Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty! Chapter 1654 - 684: Zhao Ji: How Did Qiu Tu Do It?

Zhao Ji's eyes turned slightly cold, then she asked, "Which three?"

Qiu Tu counted on his fingers, "The Northern Divine King, the Eastern Divine King, and the Western Divine King."

Zhao Ji's expression grew even colder. She nodded slightly and said, "Got it."

After saying this, she asked, "Were you hurt?"

Qiu Tu replied, "No, not at all. I didn't give them any chance. Just killed them all directly."

"Mm. Good." Hearing there were no injuries, Zhao Ji responded blandly, nodding a little.

But as she realized what Qiu Tu had just said, she suddenly froze.

She stopped in her tracks, frowned slightly at Qiu Tu, and repeated, "Did you say you killed all of them?"

"Who else would it be? Me, obviously."

Qiu Tu nodded innocently. "Of course. Other than us, who else in this world can leap ranks to kill a Heavenly God?"

Zhao Ji: ???

Honestly, in that moment, a thousand questions popped into Zhao Ji's mind.

Wait... am I on the same level as Qiu Tu now?

For some reason, Zhao Ji felt as if she'd been insulted.

But… honestly, Qiu Tu's words did remind her of something. Right now in the "Boundless Mind Sea," only the four Divine Kings are Heavenly Gods.

So, if all four Divine Kings really fell, no matter who did it, it would mean an Eighth Rank beating a Heavenly God.

Since someone managed it, why couldn't it be Qiu Tu?

Thinking this, Zhao Ji stopped listening to Qiu Tu's nonsense. She flickered and arrived at the ravaged battlefield, checking the remnants from yesterday's fight.

From several traces, Zhao Ji basically confirmed what Qiu Tu said: yesterday, it was indeed a Heavenly God level Divine King clone that fell....

And judging from other marks on the battlefield, it really did seem to be Qiu Tu....

After checking all the way, Zhao Ji's face stayed frosty, but she couldn't hide her surprise inside.

A Divine King clone… actually fell? And Qiu Tu did it?

Just… how did he pull that off?

And… since he's already able to solo three Divine King clones, what am I so eager to break through for?

For the first time, Zhao Ji, so unshakable inside, actually felt a bit lost.

So the two continued their inspection of yesterday's battle as they walked into the castle's main hall.

Once inside, Qiu Tu, acting like he owned the place, called a maid to serve tea for them. As they drank, the two chatted about what happened these days.

Qiu Tu's been busy tangling with Doris and the Four Divine Kings, buying time for Zhao Ji.

Meanwhile, Zhao Ji had successfully advanced to Peak Eighth Rank. She now had enough combat power to compare with an early-stage Heavenly God.

This left her solidly on the throne at the top of the "Heavenly God Trial." No one could shake her spot. The "Heavenly God Positional Frame" was just around the corner.

But even with Heavenly God in sight, Zhao Ji was still as icy as ever.

After catching up on the current situation, she quietly mulled things over for a while, then said slowly, "Now... I've confirmed I can get the 'Heavenly God Positional Frame.'"

"The most important thing next is to help you get your Heavenly God Positional Frame too."

That said, she closed her eyes and checked Qiu Tu's ranking.

The ranking in the Heavenly God Trial is decided by an overall evaluation—mainly strength, then territory, population under control, number of Special Treasures, and finally the count of trialists you've subdued or killed.

Qiu Tu's strength hadn't changed during this period, and neither had his territory, population, or Special Treasures.

And the most important achievement: taking out three Divine King clones… The Divine Kings don't count as trialists, so they aren't included. Which means Qiu Tu's rank was still a middling 8th place.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Qiu Tu and said, "There are still six people between your rank and mine."

"This time, the 'Heavenly God Trial' will most likely have two or more slots. But to be safe, you'd better take 2nd place."

"So…"

Hearing Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu mused, "So now we switch roles? You help me stabilize the situation, I start refining regions and try to break through?"

Zhao Ji shook her head lightly. "Too slow."

"And honestly, I don't think with your talent you can reach Peak Eighth Rank that quickly."

"So… just kill all six of them. That's safer."

Qiu Tu: .....

Meanwhile, Doris—previously 2nd, now 3rd place—walked in from outside.

Hearing their conversation, a question mark slowly appeared over her head.

What the hell? I was gone just a few minutes, and when I come back, my hall's been taken, my maid's been taken, now even I'm about to be taken out?

Just as she was thinking this, a butler suddenly strode in from outside.

Upon seeing Doris, the butler stopped, bowed slightly, then kept his head low and reported in a small voice,

"Lord, Lord Tian Qi of the Fog Hidden Association is here. He... asked me to report to Lord Zhao Ji. He said he knows Lord Zhao Ji is at the Crimson Territory now, and he wants to meet Lord Zhao Ji in person—there's something important to discuss."

Hearing the butler, Doris: .....

Great, now even my territory isn't mine. Even visitors are here for Zhao Ji....

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