Then let them offer their loyalty!

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In particular, over the years, the "Four Giants of the Temple" have been trying to achieve the highest position through the secret weapon "Heavenly Path," which has deepened their connection with the "Temple" organization.

As the embodiment of the "ancient world" order in their plan, the meaning of the "Heavenly Dao" is to maintain "order".

The more people who abide by the "order," the stronger the "Way of Heaven" will become. Conversely, the more people who break the "order," the weaker the "Way of Heaven" will become.

In order to cultivate the "Heavenly Dao", the four giants also merged the "Heavenly Dao" with the "Temple".

Therefore, when the "Temple" is powerful and the God-Kings abide by the order, the "Heavenly Way" becomes powerful, and the Four Great Powers also become powerful.

If Qiu Tu were to openly betray the "Temple," it would be nothing short of a major blow to the "Heavenly Way," the embodiment of order.

This is also a major blow to the four giants who are already bound to the "Heavenly Dao".

If Qiu Tu's actions trigger a chain reaction, and the God Kings follow suit, also disregarding the rules of the "Temple," or even betraying the "Temple," then things will become even worse, and the four giants may even face the risk of falling.

Therefore, to avoid this situation, the four giants must nip it in the bud.

In fact, over the past few thousand years, the "Temple" has seen similar "betrayals" like Qiu Tu's. The four giants have always been ruthless, making an example of him to deter others.

So... while Mitchell clearly had his own selfish motives, he also did indeed act in the greater good.

As soon as King Mitchell finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

Both the Ink God King and the Radiant God King began to ponder and make plans.

After a dozen seconds, the Ink God King hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

She knew Qiu Tu wasn't good at verbal sparring, and her plan also contradicted the "Four Giants'" previous methods. So she simply stopped talking about "betrayal" and started discussing the issue of "costs."

Her holy, ethereal figure trembled slightly, scattering starlight, and then spoke.

"Let's put aside whether Qiu Tu's behavior constitutes betrayal or not, and whether we should deal with him for the sake of the bigger picture."

She paused for a moment.

"I just want to ask, even if we're really going to clean house, how do we do that now?"

Upon hearing this, King Mitchell wanted to speak.

At this moment, the Ink-Colored God King interrupted him and said directly,

“Mitchell, I know you’ll say that we can still handle it the same way as before. But… I have to tell you, Qiu Tu’s situation is clearly different.”

"Most of the traitors in the past were just ordinary god-kings, and even those who were guardian god-kings were very few."

"In this situation, we can easily complete the mission by influencing one or two guardian god kings."

"But don't forget, Qiu Tu is not just an ordinary God King, nor is he a Guardian God King. He is a special God King whose combat power is unpredictable and who can kill a Berserker with a single sword strike."

At this point, the Ink God King glanced at the two towering phantoms before him and said, "Ordinary guardian god kings cannot defeat such a god king. It will take the efforts of a few of us."

"But... are we sure we can take him down?"

King Mitchell finally got a chance to speak, so he hummed and said, "Ink, are you joking?"

"Although the Berserker is strong, it is only because he is a guardian of the God King realm."

"Don't even mention us, even the two weakest 'Life' beings could crush him with a single finger."

"Qiu Tu's strength is indeed outstanding, but he is still very far from being a high-level God King."

"How could we possibly fail to take him down?"

"Moreover, once his subordinate deities are severed, his power level will plummet, and he will no longer be a match for us."

The Dark God King did not interrupt Mitchell, but waited quietly for him to finish speaking before saying, "You are right."

"But... do you think that if we want to deal with Qiu Tu, we'll only encounter Qiu Tu as our enemy?"

"Why did Qiu Tu make this matter known to the whole world? Isn't it just to find another job?"

"Based on Qiu Tu's demonstrated strength, he is already invincible below the level of a high-level God King, and can even barely participate in the battle of high-level God Kings."

"A high-level god-king acquired for free..."

