Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1601 - 667: Battle Against the Peak of the Eighth Rank!

As for Doris, Qiu Tu actually knows quite a bit about her. Because Doris is closely tied to his next step in the plan.

You see, Doris is the Lord of the Crimson Territory, the most powerful force in the Northern Kingdom. And the Northern Kingdom happens to be the place where the Si Yuan Pavilion is located.

So, if Qiu Tu wants to expand through Shu Xia towards the Si Yuan Pavilion, he has to get the lay of the land in the Northern Kingdom ahead of time. Among all this, the Crimson Territory is absolutely unavoidable.

According to his intel, the situation in the Northern Kingdom is extremely complicated. In fact, it might be the most complicated of the Four Great Divine Kingdoms.

Compared to the stable politics of the Southern Kingdom, or the straightforward Divine King dominion in the Eastern Kingdom and Western Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom is characterized by "dual power".

Strictly speaking, the Northern Kingdom is co-ruled by the Northern Divine King and the Crimson Territory.

The reason for this situation is that, out of the Four Divine Kings, the weakest is the Northern Divine King.

Rumor has it that the other three Divine Kings all became kings during the Cataclysm, staining their hands with blood and suppressing countless Gods before finally claiming the throne of Divine King. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

But the Northern Divine King was different. Back then among the Gods, he wasn't a strong contender. The only reason he managed to become the last Divine King was because he was so weak that no one saw him as a threat, plus he was good at "lying low"; so in the end, he luckily survived to the last.

But precisely because of his softer personality and weaker strength, his rule over the Northern Kingdom isn't that strong.

Compared to him, Doris is an old eighth-rank Peak Great Evil God, and... her background is highly unusual.

Though she isn't a Heavenly God Reincarnation herself, her father was a Heavenly God stronger than the Northern Divine King back in the day.

Although her father perished in that same Cataclysm, he left behind a rich inheritance. For example, the powerful Crimson Territory, as well as mighty "pseudo-Heavenly God techniques", and so on.

Because of the strength her father bestowed, Doris has always looked down on the Northern Divine King.

On top of that, it's said Doris's father's death is somewhat connected to the Northern Divine King, so Doris has publicly and repeatedly opposed and defied him.

Even though the Northern Divine King is soft by nature, he has his own temperament. After realizing he couldn't win Doris over, he chose to support the Si Yuan Pavilion and nurture the Tree Ancestor to check her power.

You could say, the tangled relationships between those people made Qiu Tu's eyes light up as soon as he learned of them: this was the perfect stage for him to shine!

With his talent for thriving in chaos, wouldn't the Northern Kingdom be just the place for him?

But unexpectedly… Qiu Tu had barely formed this idea when Zhao Ji had already set her sights on Doris and was preparing to take her out.

This did catch Qiu Tu off guard.

At this moment, perhaps Qiu Tu's pause for thought was a little too long, Zhao Ji also keenly detected Qiu Tu's distraction.

She gave him a cool glance and then asked, "Is there a problem?"

Qiu Tu heard her and quickly shook his head.

He said, "It's nothing. I just thought of Doris's background."

"Doris's background?" Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji looked at him expressionlessly, as if waiting for his explanation.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but relay Doris's intel.

While discussing Doris's information, Qiu Tu's gaze quietly lingered on Zhao Ji's face, watching her emotions.

To be honest, not only were all the major powers curious about Zhao Ji's past identity—Qiu Tu was also deeply intrigued.

So, any intel with a connection to the Gods, Qiu Tu would share with Zhao Ji and observe her reactions to narrow down possible details about her previous life identity.

Previously, Qiu Tu had tried to broach topics related to Candle Dance's past in front of Zhao Ji, but she showed no reaction.

This shows she and Candle Dance really weren't Gods from the same era.

This time, though, it was different. When she heard Doris's father had fallen as a God in the Cataclysm, and was connected to the Northern Divine King—

A thoughtful look clearly flickered in Zhao Ji's eyes, as if she were remembering something.

Seeing that, Qiu Tu couldn't help but form a hypothesis: Could it be… Zhao Ji knew the Northern Divine King and Doris's father?

And right then, as Qiu Tu wondered about that, Zhao Ji slowly spoke up, "Since she's a descendant of a Heavenly God, let's spare her for now and choose another target."

Speaking, she looked south and said, "There's also an eighth-rank Peak Great Evil God in the Southwest Region. Since he just toppled the Isolation Mountain Range, he's exhausted; I can go kill him."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji's words, Qiu Tu's eyes flickered and he thought for a moment.

After a pause, he replied, "Sister Zhaoji, the eighth-rank Peak Great Evil God in the Southwest Region is Tian Qi."

"I've dealt with him a few times. He may be flamboyant, but he's actually quite shrewd."

"For something as major as toppling the Isolation Mountains, odds are he made preparations well in advance."

"Plus... the Western Kingdom is just too close to us. It's fine if we kill a God, but after killing Tian Qi, the Organization he belongs to—the Fog Hidden Association—will likely seek retaliation."

"You and I won't be afraid, but in the Northwestern Region, I do have my own interests to protect."

"Since we're directly bordering the Western Kingdom, if the Fog Hidden Association keeps sending assassins into the Northwestern Region nonstop, even if it doesn't cause much harm, it'll be a huge headache."