Chapter 1407: Chapter 1372: Probing, Knocking on the Door Chapter 1407: Chapter 1372: Probing, Knocking on the Door Muria was well aware that mere pie in the sky could never inspire people compared to actual benefits. Only when the benefits were securely in their pockets could morale be truly boosted.

Therefore, Muria did not play empty games with those under his command, promising them that if he one day became the ruler of the world, he would do this or that.

In the absence of a guarantee that he could become the ruler of the world, such promises were mere fantasies, like flowers in a mirror or the moon reflected in water. So, to willingly make the deities under his command follow and serve him, it was essential to use benefits as shackles to bind them tightly to his side.

The chains of interest were the most robust; those who were bound would be willing and have no hint of resistance.

“I can assure you that for every effort you make, you will receive an equivalent reward. If you have enough merits, I can even bestow upon you a domain,” Muria promised to the deity before him. Because they had no prior entanglements of interest, and simply followed him, being bundled along as a main god, and reluctantly became his subordinate deity, Muria intended to use him as a benchmark.

He wanted other deities who joined later to see how broad-minded and ambitious he, as the Lord of Deities, was, and how lofty his aspirations were.

Of course, the main reason was that there was no conflict of divine duties between Muria and this deity. Therefore, the deity Toran was, to some extent, very free.

After Muria had decided to promote him as his brand ambassador without intending to restrict him, such a move would then be more credible when he goes out to proclaim it.

If a deity under Muria overlapped in their divine duties, he would retract those duties and reassign them. If such a practice spread, one could basically give up on expecting any deity to actively seek allegiance with Muria.

To become the strongest deity and gather all divine duties, one must fight through them one by one. Muria naturally would not engage in such foolishness that indirectly raised the difficulty of the task. When the difficulty increased, the final rewards did not grow accordingly.

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“What an ambitious junior, barely ascended and yet already unable to resist expanding his power,” said a deity, noticing the young one’s sudden rise.

“Ambition, who among us here lacks it? What truly surprises me about this junior is his terrifying decisiveness to dare to dream and dare to act, and moreover, to succeed in such a short time—that is the most frightening aspect.”

“Indeed, that Wind Elf King, you have all seen him, right? Speak for yourselves, who among you can confidently assure that you could subdue him in such a short duration?”

“I can,” declared Sergei Gradyir, the deity in control of the Solar Divine Authority, his voice overflowing with extreme confidence. As he spoke, the Temporary Semi-Plane, specially constructed due to the convergence of several Powerful Divine Forces, brightened slightly.

“Ha, I don’t have the mighty strength of the Sun God to defeat an opponent in a domain belonging to a deity with Intermediate Divine Strength. I lack that ability.”

Following the Sun God, the Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains humbly spoke, appearing very candid. Yet the other deities did not underestimate him for this; those gathered were original deities, and if not thoroughly understanding each other, they had a reasonable grasp of each other’s capabilities.

The Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains held sway over the Earth Divine Authority and compared to other aspects, his output indeed seemed slightly weak. But this weakness was relative to other powerful deities of the same caliber.

Born in the primordial era, the deities had a long expanse of time to acquire all abilities that could be learned, and in this sense, they were all hexagonal deities without obvious weaknesses.

The powers granted to them by their divine duties allowed them to excel in certain areas, becoming their advantage. But such advantages were insufficient for defeating those of their own level; the gaps in their battle strength, if any, were not large.

“Mountain Lord, you are being too modest. Your attack may not be strong, but with your defense, you can exit unscathed from the domain of any deity with Intermediate Divine Strength,” a deity praised upon hearing the words of the Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains.

“You’re exaggerating. My defense is indeed formidable, but not to that extent. Rather it’s you who could defeat a deity with Intermediate Divine Strength in not much time, I would imagine.”

Earthen-hued Divine Light sparkled in the eyes of the Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains as he gazed at a deity whose light shone with an indigo hue. Behind him, one could see an endless ocean with the sound of the tide fluctuations echoing around him.

“I know full well my own strength. Outside of a divine kingdom, I can defeat any deity with Intermediate Divine Strength. But within a divine kingdom, the outcome is uncertain; I’m certainly no match for this newly ascended peer.”

