Then let them offer their loyalty!

Weak? Suspecting a trap? That's it?

Qiu Tu had just witnessed that scene firsthand! The power of that move that destroyed an entire "Boundless Heart Sea Region" was still vivid in his mind!

That terrifying, apocalyptic scene was many times more exaggerated than when Zehime destroyed the world!

And this is the only evaluation I got?

Even Qiu Tu, who was close to Zhao Ji, was a little dumbfounded, let alone the jackal.

The jackals were now doubting whether they had misheard.

No matter how stupid the Nine-Headed Lion is, it's still a near-Tier 7 expert! And even if "Devouring the Sky and Devouring the Sun" isn't one of the top 10 divine skills in the "Core Area," it's still a renowned cataclysmic ability!

As a result, she only received this evaluation from Zehime?

Thinking of this, the jackal couldn't help but recall what Qiu Tu had just done to him...

Before encountering danger, Qiu Tu was clearly evenly matched with him, and was even slightly at a disadvantage.

When faced with danger, Qiu Tu dropped all pretense and subdued him in one move.

The feeling was like an adult disciplining a child—incredibly easy and carefree.

Judging from Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's behavior, this was clearly something they had anticipated.

It is difficult for an individual's strength to increase explosively.

So... Qiu Tu has been playing games with himself, both today and the past few days?

Is he actually an incredibly powerful expert as well?!

Thinking about it this way, the jackal's head was really a little fuzzy.

One Zhao Ji killed the nine-headed lion in one move, and another Qiu Tu captured himself in one move...

Could it be that there really are two reincarnated gods in this small northwestern region?!

Thinking of this, the jackal suddenly shook his head, realizing he had gone astray.

Now that the nine-headed lion has fallen, he too has become a prisoner.

Does it matter whether Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji are reincarnations of gods?

It doesn't matter at all!

The jackals' most pressing concern right now isn't gathering intelligence for the "Hidden Mist Society," but rather figuring out how to survive...

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Now that the Nine-Headed Lion is dead, his three puppies can no longer be cared for, so his death has no value.

Even if he survives, he might still be eliminated by the "Hidden Mist Society," but... every extra day he lives is a bonus...

He might be able to find an opportunity to relocate his own puppies, preventing them from being purged by the "Hidden Mist Society"...

Thinking this, the jackal suddenly paused slightly: Huh? Since the Nine-Headed Lion wants to kill him anyway, the Mist Hidden Society might also settle scores with him.

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Chapter 590 The Mad Qiu Tu Has Occupied Fengqi Prefecture (7k views, please vote)

As the saying goes, "The moment the thought of defecting to the enemy arises, one suddenly feels the vastness of the world!"

As this idea took root in his mind, the jackal felt his thinking suddenly become much clearer.

In an instant, all sorts of information about Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji flashed through his mind.

According to his intelligence, Qiu Tu, Zhao Ji, and La Riluo are now arguably the most famous family among the high-ranking officials in the entire Northwest region.

Not only because various rumors and scandalous stories about Qiu Tu and the evil goddess sisters have been circulating among the high-ranking members of the various shelters.

It was also because of Qiu Tu's extremely sensitive and radical political line of "using evil gods to fight evil gods".

During this time, Jackal had actually been secretly gathering intelligence on Qiu Tu and his two companions within the upper echelons of the Northwest region. Of course, he also took notice of this novel political line.

They rallied one group of evil gods to attack another, causing the evil gods to split and disintegrate from within.

In the process of gathering intelligence, Jackal discovered that many high-ranking officials in the Northwest region held a "wait-and-see" attitude toward this political line: neither supporting nor opposing it.

But only a native high-level evil god like him, and one who had a certain understanding of the "Mist Hidden Society" and the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area," knew that Qiu Tu's political line was indeed unusual.

The core of this political line is that while most of humanity's high-ranking officials viewed the evil gods as a unified whole, Qiu Tu had the foresight to discover that the evil gods were not a monolithic entity.

In fact... quite the opposite, the competition and battles between evil gods are even more exaggerated than those among humans.

After all, the competition becomes more intense the higher you go in the six catastrophe paths.

Among evil gods, they are all competitors, not their own kind or compatriots.

In the eyes of most evil gods, there is no difference between humans and other evil gods.

In a sense, Tier 6 Cataclysms are also evil gods. Cataclysms below Tier 6 are merely ordinary Cataclysmic beings.

It is only because humans are special and have a strong sense of race, and because the human world has just been merged with the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart", it has gained extraordinary cohesion under the apocalypse, which is why such a antagonistic relationship exists.

Therefore, according to the jackal's deduction, Qiu Tu's political line is indeed likely to succeed.

After all, as long as the conditions are right, evil gods don't care whether they serve evil god organizations like the "Hidden Mist Society" or "Qiu Tu."

Once this momentum gains momentum, humanity might actually be able to win this catastrophic war.

Even if Qiu Tu ultimately cannot turn the tide and save humanity from disaster.

That's okay.

Because... based on past experience, as this cataclysmic war drags on, the ruling class—those who will gradually become Tier 6 leaders over the next few decades—will inevitably separate from the ordinary lower classes into two distinct groups.

These high-ranking individuals, who are above level 6, will eventually be accepted by various organizations in the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area," and in turn, they will oppress ordinary people at the bottom.

In any world, class oppression is always greater than racial oppression. People of the same class are often considered to belong to the same "race"...

Even within this "new race," there are different classes...

During the integration phase, human elites like Qiu Tu, who proposed "using evil gods to control evil gods" ahead of time, essentially obtained their tickets to the next version early on.

Because Qiu Tu had already won over a group of evil gods in advance, he had long since become powerful and surpassed the other high-ranking officials.

