With a rough plan in mind, Xiao Mo no longer dwelled on it.
The regional war hadn't ended yet, so thinking about those matters wouldn't be of much use.
Subsequently, Xiao Mo shifted his attention to the notification prompts.
He had made a fortune by killing the Serpentmen Beast God Mingguang.
He had gained 150 million spiritual power points alone, directly advancing his divine position from early-stage mid-grade divine to late-stage upper-grade divine.
The number of Immortal Demon Stones that exploded out was five million.
This quantity was the first time Xiao Mo had ever encountered such a drop from killing so many enemies.
In addition to the Immortal Demon Stones, there was also a blueprint and two divine artifacts.
As for the divine personality, it was collected by Xian'er, who kept it for later use.
Today was destined to be a great harvest.
The gains from just this morning filled Xiao Mo with immense surprise.
Moreover, after killing Mingguang, Xiao Mo's fame and cohesiveness had significantly increased, elevating his Immortal Demon Kingdom's reputation level on the Primordial Continent by one tier.
It was important to note that this was fame across the entire Primordial Continent, not just within one or a few regions.
This meant that his Immortal Demon Kingdom was now renowned throughout the entire continent.
Even the sea races in distant waters had learned of the Immortal Demon Kingdom's existence and were even shocked by it.
It could be said that the Immortal Demon Kingdom was now known to everyone on the Primordial Continent.
They all knew that a territorial power that had descended less than a month ago, the Immortal Demon Kingdom, was the one that had killed the Serpentmen deity Mingguang from the Pantheon of Faith!
Facing the current, overwhelmingly powerful Immortal Demon Kingdom, only those who were inherently strong dared to provoke them.
As for those powers that were not strong to begin with, they had previously listed the Immortal Demon Kingdom as an enemy faction. However, upon hearing this news, they had hastily removed the Immortal Demon Kingdom from their enemy list.
Not only that, but they had also frantically increased their favorability towards the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
The reason for this was naturally the fear of retaliation from the Immortal Demon Kingdom and the fear of being attacked by it.
After all, faced with such a powerful force, to have been enemies with their weak strength was akin to a birthday star hanging himself – wishing for a longer life than he had!
As for the powerful forces on the continent, they were all keeping a close watch on the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
It was just that the official restrictions had not yet been lifted. Once they were, they would undoubtedly dispatch large armies to exterminate the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
Before the restrictions were lifted, all they could do was maintain a constant close watch.
Of course, some native empires were secretly colluding with certain Pantheon of Faith deities, attempting to use the gods of the Pantheon of Faith as a blade to sever the threat posed by the Immortal Demon Kingdom to them.
However, no Pantheon of Faith deity dared to accept this cooperation for the time being.
After all, the fallen Mingguang was a peak upper-grade divine, a deity on the verge of advancing to the Divine King realm, and was extremely powerful.
Before the specific strength of the Immortal Demon Kingdom could be ascertained, which Pantheon of Faith deity would dare to casually invade it?
Xiao Mo continued to review the spoils of this campaign.
Not only had his own strength greatly improved, but the other divine-tier Immortal Demons had also achieved significant advancements.
Among them, Mu Ya's strength had even advanced to the mid-stage upper-grade divine.
It could be said that by killing a peak upper-grade divine like Mingguang, the high-end combat power of the Immortal Demon Kingdom had collectively experienced a massive boost.
...
In the black divine temple deep within the Dark Forest.
The God of Slaughter and the God of Death sat on their thrones, their expressions somewhat ferocious.
Although they had not received any official prompts, they had their own information channels.
At this moment, they were also aware of Mingguang's demise.
"What exactly is going on?"
The God of Death's originally soft voice had become extremely low: "We still underestimated the strength of the Immortal Demon Kingdom. We never expected them to be able to kill even that fellow Mingguang!"
"Mingguang's strength was about to reach the Divine King level, and coupled with the forbidden technique of the Beast God, the Beastman True Form, he should have been able to escape even if he couldn't win. But how was he killed so quickly?"
"This is simply unbelievable!"
The God of Slaughter nodded in agreement.
He also couldn't fathom that Mingguang, whom he had met just last night, had fallen in the Immortal Demon Kingdom so early this morning. This left him utterly shocked.
Who would have thought that such terrifying power was hidden within a mere territorial force?
Once Mingguang unleashed his Beastman True Form, even he would have to concede some ground.
Upon this thought, and considering the strength of the Immortal Demon Kingdom, a chill ran down Tian Lu's spine.
This made him uncertain whether he could escape from the Immortal Demon Kingdom unscathed if he were in Mingguang's place.
If not, then he and Gui Zhu, the God of Death, would be in deep trouble.
After all, the two of them were the masterminds behind the Kingdom Alliance's schemes, the true orchestrators.
If the King of the Immortal Demon Kingdom were to discover this matter, the flames of war could very well engulf the two of them.
"Tian Lu, I detect a trace of fear emanating from you."
The God of Death, Gui Zhu, cast a cold gaze towards the God of Slaughter, Tian Lu, his words laced with a hint of mockery.
Tian Lu was greatly displeased with Gui Zhu's tone and said in a cold voice, "How could I possibly fear a territorial force that has only descended for less than a month!"
"I am merely wondering what kind of power the Immortal Demon Kingdom is hiding that enabled them to kill Mingguang!"
"What else could it be?"
The God of Death, Gui Zhu, sneered and said, "Don't forget, we received news long ago that the Immortal Demon Kingdom had a massive fortress hidden in the sky. It's said to be a common war city of the Immortal Demon race, called the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City!"
"This Nine Heavens Nine Nether City seems to possess the power to slay gods, just as the legends say! I imagine Mingguang must have been killed by this magnificent city!"
"But it's just a city. What kind of city can kill a peak upper-grade divine being?"
The God of Slaughter, Tian Lu, frowned slightly, his intuition telling him that things were not that simple.
The God of Death said calmly, "In the outer space, didn't we encounter similar weapons with immense power? The blue star domain that repelled us back then possessed such powerful weapons!"
Blue Star Domain!
This was an eternal memory for many Pantheon of Faith deities.
It was a technological civilization that ruled many planets.
They had witnessed the vast star fleets dispatched by the Blue Star Domain and their terrifyingly destructive weapons.
Those weapons could not only destroy planets but could also easily slaughter Divine Kings!
"Don't you remember those mysterious energy beam weapons? Once those weapons appeared, even Divine Kings would perish!"
It was evident that the God of Death, Gui Zhu, had suffered greatly and still felt lingering fear.
The God of Slaughter, Tian Lu, glanced at him and scoffed, "The Blue Star Domain is a star domain ruled by a technological civilization. This is the Primordial Continent, the realm of cultivators!"
"Are you suggesting that the Immortal Demon Kingdom's Nine Heavens Nine Nether City is also a war fortress built by a technological civilization?"
"I said similar!"
The God of Death, Gui Zhu, retorted, "I suspect that the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City must possess a hidden attack method, with power equivalent to the main cannon of a Blue Star Domain starship! This would explain everything!"
"Hiss—"
Hearing the God of Death's words, the God of Slaughter couldn't help but gasp.
"Now that you put it that way, it does seem to be the case!"
He also felt that it was possible, after all, if it was a war city, it should have unique trump cards!
Soon, the two of them concluded that Mingguang must have died under the strongest attack of the Immortal Demon Kingdom's magnificent war city, the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City.
This meant that as long as they dealt with the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City carefully, the Immortal Demon Kingdom would be relatively easy to handle.
This immediately relieved them.
Unfortunately, they were destined to guess only half correctly...