"The Nine Heavens Divine Path... isn't an easy opponent."
Tarona looked at the spot where Ross had been crushed to death and sighed with concern.
The man beside her truly didn't care. At worst, he could just turn around and leave.
"What? Do you know much about the Nine Heavens Divine Path? Tell me what you know. As you're aware, I've only just ascended to godhood."
Tao Yu spoke calmly.
Tarona didn't bother questioning whether Tao Yu was really a new god. Since he had asked, she gave him a detailed answer.
"The Nine Heavens Divine Path is a relatively new organization that rose to prominence within the last thousand years. It hasn't been around as long as our Glory Empire, but its leader is very ambitious.
"After realizing they could no longer secure a safe base within the Abyss Great Wall, and not wanting to expand beyond it, they chose another path. They gathered a group of like-minded people and formed this organization, specializing in collecting the scraps that true gods of the past couldn't be bothered to deal with...
"Later, they discovered that all those odds and ends added up to quite a profit. The Nine Heavens Divine Path doesn't have any fixed goals. If something can bring them faith, benefits, or resources, they'll try to get their hands on it..."
At this point, Tarona paused.
"They've also had a few clashes with the Empire in the past, but the Emperor drove them off when he intervened."
Listening to Tarona, Tao Yu picked up on the key point.
"In other words, the Emperor was at least stronger than each of their true gods in a one-on-one fight?"
"At least as long as nothing goes wrong with the Empire, definitely."
Tarona answered confidently.
"The Emperor has a record of