When they realize that saving humanity is impossible, they can simply transform themselves, using the evil gods they have won over as the backbone, to create their own unique evil god organization. Who knows, they might actually be able to rise to the core power level of the "Boundless Heart Sea"!

Thinking of this, the jackal couldn't help but hiss inwardly!

If I could surrender and join the Qiu Tu Empire in its middle stages of development, I might even become a veteran in the future.

This is much more promising than being a slave in the "Hidden Fog Society".

After figuring out Qiu Tu's future potential, Jackal couldn't help but recall Qiu Tu's "character".

It has to be said that Qiu Tu's character can be summed up in three words: impeccable!

Qiu Tu has been rising to prominence for so long, and apart from the fact that his "lust" is not really a flaw, he is practically perfect in every other aspect.

Especially towards his confidants and subordinates, Qiu Tu was practically everyone's boss, a true "benefactor".

Looking around Qiu Tu, not one of them failed to achieve great success.

Moreover, no matter how high Qiu Tufei rose, he never forgot his team. Wealth, status, power—as long as he could lend a hand, Qiu Tufei would.

Not to mention the stray dogs in the village, even Qiu Tu's stick has been mistaken for a police baton.

When Jackal went to Sizhou to gather intelligence, what impressed him most was the envy others felt for Qiu Tu's confidants.

The most common sarcastic remark from those people was: "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

The jackal doesn't know who the chicken is, but... he's a dog! He can totally be carried away too!

Compared to Qiu Tu, the "Mist Hidden Society" and the Nine-Headed Lion are clearly no good. They don't treat jackals like human beings at all.

And now that his life was in Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji's hands, Jackal suddenly felt that he had nothing to hesitate about!

Could this be the clear path that Heaven has shown me?!

Thinking this, the jackal's gaze suddenly hardened...

.....

Meanwhile.

Qiu Tu was unaware that his captive was considering surrendering to him; at that moment, he was still being pressured by Zhao Ji and was in shock.

He glanced at Zhao Ji, then at the nine-headed lion lying on the ground, and clicked his tongue a little.

This was the full power of a near-7th-tier Great Evil God! But in Zhao Ji's eyes, it was so insignificant?

The initial hesitation and shock were simply because they felt the other party was too weak?

That's way too exaggerated.

However... thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the scene of Zhao Ji slaying the nine-headed lion with a single sword strike, "Opening Heaven".

Although the Nine-Headed Lion finally forced Zehime to use her weapon, it still seemed unable to withstand Zehime's attack.

One move to kill a level 5 enemy, one move to kill a level 6 enemy, and one move to kill a near-level 7 enemy!

This woman... seems to be terrifyingly strong.

"I have to latch onto a powerful figure! If I can get on their good side, I'll probably never be bullied again!"

Thinking this, Qiu Tu came to his senses and decisively followed Zhao Ji's words, showering her with compliments.

He quickly suppressed the shock on his face and said to Zhao Ji with a serious expression, "Sister Zhao Ji, this is not your fault."

"You were a god in your past life! You've never seen such a weak near-7th rank!"

"How could anyone have known that their strength was so insignificant?"

"It's them who disappointed you!"

Hearing Qiu Tu's string of flattery, Zhao Ji's expression remained cold, but... her head seemed to tilt slightly upwards.

Then she nodded expressionlessly, agreeing, "Indeed."

"I really didn't expect that the near-7th tier strength in the 'core area' would be so weak."

"However, it's also possible that they weren't particularly strong to begin with."

"after all....."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even have had the chance to meet you, Qi Jie."

Qiu Tu:? ?

Even though he knew Zhao Ji was good at showing off, he deliberately gave her the opportunity. But hearing that uniquely elegant way of showing off, Qiu Tu still mentally cheered for Zhao Ji, the queen of showing off.

However, by this time, he had gradually gotten used to Zhao Ji's pretentious behavior. Moreover, since his original intention was to increase Zhao Ji's favorability, he didn't ask her any questions as he had before.

Instead, he used his talent for coaxing girls, his words as sweet as honey, praising Zhao Ji from every angle.

One moment they say Zhao Ji is the only one worthy of respect in heaven and earth; the next they say she is a master strategist, winning battles from afar; then they say she is proficient in all 18 weapons, even her swordsmanship is so divine...

Perhaps Qiu Tu mentioned his swordsmanship, or perhaps Qiu Tu's barrage of compliments really tickled Zhao Ji's sore spot.

After listening to Qiu Tu's praise for a full five minutes with a blank expression, Zhao Ji finally waved her hand and coldly refused.

"You don't need to keep flattering me. I'm not someone who likes to hear flattery."

"Instead of wasting your time, you'd be better off recalling the sword technique I demonstrated for you."

After saying that, Zhao Ji surprisingly asked, "By the way, did you see my sword technique clearly?"

Qiu Tu was too surprised to see Zhao Ji's sword moves clearly, so he honestly shook his head.

Qiu Tu originally thought that if he shook his head, Zhao Ji would definitely follow suit and show off again.

As it turned out, he was wrong.

Seeing that Qiu Tu said he hadn't seen the "Opening Heaven" sword technique clearly, Zhao Ji pondered for a moment, then flipped her hand, and the next second, a jade tablet appeared in her hand.

She placed the jade pendant on her forehead. One second, two seconds, three seconds... after a short while, Zhao Ji removed the jade pendant and handed it to Qiu Tu.

The jade pendant feels warm and smooth to the touch, carrying the faint fragrance of Lady Zhaoji.

Zhao Ji's face was like a mountain peak lightly covered by the first snow, fair yet with a hint of coldness. She said icily, "This contains my memories of practicing the 'Heaven-Opening' sword technique."