Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty! Chapter 1665 688: Qiu Tu’s Heavenly God Ranking Soars!

Thinking this, Doris couldn't help but recall Qiu Tu's youthful appearance.

'A Heavenly God in his twenties...'

'As expected, another under the grace of Xi Yue.'

'Is this the so-called Child of Fate?'

With such thoughts, a trace of envy flickered within Doris's eyes...

And just as she was lost in thought, "knock knock knock," someone rapped on her door from outside.

Hearing the knock, Doris snapped back to herself, only now realizing she'd dazed off halfway through brushing her hair.

Her spiritual power swept through the corridor beyond the door, and upon sensing Qiu Tu and the butler, a faint trace of panic crossed her face.

She hurriedly glanced in the mirror to check her appearance.

Perhaps because she had just gotten up, she was wearing a pink silk lace camisole nightgown.

Her attire was casual, so the silky fabric draped loosely over her legs, revealing pale, slender limbs and skin as soft and fair as milk.

With a casual gesture, she summoned a little jacket, draped it over her shoulders to cover her fragrant skin. Only then did she lean coquettishly, striking a seductive pose, her eyes languid and liquid as she said, "Speaker Qiu? Please, come in~~"

At Doris's words, the butler opened the door and respectfully signaled to Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu stepped inside, letting his gaze sweep briefly around Doris's boudoir before finally settling on her.

He said, "Your Highness Doris, I am here today to bid you farewell."

"Farewell?" Perhaps she hadn't expected Qiu Tu's purpose, Doris turned and raised her head to look at him.

One had to admit, this woman truly was a born enchantress. Every gesture, every glance, brimmed with criminal allure.

Qiu Tu paused admiringly on her for a few moments, then spoke, "Yes, that's right."

"In these past two days, Her Grace Zhao Ji has cornered the 'Northern Divine King' in the 'Northern Kingdom', dragging the Divine King down from his pedestal."

"And the Northern Divine King's avoidance of battle has made everyone see that the Divine King is not invincible."

"They too will feel fear, be daunted, and flee from those who are stronger."

"Now the entire current within the 'Boundless Heart Sea' has shifted."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Doris's eyes bent with amusement. She lazily traced her pale collarbone with red-painted nails, playfully remarking, "But... wasn't this all part of Speaker Qiu's plan from the start?"

That day, when Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji discussed their next steps, Doris had been beside them the entire time, only leaving for a few minutes.

So she was perfectly clear about the two's plans.

At that time, Qiu Tu first inquired in detail about Zhao Ji's current real strength and how it compared to their enemy.

By Zhao Ji's estimation, although she was only at the peak of the Eighth Rank, she already possessed Heavenly God-level combat power.

However, even among Heavenly Gods, there are levels. Of the Four Divine Kings, even the weakest—Northern Divine King—should still surpass an ordinary Heavenly God. Most likely he's an intermediate Heavenly God.

And because he's bound to the smallest region of the 'Boundless Heart Sea', the Northern Divine King's strength probably hasn't grown much in the past few centuries.

Of course, such mid-level Heavenly God power, a few centuries ago, might not have been much; but now, it's someone standing firmly at the peak of the world.

Although Zhao Ji's talent is incredible, and her combat power terrifying, she is still not the Northern Divine King's equal in a head-on clash.

However, not being a match does not mean they can't fight.

According to Zhao Ji, she was confident she could exchange dozens of blows with the Northern Divine King and still withdraw unscathed.

Even if in these centuries the Northern Divine King had managed, through grinding effort, to break through to become a senior Heavenly God, Zhao Ji still had hidden cards that could ensure her retreat without harm.

It was only with this assurance from Zhao Ji that Qiu Tu dared have her provoke the Northern Divine King at the edge of the 'Northern Kingdom', humiliating him.

As for why they needed Zhao Ji to provoke him, the reason was simple: the grand trend!

Ever since the Three Divine Kings besieged Qiu Tu, intent on killing both him and Zhao Ji, the conflict between both sides was already beyond resolution.

Additionally, the paths taken by the Four Divine Kings and Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji were entirely at odds, ensuring there would be future battles over the road forward.

Therefore, no matter what, Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji were destined to create a Fifth Divine Country, standing equal to the Four Divine Countries.

In such a scenario, Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji could not wait until the crisis was at hand before acting. They had to plan ahead.

And to win a war boils down to two things: strengthen oneself, and weaken the enemy.

Recently, Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji have been focused on strengthening themselves, and will continue to do so in the future; so stirring unrest among the enemy's rear, dividing their followers' loyalties, becomes their next target.

Even more importantly... don't forget, the reason the Four Divine Kings have their present power is that they control the vast lands of the 'Boundless Heart Sea', and have granted fiefs to thousands of Eighth Rank and Seventh Rank Great Evil Gods.

The larger their dominion within the 'Boundless Heart Sea', the deeper their rule is entrenched, and the stronger their power becomes.

Conversely, if their base of rule is weakened—if all the Eighth Rank peaks and Great Evil Gods supporting them become restless, even refusing their authority—their strength will be greatly diminished as well.

Moreover, with Qiu Tu having just slain the clones of the Three Divine Kings and shattering their legend of invincibility—sending tremors through the 'Boundless Heart Sea'—it was the perfect opportunity to press the attack and further erode the Four Divine Kings' Golden Bodies.

That is why Qiu Tu urged Zhao Ji to go and provoke the Northern Divine King.