Just as the Imperial Head of State hesitated, the Cabinet Minister in charge of intelligence subtly changed his expression, looked at the Head of State, and said, "Your Majesty, the Pride Demon God, the leader of the Seven Demon Gods under the Lord of Hell, has just descended upon a border province of the Empire and personally delivered a message."
"What news?" The head of the Northern Spirit Empire slightly raised his eyelids, his expression unchanged, appearing calm and composed.
The other cabinet ministers also turned their gazes in that direction.
Officials who can become cabinet ministers of the Northern Spirit Empire are all carefully selected and have undergone extremely rigorous political vetting, making them absolutely trustworthy.
Therefore, upon hearing the Northern Spirit Chief's inquiry, the official Earth Dao directly, "The Pride Demon God indicates that Hell can serve as an inside agent to help the Empire conquer the Primordial Heaven."
These words were like a thunderbolt, shaking the entire cabinet.
Although the Northern Spirit leader's expression remained calm and composed, a slight ripple appeared deep within his pupils.
They were clearly shocked by this news.
Even more so than other cabinet ministers, the Northern Lord understood the immense value of this news to the empire.
The Lord of Hell is truly cunning and treacherous.
It seems the other side had anticipated that the Northern Spirit Empire might target Hell, and thus prepared in advance, calmly throwing out a scapegoat.
Primordial Heaven!
The allure for the Northern Spirit Empire was immense.
It's important to know that the Empire's two main Transcendent systems are "Ability Energy" and "Divine Apostle."
If we had to choose the most important one between the two, it would undoubtedly be "the Divine Apostle".
The reason is simple: the top-level powerhouses of the "Divine Apostle" Transcendent system are even more powerful.
The God of Law, the God of Warfare, and the God of Civilization are all among the best of the Supreme God. The God of Law, in particular, with the Power of Civilization or the Holy Grail of Origin, is fully capable of directly confronting the Eternal.
At the same time, Divine Apostle can be compatible with the Esper System, but the reverse presents many problems.
Without a doubt, the "Divine Apostle" Transcendent system is an important component of the Northern Spirit Empire's overall national strength.
At the level of individual power, it is absolutely unrivaled.
Given this turbulent situation, and with the Warring States period already declared upon us by the Northern Spirit Leader, does the Imperial High Command not wish to further enhance the strength of the Divine Apostle Transcendent System?
Needless to say!
Putting everything else aside, if the strength of the God of Law could be elevated to the Eternity level, then the Northern Spirit Empire would fill its last gap in terms of individual power and would no longer fear the threat of any powerful being.
Even the most powerful Mother of the Stars is fearless.
So the question is, how can we quickly increase the strength of the "Divine Apostle" Transcendent system?
The answer lies in the very core word "deity".
Whether it's the Primordial God or God of Faith, they are essentially part of the divine family.
They were divided into different camps simply because of their differing ideologies, and these camps were even in a state of hostility.
The most typical examples are the Divine Realm and the Primordial Heaven.
The former is the stronghold of God of Faith, while the latter is a part of the Primordial God's painstakingly created homeland and final pure land.
To the gods of the Primordial Heaven, the gods Divine Realm God of Faith were all utterly hypocritical. They were like actors playing a series of role-playing games, each wearing a cloak of friendliness, bravery, or strength.
What is faith?
In the eyes of the gods of the Primordial Heaven, this is a Divine Power. The God of Faith grow by absorbing this power, and most of the time, they do not pay an equal price. This is not only hypocritical but also evil, and they should be considered members of the evil gods.
The Primordial God believed that gods should be detached from the world and treat all other living beings equally, whether they are good or evil.
They value truth and despise hypocrisy, believing that those God of Faith are wolves in sheep's clothing.
The beliefs of the God of Faith the Divine Realm are completely opposite. They believe that the inherent duty of gods is to educate the countless ignorant beings in the world, to become their spiritual pillars, to anchor order, and to prevent the Astral Realm from sliding into the Abyss of chaos.
This is why people God of Faith generally have a strange sense of self-confidence, thinking themselves to be particularly great and noble, and that obtaining some insignificant Power of Faith is nothing, just a drop in the ocean.
On the contrary, the Primordial God are the real evil gods, the Old God, who abused the authority given to them by the World Will, doing whatever they pleased. They are not worthy of being called gods, but a group of beasts with only power and no wisdom.
Of course, the above are just the overt ideological confrontations.
The actual situation is rather comical.
That is, the God of Faith coveted the soul of the Primordial God and tried every means to obtain it, resorting to all sorts of schemes and tricks.
