Not only were all the Upper-rank Main Gods who had intended to ambush the Gu Ding Pirate Crew killed, but the four major forces that had dispatched Peak-rank Main Gods were also wiped out entirely. Among them were two Five-Star Holy Lands.
The news was undoubtedly shocking once it spread.
It was not only ordinary citizens and the major forces who were shocked; even the Gu Ding Pirate Crew themselves were utterly astonished.
Just what kind of backing did the Gu Ding Pirate Crew have?
This question became the hottest topic throughout the Main Plane, with almost everyone offering all sorts of speculation.
Some said it might have been a force within one of the Seven-Star Holy Lands that had long harbored grievances against the War God Palace and had deliberately done this. Those who made this guess were, in fact, directly pointing the finger at the Heaven Devouring Holy Temple, another Seven-Star Holy Land.
The Heaven Devouring Holy Temple was likewise an immensely powerful seven-star holy land in the Main Plane. However, its members were not merely low-key—they could even be called strange. Everyone wore identical black robes, with their hoods covering most of their faces. Even when standing face-to-face with them, one could generally see only the portion below their mouths, and some were impossible to identify even by gender.
Not many members of this force appeared in public, but every single one of them was a terrifying powerhouse.
The War God Palace had once questioned the Heaven Devouring Holy Temple, believing it unworthy of the title of Seven-Star Holy Land, and had gone to challenge them.
Yet the result was that every expert sent by the War God Palace was killed outright.
In the end, the War God Palace sent out a Seven-Star Lord, who fought a