In reality, Ning Fengzhi clutched his head, feeling as though his brain had been raped into chaos.
"Who is Grandfather? Who is Tzeentch? And who is Khorne?"
"Isn't the Angel God the only god on the Douluo Continent? Oh! At most, there's the Sea God too!"
"And is Grandfather Nurgle really that powerful? Ye Wuhen is just a Soul Emperor, yet he can summon a... monster that can hold its own against three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?"
His eyes fixed on the Celestial Screen and its almost chaotic battlefield, Ning Fengzhi felt his worldview, built over so many years, melt away like cream.
"Fengzhi! Calm down."
Chen Xin frowned at Ning Fengzhi's loss of composure and snapped him out of it with a stern shout.
Still, Chen Xin could understand his reaction. After his Soul Power Level reached its limit, Ning Fengzhi could only pursue theoretical research.
Through that, he hoped to find a way to break through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's shackles among ten thousand volumes.
Thus, Ning Fengzhi could be counted among the most learned people on the Douluo Continent.
And the more he knew, the more his worldview shattered at the events unfolding on the Celestial Screen.
"Phew!"
Only after taking several forceful, deep breaths and gulping down some tea did Ning Fengzhi regain his composure. Yet the sweat on his forehead still testified to his inner turmoil.
"Just from his name, Khorne doesn't sound like a benevolent god! And judging by those people shouting 'Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne,' he's most likely an evil god."
"Grandfather... the title sounds pleasant, but a Greater Daemon of Nurgle-the Great Unclean One? What decent person puts 'Greater Daemon' before their name? Probably another evil god."
"And judging by the plague in Nuoding City alone, Grandfather Nurgle is definitely our great enemy, humanity's great enemy!"
"Judging by his abilities, he most likely spreads toxins."
Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes and laid out all the conclusions he had reached.
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, it looks like once this Celestial Screen ends, we'll need to gather the Upper Three Sects and His Majesty the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire to discuss with Spirit Hall how to deal with these evil gods."
Spirit Hall spread its teachings across the continent in the name of the Angel God's justice. Surely it would be very interested in crusading against heretical evil gods.
And barring any surprises, the last of the Four Gods mentioned by Yu Tiansheng and Ye Wuhen should be the Angel God.
"Come to think of it, that boy from the Yu Family seemed to have gone to help deal with the beast tide because he received guidance from a god named Tzeentch."
Gu Rong stroked his chin, watching the chaotic battle on the Celestial Screen.
"And Yu Tiansheng seems to speak about this god Tzeentch without any restraint, hardly worrying about divine punishment."
"Perhaps Tzeentch is a good god."
"Possibly." Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi nodded. "That child Yu Tiansheng said the Four Gods are hostile to one another."
"As for the Angel God, although Spirit Hall acts domineeringly, on the surface, at least, she can still be considered radiant and noble."
"But our most urgent task is still to find those children, Li Shaobai, Li Ji, and Ximen Yun, and while we're at it, find a way to deal with Ye Wuhen ahead of time..."
At the mention of Ye Wuhen, even Ning Fengzhi found himself at a loss.
As for killing him, although the footage had not stated it outright, judging by what Ye Wuhen said after provoking Di Tian, he might possess some bizarre ability to resurrect.
Besides, what if killing Ye Wuhen unleashed another plague?
Through the files Bi Shuo mentioned and Yu Tiansheng's words, the Celestial Screen had all but hinted that the plague in Nuoding City had seemingly stopped there because of the other three gods working behind the scenes.
"What troubled times! The matter over at sea hasn't been resolved yet, and now several evil gods have appeared."
Rubbing his head, Ning Fengzhi suddenly felt that this might actually be a good thing!
At least in the short term, Spirit Hall would not dare move against the Heaven Dou Empire or the Upper Three Sects. After all, Spirit Hall alone would probably struggle to handle the matter of the Four Gods.
Perhaps in the future, they would even need to establish a so-called alliance, just like over at sea.
