"Perfect. The Protoss representative has arrived as well. Let me introduce you to a new friend."
Keisha sat on her throne with one leg crossed over the other, looking at Shen Jun's suddenly appearing projection.
"Protoss? What kind of civilization is that?"
King Gavyn III of Deno asked.
"I don't know. I've never heard of it. We have some contact with most aerospace civilizations, yet I've never known of such a civilization. Could it be a newly risen aerospace civilization?"
Beside him, the King of Noxus, who was as close to him as a brother, shook his head to indicate that he did not know either.
"Queen Keisha, didn't you say the attendees were all gods? Deno is only one step away, so it can barely be accepted, but this unknown Protoss civilization does not seem qualified to attend... Or is the Angel King's vision really this limited?"
At that moment, the young and hot-blooded Sun God questioned Keisha, casting Shen Jun an arrogant glance.
What the hell!
Shen Jun's temper nearly got the better of him. He had just arrived and had not done anything. What the hell had he done to offend this guy?
Calling him unqualified the moment they met?
Was this guy qualified, then?
Did he even know how powerful the Protoss were?
Only now did Shen Jun realize that perhaps, in the near future, during the Deno War, this bastard would blow up the sun of the Deno Star System in the name of peace and ending the war. In the end, only half of his own homeland would remain, countless lives would be devastated, public outrage would boil over, and he would have no choice but to slit his own throat in apology...
He fucking deserved it!
"Heh, Sun God? Before me, you are still only a child. You are not qualified to speak to me in that tone."
Keisha gave a soft laugh and stated a fact the two from Lieyang could not accept.
Badass!
Shen Jun silently gave Keisha a thumbs-up. Shut that bastard down.
"What! Kei—"
When had the Sun God ever suffered such indignity? He was about to snap back when Pan Zhen immediately covered his mouth. Pan Zhen had grown up with the Sun God, and they were as close as brothers, so the Sun God did not take offense at the gesture.
"My god, do not act impulsively."
Pan Zhen was steady and calculating. His earlier hard-line attitude had been necessary; they could not let outsiders spot any weakness. Though everyone understood it perfectly well, it could not be spoken aloud. However, this matter was entirely different in nature.
Keisha was right. Aside from Di Hongkun and Kiran, she was the oldest god in the Known Universe and currently the strongest battle god. Kiran could stand undefeated with the Big Clock, but if they truly fought, he might not be able to do anything to Keisha.
The Sun God truly was not qualified to stand on equal footing with Keisha.
Forget Keisha—even He Xi, standing beside Shen Jun, had nearly drawn her sword. Though everyone present was merely a projection, she still had to let out her anger.
How dare he disrespect Tomboy?
In the Known Universe, aside from Pipi Xi and her sister Liang Bing, anyone else who dared would die!
That was how domineering she was!
Shen Jun grabbed He Xi and stopped her from disrupting things. Why not watch when there was such a good show?
By the conventions of trashy novels, Pan Zhen's advice should have been taken by the Sun God as contempt. He would instantly erupt, knock Pan Zhen away, confront Keisha directly, then Keisha would fly into a rage and slap the Sun God's projection out of existence. The angel army would then mobilize and strike straight at Lieyang...
A nebula-level war would erupt!
"...Pan Zhen is right. Queen Keisha, I apologize for my disrespect, but I still wish for you to clear up my confusion."
"There is no need to say much about that. The Protoss are a very powerful civilization. If you wish to learn more, you may establish diplomatic relations later... My time is limited. Let us get to the point."
Keisha seemed somewhat impatient. Seeing this, the Sun God obediently shut his mouth.
Seriously? You backed down just like that?
What kind of Sun God are you?
Shen Jun felt that things were developing completely differently from what he had imagined.
"The participants in this conference are all outstanding representatives of the Known Universe's foremost civilizations. In other words, they are all gods—the chief gods of their civilizations. Therefore, I call this conference—the Theocratic Conference!"
Keisha rose from her throne and looked at everyone.
"There are two matters I wish to announce at this conference."
"The first matter was already mentioned when I invited you all: to establish the Main Biological Universe—that is, the dominant status of God River Body life in the Known Universe!"
"The Form War has reached this point, and we God River Body civilizations have achieved a sweeping victory. The remaining Trigonians in the Angel Nebula will be eliminated before long. Thirty thousand years ago, the God River Civilization and Beast Body civilizations launched the First Form War, and the foremost Beast Body civilizations were defeated. Now, in the Second Form War, we have defeated the Trigonians as well."
"This means that God River Bodies have attained an unstoppable dominant position in the Known Universe."
"God River Body Beings are the universe's primary lifeforms."
"The Known Universe may therefore be called the Main Biological Universe!"
Shen Jun remained silent. Keisha had not mentioned the Protoss' unusual form. Though he did not know why she had deliberately overlooked that point, Shen Jun was happy to remain behind the scenes. After all, to those who did not know better, Shen Jun was a God River Body.
Build up quietly, mine in secret, stockpile resources, mass-produce troops, assemble the fleet, F2A!
"And the second matter..."
Keisha paused, and her expression suddenly turned solemn.
"We need to properly define what a god is!"
"A god?"
"What is there to define about gods?"
At those words, everyone voiced their doubts.
Here it comes! Shen Jun's gaze flashed. As expected, this was Keisha's true purpose.
"What is a god? Someone who possesses great power? Wisdom that transcends all living beings? Or simply a God River person? After all, the name 'god' originated from God River..."
Keisha asked question after question, then answered herself. "No, no, it is not that simple."
"Every civilization will experience countless disasters. From meteor impacts, volcanic eruptions, wars, and plagues, to the arrival of nuclear technology, nuclear war, biological warfare, cultural decline, planetary collapse, dying suns, supernova explosions, and so on. Eventually, a civilization endures until the very end, living among stellar ruins and cosmic nebulae."
"At the civilization's final stage, the number of higher lifeforms is already extremely small, while resources are highly concentrated. In the end, the greatest share of resources will inevitably be concentrated in a single being. This being will be elected as the civilization's highest executive. That being should then be the most authoritative, just, and objective, because the being was elected by the civilization's greatest minds... a god."
"To put it simply, a country with one hundred million people needs a council of one thousand. But a country with only one thousand people may need only a leadership group of dozens, or perhaps just one leader. Yet if those thousand people possess the universe's foremost intelligence, then the leader they choose must possess the highest wisdom. In truth, that leader need only judge the rights and wrongs of those thousand people."
"However, if other lower civilizations still exist under the rule of this civilization of a thousand, then the highest intelligence's knowledge and understanding of those lower civilizations will inevitably surpass that of anyone within them. Thus, this supreme sage is a god. Any judgment made by such a god will surely be the most just and in accordance with the logic of civilization's development. To a lower civilization, it may be called the will of god."
"A god may judge and decide any matter concerning lower civilizations, should that god take an interest."
Keisha sat back down on her throne, bringing her speech to a close.
"This is theocracy!"
"I hope that one day, the Known Universe will be filled with theocracy."
"And the angels will defend divine authority with justice!"
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