"Especially in this era of great strife, which path wouldn't tempt you?"

"Now that the three major alliances have joined forces, their strengths are roughly equal. But once one side gains an additional high-level God-King, the balance of victory will quickly tip in its favor."

"Isn't that enough to make them step in to protect Qiu Tu?"

"And if a high-ranking god-king is willing to protect Qiu Tu, do you think He wouldn't provide Qiu Tu with a subordinate celestial being?"

"So... you won't just be facing Qiu Tu who has fallen from his cultivation level."

"But a Qiu Tu at his peak, plus a high-ranking God-King, or even an alliance."

After the Dark God King finished speaking, the hall fell silent once again.

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that the Black God King's speculation is very likely to come true, and... it is also clearly the fundamental reason why Qiu Tu is so fearless.

After figuring it all out, Mitchell gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it!"

Seeing that the situation was under control, the Ink-Colored God-King slowly spoke.

"So... my attitude is very simple: when dealing with Qiu Tu, we must use appeasement, or rather, we can only use appeasement."

"He made such a big fuss about this, but he didn't openly betray the 'Temple.' What does that mean?"

She paused, then glanced at the other two God-Kings, and answered her own question, "This means he's still waiting, watching. He's watching to see how our 'Temple of Order' will react."

“If our attitude satisfies him, he might stay. After all, this is where his roots are, and where Elena and I are willing to support him.”

"This is the best outcome for him, and it is also the best outcome for us."

"Because this will give us an extra powerful general with the strength of a high-level God-King, and the strength of our 'Order-Life' Alliance will instantly surpass the other two."

"But if our attitude displeases him, such as what you just said, we should punish him and strip him of everything..."

The Dark God King chuckled lightly, "Heh, then he'll turn around and leave without hesitation. And we will face the worst possible outcome."

"We have personally delivered to our enemy a special god-king who can kill the Berserker God-King with a single sword strike, whose strength is already infinitely close to our level, and a strategic-level weapon."

"And you, Mitchell, will become the true sinner who destroys the 'Temple'."

After he finished speaking, the hall became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

King Mitchell opened his mouth, but found himself unable to utter a single word. He wanted to refute, but found that every word spoken by King Ink was irrefutable.

His face turned from red to white, then from white to green, and finally turned completely black. So in the end, he simply stopped talking.

At this moment, the Radiant God-King, who had always held the leading position among the three giants, finally spoke slowly.

His voice was soothing, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

"Alright, Mo Se is right."

"What we need to do now is to salvage this situation, not to drive Qiu Tuzhen away."

He glanced at Mitchell and first reassured him, "Mitchell, I know you care about the temple, but it's precisely at times like these that you need to think things through carefully."

Upon hearing the words of the Radiant God-King, Mitchell's expression softened slightly.

At this moment, the enormous phantom of the Radiant God King also looked at the Ink God King and inquired about the plan.

"Mo Se, how do you intend to appease Qiu Tu?"

The Ink God-King had clearly already devised a plan before convening this small meeting, so upon hearing the Radiant God-King's words, she spoke up.

“I think we don’t need to think about how to appease him. Instead, we should just ask him what he needs.”

"We will give him whatever he wants. With the utmost sincerity, we will dispel the previous misunderstandings and completely bind him to the chariot of our temple."

Upon hearing Mo Se's words, Mitchell's face turned ashen.

As a high-ranking god-king of the "path of order," he never denied that he would maliciously speculate about his rivals.

Who in the entire "Temple of Order" doesn't know that Qiu Tu is a man of the Ink God King?

Everyone knows that Qiu Tu's actions were orchestrated by the Ink God King, who wanted to further expand his influence and power within the "Temple".

Therefore, at the very beginning of the meeting, he wanted to suppress Qiu Tu, even going so far as to say that he would strip Qiu Tu of his subordinate deity and demote him.

However, through a series of persuasive tactics, the Dark God-King successfully sided with the Radiant God-King, leaving the Mitchell God-King with no way to object.

