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"I've already chosen the top candidates for both the Great Sage and Saint King realms. With that, Kunlun Realm basically no longer needs to worry about losing. In this Holy War of Merit, regardless of whether you can slay the gods of Hell Realm, Kunlun Realm will almost certainly not lose. However, just to be on the safe side, I still hope you can slay the gods of Hell Realm. As long as you can successfully slay the gods of Hell Realm, then Kunlun Realm will definitely not lose and will definitely win first place in the Holy War of Merit." After leaving his wife, Zhao Shuang went to the Empress and told her everything he had done, so that she could be completely at ease.

After all, the Empress had always been worried about the Kunlun Realm, and the only way to win this Holy War of Merit was for the Empress to kill the gods of the Hell Realm.

Now, because of Zhao Shuang, there are candidates for first place in both the Great Sage and Saint King realms. As long as things go smoothly, there shouldn't be any unexpected events.

His cousin will be in charge of the Great Sage realm. With her current strength, it is very possible for her to become the number one Great Sage. Although the possibility is not 100%, there is at least a 50% chance that she will become number one. As for the Saint King realm, it will be his little wife, Ling Feiyu.

With the young wife's current strength, winning first place is naturally no problem at all.

"Even so, this time I must kill the gods of the Hell Realm. Only in this way can I ensure that there will be no accidents in the Kunlun Realm. After all, the Great Saints and Saint Kings of the Hell Realm are not to be trifled with. They will definitely send out extremely powerful Great Saints and Saint Kings."

This time, the empress no longer referred to herself as "this empress," but instead used the pronoun "I."

"I know all this, but you don't need to worry too much. It's just a simple merit-based holy war. Although the Kunlun Realm is participating in this merit-based holy war, given the current situation of the Kunlun Realm, the Hell Realm probably doesn't take it seriously at all. Under these circumstances, they naturally won't send any too powerful beings, because if they were too powerful, they would still need to guard against those guys from the Heavenly Court Realm. So they simply won't send them to the battlefield of this merit-based holy war. Even if they were to go to the battlefield of the merit-based holy war, it would have to be the next Kunlun Realm merit-based holy war."

Zhao Shuang's words immediately changed the Empress's expression.

"What do you mean? You mean that the Kunlun Realm will one day become a battlefield for the Holy War of Merit?"

The Empress had gone to great lengths and paid a heavy price to prevent the Kunlun Realm from becoming a battlefield for the Holy War of Merit, but she never expected Zhao Shuang to tell her that the Kunlun Realm was unavoidable.

"Once the Kunlun Realm fully awakens, and those treasures from 100,000 years ago reappear, it will inevitably become a battlefield for the Holy War of Merit. Even if it's not the main battlefield, the Kunlun Realm will still be a coveted prize in the eyes of various forces from the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm. They will definitely send people to the Kunlun Realm to seek out the opportunities and fortunes within. Because any one of those opportunities and fortunes would be enough to make them Great Saints or even gods. Under such circumstances, they will absolutely not let the Kunlun Realm go. Therefore, after this Holy War of Merit, the Kunlun Realm will inevitably become the next battlefield for the Holy War of Merit, but..." It's not an open battleground, nor will it be officially named the Battle of Merit. Both the Hell Realm and the Heavenly Court will send people to the Kunlun Realm to seek opportunities and good fortune, because the Kunlun Realm has too many treasures, and the divine power shield left by the old bald monk won't last much longer. Under these circumstances, how could the Kunlun Realm not become a battlefield for the Battle of Merit? Therefore, you don't need to worry too much; even if you do, it's useless, because this is something the Kunlun Realm is bound to experience.” Zhao Shuang's words of comfort did not improve the Empress's expression; instead, it made her extremely grim. Then she immediately pressed on:

"Is there really no way for you? If you regain all your power, can you stop all of this from happening? Can you prevent the Kunlun Realm from becoming a battlefield for the Holy War of Merit?"

The Empress now desperately hopes that Zhao Shuang can regain all his power, because she knows very well that Zhao Shuang was once a ruler of the Heavenly Realm and the Hell Realm, and this alone is enough to prove how terrifying Zhao Shuang is.

"This is very difficult. You must understand that because of my bloodline, I don't even know how to break through to the level of a god. So the price I need to pay to break through to my original realm is simply too high. Moreover, it's not the right time yet, not the time for me to recover my strength. When I recover my strength, I will naturally recover it, but not now. Recovering my strength now would not help me or the Kunlun Realm. Even if I could recover to my peak strength, I still wouldn't be able to change anything. You don't need to think about it anymore. This is something that one or two heavens can no longer change. Because this is a predetermined thing, and no one can change it. Unless you can reach the level of my ancestor, but reaching that level is almost impossible. Because no one has been able to do it yet. Those old things haven't been born yet. If they really reach that level, they might completely change the current situation."

"The current situation is already quite good. Both you and I have paid a huge price to bring Kunlun Realm to this state and to rekindle hope. If we let all of this be wasted due to a moment of impulsiveness, it will be too late for regrets. Therefore, you'd better not have this idea. I really can't recover my peak power right now, because if I did, the consequences would be unimaginable. The heavens of the Heavenly Court alone wouldn't let me off the hook. They would absolutely not allow me to interfere in Kunlun Realm's affairs again, and if that happens, Kunlun Realm will truly have no hope whatsoever. They can allow me to interfere in Kunlun Realm's affairs now that I haven't recovered my strength, but once I recover my strength, they will absolutely not allow it anymore, because they are afraid—they are afraid that I will obtain that opportunity from Kunlun Realm. If I do, the consequences will be far beyond what they can bear, and I could very well become the number one person in both the Hell Realm and the Heavenly Court."

