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Seeing this, Zhao Ji didn't bother to investigate further. She decisively steered the conversation back to the important matter at hand.

She said, "Didn't you want to know the truth about the 'Cataclysm of the Gods'? Go ahead and ask."

Seeing that Zhao Ji had truly agreed, Qiu Tu's eyes lit up slightly. However, he didn't speak rashly, but instead his mind raced, first choosing the question that was most important to both of them.

"Is there a problem with the Celestial God realm?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji glanced at him indifferently before withdrawing her gaze, closing her eyes, and saying in a cool tone, "There is no problem with this level."

After saying that, she added, which was unusual for her, "The problem lies with those who cultivate to the level of gods."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu frowned slightly. He pondered Zhao Ji's meaning and then asked, "Why would someone who has cultivated to the level of a Celestial God have a problem?"

With her eyes closed, Zhao Ji coldly said, "Because of weakness."

Her voice was icy, without asking, "Weakness is the greatest original sin."

At this point, Qiu Tu was genuinely puzzled. He couldn't help but ask, "But... during the 'Cataclysm of the Gods,' all but the Four Great God-Kings perished. Could it be... that they were all weak?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji paused noticeably, and said, "Yes. It's all because of weakness."

Perhaps feeling that Qiu Tu's question was too slow, she slowly said, "That 'Cataclysmic Calamity' wasn't caused internally by the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart,' but rather... externally."

"External?" Qiu Tu's pupils contracted slightly, as if he had guessed something.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "I remember you told me a couple of days ago that there have been rumors of a 'world passage' in the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart' for the past few hundred years."

"There was also an eighth-tier great evil god named 'Bafang' who found that passage and never returned. But in reality, he was killed by the four great god-kings, right?" (Chapter 681)

Qiu Tu nodded.

Zhao Ji said calmly, "The 'World Passage' is real, but it doesn't lead to another world; rather, it connects to the 'Battlefield of the Gods.'"

"The Battlefield of the Gods?" Qiu Tu pondered the name.

Zhao Ji opened her eyes, glanced at Qiu Tu, and then said with a deep gaze, "You should still remember what a god is, right?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly. "To manage the rules of a certain area on behalf of the 'world'."

Zhao Ji gave a light "hmm" and then said, "You don't think that the domain you control is random or self-selected, do you?"

This time, Qiu Tu was indeed taken aback.

He genuinely believed that the field was random or self-selected. He was even pondering what kind of field to choose.

Whether she sensed Qiu Tu's thoughts or not, Zhao Ji gave a light snort and then reminded him, "What do you think your cataclysmic pathway is for?"

Qiu Tu was extremely intelligent! When Zhao Ji reminded him of this, a look of realization immediately appeared on his face.

The gods govern the realms related to their own catastrophic pathways, which are called "world".

So... the Celestial Battlefield is where the gods who have mastered these rules fight each other!

This means that... it is very likely that the same domains and rules exist among the gods!

Following this line of thought, Qiu Tu easily deduced the realm above the gods: devouring or ruling other gods of the same domain and rules, and exclusively enjoying the glory of one's own domain and rules!

That is, the king of this realm and its rules: the God King!

With this idea in mind, Qiu Tu deduced even more information...

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Thinking this, Qiu Tu's mind raced, going through all the details he could think of and sorting out all the intelligence he had analyzed.

Then he looked at Zhao Ji and said, "So... the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart' isn't actually the only 'spiritual world'?"

"Does this world actually contain many 'spiritual worlds' similar to the 'boundless sea of ​​the mind'?"

"Are they relentlessly devouring the material world, unleashing extraordinary catastrophes?"

At this point, Qiu Tu realized something was amiss. He paused, frowned slightly, and began to reorganize his thoughts.

After a moment, a look of realization appeared on his face. "No, I should say... the spiritual world is inherently one."

"The boundless sea of ​​the mind is simply the boundless sea of ​​the mind!"

