"Meow!"
"I will destroy the Heavenly Palace!"
"Slaughter them!"
In a remote area of the God Realm, at the temporary refuge of the Black Cat Clan, the Cat King went berserk after hearing numerous rumors from the outside world, and couldn't help but roar wildly.
Since the secret of the Black Cat Clan was exposed, the Black Cat Clan has relied on the Illusion and Concealment Talisman to evade the search of the various races in the Desolate Region and hide away to slowly develop.
Who would have thought that the Heavenly Palace, a force that disregards martial ethics, has been impersonating the Black Cat Clan for the past half month, causing trouble throughout the desolate region and constantly attacking and killing members of various races. The number of powerful individuals at the Heavenly God and Divine Lord levels who have fallen has exceeded one thousand, causing widespread panic throughout the desolate region.
The key point is...
All the tribes in the desolate region assumed that the Black Cat Clan was retaliating against them, and did not consider any other possibilities.
Even though the Black Cat Clan spread the word that some forces were impersonating them, none of the other clans believed it, because the inner energy used by the Heavenly Palace when it attacked and killed the other clans was the unique mixed-element attribute of the Cat Emperor Scripture.
This stolen money should naturally be attributed entirely to the Black Cat Clan.
"Ah...why, why is the Heavenly Palace doing this to my Black Cat Clan?"
While the Cat King was furious, he was also filled with confusion.
Before this, the Black Cat Clan had no enmity with the Heavenly Palace. They had never even heard of such a force.
Even in the perilous land of Tianbian, the Black Cat Clan never killed any of the demonic beasts of Tianji Palace.
It was clearly the Heavenly Palace that took the initiative to kill the Black Cat Clan's Divine Lord powerhouse, and then, when they were preparing to take revenge, they killed two hundred of the Black Cat Clan's powerhouses while surrounded by Divine Kings.
No matter how you look at it, the black cat clan is the one who is more wronged and suffers more losses.
Logically speaking, since Tianji Palace suffered no losses, there should be no reason for it to continue targeting the Black Cat Clan.
However, the result was that the Heavenly Palace targeted and schemed against them time and time again, leading to the complete annihilation of the Black Cat Clan by the various clans.
These hidden members of the Black Cat Clan could only be hunted down by other clans, living a life of constant hiding and fleeing.
While they were hiding from the other races, they were impersonated by the Heavenly Palace and attacked and killed other races in the desolate region.
This led to the growing resentment of the various races towards the Black Cat Clan.
The Cat King couldn't understand it.
Why would the Celestial Palace do this?
The black cat clan hadn't offended them. They were the ones who attacked first, and the black cat clan suffered heavy losses. Why were they still holding onto this so relentlessly?
Does Tianji Palace hold grudges that much?
They were completely determined to destroy their own black cat clan.
The key point is that when the Heavenly Palace was besieged by the Black Cat Clan, it suffered no losses at all, so what hatred could there be? What kind of grudge could it possibly hold?
While the cat emperor couldn't understand it, he also felt somewhat wronged.
The mighty Black Cat Clan was driven to such a state by a mysteriously appearing Heavenly Palace, which was driving it mad.
"Cat Emperor, is it possible that the reason why the Heavenly Palace is like this is because of the Cat Emperor Scripture?"
One of the God-Kings guessed something and said, "The Heavenly Palace's cultivation method is the same as my Black Cat Clan's Cat Emperor Scripture, both being Primordial Chaos techniques. They may have sensed a threat, so they want to use the hands of other races to wipe out my clan without lifting a finger?"
Before the Cat Emperor could speak, a God King retorted, "Impossible! According to the messages from those killed disciples, the inner energy cultivated by the demonic beasts of the Heavenly Pole Palace is even more concentrated than that of our clan. Clearly, their cultivation techniques are probably even better than our Cat Emperor Scripture. How can they be a threat?"
Upon hearing this, the God-King fell silent.
It also knew that this was true.
The Black Cat Clan lost two hundred Celestial Gods and Divine Lords, and fought many battles with the demonic beasts of the Heavenly Palace. Naturally, through these battles, they also saw the level of inner energy condensation of the demonic beasts of the Heavenly Palace.
Even when both are at the peak of the Celestial God realm, the Black Cat Clan's inner energy is far inferior to that of the Celestial Palace.
Although this result may displease the Cat King, it is the truth.
So the Cat Emperor remained silent and said nothing.
At this moment, another god-king spoke up, speculating, "Cat King, do you think it's possible that this Heavenly Palace is related to Lu Tao?"
"Um?"
Cat King was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously retorted, "What does this have to do with Lu Tao?"
"Look, this is how it is. We have no grudge against the Heavenly Palace, but they hold our clan's secrets, yet they have no intention of negotiating or trading with us. Instead, they sold these secrets to the True Dragon Clan, which led to our clan being besieged and killed by the True Dragon Clan."
The god-king continued, "Originally, the Heavenly Palace would have made a lot of money by ending this matter here. Even if they had grudges against my race, they would have gotten their revenge. But they seem unwilling to accept this and have been impersonating my race to attack and kill other powerful people everywhere."
