"All my subordinate gods have been expelled from the Ten Thousand Gods Realm!?" "My subordinate gods as well. He severed all connections between the divine spirits and the Ten Thousand Gods Realm. The tens of thousands of divine spirits we painstakingly gathered have once again scattered like sand!?" "This is troublesome. During the expulsion of all divine spirits, he even impersonated Emperor Jin Yao, claiming we wished to forcibly subdue those divine spirits unwilling to join the divine system. If those spirits believe him, wouldn’t they be picked off one by one via the Ten Thousand Gods Realm’s mysteries, and be completely annihilated!?" One by one, the God Emperors used the Communication Jade Tokens to quickly exchange information, their emotions filled with urgency, worry, and unease. Emperor Jin Yao flung his hand violently, sending his powerful will to ripple through the void, his emotions overflowing with unwillingness: "Why, why did the Ten Thousand Gods Realm we carefully built get completely breached by him in less than two months!? Is the Great Power truly all-knowing and all-powerful!?" "Now’s not the time to consider whether the Great Power is all-knowing and all-powerful, but what we should do next!" God Emperor Yongyang spoke up then, his eyes gleaming coldly: "We only have two choices left. One is to completely abandon the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, let it collapse on its own. Without the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, even if he’s aware of many divine spirits’ whereabouts, as long as those spirits change locations timely, he cannot track them in real-time. However, our years of effort would be ruined, and the rise of the Divine Race would become a laughingstock." "The Ten Thousand Gods Realm is the foundation of our Divine Race’s rise, the basis for constructing a Super Divine System, and the underpinning for future confrontations against other races’ Great Powers. It must not be destroyed just like that." Divine Emperor Zong Li said. "Indeed, it’s been hard-won trust that the divine spirits have in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, and if it goes for naught, gathering divine spirits from across the cosmos again would be a far-fetched dream. Without enough divine spirits, we can’t talk about the rise of the Divine Race." The Yellow Sky God Emperor concurred. "Then only the second method remains!" God Emperor Yongyang said coldly: "To fight Gu Jinlai behind Yuan Miao to the death!" "Fight to the death? How do you propose we do that?" "The opponent seems to have recovered to the Great Power Level; what do we have to fight him?" "Our strongest among us, Emperor Jin Yao, has only over a thousand subordinate gods. A super-large divine system formed by a thousand divine spirits might contend with the Great Immortal Venerable, but it’s utterly inadequate against a Great Power, let alone a thousand divine spirits moving in formation can hardly elude the perception of the Human Clan..." One after another, the God Emperors frowned. "We need help from other forces." God Emperor Yongyang said: "Even though the universe’s races are relatively peaceful now due to the common enemy, the Evil God, I don’t believe other races will just watch the Human Clan gain another Great Power. They won’t miss the chance to weaken the Human Clan’s power." Emperor Jin Yao pondered the feasibility of this plan for a while before he said: "How do you plan to do it?" "Firstly, the power of our current divine system isn’t enough! To deal with a Great Power, it’s best to form a Super Divine System possessing over ten thousand subordinate gods, and this requires everyone’s cooperation." Emperor Yongyang glanced at the people around: "If we can unite, centralizing some subordinates into Emperor Jin Yao’s system, it’s not a fantasy to expand his system into a Super Divine System with over ten thousand divine spirits." Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 With these words, the expression of every God Emperor became somewhat subtle. Yet no God Emperor expressed agreement. God Emperor Yongyang didn’t mind, continuing: "Secondly, since we already understand that Gu Jinlai behind Yuan Miao is targeting our Divine Race, trying to wipe out divine spirits one by one, we might as well start preparing a trap now, sacrificing some divine spirits to lure him step by step into our prepared dead end." "This might take time, and time... might need hundreds, even thousands of divine spirits to fight for it with their lives." The Yellow Sky God Emperor said heavily. "To oppose, and even slay a Great Power, the necessary sacrifices can’t be avoided. We have no choice." God Emperor Yongyang said, glancing at the other God Emperors present: "I believe you all have avatars hidden among various races. While these divine spirits fight for time with their lives, I need you to try contacting one race after another with the fastest speed, to find those willing to cooperate with us. I have a list of those who might be willing to join us against the Human Clan’s Great Power. Let’s start with this list..." "Wait, won’t it alert those with good relations with the Human Clan and spoil the surprise?" "If we can scare Gu Jinlai away by alerting him, it’s actually a good thing for us. At least we’d avoid a catastrophe." God Emperor Yongyang replied. His words made the God Emperors feel a mix of frustration and helplessness. The Divine Spirit System only has the advantage against Daoist Ancestor cleanup; in other aspects... This is the plight of the weak. Only by scaring away strong enemies through shock and then hiding to hope to survive their onslaught. With God Emperor Yongyang laying out his plan, the gods remained silent, the atmosphere tense and heavy. For a good while, reflecting on their precarious, fateful situation, Divine Emperor Zong Li finally said first: "Our Divine Race needs to have Great Power Level combat