Xiao Mo had long since instructed his Divine-tier and above troops to keep a low profile.
The objective was to prevent the gods of faith from sensing their divine might and alerting them.
If the gods of faith sensed a threat within the Immortal and Demon Kingdom and retreated entirely, the Immortal and Demon Kingdom would suffer a great loss in this decisive battle.
Simply put, Xiao Mo was waiting for those deities to come to him, especially the God of Slaughter Tian Lu and the God of Death Gui Zhu, both of whom were God-King level deities.
If it were solely for the purpose of eliminating the fourteen billion allied forces outside the capital, Xiao Mo would not have gone to such great lengths.
Moreover, these fourteen billion troops, none of whom had reached Divine-tier strength, were simply not enough to satisfy Xiao Mo's appetite.
His primary target for hunting was still the gods of faith who opposed him.
Furthermore, his current strength was already at the Mid-grade God-King level. If he could kill a few more deities, he might be able to directly advance to the High-grade God-King level.
At that time, he would be one step closer to the God Lord realm, and naturally, one step closer to the [Supreme God Lord Throne].
In Xiao Mo's eyes, these so-called beast gods of faith, along with the God of Slaughter Tian Lu and the God of Death Gui Zhu, were merely his prey, his ultimate bosses for improving his experience points.
As a hunter, Xiao Mo had already set up an inescapable net near the Immortal and Demon Kingdom, waiting for the fish to take the bait. Naturally, he did not want the fish to be startled and escape.
However, the fact that these gods of faith were not appearing now left Xiao Mo feeling very helpless.
He couldn't just let the war drag on indefinitely because the gods of faith refused to show up.
If he allowed the allied forces to continue bombarding the city walls outside the capital, Xiao Mo truly couldn't stand it.
Although the city walls were indestructible, if he let the allied forces continue like this, he didn't know what people would say about him, Xiao Mo.
They might say that Xiao Mo was a coward, hiding in his shell and afraid to fight, a turtle shrinking into its shell.
Such a reputation was naturally unacceptable to Xiao Mo, who held the title of the strongest overlord.
Therefore, he had ordered Xian Qing'er to command the army to advance and engage in a direct confrontation with the allied forces outside the capital, to have a real battle.
Furthermore, Xiao Mo did not know where those gods of faith were hiding.
If he had known, with Xiao Mo's temperament, he would definitely have dispatched his divine-tier troops to actively hunt down those gods of faith.
Now, there was no other choice but to wait for the gods of faith to come to him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Mo directly instructed Xian'er, "Have Mo Youyou and the others continue to closely monitor the area within a ten-thousand-mile radius!"
"As soon as a god of faith descends, do not report to me, nor hesitate. Suppress and kill them directly!"
"Your command is my will!"
Xian'er responded respectfully to Xiao Mo's words, then her figure flickered and disappeared once more.
After Xian'er left, Xiao Mo sat down again, the Immortal Demon Sword placed before him, with a ball of light in each of his palms.
One of the light balls was pure black, exuding a dense aura of death.
The other light ball was golden, within which a very violent power could be felt.
These two light balls were the power of rules refined by Xian'er from the divine personas.
The black light ball represented the rule of death, while the golden light ball represented the rule of power.
The rule of death originated from the Snake-person beast god Ming Guang, and the rule of power came from the Lion-tribe beast god Shi Biwu.
After being refined by Xian'er, these two rule orbs had become the purest essence of rules, allowing Xiao Mo to integrate them with ease and without any discomfort.
Xiao Mo looked at the two light orbs in his hands, and a system prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Found the origin power of the rule of death and the rule of power. Absorb immediately?]
[Yes] [No]
"Absorb immediately!"
Xiao Mo uttered softly, and instantly, the two light orbs darted into Xiao Mo's brow in the blink of an eye.
Soon, the origin power of these two rules merged into Xiao Mo's innate divine persona, and the fusion was perfect, with the compatibility reaching its peak.
As of now, Xiao Mo had mastered the origin power of four rules in total.
The rule of space, the rule of annihilation, the rule of death, and the rule of power.
These four types of rule powers, fused within a single divine persona, not only showed no conflict but also merged perfectly, interconnected and ceaselessly.
This phenomenon even made Xiao Mo himself marvel.
However, the simultaneous fusion of four rule divine powers had elevated Xiao Mo's strength to an unbelievable level.
Although his rank had not truly increased, his combat power had multiplied countless times.
For example, if Xiao Mo were to face deities of the same rank now, others could only wield one, or at most two, rule divine powers.
Xiao Mo, on the other hand, could wield two rule divine powers simultaneously and maximize the power of all four of them.
When compared, the difference in strength was naturally very clear.
Moreover, none of the four rule divine powers mastered by Xiao Mo were ordinary.
The rules of space, death, and annihilation were among the top ten supreme rules in the universe.
Only the rule of power was special.
The rule of power did not belong to the ten supreme rules, but once truly mastered, it was no weaker than any of the supreme rules, and even more powerful.
This was because, for deities who mastered the rule of power, as long as they possessed sufficient strength, any other rule was just fleeting.
This was the common saying: one force conquers ten skills.
The legendary Pangu the Great, who mastered the purest law of power, was able to split the heavens and earth, creating a world.
This was the uniqueness of the rule of power.
With the fusion of these four rule divine powers, even without using the Immortal Demon Sword, he would undoubtedly be among the top-tier deities of the same rank.
The reason for saying "top-tier" was not due to Xiao Mo's excessive modesty or lack of confidence.
It was because he knew that many of the gods of faith who had survived from ancient times were not simple.
To truly underestimate these gods of faith would be truly terrifying.
Therefore, Xiao Mo dared not claim to be the strongest among deities of the same rank, but he was definitely among the absolute top echelon.
After completing the fusion of the rule powers and becoming familiar with them, Xiao Mo stood up from his throne, his gaze also turning to the projection in mid-air.
Then, with the Immortal Demon Sword in one hand, Xiao Mo took a step forward, and his figure vanished from the grand hall of the palace.
When he reappeared, he was already on the battlements of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom's capital.
At this moment, his gaze fell upon an endless expanse of enemy forces, stretching as far as the eye could see, with no end in sight.
Xiao Mo gently drew the Immortal Demon Sword in his hand and swung it forward with force.
The next moment, thunderous war drums echoed from all directions of the city walls.
Then, the gates of the city walls opened, and dense legions of the kingdom's army surged out of the capital.
This great decisive battle, at this very moment, officially began...