178: Chapter 178 Lin Feng's double-crossing was ruthless!

"I have already prepared for this. Anyone caught smuggling will be publicly executed in the square to serve as a warning to others."

Lin Feng completely agreed with the concerns of Elder Long.

As a young man from the era of information explosion in his past life, he knew all too well how fragile the bottom line of human nature was.

A living person driven to madness by hunger could even treat their own kind as rations.

Tragedies of selling children for one's own selfish desires were countless.

From this, the greed and depravity of human nature were evident!

Although the residents of this world were all cloaked in the guise of deities, once that shell was peeled away, they were still human in essence.

This deep-rooted vice was hidden deep within the marrow of all sentient beings.

If not strictly checked, this evil would only snowball.

Human nature is inherently evil!

Ignorance is evil, fearlessness is evil, and lack of virtue is even more so!!

Only by using the most cruel rules to restrain this evil could absolute order be maintained in troubled times.

This is the supreme law!

"I understand completely, and I second the motion!"

Seeing that Lin Feng's plan was watertight, Elder Long also completely set his mind at ease.

"I agree too!"

The Mad Bear Leader did not hesitate at all, immediately following in Elder Long's footsteps to express his stance.

He did not want to become the next ghost under Lin Feng's blade, used to warn the others.

"No one understands institutional management better than I do; let me handle this task!"

Seeing that the situation was set and knowing that opposition would be futile, Sterling simply took the initiative to propose taking on this errand.

After all, grasping the power to execute the law would at least help the Star Eagle Federation secure a little real power.

"Denied. This matter will be handled entirely by Elder Long and the Blood Moon Empress."

"The two of you, just honestly play a supporting role on the sidelines."

Lin Feng swept a cold glance over Sterling and sneered with a face full of disdain.

This kid has quite wild ambitions.

It seems this eighth-order leader pushed up by the remnants of the White Eagle is also no pushover.

After the meeting ends, I must have Elder Long and the Blood Moon Empress secretly keep a close watch on this person.

As for the leader of the Mad Bear Empire, although he is also not simple, the Mad Bear race has always been straightforward.

They wouldn't resort to such underhanded tricks behind the scenes.

As long as the benefits are distributed properly, it is impossible for them to betray at the last moment.

"Commander Lin, rest assured, we guarantee this task will be handled perfectly."

Elder Long patted his chest and solemnly issued a military order.

"Leave this matter to me and Elder Long."

"Please set your mind at ease, Commander Lin; we will never let you down."

The Blood Moon Empress followed closely behind, expressing her firm stance.

Lin Feng was now everyone's only lifeline; as long as it was a rule set by Lin Feng, she would absolutely execute it to the end without any compromise!

...

In the center of the Imperial Capital, at the lowest dimension of the Starry Sky Tower.

"Respected True God Gucang, you urgently summoned us here; what is your decree?"

The sleeping Azure Dragon slowly opened its eyes, and a blinding golden light shot out from its pupils.

The illusory projections of one person and three beasts appeared simultaneously in this space of Chaos.

"What on earth are you doing!!"

"Why did you let them withdraw their troops across the board?"

As soon as the illusory shadow of True God Gucang solidified, it immediately pointed at the few Divine Beasts and began to curse.

If not for the fact that his true self was currently tied up by the war situation and unable to leave, he would definitely take action himself to severely punish these four good-for-nothing wastes.

"My God, please calm your anger; this was a decision made by the Mortals themselves, and we are unable to forcibly interfere!"

The projection of Yamata no Orochi looked full of grievances.

It had waited at the bottom of the sea for a long time, hoping for the believers to offer sacrifices.

However, there was no movement from the Blood Moon Empire.

Not long after, the Four Great Empires actually withdrew their troops across the board, which was unprecedented.

They were also bound by the iron laws set by the True God before leaving; without sacrificial summons, they had not dared to step a single inch outside their exclusive territory until today.

"A bunch of brainless idiots!!"

"Use every possible method to force them to offer sacrifices!!"

"The iron laws of the Universe must never be broken!!"

The roar of True God Gucang shook the entire dimensional space violently.

...

Inside the Four Beast Divine Kingdom.

After the four Divine Beast True Gods left in anger, only the four guardian Divine Beasts were left in the void, staring at each other.

"What do we do now?"

Azure Dragon sighed, its tone somewhat helpless.

"What else can we do? We just have to honestly obey. Besides cooperating with him, do we have any other options?"

Yamata no Orochi complained irritably.

In fact, they had long been dissatisfied with the suppression by the Four Beast True Gods.

That guy's Realm was only slightly higher than theirs; why should he keep bossing them around?

With their talent, they could have broken through to the Pseudo-True God Realm tens of thousands of years ago.

But it was precisely because of the underhanded methods of the Four Beast True Gods that their levels had been stuck, and due to their status as guardian gods, they couldn't even leave the gates of this Divine Kingdom.

To put it plainly, this was all because the Four Beast True Gods were useless themselves.

A Lower True God was that guy's limit; he would never be able to take another step forward in his lifetime.

Since he had no ability himself, he desperately suppressed his subordinates for fear of being surpassed.

Over time, everyone naturally harbored a belly full of anger.

However, this dissatisfaction was currently limited to words; if they were truly asked to rebel now, no one had the guts.

"Shut up, show some respect to our God. Since the task has been issued, just get it done."

