Die, princess, the devil is mine!

"Alright, let's not talk about that now. Let's talk about what you think of Lynn's current situation..."

The guardian demon, equally troubled, didn't join in the cursing. Instead, he scratched his head and brought the topic back to the present.

"What else can we say? He must have had a premonition, otherwise he wouldn't be doing these things that seem like he's making arrangements for his funeral..."

“We know that Lynn can’t fool the world’s rules a second time. It’s not hard for them to guess, after all, this kind of method is simply defying the heavens. Normally, even the God King can’t do it.”

When this was mentioned, little Yuna's chubby, fair face puffed up, clearly unhappy.

It's not that she couldn't stand seeing Lynn ascend to the divine realm, but rather that someone of Lynn's level of combat power would be better able to remain in the world of miracles and demonstrate their value.

The divine realm is not lacking in a true god-level combatant right now. The current divine war is so fierce that even celestial gods would not survive if they entered the fray. Gods below the level of main gods who come up are just supply deliverers, and the supply they deliver is themselves.

If he were to remain in the mortal realm, he would be of great use, as his abilities would completely suppress the Demon God's faction, preventing them from ever raising their heads again.

Although he has almost wiped out the followers of the God of Destruction, his demonic nature is inherently darker. The God of Destruction may be able to bewitch him and make a comeback.

In the highest realm, Lynn is at most only slightly stronger than a foot soldier, and even that strength is limited.

By leaving the realm, Lynn can suppress all dissent, ensuring their faith power continues to grow stronger, and effectively extinguishing any signs of the Demon God of Destruction resurfacing.

If they could, both the God of Light and the Guardian Demon would prefer Lynn to stay in the lower realm for the rest of his life, allowing him to slowly enjoy everything he has now and will have in the future.

Unless he is really nearing the end of his life, it's best not to come up here.

Moreover, coming up here doesn't necessarily mean it will be of any use. As the divine tide begins to recede, the true gods of the divine realm have lost their guarantee of immortality. If he comes up here to breathe some fresh air, who knows how much it might extend his lifespan.

"But that Destruction guy doesn't have many chips left, does he? All the demon gods under her command have been devoured by their own demons. Now, there are only thirty-six demon gods left in the vast and boundless upper realm of the demon world, including my side. And Lynn is now a true god. Ordinary demon gods can't force him to come up again."

Based on the guardian demon's understanding of her own family affairs, she estimated that there were probably fewer than ten demons who could take action against Lynn and have a relatively high probability of success. Moreover, a small portion of these demons were her own, and they would neither work nor exert any effort.

The Destroyer could only summon no more than three demon gods at this moment, including one Heavenly Demon God and two Demon Lords.

It is well known that it is extremely difficult for gods to act in the lower realms, especially when they are preparing to guide Lynn into the upper realms, which is no less difficult.

The Destruction Goddess herself would not repeatedly expend her hard-earned power for Lynn, especially since she probably couldn't be 100% certain that she would be able to successfully pull Lynn up and devour her this time.

So she will probably still have the gods forcibly pull Lynn up. If they can pull Lynn up, then she will eat Lynn. Firstly, it will clear the way for her faith revival in the lower realm, and secondly, she is indeed a bit hungry.

If she fails to pull again this time, it's fine as long as she doesn't lose her own power. She can just change her food. If she can't eat Lynn, she can eat Cong Shen, who has exhausted a lot of power and is recovering with great difficulty. Anyway, she'll fill her stomach no matter who she eats.
The Destroyer Goddess is absolutely capable of doing such a thing, but her subordinate gods certainly know what kind of demon their master is, so they might not be so "sensible".

But apart from the God King and the Demon King, no one else can break through the boundaries of a universe. If someone is chosen by the Destruction Demon, there is no way to escape. At most, they can only drag things out until the final deadline.

So Lynn may still have some time left, but not much, unless miracles happen to him one after another, managing to completely exhaust the demonic hand of the Destruction God.

"If all else fails, we'll have to protect him when he comes up! We can't stop the Destruction Demon from causing trouble for Lynn on her territory, but once she enters the Upper Realm, her destination should be within the God Realm's territory, so we have a good chance of protecting her."

