34.6 billion gold coins is already a huge sum of money.

However, what Li Ye didn't expect was Gu Longqing's sincerity and attitude towards him.

He demonstrated sufficient value.

Gu Longqing gave him the respect he deserved. It's unlikely that such a powerful and ruthless character would want to become weak, right? Moreover, he even sacrificed top socialites like Elisa and his sister Gu Yu for Li Ye.

It seems that Gu Longqing's entire battle strategy is about to be revealed as things progress.

In Turin, Su Yue looked at the Hema supermarket.

Busy Eliz

"Want some beef?"

"I'll take it."

A faint emotion flickered across Su Yue's face. He saw life reflected in life, and he also saw life reflected in the game.

The events on the auction forum, starting with the European region bribing an assassin to kill him, led to the interrogation of the seriously injured driver and his enemies.

They quickly obtained information about the European assassin.

The enemy, however, is lurking in the shadows.

Su Yue and the others were all in the early Ming Dynasty. In the following days, they did nothing more than strategize and play war games. Not much else happened, so we will not go into details.

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Khesar said to his brother Zoth Omog, "This time, Hastur, the Wind King, and Father still exercised restraint in their conflict..."

Another man, shrouded in mist and volcanoes, said:

"Next time, I will execute him."

"..."

Zos Omog frowned and said, "Su Yue has indeed caused a lot of trouble, but brother, don't you want to think about it more deeply?"

Ghatanothoa, the "King of Volcanoes," is covered in wriggling intestines. Creatures that see him are petrified. His wrinkles and scales conceal a surging power as strong as volcanic rock.

His arm suddenly transformed into a toad-like monster with tentacles and thousands of eyes.

"Unless he truly possesses the power of the Great Old Ones."

"Otherwise, he is not worthy to marry my sister."

"..."

Zos Omog, the second brother, was genuinely worried about Su Yue.

A series of crises are escalating.

Let's return to our initial question: what roles did the Abyss and Abraham play in all of this, and why did Hastur and Cthulhu go to war? Was there a conspiracy involving the power of the Abyss, or the influence of the Silver Palace Lord, "Dark Lord" Grazt?

If we look at the gods from a human perspective.

They were bloody.

They killed,

For them, seeing is conquering.

They seem to be going further and further down the wrong path of destroying everything;

But what if we look at everything from the perspective of the gods?

It seems that nature has its own way and methods of self-verification.

Despite the actions of a deity,

The death of a god.

Even the ascension of a deity is never a casual act. They can brew a conspiracy for hundreds or thousands of years, and the power struggles involved are far more complex and easier than ordinary people can understand.

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At the black and red beechwood desk, a fountain pen is writing swiftly.

In the Bathorian Empire, Henry VII's pupils are contracting violently...

"Cloud City, Dukar?"

"!!!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!"

An internal affairs officer watched in shock as Henry fell into a coma. He seemed to be possessed by some evil spirit. A demigod is called a demigod because he has some of the authority that only gods possess.

Henry VII, breathing heavily, wrote down all the images he had seen in his dream on a blank sheet of paper.

"I need to see Pope Benedict."

The Home Secretary asked doubtfully, "Aren't you referring to divine authority..."

"Go quickly!"

"yes."

If one were to discuss the noblest and most prominent figures in the entire Bathonian Empire, no one would be more illustrious than Henry VII. The walls of his palaces were largely made of stained glass and gemstones transported from various regions, making them as beautiful as expensive works of art.

Legend has it that a craftsman's mistake caused a pearl on the palace wall to fall and become a gem, which led to a three-year war between the lords of neighboring territories, resulting in the deaths of millions.

A single jewel from His Majesty Henry VII's palace could lead to the deaths of millions, demonstrating the power of the Batho Empire at its zenith, but things are different now.

The Iron Dynasty.

Rune Empire

The Terran human kingdoms are plundering the territory of the Breton Empire. Despite the Breton nobles and the great noble lords of Hadrings doing their best to resist and wage war, one thing must be acknowledged.

Henry VII was becoming increasingly senile.

He believed that pleasure was more important than royal power.

Theocracy seemed to be quietly stealing the power of the scepter from Henry VII's hands, as if it wanted to tarnish his authority in the world.

This stems from over fifty years ago, when Henry claimed that "we are under the rule of the devil," and that all of this was meaningless.

"Why? Father!!"

The Little Prince was executed.

Henry's incompetence led to a mutiny and palace coup 50 years ago.