Azure Dragon's face darkened as it scolded.

Among the four guardian Divine Beasts, only it and Yamata no Orochi had the best foundation; the other two companions had mediocre Aptitude, and reaching this point today was already their limit.

The Four Beast True Gods had seen that it and Yamata no Orochi had the potential to achieve True God status, and to prevent them from being uncontrollable in the future, they had been suppressing their growth for these tens of thousands of years.

To check them, that guy even poured in massive resources, forcibly stacking the Earth Tyrant Bear and the White-Headed Giant Eagle to the level of Ninth-Order Gods.

However, the chasm of Bloodline could not be crossed; those two wastes who were forcibly promoted were not even a match for Azure Dragon or Yamata no Orochi combined.

After discovering this method didn't work, the Four Beast True Gods initiated a second plan. He made all four Divine Beasts fall into a deep sleep and shifted his energy to the God Race.

Over a long period of time, he cultivated thousands of Ninth-Order Gods, including even nearly one hundred Pseudo-True Gods.

Compared to the unruly Divine Beasts, these docile God Race members were indeed easier to control.

"Alright, stop faking loyalty here. Being suppressed every day, aren't you the most stifled one?"

"If that guy hadn't played dirty, you would at least be a Mid-Level True God by now. In terms of Aptitude, you are even a cut above me."

Yamata no Orochi looked disdainful, directly tearing away everyone's fig leaf.

Everyone knew exactly what the others were thinking.

Usually, they could just endure it and move on, but this time, the Four Beast True Gods had truly gone too far.

Those subordinate gods outside were cowards themselves, and after losing the battle, why should they pin the blame on the four of them?

"Stop arguing, the important matter is at hand; first think about how to lead the team out."

...

Meanwhile, in another part of the void above the Four Beast Divine Kingdom.

"Damn it, another resource-gathering team has been wiped out."

"What are the people below doing for a living? They can't even handle a single native god!"

Deputy Leader Lin Yihu looked at the intelligence transmitted back by his subordinates, gnashing his teeth in anger.

He was the Deputy Leader of the Heavens Hunter Group and also a defected god who had once escaped from the Four Beast Divine Kingdom.

During the Divine Kingdom Great War thousands of years ago, he seized the opportunity, successfully escaped, and joined the Heavens Hunter Group.

After so many years of fighting, he had not only reached the Pseudo-True God Realm and condensed his own embryonic godhead, but also cultivated a group of absolutely loyal direct subordinates.

This was not some ready-made combat power picked up, but his true capital.

In terms of real combat power, he was infinitely close to a True God.

This was also the reason he could firmly hold the position of Deputy Leader with the status of a Pseudo-True God.

"Deputy Leader, the situation is a bit off; have we fallen into the opponent's trap?"

A voice sounded from the side. The speaker was a Minotaur; a while ago, the resource point he was responsible for had just been completely looted by Lin Feng.

Deputy Leader Lin Yihu was stunned for a moment, then immediately sobered up.

"You are right. The opponent's move is very powerful; it's an open conspiracy, and we must jump into it even though we know it's a trap."

Deputy Leader Lin Yihu paced back and forth twice and ordered in a cold voice:

"Pass on my order: let all squads continue to develop the resource points on hand. After development is complete, once they encounter an attack from that native god, immediately abandon the supplies and prioritize survival."

The Minotaur's words completely awakened him.

This was indeed a trap.

The opponent clearly had figured out their intentions, so they simply didn't intercept, waiting specifically for them to finish developing the resource points, and then coming out to perform a black-on-black robbery.

In this way, the Heavens Hunter Group had become free labor, working for the opponent for nothing.

The person who could come up with such a method was definitely a ruthless character.

As for a way to break it, Deputy Leader Lin Yihu knew very well that there was currently no solution.

Unless the higher-ups changed the orders, they had to continue gathering resources.

They couldn't just give up these ready-made resources and take people to attack a Mortal Empire that had nothing, could they?

Moreover, the manpower brought out this time was limited; if they really fought a war of attrition with those native gods, they might not necessarily gain any advantage.

"Deputy Leader, do you mean that guy named Lin Feng is preparing to have a decisive battle with us at the last resource point?"

The captains on the side reacted one after another, their faces somewhat ugly.

No wonder those native gods had suddenly contracted their defense lines recently; it turned out they were concentrating their forces, preparing to play a big game with them.

And looking at the current situation, they couldn't avoid this decisive battle.

"Damn it, discovered too late; too many of our men were cannibalized by that guy before."

Deputy Leader Lin Yihu stared fixedly at the direction of the Great Xia Kingdom.

That place was now exuding a terrifying aura of a large number of gods gathering.

At first, he hadn't taken it to heart, thinking the opponent was just huddling together for self-preservation; now it seemed they were setting up a formation, waiting for him to go over.

"Deputy Leader, does this matter need to be reported to the Leader?" a captain asked cautiously, leaning in.

"Shut up! The Leader must absolutely not know!"

Deputy Leader Lin Yihu's eyes were cold and gloomy as he scolded:

"Tell the people below to hurry up; once they take the last batch of things, immediately return to defend. The opponent encountered this time has bones even harder than imagined."

He had thought they were a group of soft persimmons that could be easily squeezed, but he didn't expect to kick an iron plate.

Next, it would definitely be a tough battle.