Chapter 2823: Faith Crumbled

From this light mirror, seeing the fate of those four clansmen before their deaths, the two Feather God Tribe members understood everything, but their feelings became ever more complicated.

Originally thought it was merely a human race affair, no need to worry at all; an acquired race could simply be wiped out.

But now, during this period, the shadow of the Barbarian God Tribe appeared; this group of barbarians also got involved in the matter.

Not only did they send clansmen to Beyond the Heavens, but they also somehow got mixed up with the human race for unknown reasons.

Originally, the Feather God Tribe planned to use that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon King's Court to find a way to invade the Barbarian God Tribe Divine Realm.

This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.

After all, for the divine realms of these innate races, each one is easy to defend but hard to attack.

Outsiders, without permission, basically cannot enter at all.

Therefore, over all these years, although the Feather God Tribe and Barbarian God Tribe are mortal enemies, neither side has ever invaded the other's divine realm; they only meet in Beyond the Heavens and fight each other there.

Or they simply support an acquired race as a proxy to fight.

Speaking of acquired races, one Feather God Tribe member wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said doubtfully.

"That group of barbarians hasn't been supporting the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon tribe all these years, has it? The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon and the human race are mortal enemies, locked in endless battle—so why are they now together with the humans?"

"That's not right—the Barbarian God Tribe has poured absolutely massive resources into the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon over these years."

"With such a huge investment, there's no reason to just give it up."

"Besides, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon hasn't betrayed the Barbarian God Tribe, so there's even less reason."

"It's not that there haven't been acquired races who, after receiving support, felt their wings stiffen and wanted to rebel against the innate races behind them."

"But every time this happens, without exception, those acquired races are instantly wiped out."

"After all, the gap between innate and acquired is truly enormous—so huge it's nearly impossible to bridge."

"For these innate races, if I can give you something, I can naturally take it back; if you don't obey, I'll just kill you outright and find another to support—it's that simple."

"But right now, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon hasn't done anything at all; the Barbarian God Tribe shouldn't abandon it."

"For a moment, I couldn't figure it out—just that the Feather God Tribe doesn't know much about the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon."

"They paid attention only because the Barbarian God Tribe stands behind them—that's all."

"And just as those two Feather God Tribe members were puzzling over the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, in Beyond the Heavens, inside one of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon's king's courts..."

"The central Blood-Red Hall, usually a very quiet hall, is now bustling with activity."

"All the remaining Demon Gods of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon have gathered here."

"All the Demon Gods came here after receiving invitations."

"Nearly twenty Demon Gods in total—this is all the top combat power the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon has left."

"And with all the Demon Gods gathered, for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon this is certainly no small matter; right now these Demon Gods are discussing a major issue—namely, the affair concerning the Barbarian God Tribe."

"\"What on earth has happened to the Lord God? Why has he gotten mixed up with those humans? \""

"\"We haven't done anything out of the ordinary. \""

"\"But the Lord God really did personally destroy a king's court. \""

"Earlier, Qi Wu and the others personally took action and destroyed that king's court; for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon tribe, this is absolutely like a raging storm."

"The Lord God we have always worshipped—indeed, one could say we have faith in him—has now turned around and attacked us; what does this mean?"

"Moreover, the Lord God has gone off and joined forces with the humans—doesn't he know that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon and the human race are mortal enemies?"

"The Lord God's recent series of actions has left the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon tribe somewhat bewildered."

"Precisely for this reason, in their urgency, these Demon Gods have gathered together to discuss countermeasures."

"After all, this is a very serious matter; if the Lord God's side abandons them, it would be a catastrophe of the highest order for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon."

"In the discussion, some Demon Gods felt there must be a hidden reason; the Lord God would not abandon them."

"But some Demon Gods think the Lord God has most likely chosen the human race and has already abandoned the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon tribe."

"Right now there are only two choices: either wash one's neck clean and wait for death, or seek another path to survival."

"For a moment, the multitude of Demon Gods argued endlessly, each stating his own reasoning."

"Mainly, the faith they have upheld their whole lives suddenly collapsed just like that; even though many Demon Gods feel they have no bottom in their hearts."

"The collapse of faith has left these Demon Gods' minds barely able to hold together."

"They haven't not tried to contact the Barbarian God Tribe Divine Realm."

"There are ways to make contact, but they must wait for a reply from the Lord God's side."

"But waiting until now, the divine realm side has still not received any response."

"The Lord God seems not to have received their contact at all—it's completely like a stone sinking into the sea."

"This lack of response only makes the multitude of Demon Gods feel even more uncertain in their hearts—what exactly is going on? Please explain it clearly."

"The interior of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon has already fallen into complete chaos; recently they don't even dare to go look for trouble with the humans."

"Upon seeing humans, they try to avoid them if possible, thinking they'll talk again after they figure things out."

"They discussed for half a day but still couldn't reach a conclusion; nobody could make sense of it."

"At this moment, a Demon God spoke up."

"\"If we keep arguing here, we probably won't reach a result. According to the news, the Lord God has come to Beyond the Heavens and is now in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens. \""

"\"I think figuring out the Lord God's meaning is actually simple—we just need to test him once. \""

"\"How to test? \""

"\"Simple—attack the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens once and see whether the Lord God intervenes; then we'll know. \""

"\"This…… what if he does intervene? \""

"A Demon God asked, his tone carrying a hint of hesitation."

"Upon hearing that, that Demon God replied in a cold voice."

If the Supreme God takes action, it proves we have already been completely abandoned; then naturally we must seek another way to survive.

"You mean you want to betray the Demon God?"

"This isn't betrayal; we have already been abandoned."

"This……"

That's what was said, but the many Demon Gods present indeed found it hard to accept this fact for a moment.

The faith they have followed all their lives cannot be abandoned just by saying so; most importantly, they still don't know why.

For now there is no other way; under this Demon God's proposal, the other Demon Gods, though hesitant, eventually nodded in agreement one after another.

Not for anything else, just to get an answer.

As for the Barbarian God Tribe's plan, the Human Race side naturally knows nothing; Ye Zhangqing and his companions are currently on their way back to the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

The Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel sped along, and at this moment Qi Wu received a message from those two tribesmen.

Within that royal court, a spatial passage constructed by the Feather God Tribe was discovered; the spatial node has been fixed, leading to their Barbarian God Tribe Shenjie.

No need to say more about this discovery; this bunch of earth‑bound chickens actually dare to invade their Barbarian God Tribe Shenjie—what audacity.