The Primordial God were not as resolute as they claimed. In secret, countless Primordial God secretly spread the faith, absorbed its Power of Faith, and strengthened themselves.
Aside from their opposing camps, the two sides actually did very little different things.
At least that's how the Northern Spirit Empire sees it.
Indeed, in the eyes of the gods of the Northern Spirit Empire, all the gods, whether from the Divine Realm or the Primordial Heaven, are Old God.
They're all rotten garbage; they should be swept into the dustbin of history.
Only the gods that the Northern Spirit Empire, through pure Power of Faith, transformed the illusory into the real, are True God.
The others are all false gods.
They are nothing but incompetent parasites who usurp the power of order.
The conflicts and differing views among the Great God factions can be aptly described in one word: heresy!
The Northern Spirit Empire simply concealed its thoughts more deeply, because, strictly speaking, the empire's gods did not possess their own independent thought.
The gods of the empire are more like an empty, conceptual aggregate.
In a sense, he is indeed a ' True God '.
Since they lack independent thought, the concepts of these deities essentially originate from the higher-ups of the Northern Spirit Empire.
These high-ranking officials are all seasoned veterans who have risen to power through countless power struggles. They are shrewd and calculating, and naturally, they would not easily reveal their thoughts.
As a result, for many years, the Divine Realm and the Primordial Heaven fought to the death, neglecting the rising "Divine Apostle" Transcendent system in the Northern Spirit Empire.
Of course, it is undeniable that the Northern Spirit Empire's formidable war capabilities have indeed deterred the Divine Realm and the Primordial Heaven from taking any rash actions.
Furthermore, since the worship of the imperial gods primarily originated from within the empire itself, without encroaching on the interests of either side and without any conflict of interest, naturally no one wanted to provoke this behemoth.
As the former King of Angel, the Lord of Hell is, strictly speaking, also a member of the Divine System.
He has a thorough understanding of the inner workings of the divine.
If we were to say that the combined causal Fate destiny of all the gods in the Astral Realm, regardless of whether God of Faith or Primordial God, amounted to one hundred...
The size of the Divine Realm is approximately 45.
The Primordial Heaven had a size of 12.
The Northern Spirit Empire has a size of 15.
The rest are rather scattered and lack a systematic approach.
Undoubtedly, the greater the amount of Divine Karma a side possesses, the more beneficial it is for its own development, especially for the faction leader.
While it lacks the irrational control of the Pathfinder, it offers numerous advantages, even greatly benefiting the Eternal and helping them advance further.
The reason why the Sun God insisted on war against the Primordial Heaven and was determined to annex Primordial Heaven was because of the Divine Karma.
Does the Northern Spirit Empire want more Divine Karma?
Definitely!
The Lord of Hell understood this, which is why he decisively abandoned the Primordial Heaven.
Using the latter as a sacrifice to shield oneself from harm, thus buying time to enter the Second-Step Eternity.
One Sun God was enough to make the Lord of Hell uncomfortable; He didn't want the Northern Spirit Empire to interfere further.
Everyone at the Cabinet Council is a shrewd and calculating individual.
Everyone, including the Northern Spirit Leader, saw through the Lord of Hell's intentions in this move.
Unfortunately, this is a blatant and overt conspiracy.
There is no solution.
As long as the Northern Spirit Empire desires the portion of Divine Karma that the Primordial Heaven has seized, and the Lord of Hell does not threaten the empire's survival, it is unlikely that it would abandon a large, sweet, and soft persimmon to touch a cold, hard rock.
"Let everyone express their opinions!" The Northern Spirit leader leaned back, interlaced his fingers, and said in a detached voice.
The other cabinet ministers exchanged glances, and soon one of them spoke up, "I think it's a good idea. The Lord of Hell sending the Pride Demon God to the Empire's borders in person represents the sincerity of the Devils of Hell race. The Pride Demon God is essentially a hostage."
"If Hell deceives us, the Pride Demon God won't be able to return alive either. The price is too high, and the Lord of Hell is unlikely to be willing to bear it."
"I also agree with attacking the Primordial Heaven. If we can absorb this portion of Divine Karma, the Empire's share of Divine Karma should exceed twenty percent of the total."
"Twenty percent!!"
"This number is enough to propel the God of Law to the Eternity throne!"
By the end, the cabinet minister was visibly more invigorated.
His words resonated with other cabinet ministers, who nodded in agreement and expressed their support.
The Northern Spirit Chief watched them argue quietly, subtly throwing out one difficult problem after another to attack the Primordial Heaven.
