The four of them sat on the ground.

Ossirion’s gaze swept over the three of them.

He began to speak, his voice both warm and serious.

"For this campaign, six powerful Legendary powerhouses from the Divine Kingdom have accepted the mission to establish Divine Kingdom Fortresses."

"The goal is to establish powerful Divine Kingdom Fortresses from which we can wage the coming war against the Jade Realm."

"Originally, we were given a full 60 years to conquer this world and then establish a Divine Kingdom Fortress as quickly as possible."

"But we never expected to conquer the Divine Kingdom here, along with its many worlds, in little more than a decade."

"To put it in perspective, the fastest of the other five Legendary Powerhouses hasn’t even made half our progress."

At this, Ossirion paused.

"It is for this very reason that many of the Upper Rank Gods are now paying close attention to our Divine Kingdom Fortress here. The investment from the Divine Kingdom has also been substantial."

"Establishing a sufficiently powerful Divine Kingdom Fortress here is all but guaranteed."

"And as the three key figures responsible for conquering these many worlds, you will all receive a new batch of resources from the Divine Kingdom to aid your training."

"After all... we will soon be taking the offensive, confronting the forces of the Jade Realm head-on."

’Confronting the Jade Realm directly!’

The expressions of the others turned grim at Ossirion’s words.

The Jade Realm was, after all, a formidable power.

The three of them were powerful, to be sure.

But in the near future, the most they could hope to achieve was the level of a Middle Rank God.

At that level, confronting the Jade Realm would still be incredibly dangerous.

After a moment of serious thought, Zorn slowly asked,

"Lord Ossirion, are the defenses on the front line truly in such a perilous state already?"

"Yes!"

Ossirion replied, his voice somewhat somber.

"Even with the Hidden Wilderness Sect constantly fighting against the Jade Realm..."

"But...the Jade Realm’s assault on our Calamity Court Divine Kingdom remains incredibly fierce."

"Even though we’ve committed significant forces, our Transcendents, Lower Rank Gods, and Legendaries on the front lines continue to fall."

"And that is why we must construct the Divine Kingdom Fortress as quickly as possible and join the war."

"Our next steps..."

Ossirion went on to detail the Divine Kingdom’s defense plan for the coming decades, even centuries, as well as the offensive strategy for the pivotal phase involving the Jade Magic Ring Tree, in which the three of them were to participate.

Zorn listened intently, considering what role he could play in this plan.

’Ostensibly, the Jade Realm has nine Ancient Gods.’

’But one of them has already fallen, so the other great powers believe the Jade Realm only has eight Ancient Gods left.’

’But in reality...’

’The Jade Realm has three more hidden Ancient Gods.’

’A total of eleven Ancient Gods. That is the Jade Realm’s trump card.’

’Those Ancient Gods, hidden in the depths of time, are the foundation the Jade Realm has accumulated over countless eras. They are the decisive asset to be played at a critical moment.’

’The other powers may have guessed the Jade Realm had such a trump card, but they don’t know just how well it’s been hidden, or that it consists of three powerful Ancient Gods.’

’But this time, things are different.’

’I know the secret temporal coordinates of these three Ancient Gods perfectly well.’

’They like to hide. Once my power reaches a certain level, I can make them hide forever, letting them perish completely beneath ritual flames.’

’In any case, waging a full-scale war against the Jade Realm at this stage is still incredibly tricky.’

Zorn refocused his thoughts on their current objective: the fallen Ancient Divine Kingdom.

’Our next target of attack is the fallen Ancient Divine Kingdom. If we can destroy it, we can definitely shake the Jade Realm’s deep-seated foundations.’

’If this battle is a success, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom will be held in high regard by the Secret Wilderness, and they will increase their support for us.’

’That way, the other two kingdoms of the Star Dust Plateau wouldn’t dare launch a large-scale attack on the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.’

’At the same time, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom will gain a long enough period of respite to recover.’

’At the very least... the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom must hold out until the first millennial tide.’

’But no matter how you look at it... the difficulty is still immense.’

’Even a fallen Ancient Divine Kingdom is still an Ancient Divine Kingdom. The Tree of the Magic Ring, frozen in the depths of time, cannot be destroyed so easily.’

Lost in thought, Zorn gently rubbed his brow.

’Although I have a few decent ideas and a certain degree of confidence that I can annihilate the Ancient Divine Kingdom and deal a heavy blow to the Jade Realm, it’s hard to say if it will actually succeed.’

’In any case, I need to increase my strength first.’

’The chances of success will be much higher if I execute the plan after becoming a Legendary Demigod.’

「In the depths of the hidden Crystal Wall Nest.」

Ossirion continued his explanation.

"In this last divine war, you all acquired some decent Divine Artifacts and have built a sufficiently solid foundation."

"The next few decades, during the establishment of the Divine Kingdom Fortress, will be your time to focus on your training."

"Use the resources from the Divine Kingdom’s reward to advance to Middle Rank God as quickly as possible."

"That way, the threat we pose to the Jade Realm will be even greater."

"You must understand, even the Ancient Gods were astonished by what the three of you can accomplish when working together."

"In this war, the three of you are the linchpins."