"Because...the spirit itself has no shape and no geographical limitations. Therefore, the spiritual world should also be shapeless and limitless."

"So... no one has stipulated that the spiritual world must be a whole, and cannot be in pieces, or... a network."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji opened her eyes, glanced at him with slight surprise, and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes. She was clearly very satisfied with Qiu Tu's keen insight.

Qiu Tu noticed the subtle change in Zhao Ji's expression, which further confirmed his guess.

He probably connected everything in his mind.

The "boundless sea of ​​the mind" is likely not a single entity like the ocean in the real world, but rather a patchwork or network.

The reason for this structure may be related to the world structure of the entire "Great World" itself, or it may be to devour the material world more quickly.

After all... according to the information obtained before, it takes hundreds of years for the "Boundless Heart Sea" to devour an independent material world each time.

The way the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Mind" devours the "Material World" is by using the edge of the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Mind" to connect with and embed itself into the "Material World".

In this situation, dividing the same area of ​​"boundless sea of ​​the mind" into pieces will definitely increase the "contact area" more than making it a continuous expanse.

This is a very simple math problem.

And because these "boundless seas of the heart" are a whole, there must be "connecting channels" between them.

This results in the overall shape of the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Mind" being a "giant spiritual net" that covers the "Great World"!

If I'm not mistaken, these "connection channels" should be the so-called "world channels"!

This explains why, despite the existence of so many different spiritual and material worlds, the "power system" remains unified. It even allows for the creation of gods sharing the same "catastrophic pathway"!

However, this also raises several new questions, or rather... new discoveries.

Thinking this through, Qiu Tu pondered for a moment, then looked up at Zhao Ji and asked,

"I've just sorted through and analyzed all the intelligence, and I've roughly guessed the truth behind the 'Cataclysm of the Gods.'"

"However, according to my reasoning, in order to maximize the efficiency of devouring the 'material' world, the 'world passages' within the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart' should not normally be linked to the 'Battlefield of the Gods,' but rather should be connected to other 'Boundless Seas of the Heart.'"

"But you just said that the 'World Passage' connects to the 'Battlefield of the Gods,' so... does that mean the 'World Will' actively intervened in the 'World Passage'?"

"Or rather..."

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then looked at Zhao Ji and continued with his guess, "The 'Boundless Heart Sea' is nearing the end of its devouring of the material world. A sufficient number of gods have already been born within the entire 'Boundless Heart Sea.'"

"Therefore, the 'World Will' has begun to actively select and select, seeking to create higher-ranking 'Administrators.'"

"That is... the God King!"

If Qiu Tu had merely guessed the truth behind the "Cataclysm of the Gods," Zhao Ji might have simply appreciated his quick wit. However... seeing that Qiu Tu had analyzed the entire situation of the "Great World" with just a single sentence from her, Zhao Ji was truly astonished.

She didn't hide her emotions, but looked at Qiu Tu in surprise before nodding and explaining,

"You're right. This is also the speculation of the 'gods' from various worlds within the 'Battlefield of Gods.'"

According to them, a thousand years ago, the "World Passage" was still linked to different "Boundless Seas of the Heart" and different "Material Worlds."

"However, some 'gods' discovered these 'world portals' and even visited other worlds, embarking on world travel."

"But starting seven or eight hundred years ago, everything changed. Suddenly, all the 'World Passages' were linked to the 'Battlefield of the Gods.'"

"No matter which 'world passage' you start from, the final destination is always the 'Battlefield of the Gods.' Even the 'world passages' you've traversed before are no exception."

"It's as if the 'world will' is actively bringing together the 'gods' from various worlds and forcing them to compete with each other."

Hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly. This was roughly what he had guessed.

So he stroked his chin, pondered quietly for a moment, and then spoke.

"So... the so-called 'Cataclysm of the Gods' was actually the mass annihilation of our world's 'gods' after they went to the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart,' where they were surrounded and killed by gods from other 'worlds'?"

