Chapter 916 - - 613 Duge planted a seed_2

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“I will not betray the Divine King,” Birmingham declared.

“There’s no need to betray anyone right now, and I’m not so foolish as to confront a Divine King at this moment,” Duge chuckled, “We can just play it by ear, and if there’s an opportunity once the war really breaks out, we’ll seize it. If not, being a Main God isn’t too shabby…”

Birmingham looked at Duge with an expression that fluctuated between shadow and light, clearly uncertain of what to think.

Duge didn’t speak again. He only needed to plant a seed, and when the time was ripe, it would naturally take root and sprout.

His keyword was chaos, not power. Stirring up the universe into a mess was his goal.

What did he care about the Divine King anyway?

Moreover, after stirring things up, Birmingham’s hostility towards him had gradually faded, and there was even the possibility that they could become friends. How nice!

“How do you plan to rid me of this damned love I have for this planet?” Birmingham, coming back to his senses, asked with reddened eyes.

“There’s no way for now,” Duge shook his head.

“Are you toying with me?” Birmingham clenched the spear in his hand once more.

“There is one way, but it might be a bit cruel for you to accept,” Duge said hesitantly.

“Tell me,” Birmingham demanded.

“Better a short pain than a long one. You leave first, and I’ll destroy this planet…” Duge said.

Before he could finish, Birmingham interrupted him, pointing his spear at Duge again: “Impossible.”

Duge shrugged: “Forget I said anything.”

“Is there no other way?” Birmingham asked, his face twisted with pain.

“Wait until the God of Love grows up, and have her personally sever this tragic fate,” Duge sighed, “That could take a long time, and it would also require more people to believe in the God of Love to nourish her growth.”

“Let’s go with the second option,” Birmingham said decisively, “I will help her grow.”

“Alright,” Duge nodded with a smile.

Jannie’s strength was too weak, and her skill was godly. The universe was so vast that if Duge couldn’t protect her and she perished, it would be very bad. Having a bodyguard like Birmingham would certainly increase her chances of survival.

This thought flashed through Duge’s mind briefly before he froze.

Was he concerned about Jannie?

Considering that Jannie could never part from him, and War God Birmingham had a larger role to play in his plans and couldn’t stay as Jannie’s bodyguard indefinitely, he still instinctively did so, even making up excuses for himself!

This was somewhat abnormal!

Could it be that the paired fate was affecting him?

Duge subconsciously looked towards the direction of the Saine Mothership, dismissing this frightening thought.

No, it shouldn’t be affecting him. His feelings for Jannie weren’t as fervent as Birmingham’s for Emperor Star’s guardian!

The reason he was doing this was just out of a habitual concern for a comrade-in-arms!

“When will you give me the Origin of Mankind?” Birmingham asked.

“Before the Thorne Divine Tribe arrives,” Duge casually hid the Origin of Mankind back within his Dark God Power, saying, “I need to make sure that when you get the Origin of Mankind, it’ll be just in time for you to encounter the Thorne Divine Tribe.”

“What are you planning?” Birmingham asked, wary.

“I don’t want you to take the Origin of Mankind back to the Heavenly Gods Clan,” Duge explained, “Only if the battlefield is out there will the forces of the Thorne Divine Tribe and the Heavenly Gods Clan be mobilized, leading to a real free-for-all, rather than you delivering the Origin of Mankind back to a prepared Heavenly Gods Clan for the Thorne Divine Tribe to attack.”

Birmingham, chilled to the bone, stared and asked, “Do you realize what you are doing?”

“Of course,” Duge nodded with a smile, “I’m paving the way for our future.”

“No, you are playing with fire,” Birmingham took a deep breath, calming his tense emotions, “With all the years of accumulation by the Thorne Divine Tribe, if we make a mistake, everyone’s life would be on the line here.”

“Relax, even if the Divine King doesn’t care about you, he wouldn’t let the Origin of Mankind just wander outside,” Duge said with a smile, “Otherwise, he would gain nothing and offend the Thorne Divine Tribe for no reason. So, as long as you send out a distress signal, he will definitely send troops to support you.”

