Chapter 303: Chapter 302: Each With Their Own Hidden Agenda!

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Within the Seven Gods Palace, the four Main Gods gathered secretly, discussing matters related to the people of the Heavenly Court.

“Based on what Cang Yu said, the guests from the Heavenly Court this time are here for our Divine Power techniques, what do you say, should we give the techniques to them?”

Upon learning the purpose of Du Gang and the others, the yellow-robed Main God was inclined to send them away to avoid troubles.

“Just give it to them?”

The red-robed Main God shook his head, “We fought our way up to our positions as gods, giving out our divine power techniques just like that, I disagree…”

“Besides, we can take this opportunity to get rid of those rebellious elements with the help of these guests from Heavenly Court!”

Another green-robed Main God laughed heartily, nodding, “Correct, the strength of the visitors from Heavenly Court this time is just ordinary, no one can compare to that guy last time, but these guys are top-tier at escaping…”

Initially, they were all fearful, worrying that the Heavenly Court guests would be like the ones from last time.

However, after several encounters, they were relatively relieved because they found that these five individuals, were not particularly strong. The only area where they excelled was in escaping!

They did not notice that Du Gang and the others were probing them, after all, they revealed themselves once every hour, an opportunity fought for by the World Will on their behalf.

“Since we know the purpose of those people from Heavenly Court coming here, there is no need for us to bother about them too much…”

“Currently, the main matter is to clean up the rebellious insurgents…”

In fact, Cang Yu was their man, they deliberately let him be the first to start the rebellion and started to recruit people.

The goal was to trap all those with double motivations at once!

“Isn’t it a little too simple?”

The yellow-robed Main God was somewhat unsure, “When we were still proper gods, it seemed…”

He was always feeling uneasy, as when they were not yet Main Gods, there was a legend that a Main God needed to be replaced every once in a while.

It seemed like this was a kind of metabolism, a natural law of old being replaced.

“What problem can there be!”

The red-robed Main God was confident, casually saying, “If we hadn’t let Cang Yu lead in the rebellion, maybe those guys would have possibly banded together secretly. But now, they are in the open, while we are hidden!”

The yellow-robed Main God was still somewhat worried, “What if… I’m just saying what if, Cang Yu truly has second thoughts?”

“Even if he does, so what?”

The red-robed Main God cooly laughed, saying, “Now, it is not up to him. We know everyone who has joined Cang Yu…”

“This time, we don’t even need Cang Yu to lead…”

“We just need to let the insurgents fight with the Heavenly Court guests, then our own people will clear up the remaining…”

In a sacred temple thick with the aroma of incense, a silver-haired man was hiding in a secret room underground.

After waiting quietly for a while, the temple priest came to the room where he was staying.

“Is it time to take action?”

“Yes!”

Cang Yu looked at the aged temple priest and nodded, “The Fire God wants our people to fight the guys from Heavenly Court!”

“Our people?”

The temple priest chuckled, “You mean his men!”

At this moment, Cang Yu brightly smiled.

“Those four old guys think that the list I gave them is really of people who want to rebel…”

In fact, there were both real and fake names among them. He had hidden his own people among the loyalists while reporting the true loyalists to the four Gods as potential rebels.

The reason the four gods always trusted Cang Yu was due to a very important reason…

“You’ve had it tough, Yu!”

The old temple priest, at this moment, instantly dropped his disguise, becoming a handsome-looking man.

He looked at Cang Yu tenderly, slowly drawing him into his arms, “I swear, I will kill ‘Fire’ and avenge you…”

Yet, Cang Yu only smiled and said, “That’s fine. As long as I can be with you forever, it’s no big deal if I have to sacrifice a little…”

“Shush!”

Just then, not far from them, an unknown energy suddenly flickered for a moment.

“Who’s there?!”

The pair who were nestled together jumped awake, bursting instantaneously into an area of open space within the secret chamber.

“Boom!”

After an impressive boom, ripples raced through the air, and a figure in fiery red abruptly appeared.

“Fire Thorn Lady?!”

Cang Yu stared at the woman in front of him, completely taken aback.

“Hold your forces. Do you wish for me to broadcast this scene?”

The Fire Thorn Lady was the first one to speak after showing herself.

