Long Xiaoyao fell silent, which was as good as admitting it.
He wouldn't willingly reveal anything for Xishui's sake, but if others figured it out, that had nothing to do with him.
"Then does the Holy Spirit Cult have a god?"
He pressed further. The only explanation he could think of was a god.
If the Holy Spirit Cult really had a god, then they truly wouldn't be able to stand against it—unless they could quickly create a god of their own.
"No god, but their strength is immense—far greater than that of the Four Great Empires of Douluo combined."
Long Xiaoyao reminded him once more. That was all he could say.
"If Lord Sea God intervenes, could he deal with the Holy Spirit Cult?"
Yan Shaozhe mentioned the existence of Lord Sea God. His confidence came from Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong, both of whom had caught Lord Sea God's attention and had hopes of becoming gods.
But he couldn't reveal that secret, not even to his great-grandfather.
"Can the Sea God intervene?"
Long Xiaoyao's spirits lifted. If the Sea God could intervene, he really could deter the Holy Spirit Cult completely, suppress their ambitions, and maintain the balance on the continent. Then a war of unification would never break out.
Though firearms were immensely powerful, they could only raise the strength of an army as a whole. A god, however, wielded individual power beyond the limits of the mortal world.
No matter how powerful firearms were, they were external tools that required people to operate them. A god's absolute strength, on the other hand, was directed against people themselves.
"He can intervene under certain conditions."
Yan Shaozhe answered casually, inwardly relieved.
As long as a god could deal with them, there was no need to worry. They could