Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1558 - 654: Qiu Tu Manifests a Miracle!

Hearing Guan Xiao's words, Qiu Tu's face immediately broke into a smile.

Only God knows how anxious he had been these days.

Listening daily to the news that "Puppet Ants" had occupied this city today, and that city tomorrow; yet unable to do anything about it, made him feel suffocated.

Fortunately, he had just advanced to the Eighth Rank recently, with a lot to learn and accomplish.

Also, there was Man Huang by his side for camaraderie, and he could follow Zhao Ji for study.

Thus, over the past few days, Qiu Tu had roughly figured out what to handle after reaching the Eighth Rank.

According to Zhao Ji's explanation, the Eighth Rank is the final realm of the "Earth Deity," after which catastrophe beings will receive "Heavenly Sealing" to become true "Heavenly Gods."

Therefore, the Eighth Rank is crucial as a transitional realm.

First, from the early to peak stage of the Eighth Rank, the controlled area of the "Earth Deity" will be expanded once again.

Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, currently at the early stage of the Eighth Rank, jointly control 81 regions, all of which have reached a secondary "Energy Level."

To advance to the Eighth Rank Peak, Qiu Tu needs to expand his controlled regions to 365, growing by four times. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

This area is nearly equivalent to the three Great Sanctuaries and all the Disaster Zones surrounding them—almost the entire "Northwestern Region."

However, fortunately... after reaching the Eighth Rank, the regions controlled by deities are no longer completely exclusive.

Once the regions controlled by Eighth Rank deities reach a secondary "Energy Level," they can be distributed to others, allowing Seventh Rank and even Sixth Rank changers to merge them.

This is akin to in the "Western Kingdom," where the "West God King" allocated the entire kingdom to dozens of Eighth Rank Peak and late-stage deities, who then further divided their regions.

This significantly increases the promotion efficiency of Eighth Rank deities.

However, it also introduces a problem: "Class Solidification."

It was only after advancing to the Eighth Rank that Qiu Tu understood why Tian Qi, president of the "Fog Hidden Association," could so easily suppress Qing Lan.

Even managing to suppress Qing Lan, who had 90% of Zhao Ji's talents, because she wasn't his direct subordinate.

And understanding why the second sanctuary could easily leave the "Fog Hidden Association" with the support of the "West God King."

While the arrogant and domineering Tian Qi couldn't voice a peep, only able to mock the "West God King" behind his back.

The reason is simple... the "Great Lord" holds absolute power over the allocation of "regions."

Since the entire "Western Kingdom" is the control area of the "West God King," he holds absolute control power. He can distribute regions to whomever he chooses.

Tian Qi, similarly, holds subordinate control over the "Fog Hidden Association" region, allowing him to allocate regions to the Golden Lion or Qing Lan, as he wishes.

It's important to know that changers above the Sixth Rank are referred to as "Earth Deity," and their strength is directly linked to the quantity and energy level of their controlled regions.

This means that figures like the "West God King" and "Tian Qi" control all the promotion paths of their subordinates.

They can promote anyone at will, and demote anyone at will.

From this, one can understand why Qing Lan, after encountering suppression, couldn't flee and instead opted for passive resistance.

Because the regions where she could advance to the Eighth Rank were mostly earned as rewards from the "Fog Hidden Association."

If she fled, her regions would be reclaimed, causing her realm to fall and her power to decline significantly.

Unless she could find a power willing to both still have remaining regions and accept her, she might never advance to the Eighth Rank again in her lifetime.

However... finding such a power is extremely challenging.

After all, over the years, a batch of powerful, illustrious Seventh Rank Peak experts looking to advance had already emerged in the "core area."

Most powers don't have enough regions for themselves, let alone distribute to outsiders.

This is why, in this "Heavenly God Trial," so many Eighth Rank experts are being dispatched by their respective powers for life-and-death battles.

——From a certain perspective, while Eighth Rank is important in the "core area," it isn't that irreplaceable.

They do not possess irreplaceable value.

Is there a way to change this situation?

Yes.

This is why Qing Lan eventually came to ally with Qiu Tu, as well as what the various powers in the "core area" have long awaited.

That is... the Edge Region!

All "Edge Regions" are "Material Worlds" captured by the "Boundless Heart Sea."

To penetrate these "Material Worlds," the "Boundless Heart Sea" absorbs the mental power of the worlds' creatures and creates new regions.

These regions are all "unowned."

Once someone can refine these regions and "lever out" these regions, they belong solely to the catastrophe being.

And should they acquire enough, like if Qing Lan attains 81 regions in the "Edge Region," she would no longer have to endure the whims of the "Fog Hidden Association," able to leave or act as she wishes.

Tian Qi doesn't worry about the "West God King" because he has powerful strength, long-standing experience, and has participated in numerous "World Fusion" events, amassing up to 365 "personal regions."