Arrogance and a Warning

Just as Natsume had expected.

At that moment, Jashin Garm and the others were indeed celebrating happily.

Although a large part of the credit for killing Otsutsuki Hishiki belonged to Natsume.

That did not stop the victory from belonging to the Jashin Cult.

This was their only victory against the Otsutsuki Clan.

Naturally, it was worth celebrating.

What was more, in a sense.

This Otsutsuki invasion, for the Jashin Cult.

Was both a great crisis.

And perhaps a great opportunity!

After all, the Jashin lineage primarily held the authorities of [Life] and [Desire].

And the deaths and life force generated by such a large-scale, intense battle...

Were simply unimaginably vast!

To the Jashin Cult, it was the most nourishing of tonics.

Not only could it give rise to more immortal [Jashin Bodies];

For the vassal gods and Jashin himself, it could also be converted into vast amounts of Jashin energy, further strengthening their power and authorities.

The efficiency was far greater than slowly cultivating blood slaves and conducting sacrifices.

Of course, that was assuming the Jashin Cult could ultimately achieve victory.

If they lost.

Neither the vassal gods nor Jashin himself would meet a good end...

With the best luck, they could flee the Fallen God Starfield and barely preserve their lives.

With bad luck, they would end up like Litanzi, the former God of Envy.

Since the other vassal gods were still fighting or holding the defensive lines.

Only the three gods of [Greed], [Lust], and [Bloodlust] had arrived here at Jashin's side.

And amid the celebration.

Not everyone in the Jashin Cult was an idiot.

Some still harbored doubts.

Mammon, the God of Greed, was the first to step forward and question him:

"Lord, who exactly is that human?"

"Although he helped us kill that Otsutsuki Hishiki..."