"Damn humans!"
Seeing his side suffer heavy losses, the Main God in charge of this battlefield could no longer sit still.
A deafening rumble rang out, followed by a blaze of fire shooting into the sky and dyeing half the horizon red.
Every Undead Creature within a ten-kilometer radius turned to smoke in that instant.
A figure radiating dazzling red light unleashed enormous fireballs that rained down one after another.
The one who had attacked was none other than the Fire God, one of the few Main Gods in the Divine Realm and one of the Seven Element Gods.
The Fire God quickly carved a path through the densely packed Undead army.
Then he flew alone toward Huo Yutong's location.
He clearly understood that to turn the tide—or even win this battle—he first had to deal with the one controlling the Undead army.
Facing the Fire God as he bore down on her, Huo Yutong fearlessly charged to meet him.
A battle was about to erupt.
Everyone who saw this was overcome with shock.
Most people's expressions grew grave.
The scene revealed by the Sky Curtain was clearly set on a battlefield.
Judging by the strength displayed by both sides, it was almost certainly a battlefield from the War Between Humans and Gods.
It was hard to tell whether this was the First Human-God War or the second.
Whatever the case, Huo Yutong had displayed the terrifying power of necromancy.
Gu Tian narrowed his eyes slightly.
The Sky Curtain hadn't revealed much information this time.
But since it involved the War Between Humans and Gods, there was still plenty to deduce.
For instance, most of the Deities on the battlefield were God Officials.
Strictly speaking, God Officials could not be considered Deities. They had reached the God Origin Realm in Spiritual Power and possessed divine power, but had not received an official divine position. They were the Divine Realm's basic fighting force.
Of course, that didn't mean they were weak. Legend of the Dragon King clearly stated that the Holy Spirit Cult's leader, the Demon Empress, the story's main antagonist at the time, was a God Official.
Only a very small number were Third-level Deities.
As for First-level Main Gods, the Fire God who had just appeared was probably the only one.
It was easy to tell the difference: all you had to do was count their Divine Rings.
God Officials had one Divine Ring, while Third-level Deities had three.
And so on. First-level Gods were marked by seven Divine Rings.
Gu Tian remembered Peerless Tang Sect mentioning that the Divine Realm had thirty-two First-level Gods, but Legend of the God Realm later changed that number to eighteen.
There were two hundred and sixteen Second-level Deities and one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven Third-level Deities.
Judging by the number of combatants at each level in the Divine Realm, the forces on this battlefield were distributed very strangely.
One First-level Main God, seventy Third-level Deities, and God Officials making up the rest.
But where were the Second-level Deities, the core of their fighting force?
Why hadn't a single one appeared on this battlefield?
Even if the forces were split among several battlefields, the distribution shouldn't have been this lopsided!
And the sole Main God was the Fire God, one of the Seven Element Gods.
That made things interesting.
Unlike the Seven Original Sin Gods, who served under the God of Destruction, the Seven Element Gods were relatively neutral.
But since Tang San had done an excellent job of keeping up appearances, and because of the First Generation Sea God Poseidon, they were somewhat closer to him.
In a sense, they belonged to Tang San's faction.
When the God of Destruction staged his Coup d'état, they had not hesitated to go to Tang San's aid.
Could Tang San and the God of Destruction have cooperated only temporarily, for some mutual benefit?
Gu Tian's gaze flickered. "Perhaps that's why they fought separately, splitting their forces across several battlefields."
Compared to the God of Destruction, who had spent who knew how many years in the Divine Realm, Tang San's foundation was simply too weak.
The fact that the Seven Element Gods had sided with him was already quite remarkable.
Unlike God Officials, Second-level and Third-level Deities were part of the Divine Realm's core strength.
Legend of the God Realm had little to say about Second-level Deities, aside from the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils and the Butterfly God Tang Wutong.
As for Third-level Deities, there was even less.
That made sense. Whether the God of Destruction's Coup d'état succeeded or failed, the Second-level and Third-level Deities wouldn't make much difference.
Instead, they might even undermine the foundations of the Divine Realm.
A little perspective made that clear.
Compared to Tang San, the newly enthroned Sea God, most Second-level and Third-level Deities would undoubtedly favor the God of Destruction, an established God King.
After all, the other established God King, the Goddess of Life, was his wife.
In such a situation, anyone with a bit of sense would know which side to take, so long as there was no personal interest involved.
"This necromancy from another world is simply... simply too powerful."
"With this power, our Holy Spirit Cult could step into the light and stand openly in the world—even without cooperating with the Sun Moon Empire!"
On the way to the Star Luo Empire, the longing in Zhongli Wu's eyes grew more intense.
The other members of the Holy Spirit Cult wore feverish expressions, too.
For this operation, the Holy Spirit Cult had sent out virtually every last member.
Compared to their previous Assassination Plan, they had brought a full ten Titled Douluo this time.
They looked determined not to return without Huo Yutong.
"Necromancy—this is a disaster in the making!"
Watching the Undead Creatures in the scene, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng felt a chill run down his spine.
Compared to his fellow members, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng was undoubtedly one of the more normal ones.
He had joined the Holy Spirit Cult only because he had no other choice.
Dragon God Douluo Mu En had indeed spared Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng back then, but the Soul Masters who claimed to uphold justice had continued hunting him afterward.
In the end, he had no choice but to join the Holy Spirit Cult to obtain the resources he needed for cultivation and seek protection.
Shrek Academy.
"If this Undead army grows, it'll threaten the safety of the entire continent!" Elder Song said gravely.
"So this is necromancy. The name certainly lives up to its reputation."
"Compared with this, Evil Soul Masters are nothing."
Xian Lin'er looked astonished. "Fortunately, the one who inherited this necromancy isn't a bad person!"
"Exactly! If Evil Soul Masters got their hands on this power, the whole continent would be plunged into a nightmare."
Even Yan Shaozhe shuddered at the thought and agreed.
"But we can't let our guard down. Those Evil Soul Masters in the Holy Spirit Cult must be coveting this power as well."
Just then, Mu En's expression suddenly changed. He said gravely, "They may already have their eyes on that little girl named Huo Yutong!"
Everyone was startled.
Just as they had said, if the Holy Spirit Cult got its hands on this power, the whole continent would be plunged into a nightmare.
"Elder Song, Lin'er, go to Star Luo Imperial City at once."
"If you can bring the girl back to Shrek, all the better. If not, have her stay with that person."
After a moment's thought, Mu En turned to Elder Song and her daughter, Xian Lin'er. "That's the only way to make sure those scheming Evil Soul Masters have no chance to take advantage of the situation."
"Understood."
Elder Song and Xian Lin'er said no more. They immediately turned and left.
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