As Dies Martin's words faded, the atmosphere in the shelter, which had eased a little, sank right back down.
The Water God gripped his staff and coughed twice to break the silence. "Well, Old Di has a point. Boss, you're ridiculously strong now. You can even wipe the floor with a Main God. But Myriad Gods Country and Heaven Country have clearly sent everything they've got this time. Who knows how many schemers they're still hiding?"
Qin Chuan pulled over a folding chair and sat down, sweeping his gaze across everyone present.
"Dies Martin is right. Even if I can take on a Main God now, trading my life for one would be the worst possible outcome." Qin Chuan tapped the metal table with a bent finger. "Besides, there are far more than one or two Main Gods surrounding Blue Star."
With a few movements of Qin Chuan's fingertips, the holographic Sand Table rapidly expanded and switched to a three-dimensional view.
Several energy sources glowed such a deep red they were almost purple, standing out starkly on the display.
"These people don't play fair. They're bringing their Divine Kingdoms down on us. And what comes with a Divine Kingdom's descent?" Qin Chuan pointed at the dark-gold model of the Western European War Zone. "Endless Divine Guards and vanguards of Upper Gods. That Thunder God General I killed in one strike today could have slain a planet's will single-handedly in any ordinary universe."
Qin Chuan looked up. "Our biggest problem right now is the massive gap in our fighting strength. I'm at Main God Level. No problem there. Dies Martin and Alesha have reached the threshold of Upper God. But what about everyone else?"
He pointed around at the people standing there.
"You're all Mid-Rank Gods. And you've only just reached