"But the current situation in the Kunlun Realm makes it impossible for me to become the number one person in both the Heavenly Court Realm and the Hell Realm."

"So you don't need to think about it anymore. This is simply impossible. What you need to do now is to kill as many gods of the Hell Realm as possible in this Holy War of Merit. Kill as many as you can. The more you kill, the faster Kunlun Realm will develop and grow stronger in the coming period. I can guarantee that as long as you can kill more than three gods of the Hell Realm, Kunlun Realm will not suffer too much damage even if it becomes a battlefield of the Holy War of Merit. Kunlun Realm will also have enough strength to protect itself. Because at that time, I can guarantee that the strength of Kunlun Realm will be greatly improved. I can guarantee that the number of Saints alone will increase more than tenfold."

"And I can increase the number of those exceeding Saints several times over. As for gods, I can guarantee at least two more, at least two more gods. It's even possible that there will be three, four, or five. It all depends on the luck of the Kunlun Realm. If they are lucky enough, then three, four, or five gods are possible, but that's already the limit. Any more, and the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm will not tolerate it. At that time, those guys will definitely join forces to deal with the Kunlun Realm." "I dare not speak for other worlds, but the Heavenly Realm will definitely try every means to deal with the Kunlun Realm. They will absolutely not allow the Kunlun Realm to restore its glory of 100,000 years ago. After all, 100,000 years ago, the Kunlun Realm was the most powerful world in the entire Heavenly Court Realm. This is something they cannot allow, and it is also something those guys in the Heavenly Court Realm cannot allow."

"The Kunlun Realm's current state is almost entirely due to the combined efforts of the Hell Realm and the Heaven Realm. How could they possibly allow the Kunlun Realm to regain its former glory? They absolutely will not allow it; it's something they absolutely cannot tolerate. If it truly exceeds their tolerance limit, they will join forces to deal with the Kunlun Realm once again, even if it means breaking the rules. Do you think the Kunlun Realm, in its current state, can withstand the combined attacks of the Hell Realm and the Heaven Realm at all costs?"

"This is absolutely unbearable, do you understand? So for now, we can only tolerate it, endure it, and survive. Only in this way can the Kunlun Realm have hope, have a future, and be able to withstand what comes next."

"The Kunlun Realm is currently unable to withstand all of this; it can only endure it. The future of the Kunlun Realm rests solely in your hands. Only you can ensure a brighter future for the Kunlun Realm by slaying as many gods as possible from the Hell Realm."

"As long as you slay enough gods, with the time-space treasures of the Kunlun Realm, plus the Great Dao, supernatural powers, cultivation methods, and secret techniques I have imparted, these good things are enough to guarantee that the future of the Kunlun Realm can be described as smooth and bright. Do you understand now? Now is not the time to be reckless. Now is the time for you to use all your strength to obtain resources for the Kunlun Realm, and these resources are the gods of the Hell Realm. These are all excellent resources. Although you have just broken through to the realm of gods, I believe that with the power at your disposal, you are enough to slay the gods of the Hell Realm, and not just one or two."

Zhao Shuang's earnest words plunged the Empress into silence, because she knew very well that everything Zhao Shuang said was true. Now was not the time for her to be willful. Although she had become somewhat cold and ruthless, she still cared deeply about the Kunlun Realm and hoped that it could awaken quickly in a short period of time.

After awakening, it will be able to restore the glory of 100,000 years ago. Once the glory of 100,000 years ago is restored, Kunlun Realm will not fear any trouble or disaster. Whether it is the Heavenly Realm or the Hell Realm, Kunlun Realm will no longer be afraid.

However, all of this depends on the emergence of a top-tier powerhouse in the Kunlun Realm, the most supreme deity, that is, a god of the heavens. But in the entire Kunlun Realm, there is only one god of the heavens, Zhao Shuang, and Zhao Shuang is currently still unwilling to recover. Under these circumstances, they are helpless.

"Are we just going to have to endure this forever? When will the Kunlun Realm awaken and be able to resolve the current crisis?"

The empress spoke with a tone full of resentment, even though she knew very well that what Zhao Shuang said was true.

"That depends on our luck, and on the luck of the Kunlun Realm. This will likely take a very long time. So we need to use this time to grow as quickly as possible and become powerful among the gods. Although you are already considered a powerful god, it's far from enough. After all, you've only just broken through to godhood, and you need much more than what you have now to advance further. What we need to do now is to win this Holy War of Merit. To win and prevent the Kunlun Realm from becoming a battlefield for the Holy War of Merit, the first thing we need to do is kill the gods of the Hell Realm. But to kill the gods of the Hell Realm, we can only rely on you, not anyone else. I can't do it either; we can only rely on your strength. Because currently, only you in the entire Kunlun Realm can do it. As long as those old fogies don't make a move, I believe you can definitely do it."

Zhao Shuang continued to offer words of comfort, which caused the Empress to fall silent.

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say and done what I needed to do. As for whether Kunlun Realm can avoid this crisis, that depends on your abilities. I believe you can do it, after all, Kunlun Realm has been supported by you alone for the past few hundred years. So I hope you can do it, and I hope you can. A large part of Kunlun Realm's future rests on your shoulders. It was originally meant for my younger brother, but his bloodline wouldn't allow it. What a pity, such a great pity."

Zhao Shuang sighed, signaling the Empress to remain silent once more. After saying this, Zhao Shuang left immediately, showing no intention of staying to continue the conversation. He understood that further discussion was pointless now; he had done and said everything he needed to. Whether the Empress could see things clearly and understand them was up to her.

In short, the simplest and most direct way to change the current situation is to kill the gods of the underworld.

If they are successfully killed, there shouldn't be any major problems, and the Kunlun Realm will have a better chance of survival. (End of Chapter)