"So, when we headed to the 'Heavenly God Battlefield,' the battlefield was already approaching its mid-to-late stage."

"By that time, the Six Great 'Cataclysm Pathways' had already birthed over thirty God-Kings who had devoured and subdued more than ten Heavenly Gods."

"These thirty-plus God-Kings were also competing amongst themselves, vying for the Supreme position among the Six Great 'Cataclysm Pathways.'

"It was precisely because of this chaotic situation that we didn't have many options at that time. Thus, differences arose among us."

"My thinking was relatively simple. I, Zhao Ji, never wished to remain beneath anyone."

"So, no matter to what extent the 'Heavenly God Battlefield' had developed, I would venture forth to see if there was a way to become a God-King."

"As for the others, their thoughts were much more complex. Some inclined to first align themselves with one side of a God-King for stability."

"Some wanted to meddle in the battles between God-Kings of the same pathway. Others were scared and wanted to return to our world."

"Thus, we parted ways, each doing what we wanted."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu's brain involuntarily spun rapidly, analyzing the situation.

According to Zhao Ji's account: the struggle for the God-King is essentially the pathways birthing their own Kings."

For example, Qiu Tu is of 'Order-Politics,' so all Heavenly Gods belonging to 'Order' are his enemies."

To ascend to the position of God-King, he must kill or subdue at least ten 'Order' Heavenly Gods."

Afterward, he must find ways to devour other God-Kings within the 'Order Pathway,' ultimately leaving himself as the only God-King in the 'Order Pathway.'

This should be the 'Path to Ascension' for a God-King."

Such a route also leads to a specific result:

In the initial stages, Heavenly Gods of the same pathway would naturally guard against and oppose each other; however, by the mid-to-late stages, once a God-King gains an early advantage, other 'Order Pathway' Heavenly Gods, to avoid being devoured and opt instead to be subdued, naturally tend to align with those God-Kings.

The more troubling aspect is..... a world can give birth to 30 or 40 Heavenly Gods simultaneously, but there are only Six Great Pathways, so..... there must be Heavenly Gods of the same pathway involved."

This leads to a situation wherein the later stages, Heavenly Gods from the same world struggle to unite because their interests are vastly disparate.

No wonder the result Zhao Ji and the others encountered back then was so tragic."

Thinking this, Qiu Tu pondered for a moment and then asked, "So, how did the final 'Heavenly Gods' meet their demise?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Zhao Ji's gaze became distant, somewhat confused.

She paused momentarily before speaking, "I don't know either."

"All I know is, after my journey, I discovered a problem with my 'Cataclysm Pathway,' prompting me to return to our world to repair it."

"When I returned, I found a God-King attacking our world, while some Heavenly Gods had fallen, some fled, and the rest were almost completely shattered."

"Witnessing this, of course I couldn't stand idly by, so I went forward to exchange a few blows with that God-King."

At this point, Zhao Ji paused for a moment and gave an evaluation, "Hmm... I was slightly on the upper hand."

Qiu Tu: ??

To be honest, Qiu Tu always held Zhao Ji's combat prowess in extremely high regard, considering her possibly one of the top extraordinary talents in this small world.

But... only within this small world.

After all, the 'Boundless Heart Sea' is vast, with unknown branches, containing countless worlds; surely, there are those superior to Zhao Ji, right?

Like those individual God-Kings, for instance."

But now it seems... even a God-King was not a match for Zhao Ji?

Zhao Ji at her peak truly seemed terrifying."

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but continue to listen to Zhao Ji.

In Zhao Ji's eyes, a hint of reminiscence surfaced as she said, "However, the opponent wasn't foolish. Upon realizing he wasn't my equal, he didn't continue his assault but began calling allies."

"He summoned another God-King."

"With two God-Kings joining forces, I obviously wasn't their match, so I was forced to retreat slowly."

At this point, Zhao Ji paused, adding a simple sentence, "But... this was actually just temporary."

"Because at the time, during my training, I had already devoured eight Heavenly Gods of the same pathway."

"Therefore, as long as I devoured two more Heavenly Gods of the same pathway, I could advance to God-King. Then counter them."

"But at that moment, the East God-King somehow obtained a peculiar method of sacrifice."

"This sacrifice method allowed them to forcibly merge with the 'Small World' using 'Heavenly God Positional Frame' as sacrificial offerings."

"Perhaps they believed this battle was impossible to win, so to save themselves and preserve the 'Small World,' they used this method of sacrifice, forcibly merging with the 'Small World.'

"Once merged, their strength indeed became very formidable."

"Within the 'Small World,' their powers could not only reach the Heavenly God Peak but also inversely weaken those Heavenly Gods who don't belong to the world."

"This indeed deterred those two God-Kings, halting their assault."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but blink, looking at Zhao Ji with confusion, asking, "In that case, they should be considered heroes. So why... do you all despise them?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Zhao Ji's usually expressionless face grew even colder. She glanced at Qiu Tu nonchalantly and said,

"If the situation had ended here, then they indeed could be called heroes."

"Even, if they had died fighting to protect the 'Small World,' they would have been sanctified, admired by myriad people."