The God of Light knew the ruthlessness of the God of Destruction, so he wouldn't consider the possibility that Lynn would be spared. Since he couldn't stop Lynn's rise, he would protect him when he actually came up.

"But the God of Destruction has an inside man in the God Realm. More importantly, faced with such a delicious meal delivered to their doorstep, how could not your remaining subordinate gods, let alone your allies, be tempted?"

The Demon Goddess's desire to protect Lynn was even more genuine than that of the God of Light, but being of demonic origin, her thoughts were not as bright as the God of Light's; she was somewhat more sinister.

When Lynn ascends to the realm of gods, he will face not only the powerful attack of the Destruction God, but also the machinations of traitors in the divine realm, and possibly the disloyalty of his allies.

The God of Light possesses an innate divine body of light and an incomparably pure heart of light. It's not that she can't think of those things, but she doesn't usually think about them automatically.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the God King of Light also realized what was happening.

Indeed, apart from the goddess of nature and life, the remaining gods in the divine realm may not be able to resist getting involved.

She had previously discovered more than once that her subordinates, including the God of War, were scum who were cleaning up the demon gods who had suffered heavy losses in the war of gods.

If that were all there was to it, then what they did wasn't wrong; the problem was simply that they were following the wrong god.

However, during the hunt for the demon god, she also discovered that the God of War had led them to participate in the hunt for new gods, some of whom had risen through their own strength, while others had been raised by the Demon God of Destruction.

But regardless of the type of new god, there is only one exception: their true god sequence, which is the existence that originally belonged to the members of their pantheon.

As for the only exception, it was naturally the Demon Dragon Emperor, whom she had tricked into rising to power.

Their participation in the hunt for the Demon God was not wrong, nor was their looting and devouring of the Demon Dragon Emperor. However, hunting a new god from the divine realm, who should have been a fellow deity, was utterly unacceptable. The God-King of Light knew they had been seduced by the God of War, but if they had remained steadfast in their convictions, how could the God of War, who lacked the power of charm, have forcibly deceived them?

Ultimately, it all came down to losing the guarantee of eternal life and feeling the decline of their power. This made almost all the gods anxious. Faced with death and their true selves, they cowardly chose to abandon their true selves in order to escape death...

Clearly! Clearly, the divine tide doesn't recede that quickly. True gods could live for at least another 5000 years under this "receding tide" and environment, celestial gods could live for another 8000 years, and chief gods would have a guaranteed 15000 years. Why are they in such a hurry?!

The God-King of Light, who could still live forever even under the "ebb tide," expressed his incomprehension of them.

"So, once Lynn is forcibly brought up, if we want to protect him, we not only need to repel the attack from the powerful enemy led by the God of Destruction, but also guard against traitors within the divine realm and your nominal subordinate gods..."

"When fighting against the Demon God of Destruction, your subordinate gods might still obey your orders, because they are naturally hostile to the Demon God. In the war of gods, they also need a god-king level leader to protect them from being slaughtered by the Demon King. Moreover, the defeated Demon God can be eaten. But now, when facing a weak new god who can't help them much but can be eaten, your orders might stop some gods, but there will always be gods who are craving food and desperate for food..."

After the God of Light uttered only one word, "This..." and fell into deep thought, the Guardian Demon continued to convey information to her through his eyes.

"I am the supreme God-King of the divine realm! Unless they dare to rebel almost openly like the God of War, they will still obey my commands..."

Fortunately, they were communicating with their eyes, without using any tone of voice or other subtle expressions. Otherwise, they would have been able to tell that the God of Light's words lacked absolute confidence and were merely a whispered complaint.

"Yes, you are the supreme god-king, but only your fanatical followers can absolutely obey you. You must understand that there is a world of difference between the gods in the divine realm and the mortals in the lower realm. They believe in you, are devoted to you, and are willing to follow you to the death, while the others merely admire you. Even if they are convinced of your worth, when the fear in their hearts overwhelms their reverence for you, even a true god can degenerate into the most despicable demon."

