After learning Godfather's true purpose and intentions, Ji Ningshuang was excited, but she couldn't help feeling somewhat worried.
"But this Ghost Forbidden Army is ultimately something of the Ghost Clan, and according to Divine Oracle's settings, the Ghost Clan is the villain faction, the players' hostile faction."
"Godfather, once these one hundred thousand Ghost Forbidden Army soldiers are released, although we can use them to suppress Rulebound, could they also bring a huge threat to ourselves at the same time?"
Ji Ningshuang analyzed rationally, "The average level of the players in Inferno City is only a little over level 70 right now. At the current stage, the players' strength isn't even enough to contend with ordinary level 100 monsters, much less restrain Ghost Clan Ghost Soldiers whose strength is equivalent to level 100 Boss monsters."
"If the Ghost Forbidden Army goes out of control at that time, for Inferno City, it would be no less than a disaster of annihilation."
Thinking of this, Ji Ningshuang couldn't help feeling somewhat frightened in hindsight.
"Godfather, taking the risk of sacrificing the entire Inferno City and becoming enemies with the entire city, just to cripple Rulebound in the game."
"Is it really worth doing this?"
Beneath the black enclosed heavy-metal helmet, Godfather's eyes concealed sharpness, "There is no such thing as whether it is worth it or not."
"The Chosen One power on Rulebound is the key power for resisting the darkness when the Dark Night descends in the future."
"And if I want to seize the Chosen One power on Rulebound, this is the only way."
The more Ji Ningshuang listened, the more confused she became.
"The Chosen One power? What is that?"
"Remember when Godfather planned to spend ten billion to buy the Divine Clan bloodline injection from Liuli? You also said something similar to Liuli then: When the Dark Night descends, Rulebound won't be able to protect you."
"What exactly does the Dark Night descending refer to?"
"Could it be that Godfather's purpose from beginning to end was never to cripple Rulebound, but to obtain this so-called Chosen One power from him to resist the darkness?"
"Could Divine Oracle really be more than just a game?", Ji Ningshuang thought to herself, "What exactly does Godfather's words mean?"
"What exactly does he know that ordinary people don't?"
Seeing that Godfather did not explain.
Ji Ningshuang, who understood the rules, did not press further either.
Now that she understood Godfather's intentions, all she needed to do next was help Godfather complete his plan.
Thus, Ji Ningshuang asked Soul Manipulator · Zade, "That Ghost Forbidden Army you mentioned earlier, how can it be revived?"
Having already experienced death, Soul Manipulator · Zade had now lost its autonomous consciousness and was like a puppet.
It answered mechanically, "The Ghost Forbidden Army is the personal guard beside Lord Raffa of the Venerable One. It cannot be controlled without SSS-rank Soul Devourer."
Ji Ningshuang thoughtfully said, "So, to revive the Ghost Forbidden Army, we only need to upgrade Soul Devourer to SSS-rank."
"That's simple," Ji Ningshuang said lightly, "Soul Devourer is already S-rank, and it has already received the enhancement of the Soul Refining Orb, allowing it to absorb soul power throughout the entire realm at any time. According to its growth rate, it won't take more than a few days to reach SSS-rank!"
Godfather, however, said, "In 42 hours, Liuli will complete the SS-rank hidden quest for Rulebound in the Divine Kingdom."
"In 51 hours, Rulebound will increase his strength through the quest reward, clear the secret realm, and break out of the Land of Abandoned Ghost."
"Reserve three hours for the siege."
"Within 48 hours, Soul Devourer must be upgraded to SSS-rank and the Ghost Forbidden Army released."
Hearing this, Ji Ningshuang's heart couldn't help shaking, "Could Godfather really predict the future?"
Ji Ningshuang did not think too much about it.
Returning to the matter at hand, "The later Soul Devourer's growth progresses, the higher its requirements become. I calculated it, and according to Soul Devourer's current growth rate, just going from S-rank to SS-rank will probably take two days."