No one knows what kind of bloody purges took place in the chaotic court of the Bathorian Empire, but some claimed that they saw traces of the "devil" in Henry VII's court.

The demon killed everyone.

The rumors from the outside world did not shake the foundation of Henry VII's rule. The Bathory quietly declined over fifty years, its territory was occupied and lost, and the nobles became increasingly corrupt and fond of pleasure. In order to enjoy themselves and maintain their rule, they even forgot how to command the army. The once military tradition of strength was also strangled by Henry VII himself deep in the court.

Many famous generals and commanders were murdered.

They disappeared without a trace from the records of the court scribes, becoming just names.

—"The Dark Lord" Grazt!!

Henry VII, gazing at the snow-white mirror before him, suddenly knelt slowly on the ground.

This action is not ordinary.

To whom would the emperor of a powerful dynasty as magnificent as a cornflower kneel?

It exists as the pinnacle of earthly power.

The Abyss Lord could not make him kneel; a weak king could not make him kneel; the king of the Orc Empire could not make him kneel; the Holy Church and the angels were merely equals to Henry VII in authority—so the only answer points to one thing: he was kneeling before [the gods].

Only deities can supersede royal authority; even the Pope cannot.

Therefore, Henry VII knelt down.

This signifies the arrival of the gods.

In the darkness of the campfire.

Henry VII prayed: "Great 'Dark Lord' Grazte, your intrigues and plans are close at hand... Sue, the Lord of Canaan, has already achieved a certain level of power and armament. I need your intervention and guidance on when I should abdicate and when I should go further."

The shadow of "Dark Lord" Grazt appeared in the mirror.

His six fingers, his powerful and indifferent body.

It seemed even more terrifying than when Su Yue first met him at the Silver Palace. The fundamental reason why Henry VII declared fifty years ago that everything he had was meaningless was that the bottom of the Bathory Empire was a bottomless abyss!

When the bottomless abyss lies beneath your feet, all your efforts and struggles seem futile.

He once waged a war against demons at the otherworldly portal leading to the Silver Palace; Henry VII's royal forces, the Rick Guard, were utterly defeated by the powerful demon lord's army.

The royal court was attacked and breached by evil spirits from the abyss. Henry VII lived in constant fear and humiliation, and eventually the entire royal family and nobility became vassals of the Silver Palace.

Demons are naturally capable of subjugating human forces.

Just like the Holy See, which is a huge "tentacle of faith" that Heaven has set up on earth, Heaven is making plans, so why hasn't Hell descended to earth?

Hell is already being laid out.

Why doesn't the abyss appear on Earth?

Are they trapped within the abyss, unable to escape?

So why are so many ordinary people in the mortal world able to use the devil's manual to summon the power of the Black Goat and conjure up demons to sell their souls?

So why were summoning spells and some techniques forbidden by the Mage Tower considered heretical and burned at the stake by the Holy See?

Is it simply because the priests and pastors of the Holy See are bored and have nothing to do, and just want to find an excuse for their legitimate missionary work and a reason to release usurers?

Heresy exists.

demon.

It is true. Henry VII, this mortal emperor, is kneeling before "Lord of Darkness" Grazt. "I saw many scenes... Lord Su Yue of Canaan and I became comrades-in-arms on the battlefield."

"We bandaged our wounds amidst trenches and artillery fire; modern warfare is incredibly terrifying and brutal."

"The enemy's tanks crushed our resistance."

"The gloom and gunfire shattered our spirits."

"In that dark distance, in Dukar's world, everything was as beautiful as a dream, as beautiful as a fairy tale, and it lasted for a full 700 years!!"

"The Dark Lord" Grazt's lips curled into a deep, abyss-like smile as he spoke:

"You can become the vanguard of the Abyss's invasion of the material plane, with Canaan being the first direction."

Henry VII knelt on the ground and said, “Great Dark Lord, I need your support… to completely eliminate the threat of the false pope Innocent IV.”

A thunderous storm brewed in the arm of "Dark Lord" Grazt.

Henry VII knelt respectfully before this devilish king.

In reality, the true ruler of the bottomless abyss.

He can already be considered a true god.

They seized and stole the authority of the true gods, yet they did not claim to be gods. Some powerful abyss lords, possessing divine power, still considered themselves mortals. However, the demigods of the mortal realm correspond to the level of abyss lords.

The Lord of the Abyss Plane, the ruler of a plane, how can he not be considered a god?