In the temple.
The atmosphere became increasingly heavy.
Everyone couldn't help but speculate about even more crazy situations.
After all, this matter was so serious that it required those four god kings to discuss it alone.
...
In the death black mist.
Osius's expression slightly changed, "Zeus, what matter requires this? It will make others suspicious."
"You're right, this might cause estrangement."
Horus also echoed in agreement.
However, when looking at Zeus's serious face, they all became somewhat more vigilant.
Zeus coldly spoke, "This matter has far exceeded our expectations, and fortunately the Divine Contract plan allowed us to accidentally learn about it in advance."
Divine Contract?!
If this was involved, then without doubt, it was an important matter affecting divine authority status!
Even the most arrogant god kings became heavy-hearted.
"Some time ago, I planned to summon you for a council regarding heretics, but discovered that Weilin had actually died! I sent Ares and Hermes to investigate the cause, and they discovered an earth-shattering secret in the City of Evil Sages!"
Zeus's expression was also rarely extremely tense.
Osius pressed, "What secret?!"
He could already guess from Zeus's expression that this secret was absolutely crucial.
Because this guy had always been absolutely confident in his own strength.
He rarely showed such an expression.
Zeus's lips could be seen slightly trembling, "The Old Gods... have been reborn! They've occupied the dwarven bunker, mastered the forging techniques for god-slaying equipment! And they've also supported a massive demon empire!"
Upon hearing this.
These god kings could no longer sit still.
"What! Weren't those guys dead?! We should have seized their divine cores!"
Horus exclaimed in shock, already restless on the spot.
Gods could indeed resurrect, but having their divine cores seized should make resurrection impossible.
Osius was slightly more composed, lowering his head with deep, contemplative eyes.
But his heart was already turbulent!
The Old Gods' rebirth was one thing, but occupying the dwarven bunker meant they could possess unlimited god-slaying weapons! This was extremely terrifying!
Hel's cold, beautiful face also showed gravity, "Could it be that someone used some forbidden ritual? I know there are such rituals in the heretic world that can sacrifice enough flesh and offerings to resurrect the dead."
"But such rituals require sacrificing one's own life. Who would be so foolish? Moreover, we already erased information about the Old Gods very cleanly!"
Horus was still worried and puzzled.
For years, they had vigorously erased information about the Old God Court to prevent the appearance of believers.
After ten thousand years, logically no one should know.
Hel shook her head, "This is the incomprehensible part, but the method to resurrect them is probably this."
Zeus's voice rang out again, "What I'm about to say next is even more terrifying. Haven't you noticed that Ares and Hermes aren't here?"
There were only so many main god-level beings.
The major divine courts had been interacting for ten thousand years, they knew each other all too well.
At this moment, Osius finally realized, "Indeed, I haven't seen those two. Are they still lurking in the City of Evil Sages?"
They had arrived earliest and had seen all the people present.
As for Horus, he had just arrived and was pulled into this death black mist, probably not having time to notice.
"Hmph, they're already dead..."
Zeus said irritably.
Horus thought it was nothing serious, "No problem, they've made great contributions this time. Lord Zeus, you should reward them well. At minimum, they should be promoted to high-level divine cores, right?"
Osius also hummed in agreement, "With such contributions, I should also reward them. I'll give each of them a demon beast with divine bloodline."
In the realm of the Æsir.
They were enthusiastic about cultivating demon beasts and had already bred many existences far beyond the Great Demon King level.
All had divine bloodlines, with the strongest even reaching main god level.
"Keep the rewards for me. They no longer have the chance to claim them. The death I speak of is true death."
Zeus's voice rang out once more.
Horus said awkwardly, "No way, you're going to compete with your subordinates for rewards? Besides, these rewards can't even..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized!
He was stunned on the spot, extremely shocked, with fear mixed in the shock!
"Impossible!"
Osius immediately shouted, "Zeus, speak clearly!"
The scene suddenly became agitated.
Gods' inability to resurrect would mean terrifying things were about to come.