Yes, an alliance seemed like a good idea.
His mindset as both merchant and sect master made Ning Fengzhi instinctively consider the possibilities.
Actually, it really was a good idea!
"Come to think of it, Yu Tiansheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Dugu Feng of Spirit Hall both seem connected to the Four Gods."
"Should we take advantage of those two connections to gain some benefits?"
Recalling what was special about Dugu Feng and Yu Tiansheng, Ning Fengzhi regretted that his own disciples lacked such luck, while also being unable to stop thinking about how to profit from it.
Especially when it came to Spirit Hall-anyone could see that Dugu Feng was connected to the evil god Khorne.
Meanwhile, over at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, cheers filled the air.
"I knew that child Tiansheng was extraordinary. He actually has ties to a legendary god!"
"That child-I could tell he was a promising seedling from the time he was little."
"Oh, give it a rest. Just a few days ago, you were wondering whether the Celestial Screen had made a mistake!"
Listening to his clansmen's cheers, Yu Yuanzhen also felt his spirits soar.
"That child Yu Tiansheng may have flaws in his Martial Soul and Soul Power, but a god has actually taken notice of him. Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Why had Spirit Hall endured for a thousand years? Wasn't it because of the Angel God?
Now that a god had taken an interest in a child of their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan too, didn't that mean wealth and honor were coming their way?
"It's just that Tiansheng's attitude toward the great god Tzeentch on the Celestial Screen is a little... peculiar." Once his excitement passed, Yu Yuanzhen calmed down and recalled the attitude Yu Tiansheng had displayed on the Celestial Screen.
Not even one of Tzeentch's bird feathers, mangy bird... no matter how he looked at them, those words seemed wrong.
Ye Wuhen, who served the evil god Grandfather Nurgle, at least called himself Grandfather's most favored child. But that child Yu Tiansheng kept calling his god a mangy bird.
That... wasn't how it should be, was it?
As for Yu Tiansheng taking Yu Tianming to dig up the Clear Sky Sect's ancestral graves, Yu Yuanzhen selectively forgot about it.
It wasn't as though he had dug up their own ancestral graves. What was wrong with that?
Besides, the child was only four this year and hadn't even awakened his Martial Soul. He was still a child!
If the Clear Sky Sect questioned him, at worst, he would drink three cups as a self-imposed punishment.
In any case, at a critical juncture like this, the Clear Sky Sect probably wouldn't dare come.
What was more, Yu Tiansheng had dug up the Clear Sky Sect's ancestral graves on the Celestial Screen to deal with the beast tide. That was a good thing!
Both the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan thought this was a good thing, but Spirit Hall was another matter entirely.
Inside the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu looked at his newly accepted disciple, his expression full of conflicting feelings.
"I thought your exceptional talent was simply a good thing. I never expected you to be chosen by a heretical evil god in the future."
"Fortunately, you're still fairly normal now and haven't shown any symptoms of turning red. Otherwise, I really would have to consider purifying you."
Reaching out to pinch Dugu Feng's cool little face, Qian Daoliu let out another long sigh.
"I wonder whether you got this temperament from your father or your mother. How were you born with such an expressionless face?"
"Come to think of it, I wonder whether that child Bi Shuo will escape this calamity in the future."
So, what was Pope Bibi Dong doing at that moment?
Was she worrying about her "younger brother," Bi Shuo?
"Xiao Gang... it's all my fault!"
"If my future self had acted sooner and rescued you, would you not have ended up looking like that... like that ghastly thing?"
[On the Celestial Screen, a large wave of people arrived from every direction at the battlefield where humans, beasts, and zombies fought in a chaotic melee.]
[Their various standard uniforms or Martial Souls revealed where they had come from.]
[The Clear Sky Sect, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Elephant Armor Sect, Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...]
["Wait! Uncle Yu Luomian?"]
[Yu Tianming looked at that familiar figure in the sky, then turned toward his younger brother.]
["You really did dig up our own ancestral graves?!"]
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