Chapter 273: Spread False Information, Excited Gods
"Then we will need at least another two years for Empire Tian and the others to fully become beast gods. I fear time won't last that long?"
"How should we respond now?" Shui Bing'er asked, her expression serious.
"Delay as much as possible. If it really comes down to it, we'll have to fight and kill these gods who've come down!" Ye Wen's eyes flashed with killing intent.
Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke, "Ye Wen, I have a plan."
"Oh?"
Both Ye Wen and Shui Bing'er turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing.
A slight smile appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cold face. "We can spread some false information."
Ye Wen and Shui Bing'er exchanged a glance, as if they already understood something.
Zhu Zhuqing smiled and continued, "Yes, right now they can't find us, not even a single clue. They'll get anxious with no progress and might resort to sending down god kings or even maliciously harming the soul beast tribe to force us to appear."
"But if we take the initiative to spread some information, give them a little clue, a hint that they might be able to find us, then they won't be in such a rush. They'll follow the trail step by step, stretching out the time."
"That makes sense, Zhuqing." Shui Bing'er nodded silently.
"It's indeed a good idea."
Ye Wen also thought this was a good way to delay time.
It was like the strategy of "Pinduoduo" (a Chinese e-commerce platform) where a task has to be completed by inviting friends, and it takes a long time to reach the goal. You get small rewards, but the time keeps stretching on until you give up.
Zhu Zhuqing's plan was similar to this—creating a trap by spreading false information and making the gods follow the clues they set. They would keep leading the gods with hints, telling them they were getting closer.
This would drag out the time for as long as possible.
But, of course, this was not an easy plan to implement. It was hard to set up such a precise trap, and dragging the time for nearly two years would be difficult.
At least, this plan could delay a lot of time, giving Empire Tian and the others more time to grow, and that was enough.
Ye Wen immediately called everyone together to discuss the matter. After some deliberation, they devised a relatively sophisticated plan.
Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er would go out and spread the information.
The scent of the beasts was easily detectable by the gods, but Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing were humans, and the gods didn't know of their existence.
Thus, they could perfectly avoid the Divine Realm's search and carry out this delaying plan.
A month later.
Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing had set everything up and safely returned to the alternate dimension.
At this point, Sea God and Thunder God were both getting extremely anxious.
"Damn it!!!"
"We've been down here for over a year, and we still haven't found a single clue? How long will it take to find them—one year, two years, ten years!!" Thunder God was boiling with rage.
"If we had followed my plan earlier and killed a bunch of soul beasts, they would have been forced out by now!"
"They would be dead by my hands already!!"
"Why waste any more time here!!"
Thunder God was losing his patience.
Sea God and the other gods and priests were also in a grim mood. They had indeed spent too much time without any news, and it left them feeling hopeless and uncertain.
"Should we ask the god kings to take action?" a level 2 god spoke up.
"Heh? With so many of us, we still can't find a bunch of beasts, and you want the god kings to do it? Does Thunder God have no pride!?" Thunder God retorted angrily.
Before he descended, he had confidently promised the god kings and the level 1 gods. Now, asking the god kings to descend would only show that he and Sea God were incompetent.
Sea God's face was also grim. "Let's start with Thunder God's plan. But we're not actually going to kill them. We can catch many soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest to force them to come out."
"Not kill them? Do you think they will come out if we don't kill a few?"
"Exactly, if we do this, we must kill a few. Without bloodshed, how would they come out to stop us?"
"We cannot decide this on our own. If we must do it, we need to return to the Divine Realm for approval from the Divine Realm Committee."
Sea God said, "Then let's send someone back to the Divine Realm to tell them our plan."
"Okay."
Just as the gods decided to send someone back to the Divine Realm, a priest rushed over in a hurry.
He quickly knelt before Sea God and Thunder God. "Report, Sea God, Thunder God! There's a major discovery!!"
"What! Speak!"
Both Sea God and Thunder God's eyes lit up.
The priest excitedly said, "I heard news from the northeastern coast of the continent. It is said that the local villagers found the Deep Sea Demon Dragon and several powerful soul beasts by a mountain where soul beasts live!"
Sea God and Thunder God finally became excited, quickly asking, "Is the news true?"
"Absolutely true!! The villagers didn't lie. People in that small town saw it with their own eyes!" the priest confirmed.
"Great! Great! After searching for so long, they've finally shown up!"
"Quick! Gather everyone and head to the northeastern coast of the continent!!"
So, Sea God, Thunder God, and the others quickly rushed to that direction.
Indeed, the villagers had seen Ye Wen and his group, but the gods didn't know that what the villagers had seen wasn't their true forms, but just a phantom created by Ye Wen's soul power.
Shui Bing'er had let the phantom appear for the villagers to see.
Even the priests had a hard time distinguishing the phantom from the real thing, and ordinary people would certainly not notice the difference. So to the villagers, they had seen the real thing.
Just like that, the gods fell into the trap set by Ye Wen and his group, grabbing hold of the false lead and continuing their search. The gods now had hope of finding them and continued their pursuit.
(END CHAPTER)
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