Zeus didn't speak, letting them slowly feel it themselves.
Hel immediately said, "You mean they were killed by someone with abilities like that evil god? This..."
Speaking of that evil god.
Even though they were god kings, they couldn't help but show some fear.
"I'm not clear on the specifics, but Hermes said he died forever. Only that evil god from the heretic world could do this, an incomparably terrifying existence..."
"Black Goat Mother God!"
Zeus spoke after a pause.
Even saying this name required psychological preparation!
Horus swallowed, "That evil god's abilities, how could... Could it be that those reborn Old Gods established contact with her?!"
"Very likely!"
Osius said with a greatly changed expression.
They had once similarly colluded with evil gods from the heretic world, but only the Black Goat Mother God refused cooperation.
And she had killed several main gods.
What shocked them was that the killed gods couldn't resurrect.
So they suspected the reborn Old Gods must have found her, then wanted to use her power to reclaim the divine court.
Hel spoke again, "It's not certain yet. That evil god is brutal and cruel, other evil gods are terrified of her. The Old Gods don't have much possibility of asking for her help. Have you forgotten our situation back then?"
They had just met and were instantly killed without a word.
The god kings fell into silence.
Each began deep contemplation.
Because the matter was too serious. The ability to completely kill gods - if not dealt with early, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Enough! I'm too lazy to think of solutions. There's only one solution!"
"Summon all gods! Summon all existences above twelfth-tier demon beasts! Launch a collective siege! Spare no cost to catch them all!"
Zeus's voice rang out, full of anger and determination!
Osius, Hel, and Horus all squinted, looked at each other, then nodded heavily.
Indeed, this method was simplest with the best results.
Hel then dispelled the death black mist.
The auras of the god kings instantly surged out like a flood!
The gods discussing in the great hall suddenly found breathing difficult and closed their mouths.
The scene was very quiet.
Zeus swept his gaze over everyone, "Who knows how many existences above twelfth-tier demon beasts currently exist in the present world? Any creature!"
For gods, their existence was supreme.
Their commands were not to be defied.
They could easily control any species, including humans, demon beasts, demi-humans, undead, etc.
Upon hearing this.
The gods were all stunned. How could they possibly know such things?
Poseidon spoke heavily, "Investigating such things was all handled by Hermes. We don't understand it."
Zeus's expression was somewhat ugly, "A bunch of waste. Odin, have you done any investigation on your side?"
"Heimdall's abilities can't compare to Hermes at all. How could he do such investigations?"
Odin was somewhat embarrassed.
As for Horus's side, it was even more impossible.
The place he ruled didn't even have other true gods.
Only fake 'gods' created through bluffing, without divine cores.
After all, some people were still needed to help handle complex matters.
Zeus's mouth twitched with anger, "Your Æsir clan holds two god king-level divine cores, yet you don't care about such things! Where exactly is all that power being used?!"
Odin and Hel remained silent, not answering.
Because that power was all reserved for dealing with Zeus.
Who told him to have terrifying, inexplicable power even without relying on divine cores? So the entire Æsir clan only dared create Thor and Loki as gods.
Their development direction was also breeding demon beasts with divine bloodlines as combat power.
Zeus suddenly thought of something, "Right, go find Hermes's statistical scrolls from a hundred years ago!"
Hermes's records on this aspect were done once every hundred years.
The last one should still be kept at his residence.
After all, except for dwarves, these gods hadn't mastered the forging ability for spatial storage equipment.
Captured ones weren't distributed to someone of Hermes's level.
Soon, under the search of main gods like Apollo and Hephaestus, they found the statistical scrolls from a hundred years ago.
They clearly recorded the locations of various races.
As well as combat situations and approximate member numbers.
"Over thirty million total? Enough! This could even form an army to attack the heretic world. I don't believe those Old God guys can withstand it!"
Zeus's eyes were sharp, laughing wickedly.
As if he already saw the scene of killing the Old Gods again.