"To reach SSS-rank within two days, I'm afraid it'll be difficult…"
At this moment, a voice rang out, "There is nothing difficult in this world, only a lack of determination."
Looking toward the voice, it turned out that Super God Athena had been killed by Qin Ming and, after reviving, had returned from Inferno City.
Super God Athena suggested, "Put simply, the normal death rate of the players in Inferno City isn't fast enough. We only need to manually speed up their deaths a little, and then we can make Soul Devourer absorb soul power rapidly and level up faster!"
"Godfather, why don't we summon all the main forces of the Super God Guild to Inferno City?"
"Our Super God Guild has one hundred thousand elite powerhouses. Gather all of them in Inferno City, then have them freely kill people. We won't even need 48 hours."
"Twenty-four hours. Soul Devourer will be able to absorb enough soul power to reach SSS-rank."
Ji Ningshuang's brows furrowed tightly, "No! Godfather's operation this time is extremely likely to bring a threat to Inferno City. If everyone from Super God comes over, once Inferno City comes under threat, all the players in the city will receive punishment, and the entire Super God Guild will be ruined because of it."
"If so, the price we pay will be too great!"
Super God Athena, however, did not take it seriously, "As long as we can succeed, sacrifices are inevitable."
"Anyone can sacrifice themselves for Godfather."
Godfather, however, said, "Anyone can be sacrificed, except Super God."
Super God Athena was puzzled, "Why?"
Ji Ningshuang was clever after all, and she immediately understood what Godfather meant, "Crippling Rulebound and seizing the Chosen One power from him is only one of Godfather's preparations for resisting the darkness when the Dark Night descends."
"Besides that, the power of the Super God Guild is also indispensable."
"Sacrificing Super God just to obtain the Chosen One power would indeed be a loss outweighing the gain!"
"The Dark Night descends?", Super God Athena's expression at this moment was exactly the same as Ji Ningshuang's expression when she first heard Godfather say this, "What does that mean?"
"But if we don't use the power of the Super God Guild, how can we speed up Soul Devourer's growth?"
Godfather said with everything under control, "Use what's available locally."
As he spoke, Godfather had already noticed a detail: Ji Ningshuang's level had changed from level 35 to level 25.
He said to Ji Ningshuang, "Remember this."
"In this world, aside from Godfather, there isn't a single man worth you sacrificing yourself for."
Ji Ningshuang knew that her act of using the One Heart divine artifact to share Qin Ming's punishment had been exposed.
So she explained, "Godfather, actually, Qin Ming didn't do anything wrong. He only wanted to find her missing fiancee…"
Seeing the disappointed look in Godfather's eyes, Ji Ningshuang continued softly, "I understand, Godfather…"
"We can begin making preparations to revive the Ghost Forbidden Army."
"Yes! Godfather!"
As they spoke, the group withdrew from the Divine Capital.
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[At the Same Time, Elsewhere]
Whoosh!
When Ning Xi and the Divine Clan's Fifth Prince Changge passed through the Divine Capital's teleportation array, the place they arrived at was astonishingly a vast, boundless national territory.
On a boundless grassland, flowers were in full bloom.
Divine aura lingered.
The Fifth Prince Changge introduced it to Ning Xi, "Welcome to the Divine Nation."
Carrying a mission, Ning Xi had no intention of sightseeing.
She only said to Fifth Prince Changge, "Fifth Prince, could I trouble you to take me to the capital of the Divine Nation? I want to meet His Majesty, the Divine Emperor."
The leader of the Divine Clan: the Divine Emperor.
Since Divine Descent Seraph · Siya was a princess, the daughter of the Divine Emperor.
Her emotional knot would inevitably have to be resolved most effectively by the Divine Emperor.
"Sure, no problem."
Just as Fifth Prince Changge agreed and was preparing to take Ning Xi to the main city of the Divine Kingdom, a figure suddenly appeared ahead.
Blocking the two's path.