540: guess

Li Qi was an outlier; after appearing in the Origin Realm, he rose with great momentum.

Although the process of his rise was a bit messy—not to mention being chased everywhere—he had to disguise his appearance to play hide-and-seek with a crowd of Sacred Kings just to avoid detection.

But it was all worth it. After surviving the most difficult stages, Li Qi finally grew up and established a firm foothold in the Source Realm.

Not only had he achieved the status of a Sacred King, but he had also completed the Fusion of five Sacred Thrones. Such strength was enough to rank him in the first tier among the many Sacred Kings!

He was no longer a being that could be trifled with.

Furthermore, Li Qi was different from all other Sacred Kings; he had achieved the status of a Sacred King as a Child of the Great Path. His speed of power improvement was extremely fast, and he had mastered a vast number of the Three Thousand Great Daos. He was simply an outlier! A monster!

As such, Li Qi entered the line of sight of Aurora Sacred King and was included in his countermeasures against the crisis of the Great Destruction.

The qing zun cauldron had said that the Great Destruction was primarily aimed at Sacred Kings, and the tone carried a sense of harvesting, which made him feel very uneasy.

Since Sacred Kings were the first to bear the brunt, it was impossible for them to remain aloof or merely try to survive.

Only by facing it head-on and turning the impossible into the possible could there be a glimmer of hope...

In terms of strength, Li Qi fully met the criteria, and Li Qi's identity and relationships were also very suitable, likewise fitting the requirements of Aurora Sacred King.

The grievances and grudges between Sacred Kings were long-standing, and their relationships with each other were intricate and complex. Outsiders had no way of guessing exactly what the relationship between any two Sacred Kings was, as there was too much uncertainty.

If one rashly pulled these Sacred Kings into their plan, it would be considered fortunate if they didn't just end up in infighting.

But Li Qi's identity and background were much simpler. Li Qi walked in the world as a Child of the Great Path, and all the Sacred Thrones wanted to capture him and take him for sacrifice. Li Qi stood in opposition to all Sacred Kings; this was beyond doubt.

"Such an identity and relationship definitely cannot be called good, but it is simple enough, because it is a very pure, hostile relationship."

Hearing Aurora Sacred King say this, Li Qi smiled helplessly: "No matter how I hear it, it doesn't sound like you're complimenting me..."

Aurora Sacred King's expression turned stern: "Do not mind these details."

"Alright, then let me ask you, since you have known about this matter for a long time, you must have a plan."

"Could you explain this plan... in detail?"

Li Qi was not wrong. After learning of such a crisis, Aurora Sacred King had tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night, always feeling as if his end was approaching.

He was under immense pressure, and the various aspects of it were inconvenient to explain to others, so he could only think of a way to break the situation himself.

He contemplated all the remaining text on the qing zun cauldron, carefully savoring every sentence on it, and gradually he tasted some inexplicable meaning...

Destruction is coming, and Sacred Kings are the first to bear the brunt?

Why?

Is it because Sacred Kings have something special?

Does that great existence care very much about these Sacred Kings?

And destroying everything else is just incidental, with the most important thing being these Sacred Kings themselves?

But what is so special about that?

Aurora Sacred King himself was a Sacred King, and honestly... apart from being a bit stronger, there really wasn't anything special about him.

Aurora Sacred King had walked this path, experienced ten thousand battles, defeated all strong enemies, and several Sacred Kings had died under his hands.

He had killed those Sacred Kings, and that was that; it was nothing strange. Slaughtering them was like slaughtering pigs and dogs; there was really nothing special about it.

But why did the owner of the qing zun cauldron say that the great existence cared very much about these Sacred Kings?

Immediately, Aurora Sacred King felt annoyed in his heart. Many of the characters on the qing zun cauldron had faded and disappeared, and they could no longer be seen, so the content recorded in them was naturally unknowable.

And the specific reason Aurora Sacred King wanted to know... perhaps lay in this missing part of the content.

Information was missing, so Aurora Sacred King could only try his best to guess in a reasonable direction...

Many guesses appeared in his mind, and then he immediately rejected them. Finally, Aurora Sacred King had a relatively reliable guess.

The reason why that great existence would do this, I am afraid, could be summed up in two words...

That is... Harvesting!

Harvesting these Sacred Kings, looting the power of the Sacred Kings.

For these Sacred Kings, their greatest value was the power they possessed, and this was also the biggest difference between them and the common masses!

This was also the main reason they were specifically targeted.

After all things are destroyed, a rebirth will follow, just like a field that has been harvested and is ready to be sown again.

Once the crops grow up another day, a new round of harvesting can begin. Thus, it repeats, Reincarnation without end...

Just like cutting chives!

Although Aurora Sacred King dared not be certain that his guess was completely accurate, it was close enough.

Since he had guessed the goal of that great existence, he could naturally take targeted measures.

Aurora Sacred King looked at Li Qi and said slowly: "Your Excellency, you say if all the Sacred Kings disappeared... what would happen?"