National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Chapter 151: What If We Could Steal These Divine Ruins

"Your Majesty, the entire globe has been swept up in a frenzy to find Divine Ruins.

This has given humanity a glimmer of hope in the fight against the invading Evil Spirits.

The White Elephant Empire is a prime example.

Who would have thought that Chu He’s battle with the White Elephant Empire would change the trajectory of the entire situation on Blue Star?

Now, the Five Europe Empire has also discovered Divine Ruins, and a World Tree has suddenly appeared there.

The World Tree is so tall it pierces the clouds, and the Five Europe Empire hasn’t even been able to fully explore it yet.

Judging by the sight of the World Tree alone, these Divine Ruins are likely anything but simple.

Based on outside speculation and the Five Europe Empire’s own statements, the World Tree is very likely connected to Odin."

Zong Yajuan stood on the other side of the desk, offering words of comfort to the fuming Ji Shengyue.

"Then what is our Great Jing Empire supposed to do?"

Ji Shengyue asked.

Ji Shengyue’s mood had grown worse and worse lately; the slightest disturbance could send her into a rage.

Ever since Chu He’s battle with the White Elephant Empire, more and more people had begun to insult Ji Shengyue,

calling her brainless and reckless, completely unworthy of her position as Queen.

What infuriated Ji Shengyue the most was the Lighthouse Empire’s arrogance.

They had clearly announced that if Chu He and the Great Xia Empire dared to move against the White Elephant Empire,

the Lighthouse Empire would directly intervene.

But in the end, Chu He killed three of the White Elephant Empire’s Divine Children.

He even hacked off the arm of Vishnu, one of their three great deities, but the Lighthouse Empire was still a no-show.

When Ji Shengyue first heard that Chu He was going to the White Elephant Empire,

she had been filled with anticipation, hoping to see the White Elephant Empire and the Lighthouse Empire team up to fight the Great Xia Empire.

But in the end, the Lighthouse Empire just made empty threats.

The White Elephant Empire paid a terrible price for it.

While this did spark a new way of thinking and prompted people to start searching for Divine Ruins, it also massively boosted Chu He’s prestige.

What Ji Shengyue wanted to see most was Chu He utterly disgraced and the Great Xia Empire torn apart.

And as for Lu Yinxing, the Queen of the Great Xia Empire who was so often used to belittle her—

she wanted her to meet an even more tragic fate!

"Your Majesty, I do have a plan, but I’m not sure if this is the right time to mention it," Zong Yajuan asked, her eyes darting about.

"Speak freely!"

Ji Shengyue snapped, "At a time like this, you’re still trying to be coy with me? From now on, just say what you mean!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Next to our Great Jing Empire, there is another empire called the White-Red Empire.

The White-Red Empire has also been searching everywhere for their Divine Ruins recently.

However, we now have the Lighthouse Empire as our backer.

And the White-Red Empire has offended the Lighthouse Empire in the past, suffering a heavy blow from them.

Our Great Jing Empire may not have much in the way of resources or heritage,

but this gives us a chance to snatch the White-Red Empire’s Divine Ruins right out from under them.

I heard the White-Red Empire recently dug up some things related to Orochi and the Nine-tailed Fox Demon.

If we can steal these Divine Ruins, wouldn’t that mean the Great Jing Empire would also have its own Deities?"

Zong Yajuan took a few steps forward, a cunning light flashing in her eyes.

"You have a point."

Ji Shengyue’s eyes suddenly lit up. The Great Jing Empire’s recorded history was indeed far too short.

Compared to the nearby Great Xia Empire, it was practically negligible.

In ancient times, the pathetic Great Jing Empire even had to rely on others to record its history.

’The Great Jing Empire has no legends about Deities, so we can just go look elsewhere,

like that White-Red Empire. The Great Jing Empire and the White-Red Empire have had major conflicts in the past,

but to ensure stable development, they never fought to the death.’

But now, this gave Ji Shengyue a glimpse of an opportunity to create her own system of Deities.

At this, Ji Shengyue looked at Zong Yajuan and said, "From now on, don’t you dare say we’re ’stealing’ it. It should have belonged to our Great Jing Empire in the first place.

Besides, is our Great Jing Empire’s history really that short?

Why should we believe whatever others say?

For all they know, the civilizations of the Great Xia Empire, the Lighthouse Empire, and the entire Blue Star originated from our Great Jing Empire."

Zong Yajuan quickly chimed in with flattery, "Your Majesty is truly brilliant."

"Haha! To think you could come up with so many good ideas. My efforts in nurturing you haven’t been in vain.

I’ll leave this matter for you to handle.

The White-Red Empire is a shadow of its former self. I don’t care if you have to steal them—you *will* get me some Deities.

I have a feeling that in the future, this kind of divine patronage will become the new world order.

If the Great Jing Empire can’t find its own patron Deities soon, we’ll likely suffer a disastrous fall."

Ji Shengyue said seriously.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty," Zong Yajuan responded.

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"Are those Deities real or fake?

Many citizens of the Great Xia Empire have left us messages, saying our Great Xia Empire should also quickly send people to search for Divine Ruins within our borders."

As soon as Liu Yuzhu saw Chu He return, she asked him this, adding that it was also Queen Lu Yinxing’s opinion.

"What do you think?" Chu He looked at Shang Yifei beside him.

"I think those Deities are very likely Evil Spirits in disguise."

Shang Yifei replied after a moment of thought, "But that’s just my guess. I don’t know how accurate it is."

"Why would you think that?" Chu He asked curiously.

"Because it was too sudden. This trend of searching for Divine Ruins swept across Blue Star all at once. It’s not normal,"

Shang Yifei said.

Chu He slowly raised his hand, and a small figure could be seen sitting cross-legged in his palm.

The figure was a pure, unadulterated black,

and waves of a chilling aura pulsed from it,

causing the ambient temperature to drop steadily.

This small figure suddenly opened its eyes, which were full of brutality, coldness, and indifference.

"What is that thing?"

Liu Yuzhu and Shang Yifei both looked astonished,

because the object instilled an unconscious sense of dread within them,

a feeling as if fear itself had been forcefully shoved into their hearts.

"In those so-called Deities, there exists an energy called divinity. This energy naturally suppresses all other forms of energy.

Before you even trade blows, your mind, your soul, and your energy are already at a disadvantage.

Therefore, all else being equal, it’s incredibly difficult to win even if you’re stronger than your opponent.

The source of all this lies in this divinity.

And above divinity is Supreme Divinity. That is what I stripped from the White Elephant Empire’s Vishnu.

Deities should be majestic and sacred, not filled with such malice and tyranny.

Even if these beings are Deities, they are evil ones."

Chu He clenched his fist, and the black figure returned to his Dantian.