Momentum

"And in the coming years, everyone should keep cultivating diligently."

"The entire Blade Army is about to face a tremendous upheaval."

"I reckon that within the next few years, news of the Blade Army's Expansion will be fully confirmed," Kala revealed.

"When that happens, huge numbers of people will flood into Blade City. The status of High-Gods might not be affected, but for Middle-Gods like us, it'll be hard to say."

"Kala, do you know how many people they'll recruit in this Expansion?" Korur asked curiously.

"Who knows?" Kala spread his hands. "But according to the information I got from Brother Beile, the current word is: however many come, they'll take them all."

However many come, they'll take them all. Jie Ning could not help clicking his tongue inwardly. He could not shake the feeling that Blade City was now like a volcano.

"That's too outrageous. Are they really going to war with someone?" No one present was an idiot. Naturally, they knew this was no good sign. Korur frowned deeply, memories of his childhood surfacing in his mind.

Dinar's expression did not look good either.

Mosang was even beginning to panic. In his view, if the Blade Army was dragged into war, preserving themselves would be nothing but a fantasy.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Kala hesitated for a moment. In the end, he gritted his teeth. "I'll let you in on something, but don't spread it around."

"Kala, hurry up and tell us." Mosang hastily poured Kala a cup of water and offered it to him with both hands.

Seeing Mosang acting like such a shameless lackey, Kala bared his teeth. "Take a look at this."

Kala took several books from his Space Ring and handed them to the others.

Jie Ning accepted one and, upon seeing the words written on it, immediately thought of something. "Grand Grimoire of Fire Magic."

"What does this Grand Grimoire of Fire Magic mean?" Mosang was baffled. "Are these the spells you obtained from the Sovereign back then?"

Kala's expression turned solemn. "If only I had obtained it directly from the Sovereign."

"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at Kala nervously.

Jie Ning kept chanting in his heart, Please don't let it be what I think it is.

Unfortunately, reality always ran contrary to one's wishes.

Kala looked at them, pressed his lips together, then raised his head as though wary of something. In a cautious voice, he said, "I got this from Brother Beile. He said the 'Army Lord' gave it to me."

Jie Ning only felt his sense of foreboding grow stronger and stronger.

Mosang still did not understand and pressed on. "Why would the 'Army Lord' give you a grand grimoire?"

As he spoke, Mosang flipped through a few pages. "It's just an ordinary magic book."

"What if the spells written in this book are identical to the ones I received from the Sovereign before?" Kala's expression was grave.

"What?!" Everyone was stunned.

"You mean the 'Army Lord' met the Sovereign?" Korur said in disbelief.

"That's right. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the spells recorded in this book are exactly the same as those the Sovereign gave me."

"I even suspect this Expansion has something to do with the Sovereign," Kala guessed.

"I think that after the 'Army Lord' met the Sovereign, he most likely received instructions from the Sovereign."

"I don't know anything else." At the end, Kala spread his hands.

"Heavens..." Mosang and the others felt as though their brains were about to explode. How had the Blade Army's Expansion become connected to the legendary Sovereign?

Mosang truly felt he could not accept it. "How did the Blade Army's Expansion end up being connected to the legendary Sovereign?"

"Could there be something the Sovereign needs the Blade Army to do?"

Jie Ning silently murmured in his heart, Faith!

"The Sovereign is already at the very peak of all planes. Yet the Blade Army..." Korur found it hard to believe as well.

After glancing at Kala, Jie Ning understood everything.

Kala had met a Fire Element Sovereign—grew stronger and killed his pursuer in return—was chased into Hell—revealed information about the Sovereign in order to join the Blade Army—the 'Army Lord' questioned Kala—discovered that the Sovereign wanted something—found that Sovereign—pledged allegiance—the Sovereign needed people to spread faith and accepted the 'Army Lord'—the Blade Army's Expansion.

So why could the staff at Blade Castle pull strings for Kala?

Why did Beile take such special care of Kala and always tell him insider information?

Naturally, it was because of the 'Army Lord's' favor. After all, Kala had brought him such tremendous news.

Kala had initially invoked the Sovereign's name in order to join the Blade Army and survive in the Supreme Plane, while the 'Army Lord' had discovered the Sovereign's potential needs from it...

Looking at it now, the 'Army Lord' had most likely already become an Overgod's Envoy.

The Blade Army's next objective should be to spread faith for this Sovereign in the Material Plane...

One link after another. This sort of thing could not possibly be concealed from the other Sovereigns for long.

