Chapter 9: The Plan to Scheme Against Others, but Being Schemed Against by Others

"Quite simple."

"The evil god worshiped by the Holy Spirit Sect is the ruler of the Abyss plane, the Abyss Saint King."

The Demon Empress: "???"

"Don't believe it?"

"The Douluo plane is under the jurisdiction of the divine realm, and there is no such thing as an evil god in the divine realm."

"Even if there were such an evil god, he would never teach you the method to suppress the plane and become a god. Doing so would violate the laws of the divine realm."

"The five great divine kings, as law enforcers, jointly formulated these laws. Which evil god would dare to take the risk of being crushed into dust by the divine kings and provide a loyal believer with the way to become a god?"

"Anyone who dares to do this is certainly not from the divine realm, and they must have some hidden agenda."

"Quite coincidentally, the Abyss Saint King, who has the ability to do so, and the evil god worshiped by the Holy Spirit Sect, started to manifest at almost the same time."

"First, the Abyss plane invaded, but the Abyss Saint King was obstructed by the will of the plane and was unable to cross planes, thus the invasion failed."

"Then, the evil god worshiped by the Holy Spirit Sect started to reveal itself, granting a method to become a god."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk~"

"Why do you think that is?"

"A true god's body, can it carry the power of the Abyss Saint King and allow him to cross the plane?"

The Demon Empress took several deep breaths, trying to calm herself.

"Even if what you say is true, and the evil god is indeed the Abyss Saint King, his plan is still a very risky one."

"After I become a god, perhaps my power will not be as great as the Abyss Saint King's, but if he tries to possess me, I don't think he will succeed."

At this point, Di Tian had already moved to the edge of the blood pool, scooping up a handful of the Demon Empress's bathing water with one hand, carefully sensing the life essence within the blood.

He replied with a smile, "Let me correct you on one thing. The godhood you've obtained doesn't actually have a divine position. The Blood River God-Slaying Formation does not have the ability to condense a divine position."

"Although the Abyss Saint King is a powerful level-one god, he doesn't have a divine position."

"A god without a divine position would dare to teach someone how to create one? What gives him that kind of confidence?"

The Demon Empress's face darkened like water, and she didn't respond. So, Di Tian proceeded to explain the specifics of divine positions.

"The presence or absence of a divine position doesn't greatly affect a god's combat power."

"The divine position is the rank that supports a god's existence, and it also serves as a kind of cultivation booster."

"For example, the first Sea God, through millennia of gathering sea faith power, created the embryonic form of a divine position, forged the divine position, and upon ascending to godhood, immediately gained the power of a level-one god."

"From Extreme Douluo to God officer, to level-Three God, then level-Two God, and finally settling into the level-One God realm, this is a benefit unique to the creator of a divine position."

"Later generations who inherit divine positions, even if they successfully inherit them, initially only have the strength of a G officer."

"This is also the reason why the divine war at Jialing Pass lasted for so long two thousand years ago."

"After Tang San inherited the Shura God's divine position at the level of the God King, he had to put in a tremendous effort to fight and defeat the two level-one gods, the Angel God Qian Renxue and the Rakshasa God Bibi Dong."

"Of course, inherited divine positions also serve as a booster, allowing the heir to rapidly cultivate to the upper limit of the divine position."

"Thus, the inheritor of a divine position from a lower plane is allowed to stay in that plane for a hundred years, quickly advancing their cultivation, until it matches the upper limit of the divine position, before ascending to the divine realm."

"Quite considerate, isn't it? A God who inherits the God king's position, at first only has the power of a God officer. If they go to the divine realm, they won't be able to command anyone."

After listening to Di Tian's detailed explanation, the Demon Empress finally understood that the Abyss Saint King had a high chance of succeeding in possessing her.

Even if she became a true god, the Abyss Saint King, a level-One God, would still have the power to crush her.

Without the ability to create a divine position, her cultivation after becoming a god could only be increased by her own efforts, which would inevitably take a long time.

Over time, the Abyss Saint King would have enough patience to wait for her to make a mistake.

As for whether Di Tian might have fabricated the details about divine positions, the Demon Empress did not doubt it. Anyone who is close to the limits of the plane's power, such as a cultivator of the Douluo plane, would be able to sense the divine realm and understand it.

Di Tian's background had been widely spread among the ferocious beast circles.

He was originally a Dragon God's personal guard, born as a divine beast.

With the Dragon God slain and the beast clans wiped out, he had no choice but to follow the Dragon God's avatar, the Silver Dragon King, and escape to the Douluo Continent.

However, this also placed him under the constraints of the plane, stripping him of his divine beast form and long lifespan.

Even though his cultivation had accumulated enough to become a God multiple times over, he was still suppressed below the level of divinity by the plane.

But the Dragon God had once been the most powerful of the God kings—why would he need a small divine dragon as a personal guard? Who was protecting whom?

The position of personal guard was entirely akin to a high-ranking official in the human monarchy—an extremely favored subject.

Di Tian knew many secrets about the divine realm, and it wasn't surprising at all.

After a long period of silence, the Demon Empress finally spoke.

"You've said so much, pointing out that I am in an inevitable death trap without even knowing it. So what do you want me to do?"

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and the Demon Empress fully understood this saying.

"Come with me."

With the groundwork already laid, Emperor Tian brought out the final trump card.

"I know you must have remnants of the Deep Sea Magic Whale King, but relying solely on those things, not even a god king can resurrect your husband."

"By following me, whether it's becoming a god or resurrecting your husband, the chances of success are much higher than if you try it alone."

This final trump card completely dispelled the Demon Empress's last hesitation.

Her ultimate goal in becoming a God, aside from avenging humanity and the gods, was to resurrect her husband and reunite her family.

Her petite form wrapped in the black robe trembled slightly, driven by both the excitement inside and her physical movement.

She stepped out of the blood pool and saluted Di Tian, signaling submission—a show of respect from the lower beings of the soul beast race to their superiors.

It also meant that she could reconsider her bindings, part ways peacefully, but never betray him.

"After I leave with you, will there be any issue with controlling the Blood River God-Slaying Formation?"

"The formation will play a critical role later, and it's best if nothing goes wrong."

The Demon Empress waved her slender hand, and the blood in the pool bubbled up as if boiling, with bubbles rising and floating together to form her exact shape—remarkably lifelike.

"Even if I face an attack from a Quasi-God, the clone formed through the Blood River God-Slaying Formation's power can hold on for a while, giving us enough time to return."

Upon seeing this, Emperor Tian felt relieved. The reason he asked this was because of the ambitious evil soul masters outside, especially the Ghost Emperor.

"Ghost Emperor, Ghost Emperor..." Muttering to himself, Di Tian suddenly remembered something.

(The end of this chapter)