Chapter 676 - 382: The Struggle Between Empire and Church of Gods (Part 2)

This strike dealt a severe blow to the strength of the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom.

Even when the nobility gathered, the mobilized forces were quite limited.

As the most powerful nation, the Beastman Kingdom almost exerted its full strength here.

Over fifteen Tier Six Beastmen directly encircled the entire Beastman Kingdom.

Moreover, among them was a Tier Six Peak Beastman.

It was precisely because of this Tier Six Peak Beastman that the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom suffered such heavy losses.

An elite Knight Order of over two thousand was instantly wiped out.

In contrast, the Tulip Kingdom was comparatively better off.

Especially with the presence of Thor.

It directly prevented the collapse of the entire West.

In previous intelligence, the West of the Tulip Kingdom had indeed collapsed.

The issue wasn’t just the collapse of the West; Prince Baluyev Valentin, along with the elite Knight Order he led, was also destroyed in this war.

Without considering Thor, faced with five Tier Six Beastmen, including two mid-stage Tier Six Beastmen, Baluyev Valentin would have no other possibility.

"One month left!"

Whispering to himself, Thor couldn’t help but look towards the west.

At this moment, he was the only one who knew that was the center of everything.

Only there could determine the final outcome.

The battle between the Empire and the Church of Gods.

The ultimate fate of the world would belong there.

Even more so, in a little over a month, he would witness the most significant event of the past hundred thousand years.

It would also be the best opportunity for the Dressrosa Family.

On the garrison.

Two people were conversing.

On the battlefield, figures swiftly completed their cleanup.

Meanwhile.

In the East.

The battle was undoubtedly deadlocked.

Even though the Tulip Kingdom provided the strongest support at the first opportunity, the arriving Tier Six Beastman Tribe was equally formidable at that moment.

Taking them down in a short time wasn’t easy.

As wars erupted all over.

In the Blazing Kingdom.

Within the Royal Court.

Illusory figures gradually appeared.

"How’s the situation?"

A hoarse voice came from one illusory figure’s mouth.

"The plan has already begun. Most of the forces of the Tulip Kingdom and the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom have started to project to the Northern regions, engaging in war with the Beastmen."

As one person spoke, someone else quickly chimed in.

"Accelerate!"

"The Empire’s heretics seem to have made some discoveries."

After a moment of silence, the previous speaker’s phantom voice emerged again.

"Hmph!"

"So what if they discovered something? Those heretics aren’t what they used to be; how much power do they still possess now?"

A derisive laugh echoed, full of disdain.

"Ha ha ha, indeed, on the Yulan Continent they thought they discovered a high-level plane, but those damned heretics don’t know that plane isn’t just a simple resource plane."

With a snicker, light laughter soon echoed around.

This was an opportunity they meticulously prepared for.

Every aspect had been considered in this plan.

It had even been laid out over a hundred years in advance.

Take that Yulan Continent plane for instance.

On the Empire’s side, it was accidentally discovered, but for the Church of Gods, it was intentional.

On one hand, the Yulan Continent is not an ordinary resource plane; it contains many fragments of the Divine Realm and connects with several other worlds.

As the Two Great Empires’ forces invaded that place.

The enemies they would face would be unimaginably powerful.

Let’s not talk about support; whether they can retreat is even questionable.

Then, weakening the kingdoms’ strength through the Kingdom Wars.

By using the chaos in various places to draw more power from the Two Great Empires, this Divine Revelation Ceremony was guaranteed to be foolproof.

Once that deity descends, it would be the chance for the Church of Gods.

Within the Royal Court, an illusory smile appeared on the faces of each phantom figure.

Regarding this scene.

At this moment, neither the Tulip Kingdom nor the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom had any knowledge.

Even if they felt something was off with the Blazing Kingdom.

Amid the intense Beastman War, they had no mind to focus on these things.

Just because they didn’t notice doesn’t mean no one did.

In the sky above the Blazing Kingdom.

Two figures stood.

Both wore expressions of seriousness.

"Is this really the right way to do it?"

A deep voice spoke; it was the words of Ryze.

"Dean Ryze, you should be well aware of the threat posed by the Church of Gods. If we don’t strike now, once the Divine Descent occurs, it will be the end of the road for the Two Great Empires."

The deep voice came from a man in armor beside Ryze.

Listening to him, Ryze couldn’t help but fall silent.

As a high-ranking member of the Empire, he naturally knew what it meant.

The Divine Descent.

This wasn’t like an ordinary Divine Revelation’s descent; it represented a crucial time point.

Three hundred years later.

The gods will return.

The Divine Realm will reappear in the human realm.

Ancient legends will walk back into reality.

The beings that appear then will not be lower or middle-ranked gods.

But upper-ranked gods, Main Gods.

Even more, those few above the Main Gods could possibly return.

Humans, who have long been accustomed to ruling themselves, will clearly not be willing to accept the return of the gods.

For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have been preparing accordingly.

This is but one portion of the preparations.

It seems the Church of Gods has schemed against the entire Empire.

Yet the Church of Gods doesn’t know this has been part of the Empire’s preparations.

Whether the Yulan Continent.

Or the Kingdom Wars.

Even the subsequent series of upheavals.

The Empire is going with the flow.

The goals.

Are simple, on one hand, to utterly devastate the Church of Gods. With the impending Divine Descent, such an existence as the Church of Gods is no longer necessary.

On the other hand, to leverage the Divine Revelation orchestrated by the Church of Gods, to once again obtain a higher-level Divinity.

The Empire needs more power to oppose the impending era of true Divine Descent.

Compared to the Main Gods of other continents, these already fallen Main Gods, even if they return from the river of time, are no longer at their peak, making them easier to tackle.

But this cost is undoubtedly grave.

In the Blazing Kingdom, over a third of the population has already perished.

The Tulip Kingdom and the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom.

After this, it’s expected they will be nearly crippled.

Yet such costs are insignificant compared to the rewards.

Main God.

Just one Main God Divinity.

Even sacrificing three Northern Kingdoms, or adding ten kingdoms more would be worth it.

"Are we certain this is led by the Church of Death?"

After a moment of silence, Ryze couldn’t help asking.

"It’s confirmed."

"There’s no mistake in this."

"The only thing to be mindful of is that the Abyss Church seems to be planning something different, but it’s unclear what that is right now!"

The armored man nodded slightly, pondered a bit, then supplemented his response.

"The Abyss Church, huh?"

"I will keep a close watch!"

"However, this time, try not to involve more than necessary!"

After a slight pause, Ryze finally spoke.

"Rest assured!"

"This is already as limited as we can make it."

"It shouldn’t escalate."

The armored man nods with a smile.

Then his figure gradually vanished from where he stood.

Only after the man had disappeared did Ryze let out a sigh.

Truthfully, as someone who climbed up from the bottom, he didn’t want to witness such a scene, but at this juncture, he couldn’t do much.

The only hope is for the situation to remain under control to prevent severe losses to the people of the Three Great Kingdoms.