Duo Long cradled the Shielding Box containing the crystal core, the flesh of his face bunched together.
He took two steps forward and slapped the box onto the table.
"Boss! We got bluffed!" Duo Long stamped his feet. "That old bastard, the Archon of Judgment, was putting on a show! Something's gone wrong in their rear that even a Void True God can't handle! If we turn around and strike now, we can take Heaven Country's headquarters!"
The more Duo Long spoke, the more excited he became, his plump hands waving in the air.
"That's the heart of a Pantheon that's lasted who knows how many eras! Just the scraps around the edges were enough to stuff us. If we break into their main treasury, even the Storehouse at Myriad Treasure Pavilion headquarters might not hold it all!"
Seated at the head of the table, Qin Chuan watched Duo Long look ready to turn around and start looting. He reached out and pulled the Shielding Box closer.
"What's the point of attacking an empty shell?" Qin Chuan asked evenly.
Duo Long froze, not quite following.
"They've packed everything they can bring out into these Outposts. What's left at headquarters is a sealed-up iron tortoise." Qin Chuan pointed at the crystal core blinking faint red inside the box. "Those old monsters have lived for several eras. Their lair must be full of self-destruct arrays meant to take intruders down with them. Push the Archon of Judgment too far, and he'll blow up the Divine Kingdom. Is Myriad Treasure Pavilion going to sweep ashes out of the Void?"
Duo Long opened his mouth, then closed it without a word.
"Besides." Qin Chuan picked up the crystal core. "The Archon of Radiance died at my hands, yet the Archon of Judgment would rather