"How could you be certain that He would awaken later than His Majesty?"
Xushiki's retort left King Jiaye baffled.
Was there even any room for doubt?
In another twenty minutes, all the Yellow Springs sewage would be injected into the Progenitor God Body.
It would most likely delay the Progenitor's revival by a full day.
Meanwhile, King Zhenruo's third godhood ceremony probably would not even take an hour.
How could the two be compared?
A full day's difference was enough for the god-ascended King Zhenruo to slaughter the entire Council seven times over!
"Xushiki, what exactly are you plotting?"
King Jiaye roared.
He had not expected Xushiki to answer honestly, but it was still necessary to test him.
"I won't make another move against His Majesty. You can rest assured of that."
Xushiki gave his guarantee.
Though the words from his mouth were no different from farts—utterly unconvincing.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"You'll know soon enough..."
Of course, Xushiki's scheme went far beyond that.
He had gone to such lengths to kill Natsume not merely to help the Otsutsuki Clan eliminate a threat.
Rather—
If he could kill an extreme demigod here—
Inside the Royal City—
Especially one who possessed the [Life Authority] and had extraordinarily vigorous vitality—
He could use that divine body to purify the Yellow Springs sewage King Zhenruo had poured into the [Progenitor God Body].
It would definitely purify a substantial portion of it.
That way, the sewage's toxicity could be greatly weakened, allowing the Progenitor God to awaken sooner!
Unfortunately.
There had been a slight deviation in Plan One. He had failed to kill Natsume in a single strike and obtain his corpse.
But how could Xushiki not have a backup plan?
Or rather, Natsume's side had merely been an unexpected bonus,