The Radiant Emperor sighed softly and spoke.
Golden Light and the other four immortals turned ashen.
They had never considered this possibility before, but now that they did, doubts lurked everywhere.
Only then did they realize with a start that some mysterious means really did seem to be manipulating the entire battlefield.
They were also shaken by the mysterious method of deduction the Radiant Emperor and the Underworld Devil Lord had described.
A chill ran through them. "What would happen?"
Golden Light looked at the Radiant Emperor.
"In the worst case, the Child of Destiny has reached some kind of agreement with him."
"That could cause the Investiture of Gods to fail outright!"
"There's still one question."
"Even if the Investiture of Gods fails, you can kill the Child of Destiny."
"Then, after giving things time to ripen, you can hold another Investiture of Gods War and continue advancing heavenly fate."
"But he can't simply take direct control of the Child of Destiny, either. The world's backlash would certainly kill the Child of Destiny he controlled!"
"So what we need to establish now is exactly what agreement the Child of Destiny reached with him."
"And what they intend to do with perfect Authorization Authority over the world."
"Tell me, could they use complete Authorization Authority over the world to kill every immortal you've left inside it in an instant?"
Golden Light considered this briefly. "Absolutely not!"
"Each of us immortals has our own methods. Even if he holds authority over the entire Spiritual Essence World—"
"Even if he creates a torrent of the world's logic, there's no way he could kill us."
"We need only an instant to tear through spacetime and escape the world into the void."
The Radiant Emperor frowned slightly. "The Child of Destiny can exercise absolute