strength! Forming a Super Divine System is imperative!" His gaze turned to Emperor Jin Yao: "I agree to merge my subordinates into Emperor Jin Yao’s divine system as part of the Super Divine System." Following his lead, another lesser subordinate God Emperor spoke: "I believe our line of divine spirits will not become extinct." "I agree as well, however, we need to establish a system. Once we repel or even kill this great power of the Human Clan, and restore order in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, it will be our turn to oversee the next Super Divine System. We must have a reasonable system to select the leaders of the upcoming Super Divine Systems." "I concur with the words of the Yellow Sky God Emperor. If we have a system that can facilitate the formation of new Super Divine Systems, I can temporarily allow my subordinates to join the Divine System of the Jin Yao God Emperor." Other Divine Emperors also spoke up in succession. Seeing everyone’s attitude, the God Emperor Yongyang and the Jin Yao God Emperor breathed a slight sigh of relief. Willing to form Super Divine Systems... The Divine Race still has hope. "Then, let’s take action from multiple fronts simultaneously..." The Jin Yao God Emperor said with a severe expression, "If this succeeds, our Divine Race will carry the might of defeating or even killing a great power, overlooking the cosmos, and no force will dare underestimate us again. We could even seize the opportunity to attract more Divine Spirits to join us, making it possible for every Divine Emperor to have the hope of becoming the master of a Super Divine System. But if we fail..." He did not continue to explain the consequences of failure. But all the Divine Emperors could guess. They would continue as before, like dogs without a home, hiding everywhere, surviving by any means. Dark Sand Star Domain. It’s already considered the outermost star domain of the Heart of the Cosmic, not even counted among the thousands of star domains within the range of the eighteen Star Zones. Although there are cultivators in this star domain, the quality and quantity of cultivators are generally low. In one world, having one or two Golden Immortals counts as being renowned, and in the entire star domain combined, Immortal Golden Immortals can be counted on one hand. Due to the rarity of Immortal Golden Immortals, even if some immortals know that there are Divine Spirits operating in the star domain, they dare not investigate thoroughly. As long as those Divine Spirits exercise some restraint and do not completely destroy their ruling foundations, they can turn a blind eye. The Divine Spirits also maintain a certain tacit understanding with those immortals. Not to touch the bottom line of those Immortal Golden Immortals. They even intentionally avoid them when the Immortal Golden Immortals are patrolling. Under such circumstances, both Divine Spirits and Immortal Golden Immortals maintain a peaceful coexistence. Divine Spirits dwelling in the Dark Sand Star Domain live noticeably better than Divine Spirits in other places. They only need to be careful so that one day an army doesn’t suddenly catch them off guard, they can enjoy all the things they should, not necessarily worse than during the era of Immortal Golden Immortals. However, recently, the Divine Spirits in the Dark Sand Star Domain have shown some anxiety. Many Divine Spirits they were in contact with have suddenly lost contact. As they recalled the changes in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm a hundred years ago... "Fei Yun, Long Guang—it’s very likely that catastrophe has befallen them... Sigh, I can hardly tell which side to trust now." At this moment, a Divine Spirit spoke with a heavy heart. "Better to be cautious, doesn’t the demise of Fei Yun, Long Guang confirm the warning of the Jin Yao God Emperor from a hundred years ago? Yongyang, Yellow Sky, they have truly gone mad in the quest to form Super Divine Systems, continuously hunting down Divine Spirits one by one. If we don’t join them, we have only a path of death, and joining them means losing our freedom, with our lives no longer under our control." Another Divine Spirit said. Yet another Divine Spirit spoke out in opposition: "I received a message, didn’t they say that the Jin Yao God Emperor who spoke a hundred years ago was fake? His purpose was to disrupt our communication, to prevent us from uniting, so that he could defeat us individually. We should contact other Divine Emperors, only if we all unite can we hope to resist the oppression of the Human Clan." Another Divine Spirit stood up: "I received information that Yongyang is indeed forming Super Divine Systems, and many Divine Spirits have been subdued or killed by them, so if we go there now, it would be walking into a trap. For safety’s sake, we should continue hiding ourselves." "Agreed, I also think we shouldn’t easily contact other Divine Emperors." Another Divine Spirit chimed in: "I feel we’re doing just fine as we are now." "Yes, let’s maintain the current situation, but of course, due to the tense atmosphere, we should still be cautious..." Other Divine Spirits echoed. Soon, dozens of Divine Spirits in the gathering had reached a consensus. Ignore the summons of those Divine Emperors and just live their own lives. was the thought of most Divine Spirits now. It is precisely because of this mindset that in less than a hundred years, when Gu Jinlai arrived at the Dark Sand Star Domain, the Divine Spirits who had died at his hands numbered over ten thousand. "Those Divine Emperors of the Ten Thousand Gods Realm have been inactive for a century, there must be a great conspiracy, but..." Gu Jinlai’s gaze penetrated the Void, landing on the dozens of Divine Spirits concealing themselves in the star domain: "Here are dozens of Divine Spirits. Eliminating these Divine Spirits should suffice to initiate an impact on the Silent Annihilation Realm."