"A great terror? You're not trying to fool me, are you?"
Zhang Mu asked doubtfully.
"How could we dare? If you don't believe us, we can take you there to see for yourself."
The God Emperors knew that there was no benefit in fighting Zhang Mu head-on, and they had no reason to do so either.
Soon, Zhang Mu's roots followed their footsteps to the central open space.
There is a huge, dark, and mysterious opening in the sky above this place.
Tens of thousands of golden divine runes transformed into chains, firmly locking it in place.
However, a closer look reveals that the opening is gradually expanding at an extremely small distance.
"This is..."
Zhang Mu asked, sensing a threat from the cave, indicating that what they said was true.
"A portal to another world."
The God Emperors spoke solemnly.
"Tens of thousands of years ago, this cave suddenly appeared in our world, and many special creatures kept emerging from it."
They had no intelligence and ate anything they could find, even the soil. We noticed something was wrong and quickly killed all those creatures. Just as we were about to seal the cave entrance, an unknown creature appeared at the other end.
This creature's aura is far stronger than ours; even if we join forces, we cannot seal the cave entrance.
In the end, it was only through the intervention of the Heavenly Will that the cave entrance was sealed off. It seemed the matter was over, but a few years later, the cave entrance reappeared.
This time, the Heavenly Dao will of the other world also assisted at the entrance of the cave. In the end, the Heavenly Dao wills of the two sides were deadlocked, and the entrance of the cave was expanding very slowly.
We can only perform some simple sealing measures to prevent weaker creatures from entering the world.
But this method is ultimately not a seal. When the opening widens to allow even stronger creatures to enter, it will be the day our world's inhabitants are ravaged.
Hearing the explanations from the four God Emperors, Zhang Mu also became serious.
This world is still being invaded by other worlds, and it seems that the other world is stronger than this one.
That won't do. Once prey is targeted by the main world, the main world will definitely not let it go.
Moreover, if I resolve this problem, I will definitely receive an extra reward upon my return.
After glancing at the four gods, Zhang Mu asked, "Have you heard anything about what's happening outside?"
"outside world?"
The four God Emperors were taken aback for a moment, then said, "We haven't paid attention to the outside world for tens of thousands of years. Unless a god is promoted to God Emperor, we will not go out to find him and seal this cave with us."
Zhang Mu understood. No wonder there was such a commotion outside, yet no God Emperor came out to suppress it. So that's how it is.
"Has no new God Emperor been born for tens of thousands of years?"
Zhang Mu asked in confusion.
"Senior, you may not know this, but for a god to be promoted to God Emperor, he must have the rank of Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Dao has only set up four ranks, so only four God Emperors are allowed to exist."
They were also puzzled as to why Zhang Mu was so strong, since the Heavenly Dao should not allow him to exist.
Little did they know that Zhang Mu was an accident, an accident that could break through the world's limitations and advance.
"Why doesn't Heaven set up more Heavenly Emperor positions? That way, there would be more God Emperors here to suppress the cave entrance."
"Because the world can only support a maximum of four God Emperors. Unless the world breaks through, or there are beings who can cultivate to the God Emperor realm without the Heavenly Emperor rank, but that is impossible, only gods can cultivate in this world."
The four divine emperors solemnly swore an oath.
Zhang Mu laughed: "Oh? Only gods can cultivate?"
"No...maybe senior is a special case..." They suddenly thought of Zhang Mu, who was stronger than them, and became somewhat uncertain.
"Senior, you also cultivated using the power of incense, right?"
They asked uncertainly.
"It used to be, but I abandoned it later."
Zhang Mu didn't explain further, and continued, "You should observe the situation outside first before making any further statements."
Things took a turn for the better, and he felt that there was no need for humanity to fight the gods anymore.
Upon hearing this, the four God Emperors extended their divine senses outwards, their divine senses covering a wide range.
Moreover, with the help of the Heavenly Emperor's status, he quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter, and his expression kept changing.
"Have humans become this strong...?"
They were somewhat wistful, realizing that at their level, the power of incense offerings was no longer effective; the only way to improve their strength was to comprehend the power of heaven and earth and understand the laws of nature.
"Senior must be the person behind these humans."
“That’s right. I originally thought this fight would last a long time, but given the current situation, I have to reconsider.”
Zhang Mu admitted it.
The four God Emperors exchanged a few words and said, "We can ask the gods to give up half of the world as a place for the human race to live, but we need your help to suppress this otherworldly cave."
The current struggle is nothing more than humanity's desire to gain recognition from this world and to have its own territory.
If that's the case, then give it to the human race. As for whether the gods will object?
What a joke! How could they possibly oppose the God Emperor? The Heavenly Emperor's position is no laughing matter.
Their words are equivalent to half the meaning of the Way of Heaven.
Zhang Mu nodded: "Okay."
There is no reason to disagree; at this moment, humans and gods should be on the same side.
After all, the world is about to end, so there's no point in fighting anymore. It's not too late to fight after we've dealt with this external threat.
Zhang Mu then withdrew his consciousness and told Liu Zhengyuan what had happened.
The four God Emperors also appeared and announced to the gods that they should give up half of the world to the human race as their territory.
This action immediately displeased the gods.
The four God Emperors didn't tolerate them either, and directly killed several of the most clamoring gods as a warning to others.
Immediately, the gods became obedient and began to relocate their divine kingdoms according to the God Emperor's instructions.
On the human side, apart from Liu Zhengyuan who knew the truth, the others were unaware of what was going on.
They conquered the western world without even realizing it.
......
Several months passed quickly, and the world quieted down.
Everything happened too suddenly. Why did the God Emperor appear? Why did he give up his territory to the human race? The gods were all very puzzled.
"Senior, are you satisfied?"
The divine senses of the four God Emperors and Zhang Mu's consciousness reunited.
"Hmm, not bad, but why not tell the gods the truth?"
This is what he doesn't understand.
"Informing them is pointless; they can't help us and will only increase our panic."
Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "It's still better to inform them. Having some preparations will also prevent them from causing trouble."
After some thought, the God Emperor agreed.
"Secondly, the humans in those divine kingdoms are also members of the human race."
Zhang Mu said meaningfully.
"this..."
The four God Emperors hesitated before speaking, saying, "If we ask the gods to abandon their believers, I'm afraid they would rather die than agree."
Without believers, there is no power of incense offerings, and therefore no way to increase their strength. Even if we, the God Emperors, were to speak up ourselves, they would still fight to the death.
Their God Emperor doesn't need the power of incense offerings, but the gods do. They will definitely refuse to comply with this practice of cutting off their path of cultivation.
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