Then let them offer their loyalty!

The fourth factor is... the number of "special treasures" obtained.

According to information obtained from the "Origin of the World," during the cataclysmic era of the previous decades, more than a dozen "special artifacts" were actually born in the four peripheral regions.

These "special treasures" all have various unique effects.

Obtaining them can also quickly boost your ranking.

After sorting through the information obtained from the "Origin of the World," Qiu Tu was genuinely astonished by the grand scale of this "Trial of the Gods."

In the past few days, he had actually asked Zhao Ji and Zhu Wu about the "Trial of the Gods" several times, and had also heard about a few examples of the "Trial of the Gods". But they were all relatively small and simple.

I've never heard of such a large-scale "Trial of the Gods" before. I never expected to encounter it this time.

'Something's definitely fishy here; this "Trial of the Gods" is acting strangely...'

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's expression couldn't help but become somewhat serious...

Meanwhile.

Southwest region - disaster zone.

Zehime stood on the rooftop of an anti-government armed group's building. The entire building beneath her was awash in blood, littered with corpses.

But she stood on the rooftop, dressed in pristine white, her expression unchanging. Watching the anti-government militants fleeing below, Zhao Ji and Qiu Tu made the same judgment...

'What's going on? Why has this "Trial of the Gods" become such a massive event?'

'Spanning four states? A comprehensive trial? And it even includes a "special treasure"?'

What happened to the "edge area"? It's caused changes even to the "Trial of the Gods."

Thinking this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but look up towards the north.

'The northwest and southwest regions are both under human control; I haven't heard of anything happening there.'

'Could it be... a problem in the Northeast or Southeast region?'

Thinking this, she couldn't help but close her eyes and sense the positions of Qiu Tu, Qing Lan, and Zhu Wu.

After a moment, her expression became even colder.

The four of them were clearly having some bad luck – perhaps because the four regions were so large that they were somewhat scattered.

She was alone in the "Southwest Region," and it was unclear which shelter she was near; while "Candle Dance" was in the "Northwest Region," near Shelter No. 8.

As for Qiu Tu and Qing Lan, they were a bit luckier, as both of them were in the "Northeast region," and at some distance.

The shortest route for the four to reunite is to return together to their "Northwest Region" base camp.

"Let's go to the Northwest region first, then listen to Qiu Tu's analysis and see what he thinks. After all, the changes in this 'trial' are too drastic; previous experience may be completely ineffective."

Thinking this, Zhao Ji lightly touched the ground with her toes, and the next second, she flew into the air. After hovering in the air for 0.1 seconds, her figure flashed and then disappeared without a trace...

.....

Northwest region. Fengqi Prefecture.

Zhu Wu stared blankly at the familiar scene before her for a moment, then couldn't help but giggle.

She hadn't expected that this "Trial of the Gods" would open up four major areas, but she was lucky enough to be randomly assigned to the main camp, which was the border between the most familiar 7th and 8th shelters.

So theoretically, all she has to do now is stay in Sizhou, protect Qiu Tu's territory, and patiently wait for the others to reunite. It's an incredibly comfortable situation.

Since I have some time, I might as well check the rankings first.

Thinking this, she closed her eyes. The next second, a list slowly appeared in front of her.

The list is filled with names.

The first-ranked one is called "Shaohua". The second-ranked one is called "Kabane", and the third-ranked one is called "Doris".

The fourth one... was an acquaintance, the president of the Misty Hidden Society, the eighth-tier peak Great Evil God "Apocalypse".

Zhu Wu paused for a moment on the name "Shao Hua," as if she had thought of something, but was not sure.

She continued reading, her brow furrowing slightly. Soon, she saw the name "Zhao Ji" at number 16.

She continued looking down and saw that Qiu Tu was ranked 39th, Qing Lan was ranked 57th, and she herself was ranked 74th.

After seeing the rankings of the four people, Zhuwu was completely puzzled: ?

Good heavens, this old lady wanted to see them make a fool of themselves, but ended up making a fool of herself instead?

I was actually the lowest-ranked of the four, and almost at the very end?

