Enlightenment

Hall of Gods.

Eight deities sat high upon their thrones, watching the scene below.

It showed a total solar eclipse slowly taking shape within the Main World.

"After the eclipse, the world will still exist, but its essence will change. It will fall under the Demon's control..."

Lady Radiance slowly let out a sigh.

The Seven Gods had invested far more in the Main World than Sulu had, and their Church organizations were deeply entrenched there.

Now, they could only abandon it, rescuing at most a handful of elites. But that held little meaning.

In the silence, the God of Knowledge waved a hand.

The illusion's perspective rose, revealing the entire Myriad Spirit World.

At this moment, many worlds like stars could be seen, each radiating a different kind of light.

Of them, nearly half had been stained black with threads of crimson, like rust.

And now, with the Main World's fall, a massive star 'switched' sides.

Like ink poured into a pond, it rapidly blackened the stars in the surrounding region. The number of worlds controlled by the Demon was swiftly approaching half the Myriad Spirit World's total.

How terrifying...

Once the Demon controls more than half of the Myriad Spirit World, it will mean He possesses absolute control and can 'gather' the entire Myriad Spirit World at any time...

At that point, we will all become figures in a painting. Only He will be the painter holding the brush!

Sulu murmured inwardly.

"The Demon's expansion must be curbed!"

The God of War rose to his feet, his blood-red cloak snapping in the air. "Only war! True war! Can stop the Demon! I propose... that we begin a full-scale divine war!"

"The Demon's minions will not confront us head-on. They will only assist the Demon in gathering more worlds...