Tao Yu vouched for them, and the World Will made a special exception. Two new Outer Deities joined, filling the vacant God King positions and stirring up some waves in the Real World.
Now that Tao Yu had become the Supreme God King of the Real World, his word was law. Still, ordinary mortals and even the gods lacked any real understanding of a level so far beyond them. They knew Tao Yu mostly as the one who protected the Outer Sea.
The addition of two more God Kings had nevertheless given them a considerable boost in morale.
It had long been common knowledge that many Outer Deities worked under Tao Yu.
Wushi and the Ruthless One had both reached the Main God level.
And now there were two more God Kings. That was no small matter.
"Your Majesty, the Oldest One, quite a few gods from the surrounding realms have willingly sworn allegiance to us. We've been able to mine the Abyss much faster."
The Demon Lord briefly brought Tao Yu up to date.
Tao Yu had refused the emissary last time. And the protection he had been providing all along was a straightforward, open strategy.
Only the Oldest One could offer protection of this caliber. In a hellish place like the Abyss, with the Dark Heavenly Court looming nearby, plenty of gods who wanted to survive would naturally choose to convert.
The only reason ordinary mortals weren't migrating to the Xuan Realm in droves was that crossing the Outer Sea of the Endless Sea was too dangerous.
"The other few shattered worlds don't matter. They've been getting drained all along. But the arrival of the Nefei Realm could provoke their hostility and resentment."
The Pillar of Heaven God King added from the side.
"Resentment? They were already unhappy