This ranking is unreasonable!

'This ranking is reasonable...' Meanwhile, in the four states, Guan Xiao was analyzing the ranking with Tang Feifei.

With the start of the "Trial of the Gods", the entire four states have entered a state of war preparedness.

The intelligence system also discovered the ranking almost immediately and reported it.

Therefore, Guan Xiao immediately went to see Tang Feifei and summoned Liu Xiongyuan, Dai Yukang and others to analyze the list together.

The group was in the conference room, and they printed out the rankings and analyzed them one by one.

"According to the World's Origin's interpretation of this list, this is the ranking of the 'God Candidates' in this 'Trial'."

"The ranking is based on strength, the area of ​​the controlled territory, population, and so on."

"Candle Dance is a 'reincarnation of a celestial being,' so her evaluation should be significantly higher than that of an early-stage seventh-tier being. Yet she's ranked 74th. This indicates that the strength of this batch of 'candidates' should all be at least in the mid-to-late seventh-tier."

"While the commander's strength is the lowest among them,... he currently possesses the largest territory and the largest population of all the 'candidates.'"

"That's how he got his ranking down to 39th."

At this point, Guan Xiao glanced around at the people present and said, "Therefore, how to protect the commander's current territory has become our top priority..."

"To retain our commander's current territory, the first thing we need to do is find out exactly how many 'candidates' have arrived in the four states, the 8th Sanctuary, and the Northwest region, and what their strengths and identities are."

She said, "Based on 88 people across four regions, there should be around 22 'candidates' descending upon our 'Northwest Region.' That's no small number; those are 22 peak seventh-tier, or even eighth-tier, great evil gods..."

"Any one of them could wipe out the 8th Sanctuary and our four states with a single move..."

After listening to Guan Xiao's words, Dai Yukang adjusted his frameless glasses and then said, "Determining the number of 'candidates' shouldn't be difficult."

"When these 'candidates' arrived, they were all accompanied by a streak of white and red that pierced the sun. The celestial phenomena were extremely conspicuous."

"As long as we exchange information with the Kou family and the intelligence organizations of Princess Xi, we should have enough information."

He paused for a moment, then added, "However... there's another problem now."

He gave a wry smile and said, "Just before the meeting, a 'candidate' of unknown strength arrived in the prefecture."

"I've already sent intelligence to observe from a distance. But we're not sure what they'll do."

"We must consider how to deal with this first wave of impact."

"And what's even more troublesome is... we seem to have absolutely no ability to fight back..."

Upon hearing Dai Yukang's words, Tang Feifei, Guan Xiao, and Liu Xiongyuan's expressions immediately turned serious.

Although Qiu Tu's reminder had given them prior knowledge that the gods were about to descend and that the four states and the 8th Sanctuary would face an impact, they truly hadn't expected it to happen so soon...

Considering that these evil gods were at least in the late seventh tier, their pressure increased even further...

After all, apart from Qiu Tu, there isn't a single seventh-tier individual in the entire "Northwest Region"...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's image involuntarily appeared in their minds...

Where is Qiu Tu now? What is he doing?

.......

Meanwhile, in the northeastern region, forest burning occurred.

Qiu Tu was analyzing his situation.

'Am I currently in the "Northeast Region"?'

'My luck was a bit bad, but not too bad...'

'Because... the "Northeast Region" borders the "Northwest Region." And Shelter No. 8 happens to be located at that border.'

'So, as long as we cross the area passage, we can get back to base. It's very close.'

The only question is... where exactly is the regional access point?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu looked blankly at the dark expanse in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

After all, he genuinely had no idea that this "Trial of the Gods" might be held in the "Northeast Region" before the trial began. Therefore, he hadn't gathered any intelligence or information about the "Northeast Region" whatsoever...

What's more troublesome is that while he was in the "Northwest Region," he didn't pay attention to the other two major "peripheral regions."

All he knew was that these two regions were not controlled by humans, but rather by some strange races, and that they had just experienced a great cataclysm and were fighting against evil gods.

So... what exactly is the situation in the "Northeast region"? Can anyone provide me with some information?

