Because Belvia had not revealed much about the contract to Hoshino Kaede, the latter did not know how powerful the Eightfold Fusion was. After all, trump cards were not something to be casually disclosed.
Still, Belvia had told her quite a lot—for instance, that she possessed the power to slaughter gods, even if not true gods, only demigods.
Under such circumstances, if Hoshino Kaede trusted her, there was no need for Belvia to say more. If she did not, then she was not qualified to learn more in the first place.
After all, Belvia and Zhao Cheng had not done this without paying a price. Signing a contract with her meant taking on the karmic consequences of a powerful demigod standing at the very pinnacle.
As for false gods, they too had surpassed Red Star, but they had taken the wrong road. Their path ahead had been cut off, and they would never again have a chance to become true gods.
False gods also counted as demigods. If becoming a god were like climbing an entire flight of stairs, then demigods had climbed halfway, while false gods had stairs that were only half as long—or even shorter.
Generally speaking, false gods were far stronger in battle than Red Star, yet still a great deal weaker than demigods.
As for the King of Chess Players Hoshino Kaede spoke of, he was one of the great generals serving the man who had caused her nation's downfall.
That title might not sound particularly striking, but the man himself was vicious and cruel, his evil reputation spreading far and wide.
Both she and Belvia had already reached the pinnacle of Red Star. Belvia had even once advanced toward the Divine Realm, only to retreat after discovering that the path was wrong. The price was