The methods of holy spirits were, in essence, no different from those of gods; only the strength of their power differed.
This meant that so long as they were properly prepared and used their methods cleverly, holy spirits could indeed deal with gods and make gods fall into their traps as well.
For example, today, the two holy spirits had successfully caught Sui Xiong and Wenna, two Greater Gods, off guard. Neither Sui Xiong nor Wenna had expected the two holy spirits to be so resolute that the moment they sensed something amiss, they immediately activated their self-destruction measures, destroying all clues in an instant and making further investigation impossible.
In their plans beforehand, the two holy spirits had prepared several different sets of contingencies. There was the ideal plan for when everything went smoothly, emergency plans for when things did not go smoothly, and even a last-resort plan for when the situation became critical.
Under the smoothest plan, when the Noble Faction's rapid-response force brutally massacred a village for the last time, the holy spirit disguised as a maid would use all his power, risking destruction by the Main Plane's barrier, to summon terrifying flames, lightning, and storms and wipe out the band of villains completely.
Then, certain gods who had long been prepared and had been secretly watching this place would step forward and announce, in the name of the Human Pantheon, that punishment had been visited upon them.
The Goddess of Wealth, who was worshipped and trusted yet had failed to protect the people, while the human gods, who had received no faith yet had stepped forth to destroy the evil army... this would surely shake the foundation of the Goddess of Wealth's faith within the Gold Coin Federation, making those who felt they needed gods to