Temple Library.
Ye Yu pored over all kinds of materials.
The last time he'd read Theories of Deities, he'd only gained a basic understanding of the fundamental rules of the World of Gods.
He still didn't know much about some of the more advanced rules.
To make the road ahead easier, he'd deliberately come to the library to look things up.
As for his Divine War with Wodema,
Ye Yu wasn't too worried.
With the Sand sculpture players around, his progress would never be slow.
Rather than sit idle in his Divine Domain, he might as well take this opportunity to learn more about the rules of the World of Gods.
After all, the special race Ye Yu had unlocked meant he was a Hacker.
He didn't need to toil away like other deities, painstakingly cultivating Believers and slowly accumulating Faith Points.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
For most of those days, Ye Yu had been in the library.
Seeing Ye Yu acting as though he'd given up,
most New Gods assumed he'd accepted his fate and completely abandoned any hope of winning his Divine War with Wodema.
Shabi and Wodema were secretly overjoyed.
Only Xiao Gui fretted in silence.
He'd reminded Ye Yu several times, both openly and subtly.
But Ye Yu still did as he pleased.
Xiao Gui was so angry that his chest swelled again.
"Wodema, Ye Yu, take the Divine War Stage!"
Shabi's voice rang out.
The spectators watching the drama all tensed.
This Divine War was nothing like the first two.
In those battles, the two sides had been far apart in strength.
But this time, they were evenly matched.
At least on the surface, Ye Yu was only a little weaker than Wodema.
He wasn't completely without a chance.
As Ye Yu and Wodema strode onto the Divine War Stage,
Xiao Gui's brow furrowed until it looked like a twisted knot.
Two days ago, he'd learned that Wodema had advanced to One-star Demigod.
He'd gone out of his way to warn Ye Yu.
Yet Ye Yu had remained utterly unmoved!
Xiao Gui couldn't understand what trump card Ye Yu had that let him disregard Wodema's advancement.
Naturally, Xiao Gui didn't want Ye Yu to lose the Divine War.
If he lost, Ye Yu would suffer Divine Fall.
That was something Xiao Gui couldn't accept!
But reason told him that Ye Yu's chances of winning were vanishingly small.
At least on the surface, Ye Yu could barely protect himself against Wodema!
Only spectators who didn't know the truth would think there wasn't much difference between Ye Yu and Wodema!
On the Divine War Stage,
Ye Yu and Wodema stood at opposite ends.
The crystal in the middle gradually began to shine with dazzling light!
Just before the Divine War was about to begin,
"System, post an announcement and tell the players to get ready."
Ye Yu gave the command silently.
The day before, the system had posted a preview of the new event in Inside Immortal Path.
But this time, Ye Yu hadn't used the old "Demon Cultivators are attacking" routine.
After all, Wodema and his Blood Bat Race Believers were all blond and blue-eyed.
They didn't look like cultivators at all.
So, on a sudden inspiration, Ye Yu had come up with a Nation War rehearsal instead!
The idea had fired up the players.
Who didn't like a Nation War?
The announcement had even specified that this time they'd be facing players from another country!
Players from Free America, from Chokehold Every Day!
"Countdown: 3, 2, 1... Divine War begins!"
Great God Arbor's voice came from the crystal and reached Ye Yu and Wodema.
The next instant, darkness swallowed their vision, and each of them entered his own Divine Domain!
At the same time, their Divine Domains instantly connected.
Inside Immortal Path.
All the players eagerly awaited the arrival of their "foreign friends."
The warmongers Gu Du, Li Taibai, Xiong Da, Bao Lao Er, and the others were especially raring for a fight.
They were determined to give those "foreign friends" an "unforgettable" and "wonderful" memory.
"Er, your Zu'an Squad is all assembled, right?"
Gu Du asked, looking at Bao Lao Er beside him.
Bao Lao Er made an OK sign.
"OJBK!"
Gu Du nodded.
The Zu'an Squad was crucial!
A Nation War without them wouldn't be complete!
As Ye Yu's Divine Domain expanded,
not all the players gathered in Lingxiao Immortal Palace.
Many pioneers and lifestyle players had cleared large areas of land around Lingxiao Immortal Palace.
Some had even built simple structures on the land to serve as gathering points for players to grind monsters.
A little over ten miles from Lingxiao Immortal Palace,
there was a camp occupying about one square kilometer.
Quite a few players had chosen to hole up there.
After all, it was a necessary route for anyone attacking Lingxiao Immortal Palace.
Kaitou Kid strolled leisurely around the camp.
Seeing all the players nearby preparing for battle, Kaitou Kid couldn't help shaking his head.
He wasn't interested in Nation Wars or anything of the sort.
Even though this was an event for everyone, Kaitou Kid still had no intention of joining in.
Of course, if he happened to come across something fun during the event, he wouldn't mind getting involved!
At the same time, Wodema had led his Blood Bat Race Believers into Ye Yu's Divine Domain.
But after entering Ye Yu's Divine Domain, Wodema didn't act rashly.
"Viscount Dracula, take your people and guard this place!"
"I'll scout ahead first!"
Wodema glanced at the elderly viscount under his command and spoke.
Hearing this, Viscount Dracula quickly bowed respectfully.
"Yes, my god!"
Wodema nodded, then vanished in a flash.
Although Wodema was now a One-star Demigod,
he was confident he could kill Ye Yu.
But one thing still gnawed at him like a thorn in his side:
How had Ye Yu defeated Ma Baoguo?
What hidden presence was there in his Divine Domain?
Otherwise, with Ye Yu's awakening stats, how could he possibly have beaten Ma Baoguo?
Wodema was cautious and suspicious by nature.
No matter how confident he was, he wouldn't act rashly until he'd uncovered the truth.
Of course, more importantly, if Ye Yu's Divine Domain really did conceal some unknown presence,
he swore he'd do whatever it took to take it for himself!
He'd even be willing to give up the chance to kill Ye Yu.
After all, Ye Yu had used it to kill Ma Baoguo. If Wodema got his hands on a trump card like that,
wouldn't he soar to the top?
Did he really think Wodema had agreed to the Divine Envoy's terms just to curry favor with him and devour Ye Yu's Divine Spark?
Wrong!
Completely wrong!
His true goal was to obtain whatever trump card Ye Yu had used to kill Ma Baoguo!
Everything he'd done in front of the Divine Envoy had been nothing more than an act!
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