"Monsters from beyond this world?" Lingbao Tianzun immediately understood. "Cthulhu?"
"Is that what you call them?" Dark Ancestor raised an eyebrow. "They came again?"
By this point, Lingbao Tianzun had basically grasped this piece of history. It seemed the Lovecraftian Gods had invaded far earlier than he had imagined. During their first invasion, they had encountered the Primal Gods before they had completely fallen into decline and had been driven back directly. The ancient ruins scattered across Earth today had likely been left behind at that time.
During the second invasion, Heaven, then the strongest divine kingdom in the world, had taken action. Yelander had led several other supreme beings of Earth and, at the cost of Heaven Origin and the strength of the entire nation, sealed the Lovecraftian Gods that had survived the first invasion within the moon. Only the Three Pillars had escaped disaster and recuperated deep beneath Earth.
What they now faced was the counterattack of the revived Three Pillars... or perhaps the third invasion of Lovecraftian Mythology.
Unlike the first two times, Earth now had neither Primal Gods nor Heaven. Even the other divine kingdoms had withered away entirely... Only Great Xia retained relatively intact combat strength.
After pondering for a moment, Lingbao Tianzun briefly described Earth's current situation, including how they had been exiled here.
After hearing him out, Dark Ancestor's brow furrowed tightly. "No wonder the Power of Faith began disappearing off a cliff a century ago... They actually killed almost every living creature on Earth?"
"Perhaps they learned their lesson from the first two invasions." Lingbao Tianzun speculated, "They must have realized how important faith was to Earth's gods. That was why they were willing to let the Key of Doors fall into a deathly slumber, just to use the mist to slaughter