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

After a moment, she shook her head slightly and said, "It needs to be more complicated."

"Actually, while the 'Battlefield of Gods' is dangerous, it's not that dangerous."

"Our world is most likely located on the edge of the 'spiritual network' within the 'boundless sea of ​​the mind,' and its development is relatively slow."

"Therefore, when we went to the 'Battlefield of the Gods' back then, the battle there was already nearing its middle to late stages."

"At that time, the six 'catastrophic pathways' had already given birth to more than thirty God-Kings who had devoured and subdued more than ten Celestials."

"These thirty-odd god-kings, employing strategies of distant alliances and close attacks, are currently vying for the supreme position in the six major 'catastrophic pathways.'"

"It was precisely because of this chaotic situation that we had too many choices at the time. As a result, we also had some disagreements."

"My thoughts are quite simple. I, Zhao Ji, have never wanted to be subordinate to anyone."

"Therefore, no matter how far the 'Battlefield of Gods' develops, I will still venture in to see if there is a way to become a God-King and achieve supreme power."

"Their situation is much more complicated; some tend to first pledge allegiance to a local god-king and settle down."

Some wanted to get involved in the war between the gods who shared the same path. Others were afraid and wanted to return to our "little world."

"So we went our separate ways and each went on to do what we wanted to do."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu's mind raced as he began to analyze the situation.

According to Zhao Ji, the essence of the battle between gods and kings is actually the birth of their own king through six major paths.

For example, if Qiu Tu is a deity of the "order-politics" path, then all the gods who belong to the "order" path are his enemies.

If he wants to ascend to the throne of the gods, he must kill or subdue at least 10 "Order" gods.

Afterwards, he tried every means to devour the god-kings in other "order pathways" and eventually left only him as the god-king in the entire "order pathway".

This must be the true "path to heaven" for the God-King.

This route will also lead to a result:

In the early stages, gods of the same path will naturally be wary and hostile; however, in the middle and later stages, after the god-kings have gained the first-mover advantage, other gods of the same path will naturally want to align themselves with those god-kings in order to avoid being devoured and instead be subdued.

What's even more troublesome is that... while a world can give birth to thirty or forty gods at the same time, there are only six pathways to cataclysm, so... among these thirty gods, there must be gods who share the same pathway.

This leads to a situation where, in the later stages, gods from the same world, whose interests are not entirely aligned, find it difficult to unite. They will most likely fight their own battles.

It's no wonder that the gods of that era, including Zhao Ji, parted ways.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu remained silent for a moment, then asked, "So how did those 'gods' ultimately fall?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji's gaze drifted into the distance, and she seemed somewhat lost.

She paused for a moment before speaking, "Actually, I don't know either."

"All I know is that after my travels, I discovered that there might be some problems with my 'cataclysmic pathway,' so I wanted to return to our world to rebuild it."

"When we returned to our world, we found that a god-king was attacking our world. At that time, some of our world's gods perished, some fled, and the world was almost completely defeated."

"Although I didn't know what was happening at the time, the world had been invaded, so I couldn't just sit idly by. That's why I went up and exchanged a few blows with that god-king."

At this point, Zhao Ji paused for a moment and gave a simple assessment, "Well... I think I have a slight advantage."

Qiu Tu:? ?

To be honest, Qiu Tu has always had a very high opinion of Zhao Ji's combat power, believing that she is likely one of the most outstanding geniuses in the world.

However... this only applies to this world.

After all, the true "Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart" is so vast, with countless branches and worlds. Surely there are beings stronger than Zehime?

Take, for example, those god-kings.

But now he realizes that he had underestimated Zhao Ji.

Even those god-kings were no match for Zhao Ji?

At her peak, Zehime was indeed terrifying.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but continue listening to Zhao Ji continue.

A hint of recollection flashed in Zhao Ji's eyes as she said, "However, that God-King wasn't a fool. After realizing he was no match for me, he didn't continue his assault but instead began calling on his allies."

“He summoned another god-king.”