Chapter 331: The Prime Target! Sword God Gu Tong?
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"The Twenty-Four Gods of the Galaxy?"
Seito was taken aback for a moment. What kind of title was this?
"Give me the details," Seito said, shifting into a more serious posture to listen closely.
Sora organized his thoughts for a moment before replying, "The Twenty-Four Gods of the Galaxy are twenty-four peak God-rank powerhouses within the War of the Gods domain. Any other deities whose strength hasn't reached the absolute peak of the God-rank are simply not included in this ranking."
"I happen to be one of them too, you know~" Tet chimed in at this moment with a knowing smile.
Hearing this, Seito rubbed his chin. Since Tet was a powerhouse at the peak of the God-rank as well, it was only natural and logical for him to be included in that tier. There was no reason to leave him out.
Furthermore, once Seito digested this piece of information, a solid hypothesis formed in his mind. As the War of the Gods officially unfolded, the core of the conflict within the War of the Gods domain would inevitably revolve around a massive war among these twenty-four specific entities.
After all, the other minor deities and demigods were likely nothing more than their subordinates. Rogue, independent gods like Yun Qingge previously simply lacked the qualifications to participate in a war of this scale on their own.
"Next are the factions that have actual God-Kings backing them," Sora continued.
"Oh? Who are the ones with prominent figures backing them?" Seito's gaze fixed entirely on Sora.
"The first one is the deity I mentioned just now—the Sword God. Aside from the Sword God, there are three other known entities who explicitly have backing: the God of the Sky, the Demon God, and the Dragon God. As for whether the remaining deities have factions standing behind them, nobody knows for sure."
Sora's explanation was perfectly clear.
It was universally acknowledged within the War of the Gods domain that the Sword God, the God of the Sky, the Demon God, and the Dragon God were backed by full-fledged God-Kings. As for whether the other major deities had hidden backers, the general public remained in the dark.
Seito found this to be completely normal. It was only natural for some powerful entities to prefer flying under the radar and laying low. The Sword God, the God of the Sky, the Demon God, and the Dragon God were simply the ones who had already exposed the divine factions backing them.
But looking at it this way... those distant God-Kings had certainly placed quite a large number of chess pieces down inside the War of the Gods domain.
After a brief moment of reflection, Seito decided to stop overthinking it. Dwelling on these details right now wouldn't bring any practical benefits anyway.
Turning his head toward Amou, Seito said, "Amou, today, the two who will be breaking through to the peak of the God-rank will be you and Sally."
Today, he could successfully guide two more deities to their breakthroughs. Seito's plan was straightforward: he wanted to push Amou and Sally straight to the absolute peak of the God-rank.
"No problem!" Amou grinned broadly.
"Huh? Is it already my turn?" Sally laughed happily as well.
Without wasting any more words, Seito directly extracted a substantial amount of divine blood from his body, divided it into two equal portions, and handed them over to Amou and Sally.
The moment the two girls received the divine blood, they didn't hesitate for a single second and immediately began absorbing it!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
BOOM! BOOM!
They smoothly entered the process of breaking through to the peak of the God-rank.
Seito monitored them for a brief moment before drawing back his gaze, turning his attention directly toward Shiro and Maple.
"Shiro, Maple, the two of you take a team and head over to the Sword God's territory first!"
The Sword God definitely needed to be dealt with, but if Shiro and Maple went completely alone, the process might be a bit too slow. It would be infinitely better for them to lead a vanguard squad together.
"Roger that!"
"Mhm~"
Maple and Shiro both chimed in, turning their heads to glance at the companions around them.
"Ako, Teacher Chabashira, the two of you come along with us." Maple selected two team members.
Since the Sword God was a peak God-rank powerhouse and a vital chess piece for a God-King, he obviously wouldn't be operating completely alone. Furthermore, the Sword God was bound to be vastly superior in strength compared to the God of Blades they had crushed previously. For that exact reason, the Weapon God-King would definitely place an immense amount of importance on him!
"Alright!"
"I have no objections," Ako and Sae Chabashira spoke up one after another.
With their squad assembled, the four of them smoothly departed from the Game Star.
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Meanwhile, on the other side...
Inside a certain deep, jagged rift on a distant planet within the War of the Gods domain, a man dressed in elegant, traditional Han-style clothing slowly opened his eyes. This man was none other than one of the twenty-four supreme deities—Sword God Gu Tong!
"This feeling is..."
Gu Tong's eyes flashed with a sharp, piercing light, a trace of deep suspicion and uncertainty clouding his features. He could distinctly sense the presence of unfamiliar deities gradually closing in on his territory.
"Corte! Come see me!" Gu Tong commanded, sending his voice out through a ripple of divine energy.
In the very next fraction of a second...
Whoosh—!
A deity instantly materialized before him. Unlike Gu Tong, who possessed distinct Eastern features, this deity bore a striking Western appearance.
"My Lord, what are your commands?" The deity named Corte dropped smoothly onto one knee.
"Go and check if any deities from the neighboring Game Star are approaching our borders," Gu Tong instructed with a dead serious expression.
With the War of the Gods officially underway, the sudden arrival of unknown deities was an immediate red flag. His very first suspicion naturally fell upon the gods residing on the Game Star. That planet was currently ruled by an absolute powerhouse at the God-King realm! Therefore, he couldn't afford to be careless under any circumstances.
As the deity located closest to the Game Star, Gu Tong had witnessed Seito's previous breakthrough much more clearly and directly than any of the other gods. Fortunately, he still had a hidden trump card left in his possession!
"Understood!" Corte acknowledged the order, his figure flashing out of existence as he departed to investigate.
Seeing him leave, Gu Tong waved his right hand, pulling out a sealed crystalline vial. The liquid resting inside the vial was a shimmering, golden substance that radiated an intensely rich, suffocating wave of pure divinity.
This was a drop of high-grade divine blood granted to him personally by the Weapon God-King—a drop of blood explicitly meant to grant him the strength to break through straight into the God-King realm!
"If that entity is truly launching an offensive against me, things will get incredibly ugly."
"I might as well take this opportunity to break through into the God-King realm myself!"
With that decisive thought, Gu Tong uncorked the vial and swallowed every single drop of the golden divine blood in one gulp.
BOOM!
RUMBLE!!!
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Meanwhile, back on the Game Star.
Seito was watching Amou and Sally, who had just successfully finalized their ascensions to the peak of the God-rank. He was just about to open his mouth to speak to them when suddenly...!!
BOOM!
A terrifying, world-shaking force suddenly erupted from the distant expanse! The raw, suffocating pressure of this shockwave was so immense that every lower deity and demigod present instantly felt an overwhelming weight press heavily down upon their shoulders!
Whoosh—!
With a sweeping wave of his hand, Seito instantly erected a barrier of space to completely cut off the crushing aura, standing up from his seat.
"This power..."
Knitting his brows, Seito turned his gaze sharply toward the coordinate direction of the planet ruled by the Sword God.
"Is it coming from the Sword God's coordinates?"
"It looks like he sensed Shiro and Maple closing in on his territory, so he decided to forcefully trigger a breakthrough on the spot!"
The fact that his opponent was advancing into the God-King realm didn't surprise Seito at all. After all, the man had a fully fledged God-King backing him from behind; achieving a breakthrough under these conditions wasn't an impossible feat.
But then again...
"Fascinating. I wonder what kind of spectacular rewards I'll get for my very first God-King kill!"
The corners of his lips curled into a confident smirk, and with a swift flash of movement, Seito vanished completely from the spot.
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