Sui Xiong did not argue. He knew Wenna was right.
In a world where true gods existed, people placed enormous importance on "faith." Dying for one's faith was not uncommon; it was an everyday occurrence.
After all, death was not the end. Those who died for their faith would certainly be taken into a divine kingdom by their god after death and enjoy a long, happy life. Those who fled at a critical moment and betrayed their faith, on the other hand, would most likely fall into the Underworld after death, where they would face all manner of unknown dangers.
Death was certainly painful, but if "death" was no longer the endpoint of life, but the beginning of another life, then it was not quite so frightening.
Thus, for believers—especially devout ones—dying for their god, dying for their faith, was something they could wholly accept.
Interestingly, a particularly high proportion of those who died for their faith were villains. It was not that villains feared no death, but that for those scoundrels, failing to receive salvation from a god after death meant going to hell to be punished.
Compared to death, going to hell was naturally a little more terrifying.
Sui Xiong also had many devout followers under his command. If one day he encountered a formidable enemy and found himself locked in a bitter struggle, needing those followers to risk their lives to help him with some small matter, most of them would probably step forward bravely, die without fear, and ask only to add even the tiniest weight to the scales of victory.
So, as Sui Xiong had proposed, resolving the matter through a divine war while the believers did not take part was utterly impossible.
Sui Xiong naturally realized that he had been too idealistic, so he