“…” Birmingham’s mouth was dry, and he involuntarily swallowed, gripping his spear even tighter.

“War God brother, I’m sincerely proposing this collaboration, otherwise our battle could last a day and a night, and by that time, if I hand over the Origin of Mankind to you, the effect will be the same,” Duge continued.

Duge noticed his slight movement and shook his head, “At least now, we can clearly know how far the plan has proceeded, can’t we? Who lives, who dies, it’s all under our control. The collapse of the two mightiest civilizations will be our time to rise…”

“You…” Birmingham looked at Duge, his heart in turmoil, with much he wanted to say, but at the moment he was at a loss for words.

“In this game of power, does lineage really matter?” Duge said with a smile, “Birmingham, who says a War God cannot become a Divine King?”

“Aren’t you afraid that the Thorne Divine Tribe will be the first to arrive?” Birmingham asked, taking another deep breath.

“What do you think is the reason I broadcasted the message of the Origin of Mankind to the entire universe? Isn’t it to use those greedy people to gather information from the outside world?” Duge said, “If the Thorne Divine Tribe arrives first, I will have another set of countermeasures. No one can remain uninvolved in this war.”

“You are terrifying,” Birmingham said, looking intently at Duge, “You must be the God of Conspiracy!”

“No, I am the Supreme God, my faith is in the God of Freedom. Maybe, after conquering the entire universe, I will relinquish all power, to pursue true freedom,” Duge said with a shake of his head and a smile, adding in his heart, actually, I am the God of Chaos.

The longer Duge stayed on this Alien Battlefield, the more he felt that chaos was simply his destined keyword. If he simply acted according to his own nature, he would naturally become the strongest person in the universe.

Birmingham didn’t pick up Duge’s thread of conversation.

Previously, he thought the man before him was a wildly imaginative madman, but after listening to all his plans, he suddenly felt that the madman’s plans could well become reality.

The seed of ambition that Duge had planted in his heart began to sprout quietly.

“Birmingham, now we should continue to pretend to fight one more round. When the day is almost over, we can show some empathy for each other. I will use the Origin of Mankind as a condition to request to join your War God Ship, making everything logical and seamless,” Duge proposed.

“Alright,” Birmingham said, looking at Duge and nodding as if possessed by a ghost.

“You damn scoundrel, if you don’t agree to my terms, I won’t give you the Origin of Mankind!” Duge suddenly cursed out loud, blasting a ball of Holy Light toward Birmingham and swiftly returning to space.

Birmingham got up and followed.

The two resumed their battle in space, a new round beginning.

Duge no longer targeted Emperor Defense Unit One, and their battle returned to normal.

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“Jannie, why isn’t the Supreme God attacking Emperor Defense Unit One anymore? He clearly had the upper hand,” Captain Saine asked in astonishment.

“He might have been threatened!” Jannie sighed, her expression solemn, “The War God Ship has locked down Emperor Star. If he truly defeated the War God, the War God Ship would immediately attack us and the Emperor Star behind us. The Supreme God must have compromised to protect us.”

In just one sentence.

Jannie once again boosted Duge’s popularity.

Everyone exchanged glances, their hearts filled with conflicting emotions.

But at this moment, the natives of Emperor Star were genuinely in awe of Duge.

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Pan-Universal Entertainment Headquarters.

Ross was particularly excited: “Ladies and gentlemen, reviving Duge was the best decision we’ve ever made. The board of directors has just awarded us. That lad is about to single-handedly drag an entire civilization into a sea of war.”

“We can always trust Duge’s ability to stir things up,” Adam said with a laugh, “The stronger his abilities, the bigger the trouble he can cause; key terms will never bind him.”

“Ross, shouldn’t we find a way to give some incentive to the other Alien Warriors?” Gao Qiao said, “Our ratings have already reached an all-time high peak. We can’t let Duge fight alone. Only by letting everyone grow, when we take over their bodies, can we rapidly take control of this civilization.”

“The board says to let nature take its course,” Ross replied, “Let Duge set the pace. Our premature intervention might backfire…”

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