The God of Faith had only just returned to the Primordial Continent and was not very familiar with the situation within the Territory Stone.
However, these individuals were powerful deities nonetheless, and not entirely ignorant.
They were all well aware that territorial forces had only descended into this world for less than a month.
For other territorial forces, their strongest troops were at most at the Saint tier, and even those were rare.
Apart from the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, no other territorial force had seen the emergence of an existence at the God tier.
Therefore, the development speed of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom left these newly returned Gods of Faith in utter disbelief.
Why was it that, being territorial forces alike, the Immortal-Demon Kingdom could become so powerful in such a short period?
Especially for the God of Slaughter and the God of Death, they both sensed an unusual aura from it.
Furthermore, the Immortal-Demon Kingdom actually bore the spiritual imprints of the Goddess of Fate and the Goddess of Life.
This matter was even more worthy of deep consideration.
Thus, they had to first thoroughly understand the situation of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, at the very least, probe its strength.
Ming Guang, the Beast God of the Snake People, nodded casually upon hearing this. "Understood. I will go to the Immortal-Demon Kingdom tonight to investigate thoroughly. I will surely uncover the secrets within this Territory Stone!"
A God of Faith beside him, seeing Ming Guang's somewhat indifferent demeanor, couldn't help but remind him, "Ming Guang, be careful! His Excellency Xie Yue mentioned that the Immortal-Demon Kingdom has quite a few deities. If they discover us, we will be in a very passive situation!"
"Heh heh... What use are many deities in the Immortal-Demon Kingdom? Those are at most peak Middle Grade God tier. Even if we are discovered, can they really keep us if we wish to leave?"
Ming Guang scoffed dismissively. "I've heard the deities of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom are all very beautiful. Perhaps I'll capture a couple for some enjoyment this time!"
Upon hearing this, the other Gods of Faith fell silent.
Such thoughts were best kept to oneself, why vocalize them?
However, they all knew Ming Guang was a Snake Person, and lust was inherent to their nature, so such thoughts were not entirely unexpected.
As the Gods of Faith remained silent, a stillness descended upon the temple.
After a moment, all the Gods of Faith departed, and Ge Zhu Zi returned to his own temple.
"This Ming Guang is an idiot. It's enough if he doesn't drag us down!"
Once all the Gods of Faith had vanished, the God of Slaughter, Tian Lu, said in a low voice.
The God of Death, Gui Zhu, chuckled softly. "He's not particularly bright, but as long as he can be of use to us, it's fine. As long as they wage war against the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, it benefits us!"
"Exactly. It's best if this war lasts as long as possible!"
A cruel smile flickered across Tian Lu's face. "It would be best if all these Gods of Faith and the deities of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom perished without exception. Then we would have made a tremendous profit!"
"Naturally! Not one of them will escape!"
Gui Zhu's effeminate face also revealed a triumphant smile.
Though they were deities themselves, they had never claimed all deities were good.
During the ancient God War, they fought against the evil gods because the evil gods were invaders. If they hadn't united, the entire Primordial Continent would have been lost.
But now that the threat of evil gods was gone, they naturally had to consider their own interests.
After all, they themselves were deities of the dark, evil, and chaotic alignment.
Now that there was such an excellent opportunity to seize numerous divine cores and obtain vast amounts of rule divine power, how could they possibly let it slip away?
If the goal of the Gods of Faith was merely to destroy the Immortal-Demon Kingdom and seize divine cores, then their own objective was simpler and more brutal.
They intended to use this war to directly turn the regions of the Dark Forest and the Far North Icefield into hellscapes filled with slaughter and death.
This way, they would have the opportunity to truly comprehend the profound meanings of slaughter and death and advance further.
It had to be said, their plan was truly extreme!
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Meanwhile, Ming Guang, the Beast God of the Snake People, did not return to his temple after leaving the divine hall. Instead, he headed directly for the Immortal-Demon Kingdom.
He was very cautious, concealing his aura and form well throughout his journey, and did not travel at excessive speed.
Unless a deity's power far surpassed his own, they would not be able to detect his whereabouts.
However, in the sky not far from the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, he felt his heart begin to pound faster, and an ominous premonition arose.
This puzzled Ming Guang. Could there be something within the Immortal-Demon Kingdom that threatened his life?
But he did not believe so. He felt he must be overthinking.
After all, although the Immortal-Demon Kingdom had quite a few deities, the strongest was at most peak Middle Grade God tier. To him, a peak High Grade God tier Beast God, it posed no threat whatsoever.
Moreover, the Immortal-Demon Kingdom also bore the spiritual imprints of the Goddess of Fate and the Goddess of Life.
These two powerful goddesses were terrifying. Perhaps this feeling originated from the spiritual imprints of these two esteemed goddesses, thus creating an illusion.
Thinking this, Ming Guang felt the ominous premonition in his heart disappear.
In truth, Ming Guang was quite confident in his heart.
After all, he was a peak High Grade God tier deity on the verge of reaching the God King realm!
And the Immortal-Demon Kingdom was merely a territorial force. What could possibly prevent him from entering?
It was now past midnight.
A dim moon shone upon the land in the sky.
Yet, the surroundings appeared incredibly silent, devoid of even the chirping of insects or the calls of birds.
In reality, the surroundings should not have been so quiet. However, after Xiao Mo's kingdom army had carried out a large-scale massacre and sweep, there were essentially no more magical beasts.
Therefore, the closer they were to the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, the more exceptionally silent it became.
At this moment, Xiao Mo had long since fallen asleep.
The kingdom's army was also largely in a state of recuperation, preparing for tomorrow's battle.
There was no need to worry about the safety of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom.
After all, the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City on high was constantly monitoring, and there was also a protective formation jointly crafted by the Immortal-Demon troops.
Under the protection of the formation, even someone at Middle Grade God tier could not penetrate it.
Even if a High Grade God tier existence could break through such a formation, it would be absolutely impossible to do so silently.
The moment the formation was attacked, the guards in the royal capital would immediately be alerted and begin defensive deployment.
Therefore, there was likely no living being on this continent that could stealthily infiltrate the interior of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom.
The Snake People Beast God, Ming Guang, certainly lacked this ability.
At this moment, he stood in the sky thousands of feet high, gazing at the extremely faint light emanating from the protective formation, lost in thought.
He could sense the power of this formation and knew he could not enter in his current state.
But his heart was filled with unwillingness.
Since he had come this far, how could he not enter and take a look?
No matter what, he had to find a way to enter and ascertain the true capabilities of this kingdom's ruler.
In fact, Ming Guang had already been here for some time.
From the temple in the Dark Forest to this place, it had taken him a mere ten minutes.
However, he had been blocked by this formation for nearly half an hour.
Having spent so long without devising a method to enter the royal capital, he felt extremely displeased.
A deity on the verge of becoming a God King, yet unable to even enter the capital of such a territorial force.
If this were to spread, where would he find the face to show?
Therefore, since he had come, he could not give up. No matter what method he used, he had to enter the royal capital to investigate thoroughly, only then could he preserve his dignity!