Beastmaster of the Ages

Yingsang Daiqiong's words made the devas wish even more that their imperator would turn back. They didn't want to fight anymore. They didn't want to make an enemy out of the entire Eightpart Pantheons because of Tianming alone. Even though he did in fact have their lifeline, the hell-rings, in his hands, he was bound to die sooner or later anyways!

This was the sentiment that was spreading across the world of the devas. As long as Tianming died, the Ninefold Hell would once more be theirs! Though there was no evidence behind that theory at all, it was enough to demoralize them severely.

Faced with all that, Imperator Yin pondered in silence and looked at Imperator Mo. "What would you do if I refuse to hand them over?"

Imperator Mo smirked. "Then the Eightpart Pantheons shall label all devas as traitors. We will take over your world to punish all your people. Only then can we maintain the dignity and mutual interest of all in the Eightpart Pantheons."

This made the other devas even more anxious. The fate of their entire kind lay in the hands of their imperator alone!

Imperator Yin, however, was calm and unfazed. "Back when we stopped you at the Primordial Sands, we did so to prevent even more slaughter. The devas have not betrayed the Heavenly Dao. As long as the Heavenly Dao still protects us, the Eightpart Pantheons will be unable to attack us. Unless, the Heavenly Dao has been usurped and is being used as an outside force's weapon to instigate fighting among the Eightpart Pantheons! As for who this outside force might be, Imperator Mo, I'm sure you should know who I'm talking about."

Both the devas and the cosmic gods behind Imperator Mo had their curiosity piqued when they heard that. Before Imperator Mo could reply, Imperator Yin continued, "The universe has been ruled by the Eightpart Pantheons for tens of millions of years. Yet, the Eightpart Pantheons have fallen to become an outside force's dogs. You bring shame to our mighty history. This person is the extra-universal being you call Shen Wu. The Eightpart Pantheons are dogs that bark at her every order. You have no agency of your own! You have humiliated our shared legacy!"

Aeternal Beings like Shen Wu were entities that most cosmic gods would never ever come into contact with. Almost nobody knew that they even existed. Yet, Imperator Yin had publicly exposed them in such a grand fashion. In no time at all, Imperator Yin's words spread across the Upper Star Ruin and instantly became a hot topic.

"What? Shen Wu? What kind of being is that? Are the Eightpart Pantheons really listening to their orders?"

"I knew something was off with how the wonderians were able to get their shit together so quickly even though Tian Jiu was causing them so much grief before."

"Impossible! We are the universe's rulers! How can we be doing the bidding of someone else?!"

"And it sounds like Shen Wu even altered the Heavenly Dao to allow the Eightpart Pantheons to fight one another!"

"This must be a trap. Imperator Mo is actually going to launch a war against the devas because of some outsider's order! This is a grave crime!"

***

Many people in the Eightpart Pantheons across the entire Upper Star Ruin debated the manner furiously. As for the troops that hovered above Deva Imperius, they were all silent. Even so, the expressions of troops on both sides were just as unpleasant. Having learned about the truth, their pride, confidence and dignity had taken heavy blows.

Imperator Mo smirked and said, "What about you, Imperator Yin? Aren't you also a traitor that serves Li Tianming? He's the leader of the flameyellow remnants! The archnemesis of the Eightpart Pantheons! He's Shen Wu and our common enemy. Why can't we cooperate?"

"Whether this is an actual cooperative relationship or not, you should know better," Imperator Yin said with a cold snicker. "Not to mention, we are not the same as you. I admit that the devas have chosen Li Tianming. However, the Eightpart Pantheons still pretend that they're the universe's ruler even though all they do is serve an outside force.

"Stop lying to yourselves. Our time to rule is over, both for us devas and you. There's no need to keep up the pointless pretense. If not for Shen Wu, the Eightpart Pantheons would still be in a huge mess, just waiting for Li Tianming to put it out of its misery. Even if you somehow managed to get yourselves together by allying with Shen Wu, that doesn't mean you'll thrive. The universe is no longer yours to rule."

All the devas felt their blood boil once more. Imperator Yin's words had crushed the confidence of the Eightpart Pantheons as a whole, but it was the wake-up call that the devas needed. Shen Wu was the mastermind behind the Eightpart Pantheons and might have even tweaked with the Heavenly Dao to instigate internal strife among them!

The Eight-Armed Specter King behind Imperator Yin loudly proclaimed, "With all those facts laid bare, all that remains is a fight to our deaths! If we hand over the world cores, there's nothing we can do to resist them any more! The wonderians and ashuras will be able to do as they please against us! One can only imagine what kind of horrors they have in store for us. We'd be subjected to their every whim! Are we, proud devas, really going to leave our lives in their hands? At least I would rather die than be their sheep! Even if I die, I'll tear off the skin on their faces!"

All eight of his fists were gripped tight. They looked like massive black stars, pulsing with hellish specter power. The devas' fighting spirit was ignited once more by the brave proclamation, especially after Imperator Yin's revelation of the truth.

Once more, their savage fighting instincts roared within them. The devas were hardy if anything! Their historical grudges against the wonderians and ashuras had accumulated to the point of no longer being mediatable. They knew that if they allowed themselves to be taken prisoner, the wonderians and ashurras would definitely not spare them. Instead of that, resisting until their last moment was far more preferable! Not to mention, the troops that the Eightpart Pantheons sent to Deva Imperius wasn't that large in number. They knew that the main forces were already heading towards Tianming and the Flameyellow Imperial Star.

"You're so stubborn even death can't cure you all." Imperator Mo's expression turned grim at the failed negotiations. Blazing power of disastrous flame began to burn all throughout his body.

Behind him, a few other imperatores taller than a hundred thousand meters in size left the ships and began to attack Imperator Yin, unleashing their mighty power for all to see!

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