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As the weakest of the four God-Kings, the Northern God-King was significantly weaker than the other three. He was utterly incapable of deciding the outcome of the battle.

If the Four Great Gods wanted to scheme against Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, hiding the Northern God King would be better than hiding the Eastern God King, Takikawa Ei.

More importantly... if the Northern God King is indeed on the side of the Eastern and Western God Kings, then it's equivalent to Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji joining forces to kill the three God Kings!

Such speculation is even more terrifying than the idea that the Northern God King is the trump card of the Four Great God Kings.

After all... the Trial of the Gods is not over yet, and Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji are still only "Eighth-Order" Earthly Deities. They are still far from being Gods or God-Kings.

The two of them joined forces to kill the true forms of the three great god-kings. Just how terrifying must their strength be?

Because the course of this great battle was so unimaginable, all sides, realizing the situation was completely out of control, began sending out spies to try and find out what had happened.

Of all the factions, only Apocalypse of the Western Kingdom and Shaohua of the Southern Kingdom are truly familiar with the inside story of this great war.

The Western Kingdom, the headquarters of the Hidden Mist Society.

Tianqi looked up at the shattered statue of the Western God King, listening to his subordinates' report, his face ashen.

As a key participant in this major battle, he had the best understanding of the strengths of both sides, and thus easily reconstructed the entire course of the battle.

'It seems... Her Majesty Xiyue has won!'

'How is that possible? She's only at the eighth rank.'

'Could it be... that even at the peak of the eighth rank, there are differences in strength?'

Thinking this, Tianqi's expression became even more solemn.

If it were only Zhao Ji, perhaps he wouldn't be so anxious right now: although Zhao Ji is powerful, she is rather careless in other matters. It's highly likely that Zhao Ji won't discover that he betrayed her.

But... with Qiu Tu's arrival, everything changed.

Even though he had only interacted with Qiu Tu a few times, Tianqi knew that Qiu Tu had a very clever and insightful mind.

Given Qiu Tu's grasp of human nature, nothing he did could be hidden from him.

'What should I do....'

Thinking this, Apocalypse's expression changed rapidly.

After a moment, his brow furrowed deeply, as if he had thought of something...

'Since there's no way out, perhaps we can only go down this path to the bitter end...'

'If I remember correctly, the Western God King seemed to have told me something. Before this great war began, he seemed to have a backup plan...'

'Perhaps, this can be used...'

.....

Meanwhile, in the southern lands...

Shao Hua, panting heavily, slumped heavily into the chair.

She was soaking wet, as if she had been pulled out of the water.

Her thin clothes were soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to her body and outlining her beautiful figure.

But she was completely unaware.

She shook her head, then muttered to herself, "The feeling of death is just too awful!"

"I really believed my uncle's nonsense!"

That's right, the person who helped Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji today was not Bai Yi, but Shao Hua.

That night, after Qiu Tu finished talking with Bai Yi, Bai Yi promised to help Qiu Tu, but also made a request: he hoped Qiu Tu would remain still and not inform Shao Hua. He wanted to see how Shao Hua would choose and how she would resolve this crisis.

To put it bluntly, Bai Yi values ​​his niece highly and wants to give her some experience and training.

Shao Hua did not disappoint Bai Yi. After realizing that she had been tricked by Bai Yi, she thought it over and decided to confront Qiu Tu.

She brought her white-robed celestial avatar, "Panda Zhiyi," to meet Qiu Tu and made a deal with him.

She realized that Qiu Tu's plan was to scare away the Eastern and Western God Kings, so... it didn't matter whether the Southern God King's true form appeared or not; as long as he made his stance clear, that was enough.

Therefore, she offered her terms in exchange: she could act on behalf of the Southern God King, but Qiu Tu had to keep quiet about the Southern God King's disappearance and, after ascending to the celestial godhood, guarantee the stability and security of the "Southern Kingdom".

Qiu Tu only wanted to sow discord among the four great god-kings, so he readily agreed.

Therefore, today's "Panda Zhiyi" is actually controlled by Shaohua.

This also led to her experiencing firsthand what it felt like to be completely overwhelmed by 12 Takikawa Ei.

Fortunately, her efforts paid off...

Thinking this, Shao Hua looked at the intelligence report sent by her subordinates.

The statues of the three god-kings of the east, west, and north shattered.

'It seems... we've won this battle.'

Thinking this, Shao Hua couldn't help but look up in the direction of the "Northwest Region".

Although she didn't know how Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji won the battle.

But she knew that all of this was likely orchestrated by Qiu Tu.

Previously, when she learned about the alliance between Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, she thought similarly to other factions: Qiu Tu was a freeloader who lived off Zhao Ji.

But after actually getting to know them, she discovered that... Qiu Tu was actually the mastermind behind that alliance.

In this great battle, she personally experienced the importance of the "brain" to an organization.

When the difference in strength isn't significant, strategy is the key to determining the outcome of a major battle.

'Maybe this is what my uncle wants me to learn?'

Thinking this through, Shaohua hesitated for a moment.

Then her eyes flickered.

'I wonder if Qiu Tu survived...'

'Perhaps I should go and take a look?'

Although they knew their side was the winner, the scene of Shao Hua "dying" involved hundreds of Takikawa Akira standing in the air.

Those were hundreds of celestial-level experts.

Qiu Tu can help Zhao Ji win the great battle, but he may not necessarily survive.