Just as Qiu Tu was thinking this, suddenly, two massive spiritual forces swept across the entire "Burning Forest" area.

Those two enormous spiritual forces were incredibly domineering and powerful, and clearly exceeded the scope of the seventh rank.

As those two immense spiritual energies swept over him, Qiu Tu also heard the voices of a man and a woman talking.

"Zhiyan, what a coincidence! We were randomly assigned to be so close. It seems the heavens are blessing our 'Mist Shadow Society'..."

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Chapter 633 Qiu Tu Doesn't Want to Take a Detour (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

And following the man's voice, a woman spoke up the next second.

The woman's voice was steady and reserved, with a slight huskiness, as if gently caressing one's ear.

"Lord Jinni is right. It is indeed good luck that we were randomly matched so closely this time."

"Moreover, all four of us are ranked quite high. Plus, Li Feng has cultivated influence in the 'Southwest Region' for many years, giving us a much higher starting point than the other 'candidates.'"

"What's even better is that this time they're looking at the overall rankings, which is even more advantageous for us."

"Given the sheer scale of this 'Trial of the Gods,' there's a high chance there will be more than one spot. At this rate, the probability of the 'Apocalypse' Guild Leader obtaining the 'Godly Rank' is really high."

Hearing the woman's organized and logical words, the man was somewhat dissatisfied. He corrected her, "What do you mean by 'the probability is really high'? The 'Apocalypse' guild leader is guaranteed to obtain the 'God's rank'."

at the same time.

Qiu Tu, lying in the shadows beside the withered tree, concealed his aura and listened to their conversation with a wary expression.

When his mental energy swept over them, Qiu Tu immediately concealed his aura and sank into the shadows to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Through their brief exchange, Qiu Tu roughly guessed their identities.

Blazing Flame, one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Second Shelter. She is also the mother of Commander Li Feng of the Fourth Shelter.

If Qiu Tu remembered correctly, this Heavenly King of Weaving Flame was not young. He just didn't know if it was because a high-level cataclysm had already regained his youth or because of his special voice, which made him sound like a mature woman who was only about thirty years old.

The other person she was talking to, if I'm not mistaken, was the vice president of the "Hidden Mist Society," the late-stage eighth-tier Great Evil God Jin Ni. He was also... the adoptive father of the near-seventh-tier Great Evil God "Nine-Headed Lion" that Zhao Ji had killed.

Qiu Tu remembered that when Yu Die gave him information a couple of days ago, she said that Qiu Tu had two major enemies in the "Mist Hidden Society".

One is Motian, the father of the little demon, and the other is Jinni, the adoptive father of the nine-headed lion.

Moreover, compared to the numerous offspring of "Motian," "Jinni" clearly values ​​and favors the nine-headed lion more. In addition, due to its arrogant and tyrannical nature, "Jinni" not only threatened to kill Qiu Tu, but also constantly pressured Qing Lan to take action against Qiu Tu.

How did these two end up together?

Qiu Tu frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

After all, "Weaving Flame" wasn't wrong. Compared to other forces, the Second Sanctuary did indeed possess unique advantages in the "Northwest Region" and the "Southwest Region," just like Qiu Tu.

What's even more troublesome is that the Northwest and Southwest regions were originally also within the sphere of influence of the "Mist Hidden Society".

If those two forces really get involved, things could get complicated...

Thinking this, Qiu Tu continued listening.

Perhaps thinking no one was around, the two didn't exercise much caution in their conversation, which was even a bit direct.

Zhiyan said, "Lord Jinni is right, that was indeed a slip of the tongue on my part. With President Tianqi's strength, obtaining the 'Celestial God's Rank' is a piece of cake."

Hearing Zhiyan's words, Jinni smiled and said, "That's more like it. Guild Master Tianqi has been at the peak of the eighth rank for many years and has accumulated countless years of experience as a veteran eighth-rank deity."

"Among the peak eighth-tier cultivators in the entire 'Western Kingdom,' he ranks second; no one dares to claim the top spot. He has waited all these years for this very opportunity."