The Goddess of Light could understand what the Guardian Demon God had said even without using her brain. She simply didn't want to accept the fact that she, who had lived a life of integrity and righteousness, would face betrayal and abandonment by everyone when the divine realm was on the verge of collapse.

Although they haven't actually rebelled against her yet, they've already become estranged from her.

"The situation is already like this. Do you expect me to eliminate the threat to Lynn before he ascends? My vast divine realm is already nearly empty, and the Temple of Gods can't even fill all thirty seats!"

Whether the God of Light felt sorry for her or not is unknown, but little Yuna, who was her vessel, already had a mournful face. It's just that none of the cats were here, otherwise Guji would definitely have jumped up and given little Yuna a paw cushion.

What's there to worry about at such a young age? Why are you putting on such a long face? Your dad's got the sky to hold it up even if the sky falls!
Don't worry about whether he can hold on or not, he'll be the one to die first anyway...

"Actually, it's not impossible if you can be ruthless. A god who has already devoured a god is already on the path to death. Hunting one's own kind and devouring allies, isn't that an unforgivable sin?"

The duty of a guardian demon is to protect, and the objects of that protection are naturally her subordinates, believers, allies, and the world under her rule. After all, she has no relatives, friends, or lovers. Therefore, she despises those gods who devour her allies, subordinates, and future temple friends. If they weren't at least subordinates of her allies and theoretically her allies, she might not have been able to resist taking action against them.

"Without them, do you expect us to fight the Destruction Demon God and over thirty other demon gods of various ranks on our own?"

The guardian demon's suggestion wasn't meant to provoke, but rather to state the facts. However, the more serious fact was that without the assistance of these deities, their fight against the destruction demon would be far more difficult, potentially leading to a dead end.

Because compared to her, the God-King of Light who at least commanded more than twenty seemingly united but actually divided deities, her ally, the Guardian Demon God, was even more incompetent.

Within the entire Demon Realm headquarters of the Guardian Demon God faction, including the Guardian Demon God himself, there are only three Demon Gods left.

Although the lineup of one Demon King and two Demon Lords wasn't weak, compared to the Demon God of Destruction's "huge" 33 Demon Gods of various ranks, they were truly annihilated, even tenfold...

If she really manages to eliminate all the bad apples, then there probably won't be more than three left.

Are they expecting the six of them to fight against more than 30 people?
It's not just the sheer number of them that makes them unable to fight; the key issue is that there's a traitor among those six!

If a great purge were to be carried out in the current divine realm, then apart from her own goddess, only the God of War and the Goddess of Nature and Life would be able to remain in a stable state.

Of the two, one is undeniably filthy, but due to his special divine nature, he is impossible to kill; the other is impeccably clean, but also due to his special divine nature, his combat power is rather weak.

So it wasn't that the God of Light couldn't bring herself to be ruthless; she truly had no other help...

"So what are you going to do? Play it by ear? Take it one step at a time? Think things will work themselves out?"

The guardian demon questioned him with his eyes.

"Let's see what fate has in store for him... I brought him here, and I will do my best to ensure he doesn't die in vain. But if I'm truly powerless to protect him, then I'll consider myself sorry. I will raise his unborn child well in the future."

Faced with this almost unsolvable problem, the Goddess of Light was indeed not entirely... no, she might not even have a 20% or 30% chance of success. At most, she could only guarantee to do her best to protect him, and this "doing her best" did not mean going all out, but rather putting in about 70% or 80% of her strength. This was because, more important than protecting Soldier Lynn was to have enough strength to deal with the Demon God of Destruction's underhanded tricks.

"I don't care what you think, but I will do everything I can to protect him, not because he is the father of this vessel, but because I have a feeling that the key to breaking the deadlock in this battle of the gods is him..."

Compared to the Light God King's "as much as possible," the Guardian Demon God's "to the best of my ability" was clearly much more resolute. Although the Light God King was Lynn's guide, the Guardian Demon God might actually be his guardian deity.

"But the God of Fate has long since died in battle, and the Ancient God of Stars and Moon has also perished for many years. We cannot see through the future. If we make a huge bet based solely on premonitions, and then lose, we may fall into an abyss of no return!"

(End of this chapter)