After the nine Devil Lords appeared, a gaunt, red-skinned creature with horns and a naked body appeared outside Jiang Hao's Divine Kingdom.
The moment Jiang Hao saw him, he knew his name.
Gargoth, God of Cruel Officials.
Or rather, Gargoth the archdevil.
"We Devils have an agreement with the gods."
The being, whose standing was almost equal to that of a Devil Lord, spoke a Dark Word from the depths of the Nine Hells, its power enough to beguile the heart.
"We help hold back the forces of the Abyss, and they allow us to spread our faith on the Main Plane. The Strathlade Kingdom falls within my sphere of influence."
"Have your clergy leave, and promise me you won't try to take it again."
"Otherwise, it's war."
The gods actually made a deal with the Devils and allowed them to spread their faith on the Main Plane? No wonder a false god's faith, like that of the God of Cruel Officials Temple, can operate openly in Burgan Chester City while the Churches of Justice, Order, Dawn, and Night turn a blind eye! Jiang Hao frowned slightly.
According to Gargoth, the gods had assigned the Strathlade Kingdom to him, and Jiang Hao was supposed to withdraw his clergy from it? No, he's twisting the agreement. The gods allowed Devils to spread their faith in the name of gods, but that doesn't mean they gave him the Strathlade Kingdom. Otherwise, those four Churches would have left long ago.
Jiang Hao looked at Gargoth and answered with a smile.
"You want war? Then war it is."
Gargoth's figure blurred and vanished. The figures standing in the Void, surrounding Jiang Hao's Divine Kingdom, began to solidify.
As one faded and the others took shape, the worlds behind them surged forward and touched the