Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty! Chapter 1989 - 785: The Shocked Divine Kings

At this moment, as the Heavy Stone God King hesitated, tangled, and even questioned himself, the Han Hai God King spoke again.

Perhaps because Heavy Stone God King had not spoken for a while, causing him to misunderstand Heavy Stone God King's situation.

Thus, he gently comforted, "Your Majesty, this is not our fault."

"Qiu Tu has such means, which were indeed unpredictable."

"Moreover....." At this point, the Han Hai God King paused, then spoke his own heartfelt words, "I think Qiu Tu is very... insidious."

"Even though he has such a trump card, he consistently feigns weakness to the enemy. This is clearly a deliberate fishing tactic to lure us."

"It's difficult for us to imagine him being so insidious, so falling for his trap is quite normal."

Perhaps it was the term "feigning weakness to the enemy" that resonated with Heavy Stone God King.

He snapped back to reality, then looked at the Han Hai God King beside him, deliberated for a moment, and said, "Han Hai. If I were to say... Qiu Tu is not feigning weakness, but genuinely weak, would you believe it?"

Upon hearing Heavy Stone God King's words, the Han Hai God King, despite his efforts at expression management, couldn't help but falter for a moment.

He glances weakly at Heavy Stone God King, without speaking, but the meaning in his eyes is unmistakable: Your Majesty, are you serious...?

Even though Han Hai God King did not speak, merely by looking at his expression, Heavy Stone God King understood what he meant.

Therefore, Heavy Stone God King sighed lightly in his heart and did not continue discussing the topic.

To be honest, not just Han Hai God King, but even himself, he couldn't clearly discern whether his previous feelings were right or wrong.

Or perhaps... just like Han Hai God King said: Qiu Tu is insidious, deliberately feigning weakness despite having strong trump cards.

So... who can definitively say that Qiu Tu wasn't deliberately feigning weakness this time?

Furthermore, upon careful consideration of the origins of this matter, he wanted to give Qiu Tu a knockdown, forcing him to relent, so as to achieve the goal of reordering the "Execution Department".

At that time, Han Hai God King also advised him, but he still stuck to this plan.

Even though Han Hai God King's actions today were somewhat presumptuous, leading the situation to spiral out of control, the original cause still lies with himself, thus Heavy Stone God King felt that maybe he shouldn't continue to clash head-on with Qiu Tu.

Heavy Stone God King is inherently a stable person, not prone to gambling.

Facing failure, he does not recklessly bet heavily again; instead, he prefers to stabilize everything first before making long-term plans.

This mature and cautious approach allows him to rise after a defeat more easily but also causes him to miss the chance to overturn the situation...

However, people's nature is inherently fixed and difficult to change, so even though Heavy Stone God King knows his "gambling instinct" is weak, he still ultimately accepts this failure.

He gently taps Han Hai God King's shoulder with his large hand and says, "Alright, let's end this matter here."

His gaze is plaintively directed forward, as if he sees the turbulent undercurrents of the "Execution Department," his deep voice slowly says, "This 'God King Conference' is likely to quickly spread throughout the entire 'Execution Department,' even to the 'Temple - West Branch.'"

"Soon, we may face significant impact."

"Many fence-sitters may bet on both sides, wavering, even to the extent of obeying outwardly but opposing inwardly."

"At such times, we must suppress the situation, not allow it to become uncontrollable."

After speaking, Heavy Stone God King slowly says, "As for consulting Mitchell, I feel it's unnecessary."

"The situation is not serious to that extent yet."

As he speaks, he glances at Han Hai God King, with a serious and confident expression, saying, "All these years, even facing Elina, I have never fallen behind."

"Even if Qiu Tu has mastered the 'Lifebound Divine Skill,' he's just a second-tier God King, nothing more!"

Hearing Heavy Stone God King's words, a relieved expression finally reappears on Han Hai God King's face.

Clearly, encountering setbacks and failures is not important; what's crucial is not being defeated.

Especially for the leader, who is the backbone of the entire team; if he degenerates and becomes despondent, everything becomes irreparable.

As long as he can rally, everything will retain the chances for a turnaround.

Besides... as Heavy Stone God King said, Qiu Tu is only a second-tier God King, it's still early for him to truly grow.

They have plenty of time to suppress or ease relations with Qiu Tu.....

However, compared to Han Hai's relief, Heavy Stone God King always feels as though he missed something.

Even though he has already decided to retrench the battle line and stabilize the situation, his mind keeps flashing back to the clash with Qiu Tu's "Emperor's Wrath - Modify".

'Is Qiu Tu truly so strong...?'

.....

Meanwhile.

Having played a pivotal role in the "God King Conference," soon to be the center of discussions, Qiu Tu returns to his secluded courtyard and begins his own review.

If he knew Heavy Stone God King's analysis a moment ago, he would most likely applaud, because... Heavy Stone God King's speculation is entirely correct.

Heavy Stone God King was right; Qiu Tu's current strength is indeed formidable, but not as excessively displayed at the "God King Conference."

The reason why Qiu Tu's recent performance was so astonishing boils down to the modifications he made to the "Lifebound Divine Skill" created for him by Zhao Ji.