Chapter 81: The War Begins

At the edge of the enormous world-origin extraction array.

The Shepherd God, the Giant God, and the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower, three true deities, were quietly sitting cross-legged in midair beside the massive world-origin extraction array.

Around them were eight foreign divine envoys, ancestral spirit masters of various forms, and high-ranking members of the War Church.

At this moment, these many powerful beings were discussing.

"You have all received the news, I presume?" the Pope of the Healing Church, clad in white and radiating healing holy light, spoke softly, his voice ethereal and warm.

Everyone nodded in succession.

"Last time, hadn't they learned their lesson? After a disastrous defeat, they dare to come again?"

A foreign powerhouse said in a deep voice.

"Who knows if they're just that stubborn? Maybe they're deliberately coming to die," someone sneered.

These words caused others to either sneer or show faint smiles on their faces.

"Since they dare to come, this time we'll kill them all."

"The three deity seniors should have recovered some strength; there's no problem in wiping them out."

At this moment, the Healing Pope spoke softly.

"Regardless, this time those northern fellows are coming in full force, and our informants haven't obtained much information or clues about their preparations."

"At the same time, several top core powerhouses are not with them."

"I suspect they are well-prepared this time. Although we have also prepared many measures, we should still err on the side of caution."

But even though the Healing Pope said this, those foreign powerhouses paid little attention.

The Healing Pope's gaze swept over the faces of the many foreign powerhouses.

She had little recourse with these foreign divine envoys and ancestral spirit masters.

After all, these foreign powerhouses were extremely strong and would not heed his words. As for commanding them, that was even more wishful thinking.

After pondering, the Healing Pope looked at the Shepherd God among the three deities and spoke softly.

"Senior Shepherd God, what is your view?"

At this time, the Shepherd God, among the three deities, was unusually cautious, his brow slightly furrowed.

After a moment of deliberation, the Shepherd God looked at the Healing Pope.

"Does this world of yours have any teleportation arrays that connect to the outside?"

"No," the Healing Pope replied affirmatively.

"Senior Shepherd God, are you suspecting that Gune is using the great Cthulhu creature to seek help from other worlds?" the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower looked over.

"Mm," the pondering Shepherd God nodded slightly.

"You have all heard the rumors; that Gune might be a dependent of some Cthulhu creature, and seeking help is highly possible."

"After all, this time the energy extraction array has been greatly restricted."

"In a short time, it won't pose too great a threat to this world."

"And no matter how Gune cultivates, he is now only at the Saint rank; he cannot become stronger."

"The overall strength of the North is just what is on paper."

"Even with the addition of Gune and Nigel, their joining won't have much impact on the overall situation."

"Logically, they should have come only after achieving godhood. Yet they come now; this is entirely an unnecessary battle. By coming, they are sure to suffer losses, possibly even losing control of the entire world."

"But they came, so the possibility of external aid is very high."

The Shepherd God elaborated thus.

This explanation made everyone's expressions turn serious.

If they had summoned external aid, the situation would be completely different.

"Senior Shepherd God," the Giant God spoke in a deep voice from the side.

"The Cthulhu creatures are not yet awake."

"We analyzed earlier that the Nightmare Lord behind that Gune is at most a surge of consciousness."

"From the Blood Dream Colosseum in the Blood Dream World requiring massive sacrifices, it's clear that Cthulhu creature is not strong and needs large amounts of flesh and blood to accelerate its recovery. This also indirectly shows it hasn't awakened at all."

"And in fact, these ordinary flesh and blood are of limited help to Cthulhu creatures."

"That Cthulhu creature cannot cause a big stir."

"On the contrary, if it does cause a big stir, it will surely attract attention. Those powerful beings have great interest in slaying Cthulhu creatures."

"If it truly exposes its location in a semi-awakened state, you can promptly report to your organization, and they will definitely send experts to investigate and even kill it."

"So the probability of that Cthulhu creature acting is basically zero; now is not the time for their revival."

"Since it's not the Cthulhu creature acting."

"And you are well aware of matters involving crossing worlds."

"The resources consumed are unaffordable even for deities; no deity would want to do such a thankless task."

"Moreover, I have informants in Gulongtan; Gune has never left Gulongtan, nor have the others."

"The other nearby superworlds are also occupied by other deities, and I am in contact with those deities. Some have even begun fully absorbing the origin of that superworld."

"In this Gulongtan world cluster, the matter of Gune seeking help from outside has not occurred."

"Can Gune seek help from even farther starfields across vast distances? That is basically impossible. The amount of resources required cannot be produced by those divine envoys and ancestral spirits in the north of the Oya Continent."

"And even if Gune is a dependent of a Cthulhu creature, he was only a Grandmaster before and has only recently advanced to Saint rank, nothing more."

"He doesn't have that much power to engage in cross-world resource mobilization."

"I think the idea of external aid is unreliable."

"Actually... I also think external aid is unrealistic," the Shepherd God nodded slightly.

"But the many powerhouses from the North are coming menacingly..."

As he spoke, the Shepherd God looked northward; he could already feel many thick auras spreading out, rolling through the clouds with great momentum, drawing nearer, clearly ready for a big fight.

"I really can't figure out why they dare to come like this."

"Senior Shepherd God, we have laid many traps here, both to prevent them from causing trouble again and to guard against attacks from those terrible Origin Calamity creatures."

"After all, Origin Calamity creatures have now appeared in many places in the Gulongtan world cluster."

"We have laid so many plans to secure a foothold, so that when the Origin Calamity creatures erupt on all fronts, we can reap enough benefits here."

"In the near future, even if they don't come, we will attack them. After all, we cannot let them obtain the benefits when the Origin Calamity creatures erupt."

"Now that they are coming, this is our home ground; we have a huge advantage."

"There's no need to worry too much about their schemes and tricks."

"If they dare to come, we dare to kill," the Giant God said murderously.

"Indeed," the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower nodded slightly.

"Senior, you told us about the Origin Calamity creatures and the many benefits after their eruption. We have been waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we miss it, there may never be a second chance. Naturally, we cannot let it go."

"Nor can we retreat because of their tricks or fear."

"Retreat is naturally impossible," the Shepherd God said softly.

"I am just a little worried."

"But, as you said, this is our home ground; naturally, we cannot retreat."

"Since they dare to come, we have enough strength to annihilate them all here."

Having said that, the Shepherd God looked around at everyone.

"Everyone, this battle is extremely critical. Judging by their appearance, they are likely to fight us to a decisive conclusion."

"I have already told you about the benefits of the Origin Calamity creatures."

"The opportunity to achieve godhood and even climb higher peaks is right before us."

"This time, we must wipe out those northern fellows in one fell swoop. Only then can we enjoy the benefits of the entire world when the Origin Calamity creatures erupt. And since the Oya Continent is so close, the rewards will be terrifyingly丰厚."

"So, everyone, we must go all out in this battle."

"We obey Senior Shepherd God's command!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

As the words fell.

"Kill! Kill!"

"Invaders, die!"

"Kill them all!"

The clouds in the northern sky were suddenly churned, as if an enormous invisible hand manipulated the clouds.

The next moment, the churned clouds burst apart, and source power surged violently in the sky.

A host of powerhouses descended through the air with great momentum.