In a dark domain of stars, countless great stars exploded. A black entity, spanning the sea of stars, exuded an aura of overlooking all beings in the universe. That terrifying divine might was enough to make even a God King kneel.
This was the throne of the God Lord of Annihilation. At this very moment, the God Lord of Annihilation was seated upon it.
Everything that had happened outside the Immortal and Demon Kingdom had naturally fallen into his sight. Just like those evil God Kings, he had indeed wanted to intervene. However, he had to consider the other God Lords.
"If they ask me for help, then I naturally cannot stand idly by. I can give them this thing."
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, seated on the black throne, whispered. Then, he retrieved a glowing green divine artifact from his spatial artifact.
This was a divine artifact related to space and also possessed a trace of destiny power.
It was named [Qian Xun]. This was an interesting little trinket that the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, had obtained early in his cultivation.
Its function was to locate the divine kingdom of a designated deity. However, the effect could only be used once, and the target could be at most at the God King realm, otherwise, it would lose its effectiveness. With all these limitations, although the item was somewhat useful, it was too meager for the God Lord of Annihilation.
He had originally overlooked this item, but because the current ritual of life had given him more thoughts, he couldn't help but recall it.
"Now is the perfect time to use you. Let them have you, let them go and destroy the divine kingdom of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler, give him a warning, and coincidentally heavily injure him, or even kill him directly, letting everyone understand the consequences of provoking me."
The God Lord of Annihilation whispered coldly.
The Immortal and Demon Kingdom had already provoked him repeatedly. Although he could not act directly, he definitely had to take some action.
In fact, the value of this [Qian Xun] was extremely high, as it could locate the divine kingdom of a deity, a truly rare function.
Even in divine cities, such an ability was quite uncommon. However, since it was not something he had personally played with before, the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, decided to expend this item.
Soon, he responded to the communication request from the evil faction's God Kings.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the God Lord. Your subordinate has something to report. The Immortal and Demon Kingdom has once again killed one of our God Kings, which is an unforgivable offense."
"What are your thoughts, Your Majesty? Should we avoid them for now to prevent encirclement by other factions, or should we strike directly?"
"Your Majesty the God Lord, you must avenge Chen Xier! And Kill God Tian Lu, who was loyal to you and the evil faction without any reservations. He sacrificed himself for the prestige of the evil faction, only to have it be in vain and without value. It truly pains us God Kings!"
Upon receiving the God Lord's response, the evil faction's God Kings first felt a jolt of joy and then began to pour out their grievances.
The God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, fell silent for a moment.
Then, he spoke, "It is time to let the audacious ruler of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom know the foundation of a powerful faction."
"Take this. Go and assassinate him in the void world immediately."
With that, the God Lord of Annihilation transmitted the divine artifact [Qian Xun] to his subordinate God Kings.
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In the starry sky, at the location of the evil faction's deities.
Upon receiving the response from His Majesty the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, the evil faction's God Kings were overjoyed.
Now, they were gazing at a void, which was what His Majesty the God Lord of Annihilation, Xue Tu, was about to bestow upon them. He had issued a divine decree, ordering them to take that item into the void world and kill the ruler of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom. This naturally fulfilled their desires, and their joy intensified.
"Hehehe, if it's an item from the God Lord, its effect must be extraordinary."
"There are countless worlds in the void. It won't be easy to find the ruler of that Immortal and Demon Kingdom, will it?"
"Yes, but the God Lord must have considered this. Therefore, the item he bestowed must be related to finding the entire kingdom or finding the person."
As they conversed, the void they were watching exploded. A vast divine power tore through it, creating an opening. Floating within this void was a verdant object.
Soon, a God King, quick of hand, seized the item.
Then, he immersed his divine sense into it and immediately understood its purpose. He said to the others, "This item is called Qian Xun. Its function is to use the destiny divine power laws and space divine power laws within it to locate the divine kingdom of others in the void world."
"However, we must capture the aura of that divine kingdom or the aura of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler."
"As long as we successfully capture the aura, we can then use Qian Xun to pinpoint the aura of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler in the void world."
After hearing this, the other God Kings understood the item's function.
"So that's how it works. Being able to locate other people's divine kingdoms is truly rare. It's perfect for use now. His Majesty the God Lord's consideration is truly thoughtful!"
"But we still need a trace of that ruler's aura. Who will go and get it?"
"We must act quickly. Otherwise, once that ruler emerges from the void world, we can only destroy his divine kingdom. Killing him directly is far more satisfying."
After their exchange, the Patriarchs quickly formulated a plan: they would act together first and try to obtain a trace of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler's aura.
However, this was even more difficult. Although they could sense the aura of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler, going there to capture it would be incredibly troublesome.
If they went there and a large-scale battle erupted, the gains would not outweigh the losses.
"Hehehe, I have a way."
A certain evil God King said, stating that his divine power laws were very special and could remotely extract others' auras.
"Then hurry up and act. Don't delay any longer."
"Let's do it. We must cherish our time."
The evil God King nodded and began to utilize his divine power laws.
Soon, he captured a trace of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's ruler's aura.
Seeing this, the other evil God Kings nodded and then looked at the God King holding Qian Xun.
"God of Despair, hurry up and act."
The God of Despair nodded, received the aura, and then merged it into Qian Xun.
After Qian Xun successfully absorbed the aura, the God of Despair poured his powerful divine power into it, beginning to truly activate Qian Xun.