When this news first broke, most God Kings refused to believe it. It was simply too absurd.
Who was Mad War God King? A veteran Garrison God King, only one step away from becoming a High-level God King, and the number one figure beneath the High-level God Kings of the Destruction Royal Court.
And that was not a title he had given himself.
Because the High-level God Kings rarely acted, nearly all of the Destruction Royal Court's external operations were handled by him.
Thus, the various factions and God Kings had personally witnessed his strength.
That was why his prestige was not limited to the Destruction Royal Court. All Six Great Paths regarded him with immense importance, viewing him as one of the Garrison God Kings most qualified to advance to High-level God King.
A powerhouse of that level could practically be said to stand at the very peak of the Ancient Continent. How could he possibly be defeated?
And in a single strike? While being among thirteen God Kings besieging someone?
It was practically an insult to everyone's intelligence.
Moreover, when the intelligence agencies of the major factions traced the rumor back to its source, they discovered that it had originally spread from an inconspicuous tavern in Chaos West Capital.
Thus, the intelligence agencies of the various Paths quickly categorized it as the lowest level of "utter nonsense," not even worth reporting upward.
However, shortly afterward, those intelligence agencies realized that something was off.
Over the following day, the news began spreading through gathering places of various factions across the Ancient Continent.
Its sources were bizarrely varied. Some claimed they had heard it from intelligence brokers, some had picked it up amid the chatter of merchant caravans, while others had heard it secondhand from a Heavenly God.
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