Thousands of years ago, the Great Xia Heavenly Court lost a Lingbao Tianzun. Countless ages ago, the Indian Heavenly God Temple likewise lost a Shiva God.
With two supreme beings of equal standing, equally numerous and powerful Lord God-level deities, and equally ancient foundations and reserves, only the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly God Temple could restrain one another in a one-on-one clash of divine kingdoms.
But reality was not merely a matter of theory.
Although the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly God Temple were comparable in overall strength, the Heavenly Court had one fatal weakness... Great Xia.
Great Xia's vast territory and staggering population were the Heavenly Court's greatest vulnerability. To protect all of Great Xia, they had no choice but to disperse all their forces across different locations. This greatly weakened their strength in every direction, which was why the Great Xia Gods had always chosen to attack proactively rather than defend passively.
When they took the initiative, they were unstoppable; if they defended passively, being held back meant certain death!
In contrast, the Heavenly God Temple had no such concern.
Their small population was hidden within the Human Circle. They had dared to directly connect the Heavenly God Temple to Great Xia's territory because all their forces were gathered in one place.
If the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly God Temple were likened to two iron hammers of similar size, then in order to defend Great Xia, the Heavenly Court had already melted and reforged its hammer into an iron ring. Though it was hard enough in every respect, if the other hammer struck one point of the ring with all its strength, the ring would inevitably shatter and leave a breach.
From the moment the Void Gate appeared among the clouds, Great Xia had fallen into