The gods' moods were extremely complex. Over thirty million existences with twelfth-tier demon beast strength and above.
What kind of attack was this going to be?!
Athena spoke bluntly, "Have you already discovered existences that can threaten the divine court? Making it this serious."
Upon hearing this.
The gods all swallowed. They all knew, but none dared speak.
After all, they understood these god kings' thoughts. The reason for the separate council was fear of them betraying and rebelling.
"Interesting. After ten thousand years, Lord Zeus still hasn't corrected Athena's temperament? What a father who loves his daughter."
Odin couldn't help but joke, trying to ease the atmosphere.
Because he was truly afraid the gods would become suspicious.
If the opponent was strong enough, betrayal wasn't impossible.
Backstabbing and mutual suspicion often occurred among gods.
At this moment.
Zeus's fury instantly roared out like a giant dragon, "Athena!!! Today I will properly discipline you! Consider it eliminating a hidden danger!!!"
Terrible anger made the entire Mount Olympus shake!
The fury of the strongest god king - no one could bear it!
The gods scattered in fear.
Only Athena stood in place, golden hair flying.
Completely fearless.
"Enough, Lord Zeus. Now is not the time for internal strife. As father and daughter, don't be impulsive, or you'll regret the mistakes made in impulse."
Odin interrupted this tense atmosphere.
Releasing his own imposing killing aura.
Equally terrifying.
Zeus's eyes were bloodshot, glaring viciously at Athena, planning to deal with her after the matter was finished.
This scene deeply touched the gods' hearts.
Living with such a terrifying god king daily would give anyone psychological problems.
Their own calculations began to stir.
Athena smiled triumphantly in her heart. Her reason for constantly provoking Zeus was simple - to anger him.
To show his ugly, cruel side to everyone.
To create estrangement between him and the others.
At the right moment, she would guide the gods to turn against him and kill Zeus!
That right moment was now.
"Tyrant who killed my mother, things won't end so simply!"
Athena thought coldly.
That's right, her mother, the Goddess of Wisdom, was killed by Zeus. Plus Zeus had wanted to kill her as a child.
The seed of hatred had always been buried in Athena's heart.
It had long since taken root and sprouted.
Under Odin's persuasion, Zeus finally relented, ordering, "Now begin summoning all creatures above twelfth-tier strength to gather at the City of Evil Sages!"
Creatures above twelfth-tier strength had minimum combat power of ten thousand.
There were still very many at demon beast level and Great Demon King level and above.
The gods began to disperse.
Transmitting divine decrees was actually quite fast.
At most three days to spread throughout the present world, within a week all creatures could gather at the City of Evil Sages.
...
Inside the dwarven bunker.
Lin Tian was still splitting divine cores for everyone, already so exhausted he couldn't be more exhausted.
Watching his basic combat power recover to over seventy thousand.
One thing hadn't changed - doubled attributes.
This meant Lin Tian's physical combat power was very strong, even world-class!
He could now physically fight those monsters from the heretic world.
Gradually, he had already distributed divine cores to everyone.
And established believer churches, ensuring resurrection after death.
"I'm truly shocked. How can you split so many divine cores in such a short time?! And they're all god king level!"
Luo Ai'er was stunned. This operation completely overturned her understanding.
Not only did he distribute to One-Eyed Owl, Alice, Goblin Moon, Goblin Mad, and many others.
Even she had one!
Her basic combat power had recovered from over sixty thousand to over ninety thousand!
If her strength fully recovered, reaching over a hundred thousand wouldn't be a problem.
Everyone looked at the weakened Lin Tian with great heartache.
However, Lin Tian was concerned about asking, "How is Bill's weapon and magic tool forging going?"
The situation had suddenly changed, different from the expected hiding and enduring for a year.
The calculation was about a year before Bill's weapons and magic tools could be completely forged.
Now there was about a month's difference.
If forging wasn't complete, they could only temporarily hide in the dwarven bunker.
They would see how powerful this bunker that Brutus spent over a thousand years of effort to build really was.