Even so, he chuckled and sarcastically asked, "Is he setting the conditions, or are you setting the conditions?"

The Ink God King said frankly, "Of course it's him."

"If you don't believe me, Elena or I can record the negotiation process with him for you to review."

At this point, the Ink God King thought for a moment and offered his suggestion, "However, I will request authorization for this negotiation."

"I want to show our sincerity as much as possible. We'll give him whatever he wants."

Mitchell, as if he had caught the other party in a compromising situation, smiled even more sarcastically.

"Give him whatever he wants?"

"If he wanted you and Elena to serve him, would you be willing?"

His words had strayed from normal discussion and were clearly tinged with anger. The atmosphere in the hall instantly froze.

A chilling glint flashed in the beautiful, starry eyes of the Dark God King, clearly indicating his anger.

Seeing this, the Radiant God-King quickly tried to change the subject.

Suddenly, all three of them paused slightly and stopped talking.

At that very moment, right outside the temple, a god-king landed in a flash of light. Without even wiping the sweat from his brow, he stood outside the hall's entrance, bowed deeply, and anxiously said, "Your Majesties, Qiu Tu... um, the god-king... has returned..."

Upon hearing this news, the three high-ranking god-kings in the hall were all slightly taken aback.

Mitchell and the Radiant God King couldn't help but look at the dark-colored figure.

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Chapter 921 Ink Color: What if I submit to him? (Seeking monthly votes)

Clearly, both of them felt that this matter was related to the Ink God King.

Especially God King Mitchell. In his view, Qiu Tu's sudden return at this critical juncture must be due to Mo Se's machinations.

However, the enormous phantom of the Ink God King, shrouded in holy radiance, also froze for a moment, a look of astonishment flashing in its starry eyes just like Mitchell's.

Seeing that both the Radiant God King and the Mitchell God King were looking at her, she immediately shook her head slightly, indicating that she was also unaware of the situation.

The Dark God King has a pretty good reputation in the "Temple of Order".

Since she claimed to be unaware of the matter, both the Radiant God King and the Mitchell God King immediately believed her.

And so, the empty hall fell silent once more.

Although the three giants remained silent and had different thoughts, they were all shrouded in the same question: Qiu Tu... what exactly does he want to do?

Shouldn't he be out there forming alliances and waiting for the right offer? Why did he suddenly run back to the Temple of Order?

Is he acting with impunity, or does he have other plans?

Unable to fathom Qiu Tu's intentions, the three high-ranking god-kings, after a silent clash and discussion, ultimately decided to first see what Qiu Tu was really up to.

Where is he now?

Finally, it was the Radiant God-King, who held the main position and possessed the most composed aura, who spoke first.

His voice was as soothing as ever, yet carried an undeniable majesty, reaching the god-king waiting outside the hall.

Upon hearing his words, Mitchell and the Dark God King were pulled back from their thoughts and turned their gazes toward the entrance of the main hall.

Upon hearing the words of the Radiant God-King, the God-King responsible for relaying messages outside the hall also bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, God-King Qiu Tu... is just outside the Kingdom of the God of Wine."

He said he had completed his mission and was preparing to return to the "temple" to report for duty.

"It's simply because I haven't received orders that I can't enter the 'Kingdom of Dionysus' without permission, so I'm waiting for orders."

Beyond the land of Dionysus?

This answer surprised the three giants again, and then they seemed to be deep in thought.

Qiu Tu returned to the control of the "Temple," but did not enter the "Kingdom of the God of Wine," clearly expressing his attitude to the "Temple":

He now leans towards the temple, but the temple also needs to "take a few steps" towards him and show its attitude.

Moreover, the "Dionysian Kingdom" is Elena's world, belonging to the territory of the "Temple." Here, Elena, like the Shepherd God King, possesses strength comparable to a high-level God King.

Qiu Tu's absence clearly indicated a degree of wariness, demonstrating the distance between him and the "Temple."