Chloe was recuperating in the palace for not long before she seemed somewhat befuddled.

Because Stuart had broken through to become a Demigod ahead of schedule.

It's not that Chloe's advancement was too slow, but rather that her body hadn't recovered yet.

The battle with the Blood Angel erupted among The Stars.

She killed the opponent quickly, and the Abyss doesn't yet understand her situation.

But entering the Abyss again and using the power of the Shadow Battle Banner, she was surrounded by powerful entities from two World Groups.

She could break out of encirclement, but the damage would undoubtedly be heavy.

The most important thing is...

Her goal was clear.

She was there to find Rephya.

In the Shadow Plane, the opportunity to use the Shadow Battle Banner was only once; thereafter, she would be surrounded by madness from both sides.

So the reserve moves could only be used at the most crucial moment.

However, the confrontation with the Ghoul God left her body injured.

If internal injuries could be easily alleviated, they wouldn't be called internal injuries.

Now she was naturally healed.

But the time cost of healing allowed Stuart to ascend before her.

It's hard to assess.

"A demigod, now the probability of hunting lesser gods is much higher."

Stuart picked up the Celestial Destiny Staff in her hand, eyes slightly cold.

Chloe frowned and said:

"You want to go to the Shadow Plane now?"

"Hmm."

"Wait a bit longer, until I've ascended, I'll go with you."

Becoming a demigod afforded Stuart the qualification to hunt lesser divine powers.

But this did not mean it wasn't dangerous.

Chloe wished to ascend first, assuring greater certainty before going together.

But Stuart shook her head, saying:

"No, the Titan Race can't hold on any longer."

Chloe was stunned.

In the next moment, she said shockingly:

"Rephya brought the ancestral land to the Shadow Plane?"

"Hmm, no other choice; the situation was urgent back then, couldn't win without bringing it."

The Titan Ancestral Land is not the kind of localized area one might assume.

It's a half-plane used by Titans for self-slumber.

Inside are numerous Titans in perpetual sleep due to absorbing too much Earth vein power.

As the last descendant of the Titans, the Sword Hero held the key to temporarily awakening Titan ancestors.

Certainly.

The state of Titans washed by the Earth vein power weren't notably well.

Each awakening only accelerated the wearing down process.

Over time, those Titans became fully assimilated with the earth, their souls returning to it.

To Titans, this result was equivalent to dispersing their ashes.

"Do they… want to die?"

Chloe only felt her lips dry.

Stuart shook her head, saying:

"They just chose their manner of dying. Chloe, fighting there right now are people we know — the Sword Hero, and Rephya whom you know.

Do you really want to watch her suffer there?"

Chloe fell silent.

She hadn't forgotten her goal upon arriving here.

But… watching Stuart bet her life to gain a chance for Rephya, she truly couldn't bear it.

It was best to go by herself.

Finally, she could only say dryly:

"Give me some time."

Give her some time to reach the Demigod level.

Then they just needed to hide well to swiftly blaze a path through the Shadow Plane.

With the Shadow Battle Banner capable of temporarily reaching Angel class, she indeed had confidence to extricate Rephya from her predicament.

Then just continue adopting a delaying tactic, very possibly playing the Fallen God to death.

After all, if the Fallen God wanted to fall into the Bottomless Abyss, she would still need the consent of the Dark Night Goddess Shire who held current control over her body.

The best outcome is that Shire and the Fallen God self-destruct together.

In this way, as long as a portion of the core authority is seized, the Abyss's plan could be shattered entirely.

Once the Abyss's dream is broken, it would quickly halt to cut losses.

At that time, Chloe and her companions could free up efforts to deal with the always instigating Demon Hall.

Of course...

Thinking is one thing.

What ultimately transpires remains unknown.

But it's already the most suitable choice.

Seasons passed.

Unnoticed, even the winter snow melted away.

Ten months had passed since Stuart entered the Shadow Plane.

Thanks to Stuart as the main force, the fighting in the Shadow Plane had improved quite a bit compared to before.

In the absence of Powerful Divine Power's direct participation, the divine wars across the Shadow Plane were no greater than medium divine powers.

Additionally, only lesser divine powers could wreak havoc on the battlefield.

Stuart hadn't directly used the True God Uniqueness's power.

The effect of the Magic Net Protection was quite strong.

But once used, the Abyss would instantly pinpoint her identity.

Identity exposure didn't matter, ruining the rescue and eliminating the Fallen God's plan, would be unforgivable.

Yet, even so, as the indisputable premiere caster of the Age of the Seven Heroes, even Aik with the Steel Protection was unwilling to bear Stuart's frontal bombardment.

An ultimate artillery freed of constraints, even without Magic Net Protection, remains an unimaginably powerful damage output.

