Chapter 479: Chapter 86: Silence Is the Best Choice, Destroy Everything Within Ten Thousand Light-Years

On Dragon Island.

"Those of the Giant Demon Race sure know how to stir up trouble."

"To think they’d want to usurp the station of an Ancient Deity."

"Whether or not they’ve got guts is one thing, but this old man has to admire their willingness to risk it all."

At this time, most of the Cloud Court Dragon Clan on Dragon Island had already left to participate in the conquest of the Black Prison Race’s world.

The only one left guarding it was the Rock Steel Giant Dragon, Amos.

However, the founder of the Star Empire and its former Emperor, York Smith, was also present.

He was currently sitting across from Amos, who was in his human form, drinking tea.

"Different pursuits naturally lead to different choices."

"It may be dangerous, but for them, it’s something of an inevitability."

York was quite open-minded about the matter.

After all, York had been an Emperor himself, so it was easy for him to guess the thoughts of the Giant Demon Empire’s Emperor Tobien.

And Amos, wise with age, could guess as well.

"Within the Giant Demon Empire, Emperor Tobien is the Strongest Person in their entire civilization."

"Now, with our Star Empire and Your Majesty as a point of comparison, it’s obvious they’ve become impatient."

Amos shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"That’s one reason, I suppose."

"But the desire to pursue greater and stronger Power might also be a key factor."

"The natural upper limit for mortals and ordinary species is lower than that of the Ancient Species. Right now, they have a chance to touch that threshold. If it were anyone else, they would probably be willing to try as well."

York said with a faint smile.

Amos gave a noncommittal nod, but his expression turned serious.

"Understanding it is one thing."

"But if they do this and actually succeed, it would truly set a bad precedent."

"York, my lad, if you were one of our Empire’s Ancient Deities, would you turn a blind eye to this?"

York was taken aback for a moment, then he looked at Amos with a helpless smile.

"That’s truly hard to say."

"However, if it were me, I wouldn’t actually care."

"After all, usurping the station of an Ancient Deity is as hard as ascending to the heavens."

"Putting other things aside, first, you’d need the means to control an Ancient Deity. Then, you’d need the Power to continuously bleed it."

"Even if you met both of those conditions, you’d still have to consider how to ultimately accommodate the Ancient Deity’s entire Bloodline, and even possess the matching requirement of immense Spiritual Power."

"In short, even if you met all those requirements, the success rate would probably be only fifty percent, or even less."

At this point, York smiled again.

"As for what happens if the Giant Demon Empire succeeds..."

"Such a seemingly bad precedent might not be a big deal."

"After all, everything is a double-edged sword."

"Take our Star Empire, for example. With the Father God’s existence, there will be no shortage of Ancient Deities we can subdue or even capture alive in the future."

"And using everything from these Ancient Deities as a reward would definitely ignite the passion of the younger generation."

"As for someone trying to usurp the station of the Father God, or even that of the Ancient Deities already integrated into our Empire... I can only say they’d be courting death."

"At the very least, as long as the Father God exists, no one could ever possibly succeed."

York raised his teacup to his lips, took a gentle sip, and said no more.

Amos also smiled and nodded.

"That’s true."

"Even now, we can’t claim to understand even a fraction of Your Majesty’s power and mystery."

"Not to mention, Your Majesty also has the Divine Favored, such a group of fiercely loyal followers. You could say that from the Pantheon to the Mortal World, the Empire is filled with Your Majesty’s eyes."

"Under the watch of so many eyes, I suppose we don’t need to worry about anyone who dares to commit an act of rebellion."

"So, York, my lad, how do you think we should respond to this matter?"

The moment Amos learned of the Giant Demon Empire’s plan to experiment with usurping the station of an Ancient Deity, he naturally reported it to Lince through a Spiritual connection.

But Lince didn’t give much of a response regarding the matter.

He only said that Amos could handle it as he saw fit.

’Handle it as I see fit?’

’Is this something I can be casual about?’

Even if Lince didn’t care, as his Clan and his protégés, both Amos and York had to treat it with the utmost seriousness.

Hearing this, York’s expression grew uncharacteristically solemn.

He thought for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Regarding this matter, even though the Father God doesn’t care, we must still take a stance."

"We don’t necessarily have to play the villain, but we can’t just let this go unchecked either."

"So, I think the Giant Demon Empire can conduct this experiment on their own, but they must not be allowed to spread the news within the Star Empire or escalate the matter."

"Mm, of course, it’s not our place to give them a direct answer."

"After all, this is a very sensitive issue no matter how you look at it. If we give a clear answer in private, there’s no guarantee that others—especially Crimson and Silver Dragon Camilla—won’t return and blame us for this sacrilegious act."

"Of course, it could also cause dissatisfaction among other members of the Clan, or even the Ancient Deities themselves."

"Therefore, it’s best we don’t answer at all!"

"Don’t answer?"

Amos was slightly stunned.

Though he was ancient and cunning as a turtle, in matters like this, Amos’s experience was certainly no match for a seasoned veteran like York, who had been an Emperor.

"Correct. We don’t answer."

"It doesn’t matter if they take it as tacit approval or disagreement!"

"In any case, old-timer, we absolutely cannot speak explicitly on this matter."

"As long as we don’t say anything, then no matter how this develops in the end, it won’t have much to do with us."