Chapter 1011 - A Declaration of War

Nine mismatched eyes stared down from the ceiling of a golden palace.

Pious of the War Faction sat across from a figure who looked like Huang Shengjun. His eyes had nine distinct pupils, and his expression radiated unbridled arrogance.

Despite his appearance, this was actually the Butcher.

The Butcher had been declared dead after the divine war against the Wisdom Faction. With the Nine-Eyed Evil God’s help, however, he had escaped through a Huang Shengjun clone and had grown significantly stronger under the Evil God’s guidance.

Pious and the Butcher went way back. The two of them were discussing the state of the Divine Civilization while waiting for news from the Destruction Clan.

A gate appeared as Gu Feng teleported out of the battlefield, face twisted with rage.

The Life God King followed shortly after. “The assassination failed, and the Source of Destruction was taken.”

Both the Butcher and Pious shot to their feet, the news hitting like a thunderbolt. The Source of Destruction was the Destruction Clan’s greatest treasure. This ultimate weapon, which carried a 99% kill chance against any opponent of any rank, was now in the Death God King’s hands.

Even the Nine-Eyed Evil God and the War God King Zhong Heng would break into a cold sweat if they heard this. The Life God King was already mentally searching for a remote corner of the universe to hide in for the next few centuries.

“The Source of Destruction is useless if it isn’t charged with Destruction power,” Gu Feng assured. “Only members of the Destruction Clan can fuel it. No one else can use it.”

The room relaxed slightly, and the Life God King quietly shelved his escape plan.

“How did you manage to lose it, Elder Gu? Wasn’t that thing your lifeline?” Pious asked bluntly.

Gu Feng’s face darkened. It’s not like he had wanted to lose it. The situation had simply progressed in unexpected directions.

The Life God King stepped in to defend him. “Everything happened so suddenly. Elder Gu did his best. None of us could’ve expected the Death God King to survive the Source of Destruction’s strike.”

Every eye in the room turned to the Life God King. A 99% kill chance meant only a 1% chance of survival. The Death God King had beaten those odds.

“No one can truly withstand the Source of Destruction,” Gu Feng insisted. “The Death God King must have some kind of protective treasure on him.”

While Gu Feng had no proof of this, he stood by the Source of Destruction’s abilities.

Not that it mattered anymore. The Source of Destruction was gone, and the failed assassination had tipped their hand. The Death God King would almost certainly declare war on the Destruction Clan next.

As the Destruction Clan didn’t have a God King of their own, other God Kings couldn’t attack the Destruction Clan directly within the Divine Civilization. Even if a fight broke out, it would be between Major Gods, and Gu Feng wasn’t too worried about that. The family still carried the bloodline of the Destruction God King, after all. Their abilities weren’t shabby.

“Since the Death God King already knows we’re working together, let’s just launch a combined divine war,” the Butcher proposed. “I refuse to believe he can withstand a four-way siege.”

The four powers he referred to were the War Faction, the Life Faction, the Destruction Clan, and the Nine-Eyed Evil God.

Unfortunately, the Destruction Clan had lost the Source of Destruction, which accounted for half their total strength. Without it, they were a tiger without teeth. Still, three and a half factions were an enormous force by any standard. It was more than enough to crush the Death Faction.

The Life God King felt miserable. His condition for joining had been that the Destruction Clan would kill the Death God King. In the end, the Death God King survived, and the Life God King was now publicly linked to the Destruction Clan. He had gained nothing and picked up a whole lot of trouble.

If not for his confidence in the Nine-Eyed Evil God and the War Faction, he would’ve walked away from the Destruction Clan without so much as a backward glance.

“Then we declare war! The Divine Civilization has never seen a divine war on this scale!” Pious declared on behalf of the War Faction. War Faction members got excited at the mention of any kind of conflict.

The Butcher agreed after receiving confirmation from the Nine-Eyed Evil God.

The Life God King, meanwhile, had no choice but to join. He was already fighting the Death Faction. This just meant more allies ganging up on them.

As for the Destruction Clan, Gu Feng’s cover was blown. Not declaring war would be rude at this point.

After the three and a half factions finalized their plans, they began preparations. The next morning, news of their joint declaration of war against the Death Faction spread through every corner of the Divine Civilization.

On the surface, it was an alliance between the Life Faction and the War Faction, but behind the scenes, the Destruction Clan and the Nine-Eyed Evil God’s forces were also involved. Those aware of the truth felt that the Death Faction was doomed. No faction dared to offer them help.

Before the buzz could die down, a new announcement dropped. The Wisdom Faction and the Death Faction had allied against the combined forces of the War and Life Factions.

At Han Wu’s request, Sun Qingnian also spread word that the Blood Coliseum and the former Dark Faction members would be joining the fight.

The goal wasn’t to attract more help, but to discourage opportunists from piling onto the Death Faction. The message worked. Several factions that had been eyeing an easy profit by supporting the Life Faction quietly backed off.

Picking a side was dangerous in an evenly matched fight. It was smarter in this situation to sit back and watch how things played out.