With the power of one, Stuart nearly cooperated with various faction armies, making several gods of lesser divine power dare not approach.

The battle reached a stalemate.

Meanwhile, Chloe took over for Stuart, presiding over the empire's government.

The empire's high officials kept a tight lid on where the queen had really gone.

To the extent that, internally, some believed that it was the empire's prince who had seized control of the empire and imprisoned the queen.

However.

After seeing that the prince still hadn't taken the throne, they were half-convinced and felt the rumor wasn't necessarily credible, so they decided to observe further.

It was in such circumstances that Chloe received a message.

"You say Count Carlos seeks an audience?"

Chloe was somewhat taken aback.

Count Carlos rarely sought him out privately.

Though he had sworn loyalty to the royal family, Chloe wouldn't treat him as a beast of burden because of it.

Generally speaking, Count Carlos would also try to avoid meeting him.

After all, these days the Abyssal Church was exceptionally active.

If those lunatics realized that Count Carlos's child was the reincarnation of one of the Seven Heroes, those bastards who wish to drag everyone down would go after Cang even if it meant sacrificing their own lives.

Therefore, making a clear division between both sides was the simplest solution.

However, there was only one situation where he allowed Count Carlos to directly seek him out.

That is—

…

"Looks like you have something to tell me?"

Chloe looked at the boy below with a calm expression.

It's been years since they last met, and Count Carlos's son had grown quite a bit.

But of course, that's not the main point.

The main point is…

"Long time no see, big brother."

A youthful voice spoke earnestly.

Chloe's eyes instinctively narrowed.

"Long time no see, Cang, thousands of years have passed just like that."

Indeed.

There's only one situation where he would allow Count Carlos to directly seek him out.

That is when Cang's information has completely synchronized with his current body, awakening past life memories.

This means that Cang has fully grasped control of Future Vision.

They went from simply relying on Cang's vague perception to being able to target the enemy more accurately.

"So you're seeking me out now because there's something that must be dealt with, correct?"

Cang lowered his head and said:

"You need to quickly join the battle, unite various factions, and form the Pride Squad."

Chloe frowned and said:

"With Ensar's top tier combat power, combined with other human nations, is it not enough?"

"Not enough." Cang declared calmly, "If you rely solely on humans, you'll lose."

Chloe rubbed his brow and spoke in a low voice:

"Gaining trust within the human community itself is already a very challenging task, and obtaining trust from other races is even harder."

The current era is different from the Age of the Seven Heroes.

During the Age of the Seven Heroes, the protagonists of the era were the gods.

Under the gods, the relationships between major races were overshadowed by the relationships between the gods, and the conflicts were far less intense than they are now.

However, in the current era, the wars between races weren't just a few isolated incidents but were occurring thousands of years apart.

In the backdrop of racial wars lasting millennia, relationships between many races can be said to be difficult to reconcile.

Gathering the elite of various races and having them accept the Great Sin: Pride's enhancement and achieving world peace is as challenging.

"They won't gather together."

Chloe decisively concluded.

Cang nodded and said:

"Under normal circumstances, they won't gather together, unless presented with a crisis that necessitates bringing everyone together."

Chloe was startled.

A moment later, his scalp tingled as he spoke:

"You wouldn't possibly be planning something, would you?"

Cang shook his head and said:

"It's not planning something; it's just that given the current situation, the inevitable outcome is that the Dark Night Goddess can't suppress the Fallen God, we're just gently pushing it along."

Chloe's mouth twitched.

Cang's theory was too shocking.

Let's put it this way, the current war in the Shadow Plane hasn't escalated into a free-for-all between the three world groups because, simply put, that goddess is too strong.

Simply put, no one is in a position to help Shire.

If the Dark Night Goddess breaks free, according to various historical texts regarding Shire's personality, She will undoubtedly retaliate fiercely against the other two world groups, excluding The Stars.

The same issue applies to the Fallen God.

If the Fallen God truly defeats Shire and enters the Abyss to complete True God Uniqueness...

The ones facing retaliation would be The Stars and the Demon Hall.

Therefore, after weighing the situation, various groups ended up in the current scenario of mutual evasion.

Of course.

Internally, each world group doesn't operate with a single mind; with agreement comes dissent naturally.

Even if the upper echelons reach a consensus, execution at middle and lower tiers varies dramatically.

Brutally put, when a giant falls, myriad beings thrive.

How many years must pass for an immortal entity to have the potential to fall?

The last fallen complete True God, we must trace back to the most unfortunate of the Heroic Era, the Fear Demon God.

Yet the remnants of the Fear Demon God were almost entirely absorbed by the Star faction.

Various powerful individuals failed to glean any benefits.

After waiting all these years, they finally have another great entity fall into a trap.

How could they not be tempted?

And how could they possibly contain the allure of becoming the next great entity?

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