Before assassinating Kabaneri, Zhao Ji had actually had a deep conversation with Qiu Tu.
After all, although Zhao Ji had strong convictions, she was not a reckless brute.
Before openly falling out with the God Kings and forcibly breaking through her realm, she had to fully understand the situation among the various forces in the Boundless Mind Sea and make her own judgment.
She had immense confidence in her own strength, but that did not mean she had the same level of confidence in Qiu Tu. She did not want to kill Kabaneri, take Kabaneri's "region," enter seclusion, and ascend to Heavenly Godhood, only for Qiu Tu to be caught in the God Kings' fury and reduced to ashes.
By then, even if she slaughtered all the God Kings, it would be useless. Judging by Qiu Tu's ranking in the World Origin, she might not live long enough to see his reincarnation again.
Perhaps because he saw how serious she was, Qiu Tu put away his joking attitude and carefully explained the current situation in the Boundless Mind Sea, along with his assessment of it.
From Qiu Tu's explanation, Zhao Ji realized that the situation in the Boundless Mind Sea was still quite complicated.
The Four Divine Kings fought their own battles, watching and guarding against one another.
And over the past twenty years, the peak Great Evil Gods beneath the God Kings had all harbored their own schemes.
According to intelligence, Shao Hua, the peak Great Evil God of the South Kingdom, was powerful and aloof in temperament, rather similar to Zhao Ji.
Moreover, she seemed to share some familial connection with the South Divine King, though they had conflicts in their early years. Thus, Shao Hua obeyed orders but not commands, only nominally serving under the South Divine