Upon hearing this, the handsome temple leader frowned, and without alerting anyone, he gradually mustered his Divine Power behind his back, prepared for a covert attack.

“Humph!”

The Fire Thorn Lady was well aware of his subtle movements and sneered, “Are you certain you can annihilate me in one fell swoop? Are you confident no one outside will discover what is happening in here?”

She calmly stated, “If you fail to kill me within three seconds, then your secret will be exposed!”

“Who could’ve guessed, Cang Yu, that you are a gay…”

“Tsk, tsk, I had wondered why that ‘Fire’ guy has kept you around; as it turns out, you are a double agent, closely linked to ‘Fire’!”

She admired herself quietly, then laughed sarcastically, “I assumed my allure was insufficient. But no, it’s just that you prefer men!”

At her words, Cang Yu’s face turned crimson with embarrassment.

The temple leader on the side, however, had regained his composure. He stowed away his magical powers and asked serenely, “What do you want?”

The Fire Thorn Lady shrugged, “What do I want? I have already told Cang Yu, I want the Main God’s position!”

“Originally, when I heard your plans, I decided not to inform others. I intended to watch silently and wait until the Four Gods were dead, and then vie for the god position…”

She wore a helpless expression, “Who would expect, that you two would be so natural, even preparing to engage in a naked battle in front of me. It was so appalling… I couldn’t bear it and so you noticed…”

After the temple leader and Cang Yu exchanged glances, they communicated with each other through their eyes for a while, then nodded, “Fine, the position of the Main God can be promised to you, but under one condition: You must not reveal any information about today!”

“Rest assured, I understand the gravity of the situation. Until the four old men die, no one has a chance to compete for the god position. I, more than you, want them gone!”

The Fire Thorn Lady lightly smirked, “I’ve heard, you’ve collaborated with the Heavenly Court’s guys?”

“It can’t exactly be counted as collaborating!”

Cang Yu shook his head, “We are using each other, this time. If the guys from Heavenly Court can exhaust the subordinates of the Four Gods, it would be a gain…”

“So, your plan is to let them fight, until the end. Then for the remaining people, ambush the Four Gods?”

“No!”

Cang Yu shook his head again, “Plans will always lag behind changes. Let them start, and for the rest, I will observe the situation and wait for the opportunity. If the timing is right, it will be possible to directly attack and slay the gods!”

The Fire Thorn Lady slowly nodded. Soon, she asked again, “How many of our people are there?”

Seeing the two men didn’t react, she asked once more, “How many actually want to rebel?”

Cang Yu gazed deeply at her, and said, “More than half. Judge by yourself!”

In his mind, the Fire Thorn Lady was opportunistically inclined to rise early.

He understood her character rather well, knowing that she possessed a two-faced nature.

If there was really a chance to slay the gods this time, then she would certainly fuel the fire. However, if there was no chance and nothing could be changed at that time, she would definitely turn around and betray everyone without hesitation.

Therefore, he had to give her some confidence!

“Fire Thorn Lady, can you remain here until the battle begins?”

Cang Yu stared at her and continued, “As you should know, you haven’t fully gained our trust yet. In order to ensure the smooth running of the plan, you need to stay here…”

“I understand!”

The Fire Thorn Lady laughed heartily and nodded, “As long as you’re not asking me to sleep with this handsome cleric, anything will do…”

The temple leader and Cang Yu exchanged a glance once again, then solemnly spoke, “You may go. The outside world cannot be without you. I will stay here, waiting for your signal…”

Taking a deep breath, Cang Yu said nothing due to the presence of an outsider. He suppressed the tender words in his heart, nodded resolutely, and said “Wait for me!”

With that, he left without looking back.

After his departure, the Fire Thorn Lady looked around curiously, and asked with a knowing smile, “There should be more than just you here, right?!”

‘There’s no need for you to hide here if you’re alone…”

“There must be other wild gods here, right?!”

The so-called wild gods refer to god spirit level powerhouses who have not received a formal lineage and remain outside the Seven Gods Palace.

These people, often being the targets of a manhunt, were not numerous and were generally ignored by the Seven Gods Palace.