The cabinet ministers, who seemed to have gotten carried away, offered suggestions and solutions one by one, resolving the problems without requiring the head of state to pay any additional fees, and quickly reached an agreement.
The reason for this rapid progress is that the empire's strength benefits everyone present.
The cabinet ministers were also afraid that the head of state might change his mind and not choose to attack the Primordial Heaven, thus missing an excellent opportunity.
The kind of slap I'll want to give myself when I think about it later.
Therefore, even though the cabinet ministers guessed that the head of state actually just wanted to give less benefit, they still dared not delay and could only readily agree.
This incident also reveals the reason for the Northern Spirit Empire's strength.
Although those at the top also have their own interests, they are unambiguous on the big picture; not a single one of them is confused.
They're all willing to sacrifice small gains in order to secure the bigger picture!
Finally, the Northern Spirit leader seemed to feel the time was right and made the final decision. "Then it's decided. The Imperial war machine will be set in motion immediately, targeting the Primordial Heaven. The God of Warfare will formulate the battle plan, the God of Civilization will be in charge of propaganda, and the God of Law will wield the Holy Grail of Origin, ready to confront the Eternal at any time..."
One order after another was issued.
The cabinet ministers sat upright, their expressions serious.
After the meeting, ripples spread from Eternity Star to the entire Northern Spirit Universe.
The once-dormant arsenal has been restarted, and energy sparks are burning and rising in a surging frenzy.
One after another, technologically advanced warships, powerful enough to suppress True God, sailed out from the port in the alternate dimension.
Various high-powered technological weapons poured out of the Empire's armory, exuding a murderous aura.
The Ability Energy unit is fully armed and ready to deploy at any time.
The three Supreme God and Twelve Principal Gods of the Divine Apostle system are on high alert.
The entire Northern Spirit Empire completed its war mobilization at an astonishing speed, and then launched a ruthless attack on the Primordial Heaven.
The entire Astral Realm trembled.
The Flame Frost Continent.
The former site of the Aodu.
A palace forged from ice and fire floats in mid-air.
As the symbol of supreme power on the Flame Frost Continent.
Inside the hall, Lancelot had just received the news when, shortly after, the Lord of Ice Origin arrived with a solemn expression.
"The Northern Spirit Empire suddenly launched an attack on the Primordial Heaven. The Primordial Heaven's ally Devils of Hell Clan, suddenly betrayed them, stabbing the Heavenly Realm in the back."
"Numerous subordinate planes and universes of the Primordial Heaven are rapidly falling into ruin. One Primordial God is being cast down to the dust, becoming prisoners of the Empire, and even being displayed as spoils of war on the Eternity Star..."
Lord of Ice Origin to speak, a trace of sorrow appeared on his face—a sorrow born of the loss of one's own kind.
Although she did not join the Primordial Heaven, she had a fairly good relationship with the God of Battle and other Primordial God, as they were both primordial Primordial God.
Now, however, they can only watch helplessly as the Primordial Heaven suffers repeated defeats under the offensive of the Northern Spirit Empire.
More importantly, the Northern Spirit Empire is clearly targeting the Primordial God.
Will they turn against me in the future?
The Lord of Ice Origin say for sure, but even a one in ten thousand chance was unacceptable.
"What do you mean, senior? Are you suggesting we support the Primordial Heaven?" Lancelot asked.
The Lord of Ice Origin looked at his expression, shook his head slightly, and said with a wry smile, "With our strength, we are far from being able to contend with a behemoth like the Northern Spirit Empire. If we rashly intervene, we will likely be annihilated."
Upon hearing this, Lancelot breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Lord of Ice Origin was not impulsive and remained clear-headed, aware of the difference in strength between the two sides.
The Flame Frost Continent has just undergone a major upheaval. The power of the Undying Civilization has been relatively intact, while the Knight Empire has been almost completely destroyed.
They are utterly incapable of making any external advances.
It would be good enough if they could just stay put and maintain their existing territory.
It would be unwise to provoke the Northern Spirit Empire rashly.
"But..." The Lord of Ice Origin's next words made Lancelot's heart leap into his throat again.
"The God of Battle just sent a message requesting our help. He doesn't need us to fight against the Northern Spirit Empire; he just hopes we can take in some weaker Primordial God and leave a way out for the Primordial Heaven."
"For this, the God of Battle is willing to sacrifice a large amount of his Primordial Divine Soul!"
Lancelot was about to refuse, but upon hearing the last sentence, a thought suddenly struck him.
Primordial Divine Soul?...
It seems like it's not entirely impossible.