Main God level existences were at the peak of the entire world. They didn't have much in common with each other. Every existence's path of growth was unique.
The term "Main God level" was actually rather redundant. It was only a term that mortals used to describe these individuals at the peak of the world. They had already surpassed the limits of normal life evolution.
They were capable of creating their own dimensions, hunting other species, and destroying or reviving countries with a single word. They were high up in the clouds, pushing and slowing down the world's changes from behind the scenes.
In all the past Holy Wars, the Main Gods had always maintained an appropriate amount of restraint. They would first send their own species and subordinates into the battlefield, and would only participate indirectly when it was absolutely necessary. They would rarely personally participate.
This wasn't because of a Main God's pride or pride, nor was it purely because they were restricted by the will of the Chaos Abyss. It was because at their level, the Holy Wars weren't that important anymore. They had already faintly escaped the cycle of the Holy Wars. Many Main Gods were existences that had experienced several or even several dozen Holy Wars. There were many existences that disobeyed the will of the Chaos Abyss and looked down on her orders.
In all the past Holy Wars, apart from a small number of warmongers like Donatis, the top-level Chaos Main Gods would mostly restrain themselves when the middle-level and higher-level Chaos Main Gods would excitedly invade the mortal plane.
This was something that the will of the Chaos Abyss (Cynthia) tacitly allowed and hoped for. Of course, she wouldn't say it out loud. In fact, she would even punish the Chaos Main Gods that ignored the summons for the Holy War … But these Chaos Main Gods didn't really care. Demon Noble titles and Chaos Blessing were meaningless to them to begin with.
Out of all the Main God level existences in the entire universe, only twenty or thirty of them were known to the world as the pinnacle of evolution. If every single one of them entered the Holy War and four or five of them died each time, the Holy War would be over in just a few battles. Evolution would be meaningless.
Since the Holy War wasn't that important to them, and they wouldn't risk their own lives, this was just like how poor people often dared to fight and fight, seizing every opportunity to change their fate, while rich people were actually afraid of death.
If you, an Overgod, took action, then the other side should, no, had to send out an Overgod to deal with you. However, it was very difficult to limit the intensity of a clash like this. Once they used their full strength, anyone could die.
Actually, this was the same for the Order Faction as well. Every time the Order Faction was truly dragged into this, it would always be the Main Gods of the ruling species. The Order Faction's Main Gods relied on the tremendous amount of faith provided by their species' strength to become powerful. However, this was also why they were restricted.
It could be said that the Chaos Faction's Main Gods would be replaced the fastest. When the species under their protection was challenged, that would be the same as the Main God being challenged as well. The authority to rule over an entire dimension, along with the limitless amount of faith and resources, was something that even the Main Gods would be tempted by. It was also worth the risk of being destroyed.
That was because when the God of Holy Light, Roland, had still been an ordinary person, he had only been a slightly stronger SemiGod hero. At the very most, he had been on par with a Low God. However, the current God of Holy Light was publicly acknowledged as the strongest Main God. His power had even surpassed the combined power of multiple Main Gods.
Everything that was happening before his eyes was too abnormal.
Under normal circumstances, everything would have happened like this:
The Chaos Abyss would invade. The Demon Lords who thirsted for blood and their minions would begin their first wave of looting. Now that the Chaos Abyss was facing both internal and external troubles, the other species would have their own plans and begin challenging the ruling species' authority, causing small-scale conflicts.
The continuous battles would weaken the ruling species' combat strength and population. Various species would then try to become the new rulers of the Chaos Abyss. This would finally become a chaotic world where the final victor would be determined.
During this process, the Chaos Abyss would be more like a natural disaster or a bandit passing by. The Chaos Abyss would willfully kill and rob, causing war and panic. The Chaos Abyss would be the mortal enemies of the ruling species and their Gods.
After the war, even if the new species that the Chaos Abyss supported became the ruler of the Chaos Abyss, the great majority of demons would still return to the Chaos Abyss. At most, in an era where the Chaos Abyss was in control, there would be even more travel to the lower planes, and the number of demon descendants on the surface would multiply by several times. Two thousand years later, the Order Gods of the Heavens would beat their war drums once more, and a new cycle would begin.
What could the world possibly obtain during this process? Was the entire world really progressing? I felt that the answer was yes.
Denying the progress and growth of war would be the greatest form of disrespect to the victims of war.
The existential crisis brought about by war would forever be the greatest motivation for technological and civilization innovation. Every time a war broke out, more inventions and sparks of wisdom would appear. Some would even be several hundred years ahead of time.
I wouldn't deny the progress brought about by war. That was because war would affect the innocent. They would need to think of every possible way to make breakthroughs in order to survive. They would use technology that would normally be used to create weapons of mass destruction. Even mathematicians would become code cracking experts, and physicists would become bomb experts.
