"A month ago, would you have thought that one of us would become a god and achieve eternal life?" Xiao Mo asked.
Jin Xuan shook her head. "At that time, all I thought about was surviving. After all, we were very weak back then, just Spirit Rank beings at the start."
"Back then, apart from a territory and troop buildings, we had nothing."
"With nothing, we were even weaker. Even ordinary wild monsters outside were a huge challenge for us, powerful enemies indeed."
"And someone as weak as me back then naturally couldn't have imagined that we would eventually become demigods, gods, and even achieve what Your Majesty has now, becoming a God-King."
"And just now, my mindset hadn't fully shifted, so I had a mentality similar to when we were weak regarding Your Majesty's plan to establish a Divine Kingdom..."
Jin Xuan sighed. She now felt that it wasn't her mindset that was flawed, but rather that Xiao Mo was simply too formidable.
When all the Lord of Territory forces were just touching the edge of godhood, he had already become a God-King, wielding immense divine power. If his strength were to erupt fully, even shattering stars would be a minor issue.
Looking at herself and the other Lords of Territory, let alone comparing themselves to Xiao Mo, they might not even be as strong as a single Immortal or Demon from the Immortal and Demon Kingdom he ruled.
After all, Xiao Mo's Immortal and Demon troops alone contained many at the God Rank. Any one of them could easily overwhelm ninety-nine percent of the Lords of Territory.
After a moment of thought, Jin Xuan said, "Your Majesty is right. In fact, things like establishing a Divine Kingdom are not far off for us. Even a super divine war will break out soon."
Xiao Mo nodded. "Precisely. The otherworldly activities have already begun, and I expect the invasion of demons won't be far behind. Don't think of it as distant; it will descend rapidly in the near future."
"Although the otherworldly demons are very powerful, there's no need to be too fearful. Not to mention how powerful our Immortal and Demon Kingdom's national strength will be by then."
"Just considering the advantage of territory forces, they are far stronger than native forces."
Jin Xuan nodded. Indeed, the advantage of territory forces was far greater than that of native forces. The lords were developing at an extremely rapid pace.
With the emergence of these otherworldly activities and the widespread ascension of lords, the future of territory forces during the impending divine war might not be so bleak.
"Your Majesty, I feel you are being too harsh on yourself. No matter the time, you are always thinking about getting stronger, yet you are already incredibly powerful, recognized by all Lords of Territory and lone wanderers as the strongest, with no one daring to offend you."
Xiao Mo was slightly taken aback. Was this how he was perceived on the world channel?
During this period, apart from announcements that piqued his interest, he hadn't paid much attention to the world channel.
But was he being harsh on himself?
Xiao Mo felt it wasn't harsh at all.
He just wanted to strive for greater strength.
"Perhaps you all think my development speed is very fast, even overwhelming many native forces, but in reality, this is just an illusion."
"You must understand that the native forces, along with the gods of faith and origin, have resided on the Origin Continent for a very long time, possessing immense foundations."
"Even if their strength were to weaken further, they could still easily overwhelm the Immortal and Demon Kingdom, and all territory forces."
"And I don't want to remain in the position of the weak, to be easily crushed by them one day in the future. That's why I choose to develop madly."
"Otherwise, if they ever have designs on us in the future, we would be utterly defenseless, like fish on a chopping block."
"At that time, what kingdom or territory would matter? All would be for naught."
Xiao Mo knew that his achievements had already shocked countless people and that he was revered as the strongest by the Lords of Territory.
But this was far from satisfying him. What he desired was far greater.
Currently, there were many gods of faith and origin gods more powerful than him and the Immortal and Demon Kingdom. He needed to surpass them quickly.
And to rapidly close the gap, he had to develop as much as possible now, never standing still.
Otherwise, not only would he be unable to contend with the native forces, but he would also be swept away by the new waves of power.
Jin Xuan nodded, understanding Xiao Mo's intentions, and her evaluation of him rose even higher.
Despite already being ranked among the strongest, he still sought to conquer new heights. This was a true powerhouse.
..............
In fact, Xiao Mo's desire to open up a Divine Kingdom had another reason besides simply becoming stronger.
That is, true gods all possessed Divine Kingdoms. Gods without Divine Kingdoms were essentially rogue gods, not only lacking prestige but also appearing inferior.
If there were a hierarchy among gods, rogue gods would be looked down upon by gods with Divine Kingdoms.
Although Xiao Mo didn't care about his reputation, he would eventually need to cooperate with gods from various divine factions in the future. As the saying goes, "A man depends on his clothes, just as a horse depends on its saddle."
If he, as a god, didn't even have a Divine Kingdom, how could he gain credibility?
And more importantly, something that he and the Immortal and Demon Kingdom would inevitably face in the not-too-distant future: the [Immortal and Demon Kingdom] would inevitably be promoted to the [Immortal and Demon Empire], and not only that.
Xiao Mo was ambitious and planned to establish a faction after creating the empire, becoming the lord of a major divine faction.
A Divine Kingdom was a prerequisite for becoming the lord of a divine faction.
Divine Kingdoms were truly special, for any god. No god could ignore the role of a Divine Kingdom.
With a Divine Kingdom, not only would one's own strength be amplified, but the Divine Kingdom itself would possess various wondrous uses.
If Xiao Mo had a Divine Kingdom, his position as the Sacred Lord would be more fitting. At that time, when believers chanted the word "Sacred Lord," the Divine Kingdom would respond, allowing him to provide some responses to his believers.
For instance, if believers died, Xiao Mo could directly guide their souls to the Divine Kingdom............
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Xian'er spoke then, "Sacred Lord... after some sensing, I've discovered that the divine cores required for my ascension to God Lord are very few. I definitely won't need so many divine cores."
Xiao Mo understood that Xian'er meant for him to keep most of the divine cores to build the Divine Kingdom.
However, he ultimately had his own decision and said, "Keep them all, to avoid any unexpected situations."
"In addition, I actually have one more thing for you to do. After you successfully ascend to God Lord, extract the divine power laws from these divine cores and return them along with the divine cores."
There were over a hundred divine cores, and the divine power laws within them were also extremely useful.
Xiao Mo certainly wouldn't miss them.