The deity who wielded the Ocean Divine Authority spoke humbly, appearing exceptionally low-key.

“This is not something we need to argue about too much! The junior possesses the Death God Power, and when it comes to using that divine force in battle, there are few among us who could compare,” pointed out another deity.

“It’s precisely because the Death God Power is so unique that I’m curious as to how the Undead Emperor was defeated,” a deity raised doubts about the fall of the Undead Emperor, which was also the fundamental reason for their gathering here.

No matter what, Deities were beings born at the inception of the world. To them, the fall of a Deity of their kind was extremely shocking; as the saying goes, one feels sorrow when a kindred meets its end.

Of course, it wasn’t just about that; they were also worried for their own existence and safety. They haven’t forgotten that the Deity fell within his own Divine Kingdom.

And they were all too clear about how much a Deity could be augmented within his Divine Kingdom. The Deity’s Divine Will may have had issues, but his power was undiminished.

The force that could wipe out a Deity also meant that it could cast them into eternal slumber.

Originally, when the Solar Deity calculated against Muria, these Divine Beings were well aware. The only thing they didn’t anticipate was that a junior, having learned the location of the Deity’s Divine Kingdom not long before, actually replaced him, leaving them no time to react.

“I have no idea about these things; my Avatar was shattered at the first opportunity, and I don’t even know who took action against it, let alone the subsequent battle.”

The Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains spoke out again, for He truly knew nothing. His statement prompted similar responses from the other Divine Beings.

“I’m in the same boat; my Avatar was destroyed right away, and I didn’t get any useful information.”

“So, it’s the same with all of you. I thought you would know more.”

The Divine Beings discussed among themselves, but the Solar Deity Sergei Gradyer fell into silence, realizing he no longer had common ground with these contemporaries.

Among the many Powerful Divine Forces acting as eyes within the Divine Kingdom of the Deity, his Avatar was the first to be destroyed, and it was obliterated by the Deity himself, so he knew nothing of what happened afterward.

“What did your Avatars see before being destroyed?”

Unable to join in the conversation, the Solar Deity forcefully inserted himself into the discussion; he did not want to be left out.

Hearing the inquiry of the Solar Deity, the other Divine Beings responded, describing what their Avatars transmitted before destruction, fragmentary as it was, it still amounted to a significant amount of information.

“White Divine Light, Golden Flames, mountains descending from the heavens, surging tides, and the Radiant starry sky… such a myriad of forces. If they were all controlled by a single being, that would truly be unimaginable.”

“There’s no need to question it; this junior definitely sought outside help. With his own strength alone, he wouldn’t have caused the Deity to fall, let alone contend with him – that itself would be difficult.”

“The question now is, what beings helped this newly ascended Death Lord? I stealthily wandered to the Lord’s realm and detected no corresponding entity, which is definitely not normal.”

“Based on this, we can infer that those helping the Death Lord are neither subordinates nor equals to Him but rather operate at an even higher level.

These Lords can’t command those beings directly, they can only negotiate through exchanging benefits or request aid at particular times.”

“This is mere speculation without factual basis; there’s no evidence to support it.”

“Isn’t what was just described evidence enough?”

“What evidence? I might as well claim that the Death Lord hid his strength during the Pantheon Meeting and then unleashed it at a critical moment to secure his current position.”

“Such a claim is even more ludicrous. How could a being possess so much force, and how would they maintain the balance between those powers?”

“But it’s not entirely impossible, right?”

“All you have are speculations, no concrete proof. If you want to know if there are others behind Him, it’s simple: defeat this newly risen Divine Being, and I refuse to believe those behind Him won’t show themselves when he’s faced with demise.”

“The plan is good, but who shall take action? Surely, we can’t all attack together; that would be quite unsightly!”

Following this Divine Being’s voice, several Divine Beings cast subtle glances toward the Solar Deity Sergei Gradyer.

Noticing their gazes, the Solar Deity showed no change on his surface, but who knew what he was thinking? Thus, the Temporary Semi-Plane fell into a brief silence.

But soon, this calm was shattered, “There’s no need for you to discuss how to probe this Death Lord any further, He has already brought the fight to my Domain.”

The previously silent Solar Deity suddenly spoke up, revealing a look of inscrutable meaning in the eyes of several Powerful Divine Beings.

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