Ambori, who usually gave him a cold shoulder whenever they met, responded in a rare gentle tone, "What do you want from me?"

"Well, I'd like to discuss those previous compensations with you in more detail."

Sasha looked distressed: "I could have barely paid off the debt within two hundred years, but now the demons have launched a war of faith..."

"Please don't misunderstand, I will definitely give you the compensation I promised. It's just that I hope there will be more time."

"..."

“I understand your difficulties. Well, why don’t we discuss this matter in detail in my divine kingdom?” Ambori extended an invitation.

"Oh! Is that alright?"

"If you'd like"

"Haha, we're all 'neighbors,' what's wrong with visiting each other!"

Seeing Sasha happily leave with Ambori, Edas sadly withdrew her gaze.

She had originally intended to reconcile with Saya after the meeting, but unexpectedly, the girl became very close to Ambori.

'That's incredibly easy to let go of! You two were practically sworn enemies before!'

Ignoring Edas's dilemma, Sasha followed Ambori all the way to his divine kingdom.

“Your Highness Saya, the timeframe can certainly be extended, and we can even discuss partial reduction or exemption of compensation.”

Amboli said earnestly, "After all, as you said before, we're all neighbors, so why make things so strained?"

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"Hahaha, exactly, exactly!"

The girl nodded repeatedly, then changed the subject: "Your Highness Ambori, what do you think of His Highness Tempas's proposal?"

"A very constructive suggestion, but it is fraught with difficulties in practice."

Ambori frankly stated, "The princes are not entirely on good terms, and it would be rather difficult to get them to immediately put aside their prejudices..."

He was about to say 'impossible,' but with a living example right in front of him, Ambori had to change his mind halfway through his sentence.

"It's not just the original contradictions, but also the situation of conflict between the clergy."

Sasha sighed and said, "I believe that under unprecedented pressure, the gods can unite."

"I wonder how many princes will fall into that dark abyss before that."

Upon hearing this, Amboli's expression changed.

“Princess Saya, I think I’m still very lucky.”

"Ok?"

"Isn't it a blessing to have a deity like you, whose divine role doesn't conflict with ours, as a neighbor at a time like this?"