Such an excellent method—directly absorbing powerful factions and sending them into the Material Plane—would certainly be imitated by every Sovereign...

Once there were more people, the chances of conflicts arising in the Material Planes while spreading faith would greatly increase.

Jie Ning could already imagine it: starting with clashes between subordinate factions in the Material Planes, the Sovereigns themselves would begin fighting in earnest.

The War of Faith is coming!

Back in the present, Kala was still voicing his speculation. "...I believe the 'Army Lord' has most likely already become an Overgod's Envoy."

"Once the expansion is complete, the Blade Army will definitely purge every force in the surrounding area."

"For us, this is a major trial right before our eyes."

Jie Ning immediately came back to his senses, his gaze turning resolute. That was right—even the War of Faith was something for later.

He still needed to survive the immediate crisis first!

Mosang waved the book in his hand in confusion. "So what does this have to do with this Complete Magic Compendium?"

"Of course it's to make it clear that the Army Lord is connected to the Sovereign Gods," Kala said as though it were only natural.

"And since the Army Lord gave this to me, perhaps it contains secrets left behind by a Sovereign God?" Kala patted Mosang on the shoulder. "I specially copied several volumes and gave them to you."

"I hesitated for ages over whether I should give them to you."

"Sharing this opportunity with you is making my heart bleed."

Speechless, Mosang pointed at the word "Fire" on the cover. "What does this have to do with any of us?"

Kala looked up at the sky. "Maybe one day, you'll have an epiphany and suddenly gain a Fire Divine Avatar."

The two instantly began bickering, and Korur hurriedly moved in to break them up.

Dinar, meanwhile, looked at Jie Ning, who had fallen silent some time ago. His instincts told him that Jie Ning seemed to have discovered something more.

Jie Ning noticed Dinar's concerned gaze and smiled, shaking his head to show that he was fine. Thinking too much about those matters now would only add to his troubles.

He would leave those worries to his true self. For now, the most important thing was to strengthen himself and survive the crisis before him.

On the Bana Continent, a trace of worry flashed through Jie Ning's true self's eyes.

Compared to an unknown plane, as a member of the Blade Army, the Material Plane where he had been born was clearly highly likely to be chosen as one of the first planes where faith would be spread.

He simply had no idea whether this Sovereign God would be content with the Faith Power gained through spreading magic, or whether he would take the path of establishing a religion.

If it was the former, Jie Ning would not mind the Bana Continent worshipping a Fire Element Sovereign.

But if it was the latter, Jie Ning remembered that there had been four Sovereign Gods who had come to the Bana Continent to spread magic.

There had happened to be four of them—Earth, Wind, Water, Fire. No matter how he thought about it, they were most likely the Four Divine Beasts.

Was he supposed to gamble on the Four Divine Beasts not paying attention to his plane?

Jie Ning did not believe that a plane personally visited by those four Sovereign Gods would be allowed to have its faith occupied by another Sovereign God. This was not merely about faith—it was also about face.

The fact that they had wiped out every God-level being on the Bana Continent on a whim before clearly showed that the tempers of those four were anything but good.

If they truly were the Four Divine Beasts, how was this Fire Element Sovereign supposed to fight them?

Jie Ning suddenly thought, Perhaps I should deliberately reveal the news that four Sovereign Gods once appeared on the Bana Continent.

Then the Army Lord should take the initiative to avoid this place as well, since it involves four Sovereign Gods.

As long as this Fire Element Sovereign has even a little sense, he won't fail to take four Sovereign Gods seriously.

Wait, I remember that when the Four Divine Beasts join forces, they are said to be capable of dealing with an Overlord. What exactly was that assessment again?

Could this Fire Element Sovereign happen to be a Fire Overlord?

The more I think about it, the more it feels like the Bana Continent is about to become the eye of the storm.

If I keep thinking along these lines, could it be that this Sovereign God is fleeing the pursuit of the Four Divine Beasts, hides in a Material Plane and causes it to collapse, only to be erased by the Supreme God?

Jie Ning quickly stopped his thoughts from running wild. If he kept thinking in that direction, he would have to consider moving his entire family out of the Bana Continent Plane.

I hope it's all just my wild imagination.

This sort of great momentum is true Fate, isn't it? Even if I know everything, I can only watch helplessly as it all moves toward that predetermined path. Jie Ning's gaze instantly became vacant.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Jie Ning awoke and sensed his newfound understanding of Fate. Even he found it rather absurd.

Fate? Jie Ning raised his head to the sky, his hand unconsciously clenching into a fist. How unwilling I am.

The world ahead would truly be full of hell everywhere.

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