Chapter 1387: Chapter 1062: An Unexpected Turn Chapter 1387: Chapter 1062: An Unexpected Turn Because every strike was like a common man walking a tightrope, always at risk of sending all the gods of the Netherworld into the abyss.

Therefore, whenever they took action, Tri-Eyed Emperor and his peers were exceedingly cautious.

It wasn’t that every strike was aimed at Peak Divine Realm beings of the Netherworld; on many occasions, their efforts were only directed at the lower and middle gods of the Acquired Divine Race empires in the Spirit World, solely to deceive the gaze of the mighty ones from those empires.

Two days had elapsed in this campaign.

It was only after this duration that Tri-Eyed Emperor and his entourage of Peak Divine Realm beings once again eradicated three Peak Divine Realm individuals of the Acquired Divine Race empires, acquiring three supreme pieces of Godhood.

With this, the number of Peak Divine Realm beings in the Netherworld also reached a count of eighteen.

At the war’s onset, the Netherworld had merely eleven Peak Divine Realm beings. The remaining seven had all ascended by killing Peak Divine Realm beings of the Acquired Divine Race empires in the Spirit World and obtaining their supreme Godhood.

In other words, the Acquired Divine Race empires in the Spirit World had lost seven Peak Divine Realm beings in just two short days, a truly horrifying outcome.

In such a bloody state of war, naturally, the Netherworld’s lower gods also suffered tremendous losses, with approximately five hundred thousand lower gods perishing, about seven thousand middle gods, and around sixty upper gods.

The loss of lower gods was somewhat bearable, as the Netherworld had around nine million in total, and only a fraction had fallen.

For the middle and upper gods, however, it was a catastrophic blow.

In the vast world of spirits, sits the Acquired Divine Race empire.

Divine Emperor Yi Fire presided over the empire, orchestrating operations from his seat.

Message after message was relayed back to him.

“Tongyuan God King has fallen as well…” Divine Emperor Yi Fire narrowed his eyes and whispered softly.

“Your Majesty, Tongyuan God King was a high-ranking Peak Divine Realm being. If things continue like this, no one may be able to withstand the collective force of the Netherworld’s Peak Divine Realm…” One of Yi Fire’s attendants inhaled sharply and spoke.

To their empire, which boasted over a hundred Peak Divine Realm beings, a high-ranking Peak Divine Realm being was one of but a few top-notch powerhouses. The loss of each one was colossal, on par with losing two ordinary Peak Divine Realm beings.

“I understand,” replied Divine Emperor Yi Fire indifferently.

He was well aware of the implication behind his attendant’s words. Over these two days, powerful beings had continuously transmitted messages urging him to change his orders. In fact, some had already begun deliberately evading the Peak Divine Realm beings of the Netherworld, which in turn led to fewer casualties among the lower gods of the Netherworld.

“Regrettably, those Peak Divine Realm beings of the Netherworld will not spare you just because you hide well and kill fewer of their lower gods,” mused Divine Emperor Yi Fire with an inward sneer.

Those of the Netherworld’s Peak Divine Realm seemed to have no pattern in their killing–Peak Divine Realm, upper gods, as well as lower and middle gods were all targets. If you slaughtered gods of the Netherworld indiscriminately, they might not strike back at you, but if you refrained, they might not spare you either.

“However… is there really no pattern?” Divine Emperor Yi Fire internally smirked.

Certainly, he was searching for a pattern in how the Netherworld’s Peak Divine Realm beings engaged their enemies. Due to their ability to freely travel between the Netherworld and the Spirit World, they were incredibly elusive. Yet, they also had a fatal weakness.

That was, they had to rely on the channel connecting the Netherworld and the Spirit World.

The way they killed might have no pattern, but the channels linking the Netherworld and the Spirit World were fixed.

Over these years, he had continuously instructed his subordinates to collect information on these channels. Many had been destroyed, especially recently, but there were even more that hadn’t been, which he could control at any time.

He was waiting for an opportunity, a chance to lure the Peak Divine Realm beings of the Netherworld into a trap.

“Has the upper echelon of the empire suffered too many casualties?” pondered Divine Emperor Yi Fire with a calm heart.

In recent eons, the number of upper echelon beings in the Acquired Divine Race empire had surged far beyond what the Innate Divine Race empire had ever seen.

However, the composition of the Acquired Divine Race empire was far more complex than that of the former Innate Divine Race.

This was not necessarily a good thing.

This could be seen in how many powerful Peak Divine Realm beings started harboring thoughts of independence.

This war seemed to be following a pattern of gain and loss, yet it was also an opportunity for him to cleanse the forces within his empire.

Moreover, every high-echelon god was a major consumer of divine cultivation resources.

The cultivation resources of the vast world of spirits were indeed limited.

In fact, many divine cultivation resources were dwindling.

In the long run, with the increasing number of gods in the vast world of spirits, their paths of divine cultivation were becoming increasingly difficult.

The Innate Divine Race empire had always exercised control over this aspect, and now, the Acquired Divine Race empire needed to pay attention as well.

When the Acquired Divine Race empire was newly established, it distributed war resources generously, leading to the rise of many high-echelon gods. This was an increase in strength but also a burden.

In times of war, this was naturally favorable.

However, in a time of peace, it became a burden.

And now, it was an opportunity to lessen the burden.

It was a situation with multiple benefits.

Actually, he didn’t have a particular aversion to the increase in high-echelon gods, particularly with the rise of the Netherworld and the emergence of new divine cultivation resources within it, which demonstrated that the world’s resources were changing. However, he could not tolerate high-echelon gods outside of his control multiplying.

In the blink of an eye, another three days of warfare had passed.

Thus, the war had been raging for a total of five days.

In these three days, the Peak Divine Realm beings of the Netherworld had yet again vanquished four Peak Divine Realm beings of the Acquired Divine Race empire. As the battle waged on, the targets became increasingly challenging to choose. In the first two days, Tri-Eyed Emperor and his group had annihilated seven Peak Divine Realm beings of the Acquired Divine Race empire, while in the past three days, the same group had only managed to slay four.