Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1625 - 675: I’m Much More Interesting Than Zhao Ji~~

If you want to talk endlessly in front of a woman, the most important thing is to learn to listen first.

Qiu Tu was clearly a very good listener.

So, upon hearing Doris's words, even though Qiu Tu had already guessed part of the answer, he still asked at the appropriate moment, "What's the drawback?"

When Doris heard this, she replied comfortably, "The biggest drawback is that their strength can never improve again."

Doris continued, "The reason why Earth Deities want to ascend to Heavenly Gods is because… 'material' is finite, but 'spirit' is infinite."

"Even if the 'Boundless Heart Sea' continues to devour all kinds of material worlds, there's only so much territory."

"The four Divine Kings came up with the method of 'overlapping enfeoffment' to barely maintain their power. But in the whole 'Boundless Heart Sea', only these four Heavenly Gods exist."

"But once they shift their path from material to spiritual, then theoretically, the number of Heavenly Gods becomes unlimited."

At this point, Doris paused, then continued, "Moreover… just like I said before, the strength of Earth Deities is tied to the area they control."

"Heavenly Gods, no matter where they are, their strength is nearly constant. After all, they themselves wield the 'World Rules.'"

"However… the four Divine Kings are different. Because they're bound to their four Divine Countries, their strength only reaches its peak within their own domain."

"Once they step outside their Divine Country, at best they can only exert the power of a low to mid-tier Heavenly God."

"And even…" At this, Doris glanced at Qiu Tu, then said, "Because once they leave their Divine Country, it's very easy to fall. So most of the time, they only journey outside in the form of clones via 'Divine Descent.'"

"In this situation, the strength they can use drops even further. Most likely, it's only equivalent to that of a newly ascended Heavenly God."

Hearing Doris's words, Qiu Tu's eyes couldn't help but light up this time.

If that's the case, the pressure on him and Zhao Ji would drop immensely.

Before, when he knew that the four Divine Kings were all outstanding among the Heavenly Gods, with terrifying strengths, he was a bit worried.

After all, even though he trusted Zhao Ji greatly… trust still requires basic logic. No matter how strong Zhao Ji is, with late-stage Eighth Rank strength, could she possibly slay a Divine King head-on?

That would be about as reasonable as saying Zhao Ji could one-punch and shatter the "World's Origin."

So… back when Zhao Ji, for a rapid power boost, chose to assassinate "Kabane," in truth, he too felt it was a bit too reckless.

Still, he believed he could turn dangers into opportunities within this tangled situation.

Now it seems… all his worries had been for nothing. Zhao Ji clearly knew all of this long ago, which is why she dared to take such bold action.

After all… once Zhao Ji advances to the late-stage or peak of the Eighth Rank, she may not be able to kill a Divine King, but killing a clone of a newly ascended Heavenly God should be no problem.

In that case, everything becomes a race against time. As long as Zhao Ji's progression outpaces the Divine Kings' clones finding her, they can win this battle!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall Doris and the "Crimson Territory."

He paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, looked at Doris, and asked, "So… Your Highness, the reason you can contend with the 'Northern Divine King' on equal terms…"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Doris's eyes like water gazed at him, and she nodded slightly, "That's right. Exactly so."

She pointed at the ground beneath her feet, "Among the four Divine Countries, only the 'Crimson Territory' beneath my feet doesn't belong to any of the four Divine Kings."

"So… no matter which Divine King comes to my 'Crimson Territory,' their strength will be reduced."

"At first, they did set their sights on the 'Crimson Territory.' But after a few tests, realizing it was too dangerous, they eventually defaulted to regarding the Crimson Territory as a 'country within a country.'"

Hearing Doris's words, Qiu Tu couldn't help but nod slightly.

As someone whose mind was crystal clear, he'd already thought further. In his mind, he recalled the map of the "four Divine Countries," roughly piecing together what happened back then.

The "four Divine Countries" aren't actually all the same size—the east and south are large, the west and north are smaller.

This very likely relates to the difference in power among the Divine Kings.

And the geographic position of the Crimson Territory is a bit special, lying deep in the north of the "Northern Kingdom," near the "Edge Region."

It's precisely due to this unique geography that the "Crimson Territory" managed to survive.

If Qiu Tu's guess is correct: the four Divine Kings at the time didn't need to expand their territory. Relying on their Heavenly God-level power, they crushed all the Earth Deities and annexed their land.

But thanks to her father's legacy, Doris, in the "Crimson Territory," could barely wield Heavenly God-level power herself.

Thus, when the Northern Divine King expanded, he chose to temporarily avoid her and seized other territories first.

As a result, after the four Divine Kings' territories stabilized, when the Northern Divine King turned back to deal with Doris, he found… Doris had already armed the "Crimson Territory" to the teeth. She was much harder to handle.

The Northern Divine King, being the weakest of the four, most likely only had a peak Eighth Rank clone, and if his main body entered the "Crimson Territory," he'd probably only have the power of a low-level Heavenly God. He couldn't overwhelm Doris.

On top of that, no one knew whether Doris's father had left her more trump cards for survival, so the Northern Divine King ultimately could only turn a blind eye, tacitly allowing Doris's existence.