What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Upon hearing this, an uproar erupted.

Those who can still speak in the new Chu, which is infinitely close to the realm of illusion, are at least peak second-tier extraordinary beings.

Even these powerful individuals, who had remained silent all the way and had witnessed the fall of an ancient god moments before, could not remain quiet and could not help but exclaim in shock, which showed just how terrifying those words were.

Su Yan remained expressionless.

Shen Muchan's expression was icy cold as she looked at the Pope, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Lin Mushi remained calm, but felt that the Pope had probably gone mad.

Gu Yuqiu found the suggestion quite amusing, and her smile widened as she said, "Oh?"

Please forgive my bluntness.

The Pope said, "Because my time is running out, I shouldn't waste it on roundabout ways and rhetoric. Since I've thought of it, I should be direct."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "Then why do you think I would agree to your request?"

She shifted her gaze from the Pope to the gem that emitted an eerie glow, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Just this corpse?"

The Pope said earnestly, “This is what you have pursued, and you have paid a huge price for it. Giving up when it is so close is not the choice you should make. More importantly... you are very weak right now.”

"continue."

Gu Yuqiu looked at him with great interest.

The Pope ignored her gaze and said, "And I can protect you. Now that the Lord of Sleep has fallen, as long as I send you into the dream world, no one will be able to find you until we both become gods."

Gu Yuqiu smiled and asked, "Is being a god that interesting?"

For some reason, she completely ignored the main point of the conversation and asked such an irrelevant question.

The Pope, equally puzzled, frowned slightly and said matter-of-factly, "If you have the opportunity to become a god, why bother being human?"

"That seems to be the case."

Gu Yuqiu said with a smile, "It's a pity. Although your suggestion seems very good, I'm still not very interested. After all, it's not like I haven't been a god before."

As soon as she finished speaking, the way people looked at her became extremely complicated.

Soon, these complexities evolved into an emotion—awe.

Who else but her could say such things so casually, even with a hint of nonchalance?

Gu Yuqiu looked at the Pope and asked casually, "Is there any other reason?"

"Don't say we're enemies of the whole world."

She glanced at a certain point in the sky, as if she saw those five near-godlike supreme beings, and said calmly, "I've been experiencing this kind of thing all along."

The Pope stared into her eyes and asked, word by word, "Even if you are highly likely to die?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Haven't these kinds of things happened a lot in the past? These few people lead one bunch of useless people after another. Every time, I feel like I'm going to die, but am I really dead?"

This statement was quite sarcastic, and one of the parties involved could no longer tolerate it, letting out a cold snort.

"You were too insignificant and not worth mentioning before, which is why you didn't attract our attention. Do you think we'll give you time to return to your throne now?"

Gu Yuqiu didn't even glance at him, and said to the Pope, "You see, idiots always use the same excuses. It's pointless to rely on them."

The Pope was speechless.

As soon as those words were spoken, Xin Chu, which had been silent, suddenly stirred.

Lu Xiu looked at Gu Yuqiu.

Many others, members of various factions who had been hiding in the shadows, came out into the night and formed an encirclement from all sides.

This is the will of those five near-god-level powerhouses.

"Really... an idiot."

Gu Yuqiu sighed.

At the same time, a piercing meow echoed through the sky.

Songtang leaped from Shen Muchan's chest and landed on Gu Yuqiu's shoulder, its white fur fluttering in the wind, majestic and awe-inspiring, its eyes looking around with disdain.

Just like a lion!

Then it shook its head.

The meaning is very clear.

—Just you guys?

Lu Xiu stopped in his tracks, looked at Shen Muchan, and seemed about to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Because Su Yan glanced at him.

She could guess what Lu Xiu wanted to say: you and Gu Yuqiu are sworn enemies, so why are you still standing by her side? Why not abandon the darkness and embrace the light?

As long as Gu Yuqiu is dead, all the past events can be left unmentioned.

……

……

"what about me?"

Just then, those three words reached everyone's ears.

People looked toward the source of the voice and their eyes widened in surprise, for the speaker was the Pope.

You were just negotiating, why are you now facing each other to the death?

"I've said it before, my time is running out."

The Pope looked at Gu Yuqiu with a cold expression and said, "Do you really need to let things escalate to the worst possible outcome?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "I will not accept any threats."

The Pope remained silent for a long time before saying, "Even if we join forces, we'll be invincible?"

Gu Yuqiu looked at him with pity and said, "It's not like I haven't been invincible before. Is this something rare to me?"

"and……"

She looked up at the sky and sighed, "Being invincible in the world means being invincible in the world, not invincible in the heavens. Can't you even figure that out?"

The Pope said, "The people and things in front of us are the most important."

Gu Yuqiu shook her head and said, "Give up, or you should seriously think about how you should compromise."

Su Yan glanced at her, as if to say, "Is this your negotiation strategy?"

That's just too unreasonable to be so forceful.

At this point in the new Chu, the Pope was indeed invincible, because the other five had no room to make a move, which would lead to the completion of the Void Realm.

No one wants to bear the guilt of killing seventeen million people.

The world fell silent once more.

The sound of the waves from the vast, empty ocean grew clearer and clearer, and a faint salty smell filled the air.

After an unknown amount of time, the Pope's voice rang out.

"The secular remains secular, and the sacred remains sacred."

He said to Gu Yuqiu, "From today onwards, I will still be the Pope, and you will be God."

A commotion erupted, then fell into a deathly silence.

This is undoubtedly a great show of sincerity, a willingness to be subordinate to others, and an honor to be treated as a god.

However... when people saw the dark gem in his right hand, they couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Gu Yuqiu had also thought of that, and said with a smile, "Then, one day not long from now, we'll reenact tonight's story?"

The Pope shook his head and said, "No."

"reason?"

Gu Yuqiu asked, seemingly out of curiosity.

The Pope said, “Because you have given up your own path, someone as proud as you cannot repeat yourself, so we have no conflict.”

Gu Yuqiu chuckled and said, "So you were after my position."

"Yes."

The Pope's gaze swept across the world, landing on everyone present, and then he said, "Who but me is worthy to sit in your seat?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled but remained silent.

With these words, Lin Mushi lowered her head.

She recalled the dream she had many days ago, and the conversation she had with God in the dream. (See Chapter 25 of this volume for details)

She's often called an idiot, but she just doesn't want to think too much. How could she not understand that now?

She is the successor chosen by Gu Yuqiu.

Let me describe it in a simpler way.

She is the saint.

They are God's chosen ones.

He was destined to sit in that position.

……

……

I don't think so.

Gu Yuqiu spoke softly, breaking the silence.

The Pope tilted his head slightly, looked at Lin Mushi, and asked as usual, "Why?"

Gu Yuqiu gave an irrefutable reason.

"Because I had already chosen a successor, and I quite like him."

……