"Some can," Aurora said with a smile. "The deputy generals are also called 'prospective war gods.' They generally have a good chance of becoming great war gods. If their achievements and strength are sufficient, they may take the position when a vacancy opens up. That's essentially what they're working toward."
"Only below the great war gods, with a chance to replace one? These deputy generals must be formidable," Li Tianming said, mildly surprised.
"Of course." Aurora nodded. "Most of them are former prodigies of the Heavenly Emperor Sect between three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand years old. They're extremely powerful. They came to compete for a great war god's position in the first place; otherwise, they wouldn't willingly serve beneath someone else."
"But becoming a great war god can't be easy, can it?" Sui Shen Yao asked curiously. "Otherwise, the position wouldn't have remained vacant for a thousand years after Great War God Wei Mingxue died in battle. And with more than one person waiting for the chance, wouldn't it be a waste if they let too many years slip away?"
"Of course they won't fight for it forever. How long each persists is up to them," Aurora said slowly. "If they give up on becoming a great war god, they can go conquer star systems as grand governors or guide disciples as grand imperial teachers. With their strength, either path is easily within their reach."
Li Tianming couldn't help being astonished.
"They have that kind of strength despite not even being war gods or holding a place in the Demon-Extermination Plan's hierarchy." Li Tianming narrowed his eyes. "No wonder War God Jiang could make two holy governors treat him with such deference."
"Below the deputy generals, the Demon-Extermination Plan also has seven border generals. Their strength and importance