A Possibility

"As for Enixide, she's just a mortal. A fairly capable mortal ruler, sure, but it'll take at least 500 to 1,000 years for her to become an outstanding Angel, then another 1,000 to 3,000 years to become a Winged Guard. And she'll need at least another hundred years of training before she can become a Queen. Add it all up, and it'll take at least 1,600 years. No one knows what might happen in that time."

"The timeline's still a little too long. You could ask the older generation in your family about this; they might have some advice. From my perspective, even if you do choose a mortal as the future successor to the King of Gods, you should give her some guarantees and a transition period."

"Angel Yan clearly isn't suited to this role. So why not simply let her become Queen in her own right, then arrange things for Enixide afterward? Given enough time, Angel Yan can become an outstanding ruler too. By then, the Angel Civilization will have five Queens, and no one in this universe will be able to stand against them."

"Angel Yan as Queen?" Holy Keisha was a little surprised. She'd considered this before, but Angel Yan had been her student and fought alongside her for over six thousand years. She hadn't wanted to burden her too much, so she'd planned to let her serve as acting Queen for a thousand or two years. Once Enixide had grown into her role, Angel Yan could retire and enjoy a happy life with the Galaxy Power.

That had been the plan, though. Now, with Su Xinghe's arrival, the Galaxy Power had been matched with Angel Leng, leaving Angel Yan's match open. It wouldn't be out of the question to remove her acting-Queen status and promote her further. By then, she could recall the retired Angels who'd served around the same time as her. There'd be nearly a hundred thousand of them. Even if she couldn't bring the older generation back, she'd still have a solid base of her own.

"I'll consider your suggestion. Have your He Xi handle the arrangements when the time comes. But I'll say it again: after I go offline, you'll be the only person who can openly help her. I don't feel comfortable relying on anyone else."

"As for Angel Leng, she's a pure warrior. You can keep her in check, so she'll make a good ally. I just don't know if you'll have to keep a closer eye on the Galaxy Power, since she can be a bit single-minded."

"Tsk, tsk, Queen Keisha, you haven't even set off yet and you're already making funeral arrangements. If you're so reluctant to let go, why not wait a little longer? Give this generation more time to grow before going offline. After all, no one in this world can force you to go offline if you don't want to, can they?"

Looking at Holy Keisha, Su Xinghe thought she was just like the head of a great family, worrying about the younger generation before leaving them behind.

From his perspective, he didn't want Holy Keisha to go offline. If she stayed, the universe wouldn't be plagued with so many troubles.

"I can't help it. Some things aren't a matter of what I want. The time has come, and this is the choice I have to make. It's the only way to protect the Angel Civilization. Your arsenal is like mine: it's equipped with the Angel Civilization's most advanced technology. Yours also contains technology from the Shenhe Civilization. That will be your greatest asset when you become King of Gods."

"Though we've developed things like God-Slaying Weapons and Void Weapons, and Dark Silver weapons no longer have the deterrent power they once did, our arsenals contain many other powerful weapons besides Blazing-class and Dark Silver weapons. Remember, they must never fall into the wrong hands."

"Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. Of course, if you're strong enough to control them, you can use them yourself. That's perfectly fine."

"That's all I have to say for now. Not many people know I'm going offline. It's not time for those young Angels to find out."

"Are we going to Earth together, or are you taking Angel Leng back first?"

"Things started up again on Earth after you left. The Xiong Bing Lian beat the Taotie fleet, but they still suffered heavy losses."

"Thank you for keeping an eye on Earth, Queen Keisha. But if I take Angel Leng and the others to Earth now, wouldn't that ruin everyone's plans? I'd rather go with you. As for the Xiong Bing Lian, it'd be good to let them grow on their own, especially the Galaxy Power. She'll never grow if she keeps relying on outside help."

Su Xinghe didn't have much of an attachment to Earth. He'd just lived there for ten years. In truth, no matter how he looked at it, it wasn't really his home. Helping the Xiong Bing Lian in the future would be more than enough to repay Huaxia.

If they wanted him to give more than that, they could forget it. He wasn't the kind of person who'd lived in someone else's home for ten years and then felt so grateful that he'd risk his life and give up everything he had.

"Then why not visit Liangbing's Tianqi Legion? She gave you what you needed, but if you don't give her a heads-up, it won't be easy to mobilize her forces on short notice if a large-scale war breaks out."

Su Xinghe: "..."

He was getting a headache. It seemed like Holy Keisha knew everything. The feeling was unpleasant, but under the pressure of her imposing presence, the words he'd been about to say caught in his throat.

The King of Gods really wasn't just a title. Only she and Liangbing knew about this. If Holy Keisha wasn't reading his information, then she'd done something else to find out—something Liangbing herself either didn't know about or hadn't told him.

Since he was the Prince of Shenhe Civilization and had that kind of relationship with He Xi, Holy Keisha naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him. Either way, saying it or not made no difference.

"Wondering how I knew?" Holy Keisha shifted position, reclining with her head propped on one hand.

Su Xinghe nodded. He really was curious about how Holy Keisha had managed it. For some reason, he hoped she'd say she could read his information, or that she'd done something to find out. At least then he'd feel more at ease.

"I know. You think I can read your information. I can, but it takes a lot of effort. You have a firewall, and it comes from the World Tree's source code. It's very difficult to break through, so I don't usually read your memories. It's too much trouble."

"As for how I knew, you might not believe me if I said I guessed. But that's exactly what happened. You know I'm going offline, and since you've run into Liangbing, if I were you, I'd look for help when I was about to lose my greatest deterrent. You know a serious crisis is coming, even if you don't know exactly what it is."

"But you'd definitely seek out help. Earth is too weak. You're wary of Death God Karl, so you wouldn't go to him. The Lieyang Civilization can barely protect itself. So you turned to Liangbing, who knows about this plan and used to be the King of Apocalypse."

"Liangbing may want to take me offline, but she still has feelings for the Angel Civilization. And you're the complete Space-Time Sequence, the culmination of her life's work. After you explained what might happen in the future and asked for her help, it was entirely possible she'd give you the Tianqi Order."