The temple keeper didn’t pay attention to her. He quickly set up a barrier at the entrance of the secret room, sat down cross-legged, and began to meditate.

After half a day of fleeing, Du Gang and the others inevitably became dispirited and disheveled.

This time, they hid once again at the bottom of a lake, talking carefully amongst themselves.

“Du Gang, have you yet located the Son of Destiny?”

Kou Yingwu originally thought that once Du Gang returned, their mission would be accomplished. However, every time the Son of Destiny’s location changed.

“No!”

Du Gang shook his head, “What I can confirm now is that the so-called Son of Destiny has reached the God Spirit Level…”

“I had a suspicion before. Purposely after one exposure, I determined the location of the Son of Destiny and then sped off in the opposite direction. It has been proven that he can keep pace with us…”

“Therefore, the Son of Destiny is not what we imagined, a guy who hasn’t grown up yet!”

“The Son of Destiny is in the Seven Gods Palace, and moreover, he is one of the deities therein!”

“A deity?”

Lan Zhize looked puzzled: “Could it not be one of the four Main Gods?”

At this moment, Tao Xuanzhu interjected: “It’s impossible. Do you guys still remember how Du Gang instructed us to deal with the four Main Gods during the four exposures?”

Lan Zhize frowned, “Are you saying that …”

“Du Gang was testing the four Main Gods before to see if they were the Son of Destiny…”

The other three heard this and all turned their gaze towards Du Gang, seemingly curious, wanting to know if what Tao Xuanzhu was saying was correct.

“That’s right!”

Du Gang nodded, “During the previous escape, I tested the Main Gods and ruled them all out. In addition, some of the more common deities, and those that are more frequently seen, have also been ruled out…”

“So that’s how it is!”

At this point, Jia Xiangming had a sudden realization. “I’m wondering why you let us report the circumstances of encountering each deity. Now it looks like you are also excluding these deities.”

“Damn!”

At this moment, Lan Zhize also realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, “So that’s why you had us identify people using the mirror?!”

At first, he thought Du Gang was being bizarre, making them recount the looks of every deity. Now he realized, Du Gang was excluding options for the Son of Destiny!

Du Gang gave a faint smile, and said: “Indeed, after multiple rounds of screening and testing, out of a hundred or so deities, I have already eliminated more than fifty…”

“That’s great!”

Kou Yingwu let out a sigh of relief, “In that case, we’ve practically found the Son of Destiny!”

He had a different thought from Du Gang and the others; all he had was a desire to cause a great upheaval.

“Let’s just directly kill off those remaining fifty or so people!”

“If we went through and killed off these fifty or so fellas, we’re bound to get the Son of Destiny…”

“That’s not good!”

Du Gang was the first to shake his head, rejecting the idea. “It’s not that simple!”

“It won’t be easy to kill the Son of Destiny. Once we are about to kill him, the will of the world will definitely rebound massively. By then, it’s uncertain whether all the other gods might immediately appear beside us…”

“Haven’t you guys noticed that although we are in a sorry state now, we never faced life-threatening danger? Even those gods who are chasing us did not give it their all…”

Du Gang laughed: “Do you think they are only capable of this much? According to our estimates, among them, there are not a few whose combat power exceeds ten thousand, or even twenty thousand…”

“But now, is there anyone among them whose combat power exceeds ten thousand?”

“No!”

Du Gang asked and answered himself, “Since we now know that there are conflicts and disputes within the Seven Gods Palace, why don’t we take advantage of it?”

Kou Yingwu frowned, “What do you mean, don’t kill them?”

“No!”

Du Gang laughed: “We do not refrain from killing. If we start killing now, it will cause a rebound in the world’s will. However, if we participate in their plan, becoming a part of their plot, then, it will reduce the rebound of the world’s will…”

“What’s the difference?”

“The difference is, on one hand, we proactively kill their people, while on the other hand, we let them design traps to get rid of their people…”

Kou Yingwu asked suspiciously, “Are you sure they will set us up?”

“Absolutely!”

Du Gang nodded and said, “That Cang Yu, I analyzed him thoroughly. If he really was a conspirator for the rebellion, he would’ve been dead many times over by now, but he’s still alive. That can only mean he’s one of the Four Main Gods’ people!”

