Chapter 1233: Zhou Zhou's Intentions

Chapter 1233: Zhou Zhou's Intentions

Inside the Universe Emperor Ship.

Zhou Zhou sat in the captain's seat, gazing at Colir, who stood before him with the utmost reverence.

"What is it you seek from me?"

He asked casually.

"Your Majesty," Colir bowed respectfully, "it concerns the Qiangmo Kingdoms.

Across the Supreme Continent, there are no fewer than ten Qiangmo clans with divine-kingdom-level chieftain forces, and countless imperial-level chieftain factions—far beyond ten thousand. As for scattered kingdoms and chieftain forces below the kingdom level, their numbers are countless."

"Since the fall of that Qiangmo Emperor, the Qiangmo clans have grown increasingly perilous, uniting closely in solidarity."

"Your Majesty's sudden intervention, eliminating the Qiangmo Kingdom of Aryoz, has sent shockwaves. The other Qiangmo kingdoms and chieftain factions will surely retaliate against you. You must prepare well in advance."

"Other Qiangmo kingdoms..." Zhou Zhou mused, then said: "Zero, open the full-continent map of the Supreme Continent."

[Yes, Your Majesty.]

Zeroth Route.

Then, a vast virtual map appeared in the air before Zhou Zhou.

"Examine the monster god nations surrounding the Arroz Divine State and the Jiaoyang Empire, within a radius of one million light years."

Zhou Zhou said.

The next instant,

the entire virtual map split into two halves.

One half depicted the highest continent map centered on the Jiaoyang Empire, spanning a diameter of one million light years.

The other half showed the highest continent map centered on the Arroz Divine State, also spanning a diameter of one million light years.

On both of these virtual maps, there were six blood-red dots!

It was precisely the nearby, aberrant demon-deity nation-level lord factions.

"There is one such aberrant demon-deity nation-level lord faction surrounding the Prairial Empire, and five surrounding the Yaroz Aberrant Demon-Deity Nation."

Zhou Zhou raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

So close?

After all, the Supreme Continent is vast—comparable in scale to a colossal multiverse, stretching over ten million million light-years in diameter!

The region he had just delineated was merely a minuscule fraction of that immense expanse. Yet, within such a small area, there were no less than six aberrant demon clans' nation-level lord factions!

"Something is off."

Zhou Zhou stroked his chin.

He certainly wouldn't believe in such a coincidental arrangement in the world.

He had intended to investigate the secrets behind it, but just as he was about to act, he hesitated—and ultimately, gave up.

The secrets across these myriad realms are too numerous to count. If, upon encountering just one, I were to reach for Bodhi Master to unravel the mystery, there would never be enough opportunities.

Moreover, my current strength and influence are sufficient to stand toe-to-toe with a high-tier God Nation-led faction. Even though the distribution of these aberrant demon god nations is so dense—hinting at hidden secrets—they should not pose any real threat to me.

There is no need for me to squander precious opportunities on something that cannot possibly threaten me.

"A new activity has just begun. Let’s use our inquiry chances on that instead."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself. Then, gazing at the map before him, a sudden thought struck him, and a smile flickered across his face.

"Rest assured, Colir."

"These other aberrant demon god nations—despite not coming to me, I will go seek them out myself."

"They're a rare and excellent opponent."

"They must not be wasted."

Zhou Zhou smiled.

Because of His consistent caution.

Aside from the Titan Divine Race, He had scarcely engaged in direct conflict with any true divine-state lordly power.

This made His position relatively secure, yet it also left Him with an awkward predicament when seeking out such divine-state lords as adversaries.

For He had hardly any compelling reason—no real justification—to wage war against these powers He had never encountered.

To be frank,

in this age, territorial expansion itself would normally serve as a legitimate pretext for launching a war.

Yet, even if that were true, if He were to act upon it, all other divine-state lordly powers—except perhaps the Crimson Faction—would regard the one who initiated hostilities as a potential threat.

If He were not the Lord of All Races, even if those powers labeled Him as dangerous, they might still tolerate His expansionist actions, keeping their eyes open and their mouths shut.

But since He was not only the Lord of All Races, but the strongest among them, those divine-state lordly powers would very likely exploit the label of "potential threat" and unite to launch a coordinated assault upon Him.

That could very well be a coordinated assault by a multitude of divine-kingdom lord factions upon themselves!

Zhou Zhou doesn't yet wish to face such terrifying attacks so soon, and thus he will refrain from expanding recklessly at this moment.

Thus, selecting the right opponent becomes a crucial matter.

And now, Zhou Zhou suddenly realizes that the divine-kingdom lord faction of the Monstrous Demon race presents an exceptionally suitable target for war!

First:

Due to their inherent racial nature, the Monstrous Demon race are born as universal destroyers—earning them a terrible reputation across all realms. Aside from the Abyssal and other destructive factions, nearly every realm faction regards the Monstrous Demon race as enemies, leaving them with almost no allies.

Thus, when Zhou Zhou launches an attack, he need not fear that multiple allies will suddenly rise up to defend them.

Second:

The Monstrous Demon race are enemies of the Ogrin Kingdom. Zhou Zhou can therefore use this as a perfectly legitimate pretext to launch an invasion against them!

And the other realm factions would have no grounds to object.

If a coalition of the myriad races were truly to speak on behalf of the aberrant demon clan, Zhou Zhou could simply turn the tables, accusing them of collusion with the demon clan, and thus end up with the very same fate—stealing from the demon clan, only to be left with a trail of blood and ruin upon his own hands.

And thus,

Zhou Zhou found another plausible target for launching an invasion war.

The Abyssal forces!

This faction, compared to the aberrant demon clan, ranks higher than any other on the list of enmities among the myriad races—so high, in fact, that it may well claim the very first position!

To call it the greatest threat to the world would be an understatement.

Though the aberrant demons enjoy spreading chaos and terror across the multiverse, they never truly seek to destroy worlds or annihilate the life of the multiversal beings—because they feed off the negative emotions of those beings, drawing strength from their despair and suffering.

Unless they choose to remain weak, they will never desire to destroy the multiverse or its inhabitants.

In contrast, the Abyssal race does not merely feed on suffering—they actively desire to destroy the world, to drag all the heavens and realms into the abyss, and to transform every living being across the multiverse into their own kind.

Also because of this.

Across the entire multiverse, every realm now regards the Abyssal forces as a shared enemy!

Once, the Human Knight Temple had guarded a portal into the Abyss, battling the invading forces year after year!

And such events—numerous and relentless—have occurred throughout the Supreme Continent and across the multiverse!

It is evident how fiercely and frequently the Abyssal forces have invaded the realms!

"Your Majesty intends to launch a preemptive assault on the other Abyssal God Kingdoms of the Monstrous Demons?"

Colir was astounded.