She said, "But... the problem is, things did not end here."

Zhao Ji's cold eyes showed no trace of expression, and she said faintly, "Perhaps they wished to protect this world too much, perhaps to monopolize it, or perhaps they made some dirty deal with those two Divine Kings."

"After exiling the two Divine Kings, they also exiled the other Heavenly Gods and destroyed the 'World Passage.'

"According to their argument, for a Divine King to truly reach the peak, he must subdue or devour all Heavenly Gods of the same path."

"They have already abandoned the 'Heavenly God Path,' their positional frame stripped away, they won't be on the mind of the Divine Kings."

"But... the other Heavenly Gods, having not abandoned the 'Heavenly God Path,' even if they hide in the 'Small World,' will eventually be found, and when that time comes, they will bring about the destruction of the 'Small World.'

"So, to protect the 'Small World,' they had to exile all the Heavenly Gods."

"As for... whether other Heavenly Gods might also abandon the 'Heavenly God Path' like them... they do not care."

"Because... a small world with four such 'Heavenly God level' Earth Deities is already too crowded, they have no territory left to accept other Heavenly Gods."

Hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu's face was full of shock.

If the four Divine Kings were indeed heroes in the first half, then they were truly traitors in the second half.

Moreover... they clearly didn't learn their history well.

Even if their logic was self-consistent, history has shown that willingly becoming weak doesn't stop the strong from bullying.

How many nations had the opportunity for prosperity and strength, but gave up due to circumstances, and eventually exited the world's main stage completely.

On the contrary, only those nations that pressed on gritted their teeth and persevered became truly strong.

However, thinking of this, Qiu Tu suddenly understood something he had never figured out before.

No wonder, the four Divine Kings have been hunting Eighth Rank Peak Great Evil Gods all these years.

Previously, Qiu Tu had found the reasons for the four Divine Kings hunting Eighth Rank Peak Great Evil Gods insufficient.

Now it seems, they were not only worried about sharing their power but also that a true 'Heavenly God' might be born, which could lead a Divine King to the 'same path' scent and find this small world.

For a moment, Qiu Tu didn't know how to evaluate these four Divine Kings.

Are these four Divine Kings bad? They seemed to indeed consider their own interests, but they also wanted to protect this world.

So it doesn't quite seem bad.

But... calling them 'foolish' is certainly not wrong. Moreover, they are both foolish and cowardly.

No wonder Zhao Ji and the others involved call them cowards, traitors, and turtles hiding in their shells...

It is indeed a fair evaluation.

Furthermore, Qiu Tu felt there's a high probability that these four Divine Kings might even blame Zhao Ji, thinking it was Zhao Ji who sparked the crisis back then.

After all... without Zhao Ji discovering the method of becoming a Divine King and the 'World Passage,' all Heavenly Gods would still be living in self-deception, complacently hiding in the small world.

'These four fools!'

After silently cursing the four Divine Kings, Qiu Tu looked up at Zhao Ji, then furrowed his brow and said,

"Having delayed another hundred years, the situation on the 'Heavenly God Battlefield' will definitely become more complicated."

"Once we ascend to Heavenly God, we must come up with a foolproof plan to ensure we are not discovered by the 'True God Kings.'"

"However, fortunately... we should still have some time to prepare."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji opened her mouth to say something.

At that moment, she suddenly froze.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu looked at her with some confusion, just about to ask what happened.

In the next second, he suddenly froze as well.

Because he seemed to have received a message from the 'World Origin.'

"Seven days remain until the Heavenly God Trial ends."

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