“Using the first layer of logic, it seems that Cang Yu wants to join hands with us to fight against the Main God. Such an outcome appears beneficial to all of us.”

“But this is based on one condition – that Cang Yu is such a person.”

“But he’s not!”

Du Gang shook his head and laughed, “The fact that he is alive is a flaw, and that flaw points to the second layer of logic – that is, Cang Yu must be an agent of the Four Main Gods!”

“He was intentionally assigned to form this anti-Main God alliance. The goal is to expose those with double loyalties or those who may harbour such loyalties and put them in the open!”

His lips curved up a little, “If I were the Main God, I would make the conspirators fight us this time!”

“What?”

Kou Yingwu raised an eyebrow, “Are you saying that Cang Yu, he’s deceiving us?”

“Whether he’s deceiving or not, everyone is harbouring their own secrets!”

Du Gang knew in his heart that he had previously deceived him as well. He didn’t reveal to Cang Yu that their true goal was the child of destiny.

He laughed and said, “This is only the second layer of logic. We can now assume that Cang Yu is definitely one of the Main God’s people.”

“And this leads us to the third layer of logic.”

“Suppose, from the beginning, Cang Yu was genuinely a trusted confidant of the Four Main Gods!”

“But then, he suddenly nurtures the idea of overthrowing the Four Main Gods to become the Main God himself?”

“If that’s the case, he would hide this from the Four Main Gods and secretly gather his own followers.”

At this point, Lan Zhize was confused and blurted out, “Du Gang, why don’t you just say the conclusion?”

He expressed that he couldn’t follow Du Gang’s reasoning anymore. Comparatively, he preferred to listen to the conclusions, rather than this brain-teasing process.

Actually, it was the same for everyone else. Each additional layer of logic doubled the things that needed to be considered. It was just too mind-boggling.

Du Gang nodded and said, “Well, according to the third level of logic, Cang Yu will definitely take this opportunity to use us to eliminate the true loyalists of the Main God!”

Kou Yingwu had a sudden realization, “You mean the information Cang Yu provided, about the Seven Gods Palace in half a day, is a trap?”

Du Gang nodded, “Sort of, for us, it’s both a crisis and an opportunity!”

“As I said before, when we act, we need a reason, a distraction from the world’s intent…”

“And this time, whether Cang Yu operates on the second or third level of logic, there will be a group of people, roughly forty or fifty of the God Spirit Level, who will attack us!”

“Then why are we going?”

Lan Zhize was baffled, “Du Gang, why do I get more confused the more you explain? If they’ve set a trap, why are we going?”

Du Gang laughed, “Of course, to complete our mission. Haven’t you forgotten that we need to kill the child of destiny?”

“It’s too difficult for us to eradicate the Seven Gods Palace completely. With just the five of us, it’s going to take a lot of effort…”

“Do you know why I didn’t let you kill their people?”

“The main goal is to mislead them, to prevent them from focusing on us, to keep them off guard…”

He chuckled, “With our abilities, killing a few regular deities poses no problem at all. But to kill the Main God, each of us would have to fight to the death!”

“Even if we fought to death, we might not be able to complete the mission…”

“But now, an opportunity presents itself…a chance for internal strife in their ranks!”

Du Gang laughed, “Regarding Cang Yu’s trap, we must go!”

“Not only are we going, but we also need to comply with the wishes of both their factions!”

“What I mean is, whether the outside ambushers are under Cang Yu’s second or third layer of logic, as long as we start a fight from inside, once we’ve fought to a stalemate, those outside will certainly seize the opportunity to interfere…”

“At that time, we can escape in the chaos and let them fight each other. By then, they probably won’t have any energy left to chase us…”

He sneered, “This trap is both against us, and a fuse for their internal conflicts!”

“The discord between them is already irreconcilable; the only reason it hasn’t erupted yet is because no one has ignited it. But this time, when the cover is blown off, they will fight each other to death…”

“Maybe by then, we can complete our mission just lying down. We won’t have to lift a finger; the child of destiny could be killed by them outright!”

After a detailed explanation from Du Gang, everyone finally understood the whole story.

At the same time, it was decided, this fight was going to be the last one – either they successfully accomplish the mission, or they die here. It was that simple!