"It seems that this is an opportunity to seize resources and attract hatred to our race. But if we look at it another way, this move is also to attract the attention of other races, gradually shifting the focus of the search for Lu Tao to our race. It can also disrupt other races, making the powerful beings below the God-King level of other races afraid of being attacked and killed by us, and thus dare not search as recklessly as before."
The God-King carefully explained his analysis, "Moreover, the various races have been searching the desolate region for more than two months without finding any clues about Lu Tao. They all speculated that he might have ascended to the God Realm from secret realms or forbidden lands through other means. It's not impossible that he ascended from the Heavenly Change Forbidden Land, is it? Isn't this the same speculation we had when we entered the Heavenly Change Forbidden Land?"
At this moment, other god-kings also reacted and interjected, "That's right, and also, wasn't Lu Tao constantly searching for various cultivation techniques in the lower realm? He must have extraordinary comprehension, so he should also be able to comprehend the Primordial Chaos Technique. That explains why the inner essence of the Tianji Palace demon beasts is the same as ours."
"That's right. With such a technique, it's perfectly reasonable that Lu Tao was able to survive in the Heavenly Change Forbidden Land for so long."
"The Heavenly Transformation Forbidden Land has existed since ancient times; perhaps there is an Ascension Pool inside?"
...
The other god-kings also felt that this guess was very likely, and they all added their own suggestions.
"That makes some sense."
After hearing his subordinate's analysis, the Cat King also thought it made sense. However, after pondering for a while, he still shook his head and said, "Although it makes sense, the cultivation level does not match what we know."
"Even if Lu Tao is a genius, he has only been an ascensionist for a little over two months. Even if he has the aptitude of Emperor or Saint, it is impossible for him to raise his cultivation from the first level of Heavenly God to the Perfection of Heavenly God in just two months."
The Cat Emperor didn't believe that the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Palace was related to Lu Tao. It said very rationally, "Moreover, even if Lu Tao himself has such heaven-defying talent and has also had a fortuitous encounter to be able to do so, what about the group of demonic beasts in the Heavenly Palace? I heard that those who attacked and killed various races were all demonic beasts at the peak of the Heavenly God realm. Could it be that they also have heaven-defying talent like Lu Tao?"
Upon hearing this, the other god-kings fell silent.
That's true.
If it were just Lu Tao alone who could defy the heavens and cultivate to the peak of the Heavenly God realm in two months, they could barely accept it. But hundreds of such prodigies were simply too insane.
Let alone them, probably no one in the entire wasteland would believe it.
Thinking of this, a god-king suddenly became furious and said, "Since the Heavenly Palace has nothing to do with Lu Tao, then why is this damned Heavenly Palace targeting my Black Cat Clan like this? It doesn't give my Black Cat Clan any way to survive at all."
"Yes, my Black Cat Clan has never offended them. At most, we only surrounded them to seek revenge. They... went too far."
"How unwilling we are! Our clan has been hiding for so long, yet we were discovered by the mysteriously appearing Tianji Palace. How could our luck be so bad?"
...
Many of the Black Cat Clan's god-kings felt extremely aggrieved.
Originally, all the plans within the clan were progressing steadily. As long as some time passed, they could make a move against the True Dragon Clan, at which point the Black Cat Clan would surely become the overlord of the Desolate Region.
However, the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Palace disrupted everything, making things incredibly unlucky.
"Alas, this can be considered a calamity for our clan. If we overcome this calamity, our clan can still overthrow the True Dragon Clan; if we cannot overcome it..."
Cat King also sighed, looking somewhat dazed.
Cat King, from a young age, was exceptionally intelligent. With his powerful comprehension, he combined many techniques into one, creating the Cat King Scripture, a technique that can be considered unparalleled in the desolate region.
To create twenty-three powerful god-kings in such a short time—what an incredible feat!
But now, they have suffered a major setback at the Heavenly Palace, and are even in danger of being wiped out.
Thinking of this, the Cat Emperor suddenly said, "Although the Heavenly Palace has nothing to do with Lu Tao, Lu Tao is still the target that all races have been searching for."
"Since the Heavenly Palace can impersonate our clan and attract hatred for our clan, then our clan can also retaliate in kind."
The Cat King grinned and said fiercely, "Immediately release the news to the outside world that the Heavenly Palace was founded by Lu Tao, and their purpose is to cause chaos in the Desolate Region so as to buy time for Lu Tao to grow."
“That’s right. Even if Tianji Palace has nothing to do with Lu Tao, we can still pin the blame on him. Since the other races can’t tell the difference, they will definitely treat Tianji Palace as Lu Tao’s and they will intensify their search for Lu Tao, making our race safer.”
"That's right. Moreover, after the various races have searched extensively, the Heavenly Palace will no longer wantonly attack and kill the strongmen of the various races. The matter of smearing our race will naturally fall apart without a fight."
"By then, other races will no longer need to target our race, and the number of races searching for our race should be reduced by more than half."
"The only thing to worry about is that the Heavenly Palace's Illusionary Concealment Talisman is even more effective than our clan's. It will be more difficult for other races to find them than to find our clan."
"It's alright. As long as they stop coming out, it will reduce the search efforts of other races on our race. That's enough."
...
Many god-kings strongly supported the Cat Emperor's actions, and after discussion, they immediately leaked the news.
In an instant, the various races of the desolate region were in an uproar upon hearing this news…
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