Shao Hua felt that as an ally, she should go and find out about the battle situation.

Hmm... If we can bring Qiu Tu back, or take advantage of Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's low point to show more goodwill and gain their favor, then Shao Hua thinks it will be worth it.

After all... with the three great god-kings fallen and his uncle in trouble.

This world is destined to be ruled by Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji!

It's never a bad thing to get along well with them.

Thinking this, Shao Hua hesitated for a moment before getting up and flying towards the "Northwest Region"...

......

Meanwhile.

The Burial Dragon City, which stirs the hearts of all forces in the "Boundless Heart Sea".

Zhao Ji and Qiu Tu's healing is also in its final stages.

It has to be said that the calculation of "crisis sense" is probably top-notch.

Zhao Ji poured all her cataclysmic power into Qiu Tu, almost consuming her own life force and mental energy, before the suction force on Qiu Tu slowly stopped.

Having not experienced being completely drained in a long time, Zhao Ji shook her slightly dizzy head, then took a step back, closed her eyes, faced upwards, and began to absorb the "catastrophe power" in the air to replenish her strength.

Burial Dragon City was the site of a great battle between six Celestial God-level experts, and it also saw the fall of over a hundred Celestial God-level avatars. In a short period of time, it could be considered the place with the most concentrated cataclysmic power of the "Boundless Heart Sea".

Zhao Ji's talent was also extremely amazing, so as soon as she absorbed it, it was like a whale swallowing its prey, with all the surrounding cataclysmic power rushing into her body.

In just half an hour, Zeji had almost fully recovered.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Qiu Tu, who still had his back to her, with her cool and clear gaze. She then reached out and draped one of her own clothes over herself.

After putting on her clothes, Zhao Ji drew her sword, walked behind Qiu Tu, and placed it directly against Qiu Tu's neck.

Qiu Tu has been frozen in place by Zhao Ji since just now.

Suddenly, a sword was placed against his neck, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

At the same time, Zhao Ji's cold voice came from behind him, "Have you thought about how you want to die?"

If Zhao Ji hadn't spoken, Qiu Tu might still have felt uncertain. But as soon as Zhao Ji spoke, Qiu Tu immediately felt at ease.

He forced a laugh twice, then said, "What does Sister Zhaoji mean by this?"

Zhao Ji's eyes were deep and cold, like a frozen pool in an abyss. "What I mean, don't you know?"

"I just kindly saved you. But you treated me with disrespect."

"Don't you think you deserve to die?"

At this point, Zhao Ji tightened her grip on the sword, and Qiu Tu felt a chill run down his neck.

He coughed, then said cautiously and timidly, "If I feel I shouldn't die... will Sister Zhaoji let me go?"

Zehime: .....

Zhao Ji seemed to be angered by Qiu Tu's shamelessness. She took a deep breath and then said, "Of course not."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu kept glancing back, trying to see Zhao Ji's expression.

However, even if he were to be immobilized by Zhao Ji and unable to move at all, even if he could move and turn around, all the light in Zanglong City had been drawn away by Zhao Ji, so he wouldn't be able to observe anything.

So after glancing at it twice, Qiu Tu finally gave up on this shortcut.

He could only continue to probe Zhao Ji's attitude, and he said cautiously, "But... I think Sister Zhao Ji will..."

"After all, if you really wanted to kill me, why did you save me in the first place?"

As if she had prepared her answer beforehand, Zhao Ji said coldly, "I saved you because our cataclysmic powers were intertwined at the time."

“If I cut it off forcibly, I will also get hurt.”

If Qiu Tu had just been wondering whether Zhao Ji really wanted to kill him, he was now certain that Zhao Ji had no intention of killing him at all.

The reason is simple...

Qiu Tu recalls that the "Emotional Handbook" states: If a woman is willing to explain to you, or is willing to listen to your explanation, then it proves that she does not want to break up with you.

If she wants to hear your explanation or is willing to argue with you, it means she doesn't actually want to break up.

All that's left for you to do is figure out whether she wants to give you "one last chance" or... is just manipulating your emotions.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's mind raced.

He didn't jump to conclusions, but continued to probe.

"But... even if you couldn't get away while saving me, you could have easily killed me with one sword right now, so why do you keep asking?"

"Doesn't this prove that you don't want to kill me?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji: .....

Perhaps not expecting Qiu Tu to be so perceptive, Zhao Ji was momentarily at a loss for words.

However, she was, after all, Zhao Ji, and never engaged in internal strife. So she spoke without any politeness, "You ask so many questions. It seems you really don't want to live anymore!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she tightened her grip, and Qiu Tu immediately felt a sharp pain in his neck. He quickly said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Sister Zhao Ji."

Seeing Qiu Tu back down, Zhao Ji's lips curled up slightly.

Before she could even feel smug, Qiu Tu said, "Sister Zhaoji, I know I have committed heinous crimes and I deeply realize my mistakes."

"But... I really don't want to be stabbed to death by a sword."

"You're saying I can choose how I die, is that right?"

Zhao Ji narrowed her eyes, feeling that Qiu Tu's dog-like mouth didn't seem like it was going to spew out ivory.

Sure enough, before Zhao Ji could even ask, Qiu Tu shouted, "Then I hope you can drain me dry! Drain me dry! Drain me to death!"

"Don't try to save face for me!"

Zhao Ji glared at him, her teeth clenched in anger.