I'm still against war because those astonishing technological innovations can still be slowly invented in an era of peace, using a more peaceful and economical method to change the world. Those who believe that war can advance history and civilization are the ones who have a one-sided view of things.
[Are you really that opposed to Cynthia and her jungle evolution theory?]
"Only war and killing each other will be able to produce evolution? I've never seen such an idiotic topic before. That's right, I've always felt that Cynthia is an idiot who hasn't graduated from high school due to her chuunibyou syndrome! "
Actually, I even added in my mind, "System, you're the same as well. You're just in a slightly different direction."
Cough, I went off topic. Let's get back to the main topic. My impression of the Chaos Main Gods and demon armies was that in most situations, a destructive weapon capable of destroying the ruling species. This was an ultimate test that the ruling species had to face.
This time, from the very start, the situation seemed off …
Even without the will of the Chaos Abyss restraining them, the Chaos Main Gods were far too active. Sophocles obviously wasn't a warmonger, yet he had already started stirring up trouble.
Not only had Sophocles entered the battlefield himself, he had even dragged Donatis and Barbarot along with him.
These two were the most enthusiastic participants in all previous Holy Wars. They didn't need any rewards. It was enough as long as they could kill, fight, and eat happily. But why was Sophocles himself participating so enthusiastically?
Barbarot and Donatis didn't need a reason to go to war, but Sophocles did.
Sophocles was a smart individual, as well as an ambitious individual. The common characteristic of these two individuals was that Sophocles would only act for his own personal benefits and goals. Honor and reputation were meaningless to Sophocles. He had worked so hard to do all of this for a certain personal benefit. Just what was his personal goal?
At this moment, I recalled how Sophocles had previously invited me to surround and attack Cavendish. Suddenly, a strange thought flashed through my mind. Although this sounded ridiculous, if I combined it with Sophocles' Divine Concept, perhaps everything could be explained …
"By the way, is it really okay for you to just watch from the sidelines? You've stayed at the Cloud Tower for so long already. You should have some feelings for it. "
"Harloys, didn't the Cloud Tower also raise you? You were even one of its teachers in the past. If you want to go help, go help."
We flew at a leisurely pace, chatting as we observed the entire battlefield.
We had no intentions of helping Sophocles when he attempted to attack the Cloud Tower. We had lived at the Cloud Tower for quite some time, so we weren't worried that it would be so easily destroyed. Right now, we were more interested in seeing just how many trump cards Sophocles and Sophocles could force out.
At the top of the Cloud Tower, a golden rune in the shape of a mage's hat lit up, seeming to be summoning something.
Sophocles had given up on being my opponent here, which was actually a good thing for our battle situation.
"Barbarot's battle is so ugly. I don't want to participate in the mud wrestling. I'd rather go help the Titan Giants."
It was a 3v3 battle. Whenever someone left first, the remaining two would naturally be the unlucky ones. I would truly be an idiot if I didn't take this opportunity to gain an advantage in a 2v1 battle.
As for why I chose the Titan Giants' battle instead of Heimor's, it definitely wasn't because the Titan Giants had a great advantage, nor was it because I wanted to take revenge on Donatis … Cough, cough, even if it was because of personal grudges, choosing to defeat the weaklings to create a snowball advantage on the battlefield was definitely the wisest choice.
Just as I was about to head down and gang up on Donatis, Sophocles' battle caused me to change my mind.
The Cloud Tower's magical summoning had ended. An old acquaintance of mine had appeared in midair. Back when I was in the Hades, we had even had tea and chatted together as temporary enemies.
This white-robed old man had a long white beard that reached the ground. Even though he was using a walking stick, he didn't seem old at all.
As he stood there, he instantly controlled the mana waves around him. The Elemental Tide formed a natural barrier around him.
This was Kalumandas, the God of Wisdom, a Main God, and Harloys' former protector.
At this moment, the mages also revealed an incredibly powerful trump card.
Kalumandas was one of the few Gods that mages worshipped. However, nobody knew that he had long since allied himself with the mages.
The Mage Country also revealed their Main God level combat strength, which was more than enough to prove their sincerity in participating in this battle for survival.
From a certain standpoint, Kalumandas' appearance on the battlefield at this time also represented that he had broken off relations with the Holy Light Faction. As long as we did our best, we would gain yet another reliable combat strength.
This was also why I immediately changed sides. Kalumandas wasn't a Main God who was skilled at combat. If Kalumandas treated the current Sophocles like his old self, he would definitely suffer greatly.
But looking at things from a different perspective, there wasn't much difference. It would still be a 2v1 battle.
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